Ye Xing

"Master Wu kept us waiting so long, surely it wasn't just to tell me all this?" Shocked as he was, Tang Yu quickly calmed down. This wasn't anything major. So what if he knew?

"Hehe, you're certainly straightforward, little brother. Then I won't beat around the bush. You said you had information about replenishing a person's mental strength. Now you can speak plainly." Hearing Tang Yu say this, Wu Yanqing chuckled. He did not seem to mind and directly asked Tang Yu.

"It's not information." Tang Yu lightly sipped the tea in his cup and spoke blandly.

Hearing Tang Yu say that, Wu Yanqing's expression became somewhat unpleasant. Could this brat have come specifically to make a fool of him?

"If you have something to say, please say it directly." Wu Yanqing's tone changed at this point, no longer as polite as before.

"I can help people replenish depleted mental strength. It wouldn't be wrong to call me a special kind of doctor. What does Master Wu mean by that?"

"What?"

Upon hearing Tang Yu's words, not only Wu Yanqing but even Meng Xuanxuan wore expressions of shock. She knew that being able to replenish someone's depleted mental strength was something she had never seen, or even heard of. Tang Yu's words had undoubtedly overturned Meng Xuanxuan and Wu Yanqing's understanding of the world.

"Little brother, you may eat carelessly, but you cannot speak carelessly. Do you know the consequences of deceiving me?" Wu Yanqing said slowly in a deep voice, the threat in his tone unmistakable.

"If you don't believe me, then I'll leave!" As he spoke, Tang Yu made as if to take Meng Xuanxuan away, but Wu Yanqing stopped him.

"Don't be hasty, little brother. It's simply that what you said is too unbelievable. Helping someone treat mental strength depletion is something I've also heard for the first time. You're making empty claims—how am I supposed to believe you?"

Wu Yanqing was speaking the truth. After all, what Tang Yu had said was simply too unbelievable. His suspicion was only natural.

"How does Master Wu wish to test it?" Tang Yu did not waste words and asked directly.

"That's simple. Use me as the test." As he spoke, Wu Yanqing poured himself a cup of tea, found a chair, and sat upright before speaking to Tang Yu.

"Master Wu is certain?" Tang Yu's heart stirred upon hearing this. This was a highly risky matter. Was he not afraid that a failure would severely damage his mental strength?

"Hehe, if it doesn't work or something goes wrong, then little brother, you needn't leave through that door!" Wu Yanqing was bold due to his skill and spoke to Tang Yu without the slightest fear.

"Fine! Xuanxuan, stay here and don't let anyone disturb me!"

Hearing Tang Yu's words, Meng Xuanxuan nodded. She wanted to see what trick Tang Yu could pull off.

"How should I cooperate with you?" Wu Yanqing asked Tang Yu at this point. Since neither he nor Tang Yu was a Divine Transformation-level martial artist, although their mental strength was far stronger than that of ordinary people, it still could not leave their bodies. Thus, he had no idea what Tang Yu intended to do next.

"I'll slowly seep my origin power into your mind. Master Wu, please do not resist under any circumstances, or the consequences will be unimaginable. Then, just have your mental strength follow my origin power. But remember one thing: do not use your mental strength to investigate at will. If anything goes wrong, I will not take responsibility."

Hearing Tang Yu say this, Wu Yanqing's heart sank. The brain was the most important and mysterious organ in the human body. Even modern medicine, advanced as it was, could not fully unravel its secrets. And Tang Yu intended to channel origin power into it. The slightest mistake could be fatal to him.

"What? Is Master Wu afraid? If you're afraid, then forget it!"

Seeing Wu Yanqing hesitate, Tang Yu curled his lips. If he was unwilling to try, it was not Tang Yu's fault for refusing treatment. He could not blame anyone else for that.

"Come on!" Gritting his teeth, Wu Yanqing sat upright in the chair made of nanmu and rosewood, closed his eyes, and signaled that Tang Yu could begin.

Seeing this, Tang Yu did not hesitate. He adjusted his breathing, calmed his mind, and slowly mobilized his origin power, gathering it at the index and middle fingers of both hands before pressing them against Wu Yanqing's temples. He gradually seeped his own origin power into Wu Yanqing's brain.

Wu Yanqing truly did not resist. Of course, he did not dare to. This concerned his life, and not the slightest mistake could be tolerated. Following Tang Yu's instructions, he slowly wrapped his mental strength around the origin power Tang Yu had sent into his mind. Then, he felt as though his mental strength had entered a vast white world. Everything was blank and hazy; both his mind and spirit were utterly empty. The sensation was like falling asleep and dreaming, yet it was incomparably profound. Wu Yanqing's mental strength thoroughly enjoyed the feeling and did not want to wake up at all.

Suddenly, his mental strength felt a jolt, and he inexplicably woke up.

