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

So let Zhou Ke'er guide her through a few cycles of spiritual energy circulation first, so she can remember the method, and then teach her the cultivation technique. That should be enough.

"Stretch out both hands, fingers spread."

Zhou Ke'er raised her chin towards the sand between her fingers and said.

Sand between her fingers did as he said. "What are you trying to do?"

Zhou Ke'er also stretched out both hands and interlocked her fingers with the hand that was outstretched between her fingers.

"?!What are you doing?"

Zhijiansha was immediately startled and instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but Zhou Ke'er held it tightly.

"Don't move! You'll get hurt if your spiritual energy gets messed up. Stop thinking nonsense, close your eyes, and feel the flow of spiritual energy within your body."

Zhou Ke'er quickly reprimanded him, then used her evil power to guide the small amount of spiritual energy in the air, causing it to slowly circulate within the sand between her fingers.

"Eh! Really? I can actually feel it..." Sand between my fingers exclaimed in surprise in a low voice.

"Don't be surprised. You'd be better off memorizing the route. I'll demonstrate it for you a few times, but afterwards you'll have to do it yourself. Don't forget and then blame me."

## Taking a day off

as the title

It's rare to have any activities during the May Day holiday, so I'm taking a day off, sob sob.

## Chapter 510, Section 505: The Secret

After finally managing to get rid of the sand between her fingers by offering bribes, Zhou Ke'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyway, how things are resolved afterward is none of his business. She can bear it all by herself—then he can say that he was in a bad mood after being rejected, and use that to avoid his parents' questioning—it's a perfect plan!

He's always been adept at shifting the blame for crises.

Zhou Ke'er leaned back on the sofa, exhausted. In just a short while, he felt more tired than after a whole day of work.

Fortunately, nothing else should bother him until the old men call him over.

Just as he was thinking this, his communication bracelet suddenly rang.

I glanced at it and realized it was Mingmengjing.

What went wrong on her end? Did she reveal that he was the one who provided the information? But that's alright, isn't it?

Zhou Ke'er answered the phone with some confusion, "Hello? What's wrong? What happened...?"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Ming Mengjing's hurried voice. She was panting heavily and said anxiously, "Quick...quick, come save me! Someone is chasing me! I'm already on my way to your location, please come and meet me!"

"??"

Zhou Ke'er looked completely bewildered: "How did you get hunted down? You're an exorcist! Who could possibly be chasing you?"

"The people chasing me are also exorcists! And they're high-ranking purple-level exorcists at that... I'm no match for them at all."

From Mingmengjing's side came the whooshing sound of wind, sounding like someone was running frantically: "It's all because you made me tell that information to the higher-ups that this happened... I just sent the intelligence, and they immediately sent people to hunt me down!"

"???"

Zhou Ke'er was truly baffled. Good heavens, how could such nonsense exist? So she pressed on, "You mean, you're now wanted by the Exorcists?"

"No, I shouldn't be wanted..."

A clanging sound of metal striking metal came from the other end, followed by several sharp, whistling sounds like rapid leaps. Ming Mengjing then continued, panting, "Although I don't know what happened, I believe it was the higher-up I sent the message to who sent the assassination attempt. It was his personal decision. I later asked other higher-ups why they were chasing me, and they were all shocked. They said they would send someone to stop the pursuit and to inquire what that higher-up was planning."

"But... I've been hunted down for a while now, and the reinforcements they promised haven't arrived at all! If this continues, I definitely won't last much longer, so I can only rely on you to save me."

The sounds from Mingmengjing were quite muffled due to the interference of many noises, but fortunately Zhou Ke'er could still hear clearly what was going on.

It seems there's been a problem with the higher-ups of the Exorcists. As things stand, the Dream Realm definitely can't be disturbed for now, otherwise it will have a significant impact on some of the things Zhou Ke'er needs to do later.

We have to go save her now.

"Okay. Where are you now? I'll be right there."

