Pan Ling turned around abruptly, and Xu Shi, Jiang Chengcheng, and Xie Qingyan had already appeared behind her.
Although the silly apprentice in front of her still looked somewhat timid, Xu Shi, who had witnessed everything, felt that she had grown up a lot in an instant.
"Master, when...when did you get back?"
"I know everything you did."
Xu Shi smiled and said, "You did very well too, your teacher is very satisfied."
"Oh...no, I think I still have a lot of areas to improve..."
Pan Ling was modest, but the joy in her voice was impossible to hide, and she even blushed a little because of shyness.
This is a reaction that even her sister wouldn't give when praising her—it's all because Xu Shi is so unfair. No matter how Pan Ling performed before, he never really expressed his approval. He mostly pointed out her shortcomings while still being positive. From this perspective, he is actually quite strict in teaching his apprentice.
That's why a simple expression of approval is so precious, not to mention that Pan Ling herself was thinking, "What would my master do?" Now that her dream has come true, it would be a lie to say she's not happy.
"What I'm more interested in is what you just said to Lu Baiyan... was it a spur-of-the-moment decision or something you planned in advance?"
Xu allowed her to remain proud for a little while longer, but also asked an additional question, "And what is your purpose in doing this?"
"Well... it's because you said you admired him and even wanted to recruit him, right?"
Pan Ling answered directly, "Since I've encountered this situation, I thought I'd give it a try and see if it works... I didn't say anything wrong, did I? And I didn't misunderstand your meaning, Master, right?"
"You've been following me for so long, why are you still asking such childish questions?"
Xu Shi reached out and flicked her forehead. "But you should also know that Lu Baiyan is not so easy to persuade. Do you think what you just said will work?"
"It should be okay, right?"
The foolish apprentice thought it over in his mind, and then said seriously, "However, I think that persuading him is secondary. As long as we can plant the seed of doubt in his heart, and in the hearts of others, then what I said to him will not have been a waste of breath."
"Who are the others?"
"They're probably from the Vatican?"
Pan Ling frowned slightly and said, "Didn't my master tell me before that, according to intelligence from the royal family, he is currently caught in the middle in the Vatican? If that's the case, then the Vatican will probably have to keep an eye on him from the shadows. So these words are not only for him, but also for the people behind him."
Xu smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
It can only be said that the foolish disciple's consideration was indeed thorough, at least his analysis was flawless... Logically speaking, the Vatican's suspicion of him probably didn't start today, and he had just sensed it with his mental power as well. There was indeed a tiny, unidentified strange insect in that space, tiny and unknown, but carrying a frighteningly high amount of "rust mist". This must be the method the Vatican used to monitor Lu Baiyan.
According to the information obtained from Cheng Gujian, there is indeed a Templar Knight with similar abilities.
Anyway, even if Xu Shi found out, he wouldn't do anything to alert them... because, as Pan Ling said, some things need to be heard by them, otherwise how can he further intensify the indecisive squinty-eyed man's efforts?
Whether Pan Ling can detect it is hard to say—if she can, it would be the best indication of her progress in mind-reading, which is also a mental ability; if she can't, it would mean that she has become more and more comprehensive in her thinking these days, which is also a gratifying thing.
Is that all?
Since it was an assessment, he wanted to ask a comprehensive question. So, after confirming his foolish apprentice's thoughts, he continued to press, "Are there any other considerations?"
"Hmm...a few too?"
Pan Ling blinked. "What I'm still thinking about is that there are actually quite a few nobles like the Lu family in the main city or even the whole empire. If we can take down such a typical example as him, then we can follow the same method and gain more support without bloodshed."
Xu Shi narrowed his eyes.
If the previous reasons were merely the passing grade, this is a bonus point—that's the logic. The Papacy has been operating in the Empire for many years, which has caused many nobles to waver between two sides. Those with the means, like the Lu family, can arrange for family members to report to both sides, while those without the means naturally have their own ways of maneuvering.
Once Lu Baiyan truly sides with him, it will be much easier to take down the others. Those who have Templar Knights at home know they're doomed, so what else can you say?
"One last question."
Xu Shi took a deep breath and asked, "When you were persuading him just now, did you rely solely on your knowledge of the intelligence organization's language, or did you use your abilities on him?"
"Well……"
Seeing his master's ambiguous smile, the foolish apprentice suddenly had a bad feeling.
But she didn't want to lie to him, so she honestly said, "I read his mind, so I could better know what kind of words would be most persuasive to him..."
"...Is what I'm doing alright, Master?"
She vaguely remembered that Xu Shi had placed some restrictions on her in this regard. Could it be that her master didn't want her to do this? Or should she rely more on pure analysis?
"Of course there's no problem, what's the problem?"
Xu Shi's answer surprised her. "Of course you can't read my heart, but you can read other people's as you please. With such a good ability, when else would you use it if not now? When you're eating?"
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