"I……"
Hearing Xu Shi's question, Pan Ling was stuck for a moment and stayed where she was without making a sound for a long time.
It's not that she doesn't know the answer, it's that she doesn't know how to answer, or in other words, she doesn't want to answer.
Because out of curiosity at the time, she did experience Luo Yu's thoughts, but the result she got was completely different from what she expected.
Both her father and Uncle Xu had hidden thoughts under the surface, which made her a little uncomfortable. But she originally thought that Brother Luo Yu would be different from them, but he was the same in his heart... The darkness hidden under the light even made her feel uncomfortable. Miss Xiaoling shuddered.
Why did Brother Luo Yu also... But even so, she had deliberately skipped him just now, trying to avoid the parts related to him.
This can be regarded as the little girl's own selfishness. After all, Luo Yu is a very important person to her. She sincerely hopes that the other person is different from others. Maybe this time is just an exception?
"Tell me the answer."
Xu Shi didn't give her this chance, stared into her eyes, and asked in a low and serious tone.
"Brother Luo Yu, he, he, he..."
Pan Ling couldn't withstand his tone, so she said it all with trepidation.
Her tone was even a bit mechanical, "He deliberately made things difficult for you, and yet, he stood idly by. He didn't care about those attendants. He, he seemed to have..."
"Just what?"
"...I have the idea of getting rid of them..."
Miss Xiaoling completed the sentence in a low voice.
After hearing everything she said intermittently, Xu Shi nodded meaningfully.
It was exactly as he expected... He still had to confirm it after all. After discovering that Pan Ling had this ability, he became interested.
And this is not difficult for him - with the blessing of "Yu Jing", his use of "Entropy of Evil Thoughts" has become more flexible than before. On the one hand, it can be used in a wide range, and it can also be used as it is now. , forcing others to reveal their feelings.
It's hard to say how it will work against high-level "upgraded ones", but it's still easy to use on such beginners.
This method will not leave seeds, and Xu Shi doesn't want to. The little girl is the daughter of a friend, so it would be too inhumane to do this to her.
...it's about the seeds of evil thoughts.
But it was obvious that even so, Pan Ling was still a little unable to withstand such a mental impact. Although her eyes were gradually regaining her clarity, she slumped down on the stone as if she had lost all her strength, panting heavily, and seemed to have some breathing problems. Not smooth.
After a while, she finally calmed down completely.
"Woo, woo woo..."
But after returning to normal, she couldn't help crying, "No, it shouldn't be like this, everyone... ugh, I don't want to..."
She didn't completely lose consciousness. She still knew what she had just done. It was a cruel thing for her to tell the dark side of the person she admired.
The more Xiaoling cried, the sadder she became.
Xu Shi just watched all this quietly, and waited until she ran out of energy from crying, then returned to her side.
"It's sad, isn't it?"
He helped Pan Ling up and asked bluntly.
"Um……"
Pan Ling nodded weakly, with a slight complaint in her tone, "It's all you..."
If you hadn't deliberately exposed my scars, I wouldn't be like this.
In fact, she was in a very contradictory mood now. She was quite exhausted in her depleted state, and wanted to just lean on Xu Shi and rest for a while.
But when she thought of what Uncle Xu had just done to her, she felt some instinctive resistance and resistance.
"But you already knew all this, didn't you?"
Xu Shi didn't care about her attitude and just continued to read calmly.
"You, what do you mean..."
His tone made Pan Ling feel guilty for no reason, and she asked in a low voice.
"You know what your brother Luo Yu thinks of me, right?"
Xu Shi explained, "Coincidentally, I also know... So since I know that he is going to be detrimental to me, do you still think there is something wrong with what I am doing?"
"..."
Miss Xiaoling was silent.
She couldn't refute what Xu Shi said, even though her father had taught her since she was a child that she should fight back when she was wronged. From this perspective, was there anything wrong with his approach? no problem!
