296: 180 296: 180 As soon as Lin Sisiâs words left her mouth, the surrounding crowd turned their gaze toward Chu Liang in unison, who then gave an awkward smile and patted his clothes, saying:
âHaha, although I admit that what you said makes some senseâŠ
thatâs not the truth of the matter, folks.
Look at my clothesâif there were a knife, how could it be hidden?â
With that, he bounced on the spot a couple of times to indicate that it was impossible to conceal a dinner knife in his thin clothing.
Lin Sisi gave a slight smile, her face revealing the confident demeanor of a top student.
âThatâs where your cleverness comes in, you took advantage of everyone watching you take the dinner knife from Brother Xiao Manâs pocket.
Meanwhile, your other hand quietly passed the knife to that uncle, completing your final step of disengaging.â
âIf Iâm not mistaken, in that uncleâs left pocket is the dinner knife you handed over.â
This time, Chu Liang was stunned, the uncle was stunned, and Zhang Xiaoman was stunned.
None of them had expected that this young girl, Lin Sisi, could analyze the situation so thoroughly just by listening.
However, the other people present were not willing to let go of such an amusing opportunity so easily.
Someone immediately shouted:
âHey there, old man, why donât you show us whatâs in your left pocket, let everyone see if youâre really a plant or not.â
The middle-aged man looked somewhat panicked, shaking his head insistently, reluctant to take out what was in his pocket, his gaze occasionally drifting towards Chu Liang, as if waiting for him to suggest a solution.
At this point, even the most naive of spectators could see that what Lin Sisi had said was true.
They all began to jeer, as this kind of mishap in street performances was rare to witness, and even more rare was a flop, which undoubtedly excited them.
Seeing this turn of events, Chu Liang realized the tide had turned against him and could only reluctantly have the middle-aged man pull out the dinner knife from his pocket.
Upon seeing this, the crowd immediately began to exclaim âwow,â and after a brief moment of astonishment, they couldnât help but turn their attention to Lin Sisi again.
How is this girl so incredible?
Is she really blind?
Compared to her, we seem more blind.
Chu Liang also found the outcome difficult to accept; it was his first street performance failure and the first time someone had directly exposed his trick.
What left him speechless was that the revealer of the mystery was a blind young girl.
âHow did you know all of this?
You obviously canâtâŠ
seeâŠ
Why do you know so clearly?â
Chu Liang looked at Lin Sisi unwillingly, still unable to resist asking the doubt that lingered in his mind.
What he had asked was also what the spectators had been wondering.
Lin Sisi smiled apologetically and said, âI canât see with my eyes, so your methods canât forcefully shift my focus.
Plus, the uncleâs movements were quite large, the wind, smell, and sounds allowed me to clearly sense his actionsâŠ
If you close your eyes, you can also pick up on many details usually overlooked.â
The crowd nodded in understanding, no longer uttering words of sympathy or pity.
Instead, they began to look at her with new eyes.
Zhang Xiaoman glanced at the young girl beside him, amused by the clever move she had just pulled off, which had piqued his interest.
At that moment, he had an idea, and the âFlying Sky Stateâ was instantaneously engaged.
Coincidentally, it was at this time that Chu Liang passed the dinner knife used earlier to him, still uttering apologies.
âIâm sorry to both of you for causing trouble, itâs my lack of skill that has disappointed you this time.
Let me cover the bill for your meal this time as compensationâŠâ
He was in the middle of his speech when he suddenly stopped, for he was astonished to find that the moment he passed the knife to the otherâs hand, it began to float up, spinning continuously in the palm like a âFlying Sword.â
Zhang Xiaoman had naturally utilized the floating effect of the Flying Sky State to make the table knife float above his hand, and just as he had thought, this item was indeed classified within the range of a Cold Weapon.
âThisâŠ
how is this possibleâŠâ
At this moment, Chu Liang was also stunned.
He had handed over that table knife himself and was certain that there were no hidden mechanisms on either the knife or the opponentâs hand.
Now, he couldnât figure out the technique the other was using and none of the magic he had learned had anything similar.
Could it be that this guy in front of him was actually a hidden Magic Master whose trick he was displaying was one he had developed himself?
The people around were also dumbfounded.
They thought the plot twist was stimulating enough, but who could have expected a sequel?
The story suddenly shifted from âMagicianâs street performance debunked by Blind Girlâ to âMagician brutally outclassed by peer in street performance,â instantly refilling the intrigue.
Moreover, the technique displayed by Zhang Xiaoman was far more impressive than Chu Liangâs secretive manner.
Just watching the table knife float as if it were defying gravity was visually stunning.
Zhang Xiaoman spun the table knife in his hand and then retracted his Skill.
He did not go overboard; the table knife never left more than five centimeters from the palm of his hand, creating the illusion that âthis is actually magic, you just canât see the trick.â
As the Skill was retracted, a new idea suddenly struck Zhang Xiaomanâs mind.
Flying Sky State could only control weapons to float around his body and the speed was quite slow.
Its main use was to enchant weapons, and he had initially considered it from this angle.
But now, after what had just happened, he wondered what the effect would be if he used this Skill in combination with another one.
The term âSkill combinationâ instantly flashed through his mind.
Many games had this feature, and since this was the real world, there was no reason it shouldnât be as flexible as in games, right?
With this thought, Zhang Xiaoman didnât linger any further.
After whispering a few words to Lin Sisi, he took the little girl and went home.
Watching the two walk away, Chu Liang was filled with conflict.
On one hand, he felt that he had made a huge fool of himself, and on the other, he was in awe of the opponentâs strength.
Today, he truly had played the lute to a cow.
âHey, Chu Liang, do we keep shooting?
Do we delete this video?â the cameraman asked him.
Chu Liang snapped back to his senses and quickly said, âDonât delete it, donât delete it.
We still need to upload and publish this video, and I need to keep the last part to observe and study it carefully!â
âNot delete it?
Arenât you afraid of losing fans when your magic is exposed?â the cameraman wondered.
Chu Liang laughed, âHow could that possibly make me lose fans?
We just need a good title for todayâs incident, and it will definitely attract a lot of attention.
After all, footage of magic being debunked is rare, and the fact that it was exposed by a Blind Girl makes it even more topicalâŠâ
As he spoke, his gaze couldnât help but follow the direction in which the two had left, muttering to himself:
âNo wonder that girl could see through my magic so easily.
Turns out her boyfriend is a Magic MasterâŠ
What was his name again?
It seemed the girl called him âBrother Xiao Manâ?
Is there such a person in our circle?
No, I need to go back and check, to find out exactly who he isâŠâ
ps: Everyone guess, what can this Skill combine with?