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

Zhou Ke'er seemed completely oblivious to the strange behavior of the person in front of her, closed her eyes again, and mumbled, "I'm so tired, I need to rest for a while..."

Seeing that Zhou Ke'er had closed her eyes so brazenly, Fei Ke breathed a sigh of relief, immediately regarding her as a naive and easily swayed person. She gritted her teeth, reached out from behind her again, and thrust the dagger fiercely at Zhou Ke'er.

Just then, Zhou Ke'er suddenly rolled over, getting up as she did so, and said, "Oh, right, there's one more thing..."

Fei Ke's action froze halfway through, and before Zhou Ke'er could turn around, she had to quickly pull her hand back behind her back.

"W-what's wrong?"

Fei Ke forced a smile and asked.

"Oh, I've been thinking about it, and it seems like there's nothing else. It's not anything important, so I won't bring it up."

Zhou Ke'er got up halfway, then seemed to have figured something out and lay down again.

"?!?!"

Fei Ke's face instantly contorted into a ferocious expression, and the veins on her forehead bulged out, forming several zigzag patterns—this damned bastard, is he just making fun of her?!

No more hesitation! A single strike is crucial!

With a ferocious expression, Fei Ke raised the dagger high in her hand and stabbed it viciously at Zhou Ke'er, who was lying on the ground with her back to her.

"Sigh, no, I've thought about it carefully, and I really have to say it. I'll just have to."

But before Fei Ke could lower her raised hand, Zhou Ke'er rolled over again, seemingly too lazy to even stand up, intending to just lie on the ground and talk to Fei Ke.

But when Zhou Ke'er flipped over in Fei Ke's direction, her legs collided with Fei Ke's as he moved slightly in that direction. Caught off guard, Fei Ke immediately lost his balance and fell forward, crashing heavily to the ground. Even the dagger in his hand slipped from his grasp and flew away with a clang.

"Hey! Miss Fei Ke, what are you doing? Men and women shouldn't touch each other."

Zhou Ke'er looked very surprised and turned her head in confusion: "And... what was that sound just now? Did something fall to the ground?"

"No!" This time, Zhang Si...

Fei Ke immediately reacted as if her hair had been blown off, quickly getting up while shaking her head repeatedly in denial.

When she saw Zhou Ke'er's bewildered expression, she realized that she might have overreacted and quickly waved her hand to explain, "What I mean is, I didn't mean to do anything to you. I just accidentally fell down, which is why I did what happened just now."

"You can actually fall down on flat ground? I didn't know such a thing really exists in the world."

Zhou Ke'er looked amazed, but seemed to believe it.

Fei Ke gritted her teeth inwardly—what do you mean by falling flat on your face? It was clearly you who bumped into me!

But she didn't say it out loud. Instead, she forced an awkward smile and asked, "It was an accident, just an accident—by the way, what was it that you suddenly wanted to say just now?"

"Oh, what I wanted to say..."

Zhou Ke'er slapped her forehead, looking puzzled. "Huh? What was I going to say? I'm so sorry, I suddenly forgot because of you! I can't remember right now, so I'll tell you later when I remember."

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er lay back down on the ground, closed her eyes peacefully, and her breathing became even.

"?!?!?!?!"

Fei Ke's expression grew increasingly ferocious. Instead of looking for the dagger that had been lost somewhere, he twisted a small bead on his belt that looked like an ornament, and then pulled out a sharp needle that was half the length of a finger.

Without any mercy, she used all her strength to stab Zhou Ke'er's head.

But the next second, she felt herself being lifted into the air, then crashing heavily to the ground, even the needle in her hand flying out.

She lay on the ground, stunned for a while, before she realized—she had been suddenly grabbed by the arm by the guy lying on the ground, then pulled into the air before slamming to the ground?!

What's going on?! Did he find out?!

Fei Ke quickly got up and retreated rapidly while keeping a watchful eye on Zhou Ke'er's situation—but she discovered that after Zhou Ke'er withdrew the hand that had just thrown her out, she was actually sleeping peacefully with her eyes closed!

