[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-862":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1544097,2006,"Chapter 862 - 862 856 The Promise Made That Year","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-862",862,"\u003Cp>862: Chapter 856: The Promise Made That Year 862: Chapter 856: The Promise Made That Year After resupplying water, they continued on their journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as another carriage arrived by the small He to add water, the carriage curtain was lifted by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That inadvertent glimpse caused Madam Ru to become rooted to the spot, unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You Jiang…” Madam Ru, clutching her wildly beating heart, loudly called out to You Jiang outside the carriage, “Stop the carriage, stop it quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just refilled with water and had just started moving again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the matter, Madam?” You Jiang, puzzled by her sudden shout, hurriedly had the carriage stopped at the side of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With urgency, Madam Ru lifted her skirt and stepped down from the carriage, excitedly telling You Jiang, “The carriage in the back, I saw Ziyuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could that be…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Jiang looked toward the carriage heading toward the riverbank, a modest carriage pulled by a single horse, looking very inconspicuous, just like one hired by an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam, could it be that you miss the Young Prince so much that you mistook someone else for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Young Prince should have already arrived there by this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No mistake, I saw him, it’s Ziyuan, he’s in that carriage,” Madam Ru insisted, her voice full of excitement as she lifted her skirt and chased after the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attendants all looked at You Jiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Jiang fell silent for a moment, then motioned for everyone to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people from the carriage alighted; a young Taoist holding a water jug went down to the river to fetch water, and an old man with white hair stood by the carriage, watching the approaching figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam Ru.” Yu Jizi greeted with a smile on his face, as normal as could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it really you?” Madam Ru stopped, catching her breath lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the person inside the carriage…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Ziyuan inside?” Madam Ru suppressed her pounding heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed.” Yu Jizi did not intend to hide it from her, “What a coincidence, after parting for so many years, to encounter Madam Ru here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Ru sighed, “After so many years, the State Preceptor hasn’t changed a bit.” In high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, I’ve grown old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When one reaches a certain age, there’s not much change,” Yu Jizi said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Ru clenched her hands into fists, staring intently at the unremarkable carriage, and said, “I want to see him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jizi’s face bore a smile as he stepped aside, gesturing with an inviting motion, “As you please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Ru was somewhat surprised; Yu Jizi had so readily agreed to let her see Jin Ziyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something felt off to her, but, frantic with yearning for her son, she could not care for anything else as she approached the carriage with an uneasy heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Jiang followed behind, throwing an anxious glance at Madam Ru as she walked toward the carriage, then turned his gaze back to Yu Jizi and bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“State Preceptor, all well with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jizi’s face still bore a gracious smile, “You Jiang, after many years, you still remember this old man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Jiang said tersely, “State Preceptor, I hope you have not forgotten what you promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, even at the risk of our lives, we shall not let you get away easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jizi laughed heartily, “Of course, I’ve always kept my word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Ru lifted the carriage curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Ziyuan inside was expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing someone entering the carriage, he seemed not to see her, his eyes both dull and clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Ru, seeing Jin Ziyuan like this, immediately collapsed, crying out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why has it come to this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could you become like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ziyuan, say something, I’m your mother…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Jiang, who was in conversation with Yu Jizi below, heard this and his expression changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast a deep look at the State Preceptor and strode toward the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>",666,"2026-06-06T06:55:00.784Z",1,"novelbin.me","979cca01c3995db2d508cfc3774580f9e728fc898e01b2eb58a991482c65a219","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-863","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-861",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]