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

He helped Pan Ling up and asked bluntly.

"Um……"

Pan Ling nodded weakly, with a little complaint in her tone, "It's all, it's all your fault..."

If you hadn't deliberately exposed my scars, I wouldn't have become like this.

In fact, she was in a very conflicted mood. She was very tired and wanted to lean on Xu Shi and rest for a while.

But when she thought of what Uncle Xu had just done to her, she instinctively felt some resistance and opposition.

"But you already knew all this, didn't you?"

Xu Shi didn't care about her attitude and just continued to recite calmly.

"You, what do you mean..."

His tone made Pan Ling feel guilty for no reason, and she asked in a stammering voice.

"You know what your brother Luo Yu thinks of me, right?"

Xu Shi explained, "Coincidentally, I also know this...Since I know that he wants to harm me, do you still think there is something wrong with my actions?"

"..."

Miss Xiaoling remained silent.

She couldn't refute Xu Shi's words. 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, "Even if this is the case, can we not just..."

"No need to be so cruel?"

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Let's sit down and have a good chat. Then we can resolve all the conflicts and hold hands and eat fruit together."

"It's not that simple... Isn't that what we did before? Was it effective?"

"..."

Pan Ling didn't use any swear words, but she could tell that Xu Shi was saying in a disguised way that her ideas were too naive.

She actually has the same feeling, but why can't she...

Just as she was struggling, Xu Shi suddenly reached out and pinched her face hard twice.

"pain!"

Miss Xiaoling subconsciously called out, "What are you doing, Uncle Xu?!"

These two hits were no joke, Xu Shi really used a lot of strength, and her cheeks looked a little swollen.

"I just want to bully you, is that a problem?"

Xu Shi looked indifferent, "Or... are you angry?"

Pan Ling really wanted to say, of course I’m angry. Wouldn’t you be angry if I pinched you for no reason?

But after realizing what kind of person Xu Shi was, she didn't dare to say it. She just rubbed her cheeks aggrievedly and shook her head gently, "No, no..."

"Really do not have?"

Xu Shi joked, "Then let me pinch it a few more times? It will look better if it is more symmetrical."

"…I'm really not angry."

Pan Ling unconsciously moved back, "But, 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 a bit inconsistent sometimes, right?"

Xu Shi said seriously, "For example, now... since you have it yourself, isn't it normal for others to have it too?"

Pan Ling blinked her eyes, as if... was it really true?

"Everyone has some dirty little secrets in their hearts, Sister Xiaoling."

Xu Shi smiled and sighed, "The only difference is whether it's 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 have some too. If I have to say, I probably have a lot more darkness in my heart than the average person."

Xu Shi said generously, "Of course, I treat your father as a friend, so you don't have to worry that I will have any bad thoughts about you."

"I, I'm not worried..."

"Don't worry, thank you for your trust."

Xu Shi smiled happily, "But what I want to say more is that you shouldn't let your ability become a burden to you."

"Hey?"

"You can sense 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 through it clearly. The girl's fundamental worry was that she felt there was too much negative energy around her. It was really a bad feeling that everyone was saying one thing in public and another behind their backs. But after everything was done, she kept it all in her heart and couldn't find anyone to talk to. Naturally, she would become gloomy over time.

In a way, this could be considered a complication of her ability to upgrade.

The conflict that day was not the main problem. It was at most an inducement, or a fuse. After all, it involved her brother Luo Yu, otherwise she would not have the courage to come to me.

"Then, can you teach me how to face it?"

This really aroused Pan Ling's interest, and she asked hurriedly.

"Well... can I only give you a little advice?"

After thinking for a while, Xu Shi said, "For example, if you don't have anything to do with you, you can deal with it calmly, or if they don't exist, but you have something to do with you, you can also deal with them in advance according to the other party's thoughts, so you won't suffer any disadvantage."

That's right, people with the ability to read minds can still be plotted against, and it would be too embarrassing to tell anyone about it.

"Of course, it is also necessary to train and improve your own abilities. You can't control them at will now? If you can control them freely, you can turn off your abilities at ordinary times. This way, you can easily filter out a lot of things, right?"

"Uh-huh."

Miss Xiaoling nodded repeatedly. Uncle Xu's method sounded very feasible.

But she still had a question, "Uncle Xu, what do you think...is there really no one in this world who doesn't have any secrets in their hearts?"

"Maybe there will be, like a newborn baby?"

Xu Shi half-jokingly said, "But people like that are a minority after all. I haven't met one, and I guess you haven't either... So if you meet one, just treat it 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 better now?"

Xu Shi couldn't help but patted her head.

"Ah."

Miss Xiaoling did not dodge and gradually smiled.

The fact is that she never thought things would turn out like this, but it is undeniable that after listening to Xu Shi’s guidance, she did feel a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Because this was her first time to, um, open up to someone? She had never shared her secrets with anyone before, so naturally, there was no one to help her relieve her boredom.

At most, a person can find a deserted place, find a rock or a big tree to talk to, but that method only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, and the pain will still persist.

"...Thank you, Uncle Xu. Your words are very helpful to me."

She sincerely thanked Xu Shi.

"Why are you being polite? You said your father is my friend, so of course you are too."

Xiao Xu waved his hand, "Besides, I prefer to see girls smile."

"Well, can I still come to you like this in the future... to chat?"

These words made Pan Ling feel warm, and she couldn't help but ask another question.

It wasn't a bad idea to follow her sister to learn sword from Aunt Xia, but that was her sister's hobby, not hers. In comparison, Xu Shi was more attractive to her.

"If you would?"

Xu Shi did not refuse, "I hope you don't mind that your brother Luo Yu and I have a quarrel."

"No, no! According to what you said, Uncle Xu, I should... treat it with a normal attitude?"

The little girl quickly shook her head, "And you can rest assured, I won't tell anyone else."

Of course, what she said was that she could sense the darkness in Xu Shi’s heart.

"It's okay to tell others. I'm not a good person anyway."

Xu Shi didn't care, "Of course, it would be better if you didn't say anything."

"No way, you actually care about it. If I really told you, you might spank me..."

Pan Ling muttered.

Xu Shi almost fell off the stone. It was numb. Could he feel it so clearly?

This is only C-level mind reading, right? What if it rises to B or A? I can't even think about S-level...

"...Then you can't say anything."

His petty thoughts were ruthlessly exposed, so he simply changed his expression and frightened her with a stern face, "You know the consequences, and I don't need to tell you."

"I know, I know..."

Pan Ling agreed timidly.

"Okay, it's getting late, go home and go to bed."

Xu Shi said angrily, and before leaving, he did not forget to give her a bottle of medical spray, "Remember to spray this on your face before you go back, the swelling will go down in a few minutes... Otherwise, people will think I did something to you."

"Oh."