Could it be that he was acting unconsciously just now? And he really fell asleep as soon as he lay down?

Is this really true?

Fei Ke forced a smile and asked in a very aggrieved voice, "What just happened? Why did you hit me?"

But no one answered her; the only sound in the room was Zhou Ke'er's steady breathing.

Several more furrowed brows appeared on Fei Ke's forehead. Finally, he managed to suppress his expression and began to curse, "You son of a bitch, you bastard! You're messing with me, aren't you?! Die! Die, you bastard!"

"It's so noisy... What happened? Did someone break in? I think I heard some strange noises?"

Zhou Ke'er slowly opened her eyes, looking as if she had been woken up, and asked groggily.

No. You must be dreaming.

Fei Ke's face once again wore a formulaic smile, a smile that was extremely sinister.

Although it seems they have temporarily abandoned their plans to take action against Zhou Ke'er, it is also possible that they are holding back for a bigger move.

"Oh...is that so?"

Zhou Ke'er looked dazed and confused, then closed her eyes again, seemingly exhausted, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Fei Ke stared intently at Zhou Ke'er, biting her fingernails incessantly and muttering, "Damn it, damn it, damn it, how could this happen... My dagger, where's my dagger..."

But she didn't dare to openly look for the dagger she'd somehow lost, since this guy always seemed to wake up at the most unexpected times and with the most unexpected excuses. If he found out she was looking for a weapon...

That would be terrible! Just the fact that he was able to pull her down and knock her to the ground while he was "asleep" shows that his strength is absolutely overwhelming.

What's more... she still hasn't been able to confirm whether this guy really did those things by chance or on purpose!

All of this is too much of a coincidence, so coincidental that it seems like it was intentional!

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777. The Strange Man in the Castle (Part 8)

"Bang bang bang!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Fei Ke's eyes narrowed, and she quickly concealed the ferocious expression on her face, replacing it with the innocent and naive look she had shown at the beginning. After taking a few deep breaths, she slowly walked to the door, placed her hand on the doorknob, and asked as she pushed the door open, "Who is it?"

Despite her seemingly unguarded appearance, her other hand was already poised to strike. If the person outside the door, or any non-human being, showed any hostility, her deliberately sharpened nails would instantly pierce their eyes.

If she fails to land a hit, she will immediately slam the door and retreat, hiding behind Zhou Ke'er and using the sleeping girl as a human shield.

However, to everyone's surprise, the door was empty when it was opened.

Fei Ke glanced subconsciously at the spot outside the door where Zhou Ke'er had placed the axe, and her expression immediately changed. She then chose to close the door immediately.

But just then, a hand reached out from behind the door and grabbed Fei Ke's wrist. At the same time, a voice in a low voice said, "Don't be in such a hurry to close the door! I mean no harm. Please let me say a few words first!"

Upon hearing this, Fei Ke subtly stopped his other hand, which was almost thrusting out, and instead revealed a perfectly timed expression of panic and fear. "You...who exactly are you? What do you want to do? I'm warning you, I'm not alone here! I have allies!"

"Well, I have to say, that was a really bad decision."

A figure emerged from behind the door—the very same woman who had recently been forced to kneel and beg for mercy by Zhou Ke'er. She lowered her head slightly, concealing her face in shadow, and said coldly, "If the ally you're referring to is a short guy who seems harmless at first glance, and who's carrying an axe—"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly widened her eyes and saw that Zhou Ke'er, who should have been lying on the ground sleeping with her eyes closed, was now sitting up perfectly fine, winking at her and revealing a sinister smile.

"?!?!?!?!"

This really startled the woman outside the door. She had been hiding well until she saw that it was another woman who opened the door, and that the guy she had been wary of was lying on the ground, fast asleep with his eyes closed. Only then did she dare to show herself. She never expected... this was a sting operation!

Without hesitation, the woman immediately released her grip on Fei Ke's wrist, took two steps back, held the axe horizontally in front of her, and stared at Zhou Ke'er warily: "You... what do you want to do?!"

