Grandmother patted her chest with a startled look, then scolded me, "Why are you making such a fuss? Sit down."
I collapsed into my seat, my thoughts tangled like a mess of hemp. I hurriedly asked, "Jiu'er was a fork in the road of my life, and Qingcheng was one too... What happened to Qingcheng was fate's intervention. If it happens again, wouldn't it be Jiu'er? Grandmother, what should I do?"
Grandmother glared at me and slapped my forehead. "Your fate was snatched back by your grandmother. Now that you've run into this yourself, you still want to ask me what to do?"
I was stunned for a moment before quickly saying, "I'll go rob the Mandate of Heaven too!? But how do I rob it? Grandmother, tell me. I'm willing to do anything, as long as Jiu'er and Qingcheng are both safe and sound!"
Grandmother thought for a while, then shook her head. "You'll only know what tribulation it is after encountering it, so how can you know how to overcome it? You haven't even run into it yet, so what can you do? To overcome a tribulation is to defy it. You have your methods, and your grandmother has mine. Before trouble arrives, prepare everything. When it comes, you'll be able to put those methods to use."
"Oh..." My heart was heavy. What Grandmother had said was practically the same as saying nothing. I didn't even know how I was supposed to prepare.
I was about to ask something else when Zhao Qian soon arrived and said to me, "Tian-ge, everything is ready. Shall we head to the Imperial City now?"
"Yes. With a top-tier divine tower, it will be a tremendous help to everyone. This is where we'll break through to a higher tribulation realm." I took