The car drove for about 40 minutes and stopped in front of a peach forest.
This area is a tourist hotspot near the provincial capital. At the foot of the mountain and beside the peach grove, there is a group of antique villas. The owners are either rich or noble.
One of the villas is the retreat of spiritual master Amartya Feng.
The original owner of the villa is said to be the boss of a real estate company and a devout follower of Master Feng. He donated the villa and the nearby peach forest to the master as a support.
The villa is heavily guarded, with four uniformed guards standing at the gate.
Despite Yue Peng's introduction, Gao Fei and Jiang Feng still had to go through a body search and hand over all communication equipment including mobile phones before entering the gate.
Fortunately, their important belongings were stored in the astrolabe, and the button camera given to them by Captain Deng was not found.
In the courtyard of the villa, nearly a hundred devout followers of Master Feng have gathered, all wearing white robes.
Gao Fei and Jiang Feng are the only newcomers who have not yet purchased spiritual uniforms, so they look a bit conspicuous in the crowd.
At 10 o'clock sharp, the immortal Master Feng appeared in the courtyard on time, climbed onto the podium, and accepted the worship of believers.
Gao Fei and Jiang Feng looked at each other and had no choice but to follow Yue Peng and kneel on the grass, so as not to arouse Master Feng's suspicion.
Master Feng caressed his long beard and smiled. He seemed very satisfied with today's grand occasion. He cleared his throat and started teaching.
What he said is nothing more than cliche chicken soup for the soul.
Gao Fei felt bored after listening to a few sentences, covered his mouth and yawned, then quietly opened the astrolabe to investigate the details of Master Feng.
Special ability: 30 feet of suggestive aura (charge 3 shots) (lasts 8 hours, Will DC 16)
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Judging from the data provided by the astrolabe, apart from his high charm, Master Feng's other attributes are not particularly outstanding, and his combat ability is as mediocre as Gao Fei guessed.
However, this guy has a supernatural ability called "Suggestion Aura".
After being turned on, it will also exert an effect similar to the third-level magic "suggestion" on the surrounding creatures within 30 feet.
If the affected creature cannot pass the DC16 will save, it will be hypnotized by Master Feng's words and demeanor, and will involuntarily trust him. Even if the other party says some obviously illogical nonsense, it will not discriminate against him.
Believe it to be true.
"Suggestion aura" is not omnipotent and cannot completely control other people's thoughts.
If Master Feng issues instructions that are obviously against the vital interests of his followers, such as asking his followers to donate all their wealth or commit suicide immediately by jumping off a building, the other party will not only not obey, but will become strongly vigilant and break out of the hypnotic state.
Because of this, Master Feng had to waste a lot of time and energy, give speeches on stage, hide the purpose of the fraud, and package it into so-called spiritual tutorials, using the guise of traditional culture, natural harmony, health care, homeopathy, etc. to seduce people.
He made the audience think that he was really doing it for his own good, and they fell into the trap unknowingly.
Gao Fei and Jiang Feng were both blessed with "spiritual barriers" by Yaoguang to help them resist the influence of the "suggestion aura".
As for the other believers in the courtyard, most of them have weak willpower. In addition, they have been brainwashed by Master Feng several times and have almost no resistance to his "suggestion aura".
Master Feng talked for more than half an hour, stopping for a drink of water.
Gao Fei noticed that what he drank was not spiritual holy water, and wanted to ask him face to face why he didn't drink the product he was selling, but in the end he held back.
Next, Master Feng ordered the disciples beside him to bring two large boxes of holy water and distributed them to the audience present, asking them to raise their glasses and drink together to purify their souls.
Gao Fei could see that this so-called "purification ceremony" was actually an obedience test.
If someone refuses to drink the "holy water" filled with cow urine, or shows hesitation, it means that he has resisted Master Feng's "suggestion aura" and has not been completely brainwashed.
For such "dangerous individuals", Master Feng would scold them for not being sincere enough, or having mediocre qualifications, and being unable to understand the essence of spiritual practice, and would kick them out of the door on the spot to avoid exposing their secrets.
As undercover agents sent by the police, Gao Fei and Jiang Feng, out of professional ethics, should drink the holy water without hesitation like other followers of Master Feng and pretend to be completely brainwashed.
However, the bad thing is that they already knew what this so-called holy water was. After struggling several times, they finally couldn't swallow it.
Just when they were hesitating, Master Feng's attention had been attracted. He frowned and walked towards them with his hands behind his back.
Yue Peng saw that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and quickly urged Gao Fei and Jiang Feng in a low voice: "You two, stop dawdling and drink quickly! If you anger the master, even I will be kicked out!"
Jiang Feng glanced at the holy water bottle, turned away in pain, and asked Gao Fei through the Astrolabe private chat channel:
"I can't drink this crap, what should I do?"
"I can't drink it either... Or forget it, I'm too lazy to act with that magician, just flip the table and do it!"
Gao Fei gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth.
"Okay!" As soon as she heard that there was going to be a fight, Jiang Nuxia immediately became energetic, "I'll go first, you cover! Don't make your move too exaggerated, lest your cousin becomes suspicious!"
"no problem."
As soon as the two of them had finished their discussion, Master Feng had already approached, looking displeased.
"You two are new here, right? Do you understand the rules?"
"Master, you haven't even drank the holy water yet. We, the younger generation, don't have the guts to drink it first. Why don't you invite me first?"
Jiang Feng smiled half-heartedly and handed two bottles of uncorked holy water to Master Feng.
"Little girl, how dare you be so rude to me, how brave you are!"
Master Feng frowned and was about to call the guards to expel Jiang Feng and Gao Fei.
"Hey! Master, you are really rare and strange. Where are you now? Next, I will stab your butt with a knife to open your eyes and let you know what true audacity means!"
Jiang Feng stopped smiling, suddenly waved his hand, and splashed both bottles of cow urine on Master Feng's face.
Including Yue Peng, everyone in the courtyard was stunned when they saw this scene.
