Morgan voiced her doubts, but Quentin Hua didn't rush to answer. Instead, he shook his head and sighed, "I can't decide if you two are destined enemies or simply meant to be together!"
Damien Gray raised an eyebrow, signaling him to continue. Quentin Hua smiled and said, "You bear the Destiny of Chaos, yet you fell in love with someone with the Destiny of Salvation. Tell me, is that a blessing or a curse?"
Destiny of Salvation? Morgan Shangguan couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. Was this truly the fate of 'Morgan Shangguan,' or her own destiny? The original Morgan Shangguan was gone. If there really was a Destiny of Salvation, then it belonged to her now.
In that sense, the original Morgan Shangguan was truly unfortunate—her fate was entangled with that of an outsider, leading to her being murdered and hated by her own sister for so many years.
Perhaps this is simply destiny. Whether in this life or the last, she could never escape such a fate. She glanced at Damien Gray, her lips curving into a gentle smile. If it took such a destiny to meet him, then she didn't mind at all.
Sensing her thoughts, Damien Gray tightened his arm around her waist and gently kissed her on the forehead. The tenderness in his eyes made Quentin Hua rub his own arms in mock discomfort.
As for the so-called Destiny of Chaos and Destiny of Salvation, neither Morgan nor Damien paid them much mind. When has this world ever been truly peaceful? Chaos comes as it will—who can control it?
Honestly, it wasn't wrong to say Morgan Shangguan had the Destiny of Salvation and Damien Gray had the power to bring chaos. But if Morgan didn't allow him to, he would never choose to plunge the world into disorder.
Quentin Hua shared everything he knew with Morgan Shangguan and Damien Gray.
That so-called madman was actually the founder of Rakshasa Palace, known as the Blood Wraith. Both Morgan and Damien had heard of this figure in the martial world, but that was a story from long ago—almost fifty years in the past!
The poisoning of Morgan Shangguan happened about ten years ago. After the Blood Wraith ordered the poisoning, he retreated into seclusion to cultivate his sorcery. When he failed, he ignored the matter, which is why Morgan survived and grew up safely. Only a year ago did he emerge, and upon learning Morgan was still alive, he didn't care much—after all, she seemed so powerless.
It wasn't until Damien Gray actually gave up the throne for Morgan that the Blood Wraith realized the severity of the situation. Remembering Morgan's Destiny of Salvation, he sent people once again to try and kill her.
As Quentin Hua recounted the story, Morgan and Damien gradually realized that many incidents they had overlooked were orchestrated by the Blood Wraith.
Back then, the death of the Rakshasa Palace Master by poisoning was considered strange, but in truth, it was suicide. He, too, was under the Blood Wraith's control. His suicide served only one purpose: to ignite chaos in the martial world. It sounded almost ceremonial, further proving the Blood Wraith's madness.
It was Quentin Hua who deliberately leaked information about the Treasure Map. Morgan and Damien knew the mastermind was the Blood Wraith, but only now did they learn that during the gathering of the evil sects, the fox spirit thrown into the lake was also a puppet, sent by the Blood Wraith to get close to Lei Wu. The plan was to stir up conflict by releasing the Treasure Map at the right moment, but unexpectedly, Damien became involved. To avoid early exposure, the Blood Wraith abandoned that puppet.
Morgan had sensed that woman was unusual from the start—she faced Damien Gray without flinching, something even seasoned martial artists couldn't do, let alone a delicate woman.
Lei Wu's protection of her could be chalked up to her beauty, but even he forgot to fear the Ghostmaster. That was suspicious. Morgan had suspected the woman used enchantment techniques, and it turned out to be true. Lei Wu was utterly bewitched, and naturally, he no longer feared the Ghostmaster.
Morgan had always been bothered by not being able to uncover the woman's identity. Now, she realized it was worth paying attention to. Clearly, the Blood Wraith had many capable subordinates, likely due to his methods of control. If even someone like Quentin Hua could be manipulated, it was easy to imagine how many in the martial world and the royal court were under his sway.
Quentin Hua had been ordered to help Crown Prince Adrian, because Adrian's abilities fell far short of Prince Ethan's. Without Quentin Hua's help, Adrian would have been eliminated long ago. The Blood Wraith wanted as much chaos as possible—whether in the court or the martial world—so he certainly didn't want the succession struggle to end quietly.
None of this surprised Morgan Shangguan or Damien Gray.
Quentin Hua glanced at them, then suddenly said to Damien Gray, "Do you really think it was just Ethan Yi's skill that saved your life back then? It was all thanks to that madman's handiwork that you survived!" He was referring to Damien's birth.
The reason the Blood Wraith didn't control Damien Gray directly, as he did with Quentin Hua, was because he feared Damien's involvement would disrupt his destiny to bring chaos to the world.
That's why Quentin Hua said Damien Gray was always luckier than he was. For Quentin, happiness always felt out of reach—but perhaps now, things might finally be different.
Lost in thought, Quentin Hua's lips curled into a genuine smile.
Morgan Shangguan and Damien Gray both wore grave expressions, saying nothing. Things seemed to have taken a turn for the worse—Damien had been under the Blood Wraith's watch since the very day he was born.
Seeing their faces, Quentin Hua paused, then turned to Morgan and said, "That madman still doesn't know your identity as the Cloud Guild Master. The reason he tried to kill you was simply because the Ghostmaster disappointed him, which made him suspicious. He acted just in case, but when he failed, he didn't care much—because, honestly..." Quentin Hua gave a quirky smile and continued, "He just couldn't see what you were capable of!" Morgan had played her part so well that even the old, arrogant madman was fooled. Of course, it helped that the original Morgan Shangguan was always seen as weak, and the Blood Wraith was far too conceited to pay attention to a fragile woman, which led to his carelessness.