Chapter 257

It was only because Su Xuan knew that Zhao Ci would not let Qin Jie off the hook that he had not been in a hurry to launch a counterattack.

He did not rely entirely on the history of his past life for this conjecture, but rather on intelligence obtained by the secret guards planted around Zhao Ci.

Ever since Zhao Ci, that fellow, had been transferred to the position of Commandant of Jiangxia after pacifying the Huang Jin of Nanyang, he had already been making preparations.

Indeed, he was a ruthless man.

"My Lord! Urgent report from Luoyang!"

At this moment, Jia San hurried in and handed over a secret letter.

"Oh?"

Su Xuan was slightly taken aback: "Another urgent report? Why wasn't it sent with the previous one? It seems something truly urgent has happened in Luoyang again!"

As he spoke, Su Xuan took the secret letter, opened it, and scanned it rapidly before raising an eyebrow: "Oh ho! Something major has indeed happened!"

"Yuan Feng is dead!"

"What?"

Xun You was shocked upon hearing this: "When did this happen? How did he die?"

"Tsk tsk!"

Guo Jia also clicked his tongue after hearing it and said: "This can indeed be considered a major event;"

"Over these years, the Yuan clan has been constantly stirring up trouble;"

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that their ambitions are vast;"

"I didn't expect that at such a juncture, Yuan Feng would actually die;"

"However, the impact shouldn't be significant, as the Yuan clan still has Yuan Wei!"

Guo Jia clearly saw things very thoroughly.

"Indeed!"

Su Xuan nodded and handed the letter in his hand to Xun You and Guo Jia, saying: "However, compared to Yuan Feng's deep scheming, Yuan Wei's ability is clearly a bit inferior to his elder brother's, and he is even more radical."

Xun You and Guo Jia took the secret letter and read it quickly, then both were stunned.

"Choked to death by phlegm? This is truly..."

Both of them had a rather dumbfounded feeling.

"This is actually just a superficial appearance!"

Seeing this, Su Xuan shook his head with a smile and said: "The root cause is actually just the result of a backlash of destiny."

"Backlash of destiny?"

Xun You and Guo Jia were both slightly taken aback upon hearing this: "How so?"

This was the first time they had heard of such a thing.

Regarding the theory of destiny, they had vaguely heard some rumors about it in the past, but not many.

Su Xuan immediately spoke: "Destiny actually exists all along; many physiognomists with real skills within the Great Han territory basically master the Art of Qi Observation;"

"They can roughly see through the changes in the destiny of a person, a family, a faction, or even a nation;"

"The Yuan clan previously used the Taiping Dao as a blade against the Great Han, and step by step, they wanted to seize more power from the Great Han, dig up the roots of the Great Han, and eventually replace it;"

"The Son of Heaven might not have been able to detect such things, but the Great Han's Golden Dragon of Destiny is different!"

"The Yuan clan's actions are equivalent to sucking its blood and eating its flesh; it can feel it all!"

"It's just that by this day and age, the Great Han has already decayed, and the Golden Dragon of Destiny has also been greatly affected, becoming very weak;"

"During the Huang Jin Rebellion, the Yuan clan borrowed Zhang Jiao's hand, attempting to sever the Great Han's destiny and kill the Great Han's Golden Dragon of Destiny;"

"But fearing that Zhang Jiao would actually succeed and become uncontrollable, they deliberately had Tang Zhou trigger the Huang Jin Rebellion in advance;"

"Causing Zhang Jiao to raise his troops in haste and strike at the Great Han's Golden Dragon of Destiny in haste;"

"In the end, he was met with backlash and curses, which is why Zhang Jiao died early afterwards;"

"I could actually be said to have picked up a bargain back then; strictly speaking, Zhang Jiao wasn't killed by me, but died from the backlash."

