Deducing Godhood from the Fetal Stage

Chapter 21 Renaming and Acceptance

Jiang Yun closed her ID and put her schoolbag back in.

He looked at Liu Yiqiu and said sincerely, "We all hate those who rely on their background to make unfair exchanges of benefits, but I am not one of them."

Liu Yiqiu raised her head, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"You are a family member of a military personnel stationed abroad," she said.

"Yes." Jiang Yun nodded. "So, if possible, I hope you can help me make a simple clarification, explaining my identity as the child of a military personnel stationed abroad. At the same time, due to confidentiality regulations, specific information about military personnel stationed abroad cannot be disclosed, and I also hope you can help keep that information confidential."

Liu Yiqiu was silent for two seconds, then nodded.

Whether it's the "Special Forces" profession with its six-tier advancement or the "King-level" realm, once it gets out, it will cause a huge uproar and even attract the attention of foreign races or evil gods.

She had to keep it a secret, but she also needed to use her prestige on campus to clear Lin Jiu's name as the daughter of a soldier and dispel the rumors.

Otherwise, it would be too unfair to the contributions of soldiers stationed abroad, especially high-ranking soldiers who have been stationed for hundreds or thousands of years.

After several seconds, she took a deep breath, took half a step back, and gave Ling Jiu a standard military salute.

"I, Liu Yiqiu, am willing to stake on whether I can gain the prosecutor's trust to testify for Lin Jiu—"

She declared loudly, "Lin Jiu's student status retention is not due to any conflict of interest, but rather because her immediate family member is a long-term peacekeeping soldier stationed abroad. According to the relevant provisions of the Imperial Military Family Compensation and Protection Regulations and the Education Law, she is entitled to these legal rights."

Her words were the final word on the matter.

"Whoosh—"

A clear murmur of discussion finally erupted in the classroom. This time, the emotions in their voices were completely different.

"Children of military personnel stationed abroad...no wonder!"

"We were just saying those things about her...it was really..."

"When she said 'I hate privilege too,' she was quite sincere. And she didn't use it to pressure anyone; if Liu Yiqiu hadn't pushed her to that point..."

"Alright, let's all keep quiet. I have a feeling she's a little afraid of us talking about her..."

Amidst the whispers, speculation and malice vanished, and voices of respect grew louder.

The girl who was reluctant earlier has already given up her seat.

Jiang Yun turned to look at the students in the classroom and said loudly, "I do have social privileges, but no student has been expelled because of them, nor have any officially enrolled students been pushed out of their seats. In the upcoming classes, I think I can still prove my abilities."

After saying that, Jiang Yun withdrew his consciousness. He had already said what his mother needed to say bravely, what she needed to face, and what required courage to speak.

He wanted her to experience and savor the exhilarating feeling of being respected, recognized, and accepted that followed.

Ling Jiu stood still.

My heart was pounding in my chest, and my ears were ringing.

She just... said so much?

So smooth? So...powerful?

She didn't seem to have fully recovered from that state, and was even wondering why she had been so principled and able to prove herself so clearly and logically.

Ling Jiu walked to her seat in a daze and sat down. Her fingertips touched the cold tabletop, and the real touch brought her back to her senses.

It was as if a voice inside her was saying: See, it's not that hard to face.

indeed.

It turns out that openly discussing privileges isn't something shameful or terrible.

When this privilege comes from blood and fire, from long periods of separation and defense, it can even earn respect.

This realization, like a faint yet clear ray of light, pierced through a dark corner of her heart that had long been filled with resentment and self-reproach.

At the same time, Jiang Yun also reaped her own success.

Faced with the righteous questioning of her classmates and Ling Jiu's irreparable guilt, you chose to "decisively possess" her, speaking up for her and successfully guiding her growth. She discovered that having privileges wasn't shameful at all; on the contrary, the source of these privileges earned her the respect of her classmates.