Fei Ke was completely baffled. What was this guy doing, suddenly putting on a one-man show halfway through his sentence? He was the one who insisted on holding her hand, and now he was asking her what she wanted?

Where did this mentally ill person come from?

Even Fei Ke subconsciously turned her head quickly to look behind her, and Zhou Ke'er was still lying on the ground with her eyes closed, looking peaceful, obviously sleeping soundly, and there was nothing in the room to be afraid of at all...

Oh no! It's a cheat!

Fei Ke suddenly realized what was happening, her pupils contracted sharply, and before she could turn around, she immediately took several steps back before turning back to look at the woman opposite her warily.

But the other person remained motionless, not moving at all, and seemed genuinely frightened—she thought the other person was deliberately trying to make her turn around so they could chop her to death with the axe in their hand.

Fei Ke feigned being startled, even looking teary-eyed, and asked pitifully, "What are you acting? What do you want to do! I'm warning you, don't be fooled by my ally's current sleepiness; once he wakes up, you're no match for him!"

"?!?!" Qiang Xi read Xi

The woman opposite her couldn't help but twist her face. She really wanted to point at this idiot in front of her and shout at him, telling him that the ally he was talking about who was supposed to be asleep was now sitting up and looking at them with a sinister and eerie expression!

"I'm saving you! You hopeless idiot!"

The woman finally made up her mind and shouted angrily—after all, there was such a distance between her and Zhou Ke'er, and Fei Ke was even in their way, he couldn't possibly fly over and kill her! So she gritted her teeth and said, "Compared to me, the guy behind you is the most dangerous! You've been completely fooled by him!"

Fei Ke narrowed her eyes slightly, not answering immediately, but instead her mind raced—first, in this so-called "game," would there be any players who would care about the lives of other players and want to protect them from disaster or death? The answer was obvious: no.

Using this as a premise, we can further deduce the purpose behind the other party's actions.

The known information is as follows: First, the woman knows the man lying behind her. Second, the woman is trying to sow discord while the man is asleep.

Based on these few clues and the given premise, we can infer that the other party's purpose could be one of the following:

The first possibility is that the other party feels that she cannot directly deal with two people on her own, so she wants to sow discord between them before making her move.

The second possibility is that the other party actually wants to deal with the man, so they want to get rid of her as an obstacle first. Therefore, they try to persuade her with kind words, but it is hard to say what will happen after she succeeds.

The third possibility… perhaps these two people actually knew each other and planned this all along. By creating a "villain" target, they gained the woman's trust—which also explains why the man could so easily lie down and sleep in front of the other contestants! Because he had other accomplices waiting! —What unspeakable secret they wanted to achieve afterward…

If Fei Ke were truly as naive and innocent as she appeared, she might have fallen into their trap! But unexpectedly, she wasn't so foolish; she had seen through all their schemes and tricks!

The next step is to determine whether these two are working together to reach a conclusion!

Thinking of this, Fei Ke immediately turned around and tried to wake Zhou Ke'er: "Mr. Cold-Cooked Rabbit, please wake up quickly..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw that Zhou Ke'er had already sat up, and was leisurely showing a strange smile as she looked at her.

"?! It's a third possibility!"

Fei Ke's pupils shrank sharply, his soul seemed to flee, and he couldn't help but blurt out a cry of alarm.

Oh no—no, she can't let them know she's seen through their scheme, or she'll be dead! She has to pretend she doesn't know yet; only then will she have any use and be able to save her life for now! (To control the big and small...)

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778. The Strange Man in the Castle (Part 9)

"Hello, I didn't expect we'd meet again. I still don't know your name—but why are you being so formal? Come on in, it's dangerous standing outside."

Zhou Ke'er had a strange smile on her lips, but spoke in a soft and gentle voice.

The woman who was originally standing outside would never listen to Zhou Ke'er and come in like that. But unfortunately, the moment Zhou Ke'er finished speaking, the entire castle was filled with the dull sound of bells.