Strange Cards

Chapter 146 The Son of the Shi Family

Da Niu and Qi Wu, who was using the belt, rushed out of the forest and together they knocked Xiong Gui into the cliff.

Guan Yun piloted the Remnant Fire mech, providing continuous fire support from the sky, while Liu An came to Shi Yu's side and said.

"We're preparing to retreat. Even if this ghost is related, we'll discuss how to deal with it later."

Looking at the fierce battle, Shiyu's reason prevailed over her anger.

Luo Yushang quickly joined the battle, and the nearby trees seemed to come alive, obeying Luo Yushang's commands and attacking the early-stage Purgatory Bear Demon with everyone.

Yu Yan stood on Li Shun's shoulder, using her bow and arrows to harass Xiong Gui with lightning arrows.

Just then, Xiong Gui suddenly unleashed his power, knocking everyone back. Qi Wu turned his head and said.

"Yu Yan, use smoke grenades, let's prepare to retreat!"

Yu Yan nodded, took out six or seven smoke grenades from her small handbag, and threw them down.

After the smoke cleared, the hunters had vanished without a trace, leaving Xiong Gui to roar in fury.

Suddenly, Xiong Gui remembered something and walked towards a cave not far away.

Just as Xiong Gui was about to enter the cave, he suddenly knelt on the ground and howled, his bear face gradually turning into a bloodstained human face.

"I won't let you, you beast..."

"Those who hurt the young master!!!"

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The atmosphere inside the Hunters' Meeting Room was eerily oppressive.

Shi Yu remained silent with a somber expression, and the others didn't know what to say either.

After treating everyone's wounds, Liu An sat down next to Shi Yu with Liu Yu in his arms and gently patted Shi Yu's shoulder.

Bai Yu sat on the other side, propping her little face up and looking at Shi Yu with longing eyes.

Shiyu smiled at the children, but the white knuckles from the effort revealed her inner thoughts.

In the end, Qi Wu spoke first.

"Xiaoyu, the boss didn't mean to force you to say things that you find unpleasant."

"But that ghost could very well threaten the peace of Nanhai City, so the boss still hopes you can tell us something, maybe you can provide some information."

"If you really don't want to talk about it, then forget it. We'll figure out another way to get rid of this ghost."

Shi Yu remained silent for a long time before speaking in a hoarse voice.

"I know that bear-ghost, and I also know another human-like bear-ghost among them."

"Twelve years ago, Shi Tianming, the head of the Shi family in Kyoto, agreed to a request from the orphan of his comrade-in-arms, who was also his adopted son, on his birthday. He brought his wife and child to the forest west of Nanhai City for a trip."

"They took the surname Xiao from their butler and bodyguard, which is also the other half of this bear demon."

"Everything was fine until a problem arose."

"That adopted son somehow provoked the bear, and the whole group almost lost their lives in its jaws."

"Shi Tianming decisively ordered his bodyguards to cover his retreat, abandoning his own child and fleeing with his wife and adopted son."

"That steward surnamed Xiao risked his life to give that child a chance to escape. He was a man who dedicated his entire life to the Shi family, even until his death."

"At first, the child got lost in the forest and couldn't escape no matter what he did."

"The thorns in the forest left the child covered in wounds, and the stones everywhere caused him to fall and get bruised all over."

"However, the child eventually escaped the forest by leaving marks as he went, and eventually reached the outskirts of Nanhai City, where he was rescued by the director of the Morning Star Welfare Institute."

"That child was me, Shigure from twelve years ago."

"Although it sounds like the most absurd plot in a novel, this is really my story."

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, but Luo Yushang spoke up.

"That's not right. My hometown is in Kyoto, and I'm currently at the Eastern Base. I know what's going on in Kyoto."

"Isn't the younger generation of the Toki family in Kyoto only three women and one man? Even though your surname is Toki, you can't possibly be a member of the Toki family, can you?"

"After all, everyone in the capital knows that Shi Mingyuan, the current young master of the Shi family, is the only male heir and the next head of the family."

"As the most prominent family in the capital, the Shi family wouldn't have a legitimate son and then adopt an adopted son, would that be too strange?"

Shiyu said nothing, but simply threw out a broken but then glued-back jade pendant.

"This jade pendant was given to me by the old man, and it is also a jade pendant passed down through generations of the Shi family."

"That despicable couple didn't even give me a name. My name was chosen by Uncle Xiao and the old man."

"That bastard Shi Tianming originally intended to give this jade pendant to his adopted son, but the old man stopped him from doing so."

"Although I hate to admit it, I am indeed a member of the Shi family. I hate them, but my identity is not something I can change."

No one spoke until Yu Yan, who was sitting at a distance, finally spoke up.

"Shigure..."

"It's been twelve years, don't you have any plans to go back to the Shi family?"

"What would I do if I went back?"

Shi Yu let out a long breath.

"The only people who truly treated me like family were Uncle Xiao, who has already passed away, and the old man and his wife. It would be no use for me to go back now."

"Their whole family loves that adopted son to the bone. They've been plotting to kill me for twelve years, so why should I go back and join in?"

"Wait until I'm strong enough."

"I will go and kill them."

"They probably never imagined that someone who should have died twelve years ago would actually survive and even go back to seek revenge."

Liu An gently patted Shi Yu's shoulder and said.

"Do what you want to do, and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"You have your older sister and everyone at the Southern Base behind you."

"Everyone will support you."

The meeting ended in a relatively good atmosphere, and everyone agreed on a plan to kill the bear demon.

Luo Yushang, who originally planned to sneak away with her yo-yo, was conscripted by Qi Wu. In the end, Qi Wu forced her to stay by offering three candied hawthorns as payment.

Shi Yu felt a lump in her throat, so instead of training in the afternoon, she went to the back mountain of the Hunter Base and sat on the edge of the mountain, gazing into the distance.

"Uncle Xiao, it's been twelve years. I never thought I'd see you again."

"I will free you from your suffering as soon as possible."

Shi Yu looked at the waterfall and her heart suddenly calmed down, but the hatred in her heart just wouldn't go away.

Shi Yu truly couldn't understand why his own flesh and blood couldn't compare to an adopted child. This question had lingered in Shi Yu's mind since he was a child.

However, Shigure no longer thinks about this question, because when they meet again, they will be enemies, enemies to the death.