latelenovela Chapter 553 World Invasion: Cannon Fodder in Infinite Terror VS The Ghost King Killed by the Origina
Chapter 553 World Invasion: Cannon Fodder in Infinite Terror VS The Ghost King Killed by the Origina
But what Su Jinyue didn't understand was why the person behind it was doing this.
Su Jinyue had seen before how the fortune of an entire family could be concentrated on one person, but such an operation was usually a self-rescue measure taken by the family in a time of crisis.
But judging from the situation of Xiao's father and Xiao Huai'an, the Xiao family has not yet reached the point of desperation, so there is no need for such a move.
Is there some hidden story behind this?
Just as Su Jinyue was pondering, Xiao Jing'an suddenly emerged from the Soul-Nourishing Jade. He circled around Xiao Huai'an, his expression somewhat solemn.
With so many people in the room, Su Jinyue couldn't speak directly, so she used her divine sense to ask Xiao Jing'an.
"Have you noticed anything wrong?"
Xiao Jing'an's expression was inscrutable: "This person should be a descendant of my Xiao family, but his luck..."
Xiao Jing'an shook his head halfway through his sentence and didn't continue, then changed the subject.
“His health isn’t quite right, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Perhaps we could go and check on the Xiao family’s ancestral graves.”
The Xiao family ancestral graves were not far away, only a few dozen miles from the capital. After hearing what Su Jinyue said, Xiao's father immediately drove there with Su Jinyue, Wu Shuyao, and Meng Beiye.
The Xiao family cemetery covers a large area, after all, it is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years. Although it has experienced the baptism of war and revolution, it has been preserved in the end.
The cemetery's buildings were damaged during the special period, but after the policy was relaxed and the Xiao family made a comeback, they renovated the cemetery as soon as possible.
Upon arriving at the cemetery, Su Jinyue quickly noticed something unusual: the fortune of the Xiao family descendants was converging on a certain spot in the cemetery from all directions.
Su Jinyue walked through the cemetery, heading in the direction of the wisps of fortune flowing, and finally stopped in front of a tombstone.
Whose grave is this?
Mr. Xiao glanced at the tombstone: "This is the ancestor of the main branch of my Xiao family. According to seniority, he is my great-great-great-grandfather."
The name on the tombstone was not Xiao Jing'an, but Su Jinyue still felt Xiao Jing'an's presence here.
"No! The remains in the tomb don't belong to the original owner!"
Su Jinyue turned her head and asked Xiao's father seriously, "Are you sure the remains inside are those of your great-great-great-grandfather?"
Mr. Xiao was stunned for a moment, then understood what Su Jinyue meant and shook his head: "During the special period... these ancestral tombs were all damaged. Although they were repaired later, it is inevitable that they will be confused."
Su Jinyue looked at Xiao's father and said seriously, "You misunderstood me. The remains in the tomb are not just mixed up; they have been tampered with!"
Su Jinyue turned to look at the tombstone: "I'm afraid only by digging it up can we find out what's going on inside."
Dig it open?!
Mr. Xiao looked at Su Jinyue in surprise, but seeing her calm eyes, he quickly calmed down.
Yes, if the cemetery hadn't been tampered with, how could Xiao Huai'an have fallen ill for no reason, and so seriously at that!
It's just digging up a grave, so let's dig!
What is more important than the living? The dead?
Having made the decision, Xiao's father called his assistant and arranged for people to go down and dig up the grave that Su Jinyue had specified.
Once the coffin was exposed, Su Jinyue jumped down and, using her strength, opened the coffin lid.
Su Jinyue peeked inside and saw that there was very little in the coffin. She immediately noticed the skeleton in the center of the coffin. The skeleton was incomplete; only the bones from the chest and hips were present.
Su Jinyue's eyes turned cold; she was now certain that this was Xiao Jing'an's bone!
The person behind this is truly resourceful, managing to secretly switch the ancestral tombs of the Xiao family and tamper with them without being discovered by the Xiao family!
Su Jinyue looked up and glanced casually to the side, in the direction where Xiao Jing'an was.
From the moment Su Jinyue opened the coffin, Xiao Jing'an seemed a bit off; his soul was unstable, and the yin energy around him was constantly churning.
Su Jinyue carefully observed Xiao Jing'an's condition and found that although his soul was somewhat unstable, it was still relatively stable overall.
He seemed to receive some message from the skeleton, his expression constantly changing.
Su Jinyue waited for a while and found that Xiao Jing'an was still receiving information. Estimating that it would be some time before he woke up, she turned around and began to examine the inside of the coffin.
Su Jinyue's prediction was correct; there was indeed an array set up inside the coffin, the Seven Star Gathering Spirit Array, but there was no other skeleton beneath the coffin.
It's estimated that the person behind this wouldn't dare to make any big moves, since this is, after all, the Xiao family's cemetery. If they were to place another coffin under the first one, it would be bad if the Xiao family found out.
The Seven Stars Gathering Spirit Array uses Xiao Jing'an's remains as its core, drawing the fortune of the surviving members of the Xiao family to Xiao Jing'an's remains.
Xiao Jing'an's remains were processed; after dismemberment, the flesh was removed, leaving only the bones.
Su Jinyue guessed that the dismemberment and the practice of only keeping the bones were to prevent Xiao Jing'an from having any chance of coming back to life!
After all, the Seven Star Gathering Spirit Array was set up on Xiao Jing'an's body. If Xiao Jing'an's body had accumulated too much Yin energy and dragon energy, as long as there was a little bit of residual soul power, Xiao Jing'an might regain consciousness and become a zombie.
The person behind the scenes, perhaps thinking that the power gathered after dismembering the body would be easier to absorb, may have been trying to avoid creating a powerful opponent for themselves.
The person behind the scenes was incredibly meticulous in their thoughts and actions, and also very patient.
However, even with such a meticulous approach, an unexpected incident still occurred!
Su Jinyue understood that the person behind the scenes aimed to seize all the fortune of the Xiao clan and then claim it, along with Xiao Jing'an's own dragon energy, for their own use.
However, the person behind the scenes did not expect the unexpected appearance of Xiao Huai'an!
The fortune of the Xiao clan that he had painstakingly gathered only lingered briefly on Xiao Jing'an's remains before flowing to Xiao Huai'an.
This is also why Xiao Huai'an's body collapsed so rapidly.
However, Su Jinyue didn't understand what was so special about Xiao Huai'an that allowed him to ignore the formation and absorb so much luck.
"Because Xiao Huai'an is the next destined person."
Su Jinyue turned her head and saw that Xiao Jing'an was now awake and his soul had been completely stabilized.
After Xiao Jing'an's explanation, Su Jinyue finally understood why this was the case.
A thousand years ago, Xiao Jing'an was an emperor, possessing the aura of a dragon. He should have been a revivalist emperor, unifying the Central Plains dynasty and becoming a great emperor for all time.
However, the arrival of people from another world disrupted the situation and stole the destiny that should have belonged to the Xiao Dynasty, leading to Xiao Jing'an becoming the emperor of a fallen kingdom.
Perhaps due to the unique nature of Xiao Jing'an's soul, the dragon aura on his body did not dissipate or flow to the next emperor.
Then, a thousand years later, the invasion of the world of ghosts and monsters forced the natural order of this world to change, which is why Xiao Huai'an appeared.