Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 155: Shocking News

Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Shocking News

However, at this moment, Bai Yanliang’s mind was in a haze due to the information revealed in Feng Xiuxue’s earlier words.

Palm... key... victor of the previous round... Bai Yanliang rarely encountered such situations. Because of his emotional control, he always remained calm and restrained, but this time, he was bewildered.

Feng Xiuxue didn’t expect that Bai Yanliang wasn’t the victor of the previous round of the game at all, and the key he possessed wasn’t his own—it was Bai Yanren’s.

If at this moment Bai Yanliang chose to reveal his left palm, Feng Xiuxue would surely be astounded.

Because there... was the outline of a key not yet formed.

"I’m sorry."

Bai Yanliang stood up, avoiding Feng Xiuxue’s approach.

Feng Xiuxue looked at him in surprise. She had already explained everything clearly, so why was he still acting like this?

"If this is all you want to discuss with me, then I’ll be leaving."

Bai Yanliang wasn’t joking.

For most people, escaping Fog Gathering and breaking free from the curse was the most important thing, but he was different. Fog Gathering was the only clue related to Bai Yanren, and now... he understood Bai Yanren better.

Bai Yanliang believed that as long as he survived in Fog Gathering and eventually formed his own key, perhaps... he could truly discover Yanren’s secret.

So, he wasn’t in a hurry to escape Fog Gathering.

"Wait!" Feng Xiuxue was caught off guard by Bai Yanliang’s attitude.

She never expected that the man before her would have no interest in escaping death?

Indeed... her initial impression of Bai Yanliang wasn’t wrong.

This guy is a madman.

After sensing that Bai Yanliang possessed a key, she investigated everything about him, including his ten-year confinement in a mental institution.

Deceiving a mentally troubled person wasn’t difficult for Feng Xiuxue.

But now... she was finally thwarted.

"Wait! I told you, I have news about your brother." Seeing Bai Yanliang not intending to stay, Feng Xiuxue finally couldn’t sit still.

She could sense the approximate locations of other keys in Ye City, and one key was coming here very quickly...

"Ghost Head Mountain!"

Feng Xiuxue spoke three words.

Bai Yanliang stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Feng Xiuxue, expressionless.

Ghost Head Mountain...

He knew this place; it was a famous suicide spot in Ye City, with hundreds going there to end their lives each year. More eerily, even those who went to collect the bodies of the deceased had died, and they too committed suicide.

Now, Ghost Head Mountain was completely sealed off, entry prohibited.

"What do you mean?" Bai Yanliang asked.

Feng Xiuxue looked a bit grim and said, "That was the last place your brother went before he died."

A surge of excitement welled up within Bai Yanliang, but immediately, a deep sense of confusion followed.

Just as Feng Yiru had said, the extent of Feng Xiuxue’s sources of information couldn’t even be described as terrifying.

The events from ten years ago didn’t leave the police with the slightest clue, but she knew.

If... there truly existed an omniscient and omnipotent being in this world, it certainly wouldn’t be a god.

But something whose abilities were bizarre and unimaginable—a ghost.

Is the person before him a ghost?

"Bai Yanliang, cooperate with me. Let’s escape Fog Gathering as soon as possible. Now that Fog Gathering is about to form, when that door materializes, it will be the last task released! You know... at that time, only one person will survive!"

Originally, I didn’t know, but now I do...

Bai Yanliang looked at Feng Xiuxue. Regardless of whether she was human or ghost, today she had indeed revealed quite a bit of information.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Yanliang said, "Cooperation is possible, but you must tell me your plan. Also... I have one more question."

"Go ahead!" Feng Xiuxue readily agreed.

Bai Yanliang could sense her urgency. Fear of death was human nature, but being flustered and anxious to this extent was still rare.

"Regarding Xu Zhifei... have you ever sensed anything from her?"

Bai Yanliang looked at Feng Xiuxue and suddenly asked.

Feng Xiuxue was stunned. She never expected Bai Yanliang to ask this question.

Yet, this question stumped her.

If there was anyone in Fog Gathering she couldn’t understand, it would be two people. One was Yu Wenxuan, a complete madman with a logic that couldn’t be reasoned with.

And the other was Xu Zhifei.

"I... don’t know how to say it. She probably doesn’t have a key, but... I can vaguely sense her. The feeling she gives me doesn’t resemble that of a living person."

When Feng Xiuxue said this, her emotions were genuinely expressed.

Bai Yanliang could see that Xu Zhifei’s problem had troubled Feng Xiuxue for a long time.

After all, an unknown person is terrifying, especially in a place like Fog Gathering, where lives could be at risk at any moment.

"I understand." Bai Yanliang nodded, "Now, let’s hear it. What’s your plan? How will you escape Fog Gathering?"

Seeing Bai Yanliang finally adopting a negotiable attitude, Feng Xiuxue let out a long sigh.

Throughout this conversation, she had been at a disadvantage. Who would have thought that someone trapped in a curse would choose to refuse upon learning they could escape?

Yet Bai Yanliang was that type of person, so the balance of negotiation was tilted from the start.

"Whew..." Feng Xiuxue took a few deep breaths, seriously looked at Bai Yanliang, and said, "I found that as long as we gather three keys, we can forcefully resist the summoning when the next Fog Gathering appears. Then... another door will appear, and at that time, we just have to enter the other door and complete that task to break the curse and return to reality."

A truly beautiful blueprint...

Bai Yanliang looked quietly at Feng Xiuxue and said, "How can you be sure we’ll definitely succeed in the last task? And you mentioned three keys. Even including mine, that’s only two. Where will the third one come from?"

Feng Xiuxue looked at Bai Yanliang and said two words: "Li Mu."

Li Mu?

Bai Yanliang remained expressionless, but in his mind, he was frantically pondering Feng Xiuxue’s implication.

What did she mean by Li Mu? Could it be that Li Mu also had a key?

No... If Li Mu had a key, she should be seeking cooperation with Li Mu, not him.

Fortunately, Feng Xiuxue explained her meaning herself.

"Li Mu’s name is fading. If there are no accidents, he will be the first to condense a key this time."

"Wait, doesn’t it take going through the final task to condense a complete key, and only one person can survive the final task? By the time Li Mu’s key is fully condensed, won’t it be too late?"

Bai Yanliang frowned at her.

However, Feng Xiuxue smiled sweetly and said, "No, when the final task arrives, we’ll just need to seize Li Mu. The three of us will resist the summoning together. At that time, Li Mu... will be the third key."

Her smile was beautiful, and her voice enchanting, but for some reason, Bai Yanliang suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.