Lu Baiyan was of course looking for Xu Shi, but unfortunately Xu Shi had left home for the dock when he arrived, so the two missed each other.
It's a case of missing out on the good times.
However, the man with squinty eyes was very patient and waited for a long time at Xu Shi's residence... But as everyone knows, Boss Xu went to the palace later, and private lessons usually take a long time, so even after Lu Baiyan drank a cup of tea from green to colorless, he still did not see him return.
Even the most patient person would eventually lose patience, so he reluctantly prepared to return home and come back another day.
As soon as he stepped outside, he encountered the two sisters, Feng and Ling, who had just returned home from their outing.
Since he was already there, he decided to talk to her, at least to ask her to pass on a message to her master. That way, the trip wouldn't have been in vain.
"Miss Ling, Miss Feng, my name is Lu Baiyan."
So he took the initiative to step forward and greet him, "Excuse me, when will your master be back? I have some things I'd like to discuss with him."
"...It's you."
Although she didn't pay as much attention as her own master, Pan Ling still remembered those squinty eyes. "Hello."
"So the master isn't home right now?"
The foolish apprentice was stunned for a moment when he heard him say that.
"Then I think he must have gone to the palace... I can't say for sure when he'll be back."
However, she quickly recovered and replied with a smile, "I will tell my master that you came. Of course, if you would like to stay for dinner, that's fine too."
"I won't eat, Miss Lao Ling will take care of it."
Lu Baiyan nodded. His situation in the Vatican was already precarious, and waiting this long to find Xu Shi was already the limit. If they were to have dinner together, regardless of whether Xu Shi was there or not, word would get out and he would be completely ruined.
"You're welcome, it was no trouble at all."
Pan Ling nodded slightly, but then changed the subject, saying, "However, I need to confirm one thing first: you are here representing yourself, and not as a lobbyist for the Holy See, right?"
"...Miss Ling, which type do you think I am?"
Lu Baiyan was about to leave when he heard this, but his interest was piqued, and he couldn't help but ask in return.
"If it's the former, I advise you to prepare for failure."
Pan Ling gave an irrelevant answer, saying leisurely, "You don't need to come again in the future. Although Master is not here, I can still make this decision."
"So, Master insists on... relentlessly pursuing this?"
Lu Baiyan's face turned bitter upon hearing this, and he helplessly advised, "Your master should know very well that continuing this saga will only result in mutual destruction and will not benefit his plans to expand his territory."
"Really? I don't think so."
The foolish apprentice chuckled, “I think the atmosphere in the royal city is quite good now. At least the Holy See has finally started to do some real good deeds. According to Master, this should be called healthy competition, and the ordinary people are the ones who benefit... Otherwise, you would still be giving rice gruel to those poor people who believe in you.”
This was actually her way of downplaying the issue, since the Vatican's methods were varied and numerous, such as selling indulgences... She knew about this, as the general public had been exploited by these things over the years.
It was only when Xu Shi created the Cat Cult that the Vatican was forced to improve welfare benefits, which alleviated the situation somewhat. Regardless of what people did for a reason, the fact that ordinary people benefited is what truly matters.
Also, don't mention that Xu Shi orchestrated the Poseidon Stone transaction before. We've returned the items to you, so you should thank us.
He squinted and was speechless; he couldn't refute those words.
"As for why I said you should stop wasting your time, it's because you, or rather the Vatican behind you, have no sincerity whatsoever."
Pan Ling continued leisurely, "Master has already given you his conditions. If the Holy See is truly sincere, they could have simply sent Commander Qin in a maid outfit, carrying a severed head, instead of continuing to shift the blame onto you and making you wait here all day."
"...If I remember correctly, Xiao Luoyu is your older brother?"
Lu Baiyan's eye twitched. "You really don't mind at all that your master wants to kill him?"
He had simply asked her to pass on a message, but who knew things would turn out like this... If Xu Shi had said this, he wouldn't have been surprised at all, but since it was Pan Ling who said it, he couldn't help but be astonished.
Thinking back to a few months ago, he had witnessed what had happened. At that time, although Pan Ling had also rejected Luo Yu, she seemed quite introverted and timid. Now, she had changed so much that she even overshadowed him in terms of her aura when she spoke.
He even felt that he vaguely saw Xu Shi's shadow. It hadn't been long, yet it had already taken on his shape so quickly.
Pan Feng, who was standing to the side, was also a little surprised. He couldn't help but tug at his sister's sleeve, giving her a look that said, "Are you serious?"
Although she, like Pan Ling, chose Xu Shi over Luo Yu, it was definitely not to this extent!
At most, she thought she would never see each other again and would gradually forget about it and never mention it again... In comparison, her sister was too heartless, especially the words "holding a human head," which made her feel uneasy.
"If I remember correctly, you were there that day, weren't you?"
Pan Ling patted her sister's hand, signaling her not to interrupt, "Now that you know what happened, there's no point in saying anything like that."
“I’m not afraid to tell you, I despise both the Papacy and the royal family equally, after all, you pushed my father to his death back then.”
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