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

Zhou Ke'er was shocked.

"...What are you thinking! A bloodline test was done at birth! You are undoubtedly a member of the Zhou family, and you were born the same way, with no evil spirits in your body."

Zhou Nasen almost choked on his saliva. Zhou Ke'er's thought process really surprised him. "If there were any, you would have known and been exposed to all of this when you were a child, instead of suddenly finding out that you have become an exorcist and then calling you back."

"Oh, that's right... That's good, that's good."

Zhou Ke'er scratched the back of her head, thankfully there wasn't any melodramatic family drama.

"There's one more thing. I heard that a very dangerous evil spirit has recently appeared in our area. The exorcist organization is currently gathering people to find and try to eliminate it. So, for the time being, you shouldn't go on any missions. Just stay home and wait until things calm down. This is what the family wants, understand?"

Zhou Nasen concluded by saying, "That's about it. If there's nothing else, don't forget to go home in a few days. I'm very busy here, so I won't chat with you any longer. Let's talk next time."

Before Zhou Ke'er could answer, Zhou Nasen quickly ended the call.

Ming Mengjing, who had listened to the whole thing, couldn't help but swallow hard—what a joke, what's with the warning about other dangerous ghosts... This Zhou Ke'er is the most dangerous ghost in this area!

She had initially thought that Zhou Ke'er was at most a slightly stronger Great Demon, which was why she was avoiding the so-called Great Demon she had encountered before...

But now that I think about it...

It wasn't that he was hiding from that monster; it was that he scared it away! That's why those purple-rank monster exorcists couldn't find any trace of that monster. It was probably either scared away by Zhou Ke'er and fled the province overnight, or it was directly devoured!

"Tsk..."

Zhou Ke'er clicked her tongue, deciding to put aside what would happen a few days later for now. She turned to Ming Mengjing, "What brings you here again... Never mind, that's not important, let's ignore it for now. Anyway, you should be able to sense it, right? The commotion just now seemed too great; I reckon other exorcists will be here soon... Since you're here, so..."

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er took a few steps forward, squatted down, and grinned at Ming Mengjing, who was sitting on the ground leaning against the wall, saying, "Help me give false testimony, understand?"

"What kind of perjury?"

Cold sweat beaded on Ming Mengjing's forehead as she stammered, "I can't breathe!"

Are you playing dumb with me?

Zhou Ke'er frowned and leaned close to Ming Mengjing's ear, "Then I'll tell you bluntly, if any other exorcists come here later and ask us what happened... just answer that a very terrifying ghost just came here, did something, and then left. And we can only cower here and hide, too afraid to do anything. Understand?"

"Ah...Oh! Okay!"

Seeing Zhou Ke'er's threatening gaze, Ming Mengjing immediately nodded repeatedly.

“Those exorcists will definitely ask you what happened first. Just tell them what I just told you. If they ask for any details or anything else... let me fill in the blanks, and you just need to nod.”

Zhou Ke'er nodded in satisfaction, stood up, and casually released a small amount of her malevolent energy to sense the situation inside the house.

Well, thankfully, Porius was very obedient. After Zhou Ke'er told him to continue playing the game, he went back to playing obediently. Now he's closing his eyes and looking very peaceful.

Now the exorcists who arrive should no longer care about Porius, who is engrossed in the game.

"Okay... okay."

Ming Mengjing quickly nodded in agreement—it wasn't that she was cowardly, nor was it that she was breaking character... She had previously thought that at most it was a Great Demon, and that she wasn't without the ability to fight back, so she hadn't shown any particular emotion... But what just happened really broadened her horizons. Just kidding... This wasn't a level where she could fight back! This was a level that could instantly annihilate her without leaving a trace!

Who the hell can get an erection now...?

"Good, that's a good girl."

Zhou Ke'er patted Ming Mengjing's head with satisfaction and said in a gentle tone.

Ming Mengjing nervously swallowed, not daring to speak.

It was terrifying; the closer you got, the more you could feel the surging evil within Zhou Ke'er.

