"...Boundless magic, invincible in attack, undefeated in battle?" Xu Longyun looked at Lin Bai, amusement in her eyes.
"Patent rights can't restrain them. Only by making them feel the utmost humiliation can I get them to shift their hatred of me onto someone else," Lin Bai said with a smile.
"Aren't you afraid they'll hate you even more?" Xu Longyun asked, smiling.
"Happiness comes from comparison. When they see someone worse off than themselves, they'll naturally stop hating me." As Lin Bai spoke, he looked at Ye Song, Xiao Yun, and the others. "Seeing what happened to Tuo Hai and the others, you must be glad you joined the Righteous Alliance early, right?"
Ye Song and the others had a jumble of feelings, but they had to admit that Lin Bai had read their minds. They really were relieved...
Toying with people's hearts!
This fellow was an evil fiend, beyond any doubt.
"Master, what if they don't shout the slogan?" Little White Fox blinked and asked timidly.
"There are people in that group who want to join the Righteous Alliance. Out of more than ten thousand people, once over a third shout the slogan, nobody in the group will be able to shake off that black pot of blame." Lin Bai glanced up at the sky, his eyes lively. "This is a psychological contest involving coercion, conformity, reverse rationalization, Stockholm syndrome, sunk costs, and other effects. Throughout history, nobody has escaped this combination of punches. They're bound to submit."
"..." Xu Longyun looked at Lin Bai in confusion. Remembering his debate with Master Wuwang outside Thunder City, she couldn't help asking, "Is all this knowledge from the Righteousness Sect?"
"Yes. These are all part of a monumental work on the human heart, compiled by the Ninth Patriarch of the Righteousness