Huang Ling'er giggled, "I really don't care about these things. How many spiritual partners do you have? But it doesn't matter to me much. Isn't it enough for us to be happy together? Whether you have many or few principles is your own business. I won't oppose if you like them. Why do you worry about so many things? Our engagement and our wedding are both our own matters. As long as we are both happy, everything else is trivial!"
Xu Wenjuan said, "Ling'er, shouldn't you let your grandparents and your relatives know about your important matters in life?"
Huang Ling'er pouted her lips and said reluctantly to her mother, "I'm not saying I don't want my grandparents to know. But if I say that I have to go to the Second Heavens and tell my grandfather about it, it would be too troublesome. I don't want to go to the Second Heavens because the people living there are not very friendly. Although there are also some nice people, it's better for me to tell them when I get married. Why worry about this at the moment? The engagement is not that important. We can tell them when we get married!"
Xu Wenjuan shook her head faintly, "If you say you won't tell your grandfather and grandmother, I think they would be angry when they find out. After all, they only have one daughter and one granddaughter like you. Not telling them about your lifelong affair, do you think they wouldn't be angry? Have you thought about what kind of impact it could have if they get angry? I still think you should go to the Second Heavens and inform them!"
Huang Ling'er shook her head, "I won't tell them. You just let them know. It's quite troublesome to go to the Second Heavens. There are many deities living there that I don't recognize. Although they are all friendly with my grandfather and good to me, I don't like their looks. You'd better not let me go there. Just send a message, it's not a big deal, just an engagement, when I get married to Wen sister, I will definitely personally go to the Second Heavens and invite my grandfather."
Xu Wenjuan helplessly shook her head. "Since you're not willing to go to the Second Heavens to inform your grandfather and them, I'll have to send a message to them. That means they'll only be invited to your wedding feast on the day of your marriage!"
Huang Ling'er smiled and said, "Thank you, mother!"
Xu Wenjuan shook her head and said, "I've been spoiling you too much. You should have gone to the Second Heavens by yourself to tell your grandparents about your engagement. But you just won't go. You're such an obedient child! This is all my fault. I shouldn't have been so indulgent towards you, leading you to become what you are now! Wenjie, if Ling'er makes any mistakes in the future, you can educate her. I hope you can take on this responsibility, as she is also my beloved daughter and I have been quite indulgent towards her. It's my fault as well. Now I admit my mistake and apologize here. I hope you'll forgive her if she makes any mistakes in the future. If it's really unavoidable, please let me know and I'll help educate her!"
Mo Wenjie quickly shook his hand, "Madam, please don't say that. I don't mind about Ling'er's matters. We are together because of our three lifetimes of agreement, so I can accept and tolerate whatever she does. You don't need to apologize to me. I fully understand every parent's feelings. Everyone hopes for a good life for their children, so it's very normal and understandable that everyone would nurture their own children. Therefore, I particularly understand you, Madame-in-law! If Ling'er wants to go to the Second Heavens, I will accompany her. If she doesn't want to go there, then it's fine. As for Ling'er's grandparents, I will pay them a visit when I have the time!"
Xu Wenjuan listened to Mo Wenjie's words, and she smiled and nodded. "Wenjie, you're such a good child. It's the greatest happiness for Ling'er to have found you!"
Huang Ling'er looked at Mo Wenjie and smiled. "You want to go up to the Second Heavens with me to meet my grandparents? Forget it! They'll trap you there and not let you come back. Are you willing to give up your other spiritual partners? You shouldn't even think about it! Think about how old my grandparents are. They wish for the company of their grandchildren every day. My uncles and cousins hardly ever come home, leaving them lonely at home, constantly complaining that they have no one to keep them company. If you willingly volunteer yourself, that's your fault if they trap you there and prevent your return. You don't think my grandparents have power, do you? Do you really think their powers are weaker than yours? You're wrong. Their powers are much stronger than my grandfather's, although they don't hold a position of power. They live in the Second Heavens, where do you think it's easy to provoke those deities? Many disciples of Taishou Tiansheng, or Golden Immortals, live in the Second Heavens. How powerful are they? Do you dare to show off there? Better save yourself the trouble. When we get married, I'll notify my grandparents and uncles so they can come to the First Heaven instead of going up to the Second Heavens again! It's better not to go up there anymore. If we go up there again, can we return or not? It's uncertain! Every time I visit my grandparents in the Second Heavens, they keep me trapped there for months at a time, so I always have to plan ahead before saying I'm going up there. Otherwise, whether or not I can return is uncertain because if they don't let me leave…it's impossible! They might use a spell on me that prevents me from escaping. These disciples of Taishou Tiansheng aid my grandparents in enforcing justice and can imprison anyone in the Second Heavens…it's out of our league! Let alone escape from them…you can't even dream of it! Save yourself some effort…let's play around here in the First Heaven instead!"
Xu Wenjuan was not pleased when she heard her daughter say this. "Ling'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Your grandparents want you to spend more time with them. How can you talk such nonsense? What kind of impression do you think this gives to Wenjie about your grandparents? You child, how can you be so thoughtless? You're not allowed to talk such nonsense in the future. Understand me? Otherwise, I'll apply family discipline!" To Mo Wenjie, she said, "Don't listen to Ling'er's nonsensical talking. Your grandparents and her uncles and aunts really like her very much. Every time she goes up to the Second Heavens, they hope she can stay longer there, which is why they don't want her to come back. If she really wants to come back and has a tantrum, maybe my parents will give her some little magical techniques, which is quite normal for elderly people who naturally want someone by their side. Don't take it to heart either!"
Mo Wenjie shook his head and said to Xu Wenjuan, "Madam, I understand this situation. Elders naturally want to be with their children and grandchildren. This is completely understandable. There's nothing that can't be understood. Of course, if I have the opportunity, I will accompany Ling'er to visit them!"
Xu Wenjuan nodded and said, "Wenjie, you're such a good child. When you two get married, I will notify Ling'er's grandparents and her uncles and aunts so they can come together to bless your union!"
Huang Ling'er smiled at Mo Wenjie and said, "Wenjie, do you know who my grandfather is?"
Mo Wenjie shook his head!
Huang Ling'er looked at Mo Wenjie and said, "Do you know Xu Shenweng?"
Huang Ling'er looked at Mo Wenjie and said, "Do you know Xuge Weng?"
Xu Guoxin was a hermit of the Song Dynasty. He is the fifth of the Eight Immortals. After his enlightenment, he is known as Xu Shenwang, or "Grandfather with the Virtues of Tranquility."
Xu Guoxin lost his father at a young age. In the fourth year of Jiafu (1059), he was discovered by She Yuanji, a Taoist master from Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang, at the Renwei Temple in Rugao (now known as Lingwei Temple). She Yuanji took him as a disciple. After that, Xu Guoxin received genuine teachings, worked diligently on his cultivation, deeply understanding the essence of Taoism. He particularly excelled in divination, reaching a high level where his predictions were always accurate and foretold people's misfortunes or blessings, which was profoundly convincing.
Yes, that's correct! The story of Xu Guoxin's encounter with Emperor Zhezong and the prediction of his future son is well-known in Chinese folklore.
Huang Ling'er nodded. "I didn't expect you to know so much about my grandfather!"
Mo Wenjie said indifferently, "Of course, we're different. You guys are residents of the heavenly court, while I came up from the mortal world. So, we naturally look into the immortals who ascended from the mortal world, that's why I know about it!"
Huang Ling'er said, "Then are you eager to meet him right away?"
