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Chapter 1043 - 1039: Guessed the Beginning, But Not the Ending!

Chapter 1043: Chapter 1039: Guessed the Beginning, But Not the Ending!

On the return journey, her mood was heavy, filled with worry over Su Ke’s examinations.

Once inside the palace gates, she boarded the Phoenix Chariot, passing by Cloud Wave View, she unexpectedly thought of Taoist Priest Liao Chen who was still staying there. She ordered the already sleeping Little Yanyan and Little Sugar Bean to be taken back to the side palace hall, then she directed the Eunuch to turn the Phoenix Chariot toward Cloud Wave View.

Inside Cloud Wave View, Venerable Priest Liao Chen seemed to have already known she would come, as he had the doors wide open, smiling as he brewed some refreshment.

When Su Pan’er crossed the threshold, he extended a hand and made a welcoming gesture, "It is rare for the Empress to visit; the Fragrant Tea is already prepared, please taste the fruit of my humble efforts. Please!"

"Venerable Priest, you’re too modest. I could smell the lingering aroma of tea from afar, which brought me here," she replied.

As she spoke, Su Pan’er walked opposite Venerable Priest Liao Chen and took a seat on the Pu Tuan, reaching out to pick up the tea cup and taking a light sip.

The taste of the tea spread in her mouth, leaving a lingering fragrance rising through her nose.

Su Pan’er slowly closed her eyes, savoring the warmth and relaxation that the tea brought her.

"What do you think? The flavor of my tea is quite special, isn’t it?" asked Venerable Priest Liao Chen with a smile, his skull-like face becoming even more sinister and chilling.

"It is indeed special."

Su Pan’er opened her eyes and slowly set down the tea cup, looking up at Venerable Priest Liao Chen without saying another word.

When Venerable Priest Liao Chen was not smiling, his dead fish eyes would involuntarily roll upwards, making them increasingly frightening to behold.

"It seems that the Empress is intrigued by my leather pouch?"

After a while, Venerable Priest Liao Chen finally spoke.

"I wouldn’t say intrigued. I’m merely curious, Venerable Priest, how did you manage to grow up unharmed in such a state?"

To have survived to such an old age looking like that, it indeed wasn’t easy.

"I have to thank my parents for that. Even though they didn’t strangle me the moment I was born, on my birth day, they forcefully handed me over to a passing mentor who asked for water. Since then, I have entered the path of cultivation, all the way until today," recounted Venerable Priest Liao Chen indifferently, as if he were talking about someone else’s story. He then picked up the teapot and refilled Su Pan’er’s cup.

"Ha! You think I would believe that?"

Su Pan’er’s lips curled into a mocking smile, then she scoffed twice, "If you plan to continue to deceive me with such tales, consider that I never visited today and you never saw me."

With that, she stood up, as if intending to leave.

"Your Majesty, please wait!"

Venerable Priest Liao Chen hurriedly stopped her, beckoning urgently, "Please do not be hasty, Your Majesty. Take a seat and hear me out."

"I do not have time to listen to your nonsense here," said Su Pan’er, yet she still took her seat once more.

Venerable Priest Liao Chen, grinning with his yellow plated teeth, began to speak smoothly.

"Actually, when I was young, I was quite handsome. Though not a beautiful man, I was definitely not considered ugly."

"However, later on, my family members passed away one after another in accidents. It began with my mother dying during childbirth when I was born, followed by my grandmother, then my grandfather, after that my uncles and my father, and then my elder brother... Within a short span of three months, seven members of my family died, and we couldn’t even manage the funerals quickly enough. A line of coffins under the eaves, only the young ones were left waiting for death."

"It just so happened that my mentor was passing by there, stopped to ask for some water to drink, and upon learning the details, he had someone bring me to him for a look, saying I was born with the fate of a Lone Star of Tiansha. A person with such a fate was destined to bring harm to their father, mother, spouse, and relatives, yet their own life was exceedingly resilient, hardly ever falling ill, much less dying."

"My mentor took me back to the Taoist temple and made every effort to change my fate, trying to defy the Divine Will."

As he spoke, Liao Chen suddenly stopped.

"So, did your master succeed?"

Su Pan’er asked casually.

"How could the Empress think that my mentor succeeded?" Liao Chen countered.

"That’s easy."

Su Pan’er smiled confidently, "You refer to him repeatedly as ’mentor,’ which shows your respect for your master, indicating that he must have granted you great favor. You also said that when you were young, you were quite handsome, but now you resemble a walking corpse, which suggests that the change was postnatal. Combining these two points, it isn’t difficult to figure out that your master did indeed successfully change your fate, right?"

She questioned him in return.

Liao Chen did not say she was right, nor did he say she was wrong.

Instead, he fell silent.

"What, did I not get it right?" Su Pan’er raised an eyebrow.

Liao Chen did not reply for a while. It was only after a long time that he shook his head, "Partly right, partly wrong. The Empress has only guessed the beginning but not the ending. Indeed, my mentor managed to successfully change my fate, but in doing so, he also altered the life trajectories of others. Like my mentor himself, and also... you..."

Liao Chen glanced at Su Pan’er, poured away the old tea from his cup, and started to brew fresh tea.

Su Pan’er’s eyes narrowed!

She suddenly remembered the conversation between Priest Liao Chen and Bald Donkey Liao Jue when they were entangled in conflict.

"Me? What does your mentor changing your fate have to do with me?"

Su Pan’er’s hand subconsciously clenched into a fist, then she quickly lowered her sleeves to hide the excitement in her heart. She had a feeling that a secret buried deep in her heart for a long time was finally about to surface!

"Defying fate is possible because, in this world, some people’s life courses are predetermined from birth."

"Heaven dictates when a person will die, and then when that person will be born!"

"People with the fate of a Lone Star of Tiansha are doomed to loneliness their entire lives, not so much bringing calamity to those around them, but being destined to solitude even before they were born. Such individuals are best suited for cultivation, as they can clear their hearts of desires and progress rapidly."

"My fate was even more extreme, destined not to live past eighteen. My mentor imparted all his knowledge to me, but unwilling to accept my short life, he took it upon himself to defy fate and extend my lifespan. Ultimately, he disrupted the River of Destiny, causing his own premature death and giving others the opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

Su Pan’er suddenly thought of someone.

"Is the Priest referring to that Bald Donkey Liao Jue?"

"Indeed!"

Liao Chen somberly nodded, discarded the first boil of tea, and began to brew the second round of tea: "My mentor’s premature death was also linked to Bald Donkey Liao Jue’s attempt to seize fortune."

"And... what about me?"

Su Pan’er suddenly leaned in, staring into Liao Chen’s eyes.

Liao Chen’s dead fish eyes rolled up as he evaded, "You? You should know the best! Defying fate against all odds changed not only my destiny, rendering me into this neither human nor ghostlike state but also led to my mentor’s early death. It also muddled the waters of the River of Destiny, and some fish that slip through the net took the opportunity to come forth from a spacetime where they should not have existed, borrowing the corpse to resurrect, reborn into this world!"