No, it even made her feel that Zhou Ke'er's body wasn't filled with evil at all, but rather... a bunch of humanoid figures made up of evil wearing a layer of human skin.

At the same time, the character "壹" in Zhou Ke'er's right double pupil was gleaming obscurely, exuding a dangerous aura.

Seeing Ming Mengjing's cooperation, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't even know what happened in the end in the game before he encountered this situation. Now he could finally catch his breath for a while.

## Chapter 481, Question 476: Perjury?

Ming Mengjing looked at Zhou Ke'er cautiously. Although she dared not say anything, she was worried in her heart. This was not something that could be covered up by giving false testimony. As long as the exorcists who came to check the situation sensed it, they would easily discover the evil surging in Zhou Ke'er's body.

In other words... as soon as the exorcist arrives, Zhou Ke'er will be the prime suspect, and even if she helps by giving false testimony, it won't change that.

Not to mention... who said she would actually obey? Although she has to outwardly comply under threat, it doesn't mean she'll continue to be so timid once her own people arrive!

Is it reasonable for a demon exorcist like her to be reduced to giving false testimony for a demon?

"Do you think that even if you give false testimony, you can't hide it because the evil within me is too obvious?"

Just then, Zhou Ke'er suddenly looked up at Ming Mengjing and said with an expression that seemed to have seen through her thoughts, "But you seem to have missed something... Why don't you try to sense the evil within your own body?"

Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, Ming Mengjing suddenly realized what was happening and immediately checked her own body—a check that shocked her greatly—what was going on? Why had the evil energy within her increased so much?!

Clearly, this was caused by the resonance of the evil energy within Zhou Ke'er's body.

"You see, if I'm the only one with an excessively high concentration of malevolent energy, then I'll be the only one suspected..."

Zhou Ke'er smiled and patted Ming Mengjing on the shoulder. "However, if you, as a Qing-level exorcist, are in the same situation, then the evil within me is also understandable. After all, no one will suspect you of being an evil spirit, right? So, since I'm with you and my situation is exactly the same as yours, of course I won't be suspected either, right?"

Ming Mengjing's face grew paler and paler. Just as she was about to say something, Zhou Ke'er suddenly sat down next to her and gestured for her to be quiet: "Shh, don't speak. Your exorcists' rescue team has arrived."

Ming Mengjing subconsciously turned around and peeked out the window. Sure enough, a figure was leaping through the spatial rift.

but...

Why is it just a blue-rank exorcist?! Where are all the purple-rank ones?! Such a terrifyingly malevolent aura, and they only sent a blue-rank one?! Have the exorcist leaders lost their minds?!

more importantly...

If the visitor were a purple-rank exorcist, they might be able to see the abnormality within Zhou Ke'er's body. But a blue-rank exorcist... would probably fall for Zhou Ke'er's trick! And thus simply assume that Zhou Ke'er's condition is the same as hers.

However, with Zhou Ke'er beside her, she couldn't directly reveal the truth to her...

Ming Mengjing gritted her teeth in resentment and slumped back into her seat. Damn it, it seems she has no choice but to obey for now!

"My God! What on earth happened here?... Isn't this the Dream Realm? And who is this person...?"

After the middle-aged blue-rank exorcist jumped into Zhou Ke'er's room, he looked at the mess and couldn't help but exclaim, "No, let's put that aside for now... Did you sense a very strong evil aura coming from here just now?"

"Uh... I think... there should be."

Ming Mengjing glanced at Zhou Ke'er's feigned look of fear and stammered in response.

"My God, did you directly see the source of that evil aura? That's terrifying! What exactly happened? Can you tell me in detail? Oh wait... is that entity emitting the evil aura still here?"

The middle-aged man's speech sounded very unnatural, and he was most likely gay.

"He should be gone...right? I guess he should be gone. Yes, that's right, he's gone."

Ming Mengjing gave a tongue-twister-like answer several times, almost choking on her own saliva.

"That's good, that's good... But what are you doing here?"

