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

"???"

Zhang Buyan looked at Lengchitu, who was stirring up trouble, with even greater confusion. He couldn't tell whether the guy was genuinely speaking up for him or kicking him when he was down.

"Well, it seems you are quite principled, Brother Zhang. In that case, I have no choice but to reluctantly grant you your wish."

Seeing that Zhang Buyan did not answer, Zhou Ke'er showed a regretful yet admiring expression. Before Zhang Buyan could say anything in a terrified manner, she forcefully threw him into the hole in the wall.

"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him! What are the benefits of Zhang Buyan? Whoever answers correctly gets him!"

As she threw the objects, Zhou Ke'er stood at the hole in the wall and shouted loudly, while also taking a look around at the situation inside.

A middle-aged man with square features and an imposing presence, dressed in a dragon robe, was engaged in a fierce battle at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. He was fighting a younger man in a white linen robe over a white wool coat with purple trim. The younger man's features... were remarkably similar to the former's; though dressed in foreign clothing, his appearance was indistinguishable from that of a native.

Beside them stood a eunuch with an effeminate appearance—Li Yu, who had saved the cold-cooked rabbit earlier—facing off an elderly man with black hair and yellow skin, whose appearance was clearly different from that of a native, with a large hooked nose, wearing a black robe and with a gloomy look.

Zhang Buyan, whom Zhou Ke'er casually tossed, landed right in the direction of the old man. To throw Zhang Buyan even further and make him fly longer, Zhou Ke'er specifically used the Returning Void Force combined with the explosive force of the Golden Snake Coiling Hand's contraction and release. Therefore, Zhang Buyan was now flying both far and fast.

"Depend on!"

Zhang Buyan couldn't help but curse, and with a desperate outstretched hand, he finally grabbed the old man's hood after wildly waving it around. Then, while the old man was completely bewildered, he dragged him away and they flew off together, eventually crashing hard into the opposite wall.

Fortunately, the wall wasn't smashed through.

"...?"

Li Yu, who was confronting him, was also taken aback. He subconsciously turned to look at Zhou Ke'er and Leng Chi Tu before realizing what was happening. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you for your help, heroine...?"

But halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized something was wrong—where was he? This was the imperial palace! How did this girl suddenly appear here? How did she get in? He could understand why Leng Chi Tu, the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei, had followed him here after he had just rescued her, but what was Zhou Ke'er doing here?

"...The capital is in chaos, the earth is turning upside down, and barbarians are invading the city...This is the greatest turmoil in the history of our dynasty, and I have no choice but to enter the palace to report to His Majesty!"

Zhou Ke'er noticed that the other party seemed to realize something was wrong, so she quickly made up an excuse for him. After all, at this time, the other party certainly wouldn't care whether the excuse was true or reasonable; they just needed to have a reason that allowed them to overstep the rules.

"Cough cough..."

Zhang Buyan collapsed to the ground, too lazy to even get up. He just stared blankly at the ceiling like a salted fish, wondering what went wrong that had led him to this state.

Li Yu nodded slightly in satisfaction after hearing Zhou Ke'er's perceptive answer. Just as he was about to say something, the old man who had just been sent flying by Zhang Buyan got up again, muttering something incoherently. A sphere formed from black mist quickly appeared in his withered hand, which seemed to be nothing but skin and bones.

This is clearly the same thing as the black ball that just flew out of the hole in the wall and almost accidentally injured Zhou Ke'er and Lengchitu.

"Please, heroine, come with me to subdue this foreign devil! We must not allow him to run rampant in the imperial palace!"

Seeing this, Li Yu quickly said something and then looked at the old man warily, ready to make a move at any moment.

Zhou Ke'er didn't agree immediately. Instead, she quickly considered the situation in her mind—she couldn't beat Song Yi in his best condition, Song Yi was brutally defeated by the storyteller Wei Mingquan when he was at his best, and Wei Mingquan was no match for the eunuch Li Yu... while this old man seemed to be on par with Li Yu, and even had a slight advantage...

With such a huge difference in strength, how is Zhou Ke'er supposed to fight?!

There's only one way to deal with this... that is to muddy the waters, to turn them from physical violence to just talking, so that Zhou Ke'er can take advantage of the chaos.

"There is one more thing I must report!"

Zhou Ke'er gathered her strength and suddenly announced in a loud voice, "The Prince of Zhenbei intends to rebel! According to reliable sources, he has already captured Wei Mingquan alive and is leading a team of elite soldiers straight to the ancient tomb. We don't know what his intentions are!"

## Chapter 333, Section 328: The Mystery of Kyoto (Part Six)

Everyone present was stunned upon hearing this. Even the emperor, after hearing Zhou Ke'er's nonsense, couldn't help but glance at her subconsciously, his eyes revealing a strange and puzzled look.

Before anyone else could say anything, Zhou Ke'er spoke up again, saying earnestly, "Do you know who I just ran into? I ran into Song Yi, one of the Prince of Zhenbei's men! I could tell at a glance that he was up to no good, and as a member of the Prince of Yan's Guard, I couldn't stand it, so I attacked him on the spot."

