Shen Yu's eyes, though they appeared somewhat dull, were in fact incredibly bright.
He stepped to the desk, his gaze landing beneath the "Poetry, Politics, and Military" volume. Instead of immediately taking out the pages hidden below, he glanced at them, then fixed his eyes on Chu Ming with significant meaning.
"You've got quite a few secrets," Shen Yu said, turning to sit down on a nearby chair. With a soft laugh, he continued, "Chu Ming, third son of the Chu Family, East City merchants. Your mother died of illness just over a year ago, and after that the family sent you down to Liuu Town."
"During your year in Liuu Town, you outwardly feigned obsession with travelogues and brothel tales, keeping up the pretense of idleness, when in fact you made determined progress in secret, using a serious illness as a cover for your transformation."
