113: Chapter 113 The truth is revealed: the brother is actually a monster!

When the last golden needle was pulled out.

Fine beads of sweat actually seeped from Qin Yu's forehead, and his face appeared somewhat pale.

"Whew..."

He let out a long breath and stumbled, as if he had overexerted himself.

"Brother Qin Yu!"

Chu Youwei hurriedly rolled over and sat up, not caring that she was only draped in thin gauze, and nervously supported him.

"Are you all right?"

"It's nothing!"

Qin Yu waved his hand and leaned against her fragrant shoulder.

"I've just consumed some of my Origin essence; I'll be fine after a night's rest."

As he spoke, he straightened his clothes, his movements appearing somewhat hurried.

Just then.

"Clack!"

A primitive shadow-recording stone slipped from his wide sleeve and fell onto the brocade quilt.

It was a very soft sound.

But in the silent pavilion, it was exceptionally clear.

Qin Yu seemed not to notice; he put on his outer robe and stood up, preparing to leave.

"Eighty percent of the cold poison in your body has been removed; the rest will take time to slowly nurse back to health."

"Remember, you must never let your brother use his Hegemon Body's Qi and blood to heal you again; that is a death warrant."

After giving this warning, he pushed open the door and left.

Leaving behind a tired and lonely silhouette.

Chu Youwei sat blankly on the bed, feeling an indescribable sense of moved emotion and heartache.

To save her, Brother Qin Yu had actually consumed his Origin essence.

"Eh, what's this?"

She looked down, her gaze falling on the shadow-recording stone lying on the quilt.

This was something Brother Qin Yu had accidentally dropped!

Chu Youwei picked up the shadow-recording stone, intending to chase after Qin Yu and return it.

But as if possessed...

Her fingertips injected a trace of weak spiritual power into it.

She was just...

A little curious.

What would Brother Qin Yu's shadow-recording stone have recorded?

Hum!

Following Chu Youwei's actions.

The shadow-recording stone lit up, and a light screen projected into mid-air.

The scene was somewhat dim, as if inside a cave.

A tall figure was confronting several mysterious people shrouded in black robes.

That figure...

Was not Brother Qin Yu.

On the contrary, it was her own brother!

Chu Youwei's heart instantly leaped into her throat.

"Chu Feng, what have you decided?"

The black-robed person spoke, their voice hoarse, carrying a strange accent that did not belong to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

"As long as you hand over the Chu Family's investiture of the gods scroll to us."

"Not only can we help you completely cure your sister's Nine Yin Severed Meridians."

But we can also help your Azure Heaven Hegemon Body break through its limits, making it truly the number one physique of all eternity!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

In the image, Chu Feng's figure visibly trembled.

He was silent for a long time.

Long enough that Chu Youwei's heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.

How she wished her brother would berate them and then draw his sword against them.

But...

"How can I trust you?"

Chu Feng's hoarse voice rang out.

He didn't refuse!

He actually didn't refuse!

The black-robed person seemed to have expected this and threw out a Medicinal Pill.

"This is our foreign realm's holy medicine, the Soul-Devouring Blood Pill. It can temporarily suppress the Nine Yin Cold Qi; see for yourself."

"As for the price..."

The black-robed person let out a chilling laugh.

"Your parents were unwilling to cooperate back then; surely you already know their fate."

"Now, it's your turn."

The image stopped abruptly there.

The light of the shadow-recording stone dimmed and fell back into Chu Youwei's cold palm.

The entire Warm Fragrance Pavilion was as silent as death.

Chu Youwei sat blankly on the bed, her whole body cold.

It was colder and more painful than when the cold poison flared up!

Her head was buzzing.

Foreign Realm!

Holy medicine!

Her parents' death!

Her brother...

He was actually in league with the demons of the foreign realm!

For power.

He even wanted to trade the Family's supreme treasure and the future of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?

So, her parents' death back then wasn't an accident at all!

They were silenced because they refused to cooperate with the foreign realm!

And her brother.

To survive, or rather for power.

He actually chose to compromise?

One terrifying thought after another frantically grew in Chu Youwei's mind.

Everything Brother Qin Yu had said before was now being proven true!

The brother she had always respected and relied on was actually such a person!

It turns out...

The clown was actually herself.

"Sigh!"

Just as Chu Youwei's worldview was collapsing, a sigh came from the doorway.

Qin Yu had returned.

Seeing Chu Youwei's distraught appearance, a look of shock and regret appeared on his face.

"How did you... see everything?"

"I didn't want you to know about this."

He quickly walked to the bedside, wanting to take the shadow-recording stone, but Chu Youwei clutched it tightly.

"Brother Qin Yu!"

"This isn't true... right?"

Chu Youwei looked up at Qin Yu with tearful eyes, as if trying to grasp at the last straw.

"Tell me, this isn't true!"

"Youwei..."

Qin Yu's face was full of pity and helplessness.

He reached out and pulled the trembling girl into his arms, gently patting her back.

"Your brother, he might also have his reasons."

"However, colluding with the foreign realm is a heinous crime."

Qin Yu's voice was magnetic and full of allure.

"You must not, absolutely must not go and question him."

"His Heart-Nature is already unstable, almost demonic."

"If he knows you've seen this, I'm afraid..."

"I'm afraid he would harm you to keep the secret!"

Qin Yu spoke those last few words very softly.

Yet they were like a heavy hammer, smashing ruthlessly against Chu Youwei's heart.

Harm me?

Would brother...

Kill me to silence me?

A bone-chilling cold instantly surged from the soles of Chu Youwei's feet to the top of her head.

At this moment.

She looked out the window at that lonely, dilapidated courtyard.

Looking at the place that had once made her feel pity.

She no longer felt regret.

Now, in her eyes.

That place...

...was more like a cage holding a peerless Vicious Beast.

And her brother.

Was no longer a relative.

But someone who could break free of his shackles at any time.

And devour her and Brother Qin Yu...

A monster!

...

Outside the window, the moonlight was like frost.

Inside the Warm Fragrance Pavilion, the candlelight flickered, reflecting two intertwined figures.

Chu Youwei's whole body was cold, not because of the cold poison, but because her heart was cold.

The scene in the shadow-recording stone was like a dagger dipped in deadly poison.

Piercing the worldview she had built over the past dozen years until it was riddled with holes.

It turned out her brother had been lying to her all along.

It turned out there was more to her parents' death.

It turned out the hatred she had clung to...

...was just a huge joke.

Her life seemed to be completely negated at this moment.

"Brother Qin Yu..."

The girl's voice carried a sob as she helplessly grabbed Qin Yu's sleeve.

This was the only driftwood she could grab onto right now.

"I'm so scared."

Qin Yu held her even tighter, feeling the trembling of the delicate body in his arms.

The pity on his face was just right, and the heartache in his eyes was even more apparent.

But in his heart, he was sneering.

Scared?

Being scared is correct.

Fear is the best catalyst.

It can make a simple little white rabbit...

...voluntarily jump into the arms the hunter has already prepared.

"Don't be afraid."

Qin Yu's voice was incredibly gentle.

He gently patted Chu Youwei's back, as if soothing a frightened kitten.

"With me here, no one can hurt you."

"Not even your own brother."