After the defeat of Poseidon, there were some voices claiming that the Vatican had taken credit. In addition, they were also involved in the Poseidon Stone incident. With such a series of actions, it would be a lie to say that they were not affected.
Ultimately, the problem lies in the previous handling of the situation. Otherwise, with the Vatican's many years of management, how could the people have switched sides so quickly? He couldn't help but think this to himself, but of course he wouldn't say it aloud, or he would be attacked by the crowd again.
He's not going to mess with this bad luck.
Moreover, he was well aware that Xu Shi was behind all of this, gradually putting them in this awkward position.
It's pointless to dwell on this now. What's the point of looking for past grievances when there was no reaction before?
As for the royal family, they clearly sensed this sensitive situation, which is why they took a desperate gamble, changed their previous attitude, and directly joined forces with Xu Shi to suppress them.
This is a fundamental change—in the past, the royal family would turn a blind eye to some of the Vatican's outrageous behavior, such as cracking down on illegal gatherings, and let them do as they pleased. Now, however, they are directly taking the lead in turning against the Vatican. Under such circumstances, let alone whether Xu Shi can be eliminated, even if he is eliminated, who can guarantee that the royal family will not follow suit?
The established tactics are already laid out here. In comparison, the royal family is the real problem. So what's the point of all this? To put it bluntly, dealing with Dongfang Xiao, or even just overthrowing the royal family, would probably be more effective.
But this is no easy task. Not to mention the formidable Cheng Gujian, the royal family itself is incredibly powerful. If things really come to that, it could lead to rivers of blood...
Thinking this, Lu Baiyan felt increasingly bitter. From his own perspective, he really wanted to have a deeper discussion with Xu Shi, since he was still very interested in the novelties that Xu Shi had brought.
But he happens to be a member of the Vatican, and this feeling of being caught in the middle is really unpleasant.
In a daze, he heard Xu Shi's words again.
“Since you are so interested in our city-state, why don’t you come to my side… you could be one of them.”
To make changes...?
(End of this chapter)
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