Chapter 526 It’s Really the FateChanging Tower’s Problem

Chapter 526: The Fate-Changing Tower Really Was the Issue

Jiao Shi squeezed Yu Mingzhu’s hand, pained, resentfully thinking, *It's your daughter who has an ill-fated life. We came kindly to visit her, yet you shout at my daughter?*

With this thought, Jiao Shi cooled toward her.

After the Princess Consort of Jiping Commandery countered, perhaps realizing her tone had been too harsh, she softened her voice and added, "That master is the teacher of the Lady of Blessed Peace, truly extraordinary... I’m not sure how to describe it, but in any case, Yan Yan’s much better now."

"The teacher of the Lady of Blessed Peace?" Jiao Shi was stunned and skeptical, her gaze landing on Xingxing, softening momentarily.

Xingxing stood and bowed to Jiao Shi as a junior.

Jiao Shi hadn’t expected to see Xingxing here. Lately, she had often found herself thinking of Xingxing unexpectedly.

Overjoyed, Jiao Shi stepped closer and took Xingxing’s arm herself. "No need for formalities, my Lady."

The Princess Consort of Jiping Commandery now looked at Xingxing like she was a fairy, full of awe and respect. She nodded repeatedly. "Indeed, my Lady, no need for formalities. Please, take a seat."

Jiao Shi thought, "Seriously?"

*Why did the Princess Consort butt in? What does it have to do with her?!*

Yu Chongen, who had been at Wei Shuangyan’s bedside, turned around anxiously. "You said Shuangyan was better—why isn’t she awake?"

The Princess Consort of Jiping Commandery had always treated Yu Chongen like her son-in-law already. Even when Wei Shuangyan had stormed off saying she’d never marry him, the Princess Consort’s attitude toward Yu Chongen remained unchanged.

Seeing Yu Chongen so worried, the Princess Consort felt even more satisfied.

"Yan Yan will recover!" she emphasized firmly.

Yu Mingzhu pretended to just notice Xingxing, calling out, "Lady of Blessed Peace," and stepping forward with slight surprise, asking politely in a hushed tone, "I meant to ask earlier—why is my Lady here?"

Then, as if suddenly realizing the answer, she covered her mouth. "Silly me. I nearly forgot—my Lady’s teacher is the ‘master’ Her Highness invited, isn’t she?"

Xingxing thought Yu Mingzhu’s questions were tiresome but nodded in acknowledgment.

"Where’s your teacher from, my Lady?" Yu Mingzhu asked softly. "Longhu Mountain, Putuo Mountain, or maybe Kunlun Mountain?"

Xingxing said flatly, "None of those."

Yu Mingzhu frowned, confused. "...How could that be?"

Xingxing didn’t bother explaining how extraordinary her Da Xi grandmother was. She pressed her lips together and said nothing more.

Wei Zihang almost leapt to his feet. "Mingzhu, you don’t understand—Xingxing’s teacher is truly remarkable! She immediately saw that my second sister’s condition was caused by her Fate-Changing Tower hidden deep in the mountains malfunctioning. She even shared the protective charm Xingxing gave me with my mother..."

"A protective charm?" Yu Mingzhu asked skeptically. "The kind sold at temples for pennies? What use could those possibly have?"

Even the Princess Consort scowled.

Wei Zihang, young and straightforward, worried Xingxing might take offense and glanced at her nervously.

Xingxing just smirked and shook her head at him, signaling she wasn’t upset.

Relieved, Wei Zihang turned back indignantly. "Xingxing’s charms are nothing like that! You have no idea how powerful they are! Just this morning, I nearly got hit by a carriage—it was her charm that protected me! And my mother—just now, a shelf almost fell on her, and again, the charm saved her!"

Yu Mingzhu was baffled by Wei Zihang’s rambling, but the admiration and reverence in his eyes for Xingxing were unmistakable. Seeing this, Yu Mingzhu grew furious and had no desire to speak further with Wei Zihang.

What’s so special about this Yu Xingxing?!

But Wei Zihang was on a roll, gushing about Xingxing nonstop.

“It came howling in—whoosh, whoosh—and the moment it reached Xingxing, it stopped!”

Wei Zihang gestured animatedly as he spoke. “Xingxing’s incredible!”

Yu Mingzhu faked a smile and parroted, “The Township Lady is something else.”

But her smile didn’t reach her eyes.

Xingxing squirmed under the praise, picking up a cup of tea and beginning to sip quietly.

Jiao Shi eyed Xingxing skeptically.

Not having witnessed it herself, she didn’t believe it.

She figured the kid was just putting on an act, trying to win favor.

…This was downright wrong.

The Jiping Commandery Prince’s second daughter was on the brink of death. Her parents were about to bury their own child—already tragic enough.

For the Lady of Blessed Peace to pull such a scam—no matter how you looked at it, it was simply too much!

Jiao Shi couldn’t explain why she felt so uneasy about Xingxing.

When no one was looking, she leaned closer to Xingxing and whispered, “Kid... the Commandery Prince’s family’s been through enough. Isn’t it too much for you to deceive them like this?”

Xingxing was floored!

What was she even on about?!

At that very moment, the attendant sent to investigate the Fate-Changing Tower returned. He came tearing back, gasping as he knelt before the Jiping Commandery Prince and Princess Consort, his voice hoarse: “…Turns out, the tower really has a problem!”

At these words, Yu Mingzhu’s eyes flickered.

Jiao Shi’s frown deepened.

The Commandery Prince and his wife lit up: “…What’s the problem?!”

It turned out someone had ripped the red cap right off the tower!

No wonder—losing its cap, the tower couldn’t hold back the curse anymore, and the negative energy was rebounding!

Fortunately, the culprit likely only intended to remove the cap. The red-glazed top had been tossed into a bush nearby.

This Fate-Changing Tower was hidden deep in a mountain valley and, being relatively small—only about one and a half times a person’s height—the cap, left in the bushes, was nearly impossible to spot.

But by pure luck, the guy tripped and face-planted right by that bush, spotting the cap immediately and managing to restore it!

“So the tower was the problem…” the Princess Consort whispered.

Her hope surged.

If Daxi spotted the problem, she must know how to fix it!

“You were right—it *was* the tower!” the Princess Consort muttered, itching to drag Daxisipo out right then.

Fortunately, Daxisipo had rested enough and awoke on her own, shuffling into her shoes and wandering over.

The Princess Consort practically lunged at Daxisipo, her voice trembling: “You were right—it *was* the tower! Someone ripped the cap off—we just stuck it back on. What do we do next?!”