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

Zhou Ke'er frowned, as if her truth had been exposed. She looked slightly panicked but tried her best to calm down, attempting to retort, "I thought... there shouldn't be anyone else in this world in this situation besides me..."

"It's because of the sense of incongruity! Everything in this world is just too wrong... At the beginning, it was because when I cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core stage, I clearly felt that I could definitely break through the Golden Core stage and achieve the Nascent Soul stage... But it was as if there was something in the dark restricting me, and I could never take that step... Even though everything should have been perfectly prepared."

Mo Bugui seemed to have met a companion, and was finally able to pour out all the words that had been buried in his heart. He excitedly launched into a long speech: "Until that time, in order to solve this problem, I had to go to a place of inheritance that only cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage could enter, trying to find a way to advance... but by chance, I met a junior sister from the same sect."

Before this, everything had gone smoothly without any problems. But once I started exploring with her, a whole host of unexpected events and opportunities suddenly appeared. In the end, an ancient cultivation technique and a miraculous elixir that perfectly suited my situation at the time appeared, helping me break through to the Golden Core stage... It was such a coincidence that I became wary of it afterward..."

Mo Bugui paused here, then his eyes gleamed, "After that, I truly discovered what was wrong with this world!"

Seeing that he was about to continue, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but narrow her eyes. The situation he described really seemed like... being stuck in the plot? Had his cultivation level been limited to a certain level because he hadn't experienced a certain plot point?

## Chapter 408, Section 403: The Villainous Female Supporting Character is in Crisis… This Time it's for Real! (Part Four)

"After returning to the mountain gate, I inquired around and learned that the woman who accompanied me in the inheritance site was actually the sect leader's newly accepted disciple. However, because I was in seclusion at the time, thinking I had broken through a critical point, I was unaware of this."

Mo Bugui's expression twisted slightly: "I subconsciously felt something was amiss, so I inquired privately and discovered... that woman was actually an orphan girl, a so-called 'lone star of destiny,' someone we cultivators should avoid like the plague. Even if the sect leader disregarded his own interests and only considered the sect's well-being, he wouldn't possibly take her in. But contrary to common sense, the sect leader not only took her in but also inexplicably doted on her. It's utterly absurd!"

Not only that, but besides the sect leader's doting on her, even Ji Wushuang, as the sect's chief disciple, would suddenly become a naive, immature boy whenever he encountered that woman, as if his brain had been struck by lightning... How could he be the chief disciple with such a temperament? Did he really think that the open and covert struggles within righteous sects would lead to brotherly harmony?! It's truly absurd!

"Wait, wait... let me think..."

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head. This setup...it felt like she'd seen it somewhere before. Damn! She remembered—in the opening animation, the woman who reported Lan Yanran's actions to the sect leader, forcing her to flee for her life, wasn't she from the same background?! Good heavens, Mo Bugui is actually from the same sect as Lan Yanran? No wonder he said something like "You really don't recognize me" at the beginning...

"Besides that... she also has a beloved chief disciple, Ji Wushuang. She was perfectly normal before, the senior sister respected by all the disciples. However, since she joined the sect, she suddenly became incredibly wicked for no reason. In a very short period of time, she committed all sorts of evil deeds, made enemies everywhere, and targeted her senior sister... Lan Yanran!"

Mo Bugui, caught up in his reverie, wasn't interrupted by Zhou Ke'er. Instead, he glared at her and continued, "You know, ever since this guy joined our sect, it's like some kind of mechanism has been activated in this world. Wherever she is, all sorts of strange encounters and crises inexplicably occur. Of course, if that were all, it could be explained by her cursed fate, but..."

Whenever she encounters these events, she inexplicably meets talented young men from various sects and factions, forging connections with them. These men, inexplicably, become infatuated, losing their minds the moment they meet her, just like the chief disciple Ji Wushuang. Even the young master of the Demonic Sect is not immune…”

Zhou Ke'er said it herself, this kind of Mary Sue-esque plot just doesn't feel right without the young master of a demonic sect... but...

