It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"Yes, after you guys went out to sea, Boss Pan, we got worried and urged him again... I forgot to tell you!"

The man called out through the cabin's window, "Do you want him to come directly to you?"

"No, let him go home and rest first!"

Pan Cheng said, "I'll go find him after dinner!"

"okay!"

"Brother Pan and this brother Luo Yu are very close."

Xu Shi drank the soup slowly and recited a sentence casually.

"That's not a big deal. What's the difference between them and your own children?"

Pan Cheng smiled cheerfully, "Brother Xu, do you want to go with me later?"

"Okay."

Xu Shi did not refuse, as he had long wanted to meet this child who might be the protagonist.

"Dad, I'm going too! I haven't seen Brother Luo Yu for a long time!"

Pan Feng put down his bowl in a hurry and said, "I'm done eating, shall we go now?"

"Me, I too..."

My younger sister Pan Ling is introverted and speaks softly, but you can see that she is also very excited.

"Look at how anxious you are."

Pan Cheng laughed, revealing a helpless expression as if he couldn't keep his daughter who had grown up. "Eat well, your brother Luo Yu can't get away... There are guests here, what's the point of this?"

The two sisters were stunned and looked at each other at the same time. Only then did they realize that their behavior was indeed a bit rude, and they turned their heads away, one to the left and the other to the right.

Xu Shi didn't care much and just smiled when he saw this.

Well, this hangover soup is really delicious.

Young girls also have their own innocence and vitality, don’t they?

……

After leisurely finishing his breakfast, Pan Cheng took Xu Shi to Luo Yu's residence.

Of course, the two Pan sisters following behind are indispensable.

Luo Yu's residence was not far from here, in a small courtyard a few hundred meters away - most people on Yinsong Island lived in such a place, but this one looked unpopular, and it was obvious that the owner did not come back often.

When I pushed open the gate of the courtyard, I saw a young man who had just changed his clothes. He took off his bright silver armor and placed it on the stone table, which was shining brightly.

"Xiaoyu!"

Pan Cheng's eyes lit up with joy and he called out.

"...Uncle Pan!"

The young man turned around after hearing that, and without even taking the time to tidy up his clothes, he hurried over and held his hand, "I heard from them that you guys went out to sea? Is everything going well? Are you injured?"

"It's okay, it's okay."

Pan Cheng smiled and was about to say something but was interrupted by his two daughters.

"Brother Luo Yu!"

It can be seen that the two sisters really treat him as their brother and have been pestering him with questions.

"Xiao Feng and Xiao Ling."

Luo Yu smiled, stretched out his hand and gestured, half jokingly said, "It's been a long time since we last met. You've grown taller and become big girls... Are you practicing the swordsmanship I taught you before seriously?"

"There are some!"

Pan Feng nodded repeatedly, "I fought with someone yesterday, but I didn't win..."

Xu Shi chuckled in his heart, thinking to himself, what level is my Wuyou at? What will happen if you really beat him?

Of course, according to Xia Xiaomao, this Xiaofeng girl probably didn't really practice swordplay seriously, or she just practiced it the wrong way...

But he was too lazy to expose her. Why ruin the atmosphere? He couldn't expect too much from such an isolated little girl.

He paid more attention to Luo Yu - he had to admit that the boy's appearance was very outstanding. He looked like a man who had practiced and trained for many years, with an upright posture and a resolute temperament.

Combined with Pan Cheng's previous description of it, a description suddenly popped up in Xiao Xu's mind.

He is both talented in literature and martial arts, and he looks very handsome?

happy.

He looked at Luo Yu, and after exchanging greetings with the Pan family, Luo Yu finally noticed him, "Hey? Who is this..."

"Yo yo yo, look, look."

Pan Cheng slapped his head and said, "I forgot to introduce you, Xiaoyu. This is Brother Xu Shixu. We were able to return safely this time thanks to his help."

"Oh……"

Luo Yu nodded, "So, the two ships in the port are also his?"

He noticed it when he just came back, and was curious about the strange-looking ship.

"Well, I met Brother Luo Yu at Xu time."

Xu Shi greeted him politely and extended his hand - people here also use the handshake etiquette.

"Ah, hello."

Luo Yu seemed not used to his enthusiasm. He paused before shaking hands with him symbolically, and his movements were somewhat stiff.

"Hey, why are you still standing here after talking for so long?"

Pan Cheng didn't take it too seriously and laughed, "Let's go sit down in your room and have a good chat. I haven't seen you for a while."

"Okay, I just happen to have something to tell you, Uncle Pan."

Luo Yu withdrew his hand and nodded slightly, "However, this Xu..."

