A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

"I, Dongfang Xianyun, hereby swear! I will find Junior Sister Lan, alive or dead! If I break this oath, may I be struck by lightning and never be reincarnated!"

Dongfang Xianyun glanced disdainfully at the dejected Nangong Shi, gritted her teeth and made a solemn vow against her inner demons, then stormed off in anger, her figure desolate.

"Dongfang Xianyun, wait a minute, what about the upcoming Wucheng Grand Competition..."

At this moment, the elder could no longer remain silent and immediately called out to Dongfang Xianyun.

"Reporting to the elder, Junior Sister Lan's fate is still unknown and her whereabouts are unknown. How can Qianyun sit idly by and do nothing? This junior has no precious disciple to comfort me. I am extremely anxious just thinking about this matter and cannot delay for even a moment!"

Forgive my impetuousness, but let Senior Brother Nangong Shi shine in this Wucheng competition! I, as his junior brother, am here to offer my congratulations beforehand on his victory and triumphant return!

Dongfang Xianyun turned and bowed to the elder, then delivered a sarcastic and scathing rebuke of Nangong Shi before turning and storming off.

Nangong Shi slumped in his chair, his eyes vacant. Now he not only felt guilty and remorseful, but also had a stain on his reputation that he could not erase for the time being.

At the very least, the news of Dongfang Xianyun's angry rebuke of Nangong Shi will surely spread throughout the entire Shanfeng Sect. Furthermore, comparing the actions of the two will clearly show the difference in their character. His reputation for being heartless, ungrateful, disloyal, and unfilial will likely be difficult to clear.

In fact, upon careful consideration, while Dongfang Xianyun's reasoning is generally without flaws, there are many points that are worth examining and discussing. It takes some effort to make his argument stand out after a little questioning.

But when he spoke, he was sincere and earnest, even making a solemn vow against his inner demons, which naturally convinced others. Coupled with Nangong Shi's disappointing performance at the end, it almost confirmed Dongfang Xianyun's deduction, thus becoming the truth and sealing the deal. He was a perfect teammate, no... opponent.

Meanwhile, in the market not far from the Mountain Wind Sect, Zhou Ke'er felt a tickle in her nose for some reason. She couldn't help but rub her nose and turned to Jun Lian with a look of disgust, saying, "It must be because you smell too strong. My nose can't stand it!"

"Oh..."

Jun Lian shook his head, both amused and annoyed. He took off the sachet he was carrying and shook it at Zhou Ke'er. "This is the highest grade incense made by the Demonic Sect. Just this small bag requires countless amounts of immortal herbs, spiritual medicines, rare treasures, and manpower and resources. It not only has the miraculous effect of calming the mind and spirit, but it can even promote the circulation of spiritual energy. Countless people would fight tooth and nail to get even a small bag like this, even if they had to spend a fortune. And you still complain? That just means you're not worthy of it. How can you blame me?"

"Wow! That's awesome... cough cough, I mean..."

Zhou Ke'er immediately coughed twice, then said in a serious tone, "What I mean is, you smell really bad. If it weren't for this stuff, I wouldn't be able to stand it! So, how about giving me three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten bags as compensation? That way, I'll let bygones be bygones! What do you think of this suggestion? Not bad, right? You'll definitely get a good deal!"

Look how tolerant and magnanimous I am! Ah, what can I do? I'm just that kind of person—exceptionally tolerant and magnanimous, never petty or calculating with others.

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147. Starting from Zero to Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character (Part 6)

"Of course, if you beg me. How about it, you definitely won't lose out in this deal..."

Jun Lian gave a wicked smile and immediately spoke to Zhou Ke'er, but before he could finish his sentence...

"Please! Please! Autumn pear syrup!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Ke'er had already clasped her hands together, blinked her eyes, and loudly begged him.

Ha, just kidding. Cricket integrity? It's something that's long gone, so why would it be lost? Besides... tactics like "beg me," which are typical of elementary school kids, are pointless to play around with, let alone use to manipulate Zhou Ke'er's mentality. Just kidding, Zhou Ke'er hasn't used such tactics for hundreds of years, okay? It only makes you look like you're only three years old.

