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Chapter 164 Coincidentally, Me Too
"I've said it before, it's healing energy. By using this energy to clear the blockages in the patient's energy, we can solve the problem at its root," Chen Xuan said calmly.

When...when...

The sound of the bamboo waterwheel outside was being struck.

The quiet atmosphere suddenly became somewhat oppressive. The two disciples sitting behind the dean stared at Chen Xuan, hesitant to speak, their eyes practically overflowing with surprise.

Clearly, they didn't expect Chen Xuan to insist on saying that in front of Dean Sun.

Sun Suigong remained silent for a long time, then raised his right hand, keeping the five fingers pointing upwards.

To be honest, it looks a bit strange.

Yue Beifeng lowered his voice and asked, "What is Master doing?"

"I don't know." You Chi shook his head. "Is this some kind of hint?"

At that moment, they heard Chen Xuan say, "The condensation of Qi outside the body is a sign of the impending casting of a spell."

What does that mean? The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

Unexpectedly, Dean Sun burst into laughter, "Hahahaha... That's right, it seems what you said is true, you can indeed sense spiritual energy!"

"I've never liked telling lies," Chen Xuan said with a slight smile. "I just didn't expect that while the Dean can use his internal energy to perform magic, the disciples of the Northern Heaven Academy don't even know what 'qi' is. Don't you teach this?"

These words caused Yue Beifeng and You Chi's expressions to darken slightly.

“Mr. Chen, it’s not that we’re completely ignorant about spiritual energy and immortal techniques, but we never expected that the energy you’re referring to is that mysterious and elusive spiritual energy.” You Chi’s tone remained gentle, but there was still a hint of disappointment in his eyes. “Moreover, this matter isn’t as you say, that we can all master it simply through instruction…”

“People with the talent to sense Qi are always a minority, so you don’t need to blame yourselves.” Sun Suigong interrupted him. “What Beitian Academy needs are medical talents, and you are experts in this field. Compared to sensing Qi, saving lives and treating people is the most important thing. Young friend Chen just happens to be able to sense Qi and heal people.”

Since he had said that, Chen Xuan no longer cared about the previous attitude of the disciples of the Northern Heaven Academy.

"I thought the Dean would continue to ask how I learned the healing energy." Chen Xuan picked up his cup, took a sip of tea, and thus dropped the subject.

"Hehe, everyone has their own opportunities and privacy. How could I possibly ask you about these things? Just like you don't know how I awakened my Qi sensing ability and mastered those techniques," Sun Suigong said dismissively.

He actually knew.

You only need to scan it a few times with a barcode scanner.

Of course, Chen Xuan couldn't possibly pull out a barcode scanner in front of them—even if they didn't understand the meaning of such an action, that thing was just too conspicuous.

“Since you can cure this disease, I am much more relieved,” Sun Suigong said. “I wonder how many times a day young friend Chen can use the healing energy?”

Chen Xuan suddenly realized something was wrong. "What... could it be that other people have this disease?"

“That’s right. Now that things have come to this point, I can tell you too—the Gu family’s daughter’s illness is not an isolated case. We only discovered this situation after contacting various hospitals.”

Then Dean Sun slowly revealed a shocking piece of news.

Currently, a total of 823 people have been identified with similar symptoms to Gu Zhaoning, 80% of whom are in Jiangcheng. Tracing their movements reveals that these individuals have all visited the same place over the past two months: Jiangcheng International Airport.

That's not even the most terrifying part.

Not everyone can access the same high-quality medical resources as the Gu family's daughter. Coupled with the unknown cause of her illness and symptoms resembling a cold or general weakness, many people didn't take it seriously until their organs failed and they died. To date, 109 people have died from the disease.

Moreover, this is only the number of people currently counted; what about those who haven't been counted yet? It's clearly showing signs of a new type of plague. "Thanks to the Gu family's attention, we realized the extremely serious nature of this matter. But at the same time, it's quite difficult for us because we can't determine the cause, various tests can't find any related pathogenic factors, and we can't even treat it as an infectious disease," Sun Suigong said slowly.

