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Zhu Wuneng protested, "Sister Shu Yao, that sounds like a sly dig at us."
Xia Shuyao smiled faintly and replied, "Who's taking digs? I'm just telling the truth. I can't beat your sister Wuxin. Surely that's true?"
Zhu Wuneng wisely shut his mouth. He knew perfectly well that although the woman before him was the same age as his sister Zhu Wuxin, and the two usually got along well enough, they were always secretly competing, each trying to outdo the other.
In terms of aptitude and soul power, Xia Shuyao truly could not match his sister Zhu Wuxin. That was one thing-after all, beyond every expert stood someone better.
Unfortunately, her luck was just as troubled, as though fate always loved playing little jokes on her, neither too big nor too small.
A few typical examples said it all.
Back when Chen Yanwu was choosing a Personal Attendant, Xia Shuyao had fallen one step behind Zhu Wuxin. She could only watch helplessly as Zhu Wuxin became Chen Yanwu's right-hand aide, letting that wonderful opportunity slip through her fingers.
When Zhu Yanfeng had said they could not let Xia Yun and the others get ahead of them, he had been referring to Xia Shuyao.
Then there was the battle to wipe out the Heavenly Wolf Sect three years ago. With her strength at the time, Xia Shuyao had qualified to participate, but she had fallen ill, allowing a reward within easy reach to slip through her fingers.
Still, Xia Shuyao was no ordinary talent.
She was the standard-bearer of this generation of the Xia Family, holding considerable weight among its younger members.
Moreover, she had taken ninth-grade spirit medicine and successfully broken through the barrier to innate level eight, placing her among the best