Hmm... Come to think of it, Zhou Ke'er is indeed only three years old! She's only three years and two hundred months old, but she's still three!

In addition, Zhou Ke'er deliberately spoke very loudly, which made the cultivators passing by unable to help but glance at her frequently. Even though Jun Lian didn't care much about other people's opinions, he was now feeling a little embarrassed.

Hmph, if you want to mess with Zhou Ke'er's mentality, you should be prepared to be outmaneuvered!

"How can you be so shameless? You're just as shameless as those vixens from the Hehuan Sect."

Jun Lian turned his head away, casually tossed the sachet to Zhou Ke'er, and couldn't help but say to her in a strange tone, "Are you really from a so-called prestigious sect? Or are you some woman from our demonic sect in disguise?"

"I'm called being consistent and genuine, you know? I'm completely different from those guys who only know how to sleep around! Who says reputable families can't produce 'green tea' types? In fact, reputable families have an even stronger 'green tea' vibe, okay? I'm just a simple bitch!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately shrugged dismissively and explained, while secretly thinking to herself: The one with the strongest green tea smell in the entire sect is that little bitch female lead who stole his name. She's the real non-rabbit-eating advocate!

Zhou Ke'er saw through that guy's persona at a glance. He was a hypocrite who was actually a green tea bitch, wearing the skin of a saintly, naive, and Mary Sue on the surface!

"You..."

Jun Lian was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this. Although he didn't know what "green tea" meant, he could still understand the general idea. Seeing Zhou Ke'er seriously calling herself a "bitch" with such a smug look on her face, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Jun Lian? What are you doing here, you fiend?! Are you still trying to pester Xiao Ke and sneak up to the Mountain Wind Sect?"

Just then, a voice suddenly came from the side, coldly addressing Jun Lian by name and also bringing up Zhou Ke'er: "Hmph, young lady, judging from your appearance, you're just a... no, a disciple of the Hehuan Sect, aren't you? Why don't you keep yourself pure and do such shameful things?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er glanced at the speaker, crossed her arms, and retorted confidently, "Are you deaf? Look carefully! I am Lan Yanran, a direct disciple of the Mountain Wind Sect. I am a person of some standing. How dare you slander me like this?"

"All you ever think about is the Hehuan Sect! I bet you're the one who's obsessed with going to bed with those Hehuan Sect vixens and enjoying the pleasures of love!"

Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, Jun Lian couldn't help but chuckle. He coughed twice, forced a serious expression, and teased the newcomer, "Wu Ziqi, I never expected you to be the one who only appears serious! So this is what you really think. I really didn't expect this!"

The man, dressed in a scholar's robe, blushed instantly upon hearing this, his handsome face turning red, and he stammered, unable to utter a word.

"Wow? Gomoku, not bad... Who is this Gomoku player? Someone actually uses this as a name? Another one who likes Xiao Ke? What's their backup plan? They could open a car repair shop with this!"

Upon hearing Jun Lian's address to this guy, Zhou Ke'er subconsciously retorted, "Why call him 'Five in a Row'? You guys know each other? Isn't he just a scholar? Oh, I know, the gentle and refined scholar type of backup boyfriend, right? The third male lead, second only to you, the young master of a demonic sect?"

"Haha, Wu Ziqi, Gomoku, your name is really interesting!"

Jun Lian ignored the last few incomprehensible words Zhou Ke'er uttered and immediately burst into laughter, mocking her.

This guy has such a low threshold for laughter... Zhou Ke'er rolled her eyes. What's so funny? He finds everything interesting. His personality is the complete opposite of Hong He's. I bet a few lame jokes would be enough to make him laugh to death. Well, that would be great. Zhou Ke'er could make him laugh to death countless times.

"Speaking nonsense! If you were a disciple of the Mountain Wind Sect, how could you be with this fiend? And to utter such...such vulgar words! You have no shame! How can you be a disciple of a reputable sect?!"

