Fighting to be Kind in a Cultivation World

Chapter 121: A Vulnerable Moment

Chapter 121: A Vulnerable Moment

At this point, Im not sure if I should even be surprised by the fact that some of those in the Noble class are scummy, to this extent.

Who am I kidding, though? Its not just a Noble class that is like this, but probably cultivators as a whole.

Taking what they want, when they want.

The only thing that stops them is power, whether political or physical.

I turn my eyes back to the young lady in question, to try to get a better read on her and her capabilities.

If shes somehow physically stronger than them, or may have a backing that they dont know of, I may not even need to interfere

Even the briefest glance at this young girl shows that she would turn into a young woman that could draw any man to her.

Strangely enough, she has elvish features, with her ears being pointed and a small angled face. She gives off almost a noble air, with her head slightly tilted up and off to the side, looking out into the distance. Her clothes are of silk and gold, possibly to show a level of prestige and status.

Shes even growing fast in areas that would draw the wrong type of attention.

With that said, theres no doubt about her age. If I had a guess, I would place her at the age of 12.

To repeat.

Shes still a child by any standard.

Its clear why her family wanted her to join this sect.

If she looks like this when shes young, she most definitely be stolen away when she gets older, especially if they have no power.

I can feel the pain of my scan drop, and then rise again, as I decide to make two exceptions for the use of my direct low-level scan on people. I lower my defensive scan, to exchange it for a detailed scan.

The people in question will be this girl and the young master. A comparison between the two couldnt be more different.

This young master, Long Shui, comes from the Long family, a clan with history spanning several millennia.

Clearly a proud individual, he has been spoiled on many things, being allowed to defile any number of women and is still doted on by his father. Hes also quite a bit older than me, at 36 years old. With his body cultivation, though, he looks to be in his early twenties.

Instead of relying on that alone, they moved to create an alliance with other merchant groups that also had cultivators, forming the Jin Merchant Alliance, with them at the head of the group.

Unfortunately for the Mei Merchant Group, they dont have any cultivators.

In fact, the main reason that their daughter was sent over here was not only protect her, but to allow them to join that same merchant alliance and give them some protection against the machinations of the Noble clans.

She had the best potential out of all their daughters to cultivate quickly and grow strong. They took great expense in testing their daughters abilities.

However, none of those matters if she fails.

Or to be more straight to the point, theres nothing they could do if something happened to their daughter at this moment, before she becomes part of the sect.

Once shes in the sect, they typically discourage actions of that sort, even for noble clan members. This would give them leverage to protect against such things when she finally passes. Which is coincidentally the reason that I decided to join the sect, since it would give me protection against outside enemies.

My scan shows me she places around above average for her body cultivation. When starting cultivation, she will have a good framework. However, it cant compare to the refining that a young master has received.

Her spiritual root is above both the young master and Is, standing at Peony Earth 7, showing her to be a rare genius and placing her in the inner court. At this level, she could cultivate at 750x the speed of a normal cultivator.

What all of this ultimately tells me that she doesnt have a chance.

Not at this time.

If she is able to get into the sect, she will. But that doesnt matter at this time.

Not only that, but although it is subtle, it appears she might have heard the words that he had spoken. Her hands are almost imperceptibly shaking, as she turns towards the bigger group and moves in that direction.

In response, the young masters' lips turn up slightly, like a Wolf having found their prey.

Shit.

I cant reveal myself, so what can I do to stop this? Without sacrificing myself?

Desperate for an answer, I go over anything I might have seen done in my world that could help with this.

Luckily, an idea comes to mind.