The exorcist breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and then pressed for more information.

"It's like this... This guy next to me is my junior colleague. I originally came here to take him on a mission, but I didn't expect to run into this kind of thing."

Ming Mengjing swallowed hard.

"Oh, I remember now, yes, I did hear recently that you've started mentoring juniors... No, no, that's not important, damn it, I'm getting off-topic again. What was I going to ask again? By the way, did you guys see that thing? What's going on?"

The exorcist slapped his head in frustration and then continued to ask.

"No...I didn't see it."

Ming Mengjing shook her head, and then Zhou Ke'er added, "Just now, a sudden black mist appeared, and then we instantly lost consciousness. We just woke up and still don't know what happened. Could you please explain what happened to us?"

Ming Mengjing opened his mouth. Good heavens, what a way of turning the tables! It should have been the exorcist questioning them, but now it suddenly turned into him explaining the situation to them.

"Ah, I don't know either... It's just that we sensed some terrifying, eerie activity here, so the higher-ups sent me here to investigate..."

The exorcist answered instinctively.

"So, given how terrifying and malevolent it is, why didn't they send a senior of the Purple Rank?! Sending you is just child's play!"

Ming Mengjing couldn't help but ask a question at this moment.

"Honestly, such blatant disdain is something even I would find unpleasant."

The exorcist glanced helplessly at Ming Mengjing before explaining, "It's because the evil aura is too terrifying that they sent me... The higher-ups aren't sure if a purple-rank exorcist can handle this situation, and they're afraid that they'll die before they even have a chance to use their abilities... I'm here to scout ahead and investigate. You'd better be prepared to die."

"So that means that all the other purple-rank exorcists are actually watching this place from not far away?"

Zhou Ke'er thought for a moment, then said, "Um... I think we should leave here first, right? Something like this just happened here; it feels weird to stay here any longer..."

Just then, Zhou Ke'er's communication bracelet suddenly rang again—it was Zhou Nasen again.

Zhou Ke'er was puzzled for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening and her heart skipped a beat—the exorcist must have told the Zhou family about the massive evil reaction occurring here, which was why Zhou Nasen had hurriedly called to inquire about the situation...

But if they continue now, wouldn't that be tantamount to admitting that they weren't actually unconscious, but fully conscious? The lie they just told would be exposed immediately, which would instantly arouse suspicion.

Zhou Ke'er's lips twitched almost imperceptibly as she stood up. "Um, I'm going out to take this call..."

Hopefully, Mingmengjing will be sensible and not expose herself the moment he's not around.

## Chapter 482, Section 477: Found You

When Zhou Ke'er finished dealing with Zhou Nasen and returned to her room, it was clear that the interrogation between Ming Mengjing and the others had ended.

Logically speaking, after something like this happened, Zhou Ke'er, as a participant, shouldn't have been let off with just a few simple questions. She would definitely have been taken back to the Exorcist headquarters for a thorough interrogation... But who could blame her when Zhou Ke'er had such powerful backing? Not to mention that Zhou Nasen had already contacted the Exorcist and given her special consideration.

To be honest... Zhou Ke'er even wondered, so what if he revealed that he had a huge amount of evil energy within him? Anyway... she figured the Zhou family could still protect him.

However, Ming Mengjing was not so lucky. He had to be taken back to be questioned and have more details of the incident added. Zhou Ke'er was originally quite worried that this step might expose him, but now she was not worried.

So what if he's exposed? He'll just hide in the Zhou family's place. What can the exorcists do to him? Are they going to rush in and kill him?

That's obviously impossible.

Seeing that Ming Mengjing and the others finally left his house reluctantly, Zhou Ke'er breathed a sigh of relief, stretched, and lay back on the bed.

"boom!"

But the expected soft touch didn't come; instead, it felt like being hit directly on a hard floor with a "bang."

Zhou Ke'er opened her eyes with a bewildered expression.

Ah, an unfamiliar ceiling.

No, it's not the ceiling, it's just a vast expanse of white.

Did the exorcist really attack him directly?