But she still mustered up the courage to say, "Just, even if this is the case, can it be unnecessary..."
"No need to be so cruel?"
Xu Shi showed a smile, "Sit down and have a good chat with Yan Yuese. Then we can resolve all conflicts and eat fruit hand in hand?"
"It's not that simple... Haven't we been doing this before? Is it effective?"
"..."
Pan Ling didn't use harsh words, and she could tell that Xu Shi was saying in disguise that her ideas were too childish.
She actually has feelings herself, but why not...
While she was struggling, Xu Shi suddenly reached out his hand and pinched her face hard twice.
"pain!"
Miss Xiaoling subconsciously shouted, "What are you doing, Uncle Xu?!"
These two actions were no joke, Xu Shi really used his strength, and her cheeks were a little swollen.
"I just want to bully you. Is there a problem?"
Xu Shi looked indifferent, "Or...are you angry?"
Pan Ling wanted to say that of course she was angry. Wouldn't you be angry if I pinched you twice for no reason?
But after realizing what kind of person Xu Shi was, she didn't dare to really say that. She just rubbed her cheeks aggrievedly and shook her head gently, "Yeah, no..."
"Really do not have?"
Xu Shi said jokingly, "Then I'll pinch it a couple more times? It'll look better if it's more symmetrical."
"...I'm really not angry."
Pan Ling moved back unconsciously, "But, Uncle Xu, please don't pinch me..."
"You don't mean what you say, sister Xiaoling." Xu Shi said with a smile.
"No, no..."
Miss Xiaoling subconsciously denied it, but suddenly realized something and looked at him with wide eyes.
"You can be duplicitous sometimes, right?"
Xu Shi said seriously, "Just like now...since you have it yourself, is it normal for others to have it too?"
Pan Ling blinked her eyes, as if...really?
"Everyone has some dirty secrets hidden in their hearts, sister Xiaoling."
Xu Shi smiled and sighed, "The difference is just more or less... Your brother Luo Yu is also a human being, so it's normal for him to be like this, isn't it?"
"Then, then you..."
Pan Ling bit her lip.
"Of course I do. If you really want to say it, I may have a lot more darkness in my heart than the average person."
Xu Shi said generously, "Of course, I regard your father as a friend, so you don't have to worry about me having any bad thoughts about you."
"I, I'm not worried..."
"Just don't worry. Thank you very much for your trust."
Xu Shi smiled happily, "But what I want to say more is that you should not let your ability become a burden to you."
"Why?"
"You can feel other people's inner thoughts, which is an amazing ability."
Xu Shi said seriously, "So you should learn how to face all this correctly."
He saw clearly that the girl's fundamental problem was that she felt that there was too much negative energy around her. It was really not good to feel that everyone was doing one thing and others were doing another. She kept it in her heart and couldn't find anyone to talk to. After a long time, Naturally, it will become gloomy.
In a sense, this is a complication of her ability to upgrade.
The conflict that day was not the main problem. At most, it was an inducement, or a trigger. After all, her brother Luo Yu was involved, otherwise she would not have the courage to come to find her.
"Then, can you teach me how to face it?"
As expected, these words aroused Pan Ling's interest, and she hurriedly asked.
"Well... I can only give you some advice?"
Xu Shi thought for a moment and then said, "For example, if you treat them calmly if they have nothing to do with you, or if they don't exist but if they are related to you, you can also respond in advance based on the other person's ideas. In this way, you will not suffer any loss. .”
It's like this. People with mind-reading abilities can also be plotted against. It would be too embarrassing to tell them.
"Of course, it is also necessary to exercise and improve your own abilities. You shouldn't be able to control it at will now? If you can control it freely, you can usually turn off your abilities, so you can easily filter out a lot, right? ?”
"Uh-huh."
Miss Xiaoling nodded repeatedly, Uncle Xu's method sounded feasible.
But she still had a question, "Uncle Xu, tell me...are there really no people in this world who don't have secrets in their hearts?"