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er pointed at Bai Feng in confusion, "You mean him? He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be brain-dead."

"It wasn't him. How could you forget that? Even if you've realized it, these things should have been mentioned in the rumors you gathered to target her. The Demonic Sect is divided into two factions: the Dark faction and the Dark faction. The Dark faction is the old Demonic Sect lineage of Bai Feng, while the Bright faction consists of traitors to the righteous path or evil cultivators who picked up demonic arts and became monks halfway through. They are a faction that has a cultivator who is equivalent to the sect leader. The Demonic Sect's young master I'm referring to is the young master of that faction."

Mo Bugui glanced at Zhou Ke'er strangely, but didn't dwell on the matter further. After all, he had so much to say: "Of course, if that's all... it's not impossible for us to assume they're all crazy for love. After all, without experiencing it firsthand, it's impossible to truly understand. But here's the problem... that woman sometimes comes to visit me, inviting me to go on training trips together. Could it be due to our acquaintance in the previous inheritance grounds?"

Sometimes I would make excuses that my cultivation level wasn't high enough and ask Ji Wushuang to accompany me. But as soon as she left, even though I was still far from the next minor level, I would inexplicably break through on my own, and all the other disciples would come to congratulate me... In that case, I would have no reason to refuse her.

Sometimes I had no choice but to agree to her request, but whenever I went out with her for training, we would unexpectedly encounter all sorts of adventures and dangers. Although these adventures were indeed beneficial to me, I felt that the so-called dangers were only dangerous in appearance! If I stepped in to save her, it would create an atmosphere of shared hardship and budding romance without any reason. If I was a step too slow and failed to save her, she would encounter even better adventures in the danger, and then her cultivation would greatly improve...

Aba aba aba....

Zhou Ke'er scratched her cheek. That's how it is, isn't it? How could a Mary Sue heroine possibly die? Even if she encounters danger, it'll definitely turn into an opportunity... If she survives the danger, then naturally she'll have to fall in love with the male lead, second male lead, third male lead, fourth male lead, and so on...

"It's so strange, like a plot from a third-rate drama in the mortal world, yet everyone else seems completely oblivious to it... And you, Lan Yanran, originally a senior sister revered by all the disciples, whose original personality was naturally kind and gentle, but whenever you encounter her, you become insidious, cunning, and extremely vicious, twisted to the point of being terrifying!"

At this point, Mo Bugui, his expression trembling with excitement, finally couldn't contain himself and stepped forward, pressing his hands tightly against Zhou Ke'er's shoulders. "But from the moment you entered this inheritance ground, you changed! Based on my initial prediction—following the pattern of those cultivators who inexplicably targeted that woman and acted as villains ultimately dying and being abandoned by their own people—your eventual fate should have been to be driven to desperation and die here... Even if you struggled, it certainly wouldn't be like this..."

"But from the moment you entered the Land of Inheritance, it was as if you broke free from those shackles and awakened your own consciousness... It was as if you completely abandoned Ji Wushuang, using your beauty to win over others in order to break the deadlock, and even fabricating lies came easily to your lips..."

Mo Bugui stared intently into Zhou Ke'er's eyes.

"Good grief... are you confessing your feelings to me or just calling me shameless...?"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"For so long, I've struggled alone in this twisted world, not knowing when it would end, yet I refuse to die... so this world has become an endless sea of ​​suffering. Everyone else is drunk, but I am the only one sober... The loneliness of such long periods of time, sometimes I don't even know if I can endure it... until I met you! You are my only hope in the darkness..."

Mo Bugui turned to Zhou Ke'er with a twisted expression, "In the whole world, among all living beings, only you... only you right now are my only kindred spirit!"

"What if I leave this place of inheritance and then encounter that woman, and I revert to my original state?"