"What did you just do to me?" The first thing he did after waking was question Tang Yu.

Yet Tang Yu did not answer Wu Yanqing's question. Instead, he blandly asked, "How did Master Wu feel just now?"

Wu Yanqing froze at Tang Yu's question. That sensation had truly been wondrous. Now that he came back to his senses and savored it carefully, he found himself still yearning for it, as though he had smoked opium. Yet his mental strength had indeed improved slightly.

"How did you do it?"

Hearing Wu Yanqing ask this, Tang Yu merely smiled without answering. How could he possibly answer such a question? The black crystal between his brows was his greatest trump card. How could he tell Wu Yanqing about it?

"That isn't the important part. The important part is that Master Wu believes me now, right?"

"Please wait a moment longer, little brother. I'll notify the president right away!" With that, Wu Yanqing hurriedly left the reception hall.

"Tang Yu, how did you do that just now?" Meng Xuanxuan's face was filled with curiosity. She had not seen anything unusual—only Tang Yu pressing two fingers of each hand against Wu Yanqing's temples, after which both of them had closed their eyes. When Wu Yanqing opened his eyes again, his face had been full of shock.

"Secret!" Hearing Meng Xuanxuan ask, Tang Yu gave a mysterious smile, revealing the two dimples at the corners of his mouth.

"Hmph! Stingy!" Seeing that Tang Yu would not tell her, Meng Xuanxuan gave a delicate snort and called him stingy. She ignored him, sat down on her own, poured herself another cup of tea, and began drinking.

"Mr. Tang, Miss Meng, our president invites you." Not long afterward, the attendant who had been following Wu Yanqing came over and spoke to Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan.

"Lead the way."

Before long, Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan followed the attendant to an elegant, classical courtyard. Its strong traditional Chinese architectural style, with pavilions, towers, and waterside terraces, made it seem like a heavenly realm or a paradise beyond the world. The deeper they went, the more misty green haze filled the air. Taking a casual breath made one feel refreshed and clear-headed.

"This is the aura emitted by energy crystals. How extravagant!" Meng Xuanxuan was well-informed and immediately identified the cause of the rising mist. This surprised Tang Yu somewhat. It was his first indirect encounter with energy crystals.

"It's inside." The attendant pointed at the curtain of water ahead of Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan.

Before Tang Yu could ask anything, Meng Xuanxuan had already stepped forward and leaped into the curtain of water. Seeing this, Tang Yu had no time to ask further and followed her straight in.

Behind the water curtain was a hollowed-out mountain that extended deep underground, like an underground palace. It was luxurious and grand, yet simply furnished. At its center stood a square bed of pure white jade. A lean, capable-looking man sat cross-legged upon it. His complexion was slightly pale, and Wu Yanqing stood beside him.

"President, they've arrived!" Seeing Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan enter, Wu Yanqing slightly bowed to the man on the bed.

"I heard that you can replenish a person's mental depletion?" The man on the white jade bed opened his eyes and stared directly at Tang Yu.

The world spun! The world spun! In Tang Yu's eyes, there was no person at all, only a boundless starry sky. At that moment, the black crystal between his brows suddenly released a warm current. Tang Yu shuddered and instantly woke up. By then, he was drenched in sweat. This man gave him a different feeling from Qin Bo. Qin Bo completely concealed his sharpness, making others feel as though basking in a spring breeze. But this man was like the sun, radiating boundless brilliance so piercing that one could not open one's eyes.

"Yes!" With just that simple answer, Tang Yu did not even dare meet the man's gaze. All the words in his stomach could only be suppressed in his heart.

"Yanqing, you and this girl leave first!"

"No! I don't want to! I never expected Uncle Ye Xing to be the president of the Black Market Commerce. You always lied to me before, saying you were only an ordinary interstellar explorer!" Meng Xuanxuan walked toward the white jade bed and spoke to the Divine Transformation-level expert before Tang Yu in a slightly coquettish tone, as though chatting with family, entirely at ease.

"Buzz..."

A screen of light suddenly rippled into existence, blocking Meng Xuanxuan's path.

"Miss Meng, don't make trouble. The president has important business to discuss with Tang Yu. Go out with Uncle Wu first. How about Uncle takes you to see something fun?" Who would have thought that the chief auctioneer of the Black Market Commerce would speak to Meng Xuanxuan in such a tone? No one would believe it if told.

"Really?"

Pfft!

Hearing Meng Xuanxuan say that, Tang Yu nearly collapsed from shock. Girl, could you show a little principle? The moment someone says they'll take you to see something fun, you forget everything else? You don't even care whether I'm in danger here?

"Really. Come on, go with Uncle!" As he spoke, Wu Yanqing walked out through the light screen. Strangely, the screen seemed sentient and automatically parted, not blocking him at all.