Chapter 214
The next morning, Qin Su received an unexpected visitor—Tang Xuan.
He had probably finally finished his work, and he seemed much lighter now.
After a few casual words, Tang Xuan got down to business.
"Here's the thing, I'm here today for two things. The first is that the Special Administration Department wants to ask me, as an intermediary, to inquire whether you're interested in joining the Special Administration Department." He specifically emphasized, "Don't worry, although this department isn't well-known to the public, it's a legitimate and reliable organization."
Qin Su asked with a half-smile, "Are you inviting me, or inviting my dragon?"
Tang Xuan glanced at the dragon, who was nestled in Qin Su's arms and dozing off, and chuckled awkwardly, "Yes, yes, we have both."
Dragons are powerful and precious, and Qin Su's demonstrated strength should not be underestimated. If they could all be brought into the Special Management Department, that would naturally be the best outcome.
But Qin Su firmly refused: "I will not interfere in the affairs of the Special Administration Department."
Tang Xuan asked, "Why?"
Qin Su said, "Because the causes and effects involved are too complicated."
Tang Xuan didn't quite understand: "Cause and effect? What do you mean by that?"
Qin Su thought for a moment and said, "This morning I saw a news report about a person who was about to jump into a river to commit suicide. Logically, he should have died, but two kind-hearted people passing by tried to save him. The suicidal person was pulled out of the water, but one of the kind-hearted people unfortunately drowned. This incident changed the fate of two people, but it seems like it could barely be considered a good deed, right?"
Tang Xuan hadn't seen the news yet and didn't know if it was true or false, so he nodded hesitantly.
Qin Su continued, "But things are always evolving, and the outcome of anything doesn't stay the same. If things had followed their original fate, the kind person who died would have started a business five years later, become an entrepreneur, and given back to his hometown, benefiting tens of thousands of people. On the other hand, the suicidal person who was rescued was a gambling addict with countless debts. Even after being rescued, he wouldn't change his ways, and there's even a possibility that he might commit another crime in the future. Do you still think this is a good thing?"
Tang Xuan was dumbfounded: "Is this...is this true? Is this your guess or their future destiny?"
Qin Su did not answer, but stared at him, waiting for him to answer her question.
After thinking for a moment, Tang Xuan answered honestly, "Of course, this is not a good thing."
Qin Su smiled slightly and said, "But this is not the end. The person who committed suicide has a son. If he had died this time, his son would have no one to take care of him, would have gone down the wrong path, and would have lived a miserable life. But because the person who committed suicide survived, his son struggled to improve himself in the face of hardship and became vigilant throughout his life, so as not to become like his father. He will have a happy family in the future, with a loving wife and a beautiful daughter."
Tang Xuan knew this was definitely not the end, so he asked, "What happened next?"
"Later, his daughter grew up to become a doctor who saved many lives. During one of her trips, she saved an elderly man who suddenly fell ill. The man she saved was the child of the kind person who had died years ago. Of course, decades had passed, and they were unaware of each other's identities or the entanglements between their elders; they were just strangers who met by chance."
"It was just a chance encounter..." Tang Xuan repeated the sentence.
Qin Su: "And there's the river that the person who committed suicide jumped over back then. If he had died, the river was supposed to have new railings installed. But because he didn't die, the railings weren't installed. A year later, someone drowned while drunk, and the railings were finally installed. And this drunk person had his own karma to live on."
Tang Xuan froze, feeling a chill run down his spine and a cold sensation throughout his body.
cause and effect.
So this is what cause and effect are?
Good is not necessarily good, and evil is not necessarily evil. The outcome is not immediate; the web of fate is all-encompassing, boundless, and spans the long river of time.
But how can a mortal, with his short life, possibly see through the hidden arrangements of fate and cause and effect?
Tang Xuan asked blankly, "Is this the kind of world you cultivators see?"
That's terrifying.
"However..." he said, somewhat puzzled, "You've helped Chu Er a lot with this matter, and you also seem to do some small things on a regular basis. Isn't that a problem? Besides, isn't the Special Administration Department specifically in charge of matters related to metaphysics?"
The "small matter" Tang Xuan mentioned was Qin Su's practice of telling fortunes for people through live streaming.
When he first learned about this, his jaw almost dropped. He was filled with questions. Putting aside how metaphysical fortune telling and live streaming were connected, Qin Su's face and temperament were far removed from live fortune telling.
But after watching the live stream replays a few times, he realized that whatever a big shot does, he's still a big shot. Although Qin Su's live stream inevitably had many people calling her "wife" and fawning over her looks, the overall atmosphere was very convincing.
Within this small circle of esoteric practitioners, she enjoys considerable fame, and many celebrities even use her ID to request divination.
Of course, there are also some staunch materialists who stubbornly believe that this is all just a script.
When Qin Su heard him ask this question, she could only give a brief answer: "The people in the Special Administration Department are a little different from me. Chu Er's matter is related to my grandfather. As for those people who were selected through the online live broadcast... those who were selected are related to me."
She couldn't very well tell Tang Xuan that she wasn't from this world. A world with spiritual power, monsters, and metaphysics was more troublesome, as it was easy for one thing to affect the whole world. It was best if the causal threads she touched were related to the original owner of the body or not too far removed from it.
By now, she should have dealt with most of the people in the original world who were connected to the original owner. Once that's all been resolved, she can turn off the live stream.
Tang Xuan sensed something deeper in her words and nodded thoughtfully, not dwelling on the matter any further.
He has gradually come to understand that the world is very complex and diverse, and there are many things and events that he cannot understand. He just needs to seize every moment and live his life well.
Since Qin Su refused, Tang Xuan could only respect her own decision.
He said, "There's one more thing. Han Bonan's ex-wife, Huang Wenli, wants to meet you in person."
Qin Su asked curiously, "Her? Didn't she go back to her hometown? What does she want to see me for?"
Tang Xuan shook his head: "I asked, but she didn't tell me."
"Oh, by the way, she's already here, but she's too shy to just show up at people's homes, so she's staying at a hotel," he added.
Qin Su hesitated for a moment, then agreed: "Then bring her over tomorrow."
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