Chapter 122: It's Magic

Chapter 122: It's Magic

My thoughts jump to a variety of different things from my world. They all stem from one assumption, though.

I dont believe that he would be shameless enough to take her if she actually reaches the main group, where the cultivator escort is.

If thats the case, then all I have to do is delay them from catching her. If I can put people and things in a way that blocks their line of sight and potentially makes it so they have to move around them, it will buy her some time.

There are two of them moving through these groups, so it will be quite the challenge. Luckily, this is a market area, with plenty of trash, papers, and random materials around.

Plenty of things to work with, to distract and catch a persons attention.

What I will use are the tactics from the magicians of my world.

Sleight of Hand. Perception. Deception.

And plenty of distractions.

Cultivators, by definition, typically have enhanced senses. Whether that is sight, smell, touch, or any of the other senses.

Which can make deceiving them that much more difficult than deceiving normal people.

Or so one would think.

In fact, it is because cultivators can trust their senses so much that is that much easier to pull off different illusions.

Normally, illusions work because normal peoples brains prioritize different things and cant handle everything at once.

Thus, will subconsciously ignore some things while focusing on others. One example from the modern world was the fact that some people couldnt see a gorilla walking across the screen, as a bunch of other things were going on at the same time.

For early cultivators, this has not changed. Even for cultivators in the Qi Condensation level, their brains are not looking at everything. At least, when they arent consciously trying to do so. They may have an increased ability to discover something is up, but generally they will catch more detail in the one thing they are actually searching for.

Of course, unless theyve trained themselves to look at everything at once, at the start of their cultivation journey, then their brains wont develop in a way that gathers that information in that way. Not until they start into Foundation Establishment, which really revamps the different aspects of a persons body. Even then, it wouldnt be as strong.

Luckily for me, because of my awareness training, my scan, and my healing constitution, my brain is slowly growing to see things in this way. Unfortunately, this means that I wont naturally catch as much detail with my senses as a normal cultivator.

But I have my scan for that. So, theres really no need. What would be a slight advantage after balancing for others, turns into a tremendous advantage for me. Vissit novelbin(.)c.om for updates

Huh, I sound like one of those self-congratulating cultivators in those novels Ive read.

Noticing these causes him to stop, and move in a direction closer to his ally and away from them.

For the other lackey, I have one bird carry a shiny item that resembles a piece of jewelry that she was wearing. His eye catches the glint and a look of recognition crosses his face.

Before he can verify anything else visually, a branch falls from the tree directly in front of him, obscuring his view with its leaves. This was caused by one of the squirrel creatures in the tree. The bird quickly drops the item in this moment, and flies up, in the direction of the furthest lackey.

While it does this, a flock of birds settles a bit further along their path.

The girl moves quickly by them, but they dont even move an inch in response.

Obviously, because I told them not to.

As that furthest most henchman goes to support his ally, he finds a bird poop lands directly in both of his eyes. Yelling in rage and disgust, hes basically blinded. His arms flail at his face to wipe it out of his eyeholes.

As this occurs, I see that one merchant stall has far too many promotional papers that havent yet been put up.

It appears to be along the path, so I zip by in a way that causes the air currents to throw them in the air. My scan verifies no one saw me, despite my speed, because of how I manipulated the situation and lines of sight.

They fly up into a curve into the sky, not yet floating down.

Something that will be used, soon enough.

All the young master has only seen, is that his henchmen look like total idiots. Scrambling about and barely able to get a few meters without an accident.

To any bystanders watching, it just looks like there are some animals running around and a branch managed to fall in front of one of them. But, they are stumbling around like idiots. Looking around, trying to find her, even as she is right there.

Young Master Shuis jaw hangs slightly open, in confusion.

Clearly, these guys are normally not this incompetent looking.

Even in these beginning steps, its chaos.

Beautiful, beautiful chaos.

Lets do some more.