Zhou Ke'er kindly reminded her. After all, she would be leaving once the module ended, and her body would definitely return to normal.

"Then I will kill you in grief."

Mo Bugui revealed a hint of maniacal laughter.

## Chapter 409, Section 404: The Villainous Female Supporting Character is Single-minded! (Part 1)

"Hmm...I understand."

Seeing Mo Bugui's slightly deranged appearance, Zhou Ke'er wasn't frightened. After all, it wasn't him who would be killed, so there was nothing to be afraid of. She just nodded thoughtfully, but then changed the subject and said, "However... speaking of which, since you think all of this is illogical, haven't you tried to subtly hint at it, or directly remind those who have lost their minds? That way, maybe a few people like you will come to their senses."

Do you think I haven't tried to do that?

Mo Bugui shook his head and said coldly, his meaning quite clear.

"So nobody believed you?"

Zhou Ke'er pressed on with the question.

"No... if that were all, I might still feel a glimmer of hope, thinking that I was just overthinking things. But the problem is..."

Mo Bugui gave a bitter smile, his usually calm eyes revealing deep fear and despair. "They... whenever I talk about these things, they simply don't understand what I'm saying! They even twist it into completely different meanings..."

Can you imagine? I was frantically telling someone about this situation, and they looked utterly bewildered, laughing and saying something like, "Is this your recent profound understanding of the Great Dao? It certainly sounds incredibly mysterious." Even worse, some people shook their heads and said, "I think your interpretation is wrong; let me explain my understanding to you." It's absolutely chilling!

"Um..."

Zhou Ke'er stroked her chin thoughtfully. This situation was indeed quite outrageous; no wonder this guy could go crazy like this.

"That's not all... I was thinking, since my words sound different to everyone, what if a group of people heard them together? After they each misinterpreted my meaning, and then exchanged their thoughts, they would find that everyone heard something different... Wouldn't they also notice something illogical?"

As Mo Bugui became increasingly agitated, several strands of his once-tied long hair had fallen loose, making him appear extremely disheveled. "But I miscalculated... They didn't notice this at all. Instead, they all thought... that I had suffered a qi deviation during my breakthrough, and that the spiritual energy had impacted my spiritual palace, causing me to lose my mind and talk nonsense... This matter eventually reached the sect leader, and everyone in the sect knew about it..."

"The scariest thing was... while I was being confined and recuperating as punishment, that woman came to visit me... I was acting like a madwoman, and I confronted her about it in a very emotional state, even questioning whether she had used some kind of sorcery..."

Mo Bugui smiled bitterly, recalling the situation as if all hope had vanished, and continued, "She even looked extremely remorseful, saying it was all her fault for taking me to the secret realm for training last time, encountering danger, and causing me to lose my composure at the last minute... It was completely a misunderstanding. From that moment on, I finally understood one thing... Everyone is just a puppet whose thoughts are being controlled by some entity without their knowledge! Hahahaha! I probably went mad back then!"

Zhou Ke'er narrowed her eyes, pondering in her mind: "It's similar to... oh, not similar to, it should be like, in a third-rate Mary Sue romance novel, there's a male supporting character who suddenly discovers that all the people revolving around the female lead have become so stupid, and he becomes suspicious and tries to verify it, only to find out that everyone else is just a puppet created by some being... Goodness, another one who breaks the fourth wall, isn't this almost becoming the kind of derivative that a certain Party teacher often encounters?"

"Thank goodness you appeared... Only you, only you are special, you can understand what I'm saying... You are unique..."

Mo Bugui's eyes were filled with a dazed look, and his cheeks flushed an unnatural red, as if his spiritual energy had been disrupted by a reversed flow of qi. He stared intently at Zhou Ke'er, "Only I am the most suitable for you. You are unique and irreplaceable to me..."

"Could it be that your current actions are a way of pursuing me? I'm sorry, but your intentions are too obvious, and it makes me feel disgusted. You're a good person, but we're definitely not a good match."

