I had thought that as long as Seventh Master put Brother Liu into a hypnotic state, he would be able to recover Brother Liu's lost memories without trouble.
But I had never expected the person who had hypnotized Brother Liu before to be so devious.
That person had to be an expert in both the Mind Seizing Technique and hypnosis. He had placed a barrier in Brother Liu's memories, something like a firewall. Whenever Brother Liu began recalling what that person looked like, his appearance would automatically change into that of the person Brother Liu feared most.
And the person Brother Liu feared most was his grandfather, though we still did not know why he was so afraid of him.
"Seventh Master, what do we do now?"
"I don't know."
Seventh Master shook his head, his brow furrowing. "I'm not particularly proficient in the Mind Seizing Technique or hypnosis, while that person is an expert in both. Right now, I can't think of a good way to break through the barrier he deliberately set up."
But we had already come this far. As long as we recovered Brother Liu's memories, we would know Liang Yi's whereabouts.
I really couldn't bear to give up...
I thought for a moment, then discussed it with Seventh Master. "The memory barrier that person set up makes Brother Liu recall the person he fears most. Since he's afraid of his grandfather, if we help him overcome that psychological scar, would the barrier lift on its own?"
Seventh Master considered this, and his eyes lit up. "In theory, it should work, but psychological scars aren't so easily erased."
I said we should give it a try, since we had already come this far.
Looking at Brother Liu, Seventh Master first offered some soothing words, calming him