Chapter 149: The Mage Was Dumbfounded
"This trick of mine is called Rope Magic!" Feixiang waved to a female assistant not far away and took a rope from her.
[LSP is online!]
[He knows Rope Magic, I know Rope Binding Great Sealing Technique!]
[Feixiang is definitely doing it on purpose]
Lu Zheng grinned, chuckled, and thought to himself, luckily I didn't let Lin Wan be on camera, otherwise the audience could watch a live broadcast of a host being beaten up.
Feixiang himself didn't realize this, holding the two ends of the rope, gestured to Lu Zheng, "This is a normal rope, right? You can check it."
Lu Zheng blinked, glanced at the phone recording, and without being awkward, took the hemp rope and smoothed it from start to finish, nodding, "No problem."
"OK, then take a look at this copper ring." Feixiang draped the rope over his arm and took a copper ring from the assistant.
This was a copper ring with a diameter of nearly twenty centimeters with no openings, and Feixiang handed it to Lu Zheng, "Come on, check again, is there no problem?"
Lu Zheng took the copper ring, checked it, nodded and smiled as he returned it to Feixiang, "Correct, no problem."
"OK! Let's move on to the next step." Feixiang took the copper ring, held it reversed without using it, "Let's bind the rope first."
Then, he took the rope, made a loop, and tied a knot backward. The knot seemed very firm, then he tossed the rope circle to Lu Zheng, "Pull a bit, see if it's firm?"
Lu Zheng blinked, then laughed directly, but after a moment's thought, he cooperatively grabbed the rope circle and gently tugged it. The knot indeed didn't move, "It's firm."
"Good, it seems this rope is tightly secured, so the next step is my spellcasting." Feixiang took the rope circle and the copper ring, "Now it's time for me to perform magic, inserting this copper ring into the rope!"
Feixiang moved his hand through the copper ring several times, "Abracadabra!"
He released a grip, lifted, clatter!
The rope circle fell, and the copper ring indeed landed inside the rope circle!
[Whoa?]
[How did that happen?]
[The knot is secure though?]
[Mage Feixiang! Quickly ride a broom, the task of saving Hogwarts rests on you!]
"Oh?" Lin Wan let out a small exclamation. Though she knew it was a blinding technique, she really couldn't see how Feixiang did it. That's his skill.
"Now the copper ring is inside the rope, right?" Feixiang circled the rope several times, and the copper ring indeed could only rotate inside.
Lu Zheng blinked, then smiled and nodded.
"Alright, now watch me take it out again!" Feixiang wound the rope circle on his hand, but deliberately didn't go near the knot, indicating the rope circle remained intact.
Immediately, he pulled with both hands, shook them, "Go!"
His hands separated, one holding the rope circle, one holding the copper ring.
"Wow!!!"
This was the exclamation from the crowd, which had formed a small circle around them, with some taking videos with their phones.
Truly the age of universal video!
Feixiang handed the copper ring to Lu Zheng, then with a swipe of his hand, looped the rope circle, unwound the knot, and the rope circle was undone, turning back into a hemp rope.
[666]
[This rope skill is truly master-level, like a horned antelope, leaving no trace. I wonder if he knows how to tie a tortoise shell bind?]
[Poor little brother, he looks so puzzled, he's been completely played by Feixiang's flying dragon face-riding move?]
[Whoa, everyone upstairs, pay attention! Feixiang's magic live stream is serious!]
Feixiang raised an eyebrow, "My magical performance is done, brother, what do you think? Am I a mage with magic power?"
"Yes—"
These words weren't spoken by Lu Zheng but by a group of pretty girls and a few young children surrounding them.
Feixiang smiled confidently. Although as a magician, he was used to the audience's exclamations and admiration, this feeling still brought him considerable satisfaction.
Lu Zheng smiled, turned to glance at Lin Wan, who smiled back, and couldn't help but look at Feixiang with sympathy. Knowing Lu Zheng well, Lin Wan could tell he was calm and confident now?
Performing a blinding technique in front of a martial arts expert... tsk tsk... You use blinding techniques for a living, while martial arts experts rely on their vision to fight, is that the same?
Though Feixiang misunderstood, he returned Lin Wan a knowing look and said to Lu Zheng, "Brother, don't worry, don't be afraid of losing face. Seven men before you have already admitted I have magic in front of their girlfriends, having one more is no shame."
[Haha, cut to the heart!]
[Brother Xiang is so straightforward, was he just winking at the little brother's girlfriend?]
[Are you sure this is comfort?]
[Sister: It turns out my boyfriend is quite ordinary]
[Adding: But he was so confident just now.]
[Hold on, hold on, we're a harmonious livestream, don't initiate conflicts, or it'll get 404'd, Feixiang is trying hard to make a living]
Lu Zheng chuckled, waved his hands, "No, no, you misunderstood. I was just waiting politely for you to finish performing, I wouldn't admit you know magic, I want a free couple's ticket!"
[Hahaha, a free couple's ticket sounds good!]
[Little brother: I've already seen through you!]