He was obviously not as generous and magnanimous as Pan Cheng, or perhaps he became unconsciously wary after knowing that Xu Shi was not a local.

"It's okay. Brother Xu is not an outsider."

Pan Cheng waved his hand indifferently. "He's a very nice guy. I told you before that you two are about the same age, so maybe you can become good friends."

At that time, I wanted to complain a little bit. The age difference of seven or eight years is enough to create a generation gap, right? It's really that middle-aged people are not sensitive to the age of the younger generation, right?

But of course he would not actually say this, but instead gave enough understanding.

"It's okay. If there's anything that's inconvenient for me to hear, just chat with me. I'll go for a walk outside."

"…How could that be? Since Uncle Pan has said so, how can I treat Xu, um, Brother Xu as an outsider?"

Luo Yu pursed his lips, and after a moment he smiled, "It makes me look a little stingy... You don't mind, do you?"

"of course not."

Xu Shi narrowed his eyes, "Then I should call you Brother Luo?"

"no problem."

In a happy atmosphere, several people came to Luo Yu's house and sat down.

There are not only them here, there are also four men in armor, two of them follow Luo Yu, and the other two are standing at the door as guards.

Before coming, Xu Shi also consulted Pan Cheng to find out that these were the Knights Templar of the Hualan Empire's Holy See.

In the Hualan Empire, monarchy and divine power coexist, and the influence of the Holy See is no less than that of the royal family. There has always been a mutually restraining relationship between the two, and the Holy See even secretly suppresses the royal family.

The Knights Templar were canonized by the royal family, but they were a force serving the Holy See. They were also the link between the two forces and had a very high status.

In addition, the Holy See has its own priests and messengers, and the royal family also has its own soldiers.

Luo Yu is a Silver Knight, the highest-ranking Knights Templar. There are only eleven of them in the entire Hualan Empire, and above them are the Pope and the Saint of the Vatican.

The people he brought with him were the Bronze Knights of the Vatican, who were one level lower in rank and authority than him. They seemed to be following him as attendants, and they also wore brass armor.

In fact, according to Luo Yu's status, he should have returned home in glory with loess paving the road and water sprinkled on the streets. He only brought a few people with him. In a sense, he can be regarded as honest and incorruptible and not concerned with ostentation.

"What I want to tell you, Uncle Pan, is that you don't have to be so anxious to go out to sea. I told you so."

Luo Yu got straight to the point and said with a hint of reproach, "Although the Vatican has put pressure on me, I have been trying to find a way to deal with it. The hidden danger of Poseidon has existed for so many years, how can it be solved so easily? What you are doing is no different from committing suicide."

"We were lucky this time, but I heard that Ashin and the others still didn't make it back, right? If something really happened to you, what would happen to the two aunts? What about Xiaofeng and Xiaoling?"

"...Having said that, we don't want to make things difficult for you."

Pan Cheng's smile was a little bitter. "When you were away, the Church and the royal family sent people more than once... They said they were offering a bounty for the expedition, but Silver Pine Island is right here, it won't be that easy to dodge, and you will also be under pressure from the Church."

"I am also from our Silver Pine Island! I will take care of anything that comes my way!"

Luo Yu shook his head. "I'm already planning to go there in person in a while. Don't do this again. It's too dangerous!"

"...Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

Hearing him say this, Pan Cheng pretended to apologize, but his face looked very relieved.

"Um, interrupt me?"

Xu Shi, who had been listening silently, raised his hand and said, "From what I heard from you... Didn't Brother Pan and the others volunteer to go to sea?"

"That's right?"

Faced with his question, Pan Cheng thought about it and did not completely deny it.

Well, that’s what I said.

It became clear when he said that. He was actually a little puzzled before. To be honest, the armed forces of Silver Pine Island are really not that good. Let alone the sea god, you can't even beat the fish school... Going out to sea with such a configuration is stupid...

But if you are under pressure from others, then it is understandable. You are forced to go, you have to go even if you don't want to, at least you have to pretend to do it.

I'm afraid Pan Cheng also thought the latter, but he didn't expect to be unlucky enough to run into a fish tide, which led to what happened next.

Not only that, he also noticed something from the brief conversation between Pan Cheng and Luo Yu.

This kid’s situation is not ideal.

In name, he is a Silver Knight, so he must have a certain say in both the Holy See and the royal family. In any case, both parties should give him some face and not push the people of Silver Pine Island to be the first to take action.

But this is the fact. I heard from Pan Cheng that he urged him more than once. It is obvious that someone is deliberately targeting him, and it may be the Vatican and the royal family who are targeting him together.