Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 545 - 386: Two Shayes (5)

Chapter 545: Chapter 386: Two Shayes (5)

Qin Chu’s vision darkened, overwhelmed by an urge to faint.

All along the way, he had only been preoccupied with bickering with Shaye in his mind, completely forgetting the situation at hand.

After all, Angelica and Antasia had seen Shaye before.

Wouldn’t meeting her now give them away?

Qin Chu’s brain raced at unprecedented speed in his mind, hoping to find a plausible explanation for the current situation, but even with Qin Chu’s intelligence and thousands of points of spiritual power, he couldn’t think of any good excuse right away.

He had considered making up an excuse, telling them he had mentioned his meeting with her to Angelica and had described what she looked like.

After all, silver hair and red eyes were quite distinctive features.

But Angelica’s tone was really too familiar.

This wasn’t something he could casually brush off, especially when dealing with a smart woman like Shaye Nicholas.

Facing Shaye Nicholas, Angelica seemed to find her question "Do you know me?" a bit strange and was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say.

"Cough, cough, let’s go inside. It’s a bit chilly outside," Qin Chu hurriedly stepped forward, laughing awkwardly, seemingly trying to brush the matter under the rug.

But, obviously, that was impossible.

Shaye Nicholas merely gave Qin Chu a seemingly flirtatious glance, and Qin Chu immediately fell silent.

It’s ruined, all ruined.

The next second, Shaye Nicholas smiled brightly: "Sister, I was just joking with you."

She didn’t know Angelica, but calling her "sister" shouldn’t be a problem.

Angelica cutely stuck out her tongue, patting her chest lightly: "You scared me! I thought after going out, Ms. Shaye wouldn’t recognize me anymore."

"How could that be," Shaye said softly, walking over and gently patting Angelica’s green hair: "Even if I forget Qin Chu, I won’t forget you, sister."

While saying this, she cast a seductive glance at Qin Chu.

The look seemed alluring, but Qin Chu could perceive a warning in that gaze, clearly saying, now you better keep your mouth shut.

There were many people in the courtyard.

Asina and Violet had already returned and were cleaning up the bodies in the courtyard.

"Speaking of which," Shaye spoke cheerfully, "sister, what were you saying about me just now?"

Shaye was a bit annoyed. Perhaps she shouldn’t have shown her confusion so quickly and should have waited for this cute and obedient girl to finish speaking.

Strangely, Shaye felt quite fond of this girl, Angelica.

"Oh, nothing. It’s just rare to see Ms. Shaye walking on the ground," Angelica replied.

Shaye was stunned. What kind of answer was that?

But, at least one thing was sure—this cute and adorable girl knew her well.

Yet, what Shaye was absolutely certain of was that this was the first time she had met this young girl.

"Right, right, isn’t Shaye usually clinging to Qin Chu’s back? Sometimes sitting on his shoulder, sometimes even perching on his head?" Antasia chimed in from the side.

"Speaking of which, when did Shaye get a physical body?" Violet added.

"Right, the last time we met, she was purely a spirit. Has she fully recovered now?" Ireta also expressed her confusion.

She was very confident in affirming that the person in front of her was indeed Shaye Nicholas, at the level of the soul.

However, her strength was much greater than when Shaye Nicholas was just a spirit.

Shaye’s expression remained calm, but inside, she was experiencing a maelstrom of emotions.

A bodyless spirit? Pure spirit? What on earth was going on?

How could she possibly be clinging to Qin Chu’s back, sitting on his shoulder, or perching on his head? Although she felt quite familiar with Qin Chu, it certainly hadn’t reached that level yet.

She might be a witch, but she wasn’t that casual a woman, and she had only known Qin Chu for a few days.

However, the clever Shaye had basically figured out the general situation. Her face broke into an exceptionally gentle smile, and her body, with a whiff of fragrance, drifted to Qin Chu’s side, her delicate hand resting on his shoulder.

"Mr. Qin..."

"Could you explain to me exactly what is going on?" Shaye Nicholas’s voice was very gentle.

Mr. Qin?

Such an unfamiliar way of addressing him made the women in the courtyard also feel that something was a bit off.

Qin Chu was completely dumbfounded.

Now, he just wanted to slap himself. Wanting to be chatty earlier, why did you invite Shaye Nicholas to your palace?

How are you going to explain this situation now?

Just at that moment, Qin Chu suddenly felt a slight fluctuation over his body.

The next second, another Shaye floated out from Qin Chu’s body, hovering in mid-air with her hands on her hips, glaring angrily at Shaye Nicholas opposite her.

"What’s there to explain? It’s just like that."

The same voice echoed in mid-air.

Qin Chu looked at the Great Shaye somewhat astonished... Well, this Shaye had been through a few more years, so let’s call her Great Shaye.