Before Mo Bugui could finish speaking, Zhou Ke'er immediately gave him a "good person" card, rejecting him without hesitation: "Besides... since you said you were watching me from the shadows the whole time, you should have noticed..."

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er extended her right hand, and the "Azure Trace" sword she had just obtained instantly appeared in her hand. "The spot next to me was reserved by someone thousands of years ago... or tens of thousands of years ago. It's a pity you're too late."

As Zhou Ke'er finished speaking, Mo Bugui's expression instantly turned ferocious. "Ridiculous! He's just a wisp of a soul that's about to dissipate. Who knows if he's just getting old and mistaken someone else for someone else... Besides, he's already turned to ashes. What right does he have to compete with me?!"

"You're wrong about that. According to absolute, general truth..."

Zhou Ke'er casually twirled her sword and said with a charming smile, "How can the living compare to the dead?"

"..."

Mo Bugui stared intently at Zhou Ke'er, almost making her worry that he might become enraged and violent. But thankfully, he just smiled in the end. "It's okay... As long as he remains a dead man, he can't take it from me... As long as I can stay by your side, know and feel that I'm not the only one in this world who can discover these things, know that none of this is just my wild imagination, that's enough... Even if you're not my Daoist partner."

"What if I become a Daoist partner with someone else later?"

Zhou Ke'er said something that really ruined the atmosphere.

"...First of all, since you just said you've already fallen for a dead person, you won't seek a partner unless he's resurrected, right? Secondly, even if you've truly let go of him, and don't even consider me...if you were to find someone else..."

Mo Bugui sighed, reached out and tied his disheveled long hair back up, restoring his original appearance. He then gave a very serious and gentle smile: "Then I'll kill him. You find one, I'll kill one. Don't doubt it, I'm actually... really strong, stronger than you imagine. Even the sect leader, I can kill him for you."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but shudder. Good grief, this guy's got a bit of a yandere vibe...

Thinking this, Zhou Ke'er wasn't afraid—she was definitely not the type to be so easily frightened. Instead, she smiled and said, "Oh? Since that's the case... then how about this? Don't say I didn't give you a chance. As long as you go and kill all those people waiting to ambush me at this exit, I'll give you a chance. How about that? Isn't that a fair deal?"

"You said it yourself, so you can't go back on your word..."

Mo Bugui's lips curled into a smile. "Deal."

## Chapter 410, Section 405: The Villainous Female Supporting Character is Single-minded? (Part Two)

"Oh? It actually went through? What are you still doing here? Hurry up and go!"

Zhou Ke'er blinked, surprised that Mo Bugui had agreed to her request so easily. It felt like he had a cheat code. She had been racking her brains to figure out a way to get through it, but now it was so easy. She felt a little bored.

"No, I think it's better if I don't go there for now."

But Mo Bugui shook his head and refused, saying, "Aren't you curious why I came at this particular time to explain everything to you? You know, I should have observed you for a while longer before I could truly be sure whether you were as I thought you were, but I didn't."

"First of all, if you want to tell me something, you'll tell me yourself, like you are now. If you don't want to tell me, what's the point of me keeping asking you? So whether I ask or not has nothing to do with whether I'm curious or not."

Zhou Ke'er sighed. He must have considered this kind of question long ago, how could he not have noticed it... He said in a tone that seemed to see right through what the other person was thinking, "And if everything you just said is true, then the reason you rushed out, besides the unexpected event that exceeded your strength limit and you couldn't solve it so you had to step in early, is that... that woman is coming too, right? She'll probably run into us soon?"

At this point, Zhou Ke'er paused, glancing at Mo Bugui's eyes. This guy was completely unguarded with her, not hiding his true thoughts at all. It seemed that Zhou Ke'er had guessed correctly. "Speaking of which... I'm really curious. Since it seems that all the problems, on the surface, are caused by that woman, why don't you kill her and see what happens? It's really strange."

