There must be something wrong with me-Chapter 625 - 238: Enlightenment! Manifestation of Karma!
"It's not that I'm overthinking."
The thief's eyes held a speculative smile, and today he hadn't been dismissed by Zhang Feng with just a word,
"Old man, you always say it's a reunion after fifty years, but there has to be a deadline.
Whether it's a day, three hundred days, or some month..."
He looked at Zhang Feng, mustered the courage, and asked the questions he hadn't dared to ask in recent days,
"Since it's an invitation, your close friend shouldn't keep you waiting here for a whole year.
That's not respectful.
As far as I know, the members of the Profound Cloud Sect value both loyalty and etiquette.
Old man... isn't your explanation flawed?"
"What?" Zhang Feng stood up, holding onto the wall beside him, "You don't believe me?"
"How dare I." The thief, noticing Zhang Feng's somewhat angry demeanor, felt a bit of indignant disbelief but also became slightly more convinced.
Then he recalled that Zhang Feng was a good actor.
Thinking he had already broached the subject, he probed further:
"I took the liberty of asking you today because I'm curious.
There's no month or day, do you mean to say that the two of us are indeed waiting here for a long time?
Isn't there a specific date agreed upon, or a particular place in town to meet?"
"Place?" Zhang Feng glanced around outside the yard, "If there were any place, over these fifty years, things and people would have changed."
Zhang Feng spoke without waiting for the thief to say more, and continued:
"Rest assured, since I have use for you, I won't treat you unfairly.
You also know that my days are numbered, and I'm waiting for my close friend to prolong my life.
With such matters of life and death involving myself, how could I use my life to joke with you?"
Zhang Feng cast the final bait, which was his own life.
A normal person wouldn't gamble their life just to joke with outsiders.
At least within basic logic, the thief believed these words after hearing them.
'So since your friend is coming to find you, even if there's no place, there has to be some direction...'
However, the thief also wanted to keep asking until he fully understood the matter.
But when faced with Zhang Feng's candid gaze.
The thief hesitated once more.
As a smart person with high emotional and intellectual quotients, he knew that asking such questions would likely lead to strained relations.
Besides, in his view, things hadn't reached the point of tearing the facade completely.
Especially since Zhang Feng continued with his words, creating an illusion of comfort.
Some clever people fall for this.
Even though they feel it's impossible, they still hold onto hope.
When all else fails, the only option left is to rely on the illusions provided by others.
Then, coupled with a bit of personal hope, it makes continuing possible.
These clever people are indeed clever, but their intelligence leads them to overthink.
However, if a better solution emerges, such individuals will decisively move on.
Brotherly bonds or romantic sentiments don't affect them at all.
Through several days together, Zhang Feng had grasped this thief's basic thought process.
His strategy was to drag things out, set traps, and continually offer hope until a better choice was found.
A very basic human thought manipulation.
And under such 'illusory promises.'
The thief went back to sleep without spying on Zhang Feng, instead falling asleep with a mix of anticipation and tension.
That's the feeling most people have when caught in a trap.
But it's more about the use of cause and effect.
Now, Zhang Feng used him, tested him, and secretly learned his methods.
Add that, with a nearly 90-unit thief as his guard at crucial moments, he could prevent some situations from arising.
It's a multi-pronged approach.
Yet, the thief didn't realize he was already deeply caught in deception.
This kind of confusion is even worse than those selling courses online.
Those course sellers merely scratch the surface, targeting people who don't understand, hoping to find some who'll listen.
Teaching how to earn money, about life philosophy, astrology, reading people, relationships, entrepreneurship, etc.
All are about matching people with their problems.
If they really had such skills, they'd already dominate the industry, instead of resorting to selling courses online.
It's pretty basic logic.
But Zhang Feng's approach towards the thief involves not matching random problems.
Instead, Zhang Feng uses detailed analysis, psychology, behavior logic, and finds the core need of the other party. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Under such manipulation.
It's not merely affecting one's emotions.
Rather, it disrupts the natural order, creating a perpetual thought maze.
This is what Zhang Feng calls the 'reverse causality method.'
In more mystical terms, the thief is 'reversed causality' by Zhang Feng.
Truly, the person has no idea what they're doing, only continually influenced by those around them.
Even under influence, he understands his actions, knowing they lead to an anticipated result, striving for that outcome.
But if you dig deeper, his heart is confused about 'the future,' it's unclear, blank.
Being confused about the future means lacking one's 'life result.'
As long as there's no result, he remains trapped in Zhang Feng's reverse causality maze, working towards Zhang Feng's outcome.
This is what Zhang Feng thinks as lacking 'awakening.'
Even a few days later, if Zhang Feng admits his promises were false, the thief, for the outcome promised, would continue to trust himself.
