Over the next two days, Gu Xi used whispers, indirect inquiries, and people he sent to investigate to finally figure out his situation.
It turned out that the Fate-based attack Gu Xi had encountered outside Underworld University was because, after eating the Golden Apple, he had altered the fate of the Griffon Black Throne in his possession.
Although the Griffon Black Throne had always been Gu Xi's equipment, whether it had become Red Equipment back then had come down to a single thought.
But Red Equipment was still Red Equipment. The existence or nonexistence of a piece of Red Equipment had an enormous impact.
Since Gu Xi had obtained the Griffon Black Throne, he had to pay the corresponding price.
That price was that his fate would become somewhat loosened, eventually allowing someone to tamper with it.
Things should have ended there.
But after someone had set him up in terms of fate, Gu Xi had gone and activated the Nether Spirit Flower's self-protection method.
To investigate the person who had taken the Small Jade Piece.
That left behind a thread in fate.
If that had been all, it would not have mattered.
After all, it was only a thread. At most, Gu Xi would retaliate.
But then Gu Xi went to Poison Peach Mountain. More importantly, the Golden Apple had been there, using up its final effect.
And before leaving, Gu Xi had gone to take another look at the Golden Apple.
That caused Gu Xi to become tainted by the aura of fate again. The outcome had been entirely brought upon himself.
This situation was not really a major problem.
The main aura that had attracted fate's backlash was already gone. In other words, what Gu Xi owed fate had already been repaid.
Now, Gu Xi merely carried