Wei Jingqi wanted to say something more, but Wan Qiong spoke first: "Alright, alright, Jiaojiao already said so, and Ruyi didn't say anything wrong, so don't talk about Ruyi anymore."

He looked at Rong Jiaojiao and said, "Jiaojiao, don't mind her. Ruyi is just too blunt sometimes."

Despite the biased, even somewhat obsequious, remarks, Rong Jiaojiao remained unperturbed.

I remember someone saying that parents subconsciously compare the opposite sex around their children.

She understood that Wan Qiong was trying to please Xiang Ruyi for her son's sake. She felt that Rong Jiaojiao's family was worldly, while Xiang Ruyi was a fellow disciple and came from a sacred mountain. Being good to Xiang Ruyi would be a great help to her son.

Rong Jiaojiao smiled and shook her head: "Auntie, you're too kind. As you said, she's straightforward. Fellow Daoist Xiang is obviously straightforward, he says what he thinks, which is great."

Wei Jingqi looked at Xiang Ruyi, his tone tinged with reproach: "Junior sister, think twice before you speak in the future, or you'll embarrass people."

Rong Jiaojiao almost burst out laughing, but she managed to hold it in.

Xiang Ruyi raised her head: "Senior brother is right, I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Rong."

Rong Jiaojiao shook her head: "There's no need to apologize to Fellow Daoist. You were just telling the truth."

Wei Jingqi still wanted to know what missions Rong Jiaojiao had participated in, so Rong Jiaojiao had no choice but to make up a few small missions.

The things he recounted were far less dangerous than even one percent of what he had actually experienced, but they still filled Wei Jingqi with longing.

Xiang Ruyi was displeased. She thought about how Wei Jingqi was going home to stay with his parents for a while, which meant he would be seeing Rong Jiaojiao frequently.

This made her very unhappy. Her eyes darted to Rong Jiaojiao's parents, and she thought: [If her parents weren't in the same military region as Wei Jingqi's parents, wouldn't Wei Jingqi never see Rong Jiaojiao?]

He secretly pondered a solution.

Rong Jiaojiao had no idea that a meal almost caused her parents to suffer.

After finishing our meal, we drank tea at the Wei family's house for a while before leaving.

Back home, Fu Ya finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I won't go to Commander Wei's banquets anymore. It's just so hard."

It's understandable that women compare their husbands and children when they get together; whoever's child is successful will feel proud.

But she felt aggrieved when talking to Wan Qiong. Her own daughter was clearly much more capable than that boy Wei Jingqi, but she couldn't say it out loud. She could only listen to Wan Qiong keep praising how amazing her son was, how powerful his master and sect were, and how wonderful the things he brought back were, and so on...

Rong Jiaojiao also heard Wan Qiong's deliberate boasting, and she said, "If you don't want to go, you don't have to. It's not like you absolutely have to go. Let's live our lives in a low-key way."

Qing Xuanzi nodded: "Although Jiaojiao is more capable than her son, that little girl is very jealous, so there's no need to invite trouble."

Fu Ya nodded. She wasn't angry, but she felt a little resentful of Wan Qiong's arrogant attitude.

Rong Lianhu patted Fu Ya on the shoulder, then turned to Qing Xuanzi and asked, "Brother Qing Xuan, when are you planning to go traveling?"

"Let's do it tomorrow. Jiaojiao needs to gain some experience."

Although Rong Lianhu and his wife were reluctant to part with their daughter, they were much more at ease this time since she wasn't going on a mission, and they didn't try to stop her.

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Rong Lianhu went to open it and was surprised to see Wang Pan'er. A year ago, Wang Pan'er had found him a job in the city and married him to a nice man. Although he knew Wang Pan'er, they had no connection. He was puzzled to see her.

Wang Pan'er came after a great deal of determination. Firstly, she was grateful for Fu Ya's life-saving grace, and secondly, she wanted to ease her guilt.

Seeing Wang Pan'er's anxiety, Fu Ya asked, puzzled, "Pan'er, is there something you need so late?"

Since Wang Pan'er had come, she was determined to speak her mind. So she said, "Uncle and Aunt, I've come to tell you something about your family. Whether you believe it or not is up to you, but please listen patiently."

Fu Ya asked her to sit down, and Rong Jiaojiao served her a cup of spiritual tea. Fu Ya then said, "Go ahead."

After considering for a moment, Wang Pan'er said, "Let's start from when I had sepsis as a child..."

She recounted a dream she had as a child, including how she and her mother plotted against the Rong family in the dream.

Including scheming to become Rong's daughter-in-law, she concluded by saying, "I can't remember many things in the dream, and many things are different from reality, but many things match up."

“For example, Uncle Rong’s injury, promotion, and the relocation of the military all coincided with major events, so I came.”

None of the four, including Zi Ling, spoke; they listened quietly as she finished speaking.

Rong Lianhu asked, "You mean someone might use you or your mother to frame our family?"

Wang Pan'er nodded and then shook her head: "That's how it is in the dream, but in reality, I won't get involved, and I won't let my mother get involved either."

“I don’t know if what happened next will happen, but I remember Dr. Fu’s life-saving grace. I’m telling you this so that you will be on guard. If it happens, consider it my way of repaying his kindness.”

"If there's nothing to it, then just consider it nonsense. Please don't spread what I said."

She had come at great risk. If the Rong family's situation came true, she worried that Rong Lianhu would report her to the government. But in her memory, there was nothing that could be of any use to the country.

Silence fell over the room for a moment. Zi Ling tilted her head, curiously looking at Wang Pan'er.

Rong Jiaojiao looked at her master thoughtfully. Qing Xuanzi nodded slightly, his fingers calculating in his sleeve.

Fu Ya held Wang Pan'er's hand: "Pan'er, thank you for telling us this. Whether it's true or not, we appreciate your kindness."

Wang Pan'er's eyes were slightly red: "Dr. Fu, I'm just really suffering inside."

Rong Lianhu pondered for a moment: "You said the troops would relocate in your dream, does the timing match up?"

“It matches,” Wang Pan’er said with certainty. “In the dream, you were injured, and you were promoted. The relocation of the troops was also the same.”

Just then, Qing Xuanzi suddenly stood up: "Young lady, may I read your palm?"

Wang Pan'er was somewhat surprised, but still extended her hand. Qing Xuanzi examined it carefully, then frowned slightly: "Strange..."

"Master?" Rong Jiaojiao asked softly.

Qing Xuanzi shook his head: "This girl must have accumulated a lot of good deeds in her past life. She is lucky and blessed by the heavens, and had a precognitive dream about herself."

Rong Jiaojiao thought Wang Pan'er was a reborn person!

Wang Pan'er was stunned. She had always thought she had been reborn, and she still remembered how painful and difficult her life was in her dream.

Wang Pan'er stood up and bowed to Qing Xuanzi, saying, "Please guide me, sir, on how to proceed from here."

Qing Xuanzi smiled and said, "As long as you stay true to your heart, do not do bad things, and accumulate good deeds when you have the ability, you will surely have a harmonious marriage and filial children in this life."