Esoteric Buddhism: To live as king in America

When exactly did Mian realize Ryan's dishonest intentions? The answer is that she knew from the very beginning.

Whether it was due to her cheat ability or something else, Mian discovered that even while still in her own consciousness, she seemed to be able to hear the inner thoughts of Ryan, the possessor who had taken over her mind, which he didn't want her to know.

Her desire to possess another body, her bond with her teacher, her plans, her weaknesses... everything, no matter how flawless Ryan appeared on the surface, her thoughts and ideas had been completely exposed to Mian through her incessant inner monologue.

She just never knew that.

Having learned so much, Mian could choose to simply kill Ryan within the consciousness space. However, having already learned so much, choosing such a conservative and boring method would be completely out of Mian's nature.

In the power struggle between the two, Ryan was not the only liar, and Mian always lied with a perfectly normal expression.

"Glug glug, glug... There's too much, at this rate... I'll die..."

Ryan used all her strength to briefly surface her head and plead with Mian. But Mian just kept pushing her head back underwater.

"They can even beg for mercy; it seems they weren't flooded enough."

Mian pondered.

It's worth mentioning that although Ryan's thoughts indicated that wading into the stream would interfere with communication with the outside world, her thoughts consistently reached Mian's ears. This is why Mian dared to set up this counter-trap.

And it was precisely for this reason that Ryan attempted to use the waters of the Lost Stream to overwhelm his sanity in order to carry out his body-snatching plan. Mian, of course, was fully aware of all this and used it on Ryan exactly as it was.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."

Ryan's resistance gradually weakened, and the bubbles rising from the water became increasingly scarce. But Mian still remembered Ryan's teachings, remembering that the rules here were always different from those in the real world.

Faced with a spiritual entity that has no physical body, all signs of impending death in humans may be illusions; only thought and spirit are reliable.

Only when Ryan's voice, filled with pain and regret, had almost faded from his ears did Ryan realize that the other person had indeed lost the ability to resist. Mian then forcefully pulled Ryan's head back to the surface of the water.

"What was your teacher's name? How did he die?"

Mian stared at Ryan's unfocused pupils and asked coldly.

Even when Mian was eavesdropping on his thoughts, he noticed that whenever Ryan mentioned his teacher, his heart would be greatly disturbed, but then his thoughts would quickly shift to other directions, as if his subconscious was avoiding thinking about something.

Without a doubt, this must be the secret that Ryan least wants to know, and it's the perfect way to test whether she has completely lost her mind.

"My teacher..."

At this moment, she had completely lost her previous liveliness and cunning, leaving only a blank stare on her face as her reason crumbled.

Faced with this question, she coughed up some saliva, her eyes darting around as if trying to resist something, but in the end she opened her mouth and honestly said:

"My teacher is Gloria Danvers... She's a traitor to Voodoo. She taught me a lot, just like my... mother... We had an accident when we went to explore the [deep sea] together... She wanted to save me, but I betrayed her and abandoned her... I don't want this... I didn't mean to... But I have to live... I have to climb up... I must climb up."

Two lines of clear tears flowed from Ryan's eyes, and in Mian's ears, her heartfelt words completely overlapped with her spoken words for the first time.

It seems that, just as she had planned, Ryan has indeed completely lost the ability to think rationally and has become a puppet to be manipulated for a short time.

Mian grinned, revealing a genuine smile that showed his teeth, which were missing three front teeth.

He painstakingly accompanied this woman, whom he had long since seen through, going around in circles, acting and pretending, even personally venturing into dangerous situations to lure her into the trap, naturally because he had designs on Ryan.

Mian's goal was not to possess anyone (Ryan, this pitiful soul who had just been resurrected, had no one to possess), but to create a sincere and trustworthy helper who understood the hidden world.

Org's previous murder meant that Mian hadn't fully understood the information, a real setback for him. Furthermore, the evolving situation didn't allow him to capture another superhuman to properly question them.

And just then, Ryan, this unlucky fellow who had been resurrected from the dead and was trying to possess another body, and whose thoughts were completely known to Mian, stumbled upon them. If they were not made good use of him and were easily eliminated, it would be a real waste.

Mian carried Ryan ashore. She first placed her under a large tree, then went back to retrieve her coat and shoes before returning to look down at Ryan and asking:

"Tell me, what is the way to make you completely obedient to me?"

Ryan, stunned, began to speak:

"Take out a dagger...soak it in your own blood, then...plunge it into my chest, and my soul will...open up. Take out the ring hidden inside...that's my 'anchor,' my heart...take a piece of my hair and wrap it around the ring...then drip your blood onto the wrapped ring, and chant the incantation..."

Ryan then uttered a sentence that sounded like a million words compressed into one, which made Mian feel overwhelmed just listening to it.

"When the time comes, if you sing it yourself, will you achieve the same effect?"

"……Can……"

"Then you can sing it yourself when the time comes. Is there anything else you should pay attention to?"

"Leave the dagger in my chest...it will become a new anchor and a new heart...binding me tightly to you...if it also exists in reality, then you can hold the dagger and command me directly in the real world..."

If he needed a dagger… Mian reached into the inside pocket of his coat and, sure enough, found the dagger that Sherry had originally forged.

Before entering the dream, Mian had brought it with him, thinking it might come in handy. As a result, he did indeed appear in the [outer wall] along with his clothes.

Mian asked Ryan the same question three more times, confirming once again, in addition to the fact that she was not lying, that Ryan was a new student.

Mian used the ornate dagger to cut his own palm, letting his blood soak into it. Once it was completely soaked, he aimed at Ryan's chest and plunged the dagger into it without hesitation.

For a fleeting moment, Ryan's slender body twitched. Then Mian saw her wound opening up, and endless light overflowed from it, and within this light, a silver ring was hidden.