"First of all, you guessed right, she is indeed going to meet you soon, which is why I came out. Also, she is accompanied by the sect leader and others, and I can't secretly change their course, so I had to come out to see you ahead of time."

Mo Bugui mimicked Zhou Ke'er's way of speaking, a slight smile playing on his lips, but a sudden, brutal killing intent flashed in his eyes. "Secondly... it's not that I don't intend to kill her, nor that I haven't tried. I've tried countless methods, but none of them have succeeded."

Even the secret poisoning was justified by the absurd reason that "after taking the poison, she went into a state of demonic possession during her seclusion, causing toxins to accumulate in her body, which would be a perfect way to fight poison with poison and neutralize both." This helped her greatly increase her strength. Other methods were the same, failing because of illogical reasons.

"And if we were to use a more radical method, like personally killing her... forget it. Even if I succeeded, I'm still no match for those elders... I want to live, not die, so why do something so counterproductive?"

Hearing this, Zhou Ke'er was a little puzzled and asked curiously, "Hey, speaking of which... since this woman has had one adventure after another, and even the obstacles you set for her have turned into her help... then why is her cultivation level lower than yours? That doesn't make sense."

"This is what they call the 'setting'. Somehow, her cultivation level is somehow lower than that of the sect's top disciple and people like me for a certain period of time. So sometimes, even if I'm not cultivating, but just going to get a drink of water or take a walk, my cultivation level will inexplicably break through."

Mo Bugui shrugged. "At first, I was quite puzzled. Then I tried not cultivating at all for a while, and I still inexplicably advanced. Can you imagine? I had only just entered the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and I hadn't even bothered to consolidate my realm or cultivate. Logically, I might have even dropped in cultivation level... but I still inexplicably jumped directly to the late-stage of the Golden Core realm. From then on, I never cultivated for the sake of cultivation again. Anyway, even if I did cultivate, I was stuck at a certain limit, and I could only break through at a certain point in time... If I didn't cultivate, I would automatically break through at that time..."

"However, there are no restrictions on cultivating other techniques besides improving one's cultivation level, such as swordsmanship, poison techniques, and formations... That's why I've been immersing myself in these unorthodox methods all these years."

Mo Bugui said with great pride, "While people of my level spend most of their time cultivating their cultivation, I devote all my time to these unorthodox methods of attack and defense, and my cultivation has not fallen behind them... It is obvious that I am much stronger than them."

"For example, what about stopping time?"

Zhou Ke'er's eyes lit up, and she looked at Mo Bugui as if he were a pile of skill books. Goodness, although most of the cultivation techniques in this module were useless to him, these unorthodox methods were exactly what he wanted!

"No, it's not time stopping, it's just a small illusion spell to put them all into a hallucination so they won't disturb us."

Mo Bugui shook his head and pointed in the direction behind them. "In other words, during the time we've stopped here, that woman is about to run into us. Let me see... oh, she's on the back of that little hill. They'll see us when they come over."

"Tsk...no, then why do you want me to run into them?"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but squint and say, "Didn't you say you weren't confident you could kill them? If they escape your pursuit and leave the inheritance grounds to report this to the sect leader, wouldn't you also be considered a traitor and hunted down by cultivators? Doesn't that conflict with your goal?"

"No...who said I was going to fight them here?"

Mo Bugui snapped his folding fan (which he had just casually taken from Bai Feng) shut with a "ku," pointed at Chen Yulu, and said, "I just think the excuse you used to fool this kid was pretty good. You could use it to fool them too. Who knows, you might even get them to help you clear your name. You know, they—oh, to be precise, that woman—are pretty kind-hearted."

If she finds out about this, she'll definitely regret her rashness in reporting your situation to the sect, feel guilty towards you, and ultimately decide to lobby everywhere to clear your name.

"Wow...you're so wicked!"