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

It's finally over... Hearing him say that, Dongfang Xiao felt relieved. No matter what happens next, today is really like a nightmare to her, and she needs a good rest to digest it.

just.

When Xu Shi walked to the door, he suddenly turned around and looked at her with a strange smile.

"Come to think of it... since you have become my slave, it seems that it doesn't matter if I don't fulfill my promise?"

He thought for a moment and said, "You can't escape from my grasp anyway, right?"

!

These words were like a bolt from the blue, and instantly Dongfang Xiao's head exploded.

Of course she knew that the deal with Xu Shi was a gamble, and since it was a gamble, she had to consider the risk of losing everything.

But she never expected that all this would happen so quickly.

She couldn't accept the shock of losing the gamble, and she suddenly looked devastated.

"You, you can't...we agreed..."

"I'm a bad guy, so I can regret it, right?"

Xu Shi didn't buy it, and the smile on his face became even more evil. "It's your fault that you're too gullible... And even if I regret it, what can you do?"

"I……"

These words really touched Dongfang Xiao's heart. Yes, the mark had been planted, and there was no way she could refuse.

At this moment, she was really panicking. She stood up hastily and rushed to Xu Shi, anxiously saying, "No, no, please..."

When she thought about how she would not only become this guy's plaything, but also that her ambitions would never be realized, the despair in her heart began to spread, and the world in her eyes briefly lost its color.

She was even a little unsteady on her feet and almost fell to her knees - she had basically maintained this posture in the "liminal space" for the past hour. Isn't this a habit that becomes second nature?

"...Haha, I was kidding."

Seeing that she was about to collapse, Xu Shicai gently helped her up and said, "It was just a little joke... Don't worry too much. I have prepared all kinds of contracts for the Sea God Stone transaction, as well as gold and silver coins to ease the market. They will be sent to the palace later."

"Really? You have to choose to trust me... Then I'll be leaving first. May the Queen be safe and sound."

……Why?

Dongfang Xiao waited until Xu Shi's figure disappeared before he came back to his senses as if waking up from a dream.

She no longer knew how to describe her current mood, because from the beginning until now, her heart had been pulled up and put down by Xu Shi, over and over again countless times, and now she felt a little numb.

"...Someone come."

After adjusting her state, she gave instructions softly.

"His Majesty."

Soon a female attendant came over and responded respectfully.

In their eyes, Dongfang Xiao was still the almighty queen, and this had not changed at all.

"Go back to the palace."

The little queen said calmly, still maintaining the attitude of a superior.

But in fact, she felt like crying now.

……

Xu Shi was in a good mood when he left the imperial study and found the others waiting in the outer palace.

But when he came here, the scene he saw was very funny.

He came to the palace with his family this time, but since he was going to meet the empress alone, the others could only wait outside.

Cheng Gujian also did not leave and sat opposite several people.

And then... everyone's current state is that they are all silent and staring at each other.

Although it cannot be said that the situation is tense, one can indeed smell a hint of gunpowder.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Shi felt strange and poked his silly disciple Pan Ling who was sitting at the last seat.

"Ah, Master..."

Xiaoling came back to her senses abruptly, "We, we are..."

In fact, the situation is not complicated. Generally speaking, as soon as they sat down, Miss Shen Qin stared at Cheng Gujian unkindly, which was quite like the "single-man defense" on the basketball court. Then, naturally, she brought other people in as well.

"You guys are so childish."

After listening to her story, Xu Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Brother Xu."

Cheng Gujian also noticed his arrival, stood up and said with a smile, "It seems that your sister seems to have a lot of complaints about me."

I can't see that he is unhappy at all. If you think about it carefully, given his level of cultivation, it would be a bit too low for him to be broken down because of such a small matter.

"Of course you are a bad person because you didn't help your brother before."

Shen Qin was quite frank and did not hide her displeasure with him at all.

After her memory was reconstructed, her personality seemed to become much simpler, and at first glance, she seemed a little silly...

"You can't say that, Xiaoqin."

Xu Shi scolded with a stern face, but there was no harshness in his tone, "Brother Cheng is a very good partner of ours. It is very rude of you to do this."