Speaking of this, Su Xuan paused to let Xun You and Guo Jia digest this content, then continued: "Originally, Zhang Jiao had already severely wounded the Great Han's Golden Dragon, and the Great Han's Golden Dragon should have been either dead or crippled;"

"But the Great Han had means left behind by past Emperors in the Imperial Jade Seal, which healed the dying Great Han Golden Dragon of Destiny when it was on the verge of death;"

"Although, afterwards, the Great Han Golden Dragon of Destiny's strength plummeted, and more than half of the Great Han's destiny dissipated;"

"But the Golden Dragon of Destiny was ultimately preserved;"

"And the calculations of the Yuan clan, as the mastermind behind the scenes, fell through, naturally making them hated by the Great Han's Golden Dragon of Destiny, which brought down curses and backlash;"

"It's just that because the Yuan clan's destiny was strong and at its zenith, this backlash was not apparent at first;"

"It was only slowly infiltrating and eroding the Yuan clan's destiny;"

"The Yuan clan seems not to have noticed this, which is somewhat strange;"

"Logically speaking, they have schemed so much, there should be someone among their subordinates who understands the Dao of Destiny."

This was the point Su Xuan did not understand.

It felt as if the Yuan clan did not know they had suffered a backlash.

Or perhaps they knew, but were helpless, or were trying to find ways to eliminate this backlash.

Only, they hadn't fully succeeded yet.

And Yuan Feng, as the initiator, could no longer hold on?

Coupled with his advanced age, his own destiny began to decline;

Therefore, he died?

Regarding the matter of the Great Han's Golden Dragon of Destiny being saved, it was something Zhang Jiao had mentioned to Su Xuan in his letter back then.

That was how Su Xuan understood the whole story.

At the same time, Zhang Jiao advised Su Xuan that he must be very careful with the Imperial Jade Seal.

Without absolute certainty in suppressing the destiny contained within it, he must never take this object; otherwise, under the backlash of destiny, he would definitely suffer.

Heaven knows what kind of methods which Han Emperor left behind in it, or how much destiny has accumulated within?

"It feels like listening to a myth! I've gained a whole new understanding of this world!"

After hearing this, Guo Jia could not help but exclaim.

This world has become somewhat unrecognizable.

To think there are so many hidden intricacies!

"Indeed!"

Xun You also nodded: "Actually, I suspect that my Xun Clan must have someone who understands the Dao of destiny, and this person is likely my grand-uncle, Xun Shuang."

Speaking of this, Xun You could not help but look at Su Xuan and say softly: "Therefore, I am now very suspicious that when my grand-uncle met you, my Lord, he reached an agreement with you, and wanting you to marry his grand-niece Miss Xun Cai Cai had everything to do with your destiny."

"After all, judging from the trajectory of your rise, my Lord, setting aside talent, your destiny also seems to be very strong."

Many things cannot withstand deep scrutiny.

"Is that so?"

Su Xuan listened, stroked his chin, and said: "If my father-in-law truly understands the Dao of destiny and the art of Qi-gazing, then it is indeed very possible."

However, this can also be considered a good thing.

He married a good wife in Miss Xun Cai Cai, became in-laws with the Xun Clan, and gained the support of the Xun Clan, did he not?

This can be considered a win-win.

"So, does my Lord believe that Yuan Feng died so rashly because he could not suppress the backlash of destiny?"

"If things continue this way, I fear the final outcome for the Yuan Clan will not be very good, right?"

At this moment, Guo Jia asked after careful consideration.

These mystical and supernatural things are truly a headache.

He did remember that the Merit Pavilion seems to have the art of Qi-gazing available for exchange.

Previously, he had paid no attention to it, thinking it was just something to fool people, but now it seems necessary for him to exchange for this Qi-gazing art as soon as possible.

It is better to have a deeper understanding.

"Inevitably!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "Of course, Yuan Feng's own advanced age and frailty were also one of the reasons;"

"Furthermore, it is not as if the Yuan Clan has no way to turn the tables;"

"As long as they overthrow the Great Han and succeed in usurping the throne, they can not only dissipate the backlash and curse of the Great Han's destiny but even swallow the Great Han's destiny in one fell swoop, causing their own destiny to skyrocket and truly change the dynasty;"

"Judging from the Yuan Clan's current behavioral trajectory, I feel they are likely really doing just that;"

"Whether they succeed or not in the future depends on them!"

"Whether they will be the first to fail to withstand the backlash and meet an unfortunate end, or turn the tables against the wind and achieve a great cause, we can only wait and see."