234: Anticipate danger

"Uh... would you believe me if I said I had a sixth sense?" Long Yuan smiled slightly.

"A sixth sense? Are you talking about your Mental Energy Talent? Is that talent really that miraculous?!" Ruo Ying asked in surprise.

Long Yuan was stunned. What he said and what Ruo Ying understood were completely different things. Since explaining it clearly would be impossible, he simply said, "Something like that!"

"Oh my goodness, your ability is truly incredible! To be able to detect danger from so far away..."

"It was just luck!"

"Right, speaking of your Mental Energy Talent, my aunt told me she wants to take you as her Disciple. You don't object to that, do you?" Ruo Ying unconsciously adopted a consultative tone when speaking to Long Yuan. She had wanted to bring this up for a long time but hadn't had the chance. Now that Mental Energy was mentioned, she brought it up naturally. If this had been back when she first arrived in Fengyang, she would certainly have thought she was giving Long Yuan a great Opportunity, as being accepted under a high-ranking Mind Power Master, and as the sole Disciple at that, was a once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity. However, now, Ruo Ying suddenly felt that while this Opportunity was indeed rare for ordinary people, it didn't seem very appealing to Long Yuan. This was her intuition.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Long Yuan replied, "Well... thank you for your aunt's kindness, but I currently have no intention of Taking a Master. After all, I'm still young and need more experience and accumulation..."

"You?! Let me tell you, my aunt is still single and hasn't taken any Disciples. The fact that she's willing to take you on is absolutely a windfall from heaven! If you don't seize this Opportunity, you'll regret it later!" Ruo Ying huffed.

Long Yuan was dumbfounded. What did Taking a Master have to do with Xu Yanran being single? What kind of crazy idea was Ruo Ying hinting at? Could she possibly mean... Oh dear, he didn't dare continue that line of thought!

He quickly and decisively stated, "I really don't want to take a master right now! If I ever go to Shuntian Prefecture, or happen to visit the Northern Front Line and your aunt is there, I will certainly go and pay my respects! As for tomorrow's banquet, well, I suggest we cancel it, but..."

"But what?!" Ruo Ying asked irritably.

"Tomorrow morning, I will go to the county office to disclose some information to Uncle Geng and Qi Team Leader. It would be best if your uncle and Father could also attend if they are free. It's quite important!" Long Yuan said.

"Oh?! Is it really that important?!"

"Truer than pearls!"

"Alright then!" Ruo Ying said helplessly. She hung up the phone and quickly relayed the news to her Father, Xu Guanghai.

Xu Guanghai and Xu Guanghu exchanged glances and nodded slightly. In their view, since Long Yuan said the information was important, it truly must be important. Long Yuan was definitely not an ordinary middle school student, but an expert capable of rescuing them from the Evil Forest. They had realized this on the way back to Fengyang from Shan Feng Forest. Without Long Yuan's arrival, they would have certainly died!

As for the reason Long Yuan gave, they didn't believe it at all. Those Evil Trees would never easily let go of their prey. For them to release these people, they must have been suppressed by something, forcing them to obediently let go. The only variable before and after that event was the appearance of Long Yuan. After he showed up, those Evil Trees didn't even dare to move, which was completely different from when they were initially captured.

"Father, Long Yuan said he sensed your danger using his Mental Energy Talent!" Ruo Ying said.

"And you believe that?" Xu Guanghai chuckled.

"What? That's not the reason?" Ruo Ying was stunned.

"Of course not! Even your aunt couldn't sense danger that far away using her Mental Energy Talent. Long Yuan's Mental Energy Talent has only just undergone Awakening three months ago. How could he possibly compare to your aunt?" Xu Guanghai said.

"Then... could it be that his Mental Energy Talent is rather special?" Ruo Ying said, unwilling to give up.

"Rather special?" Xu Guanghai was also taken aback and looked toward Xu Guanghu.

Xu Guanghu stroked his Goatee and slowly said, "I haven't heard of a Mental Energy Talent having the ability to predict danger. However, predicting danger does seem to fall within the scope of Mental Energy. Perhaps this really is Long Yuan's special ability..."

"Whoa!!!" Ruo Ying and Xu Guanghai both felt a surge of excitement upon hearing this and let out a soft exclamation.

Xu Guanghu continued, "According to Brother Geng, the mysterious person in the Cult operation was actually Long Yuan. He was the one sending information to Geng Yun from the background. Furthermore, he preemptively helped the county office clear out the five illegal Beast-Rearing Bases set up by Tong Jingshan at Yuhua Terrace, preventing the cultists from using these Strange Beasts to cause chaos in Fengyang. If we assume that Long Yuan's Mental Energy sensed the danger, prompting him to check those locations beforehand, then the fact that Long Yuan possesses the ability to predict danger in advance is essentially confirmed!!!"

"That makes sense!!!" Xu Guanghai said excitedly.

Ruo Ying let out a charming laugh and said, "I knew it! Long Yuan wouldn't lie to me. If he said his Mental Energy Talent sensed it, then it must be true! Oh dear, this ability is extraordinary. If it were used in the War Zone, how many fewer people would our Great Ming lose? How many more battles would we win?"

"This..." Xu Guanghu and Xu Guanghai locked eyes, both flashing with sharp light. They both felt that the Xu Family had likely stumbled upon a treasure. Such a treasure was only fit for the Xu Family to possess, and no one else could steal it... Long Yuan's Divine Sense ability was actually capable of seeing the situation at the county office from West Lake, but he was still accustomed to observing through the light screen of the Heavenly Dao Eye. Hearing Xu Guanghu's analysis, he felt speechless. Although Xu Guanghu's analysis was pure speculation, the conclusion seemed largely correct. He did indeed possess this ability, but currently, it didn't come from his Mental Energy Talent; rather, the Heavenly Dao Eye assisted him in directly seeing where the danger lay. Nevertheless, the fact that Xu Guanghu could even guess this conclusion was remarkable. He truly was an old fox; even speculation could get so close to the truth!

This showed that he absolutely must not underestimate the people of this world just because he possessed some ability. People like Xu Guanghu were definitely those whose intelligence bordered on the demonic. If they obtained some Opportunity, they could potentially advance further. All he had over them was the benefit of Transmigration. Therefore, he must cherish it, work hard, and strive not to fail this immense Opportunity... He thought for a moment and decided to use the evening to continue refining some Formation Materials. These materials were primarily intended to cover up the Waste Disposal Site later, preventing others from discovering the secret that the site had been cleared out. There was also a main Great Defensive Formation planned for the Prince Fus Mansion. Since the Prince Fus Mansion was currently still in a precarious situation and danger could strike at any moment, Long Yuan planned to travel to Southern Yue City soon to set up a Great Defensive Formation for the Prince Fus Mansion. At the same time, the massive amount of waste from the Sinkhole Base must also be quickly collected into the Heavenly Dao Space!

Soon, the sound of Artifact Refining—"ding ding ding ding ding"—rang out across the Small Island...