Chapter 2475 — Xiao Shu's Plan
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To be frank, the strength of the hidden Yu family had once loomed before Wei Zhao like a towering mountain. But now, after the Hidden Family Summit, the power Wei Zhao had displayed carried a faint momentum to rival the hidden Yu family; especially now that Wei Zhao had broken through to the peak of the mid Earth-rank, if the Yu family wanted to move against him, they would have to think twice.
Under such momentum, Shen Yushu knew that if she begged Wei Zhao to help rescue her parents, it would not be too difficult a thing—at least the Yu family had no wish to openly oppose Wei Zhao. This much could be seen from the fact that they had not sent their best men to assassinate Wei Zhao, but instead had her poison him; they did not want a head-on conflict with Wei Zhao. At the very least, their odds in such a conflict would be poor.
So if Wei Zhao demanded Shen Yushu's parents and was refused, that would mean a complete and total falling-out between Wei Zhao and the hidden Yu family. If the hidden Yu family were merely the hidden Yu family, that would be one thing—but Shen Yushu vaguely knew that behind the hidden Yu family stood an enormous patron.
When Shen Yushu was small, Elder Yu had once let something slip: his patron did not even regard the ancient sects as worthy of notice. What manner of colossal existence was that?
So Shen Yushu had no choice but to bury her worries and her pain deep in her heart. She knew Wei Zhao's strength better than anyone. Though she seemed like a troublemaker who was always bringing some petty trouble down on Wei Zhao, in truth Shen Yushu never provoked anyone she could not afford to provoke.
That was her cleverness: for those who could not be provoked, she would rather swallow her pride than bring trouble to Wei Zhao. The present Wei Zhao did not even have the strength to swallow up a hidden family, let alone contend with an ancient sect.
Even if Wei Zhao could stand as an equal with the people of the ancient sects, he still might not be able to withstand the patron behind the hidden Yu family. So Shen Yushu could only choose to endure in silence, to do her utmost to maneuver and keep the peace, to stay by Wei Zhao's side and live from day to day, cherishing each warm day as it came—for who knew when such warmth might drift away from her.
Bringing Han Jingyi in was, in truth, also meant to serve as a replacement for herself.
Earlier, the reason Shen Yushu had chosen Wang Xinyan was that Wang Xinyan was guileless; even if she moved into the villa, she would not compete with Gu Mengyao for favor, nor would she spark an internal war. But Han Jingyi—Shen Yushu had never been able to see through her.
This girl looked sweet and cute, but in truth Shen Yushu felt it was nothing of the sort. If she herself was the genius Shu, then Han Jingyi was the ghost-genius Jing. Things like scientific alchemy were simply not the sort of thing an ordinary person could dream up.
So Shen Yushu felt that beneath Han Jingyi's sweet, adorable exterior was hidden a girl with wits about equal to her own, and perhaps cunning no less than hers. Such a person, if she were on good terms with Gu Mengyao, might well look after her, and even help her dispose of some small troubles.
But if she ever tried to compete with Gu Mengyao for favor, then Gu Mengyao would truly stand no chance.