Ultimately, the income from well water is already a huge source of income for the village, and it requires no capital, making it an easy way to earn money. However, this income relies entirely on the village's reputation for longevity and centenarians. If there are no more centenarians and the oldest person is only in their seventies, the village will likely lose its reputation as a longevity village.
Zhou Xuan sighed. Traveling through time and space had disrupted the feng shui of Poxin Village. If it weren't for the evil horse tree, he wouldn't have needed to travel through time, wouldn't be in this situation with Fu Ying, and of course, wouldn't have destroyed the longevity water of Poxin Village.
Now, things seem to be going against expectations, leaving Zhou Xuan extremely troubled and unsure of what to do. Although he had the Nine Dragon Cauldron in his possession, he dared not use it again under any circumstances, lest an even bigger problem arise.
After a long pause, Zhou Xuan sighed and asked Fu Ying, "Yingying...would you like to get a bottle of water from inside?"
Fu Ying shook her head and said, "That water is useless now, what would I need it for?"
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Yingying, if you want water containing those energy molecules, I can make it. The concentration will be much higher than in this well, and it will actually be much more effective to drink than the water here."
Zhou Xuan can use his superpowers to improve water quality. The water he transforms with his superpowers is directly converted using his superpowers, and the amount is small. So of course, it will contain a much higher concentration of energy molecules than the water at the bottom of the skylight cave. Naturally, Zhou Xuan can use his superpowers to treat and improve the health of the elderly or patients much more often, and it will be much more effective.
However, Zhou Xuan is a living person, and no matter what, one person's energy cannot compare to the energy of those nine Nine-Star Beads. It would be difficult for him to create energy molecules for a river as large as the Sanmenhai in Poxin Village. But when he thought of the Nine-Star Beads, Zhou Xuan suddenly had a whimsical idea: Now that he has all nine Nine-Star Beads in his hands, if he absorbs enough solar energy from these nine Nine-Star Beads and then uses the beads to precipitate a large amount of water, wouldn't that create an extremely large amount of longevity water?
That's possible, but Zhou Xuan is someone who hates trouble. For him, he already has enough money, so there's no need to spend time and effort on money.
Fu Ying paused for a moment, then said, "Forget it, let's go back. If you can do something like this, why did you even bother coming here?"
The two walked side by side out of the village. There were many tourists, and regardless of age or gender, they couldn't help but stare at Fu Ying for a while. The men didn't say anything, but the children would say things like, "Sister is so pretty."
Once outside the village, in a less crowded area, Fu Ying looked towards the direction of the three skylights and sighed, "It's unbelievable that what happened feels like just yesterday... no, no, it really felt like yesterday."
The number of tourists visiting places like Sanmenhai and Poxin Village hasn't decreased as much as before. Zhou Xuan only destroyed the longevity secret of Poxin Village; tourists come for the scenery. What's missing is only the inner secret, invisible to the naked eye, while the external scenery remains completely undamaged. The view from Sanmenhai's skylight is still as beautiful as ever.
Taxis were scarce in Poxin Village. After walking for a while outside the village, the two of them couldn't flag down an empty taxi. All the passing taxis were carrying tourists. If they wanted to get back to Fengshan, they would have to take a tour bus.
After walking a while outside the village, Fu Ying suddenly approached Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan was taken aback. Fu Ying's intimate actions made him feel a little uncomfortable, because Fu Ying was not the Fu Ying with whom he had a deep affection.
But Fu Ying immediately whispered, "Someone is following us."
Zhou Xuan was startled. He wanted to turn his head to look, but then he stopped himself. If someone was following him, his sudden turn would obviously be noticed.
Since he possesses supernatural abilities, using them for detection would be ideal, and he wouldn't have to worry about being discovered by the person he's following.
Using his special ability to probe behind them, about thirty meters away, Zhou Xuan indeed discovered two strange men following him and Fu Ying. However, he wasn't sure. After walking with Fu Ying for a while, the two men followed them. When they slowed down, the two men slowed down; when they sped up, the two men sped up. If Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying stopped, the two men would also stop, pretending to be looking at the scenery.
Zhou Xuan was certain that the two people were indeed following them. He remained calm and then whispered to Fu Ying, "Go to the corner ahead."
Fu Ying was actually far more experienced than Zhou Xuan. After all, Zhou Xuan was just an ordinary person before, and no one would follow him, so he had no experience in this area. Fu Ying, on the other hand, was the heir to one of the world's top ten super-rich families. She was destined to live a life of caution and grew up in a protected environment. She was also trained in this area from a young age. In addition, she had practiced martial arts and was extremely skilled, so her sensitivity was far stronger than that of ordinary people. She noticed the two people following her for a short time.
Fu Ying responded softly, and the two of them walked slowly forward without looking back, seemingly unaware of anything. They didn't quicken their pace either, because if there were any unusual changes at this time, they might be discovered by the people following them. So they continued as before.
As soon as they reached the bend, when they were out of sight of those behind them, the two of them quickly slipped away to hide behind an obstacle. This place was a bit far from Poxin Village, with good greenery, but no residents or pedestrians.
Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying hid behind several lush roadside bushes. They immediately used their special abilities to probe behind them. The two men quickly ran towards them, and after reaching the bend, they looked ahead and, seeing no trace of Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying, one of them exclaimed in surprise, "That's strange! They were definitely there, how could they disappear around the bend? We ran here; even if they were fast, they couldn't have run out of sight."
Another person was also muttering to themselves, "After the turn, the road here is very straight again, about two kilometers away. Even if you drive extremely fast, it's impossible for it to disappear from sight."
Just then, Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying turned around from behind the tree and blocked the two people's escape routes from both sides.
The two men froze, initially looking surprised, but quickly regained their composure. They each twisted their arms and tilted their necks, their bodies making popping noises like popping beans.
This move is like those martial arts masters in movies, who have already gained the upper hand before even making a move.
Fu Ying was somewhat surprised. These two were clearly not weaklings; they were two highly skilled martial artists. She immediately said to Zhou Xuan, "Come here, I have something to say."
Zhou Xuan understood that Fu Ying was afraid he would suffer a loss, so she pretended to have made a mistake and let Zhou Xuan walk behind her so that she could deal with the two of them by herself.
Fu Ying knew that Zhou Xuan had superpowers, but superpowers could injure or maim people, and they had to be used in direct combat. Zhou Xuan had never practiced martial arts, and she couldn't just turn people into nothing without knowing the situation. If she fought him head-on, she was afraid he would suffer a great loss. That's why she quickly called him over.
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Why are you two following us?"
Zhou Xuan's question to the two men was undisguised and without any restraint, which made Fu Ying frown. This was in China, not abroad. If it were abroad, it could be considered self-defense, and killing or injuring someone would be acceptable. But in China, no matter who the other party was, death or maiming would be a serious matter.
The two men chuckled, then parted to the left and right, and said to Zhou Xuan's man, "It's better to be frank. Are you going to come with us willingly, or are we going to arrest you?"
Zhou Xuan said calmly, "Who sent you?"
"Nonsense!" the man snapped. "You won't know when we get there!" He then turned to another man and said, "Old Zeng, you stay here. I'll handle these two kids. You count down, one minute."
The man was clearly very confident, mainly because he saw that Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying were both too young, and Fu Ying was too beautiful. It was obvious that such a beautiful girl was either a rich girl or a gold digger, and she couldn't possibly have any martial arts skills. As for Zhou Xuan, it was even more obvious that he was someone who didn't know martial arts. To put it bluntly, that was an exaggeration.
Another man shared the same thought, and stood aside with a smile and his arms crossed.
Seeing that the other man didn't attack Fu Ying, Zhou Xuan smiled slightly, beckoned to the man in front of him, and said, "One minute? Hehe, I'll bet you, one minute, you'll be down."
Fu Ying felt relieved after hearing Zhou Xuan's words. Zhou Xuan would never do something without being sure of himself, so he must have a way to deal with it. Because he had a special ability that Fu Ying couldn't understand or figure out, she wasn't surprised and stood there watching them with peace of mind.
The man opposite Zhou Xuan was so angered by Zhou Xuan's provocation that his face changed color. He sneered, "Fine, you don't know your place. Very well, I'll let you taste some bitterness."
After saying that, he threw a punch with lightning speed. Zhou Xuan had already activated his superpower throughout his body. Although he had never practiced martial arts, his superpower made his body's sensitivity and reaction ability far exceed those of ordinary people.
As the man threw his punch with incredible speed, Zhou Xuan's supernatural power split off into solar flames, creating a disc-shaped protective shield in front of the man's fist—a shield that was, of course, invisible to the naked eye.
The temperature of this protective shield is over 300 degrees Celsius. This is because Zhou Xuan did this to prevent the other party from suffering serious injuries. As long as the speed is fast enough, one can be injured at such a temperature, but not severely. Moreover, the high-temperature protective shield that Zhou Xuan made is different from a flame at 300 degrees Celsius. Flames will cause the surrounding temperature to reach a wide range. If a person falls into such a high-temperature environment, they will not necessarily die, but they will definitely suffer severe burns.
Zhou Xuan's special ability is far different from real flames. The temperature is so high, and it can even be higher, but the size can be controlled at will. Moreover, it can be removed or moved in an instant. In addition, even if there is only a one-centimeter gap between the high-temperature shield he created and the area outside the shield, no one will feel the high temperature. This is something that flames and any other high-temperature environment cannot do.
No sooner said than done, the man's fist struck Zhou Xuan squarely in the center of his invisible, high-temperature shield, missing Zhou Xuan's chest by twenty centimeters. But just twenty centimeters short, the man cried out in pain.
Amidst screams, he stumbled back several steps, clutching his right hand with his left, then looked down at the back of his right hand. What he saw shocked him.
The back of my entire right hand was covered in red blisters, which looked quite frightening. These blisters resembled the skin being burned in a raging fire, and the skin was bright red. This hand would be unable to touch anything for at least half a month.
The other man and Fu Ying were also staring intently at the two of them. The man was still waiting to count the seconds until his companion attacked Zhou Xuan, but he didn't know what was going on. The punch had only been in mid-air and hadn't even touched Zhou Xuan's body, so how could it have turned out like this?
His companion's hand looked like it was on fire, but there was no flame in the air, and he hadn't even taken out a lighter. How could it have become such a severe burn?