Wu Ziqi finally realized what was happening, glared angrily at Jun Lian, and said indignantly to Zhou Ke'er.

"Ha, you wear a scholar's robe and yet you don't understand this simple principle? Have you forgotten the teaching that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover? Judging people by their appearance and wronging innocent people, what kind of gentleman are you?"

Furthermore, what's shameless about what I said? Confucius said, "Food and sex are human nature." These things are simply human nature, just as important as eating and dressing. If you think this is vulgar, doesn't that mean eating and dressing are also vulgar? Then why do you even wear clothes? Don't you feel disgusted when you eat?

Furthermore, you immediately reprimanded Junlian for wanting to see Xiao Ke upon meeting him, but didn't you come here with the same thought in mind? How come it's not a problem for you? Don't you know the saying, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you"? Have you completely forgotten the teachings of Confucius?

Zhou Ke'er, naturally unwilling to be outdone, immediately launched into a long, eloquent speech, quoting numerous classical texts, leaving Wu Ziqi completely bewildered.

"I have already joined the Mountain Wind Sect, how can I still get entangled with this demon? But I am different, I come from a prestigious sect, naturally..."

It took Wu Ziqi a while to recover from Zhou Ke'er's long string of words before she spoke up to defend herself.

“Alas, a gentleman despises those who, instead of facing their own desires, find excuses to cover them up. Is this the behavior of a gentleman?”

Besides, when did Xiao Ke ever tell you she didn't want to see Jun Lian? You're making a decision for her without her consent and imposing your will on her! Ha, someone who truly likes someone (a real simp) would never force her to do things the way you want. This isn't love at all; you just think she's pretty and want to possess her!

You lust after her body, you're despicable!

Before Wu Ziqi could finish speaking, Zhou Ke'er interrupted him mercilessly, delivering a fierce sarcastic remark.

"This...this, you, me..."

Wu Ziqi was caught off guard by Zhou Ke'er's rapid logical assault and fell into chaos, momentarily losing her composure and feeling helpless.

"Haha, I never expected this! So you're this kind of person. In the end, your style isn't that different from our Demonic Sect. How dare you call me Demon Lord every day?"

Seeing Wu Ziqi's reaction, Jun Lian felt a sense of relief and immediately laughed mockingly.

"I...no, no! How could this be? That's not what I meant, Xiao Ke! Xiao Ke!"

Under the double taunts of Zhou Ke'er and Jun Lian, Wu Ziqi's mind went into chaos. He suddenly fell into a trance, holding his head in his hands, his eyes wide open, looking lost and dejected, muttering to himself in a low voice as if he were insane.

"Impressive, truly impressive! A few words were enough to drive him into a frenzy. How intriguing! I'm becoming more and more interested in you!"

Seeing this, Junlian was overjoyed and laughed as he spoke to Zhou Ke'er.

"Ha, men."

Zhou Ke'er glanced helplessly at Jun Lian, who was laughing like a fool, and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

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148. Starting from Zero to Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character (Part 7)

Leaving the obsessed Wu Ziqi behind, Zhou Ke'er and Jun Lian ran away on the spot and randomly found an inn to book a superior room.

Um... of course Junlian will pay.

As soon as she entered the room, Zhou Ke'er eagerly pulled out several rudimentary cultivation manuals that Jun Lian had casually bought earlier and began to study them seriously. However, in less than half an incense stick's time...

"What is this?! This pile, no, this lump of stuff, it's all complete nonsense! You must have bought a fake, right?"

Zhou Ke'er looked at Jun Lian, who was standing idly to the side, with a "What the hell is this thing?" expression and complained, "So before you bought it, didn't you check it yourself first?"

"Of course I've checked. Although it's extremely crude garbage, it's not as bad as you described. Do you think your standards are higher than mine?"

Upon hearing this, Jun Lian frowned, casually flipped through the few cultivation manuals, and asked Zhou Ke'er with a puzzled look.

"Isn't this utter nonsense? Look at this sentence, what is it saying?"