"It's okay, I think my sister is cute."

After he said that, Cheng Gujian could only wave his hand to show that he didn't care, "You have different last names... Are you adopted sisters?"

Xu Shi nodded, "Yeah, let's do it."

"What's wrong with my adopted sister? Do you look down on her?"

Shen Qin did not give up and added a little more retort.

It’s better to fuck your sister, right?

"Little Qin."

Xu Shi shouted again to stop her, and Miss Shen Qin finally stopped talking and stood behind him obediently.

"No, Brother Xu is so friendly and respectful to his brothers and sisters. Even I envy him."

Cheng Gujian was not interested in Xu Shi's family affairs. He just perfunctorily asked about the real matter, "Now that you have met with His Majesty alone...what is the result?"

"Of course there is."

Xu Shi did not hide it, "Her Majesty is willing to lend a helping hand to my wife, how can I not be grateful?"

As he spoke, he looked at Xie Qingyan again and said sincerely, "Madam, don't panic. Your illness can be cured."

"Husband..."

The bitch also cooperated, holding his hand and looking like she was about to cry.

I wouldn’t dare say that there was no genuine emotion revealed, but there was indeed a lot of performance involved.

In addition, he basically told Cheng Gujian about the deal he had reached with the little queen, such as saving the main city market, jointly developing the empire, and even the matter of opening a church.

But as for those other little secrets that were only between him and Dongfang Xiao, he naturally wouldn't say a word about them.

"Is that so... It seems that the misunderstanding has been resolved now."

After a moment's thought, Cheng Gujian said, "You are willing to continue to cooperate sincerely with the royal family, which is naturally a good thing for us."

It must be said that he actually still had some concerns about Xu Shi's meeting with Dongfang Xiao alone. In addition, the conversation was not short, so he did have the idea of ​​going over to take a look.

But after hearing this series of plans, everything seemed to make sense again. In addition, Shen Qin was staring at him and he couldn't get away, so his concerns faded a lot.

As for whether Xu Shi would reach other deals with Dongfang Xiao... he hadn't thought much about this.

Firstly, it might be because Dongfang Xiao left him with such a good impression, and secondly, his own strength was there, both in himself and in his control over the imperial royal family... so he was not worried.

This is the confidence of the SS-level "Chosen One".gif

"It's getting late...should I escort you out of the palace?"

He stood up and said, "Speaking of which, how long do you plan to stay in the main city this time, Brother Xu?"

"At least we have to wait until my wife recovers from her illness."

Xu Shi smiled and said, I have to say that this reason is indeed useful. Others can't find any fault with it... and it is up to them to decide when Xie Qingyan's complications will be cured. Even if he is cured, they can say he is not cured, right?

The main thing is to completely turn the little queen into a well-behaved ball of fluff... Well, why did I say what was in my heart...

"Also, I will open a new religion later, so I will probably stay in the main city for a long time."

"...This is not an easy task. The Vatican will definitely not sit idly by. You must be mentally prepared."

Cheng Gujian pondered and said, "Of course, if you need any help, I will naturally not be stingy."

As mentioned before, he was too lazy to care about Xu Shi's family affairs, and as long as it sounded reasonable, there seemed to be no reason to interfere.

But opening a church is different. Everyone knows that this would mean declaring a complete war with the Holy See, and the pressure on the royal family will naturally be great.

In fact, he had thought about similar things before. This is indeed a good way to check and balance or even eliminate the Holy See...but the Holy See has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is easier said than done.

Now that Xu Shi, a foreigner, has brought it up, it is actually a good thing for him. If it fails, all the blame can be put on him, and the royal family will not have to bear too much pressure.

No matter how you think about it, it doesn’t hurt.

"Thank you, Brother Cheng."

After a few polite words, he said goodbye to him outside the palace gate.

In fact, he didn't care too much about the other party's attitude. He just focused on doing his own thing first.

"...My husband must be so happy that he will die."

As soon as they separated, Xie Qingyan's sincerity immediately faded a lot, and he squeezed Xu Shi's hand teasingly, "Tell me, what did you do to the little empress?"

"Hum..."

Of course he was honest with his own people and whispered a few words in her ear.

"I knew it."