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Chapter 247 - Chapter 247 The correct way to unlock 247 talents

Chapter 247: The correct way to unlock 247 talents Chapter 247: The correct way to unlock 247 talents After such an incident, Chen Xu no longer felt like taking a walk. He returned to the ward to find his parents had just brought him food.

“What happened downstairs? I saw a crowd of people gathered there,” Zeng Wenli asked curiously as she arranged the insulated food containers.

“It seems there was a car accident,” Chen Xu said, omitting the near-miss experience to avoid worrying them. Secretary Jin, standing beside him, wasn’t about to say anything more.

Zeng Wenli expressed her concern, “Even hospitals aren’t safe from traffic accidents nowadays. Some people really lack any sense of public decency. You never know how they drive. From now on, try to go down less…”

Chen Xu replied with a smile, “It was just an accident.”

“Alright, go wash your hands. Your Third Uncle came to see you yesterday and brought some pickles. I made you braised pig’s feet with pickles.”

After washing his hands, Chen Xu returned and asked, “Is Ziqi still at her grandma’s house?”

That girl would definitely come to see him if she knew he was in the hospital.

“Yes, she’s rarely there, so she should stay a bit longer.”

Chen Ziqi’s grandmother lived in the north, quite far away. Just a few days ago, Ziqi was complaining to him on WeChat about how inconvenient it was to go ten kilometers to the nearest town to buy anything, as her grandmother lived in a rural area.

The car accident passed without further ado, and Chen Xu didn’t mention it to Luo Xiyun; he simply became more vigilant. Whether it was truly an accident, he had no means of investigating. The police were likely to treat it as a traffic accident, too.

Nevertheless, he may not have had a method, but that didn’t mean he was out of options.

After the meal, he took out his phone, opened his email, and sent a message: “I just came across a car accident in the hospital and almost got hit. The license plate number is… I want to know, was this truly an accident?”

After sending the email, he logged out of his account.

Regarding matters of life and safety, he dared not take them lightly.

“A sense of crisis, this talent/gift really came at the right time,” he thought with some relief. These days, he had almost forgotten about the gift he received, mainly because it seemed to be a passive skill.

He carefully recalled the feeling at the moment, his body hair standing on end, clearly sensing an impending danger behind him. In a split second, he managed to pull Secretary Jin out of harm’s way.

His fast reaction was due to his excellent physical condition and the conditioned reflex formed by his expertise in combat. If it were before, even if he had sensed the danger, he probably wouldn’t have been able to escape in time.

“It’s amazing, at that time, I couldn’t see anything behind me. Could it be because of the revving noise?”

Now, thinking back, it was only when he heard a revving roar that he became aware of the danger.

“Maybe, I should try to find out the extent of what this gift can do.”

Following the incident, he became more alert to such crises and was keen on understanding the function of this gift.

But how to test it?

Now, his parents and lover were with him, taking turns keeping him company. Doing anything outlandish would surely worry them. However, he couldn’t test it alone.

“Should I ask Secretary Jin?”

The thought was immediately dismissed, “No, I shouldn’t bother her with everyday matters.”

So, whom should he ask? If only Ziqi were here.

His gaze swept across the room, and he caught the seven-or-eight-year-old boy in the opposite bed quickly averting his eyes. A thought struck him suddenly, and he gave the boy a kind smile.

For the past few days, the little boy had been stealthily watching him with curious eyes, shyly turning away when caught.

He didn’t know the boy’s full name, only hearing his mother calling him Xiao Jun.

“Your name is Xiao Jun, right?” he asked.

Hearing the question, Xiao Jun quickly glanced at him and nodded.

“Where’s your mom?” he inquired. Xiao Jun was alone at the moment, but Chen Xu had seen his mother leave with a lunchbox earlier, clearly to get food, so the question was rhetorical.

Xiao Jun’s voice was very small, “She went to get food.”

“Do you get bored by yourself?” he asked.

Xiao Jun nodded and then quickly shook his head.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Xu laughed and said, “How about we play a game?”

Xiao Jun’s eyes brightened with curiosity, “What game?”

Chen Xu picked up a notebook from the side, tore off a sheet from the back, crumpled it into a ball, and said, “We’ll take turns throwing this paper ball, seeing who can hit the other person.”

Explaining the game, he saw a spark of excitement in Xiao Jun’s eyes, yet the boy’s face was hesitant.

