Unfortunately, not only did he fail to win, he lost, and it was the kind of loss that was quite embarrassing.

In such a situation, how could Wei Hongfang possibly admit it, wouldn’t that just make his master think he’s useless for nothing?

"No! There’s absolutely no problem, the process went extremely smoothly, maybe even fate is helping the master!"

"Anyway, as long as there’s no problem, it’s alright!"

Because of Destiny Retribution.

Yan Fuhai has been experiencing misfortune in everything he does lately, so he handed over the matter of the scripture to Wei Hongfang to handle.

It seems.

His thoughts were not incorrect, his destiny was damaged, but his subordinates should not be affected.

It seems that for important matters in the future, it’s better to have his subordinates do them; if he does it himself, unexpected accidents are likely to occur.

"Alright! You may leave now!"

"Yes, master!"

Seeing Yan Fuhai gesture for him to leave.

Wei Hongfang felt slightly reassured, after bowing and saying these words, he turned and left.

After Wei Hongfang left.

He thought about retracing the path to see if he could recall anything he might have missed, that resulted in the scripture being swapped!

But unfortunately.

From the beginning, Wei Hongfang ruled out the correct answer, and couldn’t find a single clue.

At the end.

Wei Hongfang’s face became entirely unpleasant.

"Damn it!"

Why does it feel like ever since the master broke through the barrier, things have been getting increasingly unfavorable?

It wasn’t like this before.

Yan Fuhai thought his experience of Destiny Retribution wouldn’t impact his subordinates.

But the concept of destiny has always been vague and elusive, no one dares to guarantee it’s effects.

Wei Hongfang might not suffer the same Destiny Retribution, but as long as it’s for Yan Fuhai, all sorts of unfortunate events will occur, even if he doesn’t encounter Ye Liuyun.

Wei Hongfang would still have minor accidents.

Perhaps, it’s just misfortune, not directly resulting in the scripture being swapped!

Sadly, Yan Fuhai hasn’t realized this yet.

Similarly, Wei Hongfang won’t attribute these events to Yan Fuhai and is truly starting to doubt himself.

Could it be, is it because I’m getting old?

Due to consuming the Life-Extending Pill.

Wei Hongfang might still look youthful, but his actual age is not young anymore.

Could it be that he’s really losing the ability to perform?

No, no, no!

Absolutely impossible.

Just the thought that he might be rejected by Yan Fuhai due to inadequate performance, ultimately discarded.

Merely imagining such a conclusion filled Wei Hongfang’s face with fear.

If that were truly the case, he’d rather be dead, for one who has enjoyed power, losing it all in an instant would be worse than death.

...

Night!

In the quiet sleeping quarters.

Yan Fuhai was holding the scripture, reading it attentively.

Once! Twice! Thrice!

Finally, Yan Fuhai had even memorized the entire scripture, yet there seemed to be no change within him.

"Why is this happening!"

It’s not supposed to be like this! It shouldn’t be like this!

The information he gathered should not be wrong, the Supreme Buddha Scripture indeed holds the power to clear one’s mind, yet despite reading it so many times, there’s been no effect.

Could it truly be because of his lack of sincerity?

Rubbish!

Yan Fuhai didn’t believe in such things, and besides, as he read the scripture, it felt like many phrases were wrong, as though they were combined from two different scriptures!

"Is the scripture fake?"

As someone naturally suspicious, Yan Fuhai immediately thought.

This scripture might very well be fake, otherwise, why would this happen?

But soon.

Yan Fuhai shook his head in denial.

"No, that’s impossible! The people from the Brahma Sect wouldn’t deceive me!"

Yan Fuhai had long understood the nature of the Brahma Sect.

On the surface virtuous and moral, yet each one values interests greatly, though most Brahma Sect disciples prioritize sect interests over personal ones.

This is something many sects cannot compare to.

He had already allowed the Brahma Sect to establish temples within the Great Qian, even let them choose temple locations freely, they have no reason to deceive him.

If that’s the case.

Then it seems only Wei Hongfang might have deceived him.

But!

"No, that shouldn’t be possible!"

Yan Fuhai knows clearly, Wei Hongfang is smart, he knows well that only by aligning with him can he live well.

Once he is gone.

The so-called position of Nine Thousand Years would merely be an empty shell.

Wei Hongfang simply would not dare to deceive him.

"Could it truly be because of my own problem?"

In an instant.

Yan Fuhai suddenly started to doubt himself.

Could it be, because of Destiny Retribution, even with the Supreme Buddha Scripture right in front of him, he cannot read it properly?

Realizing this, Yan Fuhai’s face turned much darker.

If that is the case, the harm from Destiny Retribution is worse than Yan Fuhai imagined.

"No, I must resolve this matter as soon as possible!"

Otherwise.

Yan Fuhai is genuinely worried, fearing one day he might suddenly drop dead, and it would be without any apparent reason.