D had known from the start that Xu Yuan was a smart person, so he did not say too much.
In D's eyes, just the amount of information contained in these few short sentences was already enough to stir waves in Xu Yuan's heart and make him lose his original calmness and composure.
So after speaking up to this point, D decisively stopped and did not continue explaining further.
At this moment, a teasing smile appeared on his face, and his gaze was fixed straight on Xu Yuan, like a hunter quietly watching prey that was about to fall into a trap, silently examining every tiny change in Xu Yuan's expression.
However, what D did not expect was that Xu Yuan's reaction completely exceeded his expectations.
Although D's few words did indeed pierce straight into Xu Yuan's heart like a sharp sword, successfully touching the most sensitive nerves deep inside him and causing Xu Yuan to react to a certain extent, this reaction was limited to nothing more than a slight tremble in Xu Yuan's deep eyes.
If D had not deliberately paid attention and tried to catch that fleeting moment, he probably would not have noticed this extremely subtle change at all.
Clearly, Xu Yuan's calm and composed reaction did not satisfy D's expectations in the slightest.
Originally, D thought it was because he had missed some key important information while speaking, or perhaps Xu Yuan had not truly understood the deeper meaning of his words.
Just as he was secretly considering whether he should add more details to completely expose Xu Yuan's inner fear and uneasiness, the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of the group of people standing behind Xu Yuan.
He saw that the people behind Xu Yuan all had shocked expressions on their faces. Although they tried their best to maintain surface calmness, the way they were forcibly suppressing their emotions still looked somewhat stiff and unnatural.
Even in the deep eyes of the two HIMs standing behind Xu Yuan, the overwhelming panic like rising tides could not be hidden.
All of this was taken in by D, and the face that had been tense until now finally relaxed again, revealing a proud smile.
He slightly narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, "At a time like this, you're still pretending and forcing yourself to hold on!"
"Hmph, I want to see how long you can keep this up!"
However, D did not speak these thoughts out loud.
Because in his eyes, the one holding the advantage and controlling the situation at this moment was clearly himself, while Xu Yuan was nothing more than pretending to stay calm.
Thinking of this, D became even more expectant. He wanted to see just how long Xu Yuan could keep up this act.
After D threw out those words earlier, the entire area instantly fell into dead silence.
The surroundings became so quiet that it made people uneasy. It even felt as if the sound of a single thin needle accidentally falling to the ground would be clearly heard.
Within this long silence, time itself seemed to freeze.
Finally, after a period of stalemate, the people behind Xu Yuan began to show slight signs of panic.
Although they still clenched their teeth and did not dare to make the slightest sound, their exchanged glances became more and more frequent and hurried.
Those pairs of eyes kept moving back and forth, almost as if sparks were about to spin out from their sockets.
At this moment, Tyrant HIM and Annoying-Village HIM also looked toward Xu Yuan in silent understanding.
When they turned their eyes toward Xu Yuan, they saw that on his already steady face there was not the slightest trace of panic.
Seeing this, the heavy weight hanging in the hearts of Tyrant HIM and Annoying-Village HIM finally fell away, and they both let out long breaths of relief at the same time.
Although they had no idea what Xu Yuan was thinking at this moment, just from his calm and composed behavior it was enough to prove that the current situation was still firmly under his control.
Thinking of this, after briefly exchanging glances, Tyrant HIM and Annoying-Village HIM were just about to turn around to calm the group of already uneasy people behind them and tell everyone to stay calm, when Xu Yuan suddenly spoke, completely unexpectedly.
Xu Yuan spoke slowly in an unusually calm and confident tone, "According to my earlier deductions, this long-awaited reunion between you and Notch could only lead to two completely different outcomes."
"First, Notch would successfully withstand the huge impact on the mental level, then recall everything from the past, and take back the powers that originally belonged to him."
"Second, Notch would be unable to endure such intense mental stimulation, causing him to fall completely into a state of mental disorder."
"However…" As his tone shifted, Xu Yuan spoke unhurriedly while walking with steady steps toward where D stood.
After reaching D, he circled around him with interest, then stopped and carefully looked him over from head to toe.
Then a faint smile appeared on his face as he continued.
"Obviously, judging from the current situation, the first possibility has already been completely ruled out. Not only that…"
At this point Xu Yuan paused slightly, then focused his gaze on D again. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, but his eyes showed disdain and contempt as he continued, "Based on my understanding of you, the second possibility can also be completely ruled out."
"If Notch had gone mentally insane, how could you bear to give up the chance to take him around everywhere to show off?"
At this point, Xu Yuan did not give D any chance to interrupt and continued analyzing.
"So the current situation should be that Notch endured the huge mental impact, but he did not take back his own power."
"After confirming this, you probably locked Notch and J in a place where they cannot interfere with your next plan."
"I admit, this situation is indeed somewhat unexpected for me."
After saying this, Xu Yuan looked at D again, then shrugged with a puzzled expression and said, "However… if my guess is correct, the current situation gives you no advantage at all."
"The power I have now comes from Notch."
"You are the same…" At this point Xu Yuan deliberately paused, then suddenly shook his head as if thinking of something and corrected himself.
"Oh, no, it should be that you all are the same."
After saying this, Xu Yuan looked at D again and smiled, "If my deduction is correct… the other part of Notch's power is not completely under your control."
"A part of it still belongs to J, doesn't it?"