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

Xu Shi smiled, "I think you should know what I'm going to say to you next."

Pan Ling pursed her lips, thinking that what the master said was right.

Or perhaps she has figured out a lot of things.

After the war with the Holy See ended, Xu Shi's attitude towards her had actually always been a little strange.

It mainly concerns matters related to "natural law".

Apart from answering her questions at the beginning, Xu Shi never mentioned anything about this in front of her. He just asked her to do the things she had been doing before step by step, and even had the intention of stopping her from interfering in these things.

But on the other hand, he did not stop his silly apprentice from investigating through other people, such as Su Lin and the others, or Old Man Wen. It can be said that Pan Ling learned much more about "heavenly principles" from them than from Xu Shi, the serious master.

On the contrary, Xu Shi thought carefully that today might be the first time he formally discussed the topic of "heavenly principles" with Pan Ling.

If you put all of this together, it's a bit like...

"Yes, you guessed it right. You can regard all this as a test."

Xu Shi knew what she was thinking and nodded calmly, "Now the test is over. My evaluation is... you did very well."

"Well, it's not just good, I can give it 99 points, I'm afraid you'll get too proud if I give you one point less."

He thought about it and changed his words on his own initiative. It was rare for him to give her such a great degree of affirmation.

"……oh."

Perhaps because she had guessed this, Pan Ling was not particularly happy when she heard this. She just responded calmly, "So what is your purpose in doing this..."

"To keep a backup plan."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Or, find a suitable person to take over for me?"

"I actually didn't expect that you could deduce something about the 'protagonist halo' on your own... To be honest, after so much time, I myself have somewhat neglected this aspect."

He said seriously, "That's why I said you are excellent. It's not in vain that I have taught you for so long."

This was the truth. He did not take the initiative to tell Pan Ling everything about "Heavenly Principle" because he wanted to see how much she could understand and what she could analyze through her own investigation.

He didn't expect the final effect to be so good. To be honest, it was a bit beyond his expectations.

"You can do this now, maybe you can do better than me in the future."

Xu Shi cleared his throat and continued, "There is only one thing I need to confirm with you now. Do you have any thoughts about overturning the "laws of heaven" in your heart?"

"I, I still have a lot of areas where I am not good enough..."

Pan Ling didn't understand what he meant, so she subconsciously waved her hand to refuse, "Maybe there is someone more suitable than me...right?"

"You're right, never think you're the best."

Xu Shi didn't comment, but just shook his head when he heard it, "But I don't have the time to look for someone else, and I don't have the mind to take in a second apprentice."

"You just need to answer me, do you have such an idea?"

"……some."

This time, Pan Ling did not hesitate for too long and gave an answer.

To be honest, she had been asking people around her about things related to "Heavenly Law" recently because Xu Shi gave her a hint that day, which aroused her interest.

Having been accustomed to her master's unrestrained and free-spirited attitude, she could no longer accept the fact that her life was controlled by others, and she desperately hoped to change all this.

"That's fine."

Xu Shi could tell that this was her sincere words, and his tone relaxed a little, "Then remember this, if anything happens to me, you will need to take over everything I have, and you will also need to finish the unfinished business."

"Master, you can't say such things!"

Pan Ling became a little anxious when she heard this, and even subconsciously wanted to shut her master up.

Why does this sound like entrusting an orphan to someone else? Does the master have any other plans?

"why not?"

Xu Shi held her wrist and said, "Don't think that your teacher is so noble. I also cherish my life and will not die so easily."

"Then you..."

"Nonsense, don't you prepare for the worst before doing anything?"

Xu Shi rolled his eyes at her and said, "This is just an advance arrangement. You are my apprentice, who else can I entrust my work to if not you?"

"I have a hunch... the day when we face the "natural law" will not be too far away. Before that, we must be as prepared as possible. "

He explained, "Besides, you are still far from it based on your current level. This is just a precautionary measure for you."

"Oh……"

Pan Ling felt a little better after hearing what her master said.

After all, the atmosphere just now was a bit... To be honest, compared to fighting against "natural justice", she hoped that her master could always be safe and sound. Even if she could always follow him as a little apprentice, it would be better than taking over his mantle.

But as she thought about it, she felt a little dissatisfied. How far behind was she? How far behind was she? She had studied and done everything her master had assigned her, hadn't she? So far, she hadn't seen anything go wrong.

"You are so far behind."

Xu Shi just smiled and said, "You have not been to my city-state yet. The situation there is very different from here. You need to learn a lot of knowledge from scratch."

