The disciples of Old Mr. Wende were by no means ordinary folk, which was why the old gentleman chose the names of five ghosts for them. Zhang Si was the Hungry Ghost, bearing three cardinal sins: greed, wrath, and sloth. Zhu Guang was the Lustful Ghost, his sin being lust. Wang Ren was the Rakshasa Ghost, her sin being pride. Li Jiu was the Long-Tongued Ghost, his sin being envy. Cao Shi was the Gluttonous Ghost, his sin being gluttony.
The five ghosts and seven deadly sins all represented the inherent power of these Schemers.
The Rakshasa Ghost, originally a notorious evil spirit in Indian mythology, was described as the most beautiful woman, whom people did not recognize as an evil spirit.
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The scheme I am currently enacting is to influence the most intelligent individuals with the most absurd of matters. The most difficult thing in the world is to make an intelligent person believe a lie that is utterly devoid of logic.
This method of hypnosis allows Teacher Wang Ren to leave a backdoor in my mind, enabling her to hypnotize me at any time. However, events did not unfold as Teacher Wang Ren had anticipated.
The development of events was not driven by logic, but by causality. And this causality could exceed the Schemer's control. This was not the first time such a thing had occurred, and there was no need to enumerate further proof. I found the black film and the phonograph. The phonograph, which had been working fine, broke down, so I called Da Huang to repair it.
Honestly, Da Huang's skill was mediocre, but he had repaired things before. He discovered an extra component inside the phonograph. This part, resembling a bracket, was not exactly superfluous; it was the lingering emotion left behind by Zhang Si's other personality, and it was also the source of the seal. These characters possessed a magical power. Under the hypnosis induced by the black film, my spirit encountered an inexplicable phenomenon. I felt as if I had become part of that past.
Some of the characters enlightened me. I felt I was strong enough, and strange illusions appeared in my mind. I have always enjoyed fantasy, and my wild schemes are often related to my rich imagination. If illusions themselves could become a scheme, then the seal Teacher Wang Ren had just broken would find her again. I could then re-impose a chain on her heart.
Therefore, the first thing I did after waking up was call Teacher Wang Ren. She was unaware of this story concerning Zhang Si. She didn't believe me, but I was resolute and even suggested a test method.
As expected, Wang Ren was not polite at all. She seized this opportunity to test the effectiveness of her covert hypnosis on me. After opening a backdoor in my mind, Wang Ren could quickly hypnotize me. In this state, she would not object to anything I did, and would merely watch me act. Because if she wanted to know the truth from here, she could just hypnotize me. In a hypnotized state, as long as it didn't trigger my psychological defense mechanisms, I would basically say whatever she asked. This was the confidence of a professor of advanced psychology.
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Having experienced being controlled, I became even more cautious. Thus, I proposed this suicidal scheme. Ostensibly, this scheme was to deal with the 'Southern Faction,' but in reality, it was prepared for Teacher Wang Ren. I had unlocked her heart's lock, and now I intended to add a more formidable one.
Regarding the description of this lock, I think it would be something like: "I glanced into time, and then I gazed at you. As I gazed at you, I also saw myself. From then on, I understood all the subsequent moments."