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

Zhou Ke'er blinked and couldn't help but laugh, reaching out to pat Mo Bugui's shoulder. "But I like it."

So that means I have a chance?

"You're still far from it. Keep working hard."

## Chapter 411, Section 406: The Villainous Female Supporting Character's Nonsense (Part 1)

"But... speaking of which, you're a grown man, and you suddenly appear here all of a sudden. Have you thought about how you're going to explain this to these three people?"

Zhou Ke'er then pointed at Ye Chen and Bai Feng and the others, and asked Mo Bugui, "You don't mean to say... that as long as we kill them all, we don't need to explain, do you? That won't do."

"You're overthinking it. If my plan required harming them to succeed, how could I have secretly tried to kill that woman so many times without being discovered?"

Mo Bugui smiled and shook his head, saying, "You should know that killing people who have no connection with the target is never a means to achieve the goal; at most, it is just a supplement to prevent future troubles."

After saying that, he casually tossed the fan in his hand, and it floated right back into Bai Feng's hand. With a wave of his hand, Bai Feng, Ye Chen, and Chen Yulu instantly regained their mobility.

The three of them suddenly moved from their previous stance, and Bai Feng was the first to react. Looking at Mo Bugui beside Zhou Ke'er with surprise, she immediately warned, "Yan Ran, get out of the way! There's someone next to you..."

As he spoke, he instinctively reached out to wave his fan and attack Mo Bugui.

It seems that although Bai Feng reacted quickly, he was completely unaware that he had just fallen into an illusion. Instead, it was as if the environment and reality were perfectly and seamlessly connected, without any sense of incongruity.

This illusion technique is quite interesting; I wonder if I could learn it.

At Bai Feng's reminder, Ye Chen and Chen Yulu, who were in a daze, snapped out of their reverie and quickly looked at Mo Bugui.

However, upon seeing Mo Bugui, Ye Chen was immediately startled and hurriedly exclaimed, "Oh no! Judging from his attire, this guy should be a disciple of... Lan Sect! The sect that expelled Yan Ran... Is he here to hunt down Yan Ran?!"

"Yes and no."

Mo Bugui resumed his indifferent expression, casually waved his hand, and Bai Feng's attack vanished instantly. His tone was also icy and devoid of any emotion.

This action was undoubtedly a bucket of cold water poured on the three people present—after all, Bai Feng was the most powerful among them. Although his attack just now was launched in desperation and he might not have been able to unleash his full strength... judging from his nonchalant manner, even if he had gone all out, he might not have been able to inflict much damage on the opponent...

Fortunately, the other side could communicate, and didn't start by killing each other. Although they didn't understand what kind of nonsensical nonsense they were saying, at least they could communicate... At this moment, although the three of them didn't communicate at all, they instantly reached a consensus: "We want a battle of wits, not a battle of wits!"

"What does this mean? What do you mean by 'yes and no'? Does it mean that although you are indeed a disciple of the Lan Sect, you are not here to hunt down Yan Ran?"

Bai Feng and the other two exchanged a glance before immediately pressing for an answer.

Zhou Ke'er scratched her cheek, looked at Bai Feng, and thought to herself: Young man, do you still remember that not long ago, in that dark room, you swore that if you encountered someone who came to seek revenge on me instead of chasing him, and it was a danger that no one could withstand, then you would definitely abandon me and run away?

Indeed, it's best to avoid making such pronouncements.

"...Your understanding isn't entirely wrong."

Mo Bugui gave a cryptic reply, saying vaguely, "I did come to kill Lan Yanran, but I didn't come to kill Lan Yanran. The Lan Yanran I am now is not the Lan Yanran I intend to kill."

Chen Yulu was startled upon hearing this. It seemed this guy also knew about the monster trying to possess Lan Yanran, so their goals were aligned... Hmm? Wait... no! If he was here to target the monster inside Lan Yanran, why did he say that "the current Lan Yanran" wasn't the one he wanted to kill? The current Lan Yanran was clearly possessed by a monster!

Before Chen Yulu, filled with doubt, could even utter a question, he heard a delicate shout from not far behind him: "That's... Lan Yanran! She's still alive?!"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone instinctively looked in that direction.

A woman in a long emerald green dress was walking towards them. She seemed to have discovered something amazing, and her mouth dropped open in surprise.

Well... how should I put it? At first glance, she does look similar to the "green tea, white lotus" type, but I feel she's not as pretty as she appears in the opening animation. Maybe she's afraid of causing problems, so she deliberately uses some props or techniques to hide her true appearance?

They couldn't possibly have deliberately photoshopped her image for a beautifying effect in the opening animation, could they?

Behind her were two other people, with gentle faces, wearing white robes, carrying long swords on their backs, and jade flutes hanging at their waists. The one with the gentle face, wearing white robes, carrying long swords on their backs, and jade flutes hanging at their waists was Ji Wushuang, the sect leader that Mo Bugui had just mentioned. This guy also appeared at the end of the opening animation, standing next to that woman, so Zhou Ke'er had a vague impression of him. As for the other one, she didn't know who he was.

