Just as Han Feng was about to ask further, he suddenly heard Liu Mengran exclaim in surprise from the living room. The two rushed over and saw Su Wanwan frantically trying to steady a tipped-over jade star chart, with countless tiny star-shaped crystals scattered all over the floor.

"I'm sorry! I just wanted to turn this ring a little..." Su Wanwan said with a mournful face.

Dongfang Wantang smiled, "It's alright, this is stardust, it's meant for divination." She crouched down, her fingers lightly touching the shimmering crystals scattered on the ground, "Look, the pattern they've formed—the Kan trigram represents water. Han Feng, you need to be careful around water-related places lately."

Sunlight filtered through the stardust, refracting into iridescent spots that shone on the focused profiles of the three girls. Han Feng, standing to the side, suddenly realized that Dongfang Wantang's arrival might indeed, as Lin Zhengguo had said, bring some unexpected changes...

"What are you standing there for?" Su Wanwan looked up and called out to him, "The fish is going to burn!"

The aroma of steamed sea bass on the table mingled wonderfully with the faint mineral scent of residual star sand. Han Feng placed a piece of fish belly meat into Liu Mengran's bowl, but his eyes glanced at Dongfang Wantang, who was elegantly picking out fish bones.

"What interesting things did you guys talk about outside just now?" Han Feng asked casually, poking at the rice with his chopsticks.

Su Wanwan, her cheeks puffed out, answered first: "Sister Wantang taught me how to read stardust patterns! She said those sparkling little dots will form... um..."

"Astrology." Dongfang Wantang picked up the conversation, lightly wiping away non-existent grease from the corner of her lips with her fingertips. "We were discussing Scorpio's upcoming Mercury retrograde period."

Liu Mengran smiled and said, "Wantang said this has the biggest impact on people of the fire signs." She glanced meaningfully at Han Feng—whose birthday happens to be a Sagittarius.

Han Feng nearly choked on his rice. These astrological topics were even more incomprehensible to him than Mu Xiaoxiao's genetic code. Just as he was about to change the subject, Dongfang Wantang suddenly put down her chopsticks.

"Have you thought about what we talked about the other day?" Her voice was like a gentle breeze across the dining table.

Three pairs of eyes simultaneously focused on Han Feng's face. Liu Mengran and Su Wanwan's eyes gleamed with obvious curiosity—they clearly didn't know what this sudden question referred to.

Han Feng's chopsticks paused in mid-air: "Now that you're here, I can't very well ask you to go back." He picked up a piece of green vegetable, his voice muffled, "Besides, your presence makes it easier for me to obtain other Star Mirrors."

Dongfang Wantang smiled slightly, as if she had expected this answer.

Han Feng asked, somewhat puzzled, "You seem to have known this answer all along?"

Dongfang Wantang continued picking up food with practiced ease: "I already knew through the astrologer, so I came with my luggage."

"Pfft—" Su Wanwan spat out a mouthful of juice. "Wait! So you were just asking a question you already know the answer to?"

"Are all astrologers like this?" Liu Mengran couldn't help but ask, "Do they ask again even though they already know the result?"

Han Feng sighed, "This is my daily life with her." He looked helplessly at Dongfang Wantang, "Since you foresaw this, why bother asking me?"

Dongfang Wantang blinked, a mischievous glint in her starry eyes: "Rituals are important. Just like how people still say 'goodnight' even though they know the sun will rise tomorrow."

This analogy caused a brief silence at the table. Su Wanwan suddenly slammed her hand on the table: "I get it! It's like shouting 'I'll win!' before playing a game even though you know you're going to lose!"

Liu Mengran smiled and shook her head, then asked curiously, "So what exactly did you two talk about? What is 'Han Feng's decision'?"

Dongfang Wantang put down her bowl and tucked a strand of silver hair behind her ear: "Back in the Dongfang family, the patriarch decided to have me follow Han Feng to assist in collecting the Star Mirror." She glanced at Han Feng's stiff expression, "It seems he didn't tell you the details."

Two murderous gazes immediately shot towards Han Feng. Liu Mengran narrowed her eyes: "He only said you would come when he returned, but he didn't say why."

"We only found out what happened now," Su Wanwan chimed in, secretly pinching Han Feng's thigh with her fingers.

Han Feng gasped, quickly explaining, "I wanted to wait until everyone arrived before we talked it out!" He grabbed Su Wanwan's mischievous hand under the table, "Besides, this is a long story..."

"The Star Mirror is extremely important to Han Feng," Dongfang Wantang suddenly interjected, her tone as calm as if discussing a weather forecast. "Only the three great families possess three Star Mirrors. Our Dongfang family has already given him our Star Mirror. The remaining two are in the hands of the other two families, and one of them is currently unclear about its stance. My job is to assist him in obtaining the Star Mirror and also to help him foresee potential dangers."

The dining table fell silent again. Liu Mengran and Su Wanwan exchanged a glance—this explanation was far more serious than they had imagined.

"So..." Liu Mengran carefully chose her words, "Han Feng will encounter trouble?"

Dongfang Wantang nodded: "Yes, just like now, there should be more guests coming this afternoon."

Su Wanwan immediately released her grip on Han Feng's hand, then tightened her grip: "Why didn't you say so sooner! We could have figured something out together!"

Han Feng felt a warm feeling rise in his chest as he looked at the worried expressions on his two girlfriends' faces. He was about to offer some words of comfort when Dongfang Wantang spoke up again:

"Because he wanted to protect you." Dongfang Wantang looked directly into Liu Mengran and Su Wanwan's eyes, "But he forgot that those chosen by the power of the stars are never destined to fight alone."

These words were like a key, suddenly unlocking a knot in her heart. Liu Mengran took a deep breath and grasped Han Feng's other hand: "Did you hear that? If you dare to hide anything from us again..."

"Let him suffer through a month of Mercury retrograde!" Su Wanwan blurted out.

Everyone burst into laughter, even Dongfang Wantang's lips curved into a gentle smile. Han Feng looked at the three girls before him, each with a distinct personality yet equally radiant, and suddenly felt that perhaps Dongfang Wantang's arrival could indeed bring about some positive changes, just as Lin Zhengguo had said.

At least now, he is no longer facing those unknown dangers alone.

"Oh, right," Dongfang Wantang suddenly remembered something, taking a small cloth bag from her sleeve, "This is a specially made talisman; it can withstand one fatal attack." She pushed the bag to the center of the table, "One for each of you."

Su Wanwan couldn't wait to open it and poured out three crystal-clear blue crystals, each containing a wisp of flowing starlight.

"So beautiful!" She picked one up and examined it under the light. "How do I use it?"

"Just carry it with you." Dongfang Wantang glanced at Han Feng, her gaze suggestive, "Especially when going to places related to water."

Han Feng recalled the Kan trigram shown by the stardust earlier, and felt a slight chill in his heart.

"Let's eat." He put food in everyone's bowl. "The fish is getting cold."