Chapter 3051 — Little Shu's Secret, Part Three
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Could it be one of the Five Luminaries Sect or the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect? At that thought, Wei Zhao's expression darkened. Those two were the mightiest among the ancient sects—beings that had transcended the ancient order itself.
But all this was merely his own guesswork. And if it really was the Five Luminaries Sect or the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect, then he'd do better to feign ignorance. Otherwise, if he went to the Yu family to stand up for Shen Yushu, those two sects might just finish off her parents on the spot.
"They're most likely just messengers!" Shen Yushu said. "Arrow-Brand Bro, let me tell you a secret—actually... Little Shu is an Inheritor too..."
"What?!" Wei Zhao was struck pale with shock. Shen Yushu's words were truly too startling. Shen Yushu—an Inheritor?!
"It must be so. Actually, I figured it out myself," Shen Yushu said. "The Hidden Yu family told me I must remain a virgin because I have a betrothal. As long as I go through the marriage as they instruct and then do one thing, they'll let my parents go."
"Oh? You guessed you're an Inheritor from the matter of remaining a virgin?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Yes. That's how it was with Xiaoxiao. Later I got to thinking—maybe the betrothal is just a pretext, and the thing they truly want me to do is receive the inheritance. And my body often heats up for no reason..." Shen Yushu said. "I told you before, it's fire poison. The Yu family periodically gives me suppressant medicine. If I don't take it, my whole body burns and I'll eventually be burned to death—about the same as Xiaoxiao's symptoms..."
Wei Zhao nodded. He remembered that Shen Yushu had indeed once been burning all over; later she took some kind of medicine and recovered. She'd said it came from outside. He hadn't paid it much mind then, but now it seemed Little Shu and Xiaoxiao really were remarkably alike.
"Fire Burn Mountain is the birthplace of the fire element. If you went there, you might well receive the fire-element inheritance!" Wei Zhao said. "So... you were afraid Fire Burn Cloud would discover the secret that you're an Inheritor. It wasn't really about the betrothal at all, was it?"
"Yes. I don't want to go... but I have no way to avoid it either... all I can do is put it off a day at a time..." Shen Yushu said faintly.
"Little Shu, these years must have been hard on you!" Wei Zhao looked at her with some sympathy. What sort of girl was this? Threatened, her own life in another's hands, her parents' lives in another's hands—and yet, to cover the grief in her heart, she forced herself to smile, grinning every day, when in truth it was all a disguise.
She seemed like a girl who loved to make mischief, but in truth she understood everything—she was no fool at all.
"I'm used to it..." Shen Yushu smiled. "Brother Wei Zhao, please don't tell Sister Yaoyao. I don't want her to worry—she's the sort who takes things to heart. I'm afraid if she knew, she'd be unhappy all the time."
"What did you call me?" Wei Zhao was momentarily stunned, then nodded. (To be continued)