However, judging from their appearance, they should also be from a sect.

"Junior Sister Shuangjiu, don't be impulsive... Didn't you notice? Junior Brother Mo Bugui is standing next to Lan Yanran, confronting them."

Ji Wushuang followed Shuang Jiu's footsteps at a leisurely pace and said in a gentle voice.

"But I don't think they're exactly on the verge of a fight. Well... to be precise, while Junior Brother Mo Bugui and the other three men are indeed facing off, it's not clear that they have any intention of killing Lan Yanran."

The other man frowned and raised a question.

“Senior Brother Kong Qian…we must not doubt our fellow disciples before we have solid evidence. Let’s ask them what happened openly and honestly. If Senior Brother Mo Bugui has no problems, he should be able to answer us properly.”

Upon hearing this, Shuang Jiu shook her head and said, as if she wasn't the one who had exposed Lan Yanran in court before.

This is a classic paradox. You need evidence to suspect him, but if you don't suspect him, you won't look for evidence of his wrongdoing. If you don't look for evidence, you can't suspect him, and if you can't suspect him, you naturally won't look for evidence...

It's like a tongue twister.

“Junior Sister Shuangjiu is right. There’s no use in having doubts. As for what’s going on, if Mo Bugui is innocent, we can just go up and ask him. If we still can’t find out after asking… then he’s the one with the problem. It’s a very simple matter.”

Ji Wushuang nodded and followed Shuang Jiu toward Zhou Ke'er.

The other man, known as Kong Qian, could only purse his lips upon hearing this and followed.

Zhou Ke'er watched the three people with great interest, thinking to herself... Mo Bugui said he was going to use that fabricated lie to fool these three, but in the end he didn't even go over the script with them. It would be interesting if things went wrong.

However, on the other hand, it's also true that... a villainous supporting character who actually plays tricks on the female lead... is quite a tax-evading thing to do!

## Chapter 412, Section 407: The Villainous Female Supporting Character's Nonsense (Part Two)

"Who goes there?!"

Bai Feng looked at the three people who appeared before him without warning and sighed inwardly that it was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly. He glanced at Mo Bugui and saw that he did not intend to take advantage of the situation, so he cautiously asked Ji Wushuang and the other two.

Although he hoped the three were just passing by, after all, the two men were at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and even the woman was at the late Nascent Soul stage. If they really started fighting... even he wouldn't come out on top, not to mention that Mo Bugui, who could practically crush him, was watching him like a hawk...

Unfortunately, he could tell that these three people were after Lan Yanran.

"I am Ji Wushuang, the chief disciple of the Lan Sect. May I ask who you are and why you are traveling with Lan Yanran, the traitor of my sect?"

Seeing Bai Feng's wary expression, Ji Wushuang didn't even bother to draw her sword. After simply explaining her identity, she asked a question in return.

There's no way to deny it. Bai Feng is indeed strong; after all, he's the young master of a demonic sect, one of the top cultivators. But unfortunately... compared to the protagonists of what seems like third-rate Mary Sue novels... he's simply incomparable. Bai Feng only has an advantage in his background; the other guy's cheat codes are completely illogical.

"What's the point of asking him? He's just another pathetic person blinded by Lan Yanran's allure. That's not what we want to ask, is it? Senior Brother Mo Bugui? And what's wrong with you?"

Before Bai Feng could answer, the Kong Qian behind Shuang Jiu interrupted, staring at Mo Bugui standing next to Zhou Ke'er, and asked.

"Does this guy have a grudge against you? He seems to be targeting you."

Seeing this, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but mutter under her breath.

“I don’t know him at all. He’s not targeting me, but you. He’s just targeting me because I’m around you, or rather, he’s using me as a stepping stone to target you.”

Mo Bugui transmitted his voice to Zhou Ke'er, while at the same time, he subtly curled the corners of his mouth, his expression as indifferent as ever, and answered Kong Qian with a multitasking tone: "Junior Brother Kong Qian, I don't recall the Lan Sect ever teaching its disciples that they can arbitrarily doubt their fellow disciples, or even disrespect their senior brothers. Your tone makes it sound as if I've committed some heinous crime of betraying the sect, you've really pinned a huge accusation on me!"

Kong Qian was speechless for a moment after being questioned by Mo Bugui. He originally thought that if they caught Mo Bugui and Lan Yanran together, he would panic and stammer if questioned like this. But he didn't expect that Mo Bugui was not flustered at all and even asked him a question in return. This was really beyond his expectations.

“Senior Brother Mo Bugui, it’s not that we deliberately doubted you, but you are standing right next to Lan Yanran, and... it doesn’t seem like there’s any tension between you. Anyone would be suspicious if they saw this. Senior Brother Kong Qian’s question was just an unconscious act. We hope you can understand... and explain what’s going on.”

