Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 172 Song Que

Chapter 172: Chapter 172 Song Que

The abnormality of this Fog Gathering mission was beyond everyone’s expectations. Previously, no matter how difficult the mission was, or how terrifying the fierce ghost was, it was always in the past world. But this time, it’s in the future.

An unusual aura lingered in everyone’s hearts. As they were about to leave Fog Gathering, someone proposed a suggestion.

"Why don’t we all go to Ye City this time and watch the execution of the mission on site?"

Li Mu looked around and saw the varied expressions on everyone’s faces, then said, "It’s voluntary, no compulsion. Those who are willing can contact me; I’m already in Ye City."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Wenxuan came over with a smile: "The hotel said you suddenly checked out, which worried me quite a bit. Now that I see you’re okay, I’m really relieved."

As the saying goes, one doesn’t hit a smiling face, especially since Li Mu couldn’t be sure whether the medicine Yu Wenxuan gave him was a sleeping pill or a poisonous substance. So he just nodded in thanks, "Temporarily staying at Bai Yanliang’s place, don’t worry."

Yu Wenxuan glanced at Bai Yanliang and smiled even more brightly, "That’s good."

Soon, that rejecting force suddenly appeared, and everyone knew that the time had come.

"Those mission executors far from Ye City, hurry over, and make sure not to be late," Li Mu instructed again.

Then, a group of people disappeared in Fog Gathering.

...

"What do you think of Bai Yanliang?"

Song Que had just returned to reality when he received a call from Yu Wenxuan.

"Not bad," Song Que said casually.

"Just not bad?" Yu Wenxuan leaned against the window, looking at the Jiangbei District across the river, and said softly, "Since he entered Fog Gathering, it’s been changing constantly, and he’s been involved in every mission. Do you think this is a coincidence?"

"So what? You want to know his secret?" Song Que seemed not very interested and yawned, "If you’re really interested, you can exchange your secret with his. Anyway, you’re also in Ye City, aren’t you?"

On the other end of the phone, Yu Wenxuan squinted slightly, "What secret would I have."

"Who knows? Maybe you’re actually a woman," Song Que said nonchalantly while playing with a coin in his hand.

"Hahaha, you’re quite the joker..."

Yu Wenxuan hung up the phone, a strange calmness on his face. He reached into his pocket, staring at the object in his palm, lost in thought.

...

Elsewhere, Song Que was sprawled on a luxurious sofa, lethargically shouting:

"Old Li! Book me a flight ticket to Ye City, I need it now!"

"Yes, young master."

Upon hearing the response, Song Que closed his eyes, his mind filled with what Yu Wenxuan had just said, and... the mission to be executed tomorrow.

"Bai Yanliang..."

Song Que murmured softly.

There’s something he’s been hiding, something no one knows.

In fact, since he was a child, he realized he was different.

His eyes could see some transparent outlines on people’s bodies, outlines identical to humans, like a shell enveloping them.

When young, Song Que assumed everyone could see those transparent outlines like him.

But as he grew older, he discovered he was wrong; those transparent entities could only be seen by him.

So, to avoid being seen as an outcast, he kept this fact to himself.

And those transparent outlines, he referred to them as... souls.

Because he couldn’t see those transparent outlines on dead bodies.

For as long as he could remember, he always saw them on humans, which Song Que had long gotten used to.

However... the appearance of one person broke Song Que’s understanding.

That person was Bai Yanliang.

When Bai Yanliang first entered Fog Gathering, Song Que noticed his peculiarity; this person... had no transparent outline.

This was simply impossible!

Only dead bodies lacked a transparent outline; why was this also the case with a living person?

Out of puzzlement and curiosity about Bai Yanliang, Song Que began to observe him secretly.

Gradually, he discovered Bai Yanliang indeed had many issues.

The most disturbing point was Bai Yanliang’s expressions.

Smiling, confused, joyful, shocked, fearful... although his expressions seemed normal, Song Que, who kept observing him, occasionally discovered that regardless of when, Bai Yanliang’s expressions were always consistent...

What does this mean?

This means that no matter how many times Bai Yanliang smiled, his smile was identical! Even the angle of his mouth was the same!

Is this... still a human?

Song Que dared not think deeper. Coupled with his naturally unusual eyes, he was almost certain Bai Yanliang was a ghost!

From the first day he entered Fog Gathering, he was a ghost!

He was definitely not a living person!

Every mission Bai Yanliang participated in after entering Fog Gathering also corroborated this; he was essentially a fierce ghost lurking in Fog Gathering!

Therefore, upon realizing he was to execute a task with Bai Yanliang, Song Que immediately voiced that speculation.

He was determined to force Bai Yanliang to reveal his true ghostly nature!

...

Ye City.

Bai Yanliang, Li Mu, and Yu Sheng were discussing the matters of the next day.

"It’s you again. I’m starting to suspect that the curse you’re under is different from ours," Li Mu looked at Bai Yanliang, finding his extreme bad luck baffling.

Bai Yanliang shrugged, indicating he had no choice either.

"This mission... can’t be that simple. Just six people playing hide and seek until six o’clock?" Yu Sheng asked nervously, "Bai Yanliang, you have to be careful..."

Bai Yanliang nodded and said, "This is the first time we’ve had a task with clear requirements, and distinguishing between reality and fiction with decryption is difficult; it’s hard to tell the true from the false. It’s almost certain the fierce ghost can disguise itself as others to confuse us. However, what triggers the fierce ghost to kill remains unknown. Is it finding someone, seeing them, or catching them? All this will be revealed tomorrow night."

Li Mu furrowed his brows. Though he was currently exhausted, he still tried his best to analyze for Bai Yanliang, "In any case, since this task has explicitly stated its requirements for the first time, we must follow them. Regarding the hide and seek game, try not to be found, regardless of whether it’s a fake ghost or a real ghost."

"Hmm." Bai Yanliang nodded in agreement, suddenly changing the topic, "By the way, Yu Wenxuan is also from Ye City. Do you know what his job is in Ye City?"

Li Mu was a bit surprised and glanced at Bai Yanliang. After thinking for a while, he said, "He hasn’t hidden that fact; Yu Wenxuan is a music teacher."

"Oh, is that so..."

A thought occurred to Bai Yanliang, and he quickly recalled that within the criminal organization known as Dark Abyss, a member had the codename... musician.