Yu Longting must've heard Wu Zhenglin's voice coming out of my earphones.
He took my cellphone, his fingers flying as he typed a line of text:
If I knew, what would I need Granny Mi for?
Wu Zhenglin replied in a second.
But he only replied with six dots, all periods.
[Wu Zhenglin: ...]
Right after, Wu Zhenglin sent another voice message,
"Su Wan's style of speaking isn't like this; it must be Snake Lord replying."
Yu Longting swiftly replied with three words,
Any problem?
A black crow flew over my head.
I could imagine the look on Wu Zhenglin's face as he held his phone and saw the message.
Poor Wu Zhenglin, he probably just wanted to tease us a bit.
But he didn't expect to meet Yu Longting, who mercilessly shredded him without a word of protest.
Quickly, Wu Zhenglin sent a long voice message, "No problem, no problem, rice turning red, indicates a sign of great danger! Are you guys currently rushing to a perilous place?"
Yu Longting's replies were getting shorter each time, this time there were only two words,
Guess.
Quite a "guess" indeed.
If I were Wu Zhenglin, I'd have already smashed my phone and ignored it.
After all, we didn't even ask him to consult the rice; he was just kindly offering his help.
That's Yu Longting's attitude...
It's a good thing Yu Longting owes a big favor to the Wu Family, and Wu Zhenglin doesn't dare to neglect it. "I'll take it as yes, then. Rice sprouting has many meanings, one of which represents vitality. The place you're going to is not only a place of great danger but also is..."
Also what!
Wu Zhenglin, you had to pause at the crucial moment, didn't you?
But Yu Longting seemed very calm.
His dark eyes fixedly stared at the cellphone.
Another long voice message, "Spring has arrived, the season when all things awaken and begin to stir."
"What is this!!" Now even I have the urge to smash Wu Zhenglin.
Why did he suddenly start with a classic opening line from Teacher Zhao Zhongxiang?
Following that, Wu Zhenglin's voice sounded out like a charlatan's, "That place of great danger will give birth to a Divine Being who will drape grace over all beings. Ouch, Grandma, why did you suddenly hit me with an iron kettle... what if you knock me silly..."
I was completely puzzled and started to contemplate with a frown.
Was Wu Zhenglin getting a beating from Granny Wu while recording the message?
...Causing the message to cut off?
Did Granny Wu interrupt Wu Zhenglin because he was spouting nonsense, or was she worried about her grandson divulging the will of heaven?
So, was what he said true, or was he just messing with us?
"Don't worry, Wu Zhenglin's words are actually quite easy to understand." Yu Longting handed the cellphone back to me and patted my head.
I widened my eyes, gazing intently at him.
Then out with it!
What does it mean?
Yu Longting: "The Lin Family is a place of great danger."
I nodded repeatedly, I knew that, even my toes could have guessed it.
Yu Longting continued, saying, "The Lin Family has had a new baby."
"Could it be... is he talking about our Dumpling? Will I stay at the Lin Family's home until Dumpling is born??" I touched my belly in wonderment.
Yu Longting pinched my cheek, chuckling, "Wu Zhenglin said, it's a Divine Being that's being born, how could it possibly be Dumpling?"
"Oh," I replied dejectedly, and then couldn't help but frown, "But the Divine Being that's born should be closely related to me."
"If it weren't closely related to you, it wouldn't show up in your divination results. Even though we don't know who it is or what ties they have to you." Yu Longting narrowed his phoenix eyes, a trace of dark unease in their depths, which he quickly hid when he looked at me, "Once we get to City A, the truth will reveal itself."
Just then, the airport broadcast a message: due to heavy fog, all flights going to City A were delayed.
Departure time uncertain, we must wait for the fog to clear before returning to normal.