"Maybe there will be, like a newborn baby?"
Xu Shi said half-jokingly, "But after all, there are only a few people like that. I have never met them, and I guess you haven't either... So if you meet them, just treat them as a surprise. Most people have secrets in their hearts."
"oh."
Pan Ling responded, and the confusion and sadness on her face faded a lot.
"Do you feel more comfortable?"
Xu Shi couldn't help but touched her head.
"Um."
Miss Xiaoling did not dodge and gradually smiled.
The fact is that she never thought that things would turn out like this, but it was undeniable that after listening to Xu Shi's enlightenment, she did feel a sense of enlightenment.
Because this was the first time she had, um, had a heart-to-heart relationship with someone else? She had never shared her secrets with anyone before, so naturally there would be no one to relieve her worries.
At most, one person can find a place where no one is around, find a rock or a big tree to talk to, but that method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and it will still feel uncomfortable no matter how uncomfortable it should be.
"...Thank you, Uncle Xu, your words are very helpful to me."
She sincerely thanked Xu Shi.
"Why are you being polite? I said your father is my friend, so of course you are too."
Xiao Xu waved his hand, "Besides, I also prefer to see girls smile."
"Then, can I still come to you...to chat like this?"
These words made Pan Ling sound warm, and she couldn't help but ask one more question.
It wouldn't be bad to follow her sister to learn the sword from Aunt Xia, but it was her sister's hobby and not hers. In comparison, Xu Shi was more attracted to her.
"if you are willing to?"
Xu Shi did not refuse, "As long as you don't mind if I get into trouble with your brother Luo Yu."
"No, no! According to Uncle Xu, I should... treat him normally?"
The little girl quickly shook her head, "And you can rest assured that I won't tell anyone else."
Of course she was talking about being able to detect the darkness in Xu Shi's heart.
"It doesn't matter if you tell others, I'm not a good person to begin with."
Xu Shi didn't care, "Of course, it would have been better if you didn't say anything."
"No way, you actually care about it. If I really say it, you might spank me..."
Pan Ling muttered.
Xu Shi almost fell off the stone, feeling numb and numb when pinched, could he feel it so clearly?
Is this just C-level mind reading? Would this be enough if it rose to B or A? S-class dare not even think about it...
"...Then you can't say anything more."
His petty thoughts were ruthlessly exposed, and he simply changed his expression and put on a serious face to scare her, "You know the consequences, and I don't need to tell you."
"I know, I know..."
Pan Ling agreed solemnly.
"Okay, it's getting late, go home and go to bed."
Xu Shi didn't have a good airway, so he gave her a bottle of medical spray before leaving, "Remember to spray this on your face before you go back, it will reduce the swelling in a few minutes...otherwise others will think I did something to you." "
"oh."
Miss Xiaoling responded numbly, but before she could say anything else, Xu Shi had already walked away.
Looking at her uncle's back, she held the medicine bottle tightly and was a little lost in thought for a moment.
The main reason is that it's weird... He was lying when he said he didn't care before, but then he made a face to scare himself, and he was also lying?
He said he was a bad person? But he was actually quite honest and honest, and it would be an understatement to say he was upright... Even though his heart was dark, she still felt good while chatting, and he even tried to enlighten herself very seriously...
Alas, human nature is really complicated.
She picked up the spray and sprayed it on her face. Feeling the slightest coolness, Pan Ling felt that her mind was still a little confused.
Looks like I need to talk more with my uncle?
What she didn't realize was that Xu Shi's speech therapy was not completely selfish.
It's true that he calmed down his heart for sister Xiaoling, but his words actually have another meaning - your brother Luo Yu is also a human being. In this case, there is no need to mythologise him, right?
If the little sister can maintain this kind of thinking, then her longing and expectation for Luo Yu will shrink a lot without realizing it.
Hey, isn't this a kind of ___?
