"Who was Cheng Gujian?"
The moment Xu Shi said that, everyone else looked as though they had seen a ghost.
What was wrong with you, my dear?
Did you lose your memory? Or had something gone wrong during your one-on-one match with that Saintess just now?
Not only were the people who had gone to sea with Xu Shi worried, but the ones who arrived later were worried too—once communications had been established, they had remained in contact the whole time. The people of Night Sin City all knew the Hualan Empire's basic situation.
"Bastard Xu, are you okay? Did you hit your head?!"
Miss Black Rabbit was the first to rush over, her face full of anxious concern. "Don't be scared, don't be scared. Even if you turn into an idiot, I won't abandon you..."
"...Get lost. Are you just hoping I'll turn into an idiot?"
Xu Shi flicked her between the brows.
He had merely wanted to lighten the mood, yet he had unexpectedly gained something from it.
Today, she dared to say he might become stupid. He did not even want to think about what she might say tomorrow.
Still, it was true that focusing entirely on the Church had made him realize things a little too late.
If not for Xia Wuyou's message, he might not have remembered so quickly that, aside from the Church, he had always had another potential opponent.
That was right.
The Heavenly Principle's verdict on this land had been abandonment, so everything would naturally continue along its original course.
Cheng Gujian's side had clearly been watching all this closely. Now that the Church—or rather, the old Pope—was no longer there to keep him in check, how could his good big brother possibly miss this opportunity? If he did not cause trouble