Seeing this, Shuang Jiu began to explain to Mo Bugui, or rather, to press him further.

"Junior Sister Shuangjiu wants an explanation, is that right? It's simple. I'm just dealing with the aftermath of some people who, without understanding the truth, rashly informed the sect of certain things, resulting in others being expelled from the sect."

Mo Bugui's eyes remained calm, and his expression showed no change. His reply was practically a direct accusation: "You little bastard, I'm talking about you!"

Bai Feng, standing to the side, didn't know what was going on, but it seemed that Mo Bugui, who had just completely suppressed him, was temporarily on their side... uh, on Lan Yanran's side, so there was no need to worry about this side for now...

However, his worries seem pointless now, since he has no way to get involved.

For the first time ever, Bai Feng began to hate his own weakness again.

But no one else had time to pay attention to his distress.

"What do you mean? Could it be that there's some hidden story behind Lan Yanran's matter?"

Shuang Jiu wasn't an idiot who couldn't understand people's intentions, so naturally she couldn't help but ask back.

"How could that be? Lan Yanran did all those dirty work herself. There are witnesses and physical evidence. What is there to deny? You, Mo Bugui, also went with us to investigate back then. How come you are questioning our investigation results in the end?"

Kong Qian immediately snorted coldly, as if disdainful of Mo Bugui's words, and said, "Could it be... that you were also bewitched by Lan Yanran's beauty, and thought she was innocent just because she squeezed out a couple of tears and pretended to be pitiful? Don't be so naive..."

Before he could finish speaking, a loud "bang" was heard, and Kong Qian was sent flying backward at an extremely fast speed, as if he had been hit by something, and he didn't even have time to resist.

What are you doing?!

Ji Wushuang finally spoke, staring intently at Mo Bugui. That attack had been so sudden; even he wasn't confident he could have defended against it. "Could it be that you also intend to betray the sect?!"

"Ha, always talking about betraying the sect, casually labeling others, that's really your style."

Mo Bugui remained calm and replied leisurely, "First of all, since when have our sect's disciples been allowed to speak so disdainfully to our senior brother? Quite the upbringing. Secondly, I hadn't even had a chance to explain myself before he launched into a long, inexplicable tirade, not only preventing me from explaining the truth to you but also constantly disgusting me... This is only a light punishment!"

"..."

Ji Wushuang narrowed his eyes. After Mo Bugui said that, he really had nothing to say to refute it. If he continued to argue, it would only make them seem like they were being unreasonable. So he remained silent for a while and then changed the subject, saying, "You have said from the beginning that there is another hidden reason. Although I don't know where we went wrong in our investigation, please explain in detail."

Since Mo Bugui said it was just a "minor punishment," Kong Qian shouldn't be seriously injured. Let's leave him alone for now; he should be able to come back on his own.

Not only Ji Wushuang thought so, but Shuang Jiu also had no time to pay attention to Kong Qian at this moment. She was staring intently at Mo Bugui, wanting to see what explanation he had.

Zhou Ke'er puffed out her cheeks in boredom. Although watching the show like this was indeed quite interesting, he hadn't had many scenes lately, and she always felt like a tool. She was a little annoyed.

"No, to be precise... everything you investigated is true, there are no mistakes. But the only mistake is that you missed investigating a few things. Unfortunately, that's even worse than the fact that you made a mistake in your investigation."

Mo Bugui said coldly, "It is indeed Lan Yanran who has committed all kinds of evil deeds, but that Lan Yanran is not this Lan Yanran!"

## Chapter 413, Section 408: The Villainous Female Supporting Character's Nonsense (Part 3)

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The people present were taken aback at first, but Bai Feng, Ye Chen and Chen Yulu quickly realized that Mo Bugui must be referring to the fact that "Lan Yanran's body was possessed by a monster". They didn't expect that others also knew about it.

But Shuang Jiu and the others couldn't possibly have guessed such a conclusion out of thin air. They could only look at Mo Bugui with an expression that said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" After carefully examining Zhou Ke'er for a while, Ji Wushuang tentatively asked, not very confidently, "Could it be that Lan Yanran has a sister who looks very similar to her, and she used this person to escape, so that all the other people chasing her were looking at the wrong person?"

"...You really think a lot, but...you don't even know if Lan Yanran has any siblings? Didn't you investigate her background? Is this what you call a 'meticulous and foolproof' investigation? That's really quite laughable."

Mo Bugui scoffed and gave a cold snort.

"What else could it be? You don't mean to say she was possessed by some evil cult member, do you?"

Kong Qian, who had finally staggered back, saw Mo Bugui sneer at Ji Wushuang as soon as he returned, and couldn't help but speak out in a provocative tone.

Could it be... this is the legendary "You must attack the minion with the taunt effect first"?

"boom!"

Then, as expected, Kong Qian, who had finally managed to get back, was once again flung away by Mo Bugui with a wave of his hand.

"you!"