Zhou Ke'er was amused by his antics, and immediately pointed to something and asked him a question.

"Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs... What's wrong with this sentence? There's nothing wrong with it; it's the foundation of all cultivation techniques."

Upon hearing this, Jun Lian glanced at the sentence Zhou Ke'er had pointed out, felt there was nothing wrong with it, and asked in confusion.

"No problem? It's the foundation of all cultivation techniques? That's alright. Then tell me, what does that mean?"

Zhou Ke'er was somewhat confused by Jun Lian's seemingly genuine expression.

"Heaven and earth are merciless, treating all things in the world as lowly straw dogs. That is why we cultivators must seize the power of creation..."

Jun Lian glanced at Zhou Ke'er and immediately began to speak eloquently, but before he could finish, Zhou Ke'er interrupted him.

Zhou Ke'er looked completely bewildered and said, "What the hell? Is this the level of culture of the young master of the Demonic Sect?"

The meaning of this sentence is clearly: Heaven and Earth are impartial and treat all things in the world equally! The next line is "The sage is not benevolent; he treats the people like straw dogs," which also means that the sage is impartial and treats all people equally! What kind of ridiculous interpretation is this?

When Zhou Ke'er was studying the history of the Old Era in college, she also studied the linguistics of the Old Era. The ancient Chinese language was naturally one of her major subjects. She also memorized most of the famous quotes from the ancient books of the Old Era that were excerpted in the required textbooks.

The cultivation manuals he now possesses heavily reference these phrases, even some of their guiding principles, but that's not all—they're almost entirely flawed interpretations! The basic design of this module is incredibly careless! Can you really cultivate spiritual energy using this stuff? There must be something wrong with the very laws of nature here!

"This...where did you get this explanation from? No, that's not the point. The key is, if you don't even agree with this basic principle, how...how did you cultivate spiritual energy?"

Jun Lian was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. He pondered for a while, not considering whether Zhou Ke'er's statement was correct or not. Instead, he looked at Zhou Ke'er with a puzzled expression, frowning slightly as he asked her a question, seemingly quite confused.

"That's why I can't cultivate anymore! Not long ago, I had an epiphany and accidentally broke through, but as soon as I broke through, I found that all these explanations were wrong."

Alright, I'll just be blunt. My purpose in coming out to find these cultivation techniques isn't to create one myself, but rather to see if any of them have a correct theoretical basis.

Zhou Ke'er figured she couldn't hide it any longer, so she explained half-truthfully, "But now it seems... I'm afraid not."

"That's strange. How could such a thing happen? Interesting. No wonder you asked me for the Demonic Sect's techniques before. So that's how it is. I'd like to see what special insights you have about the Demonic Sect's techniques."

Jun Lian raised an eyebrow, now intrigued. He immediately offered to teach Zhou Ke'er a demonic cultivation technique, saying, "The principle of this technique is 'If a person doesn't act for themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth.' It follows a path of harming others for personal gain, polluting their spiritual energy and transforming it into one's own. Even within the demonic sect, it is quite controversial and despised. It is indeed insidious and ruthless."

"Um... you've got that sentence wrong again. 'Every man for himself' doesn't mean that if people don't seek their own benefit, they'll bring disaster upon themselves. It means... that if people don't cultivate their self-discipline and morality, they will bring disaster upon themselves. That's completely backwards..."

Looking at Jun Lian's serious face, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but weakly say.

"Oh? According to your explanation, this is actually a prestigious and orthodox martial art? How interesting!"

Jun Lian was also quite surprised to hear this, never expecting that the words could be interpreted in this way. "However, if you apply your own understanding to all cultivation methods, then all cultivation methods will be wrong for you, right? Of course, you won't be able to cultivate spiritual energy that way. Unless you can truly create your own cultivation method, cultivate your own path, and open up your own way, then it's not possible."

"Hey, how about another way? If I can't cultivate spiritual energy, can I try using the spiritual energy I have left? Or, can I use other methods to manipulate spiritual energy..."