[As an apprentice magician, I feel Feixiang might have hit a hard spot this time, just watch, Feixiang's social demise might be near.]
[Walking at night often, you'll eventually meet ghosts]
[Often walking by the river, how can one's shoes not get wet]
Feixiang froze at Lu Zheng's words, then saw Lu Zheng's hand extend towards him, and was dumbfounded asking, "What are you doing?"
"The rope!" Lu Zheng said.
"Oh, oh." Feixiang's eyes darted around as he handed the rope to Lu Zheng very naturally.
"The other section." Lu Zheng continued to take the rope, keeping his hand extended.
"What other section?" Feixiang pretended to be surprised, but he was already sweating. This chilly early spring day was really too hot.
Lu Zheng pointed at Feixiang's naturally hanging left hand, "It's in your hand."
Feixiang, "..."
The photographer and the female assistant, "..."
The people on site, "..."
Live streaming audience:
[Hahahahahaha!]
[Feixiang looks completely baffled!]
[It's a social death scene]
[Screenshot taken]
[Hit a brick wall, game over]
Lu Zheng wiggled his finger, "Extend your hand, turn it over, open it."
Feixiang swallowed, licked his lips, his eyes shifting around, and chuckled dryly.
"Do I need to continue?" Lu Zheng smiled, blinked innocently, and handed over the rope.
"No need, no need." Feixiang took the rope, scrunching it with both hands, revealing only a hemp rope in his hand. On-site spectators and most of the live streaming audience still couldn't tell any difference.
However, Feixiang's performance just now already let everyone know his flaw was really caught by Lu Zheng.
...
"Brother is an expert, are you also a fellow student at Hogwarts?" Feixiang chuckled, "Leave me your contact info later, I'll send you the exchange codes for the set tickets."
Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "I have no magic power, don't know magic."
[This young man is very modest]
[Tsk, no sense of entertainment at all. I thought this young brother could debut]
[Not photogenic, wasted such a handsome face]
Lu Zheng nodded, seriously, "I'm into cultivation, so I only have True Qi."
Feixiang: ⊙﹏⊙!?
[???]
[Hahaha, instant face slap! Drag out those yin-yang mocking group members for a spin]
[I take back what I said earlier]
[I love the national style, still, you're the best!!!]
Lin Wan chuckled on the side, secretly thinking you're just a martial arts practitioner, what are you doing pretending to be into cultivation... Though getting caught, hmm, using Qi Sensitivity for Seeking People does sound quite mystical, if you really wanted to pretend, it might actually pass.
Seeing Lu Zheng earnestly talking nonsense, Feixiang realized Lu Zheng was also quite a witty character, not bad, quite entertaining.
So Feixiang gave Lu Zheng a look, indicating still you're the best, cupped his hands, and said, "So, you're a fellow in cultivation, nice to meet you. I'm a graduate of Hogwarts School of Magic, Gryffindor House, He Feixiang."
Seeing He Feixiang using traditional gestures while speaking foreign words, Lu Zheng also got interested, bowed and greeted, "Lu Zheng, a Lay Practitioner at White Cloud Temple, nice to meet this friend from the Magic Realm."
[Professional]
[Hahaha, breaking the fourth wall, love it]
[Look! Look at this temperament, solid!]
[Where is White Cloud Temple? Never heard of it, I only know the scientific cultivation of Daoist Chen]
Look Left Look Right rewarded with mansion ×5
Tofu Xi Shi rewarded with yacht ×1
...
He Feixiang blinked, feeling completely overshadowed in looks and temperament. The girls and kids who were just cheering for him were all now focused on Lu Zheng.
Then he saw the photographer gesturing towards him, indicating that the reward density in the live stream was increasing.
What the hell! Took my double set tickets, bro has to get this wool back!
"Bro, come on, since you're on camera, don't be shy. Your double set tickets are all thanks to the live stream audience's contributions, come say hi to everyone."
The photographer immediately pointed the camera at Lu Zheng, even letting him see the comments in the live stream.
[Ordinary Little Daoist]
[Young man, can you exorcise demons? Sister here is a little demon~]
[Dude, the other side is from Hogwarts, since you're into cultivation, show us a trick too]
[Yeah, yeah, don't let the Magic Realm look down on our Cultivation Realm]
Lu Zheng waved at the live camera, looking past the screen, he saw Lin Wan's smiling and interested face, felt something stir in his heart, and chuckled softly, "Since I received a gift from this Mage friend, I'll reciprocate and show everyone a trick too."
He Feixiang raised an eyebrow, oh, improvisation? A fellow practitioner?
So He Feixiang turned his head, dodged the camera, and gave Lu Zheng a look with a nudge, indicating the female assistant next to him with a nod, meaning bro, there are props over there.
Lu Zheng also saw it, but he shook his head, holding up the copper ring in his hand, "This will do. Copper is the beginning of all metals, the mother of refined gold. The Yellow Emperor cast a tripod with the copper from the Shouyang Mountain, greeted by a dragon, showing that copper can draw spirit, it's the material of Immortal Artifacts."