But as the mild night breeze swept past, carrying the coolness of the lake, and the crowd beside him kept gasping in wonder, Pei Ye realized he had long since returned to the normal world.
There was not so much Profound Qi and supernatural marvel here. This was merely a street where one occasionally saw True Qi-most of which could not even be projected outward. People living ordinary lives were always filled with curiosity and amazement at all sorts of extraordinary powers.
Besides, now that this trick had succeeded, there really was something worth pondering.
The boy stood some forty or fifty feet from the lake, beyond the reach of his True Qi. And even if he could reach the water, catching a fish from it was another matter entirely.
Besides, he had not even reached the stage of projecting True Qi.
If it was Profound Qi, what enabled him to control it?
Would a Profound Gate expert take a beating first, then perform tricks here for everyone?
Black Cat shook his head. "No Profound Qi was mobilized."
In fact, he had sensed nothing unusual at all. Had the fishhook in the vat not actually moved, he would never have realized that an extraordinary power had just appeared here.
Pei Ye watched curiously as the boy, his clothes disheveled but his expression still defiant, held out a plate to collect tips from the spectators.
The trick was indeed novel and entertaining, but he offered not a single auspicious word, nor did he actively solicit money. Thus, after making a circuit, he had collected little.
Then he returned to sit on the stone by himself and counted the money on the plate bit by bit. The crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Pei Ye and him.
"I really haven't seen that trick