Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 112 Peeking into the Secrets of Heaven
Noticing her old classmate's unusual behavior, Du's mother asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what An'an said?"

Aunt pursed her lips and said in a hoarse voice, "When Bixiao was six years old, she came back to our hometown to pay respects to our ancestors. It was summer then, and the weather was hot. Some of the children from our relatives and neighbors invited her to go out and play, and a group of children ran to the river. Bixiao couldn't swim, but she was curious when she saw her friends playing in the water, so she jumped in after them."

Du's mother was taken aback: "Then..."

Auntie patted Du's mother's hand reassuringly: "Luckily, it was discovered in time, and there happened to be an adult who knew first aid nearby, otherwise something bad would have happened."

Years later, Auntie never expected that the matter would be brought up again, and her gaze toward Du Anrao was filled with a hint of melancholy.

Putting aside the plot points that Du Anrao kept mentioning, the fact that she figured this out without any hints was enough for Du Bixiao and the others to see that she was indeed capable.

But it was precisely because of this that the couple became increasingly worried and anxious, fearing that the future Du Anrao had described might come true if they were not careful.

The Du family members also had mixed feelings. Before this, they were misled by Du Anrao's inner thoughts and always thought that the information she shared came from the so-called library in her mind. But was that really the case?
The others are one thing, but there's simply no plot related to Du Bixiao.

Even so, she could still see things from Du Bixiao that they didn't know. Was this really just a coincidence?

Did she really only learn a little bit of her master's skills during the more than ten years she lived in the Taoist temple, as she claimed?
Du Anrao had no idea that he had only just begun to make things happen, yet he had already sparked endless speculation among the people present.

She looked down intently at Du Bixiao's palm lines, her expression solemn.

"If nothing unexpected happens, there will be another tribulation, which should occur between the age of twenty-six and thirty, and this tribulation will be even more dangerous than the previous one."

Du Anrao pointed to the more tortuous and abrupt bend in the middle of the life line and said in a deep voice, "Many people may think that palm lines are something you are born with and will never change in your life. In fact, that is not the case. The hands are one of the fastest changing parts of the body, and therefore can best reflect a person's physical condition and mental state, and reveal their future fortune."

“From my cousin’s palm lines, we can see that her life line branched into two lines after the great calamity. One line goes up to here, and the other line ends at… this position.”

My aunt's heart skipped a beat: "What does this mean?"

"It means... if my cousin can get through this ordeal, she can live to be a hundred years old, but if she can't get through it..."

"Will she die here?"

"……Um."

Although they had suspected it beforehand, when they finally received the definite answer, the couple still turned pale and swayed as if about to collapse.

Seeing her old classmate like this, Du's mother couldn't help but feel sorry for her: "Is there any way to help your cousin?"

Du Anrao had already made up his mind, but he still gave the others a heads-up: "I can only try, it may not work."

The couple, Aunt and her husband, had tears in their eyes, but neither of them wanted to give up this lifeline.

"It's alright, just try it. Whether it works or not, your aunt and uncle will be grateful to you."

"Yes, yes, we all believe you."

Du Anrao met the expectant gazes of the two men and Du Bixiao's overly calm look back, his heart already racing with a thousand thoughts.

What she didn't say was that trying to glimpse the secrets of heaven with a mortal body would inevitably come at a price.

What happened to Zou Heng was an accident, and it was the world consciousness that made the first move, which only made her dizzy for a moment and was almost negligible.

This time, however, it was she who actively sought to glimpse the secrets of heaven and the future. Du Anrao was unsure whether he had enough merit to accumulate, and even less certain whether he would need to pay any other price besides the merit she possessed. But setting aside the fact that Du Bixiao was related to him, just looking at her merit and her profession, Du Anrao could imagine that what could cost her her life would definitely not be some petty theft.

If we can glean more information from her, we might be able to save even more people besides her.

When the Du family members suddenly learned that Du Anrao would have to pay an unknown price for doing this, their expressions changed drastically. They instinctively tried to stop him, but Du Bixiao beat them to it.

"Wait, don't..."

Before he could finish speaking, those nearby immediately sensed that something was amiss.

It was as if, in the blink of an eye, all the surrounding noise and whispers disappeared, even the chirping of insects and birds outside the courtyard and the sound of people breathing stopped for a moment. But after two or three seconds, everything returned to normal, to the point that everyone thought they were hallucinating.

Just as the group was stunned, Du Anrao suddenly released his grip on Du Bixiao's hand and fell backward as if he had lost consciousness.

"An An!"

Everyone's expression changed, and they instinctively reached out to grab him. In the end, several hands caught Du Anrao as he was about to hit the ground.

"Ambulance! Call an ambulance!" Mrs. Du's voice trembled with fear.

Countless feelings of regret swept through my mind. I couldn't imagine how heartbreaking it would be to lose my daughter again after all the hard-won recovery.

She shouldn't have taken it for granted that her child would get away with these things and let her run wild. She also shouldn't have been so soft-hearted because of someone else's tragedy that she harmed her own child...

Just as Du's mother was lost in thought, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist, and a weak voice came from beside her ear: "No... there's no need to go to the hospital."

Du's mother shuddered: "An'an..."

"No need to go to the hospital, I'm just a little dizzy, I'll be fine after a while, just take me upstairs to rest for a bit."

"But……"

"It's really nothing. Help me upstairs, and my cousin can come too." Du Anrao gripped his mother's hand even tighter, but his voice was hoarse beyond words.

Du's mother and the others were very worried, but they couldn't dissuade her, so they had no choice but to follow her wishes and take the people upstairs to rest for the time being.

Du Bixiao and the others were already worried and guilty, and Du Anrao had just told Du Bixiao to come upstairs with them. The three of them exchanged glances and followed the Du family and others upstairs with trepidation.

No sooner had the group left than an even louder murmur of discussion erupted at the banquet.

Inside the second-floor hall, Du's mother and Du Yuxi helped Du Anrao sit on the sofa and had water poured over.

After drinking a glass of water, Du Anrao's complexion improved considerably, no longer as pale as before, which relieved the Du family members who had been closely watching her.

Where is my cousin?

"I'm here." Du Bixiao quickly stepped forward and took her hand, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't know..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted: "Cousin, what I'm about to say may be hard to believe, but I hope you will keep it in mind, because it could very well affect the lives of many people."

(End of this chapter)