…
Whether this is ___ is debatable, but it is really time for Xu Shi to leave Silver Pine Island.
"Brother Xu, I have arranged everything for you."
Early the next morning, Pan Cheng found him and handed him several documents.
"I have to stay on the island and I can't go with you. Here are some documents that may be used. You can take them first if they are useful."
Brother Pan explained, "But I asked Xiaomei to come with you. You are not familiar with the place, so I asked her to be your guide. She also has a few friends in the palace, so it will probably be more convenient then."
"Also, this is our sound transmission stone. Your base station hasn't been repaired yet. We will use this to communicate if there is anything we need."
"Thank you very much, Brother Pan."
Xu Shi didn't expect that his arrangements were so clear, and judging from his posture, sister Xiaoling definitely didn't complain.
"That's right."
Pan Cheng laughed and said, "I am also an island owner after all. I will definitely help you wherever I can."
"OK."
Xu Shi was not polite, "We have to take your boat. I will ask Brother Pan to take care of our boat. Xingchuan and Shanshan will also stay and take care of us. If there is anything we need to communicate in time?"
"no problem."
Pan Cheng agreed readily, but suddenly pulled him mysteriously, "Well, Brother Xu, I have something else to tell you... This place is not suitable, so come to my house and tell me."
"oh?"
Xu Shi didn't react for a while and followed him to his house.
As soon as they entered the door, they saw that the two sisters Pan Feng and Pan Ling were well dressed up, and the two sisters-in-law had serious faces.
"This is?"
"That's right, I want my two daughters to go with you."
Pan Cheng said seriously.
"...Of course this is not a problem. Why do we have such a big battle?"
Xu Shi couldn't help laughing.
"No, you don't understand me."
Pan Cheng shook his head, "I mean, not only now, if you want to return to your city-state in the future, can you also let them go back with you?"
"...Why do you think this way?"
Xu Shi blinked and instantly understood his subtext, but he still had to ask, "If you want to go out and gain experience, can Brother Luo Yu do it too?"
"I won't hide it from you, Brother Xu."
Pan Cheng sighed, "My original idea was the same as what you said. In a year or two, let them find Luo Yu. If they are successful, they will take root in the empire."
"But I can also see that there are many great things about your city-state. Not to mention anything else, even those weapons surprised me and even scared me."
"So I was thinking, should I send someone to study? Even if I know something about your place, this seems to be a better way than going to the main city of the empire?"
"Of course it won't work if I'm so old and can't leave. I wouldn't worry if it were anyone else... It just so happens that these two naughty kids won't let me worry about staying at home. Why don't we just let them go?"
"I've asked them, and they are all very willing... Of course, the decision is yours, so I asked you to ask."
Xu was greatly shocked.
Should we say that Pan Cheng is far-sighted? Invisibly, the concept of "study abroad" that should not exist in this world was brought up by him first.
It's not that he hasn't considered these things himself, but his original idea was to talk slowly after meeting the royal family of the Hualan Empire, but he didn't expect that Pan Cheng would take the upper hand.
It's not easy, Brother Pan.
"Then let me ask one more question, does Brother Pan make such a decision on behalf of the Hualan Empire? Or on behalf of your Yinsong Island?"
he asked with a smile.
"Of course I am representing our Silver Pine Island. I am just a small island owner, how can I represent the empire?"
Pan Cheng also smiled, "Or to put it more lightly...it's just for our Pan family."
These words were a bit sarcastic. It was obvious that he also had his own dissatisfaction with the Hualan Empire.
From this point of view, sending two daughters to study with Xu Shi is not only far-sighted, but may also have certain ambitions.
"Since that's the case, of course I can't refuse. We are friends."
The smile on Xu Shi's face became even bigger. He liked the other party's frankness very much, "Let me give you one more promise. No matter what happens between me and the Empire, we can maintain peace between Silver Pine Island and our Night Sin City in the future." With this kind of relationship, when the route is stable, Brother Pan can also send other people to our place to communicate."
