Dan Chixia looked as though his backbone had been extracted. He sat limply on the ground, the spirit and vigor of an Imperial Academy student entirely gone, his expression pale as if freshly exhumed from the graveyard.
Le Yu promptly helped him up, saying, "Even though saying this is insincere—I am not targeting you, Mr. Dan Chixia."
"You need not blame yourself, as you are not the only victim. In Dongyang, the Silver Blood Association uses such means through production materials to coerce, seduce, test, entice, and praise millions of people, brainwashing them into slaves who plot against each other, hate one another, vie for power and profit, and wallow in corruption and pleasure."
"Their approach is just like mine, probing your limits step by step, pretending to support and appreciate your abilities, until you are willing to do anything for scores—in Dongyang, that would mean for money."
