Chapter 202: The Four Armed Temple
The Confusion Array was a simple tool commonly used in the past to make villagers forget something.
According to the books, it originated during a time when cultivators preferred to remain hidden from mortal society. Later, it was repurposed to keep pesky wild animals away from camps, though even that use became obsolete as better arrays were developed.
My array was of the same kind as the Confusion Arrays, though modified to suit my needs. I wasn't here to make anyone harm themselves or anything extreme. After all, the array couldn't convince its victims to do something they'd never willingly do.
I had taken some inspiration from the Owl Man, who once lived on the third floor of the outer library. The effects of my array were subtle but accumulative and would be agreeable to most people here. It wouldn't try to conflict with what the people were already going to do; it would just reinforce that idea instead.
However, the array would only last for about an hour.
Its purpose was to make people less likely to notice me. That wasn't too difficult since I had dressed to look like an unremarkable, low-level disciple.
With that in mind, I began exploring. Hoping for the best.
As I moved around, no one paid me any attention. It was hard to tell at first whether this was the effect of the array or simply because they didn't care.
As I ventured deeper, curious about where each door might lead, I eventually stepped into a room that resembled a classroom. It was filled with children no older than ten, their wide eyes following my entrance. At first, I instinctively tensed up, but their eyes quickly returned to their teacher as if they hadn't seen anything.