When Han Shizhong mentioned the past, his expression was very uneasy.
For him, even recalling this matter was an inner struggle, hard to distinguish between reality and illusion, worried that Shen Yue would think he was lying.
Hearing Han Shizhong's description, Shen Yue thought—spiritual control!
This is a common tactic used by certain cults.
Unable to truly win the faith of believers, they can only brainwash and manipulate followers into blind faith and doing bizarre things.
But at that time, Fang La was definitely performing a ritual, one that he believed would produce a miracle, which is why his followers desperately blocked Han Shizhong.
With lingering fear, Han Shizhong said, "Fang La's followers, mostly local civilians with weak combat abilities, yet when chanting... 'Saddharma Pundarika,' they seemed to suddenly gain strength several times over, startling us warriors from the northwest."
