Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 165: Reflection

Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Reflection

Soon, Bai Yanliang and Yu Sheng went back to pick up He Yige.

"What are you doing here? Is the case closed?" Bai Yanliang glanced at Gao Fei, who was preparing to go with them, and asked.

Gao Fei’s enthusiastic expression froze. When Bai Yanliang said this, he remembered that although it was time for his off-duty rest, his work was not yet done.

He said goodbye to the three with a dispirited look and went back inside with a somewhat pitiful feeling.

The three of them hailed a taxi and headed towards the address He Yige provided.

Bai Yanliang wasn’t deliberately stopping him from going; it was simply that Gao Fei really didn’t need to come.

Gao Fei was a good person, and precisely because of this, Bai Yanliang didn’t want him to encounter any accidents.

After all, whether it was himself, Yu Sheng, even He Yige, or Ren Wudao, they were all entangled by the "Wuji Curse."

The likelihood of encountering misfortune while acting together was very high.

Lately, several people have been saying in the chat group that they too have encountered paranormal events in reality, while more have remained silent.

Silence doesn’t mean they haven’t experienced it; there’s even a possibility they might already be dead.

It’s clear to any observant person that suddenly encountering a ghost in reality is not an isolated incident.

Something abnormal is happening... and those from the Fog Gathering are the prime targets for the fierce ghosts.

Besides this, there’s also a mysterious man, wearing a suit and a hat, lurking in the shadows, with his eyes fixed intently on them.

Even though everything seemed calm, it was actually full of hidden turbulence. Perhaps... this issue with Ren Wudao was just a trigger.

Bai Yanliang quietly turned to look out the window.

The sky had completely darkened, neon lights flickered in the city, and everything appeared so lovely.

He had too many questions. If Yu Sheng hadn’t come seeking help today, he would probably have been at home quietly organizing the information he received.

The things inadvertently revealed by Feng Xiuxue were astonishing, no matter which one she casually mentioned.

The most significant among them was the key.

Only now did Bai Yanliang understand the significance of the key Yanren left behind.

It could open up a world.

A world of terror and absurdity, strange and bizarre.

Of course, Bai Yanliang didn’t fully trust Feng Xiuxue. At least, in terms of cooperation, he was sincere with Xu Zhifei, but with Feng Xiuxue, he was merely being perfunctory.

Frankly, Bai Yanliang didn’t believe in Feng Xiuxue’s story about escaping Fog Gathering. Perhaps gathering three keys truly could break the Wuji Curse, but Bai Yanliang didn’t think three keys could simultaneously lift the curse for two people.

The logic was simple. According to Feng Xiuxue, there were quite a few people in Ye City possessing keys; after arriving in Ye City, she sensed several individuals. This was only what she could sense with a single key, meaning Ye City also had cursed individuals using palm blood to shield themselves from detection or possessing more than two keys.

If three keys truly could lift the curse for two or three people simultaneously, Bai Yanliang believed the situation wouldn’t be like this.

Some among them should have already cooperated, escaping the curse together.

The reason they hadn’t was probably due to two factors.

One, the three keys can only lift the curse for one person, leaving the other two to continue struggling in endless fear.

Two, the keys serve another purpose, one perhaps more significant than the horror of the Wuji World, making people prefer to live precariously rather than escape.

Either scenario is enough to suggest that Feng Xiuxue was lying, or at least hiding something.

At this point, Bai Yanliang inexplicably thought of what Xu Zhifei said when she came to find him.

Aside from Yanren, he had never been so dedicated to anything. If Xu Zhifei’s precognitive dream came true, everything... would become unrecognizable.

Bai Yanliang was an acute person, sensing Xu Zhifei’s sincerity. She almost withheld nothing, sharing all she dreamed of.

But precisely because of this candidness, Bai Yanliang felt a tinge of unease.

He didn’t know whether working with Xu Zhifei was right or wrong.

Everything depended on whether her dream would crystallize into reality.

Compared to her, this matter with Feng Xiuxue was minor.

The threat she posed to him was limited. Even if Feng Xiuxue had chosen ruthlessness, opening her "world" to murder and seize the key, Bai Yanliang didn’t believe he’d fall prey to the world she constructed.

The main reason he agreed was to extract more information about Fog Gathering and the keys from her.

Because, after all, that woman survived another completed "Fog Gathering," and was the sole victor.

She still held many secrets, like... her uncanny intelligence-gathering skills, even being able to trace where Bai Yanren last went ten years ago—a truly suspicious act.

In summary, things were becoming increasingly interesting.

"Mr. Bai, I heard that you have a brother?"

At this moment, He Yige’s voice sounded beside Bai Yanliang.

Bai Yanliang’s gaze moved from the night scenery outside the window to the smiling He Yige beside him.

Meanwhile, Yu Sheng, sitting in the front passenger seat, quietly looked towards the rearview mirror as well.

"Yes," Bai Yanliang smiled, "I have an elder brother, but he passed away ten years ago."

"There’s no absoluteness in the world. Wasn’t Mr. Bai’s brother’s head missing? Back then, the technical means couldn’t confirm if that pile of dismembered flesh really was Mr. Bai’s brother. Maybe, he’s living well somewhere in this world, or possibly... he’s watching you right now."

Bai Yanliang gradually restrained his smile and stared at He Yige.

This man, who sat with his back straight even in the taxi, seemed to be comforting him.

But his words seemed to carry another implication.

"Thanks for your words of blessing," Bai Yanliang suddenly smiled and looked out the window again.

He Yige...

Ever since learning from Feng Xiuxue about the ability of key holders to sense each other, Bai Yanliang’s vigilance towards this man had gone through the roof.

He had reason to suspect that He Yige was also a key holder.

Otherwise, why would he coincidentally live in Gao Fei’s old residence?

Two cursed individuals appearing simultaneously in the same old house, what a coincidence...

If He Yige was aiming to sense the key on Bai Yanliang and to seize it, Bai Yanliang wouldn’t be surprised at all.

But what’s strange is precisely this. All this time, He Yige not only made no moves, he even had minimal interactions with Gao Fei and Bai Yanliang, spending most of his time busy and elusive. He was hard to find when sought after but would mysteriously appear when unheeded.

"We’re here."

At this moment, He Yige spoke suddenly.

The car stopped, and Bai Yanliang collected his thoughts, looking ahead, where a mysterious flashing sign dangled in a deep alley—Mercury Night.

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