Song Yi, as expected of a veteran, is incredibly fast. He charged at me in a flash, so fast! Then came a left jab and a left high kick, a whole combo. It was extremely dangerous, but luckily I know the Golden Snake Entangling Silk Hand technique, and I managed to block it all!

Then, I naturally placed my right fist against his nose, my inner energy poised to strike, but I didn't hit him. After all, it's the code of the martial world; once you've defended, you naturally stop there with traditional martial arts—stop when you've made a point.

These words left everyone present dumbfounded and bewildered, not knowing what Zhou Ke'er was babbling about. But then, she took a deep breath and continued, "I put my right fist on his nose but didn't hit him. At this point, I smiled and prepared to pull my fist back, right? Well, in traditional kung fu, it's about stopping when you've hit the mark. He's already lost at this point. If I had used my full strength, I would have broken his nose and smashed his skull open."

So I put my fist on his nose without hitting him, and he admitted that I hit his face first. He admitted that I hit his face first, so I stopped hitting him while I was pulling my fist back. He suddenly attacked with a left jab to hit my face. Ah, I was careless and didn't dodge. Hey... his left fist hit my eye, ah, my right eye, it grazed me, and my eyes started to water. I covered my eye and said, "Stop, stop," but he wouldn't listen and kept hitting me.

"That old codger Song Yi lacks martial ethics, resorting to deception and sneak attacks. I'm just a greenhorn, only eighteen or nineteen years old. Is this acceptable? No, it's not. I advise this senior, 'Rat Tail Juice,' to reflect on his actions and not to be so clever or cunning again. Ah… the martial world should value harmony and uphold martial ethics, not engage in infighting!"

"...What are you doing?"

Cold-cooked Rabbit couldn't understand what Zhou Ke'er was doing or what nonsense she was spouting. She simply couldn't keep up with this guy's thinking, so she couldn't help but lean over and ask in a low voice.

"...Watermelon salad burger!"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the cold-cooked rabbit, looking like she was about to explain, but instead uttered a completely unrelated and nonsensical remark.

"???"

The cold-cooked rabbit left Zhou Ke'er dumbfounded, not knowing what to say for a moment—was there something wrong with Zhou Ke'er's language system, or was there something wrong with her ears?

Confused yet?

Zhou Ke'er coughed twice, then leaned close to Leng Chi Tu's ear and whispered, "Being dumbfounded is the right thing to do! Look, are they still fighting? They've stopped, right? It's like you're about to fight someone, you can't win, and they're about to hit you. If you suddenly yell 'Watermelon Salad Burger!' at them, do you think they'll keep hitting you or be completely dumbfounded? Right? They'll definitely be dumbfounded. We need to take this opportunity to seize control of the situation."

"...Hey, Wu Fei, you old geezer...it seems your own court affairs are still a mess! Instead of resolving this issue, you insist on having your cake and eating it too, trying to steal my body...you really are quite laughable!"

Upon hearing this, the young man who had just been fighting with the emperor and was now standing at a distance sullenly sneered and mocked him in somewhat broken Mandarin.

"Emperor..." Wu Fei glanced coldly at Zhou Ke'er, ignoring the young man's mockery, and instead frowned and scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting! Is this a place where you can talk nonsense?"

"That's right. The Prince of Zhenbei and His Majesty are brothers. How could they possibly turn against each other? Besides, that ancient tomb is just a smokescreen to deceive people. There's nothing inside. The Prince of Zhenbei knows this perfectly well. So why would he lead his troops into the city for that? Please, heroine, be careful with your words. Investigate thoroughly before saying such things. The Prince of Zhenbei's eldest daughter is still by your side!"

The eunuch Li Yu couldn't help but speak up as well.

uh-huh?

Zhou Ke'er raised her eyebrows almost imperceptibly. Oh ho, with his fiery temper, he was always the one arguing with others. How dare these two bastards use such a tone to mock him, just because they know more? Fine, I've already written it down in my little notebook.

Just then, the old man in the black robe suddenly seemed to remember something and abruptly mumbled to Zhou Ke'er, "Πω?μπηκε?μεσα?" (How did you get in here?)

The young man who was confronting Wu Fei was taken aback when he heard this. Then he realized that something was wrong and looked at Zhou Ke'er. Presumably, Zhou Ke'er could not understand the old man's words, so he prepared to help the old man translate what the words meant.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ke'er didn't show any confusion. She simply tilted her head and replied quite naturally, "Χρησιμοποιησεταποδιασου." (She walked in on her feet.)

Just kidding, it's just Greek from the Old Age, not some elusive secret. Zhou Ke'er naturally knows a little bit. After all, a historian who can't speak multiple languages ​​isn't a good psychiatrist.

Actually, Zhou Ke'er originally thought the other party would speak Latin. After all, in theory, although both Greek and Latin were spoken in the Eastern Roman Empire at that time, Latin should have been the main language. She didn't know why this old man didn't use the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire.

"!"

Everyone present was taken aback upon seeing this, and Li Yu couldn't help but blurt out, "You...how can you speak the Qin language?"