This is true. If we only look at the form, the Hualan Empire is still in its infancy of industry, while the City of Night Sin has long entered the information technology era. To put it bluntly, the gap is not small.

Perhaps with Pan Ling's current abilities, she would be able to handle things here, such as the Cat Cult, or manage Silver Pine Island with ease.

However, to expand to the entire Night City of Sin, more systematic learning is still needed.

and so.

"From today on, let your wives start teaching you properly."

Xu Shi stretched himself and said, "I am not good at this, so they have to do it."

Yes, it is true that Boss Xu is good at making plans, but that cannot change the fact that he is poor in professional courses. After all, he could not be said to be unlearned and incompetent in the past, but at least he could be said to be unlearned and incompetent.

In comparison, people like Su Lin, Tang Shuang, Xie Qingyan, and even the rising star, the Queen of Sin City, Lin Yue, might be more suitable to be Pan Ling's master in these aspects than him.

The teaching of a professional is always better, and he will not act like a big shot and take on too much responsibility, as that would harm his good apprentice.

Oh, by the way, there is also my grandpa.

"It would be better to let the wives of the masters directly..."

Pan Ling muttered softly, and it was obvious that she still didn't want to hear Xu Shi's words of entrustment.

“There always has to be a backbone.”

Xu Shi shook his head and interrupted her. "An army cannot be without a commander. You should understand this principle very well."

In fact, he had thought about Pan Ling's suggestion. If he didn't have this little apprentice, his other choice would be Xia Ke'an.

The old lady is extremely capable and was originally the eldest daughter of "Refraction". She is most suitable to lead others to do something.

But she has a problem, which is that she is too hostile to "natural law".

This is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that she will definitely devote 120% of her energy to this aspect. The bad thing is also obvious. She is likely to make some emotional mistakes, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Therefore, in comparison, Pan Ling, who was brought up by herself, is less likely to have problems in this regard. Her childhood experiences also allowed her to remain rational in various situations.

"……I see."

After listening to him, Pan Ling nodded seriously. She knew very well how many expectations her master had of her.

She didn't think that she was not studying hard enough with Xu Shi, but it was obvious that she needed to work harder from now on.

"It's good to know."

Xu Shi nodded slightly, "In that case, from today on, you should stay by my side. It's time for you to understand some of the core things."

"Also, you can't tell anyone else about our conversation today, not even your sister. Do you understand?"

"Ah."

Of course Pan Ling would not tell anyone. She knew very well that this needed to be kept secret. It was true that she had to prepare for the worst, but she couldn't let everyone know about it. Otherwise, it would not be a good thing to badmouth someone before anything was done.

Otherwise, the master wouldn't have to bring her here for a talk.

But...

"Master, do you really trust me so much?"

She still had some doubts about herself.

"You are my disciple. If you don't believe me, don't you mean I don't believe in myself?"

Xu Shi was happy. In fact, he had not expected that this disciple he accepted on a whim would bring him such a big surprise.

of course.

"You do have a problem, but you don't have to pretend to be so unconfident in the future. Do you understand?"

He gave her an additional reminder, "I know you are deliberately lowering your profile by doing this, but if you do it too much, it will become a habit, and this is not the attitude a leader should display."

"Forehead……"

Pan Ling was dumbfounded. She never expected that even such a little trick could be seen through by her master.

Indeed, ever since she started following Xu Shi, she would occasionally display an attitude of "I haven't done enough."

But sometimes she was indeed deliberate, especially in front of a few close people, such as her sister, junior sister, and master.

She didn't have any bad intentions in doing this. It was more to take care of the feelings of those around her, such as her silly sister. She didn't want her to feel that the gap between her and herself was too big.

It turns out that this approach is effective, and everyone likes this humble and modest girl.

Only Xu Shi could see that his disciple actually had a sense of pride in his heart.

She often inadvertently revealed her dissatisfaction because of her arrogance, but she just didn't want to show it.

Or maybe she was not willing to show it in front of people close to her, but it was not the same with people she was not close to - like Lu Baiyan, or Qin Yiyan. When facing these two, she completely took the dominant position, just like herself back then.

Now that he has taken the initiative to bring it up, he hopes that the other party can grasp the right balance and not appear overly humble, but also not become a conceited kid.

Still needs a little tapping.

……

The secret talk between master and disciple ended, and within a few days, Xu Shi officially devoted his attention to the most important part.

He has made a lot of preparations for the plan to completely eliminate the "rust fog".