Only tangible benefits are real.
Ouyang Pan'an happened to meet her fellow townsman Xu Xing and saw that he had already reached the Late Innate Stage. So, she took the opportunity to start a conversation with him, trying to rely on Xu Xing to obtain the Morning Glow in Purple Magpie Valley.
However, it was also Ouyang Pan'an's first time doing this, and her acting was too clumsy.
He saw through it at a glance.
In his previous two Fate Deductions, he had ended up on this Spirit Boat.
But he had never encountered Ouyang Pan'an before.
Or rather, he did not recognize Ouyang Pan'an. In both of his previous deductions, his Cultivation had been average, and his movement techniques had not yet reached perfection. Therefore, he lacked the qualifications for Ouyang Pan'an to attach herself to him.
"My father...once helped Senior Brother Xu..."
"I wonder if Senior Brother Xu could remember this favor?" Ouyang Pan'an ventured, summoning her courage to mention an old affair.