Zhou Ke'er didn't hesitate any longer and immediately asked. She had already wasted a lot of time asking questions, and she didn't know how much longer the Dream Realm could last.

"I'm in another dimension right now. I'm not sure of the exact location, but I shouldn't be too far from you. I can already see your Zhou family's villa in the distance. You should be able to sense the eerie fluctuations after you enter this other dimension."

Ming Mengjing lowered her voice, and the surroundings were silent, as if she were hiding somewhere.

Zhou Ke'er frowned, then immediately pushed open the door and ran towards her home. When she saw her surprised mother on the way, she casually said, "I have to go out for a bit. I'll definitely be back before tonight. If they're ready in advance, ask them to wait for me. It's urgent."

"What is it?"

As Zhou's mother watched Zhou Ke'er rush out, she subconsciously asked loudly.

"It's hard to explain in a short time, but Mingmengjing just wanted to talk to me about something!"

Zhou Ke'er left those words behind and dashed out of the house.

After quickly entering the alternate dimension, Zhou Ke'er soon sensed that Ming Mengjing and another evil entity were engaged in a fierce battle not far away.

To be honest, Zhou Ke'er didn't really know how strong the Purple-Rank Exorcist was, so she wasn't absolutely confident that she could defeat him.

But if he could summon insect-like monsters that emerge from the ground, like he did before, it might solve the current situation. The problem is, he currently can't control this skill and can't cast it himself.

However... the massive amount of evil energy within Zhou Ke'er's body naturally exerts a suppressive effect on most exorcists, which can be considered a form of restraint.

Thinking about it this way, two against one might not necessarily lose.

Before long, Zhou Ke'er used the evil spirits to fly through the air and soon arrived at the location of the Dream Realm.

At first glance, one could see Ming Mengjing being brutally defeated by a middle-aged man; it was a one-sided scene that was clearly visible to the naked eye.

Black mist instantly erupted from Zhou Ke'er's palm, quickly condensing into the shape of a Tang sword.

Immediately, Zhou Ke'er flashed forward, using an eerie acceleration to rush to the man at a speed that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye, and used the Tang sword formed from black mist in her hand to block his attack.

Immediately, Zhou Ke'er once again stole the move she had learned before. The evil energy instantly filled the Tang sword, and the evil energy in her body also became restless at the same time. Despite the opponent's force, she swung the Tang sword upwards.

"boom!"

A loud bang was heard, and a shock wave-like shape was even visible to the naked eye in the air.

The man was sent flying by Zhou Ke'er's slash and crashed heavily to the ground.

But Zhou Ke'er did not relax upon seeing this; instead, she frowned—logically speaking, the effect of this slash should not be "knockback," but rather "severing."

But it was clear that because they failed to sever the opponent's evil influence, they only managed to send him flying by sheer force.

"This level of malevolence... where did you get your purple-rank cultivation from? Let me tell you, this is the order from the higher-ups. If you know what's good for you, don't try to stop me! Otherwise, you won't be able to save yourself!"

The middle-aged man grinned as he shakily stood up from the ground, glaring at the suddenly appearing Zhou Ke'er, and said in a warning tone.

Instead of directly retaliating, the other party issued a warning, which suggests that they believed their chances of winning were slim and subconsciously tried to persuade Zhou Ke'er to leave in this way.

Zhou Ke'er felt slightly relieved, and judging from the situation... it seemed that the ghost game and the higher-ups of the exorcists were also involved. It was uncertain whether they were truly on the side of humanity.

After all... judging from the purple-rank exorcist in front of us, the amount of evil energy on his body has long exceeded the range of what can barely be considered human. Even most of his organs are being transformed into "evil" under the influence of evil.

This suggests that those high-ranking members of the Exorcists... may not actually be human.

## Chapter 511, Section 506: Fierce...Battle?

"Isn't this a coincidence? I was also sent by higher-ups to protect her... Why don't you tell me, who sent you? Let me see who's higher-ranking. Otherwise, I have no reason to abandon my own mission, right?"

