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

Zhou Ke'er was slightly taken aback, then came to her senses.

With a slight touch of the eerie energy to her ear, Zhou Ke'er could immediately hear the whispers around her very clearly.

With a smile on her lips, Zhou Ke'er placed her hand in the man's hand and quickly ascertained his identity. "My name is Memoride, greetings, Your Highness. I didn't expect Lord Norza to be even more handsome than the rumors suggested."

Nosa leaned down and gently kissed Zhou Ke'er's hand. "Excuse me, it is indeed impolite to make such a request so soon after we meet, but... would you mind if Miss Maymore came to my car for a chat?"

Zhou Ke'er covered her mouth and chuckled: "Of course, please."

After speaking, she leaned down and whispered in Nosa's ear, "You're here to see Sagos, aren't you?"

Ha, such a small trick can't fool Zhou Ke'er's eyes.

From beginning to end, aside from glancing at Zhou Ke'er at the start, this guy kept glancing at the room she had just come out of, intentionally or unintentionally. Judging from his slightly hurried manner, he must have sensed that the teleportation beacon here had been activated through some means, so he rushed over to find Saggs. He didn't expect that it was a strange woman, Zhou Ke'er, who came out, so he went up to talk to her.

The warm breath brushed against Nosa's earlobe, causing a tingling, numbing sensation, like a slight electric shock.

Nosa's ears tip couldn't help but turn a faint pink, but he quickly calmed down. Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, he immediately showed a thoughtful look, nodded slightly to Zhou Ke'er, then took two steps back and gestured with his hand: "That's wonderful, Miss Memoride, please come with me."

Zhou Ke'er curled the corners of her lips, placed her hand on Nuosha's hand, and let him lead her into the carriage.

As soon as she got into the car and settled in, Nosa couldn't help but ask, "I suppose Miss Memoride already knows my purpose, so I won't beat around the bush—why didn't Archmage Sargus come back with you?"

Then, he glanced at Zhou Ke'er and added, "Oh, don't worry, I'm not here to hunt him down. Before he left the capital with the hero Sion, he asked me to find a house very close to my home and told me that if anyone came out of that house, I must go and meet them. He also gave me a sensing crystal. That's why I was able to get here so quickly."

Zhou Ke'er paused for a moment, then covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes slightly red, as if she was trying hard not to shed tears. Her voice choked as she said, "Mr. Sargus has already... Actually, that crystal was a teleportation beacon—it was Mr. Sargus's backup plan, in case the entire army was wiped out in a life-or-death situation. So he set it up as a signal beacon for the forbidden teleportation spell—you should know the consequences of forcibly using a forbidden spell, right?"

Nosa was struck dumb upon hearing this, never expecting such an outcome. She immediately asked incredulously, "How...how could this be? What happened? That was...that was the hero Sion's party! How could we possibly encounter..."

"You should know that the hero Sion and his companions are headed to the capital of the Duchy of Dragoon, right? But... a massive upheaval has already occurred there, and it's still spreading. I'm a nobleman who fled the capital, and I was rescued by Sion and his group..."

Zhou Ke'er told a lie without changing her expression, creating a fake identity for herself. After making some deletions and revisions, she told Nuosha what had happened.

"How could this be... how could such a thing happen!"

Under Zhou Ke'er's earnest and sincere narration, Nosa was already almost convinced, murmuring, "No, they might not really be dead. As long as we send rescue in time... they definitely will..."

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650. Disguise

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Seeing Nosa's incredulous expression, Zhou Ke'er suddenly laughed out of the blue, as if mocking her: "Such clumsy acting, there's no need to show it off in front of others, is there? I can tell that you're not worried about it at all, and you're not sad at all."

Nosa's expression momentarily softened slightly, but she still looked puzzled: "What do you mean by this...?"

However, before he could finish speaking, Zhou Ke'er leaned over and pressed her body against him, whispering in his ear, "Don't try to play these underhanded tricks with me. I saw more than you can imagine when I was on the run in the Duchy of Dragon."

At the same time, the long-unused Death Fang pressed tightly against Nosa's neck, radiating a chill.

Even when threatening others, Zhou Ke'er does not forget to carry out her lie—or rather, one of the purposes of this threat is to prevent the other party from doubting what Zhou Ke'er just said.

Nosa's expression turned slightly cold: "I don't know what you mean by that. Do you know you're threatening a viscount?"

Zhou Ke'er chuckled softly, her warm breath carrying chilling words into Nosa's ear: "Viscount? In the face of death, even a duke is no different from an ordinary person—do you think I haven't killed any nobles to save my own life? What a weak sense of crisis! When the crisis in the Duchy of Dragon spreads to your region, you'll realize how utterly worthless this so-called noble status is. No one will make way for you, no one will willingly sacrifice themselves to protect you. Death will reap us all equally."

