“Senior Sister, if I tell you, you must keep it a secret for me! This matter is quite big; if you leak it, I’ll be doomed,” Qin Chu said, looking at Shang Shuyu.
Shang Shuyu looked at Qin Chu and nodded seriously, “I swear, your secret will absolutely not be leaked by me.”
“Senior Sister, I am from the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan. During that great battle over a decade ago, due to some unexpected circumstances, I was separated from my Family,” Qin Chu said.
Shang Shuyu looked at Qin Chu in surprise. This result was beyond her expectations, and it was also the best possible situation she could accept. She was too worried that Qin Chu was from the Blazing Thunder Sacred Clan or the White Tiger Sacred Clan, especially the White Tiger Sacred Clan. If Qin Chu was from the White Tiger Sacred Clan, she wouldn't know how to interact with him.
“Senior Sister, you won’t have any aversion, will you?” Qin Chu asked, looking at the somewhat dazed Shang Shuyu.
Shang Shuyu shook her head, bringing her thoughts back. “Junior Brother, this is the best result. I only have no aversion to the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan.”
“That’s good then. I certainly don’t want our friendship to be damaged because of Family matters!” Qin Chu breathed a sigh of relief. He genuinely didn't want to have any unpleasantness with Shang Shuyu.
“It won’t happen, but you need to be careful. The Blazing Thunder Sacred Clan and the White Tiger Sacred Clan, once they know you are a member of the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan, will definitely act ruthlessly against you. They won’t allow the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan to rise from the ashes!” Shang Shuyu reminded Qin Chu.
“Rise from the ashes… The Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan will return. Their thoughts are destined to be in vain.” Qin Chu’s voice carried a hint of coldness. The Blazing Thunder Sacred Clan and the White Tiger Sacred Clan injured his parents and aunt, and also caused him to be separated from his parents since childhood. He would definitely avenge this grudge!
“Qin Chu, judging by your words, the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan is still going to fight the Blazing Thunder Sacred Clan and the White Tiger Sacred Clan?” Shang Shuyu’s face looked calm, but her heart was already stirred. If the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan returned, then her engagement would be valid.
Qin Chu nodded, “This grudge is unending!”
“I swear I will keep your secret!” Shang Shuyu said, looking at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu nodded. Although he hadn't interacted much with Shang Shuyu, he knew she was trustworthy. She had known for a long time that he possessed sacred blood; if she wanted to harm him, she would have acted long ago.
“Senior Sister, you know my situation now, so why don’t you tell me about yours?” Qin Chu looked at Shang Shuyu.
“I won’t tell you!” Looking at Qin Chu, Shang Shuyu threw out a remark that left Qin Chu speechless.
With Shang Shuyu refusing to speak, what could Qin Chu do? He could only silently engage in Alchemy.
“Qin Chu, Senior Sister has one more question,” Shang Shuyu asked, looking at Qin Chu, who was doing Alchemy.
“I don’t know anything anymore.” Before Shang Shuyu could even ask, Qin Chu directly cut her off. She asks him, but says nothing herself, and then keeps asking him?
“Just one last question, alright? I can answer one of yours!” Shang Shuyu asked, looking at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu turned his head to look at Shang Shuyu, “Exchange one? Then it’s fine!”
“The Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan’s Young Clan Chief, Long Zhanye, should have a child. Is he dead or alive?” Shang Shuyu asked what she most wanted to know, as this was the person of her engagement.
Qin Chu threw the Materials for the Grain Fasting Pill into the Pill Furnace, and after the Pill Fire stabilized, he looked at Shang Shuyu, “Alive!”
“Still alive… I understand!” Shang Shuyu bit her lip. She didn't know if this was bad news or good news.
“Then it’s my turn to ask you,” Qin Chu said, looking at Shang Shuyu after stabilizing the Pill Fire.
Shang Shuyu nodded, “Only one question!”
“Senior Sister, which power do you come from?” Qin Chu asked. He wanted to ascertain Shang Shuyu's background. If Shang Shuyu came from a power under the White Tiger Sacred Clan or the Blazing Thunder Sacred Clan, it would be quite troublesome.
“The Azure Dragon Sacred Clan. It’s not like you’re the only one with sacred blood!” Looking at Qin Chu, Shang Shuyu threw out a remark that unsettled Qin Chu’s mind.
Qin Chu, whose heart was shaken, quickly stabilized the Pill Fire in the Pill Furnace. “The Azure Dragon Sacred Clan… This world is vast, how did it suddenly become so small?”
“What do you mean?” Shang Shuyu didn’t quite understand Qin Chu’s words.
“It means nothing. As far as I know, the White Tiger Sacred Clan, or rather, the people of the West Wind Imperial Dynasty, have proposed marriage to your Azure Dragon Clan. That woman from your Azure Dragon Clan has an engagement with our Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan. Why didn't you refuse?” Qin Chu finished refining this batch of Grain Fasting Pills, collected the Medicinal Pills into a medicine bottle, and did not continue refining. He felt his emotions were not very stable.
Shang Shuyu looked at Qin Chu somewhat puzzled. “You know quite a lot? The White Tiger Sacred Clan’s marriage proposal is only an idea among some people within the Clan. Haven’t we not agreed yet? Furthermore, the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan has already retreated from the world.”
“That’s true. The Azure Dragon Sacred Clan’s Little Princess can’t keep waiting for someone whose life or death is unknown. This Pill Chamber is a bit stuffy; let’s go to my residence for a cup of tea!” Qin Chu nodded. He felt that some things couldn’t be blamed on others.
Shang Shuyu nodded. She found that she could learn many things from Qin Chu.
Upon arriving at his residence, Qin Chu brewed a pot of tea. “This engagement between the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan and the Azure Dragon Sacred Clan is actually only in name; not many people care about it, and I don’t either. It’s just that the White Tiger Sacred Clan’s behavior is too infuriating. Knowing that the Azure Dragon Sacred Clan’s Little Princess has an engagement with the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan, yet still going to propose marriage—this is a slap in the face, and I can’t tolerate it!”
“You don’t care… you can’t tolerate it? What does this have to do with you?” Shang Shuyu didn’t understand why Qin Chu was so agitated.
“What does it have to do with me? Senior Sister, look closely. The one who made the engagement with your Azure Dragon Clan is me. That bastard prince from the West Wind Imperial Dynasty going to propose marriage is trampling on my dignity as a man. The engagement can be discontinued, but what the West Wind Imperial Dynasty and the Azure Dragon Sacred Clan did is truly disgusting.” Qin Chu pointed to his face. He was very angry because this matter was an insult.
Shang Shuyu suddenly stood up, pointing at Qin Chu, her arm trembling. “You are the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan, the son of Young Clan Chief Qin Zhanye?”
“Senior Sister, perhaps we shouldn’t meet anymore. We belong to different Sacred Clans, and it will cause a lot of trouble. I also don’t want us to become enemies one day because of Family reasons.” Looking at Shang Shuyu, Qin Chu made a decision. He didn’t want to see Shang Shuyu anymore. He felt that he had been reckless and said too much, which still had some drawbacks.
Shang Shuyu’s face was filled with shock. She never expected that Qin Chu was actually the direct heir of the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan, the very person she was engaged to. Additionally, hearing Qin Chu’s words, she knew that Qin Chu had some thoughts in his heart, fearing that she would betray him, fearing that she would sell him out, and not intending to have any further involvement with her.
“Junior Brother, don’t worry. Betrayal and deception will not appear in me. I will not harm you, absolutely not!” Shang Shuyu said.