Without thinking, Zhou Ke'er casually lied, and even put on a helpless look, shrugging her shoulders.

The other person's eyes flickered for a moment, seemingly somewhat interested in Zhou Ke'er's suggestion, but as if afraid of something, they hesitated for a while before finally rejecting Zhou Ke'er's proposal: "I can't say. It seems we'll have to settle this with our skills!"

Tsk, looks like we still have to fight.

Why doesn't this guy dare to mention the names of the higher-ups? Is it because he can't say, or does he simply not know?

It seems like it can't be said—could it be like Danzo Shimura, the scapegoat in the old manga "Five Villages Clash: The Legend of the Eyes," who put some kind of "seal of tongue annihilation" on his subordinates?

Zhou Ke'er frowned slightly, but now was not the time to think about these things. She immediately closed her right eye and then quickly opened it again.

In an instant, double pupils and faintly changing numbers appeared in his right eye, and his vision lost its color again, turning everything into a scene of gray and black.

"Is the eye the main source of evil? That means your abilities should lean towards mental attacks or support."

The man opposite seemed relieved upon seeing this. "In that case, even if you and I are both Purple-Rank Exorcists, as long as I blindfold myself, your mental attacks will be ineffective against me!"

After saying that, he confidently closed his eyes and then assumed a fighting stance against Zhou Ke'er.

Zhou Ke'er blinked—is this person an idiot?

Confidently closing his eyes during battle? Good heavens...

Then there's no need for him to confront the other party anymore. Isn't fighting tiring? Zhou Ke'er is a pacifist (laughs).

Seeing this, Zhou Ke'er turned to look at Ming Mengjing, then gestured and mouthed, "Let's run! Let's get out of here now!"

Ming Mengjing immediately understood Zhou Ke'er's meaning, nodded to him, got up, and quietly fled into the distance.

Zhou Ke'er picked up several small stones from the ground and, while turning to run away, precisely threw the stones onto the ground not far from her opponent at regular intervals.

Whenever a pebble hits the ground, the guy would look at it with an "I heard that!" expression and then attack that spot without thinking.

Zhou Ke'er was very puzzled... How did this guy, who didn't seem to be very bright, manage to live to be so old?

However, this has nothing to do with him anyway, since these are not his subordinates but his opponents, which is actually more advantageous to him.

After running a sufficient distance, Zhou Ke'er stopped smashing stones, turned around, and instantly sped up to chase after Ming Mengjing.

Meanwhile, the guy in the distance behind him still kept his eyes closed, vigilantly surveying his surroundings, muttering something: "Hmph, so you're trying to hold your breath and launch a sneak attack after realizing you can't get close to me? Useless! No matter what attack you launch, I'll detect it!"

Zhou Ke'er was actually quite puzzled. This person... closed his eyes during the fight. Couldn't he use his supernatural abilities to perceive the surrounding environment instead of his eyes?

If anyone used their supernatural senses, they would have discovered that Zhou Ke'er and the others had already slipped away.

Asking questions without hesitation and not being ashamed to ask those less knowledgeable has always been a good quality of Zhou Ke'er. After he caught up with Ming Mengjing, he posed this question to her.

Seeing that the person hadn't chased after them, Ming Mengjing breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing Zhou Ke'er's question, she subconsciously replied, "Most exorcists cannot use external supernatural abilities, nor can they extend internal supernatural abilities to the outside. Therefore, apart from some exorcists whose inherently evil abilities are geared towards detection and perception, they basically can't do what you're saying."

I only thought to myself that you could sense the supernatural—after all, you yourself are a being of the supernatural, something composed of the supernatural—so I decided to try my luck this time, to see if you could find me through your senses. I didn't expect you could actually do it. It seems you really are a being after all.”

"What are you saying! I've already said I'm not like that. Fine, since you believe it so strongly, there's nothing I can do."

Zhou Ke'er rolled her eyes. "So, what exactly is going on? Why are you suddenly being hunted down by the higher-ups of the Exorcists?"