Hearing this, Nosa's expression turned slightly serious: "I have heard that the Duchy of Dragon has suffered some disasters, but it should not have fallen to the extent you described—their royal family has not even asked other countries for help. Moreover, the demon army has not taken this opportunity to attack the Duchy of Dragon. If it were really as you said, then the demons should have started to take advantage of the situation."

"It's simple. The first target of this disaster was the royal family. As for the demons..."

Zhou Ke'er remained in the same position as before and replied softly, "How do you know they didn't intend to? It's just that... the advance force sent by the demons all died there, so they haven't taken any further action."

Nosa seemed completely oblivious to the chill on her neck. Instead, she reached out and gently wrapped her arms around Zhou Ke'er's waist, whispering in her ear, "I see. I understand the general situation now—but you'll have to repeat these words to Duke Timius later."

"You're quite the opportunist—but I don't dislike it. So, can you tell me now what your relationship is with Sages? Employer? Or subordinate?"

Zhou Ke'er also reached out her other hand to hug Nuosha's neck, pressing her whole body against Nuosha's, and asked him with a soft laugh in his ear.

This posture allows the hand holding the dagger to exert more force.

"We had heard about what happened in the Duchy of Dragon before, but none of the spies we sent out returned. So we revealed this, which was still a secret at the time, to the former hero, Sion. For his master's sake, he would definitely go to the capital of the Duchy of Dragon. This way, we could replace the hero with a more obedient one and also achieve our goal of finding out what happened in the Duchy of Dragon, killing two birds with one stone."

Norsa didn't answer Zhou Ke'er's question directly. Instead, she changed the subject before saying, "As for Sagus, our relationship is more like a partnership. Although he doesn't know the inside story, he intuitively felt that this trip would be extremely dangerous—and coincidentally, we also needed a backup plan to ensure we could get the information back, so we approached him. Otherwise, how do you think a mere archmage could use a forbidden teleportation spell that spans international distances?"

"Oh~ So that means you were actually prepared for the former hero Sion to return, which is why you pretended to be on good terms with Saggs and that you were invited to help him, right?"

Zhou Ke'er vanished from Nuosha's embrace in a flash, instantly moving to the seat opposite him. She sat there casually, legs crossed, one hand tugging slightly down her collar, the other covering her mouth with a light laugh, saying, "It's a pity your acting is so terrible. Even if Xi Ang himself were here, he could see through your fake compassion. Couldn't you have gotten a little more into character?"

"no need."

Seeing Zhou Ke'er suddenly disappear and reappear, Nosa's eyes narrowed slightly, but she didn't express any opinion. She simply touched her neck and replied, "It's definitely beyond our expectations that the person who came back wasn't anyone we anticipated. I need to figure out who you are first—as for the truth behind it all, you're not Xi Ang, so I doubt you'd care, would you?"

Zhou Ke'er covered her mouth and laughed heartily, as if what Nosa said was really funny. "You're right. It really doesn't mean anything to me. What I care about is—what's in it for me? I can tell you what happened to Sion and his group as payment for sending me back, but as for other things... like what exactly happened in the capital of the Duchy of Dragon, that's a different price."

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er narrowed her eyes slightly and added in a low voice, "It costs more money."

Nosa snapped his fingers. “Of course, you can discuss this with Duke Timius yourself later. If you’re eloquent enough, you can get a reward beyond your imagination. But before that—you have to come to my house with me first.”

"Are you trying to remind me of some things to keep in mind when I meet this so-called Duke Timius later—in bed? Or somewhere else?"

Zhou Ke'er smiled, extended her fingertip and gently touched her chin, then slowly slid it down her skin, finally stopping at the deepest part of her clothes. She licked her lips and asked a question.

Nosa refused without hesitation: "Of course not—the Duke of Timius's family is holding a ball today, and I can't let you go to the ball dressed like this. That would be too conspicuous. I need to prepare a suitable outfit for you as soon as possible. As for deeper interaction... if you are still interested after the ball, I will naturally not refuse."

Zhou Ke'er shrugged. "That's really too much trouble for you. It's a pity, I thought you would agree just now—that way I could have made a few holes in you for fun."

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651. The Ball

The soft light of dawn spread across the earth, revealing a warm and gentle atmosphere.

Even though it was still early morning, all the magic lamps in Duke Timius's mansion were already lit, making it brightly lit, and nobles in gorgeous clothes kept entering.

Among them, everyone could see that the well-dressed and gentlemanly Duke Norsha was leading a beautiful woman slowly into the Duke's mansion.

The "woman" was clearly Zhou Ke'er.

He was wearing a dark red dress, the long skirt spreading out on the red carpet, as soft as mercury, or like a sea of ​​flowers blooming and surging on the ground.

The waistline was extremely slender, with mysterious and luxurious silver-white patterns embroidered on the waistband. The delicate lace trim on the cuffs accentuated her fair wrists, which were as smooth as jade. Even the silk gloves she wore paled in comparison. Her arms, which were partially hidden, made one want to explore them further.