“Well, I’ll throw it first,” Chen Xu said as he tossed the crumpled paper in his hand. He deliberately threw it off target, and the paper landed right beside Xiao Jun’s feet.

Chen Xu said, “Oops, I missed. It’s your turn now.”

Xiao Jun hesitated for a moment, picked up the paper ball, and threw it back, but his throw was obviously too weak, and it dropped halfway through.

“I missed, my turn again.” Chen Xu walked down, picked up the paper ball, and said, “Watch out, I’m throwing it.”

This time, he deliberately used a bit more force, and it landed behind Xiao Jun. He said regretfully, “Ah, that was close.”

Nearby, Chen Xinwen and Zeng Wenli saw him playing a game with the child and didn’t interfere, each engrossed in their phones and chatting on WeChat.

Influenced by Chen Xu’s demeanor, Xiao Jun went back and forth several times, gradually becoming engaged, and the smile on his face grew brighter. Occasionally, when he laughed too loudly, he would cover his mouth.

Finally, Chen Xu could start his own experiment. When Xiao Jun threw the paper ball, he would close his eyes. After a few tries, he felt confident.

With his eyes closed and unable to see anything, he could still clearly feel the paper ball coming towards him, and moreover, he could predict in advance whether it would hit him and where.

The feeling was truly magical.

He immediately realized the immense value of this talent; it was not merely for avoiding life-threatening dangers.

After all, in modern society, accidents were infrequent, and one might not encounter them even a few times in a lifetime. If he could only sense danger in life-threatening situations, perhaps it would never come in handy again.

Now, his experiment had proven that he could sense even non-harmful attacks like a paper ball. That would be immensely useful; it meant that in the dark, he could detect the source of danger, even the most subtle ones.

This could bring great convenience to his life, especially at night. At the very least, he no longer had to worry about bumping his knee against the corner of a table when getting up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

However, the greatest benefit was in the enhancement of his combat capability. Imagine, he previously had to rely on experience to anticipate an opponent’s moves, but now, he could foresee their attacks, gaining the upper hand and becoming nearly invincible.

If it were a night battle, the power would be even more exaggerated.

He believed that now, in a one-on-one duel, there would be nobody in the world who could be his match.

He felt he had gone a long way on the path of martial prowess, pity that it was seldom useful in real life.

……

“Xiao Jun, what are you doing?”

Just then, Xiao Jun’s mother came in with a food container and caught her son throwing paper balls at someone. She quickly chided him, “That’s very rude.”

Chen Xu hurriedly explained, “It’s okay, we were just playing a game.”

Seeing her son’s cheeks flushed and him looking somewhat bewildered, Xiao Jun’s mother softened her tone and said, “Go wash your hands, it’s time to eat. Say thank you to Uncle.”

“Thank you, Uncle,” Xiao Jun said politely and hopped off the bed to wash his hands on the balcony.

Xiao Jun’s mother thanked Chen Xu, “Thank you. He hasn’t been this happy since we’ve been in the hospital.”

Chen Xu said, “No problem, I really like him. He’s sensible and polite.”

He didn’t ask what illness Xiao Jun had, not wanting to upset her. Coming to the hospital at such a young age obviously wasn’t due to a common ailment.

……

After nightfall, Luo Xiyun came to keep him company, and all the lights in the ward were turned off. He lay in the hospital bed, listening to her breathing become long and even, knowing she had fallen asleep. He blindly got out of bed, closed his eyes, and walked toward the direction of the balcony.

He lifted his foot and midway through, changed direction; intuition told him that continuing forward would result in kicking something, likely the chair Luo Xiyun had been sitting in.

His foot touched the ground, and as he was about to step forward again, he stopped. Every direction seemed blocked; something was in front. Stretching out his hand, he touched the soft bed curtains.

A thought crossed his mind; that’s why it felt different from before. The sensation varied because the curtains were soft.

He gently lifted the curtains and stepped outside, heading towards the balcony. Along the way, he could distinctly sense any obstacles in front of him, and each object provided a different sensation.

After about ten steps, he stopped. His intuition warned him of danger ahead, a much more intense feeling than when facing the curtains, prickling at the center of his brow.

Reaching forward, he touched a wall.

“I scored big this time.”

His hand rested on the wall, and he felt a rush of excitement. With some training, he could fully discern whether what he was about to bump into was a curtain or a wall, safe or dangerous.

Eventually, he could truly navigate the darkness with ease.

More importantly, this talent still had untapped potential.

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