Hmm... what do you think?

Zhou Ke'er lightly touched her lips with her left index finger, tilted her head, and asked in a half-smile.

"...Mr. Quintus means that we should be in the warp right now. How did you two get into this warp without his help?!"

The young man then spoke again to Zhou Ke'er in broken Mandarin.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er narrowed her eyes slightly... Subspace? Although she didn't know how this was done, this explained it...

Logically speaking, it's generally impossible to get in here, but Zhou Ke'er is different. One of the two cores in his character template contains the spacetime power of Kronos, so it's not impossible for him to pass through this kind of space magic to get here.

But... what's the deal with the cold-cooked rabbit? Was it brought over by Zhou Ke'er? Or does she have some other special quality?

## Chapter 334, Section 329: The Mystery of Kyoto (Part 7)

"The reason is simple..."

Zhou Ke'er curled her lips into a sly smile, revealing a mocking tone, and said in a drawn-out tone, "Because, actually... you are all my wings!"

"?"

The young man was momentarily confused about what Zhou Ke'er meant and turned to look at the emperor in bewilderment: "Is this some kind of Central Plains slang? I can't understand a word of it."

"Oh right, let me show you a magic trick."

Zhou Ke'er suddenly seemed to remember something—actually, his spiritual power had accumulated to a sufficient amount—he stretched out his right hand forward, palm facing upward, and a shimmering blue light appeared in his hand, gradually condensing into a constantly rotating sphere.

"Holy crap! Rasengan???"

When Cold-Eating Rabbit saw the thing in Zhou Ke'er's hand, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Wasn't this the signature move of the overpowered prince in the old-era comic "Five Villages Melee: The Legend of the Eyes"? Where did Zhou Ke'er learn it from?

The others couldn't figure out what Zhou Ke'er was up to. Although they didn't think that a mere guard of the Prince of Yan could have any impressive skills, they were still wary of the martial arts they had never seen before. They all temporarily stopped trying to speak to the others and looked towards Zhou Ke'er.

But the shimmering blue spiritual energy ball in Zhou Ke'er's hand grew larger and larger, and its rotation became increasingly violent, giving the impression that it was about to slip out of Zhou Ke'er's control.

"What are you doing?! Trying to self-destruct?!"

Even the cold-cooked rabbit was startled, thinking that Zhou Ke'er had gotten carried away playing and forgot to throw the thing in her hand, so it quickly reminded her loudly.

"Hey, you're so clever, Rabbit! Your IQ seems to have increased in just a few days!"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the cold-cooked rabbit in surprise, then said, "You know what? Actually, this energy ball, if I move it even slightly, it will break free from my control and explode. Although the explosion won't affect the entire room, the power is still very strong, and it also causes corrosion and splash damage. Anyone who gets hit by this thing right in the face definitely can't withstand it. I suggest you run far away first."

"??? What do you mean by 'explodes with the slightest movement'? I thought you were going to throw me out?!"

Upon hearing this, Cold-Eat Rabbit obediently ran away while asking incredulously.

Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's description, the others around her instinctively stepped back a considerable distance, at least several dozen paces away from her, even though they were still inside the house. They had no idea what Zhou Ke'er was trying to do by suddenly making this suicidal move.

"Allahu Akbar!!!"

Zhou Ke'er let out a loud shout, and then the ring on her right index finger flashed slightly. But before everyone could see what was happening, a violent explosion suddenly rang out, and the entire inner hall was shaken violently by the aftershocks of the explosion.

Countless bricks and tiles rained down from the roof, crashing heavily to the ground. The more brittle ones shattered instantly, scattering fragments everywhere, while the more solid ones left marks and even craters in the ground. The others were startled and, without a second thought, quickly fled the inner hall.

Besides collapsing to the ground, unable to move at all, Zhang Buyan was so disheartened that he didn't want to move anymore and just lay there waiting to die.

"Damn...that was close! Luckily I ran fast..."

Looking at the inner hall that was beginning to collapse under the impact of the explosion, Lengchitu couldn't help but gasp. "Luckily, Zhou Ke'er reminded me before she did something reckless, otherwise I'm afraid I would have really been dragged down by her."

"Yeah, yeah, thank goodness I warned you beforehand, otherwise you would definitely be dead."

A voice suddenly rang out next to the cold-cooked rabbit, echoing in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Come on, if it weren't for you..."

Cold-cooked Rabbit instinctively retorted, but only got halfway through before realizing something seemed off.

"?!!"

Cold-Eating Rabbit suddenly turned around and looked at Zhou Ke'er, who was standing unharmed not far from her, with only a few specks of dust on the hem of her skirt. Her face was filled with shock and confusion: "How did you get out?? Didn't you get blown up by your own face??"

"Oh, silly child, look how many people have escaped from outside?"

Zhou Ke'er patted Leng Chi Tu's head affectionately, then reached out to point out the missing people one by one, saying, "Look, count them one by one. Zhang Buyan, who can't move or escape, doesn't count. Look at that dead eunuch, look at that dead old man, look at that dead brat. See if anyone else is missing?"

"...?"