Chen Xuan understood this. Hospitals issuing risk warnings and disease control centers conducting screenings and isolations all require evidence to be carried out. If the source and cause of the disease are unknown, and we don't know how to prevent it or how to treat it, then disseminating information is just creating chaos for society and serves no purpose other than generating panic.

"Until the Jiangcheng TV station case a while ago, we had an epiphany. We began to suspect that this might be another case of a person with superpowers committing a crime."

"So I made a decision that broke with tradition, to speak out to the outside world and invite capable people to give it a try. In a sense, this was like putting the Gu family's daughter in a rather risky position, having her treated by people who were not medical professionals. Fortunately, we did find people with such talent."

No wonder the scene looked so lively, yet also somewhat childish… Chen Xuan thought to himself, so the Northern Heaven Academy was forced to do this. Those “non-medical people” they mentioned were probably looking for ability users to test their skills.

“Of course, Chen Xiaoyou’s actions further convinced me that this was a malicious crime committed by a person.” Sun Suigong stroked his beard and said, “So if this matter can be successfully contained, you will be the one who has made the greatest contribution.”

"What did I do?" Chen Xuan asked.

He held up two fingers. "First, you said the person who performed the exorcism might not be wrong. Second, you took the initiative to ask Gu Zhaoning if she had experienced anything strange before her illness. Young friend Chen must have noticed something suspicious to do that, right?"

The dean of the Northern Heaven Academy… he really is a cunning old fox. Chen Xuan used drinking tea to cover his surprise. He knew the first incident had caused quite a stir, so it wasn't surprising, but he hadn't expected the second one to have caught his attention as well. No… it must be that some disciple overheard his question and quietly wrote it down.

His gaze passed over Sun Suigong and landed on the two disciples behind him. The hot-tempered man's eyes met his immediately. Although he didn't understand why he was being looked at, he firmly refused to blink, adhering to the principle that whoever looked away first would lose. Then, looking at the handsome man, You Chi smiled gently at him before lowering his eyes.

Okay...it's confirmed to be this person.

Chen Xuan looked at the dean again, "Since you've long suspected this matter is related to ability users, why don't you cooperate with the Limit Authority? Don't they always claim to be the organization that understands abilities best?"

"Is the Weixian Agency a domestic organization?" Sun Suigong asked rhetorically.

Chen Xuan didn't expect that this was what bothered him.

"They have branches in Jiangcheng, but also overseas, and more than one. According to them, the Vision Agency does not belong to any country, is completely independent, and serves all of humanity. And this is the kind of organization I distrust the most!"

He spoke his last sentence with absolute certainty.

Then Sun Suigong changed the subject, "Young friend Chen shouldn't have joined the organization, right? I looked at their recruitment announcements from the last two days, and your name wasn't on them."

It seems they also verified whether each visitor belonged to a designated agency.

Isn't this a coincidence?
"To be honest, I don't trust them either." Chen Xuan grinned. "Of course, on the other hand... they probably wouldn't even look at my medical skills."

"It's alright, the Northern Heavenly Academy values ​​it highly." Sun Suigong shook his head repeatedly. "I believe that medicine, which is closely related to human health, will be an extremely important part of the development direction for the next ten years. However, that's a matter for later. The most urgent task now is to solve the problem of unexplained illnesses. Young friend Chen, could you lend the Northern Heavenly Academy another hand and help the people of Jiangcheng eliminate this crisis?"

History has indeed changed.

Just as Lin Qing said… when the existence of ability users is exposed to the public, and when the Limitless Organization is forced to change its strategy and begin recruitment ahead of schedule, the trajectory of the future has already been quietly shaken. On the road to the Organization's dominance of the world, it's not that no one has resisted them, but the gap in strength is simply too great, and the flames of resistance were ultimately extinguished one by one. Now that the timeline has been moved so far forward, shouldn't those who eagerly step forward have a slightly better chance of winning?

As for this reclusive organization that distrusts government agencies, Chen Xuan felt that he should lend a hand both morally and logically.

He doesn't intend to choose a side or take sides.

Because he himself represents one side.

“Of course, I would be happy to do it,” Chen Xuan replied.

(End of this chapter)