[Evaluation: Careful guidance]

[Computing power +10]

The prompt from the Divine Strategist appeared in Jiang Yun's consciousness, as he felt the increasingly positive energy within Ling Jiu's body.

Jiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief. With feedback from his computing power and his mother finally realizing that she wasn't shameful, his efforts hadn't been in vain.

But then, another piece of information made him pause slightly.

It was a message from the mother and child, a feedback about Lingjiu's own condition:

[Ling Jiu·Dao Hui: 196→ 217]

Ok?

It was her own mother's basic Dao Hui who jumped from 196 to 217!

A one-time increase of 21 points?

It seems this is what my great-grandmother meant when she said that faith influences one's spiritual heart, and one's spiritual heart influences one's spiritual wisdom.

It wasn't the kind of self-encouragement that I used to feel, but the confidence that came from being recognized by the whole class.

The experience of confronting fear, clarifying oneself, and receiving positive feedback powerfully reinforced Ling Jiu's faltering "confidence."

This faith finally worked successfully in the mind of the Tao, manifesting in actual Taoist wisdom.

As Ling Jiu's Dao Wisdom increased, coupled with the blessing of the mother-child bond, her normal Dao Wisdom had already reached 286 points.

If I turn on "Flow" again, wouldn't I be able to jump straight to 572 points?

Fortunately, we now have the advantage of a level 7 building...

He glanced at his progress on the "Purple Jade Limitless Stake".

[Meteorite Bone: Beginner (3%)]

I wonder how fast I can go in flow mode right now...

Without further ado, let's get started.

In the classroom.

"Um... Lin Jiu?"

A somewhat embarrassed voice sounded from the side.

Ling Jiu turned her head and saw the spot next to Liu Yiqiu, who had undergone a C-section. There was still a slight blush on her face, but her eyes had become sincere and friendly.

"I'm sorry about earlier. I was prejudiced and made accusations against you without clarifying the facts."

Liu Yiqiu apologized sincerely, then extended her hand. "My name is Liu Yiqiu, a third-year student in the School of Literature. I major in Literature, minor in Science, and have a minor in Martial Arts. You can just call me Yiqiu. Can I call you Jiujiu?"

Lingjiu looked at the hand extended in front of her, hesitated for a moment, and then gently took it. The other person's palm was warm and dry.

"Sure." A smile unconsciously curved her lips into a shape she herself didn't even realize.

"What are your hobbies? I see that your martial arts skills are very solid and your qi and blood are very stable. Do you also like to study classical martial arts?"

Liu Yiqiu seems to be a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Once she decides that the other person is not a bad person, she instantly becomes talkative.

Ling Jiu was a little flustered and seemed somewhat at a loss, but the novel warmth of being recognized made her try to organize her thoughts and respond.

"Yes, my second aunt, my cousin, my niece and grand-nephew, many people in my family practice martial arts."

"Did they all join the army?"

Ling Jiu was about to answer with a "yes," but just then—

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a tall figure walk into the classroom through the front door.

With the arrival of that person, the noisy classroom seemed to be muted, and suddenly fell silent.

All the sounds of conversation, turning pages, and even breathing were significantly reduced.

Countless gazes, especially the burning gazes of the girls listening in the back row, instantly focused on them.

The newcomer looked to be about the same age as everyone else, with an upright posture and a neat short haircut, but his clear and strong facial features gave him a mature air of someone who knew the ways of the world.

He carried only a thin leather notebook in his hand, his steps casual yet exuding a calm aura.

As he passed the first row, his steps seemed to pause almost imperceptibly. Then, he moved on without stopping.

They seemed unaware of the debate about privilege versus contribution, and that it had nothing to do with the person directly involved in the controversy.

Jiang Rang!

Ling Jiu froze.

She didn't hear a single word of what Liu Yiqiu said after that.

Jiang Yun, inside her womb, felt her mother's heart pounding wildly again, her emotions fluctuating so much that he could even see her innermost thoughts with his "Butterfly God's Eyes".

Countless pink and white bubbles were filled with—

Did he just... hear that?