Faced with his mother's question, Cheng Xiaofan felt speechless. How could he possibly answer?
If he said that while helping Ju Xiang adjust the baby's position, he had accidentally activated Zhang Tianci's consciousness with his spiritual energy, how would others perceive him?
He feared that once this matter got out, all pregnant women would line up at his door, begging him to channel spiritual energy to their unborn children.
"Mom, this has nothing to do with me. Please don't cause trouble for me!" Cheng Xiaofan replied resolutely.
However, his words led Miao Xiuhua and Bai Yiling to their own conclusions.
They understood that Zhang Tianci being able to speak right after birth was indeed related to Cheng Xiaofan, but it was something that could be understood but not spoken of.
If this got out, it might truly bring him a lot of trouble.
People nowadays paid special attention to the next generation, and who wouldn't want to have a particularly intelligent baby?
If it became known that mothers who had been in contact with Cheng Xiaofan gave birth to babies who could speak and were exceptionally intelligent, the people seeking him out would surely stretch from Zhuxi Village all the way to the town.
At that point, Cheng Xiaofan would transform from a humble farmer into an obstetrician.
No!
This wouldn't do at all!
This matter should not be pursued further.
"I understand, I understand!"
Miao Xiuhua immediately grasped the implication and went to the neighboring distillery.
Only Bai Yiling sighed in her heart, feeling that the man before her was truly too mysterious!
*Ding ling ling!*
At that moment, the phone in Cheng Xiaofan's pocket rang.
He took out his phone and saw it was a call from Dao Dahai at the town police station.
Dao Dahai excitedly informed Cheng Xiaofan that Pan Yinlian and Feng Hu had confessed to their affair.
Just as Cheng Xiaofan had said, they had been secretly involved for over a year.
Wang Dabao had lost his function in that regard, and Xiang Cao was particularly indifferent. These two, thrown together, were like dry tinder and raging fire, eager to cast aside those around them and live happily ever after.
It so happened that Wang Dabao, drunk, stumbled into Xiang Cao's room.
Thus, the pair of illicit lovers, after discussing it, focused their attention on each other's partners, planning to inflict severe harm upon them.
Their goal was to drive them mad and force them to leave willingly.
Just when these two thought they could realize their dream, they encountered Cheng Xiaofan, who was like a divine being, shattering their dreams in an instant.
"They also confessed to what they did in the cotton field yesterday,"
Dao Dahai asked, his curiosity bursting, "Xiaofan, how did you figure out things like this?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan felt somewhat speechless!
He couldn't possibly reveal that he had deduced these things from the spiritual energies fluctuating around Pan Yinlian and Feng Hu, could he?
"Director Dao, to be honest, it was all a wild guess. Who knew a blind cat could catch a dead mouse and it would be so accurate!" Cheng Xiaofan replied.
Was it all a guess?
Dao Dahai, on the other end of the phone, couldn't believe such a thing. Was he trying to fool a ghost?
However, since Cheng Xiaofan was unwilling to elaborate, he couldn't press further.
After all, this anomaly of heaven-defying talent seemed capable of anything.
After hanging up Dao Dahai's call, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but silently admonish himself to be more low-key in the future and not to reveal too much to the outside world.
He had to be careful lest the relevant authorities come knocking and drag him away for dissection and research.
After hanging up, Cheng Xiaofan glanced around Nanshan Lake and decided to perform a spiritual rain that evening, allowing the grass around the lake to absorb some spiritual energy, which would be beneficial for the growth of the divine fish.
...
In the North, Snow City.
Long Xingyun drove his car slowly into the Long family's villa estate.
With a creak, as the car stopped, Long Xiaotian opened the car door and stepped out with great spirit.
"Sect Leader Long, you went south this time, how come you look more than ten years younger?"
Uncle Zhong, who had received the call, led a group of people to greet him. Seeing Long Xiaotian, who was beaming with energy and spirit, he couldn't help but ask with some shock.
"Hahaha..."
Long Xiaotian threw his head back and laughed heartily. "Ah Zhong, it's not just 'like' you say, I, Long Xiaotian, have truly become more than ten years younger."
"Furthermore, Xingyun not only recovered his original martial arts skills after going south this time, but his cultivation has also advanced by several levels compared to before!"
"Ah!"
"Is that true?"
"This is too amazing!"
"Xingyun, you're truly fortunate!"
"Congratulations, Xingyun, congratulations!"
The younger generation disciples of the Dragon Gate, upon hearing Old Master Long's words, surrounded Long Xingyun with envy and jealousy, congratulating him.
Among the disciples of prominent families, no matter how envious or jealous you were of someone, you had to maintain a proper outward appearance.
Especially in ancient martial arts families, everything was decided by strength!
Without strength, you were worth nothing!
"Thank you all for your kind words. This is all thanks to my master. Without him, I would not be here today!"
Long Xingyun, discarding his usual arrogance, clasped his hands and bowed repeatedly to everyone, saying with great humility.
His demeanor surprised everyone; Long Xingyun seemed to have become a completely different person.
Upon hearing his words, Long Xiaotian immediately agreed, "Xingyun is right. Take me, Long Xiaotian, for example. Without this master, it would have been difficult for me to achieve a breakthrough!"
"What I want to tell everyone is that I have now entered the realm of a congenital master. Just as Xingyun said, without the master's help, I, this old man, would not be where I am today!"
"Ah, so Grandpa has already become a congenital master!"
"Congratulations, Grandpa, congratulations!"
"Sect Leader Long, Uncle Zhong congratulates you!"
Uncle Zhong bowed deeply, kneeling on one knee.
Seeing this, the disciples of the Dragon Gate all knelt down in unison.
Long Xiaotian quickly extended his hands to help Uncle Zhong up and said, "Ah Zhong, you must not kneel. You are an old minister of the Long family, and such a great courtesy is absolutely forbidden!"
"Please rise quickly, everyone. We will discuss matters in the meeting hall!"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhong and everyone else rose from the ground, surrounding Long Xiaotian and Long Xingyun, and headed towards the meeting hall.
Upon entering the meeting hall.
Long Xiaotian swept his gaze around and said with a solemn expression, "Today, I, your elder, am returning from Zhuxi Village, and I have three major matters to announce to everyone!"
"The first matter is that tomorrow my Long family will formally send a challenge to Jiang Feijiao. I intend to engage him in a decisive battle to reclaim the position of the Northern Hidden Aristocratic Family's leader!"
"Good!"
Everyone in the Dragon Gate applauded enthusiastically upon hearing this.
Long Xiaotian continued, "After I reclaim the position of the Northern leader, the position of Dragon Gate Sect Master will be passed to Long Xingyun!"
He scanned the faces of those present and asked sternly, "If anyone has any objections, please speak up directly!"
Everyone present fell silent.
Even if there were objections, who would dare to utter a word in front of Long Xiaotian?
"Since there are no objections, this matter is settled. Anyone who dares to go back on their word afterwards will face family punishment!"
"As for the third major matter I wish to announce, it can be considered personal to Long Xingyun, and at the same time, it is a significant matter for the entire Long family!"