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

"If you had thought of this earlier, our relationship might have become more pleasant."

"That's not necessary."

Qin Yiyan refused with a straight face. He admitted it, but he should forget about having any relationship with Xu Shi.

"what ever."

Xu Shi did not force it, "If you want to 'observe' me again in the future, you can do it openly, no need to be so sneaky."

"Aren't you afraid that I might leak the secret?"

Qin Yiyan was stunned.

"You are my maid, and serving me personally is part of your job."

Xu Shi didn't care at all. "Okay, I have other things to do. If you want, you can go in and chat with your former subordinates."

After saying that, he walked away without caring about the other party's reaction.

"..."

The red-haired sister stood there, not knowing what to say for a moment.

You may say that this person is insidious and cunning, but most of the time he is quite upright and not as disgusting as you might imagine.

As for Xu Shi's attitude towards herself... she couldn't say whether the other party really trusted her, or whether he didn't take her seriously at all.

...It seems that the latter is more likely.

Humph.

……

The words are divided into two parts.

"Come, explain to me what 'Master is a bad person' means? What does 'His human nature has always been bad' mean?"

When Pan Ling saw Xu coming towards her with a gloomy face, she knew that something was wrong.

"How can the master be a bad person?"

She tried to use the method of the junior sister to get away with it, "In my heart, the master has always been the most perfect person."

"is it?"

Xu Shi sneered, "I'll give you one more chance to organize your words. If you tell me even a single lie, I'll make sure you sleep on your stomach for the rest of your life."

"...Master, I was wrong."

The silly disciple knew Xu Shi's subtext very well. She couldn't resist just thinking about it and had to give in.

"You are not wrong, how could you be wrong?"

Xu Shi began to act childish, and said in a strange tone, "You have really hardened your wings now, and you actually dare to become a teacher behind your back, huh?"

"That's not what I meant..."

Pan Ling wanted to defend herself feeling aggrieved.

"Then what do you mean?"

Xu Shi asked with wide eyes.

"I mean, even though Master is a bad guy, you have always been very kind to me..."

The young apprentice stammered, "So, if the master wants to be a bad guy, then I will just accompany you to be a bad guy..."

"…Who wants you to be a bad guy with me? Can't you be a good guy?"

Xu Shi was stunned for a moment, "You are moved by yourself, right?"

However, his tone was obviously softened, and it was obvious that he was not really as angry as he looked.

To be honest, he doesn't care at all about what others think of him. He just wants to find an excuse to give his stupid apprentice a lesson.

But I didn't expect that the other party seemed to be sincere in what he said.

Master, please stop pretending. You are not cut out to be a good person... Pan Ling complained in her heart.

However, she was also very sensitive to the change in Xu Shi's tone, so she took the initiative to walk over.

"Anyway, if the disciple is wrong, the master can punish him as he pleases."

It’s just a spanking, go ahead and spank me!

"…You let me punish you and I will? You are the master and I am the master?"

Xu Shi rolled his eyes at her and motioned for her to sit over in a sullen manner, "But your subsequent analysis is quite interesting... Can you elaborate on it?"

Naturally, what he was talking about was the part about the influence of the protagonist's halo on the people around him.

"Oh."

Pan Ling breathed a sigh of relief that she didn't actually get spanked.

As for her own analysis, she of course repeated it to her master in detail.

"...That's probably it."

She carefully repeated it, looked at Xu Shi with wet eyes and said, "Of course, I still have some ideas, but I don't think they are mature..."

"It's okay, keep talking."

Xu Shi nodded. "In your opinion, where do you think the 'protagonist halo' comes from?"

"Hmm...if it's possible, could it be transmitted through the 'divine breath'?"

Pan Ling pursed her lips and expressed her thoughts.

Suddenly, everything became clear.

In fact, before this, he had not cared too much about the halo of the protagonist, the villain and the supporting role, or in other words, he had not paid attention to this aspect since he killed the little baby Shen He.

After all, I had awakened the memories of my past life at that time, and this was enough to control the overall situation. What was the point of worrying about those things?

Later, when he came to the Hualan Empire, he was an outsider who came to disrupt the situation, so he would not take such things to heart.

Now, after hearing what Pan Ling said, he suddenly realized that his direction seemed to have shifted unconsciously.

Because this involves a problem - assuming that this is really just a world in a book that one travels through, then as the protagonist, it is reasonable for Shen He to have the so-called protagonist halo. This is how the plot is arranged.

But now it seems that this world is not as simple as imagined. Under the manipulation of "Heavenly Law", the City of Night Sin is just an experimental area. Who knows how many small worlds like this there are.

So, if there is more than one “protagonist”, the “protagonist halo” is of course the same.

From Pan Ling’s analysis, it can be seen that the “protagonist halo” exists to reduce the difficulty of the protagonist’s upgrade, and it itself is like a kind of spiritual influence on others.

We also have to make sure that it works on every protagonist - baby Shen He's abilities and auras overlap to some extent, but Luo Yu's do not, and that's the difference.

So, this thing is universal.

Pan Ling’s analysis also makes sense. As long as every experimental area is able to operate normally, "rust mist" is the best medium for transmission.

Use "Rust Mist" to spread it, so that the chosen people in each area have such an advantage...

It seems to be a remarkable technology.

I ignored this point before, but now I think there is indeed a lot to be done in it.

Xu Shi fell into deep thought.

Pan Ling didn't know what the master was thinking, and she didn't dare to break the rules to read his mind, so she had to watch carefully by the side.

a long time.

Xu Shi raised his head and looked at her.

"master?"

Pan Ling had never seen such a look in his eyes before, so she asked tentatively.

"You seem to be a little smarter than I thought."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "You can actually consider things that my teacher never thought of."

"I, I just hit the jackpot by accident..."

The silly apprentice scratched his cheek, not knowing what he meant.

"It doesn't matter whether it is or not."

Xu Shi let out a long sigh, "The important thing is, it's a good thing to have you as my disciple."

"No way, I am lucky to know the master..."

Pan Ling was so overwhelmed by the praise that she responded in a daze.

"Okay, okay, no more commercial bragging."

Xu Shi tapped her on the forehead and said, "Starting tomorrow, the things that Maomao taught me will be handed over to others."

"As for you...you have to fully participate in my future plans as a teacher."

"what's the plan?"

"A plan to clear the "rust fog" and overturn the "heavenly law."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 314 Purifying the rust mist is possible!

2023-11-10

"master……?"

Before Pan Ling could react, she suddenly felt a black screen in front of her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, the scene around her was different - it was obvious that Xu Shi had brought her to his own "liminal space".

A place where it is convenient to talk without any risk of being monitored or leaked.

"What are you doing?"

She blinked, shook her head to ease the discomfort in her heart, and then asked.

"Don't pretend in front of your teacher. Don't I know your little tricks?"