He really had not expected that Great Shaye would burst out at this time, even though she had always been so timid before. Unexpectedly, she had finally toughened up this time... uh, no, had actually toughened up... uh, that doesn’t sound right either...

Was she not wanting to lose face in front of another version of herself?

Every time Little Shaye appeared, she could only hide inside Qin Chu’s body, not daring to show up. That must have been very uncomfortable for her prideful personality, right?

Suddenly, the surroundings were as silent as death.

Angelica, Antasia, Violet, Ireta—all these girls, their beautiful eyes darting back and forth between the two Shayes.

their eyes were all wide open.

Their mouths slightly agape.

All shocked by the two Shayes appearing before them.

They even wondered if they were seeing things, or had accidentally fallen under an illusion, rubbing their eyes hard, but regardless of how much they rubbed, the two Shayes remained unchanged.

Ireta was the most shocked of all.

Other people might judge based on appearance, but Ireta perceived directly through the soul.

The souls of the two individuals, without even a slight difference, were like... clones.

This was impossible. For thousands of years, Ireta had purified billions of souls and had never encountered two that were exactly the same. Each person’s soul was unique and one-of-a-kind. The scene before her completely overturned Ireta’s understanding, feeling like her worldview was about to collapse.

Little Shaye was also stunned.

Despite being incredibly powerful and possessing extraordinary Spiritual Cultivation, she still couldn’t react at this moment. It was only after a considerable amount of time had passed that Little Shaye’s body shivered uncontrollably, and she couldn’t help but let out a sharp scream, "So it was you, the one who has been masquerading as me, deceiving Luo Meng... you’re the fake, shameless!"

Though called a fake, she was... incredibly similar, right?

Rather, they were identical. Even she herself could not find any differences. Does such a perfect disguise really exist in this world?

Great Shaye was also irritated, "Pah, you’re the shameless fake, I am Shaye Nicholas. What’s wrong with using my own name and image? What’s it to you?"

"Ha, really shameless, daring to claim you’re Shaye Nicholas? You dare use that name, too?"

"What’s stopping me? From the moment I was born from darkness hundreds of years ago, I’ve been using this name, and it hasn’t changed for centuries. Who are you to demand I change it?"

"What? How do you know I’m hundreds of years old and was born from darkness? No, that’s not important. Who exactly are you? And stop being so intimate with men under my name and appearance. It’s damaging my image."

"You have the nerve to talk about me? Image? What kind of image do you have? Forty years ago, you developed a new type of Magic Potion, and to test its effects, you used it on yourself, knowing you wouldn’t die. Do I need to talk about what you did in the lab? You were moaning and groaning for three days and three nights before coming out, utterly drained. What image do you have left?"

Pfft...

Little Shaye was completely flabbergasted. In the next moment, unable to control herself, she let out a sharp shriek, especially upon seeing the weird and eerie looks around her, her cheeks turned instantly crimson, blushing deeply.

She didn’t even understand what was happening.

Originally, leaving Demon King City, her first goal was to find the impostor swindling under her identity. Not to mention anything else, she had at least planned to beat her up first, then throw her into the laboratory for a proper lesson.

But, when facing this woman who looked exactly like herself, she instinctively forgot about her intention to fight, as if she naturally didn’t want to do so.

However, the words spoken by this woman were just unbearable for Little Shaye. Suddenly, she lunged forward and covered Great Shaye’s mouth, her cheeks so flushed they almost seemed to drip with water, "You, you, you, you, how did you know about that?"

Dear God.

That matter was Little Shaye’s worst memory.

Back then, she hadn’t yet gone to Demon King City and was living alone; apart from herself, no one else should have known, right?

"Let... let go of me!" Great Shaye struggled desperately to free herself from Little Shaye’s grasp, looking at Little Shaye’s blushing face with smug satisfaction.

"I know more than you think. Three years ago, you sneaked into the Imperial City and bought two novels to take back. The author of the novels, it seems, was Miss Louisa. Want me to tell you about the contents of the novels? One is titled ’The Female Knight and the Goblin’s Love’, and the other is ’Unclean Nun’?"

Little Shaye’s eyes suddenly widened. In that instant, she even felt an urge to silence everyone in the courtyard, screaming uncontrollably, "Don’t!"

"Hum, let me tell you, I know everything you know, and I know things you don’t know, too."

"Even if we look exactly the same, I’m still your elder sister."

Great Shaye finally found a sense of superiority.

Watching the two Shayes bickering, Qin Chu felt his ears might fill up.

Fortunately, the two were only arguing and had not started fighting. This was a favorable sign.

The anticipated scene of the two Shayes fighting to the death the moment they met had not occurred, which Qin Chu felt was fortunate indeed.

But, Shaye.

Exposing your own dark history, is that really okay?