The fact is that he hopes Pan Cheng has such an idea, because he has used this place as an outpost for his overseas expansion. Giving the other party such convenience is definitely a win-win situation.
"But I would like to remind you that following us may not be an easy task. You may suffer a lot."
"I'm not afraid!"
Pan Feng was the first to express his stance and patted Sister Menghulu beside him, "Xiaoling isn't afraid, right?"
"Uh-huh!"
Miss Xiaoling also nodded vigorously.
"That's good."
Xu Shi was very satisfied with their attitude, "Then I only have one condition."
"Brother Xu, what do you mean?"
"I would like to call this relationship 'study abroad', but since it is study, it must have a name."
Xu Shi smiled and shouted outside, "Wuyou! Xia Wuyou!"
"Come on, come on, what are you shouting for...what's wrong?"
Xia Xiaomao was packing her things and was still confused when he called her.
"Here, I found an apprentice for you."
Xu Shi pointed at Pan Feng, "From today on, the relationship between the two of them is master and disciple. What does Brother Pan think?"
"It could not be better."
Pan Cheng has no problem with this.
"Then... Master, please accept my disciple's bow!"
Pan Feng had no objection. The fact was that she had already regarded Xia Wuyou as her master in the past few days, and the things she taught her were much more useful than those that Brother Luo Yu took the time to instruct.
"Ah, you don't have to kneel down so formally..."
Xia Wuyou was still not used to it, so he quickly helped her up, "Just call me sister, I don't really care about this."
In fact, she wanted to complain more. She had an extra title, right?
"Okay master! Yes master!"
Pan Feng responded happily.
"And Miss Xiaoling..."
"Master, master..."
There was no need for him to say this at all. Pan Ling had already followed her sister's example and saluted Xu Shi.
If she had to choose a master, of course it would be Xu Shi. She had already learned a lot from him last night.
Although she was a little afraid of Xu Shi, she didn't hate him overall.
"Now that's it, can we get closer?"
Pan Cheng laughed loudly when he saw this, and dragged a box over as he spoke, "Well, in that case, can this be considered as tuition for Brother Xu?"
When he opened it, he saw that it was full of gold and silver coins.
People on Silver Pine Island do not use currency and are more accustomed to bartering, but this is different in the main city of the empire. Gold, silver, and copper coins are the mainstream method of transaction.
As the owner of the island, he will naturally have some reserves.
"Brother Pan, what are you doing?"
Xu Shi waved his hand, "We are brothers and friends, so it would be boring to come here."
Good guy, this is not only the first to propose the concept of studying abroad, but you have also considered giving gifts to teachers, right?
"This is different, one code is the same."
Pan Cheng's attitude was tough, "I'll have to take care of these two naughty kids from now on... Brothers are still settling the scores, aren't they?"
"……Alright alright."
Seeing this, Xu Shi could only accept it reluctantly, without telling him that he actually didn't lack this...
"Oh, it finally puts an end to my worries."
Pan Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Well, it's getting late. Can I take you to the boat?"
"I want to come back more often to see my parents."
The two female relatives said goodbye to their daughters reluctantly.
"Don't worry, sisters-in-law, we will have plenty of time to communicate in the future."
Xu Shi smiled and said, "If nothing else, I'm afraid I'll be back in a while. Our base station hasn't been repaired yet."
Hearing what he said, the two mothers felt a lot more at ease.
"I'd better trouble you to take more care of them."
Pan Cheng nodded and shook hands with Xu Shi vigorously, "Also, brother Xu."
"Bon Voyage!"
He also pried away the potential harem of the protagonist, and children have to be dealt with in the same way as children (Fog)
At about time:
When I sat there, Brother Pan and his sisters-in-law kowtowed to me first.
Sisters Feng and Ling, please give me another blow.
The Pan family members all finished their meal.
Luo Yu kowtowed to me respectfully! (bushi)
(End of chapter)
