Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 203 Intelligence

Chapter 203: Chapter 203 Intelligence

Although Bai Yanliang didn’t know if the three of them had agreed to show up simultaneously, he had a general understanding of their individual reasons for coming.

While Bai Yanliang was washing up, the young officer Tang Guo kept chattering non-stop around him.

Feng Xiuxue, Qi Nian, and Yu Sheng, however, hadn’t said anything yet.

Feng Xiuxue, wearing large sunglasses, supported her chin and looked at Bai Yanliang with a smile.

Yu Sheng seemed a bit absent-minded, looking preoccupied with her own thoughts.

Qi Nian was amusing herself with the little black cat with great interest.

"Master, what do you think? Master?" Tang Guo leaned over trying to see Bai Yanliang’s reaction, but ran right into him spitting out mouthwash.

"Ah!"

The young officer shrank back in fright and quickly slipped to the side.

At this moment, Bai Yanliang wiped his mouth and looked at her, "What did you say?"

Tang Guo looked pitifully at Bai Yanliang, bowing her head, "Master, please take me in... I know I’m clumsy, but you’re so smart, you must be able to teach me well!"

Bai Yanliang washed his face again, wiped his hands, and walked into the house leisurely.

Turns out there wasn’t a case after all, that’s good...

After coming out, the young officer was languishing on the stone table, resembling Allen Allan Poe’s statue.

At this moment, Yu Sheng wheeled herself over.

The two arrived under the locust tree, Bai Yanliang looked at her, "What’s wrong?"

Yu Sheng forced a smile and shook her head, "It’s nothing, last night... my brother came back, we don’t need to look for him anymore."

Bai Yanliang’s heart stirred, and he looked at Yu Sheng seriously, "Ren Wudao came back? Are you sure it’s really him?"

Yu Sheng nodded, having grown up together as siblings, it was impossible for her to mistake him, although... he seemed a bit strange, but he was indeed her brother without a doubt!

However...

Yu Sheng sneaked a glance at Bai Yanliang, finding that his eyes had never moved away, always watching her.

She quickly avoided Bai Yanliang’s gaze and whispered, "Thank you... I’m... I’m leaving."

"I’ll see you out."

Although Bai Yanliang’s face was expressionless, he could sense that Yu Sheng was hiding something from him.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Yu Sheng immediately shook her head and looked at him, "No... no need, someone is waiting for me at the door..."

"Oh, then I’ll go say hello." Without another word, Bai Yanliang turned and was about to open the courtyard door.

Yu Sheng panicked and instinctively grabbed his hand.

"Don’t!"

Her voice was a bit loud, even attracting the attention of the three women by the stone table.

Qi Nian’s gaze wandered briefly between Yu Sheng and Bai Yanliang, then she turned her head, leaned on the stone table, and petted the little black cat’s head, muttering, "Can just anyone touch you, you’re a cat, don’t you have any ability to refuse?"

Although Feng Xiuxue smiled, her eyes beneath the sunglasses were full of mockery, she didn’t look at Yu Sheng at all, her gaze almost fixed on Bai Yanliang.

As for Tang Guo, the young officer seemed suddenly energized, sitting up straight with her eyes darting back and forth between them, as if discovering a new continent, wishing she had a bag of chips on hand.

"Ren Wudao is at the door, isn’t he?" Bai Yanliang looked at Yu Sheng and said.

Yu Sheng bit her lip, let go of Bai Yanliang’s hand, and lowered her head without speaking.

A moment later, she raised her head, looked at Bai Yanliang and said, "He said... he doesn’t want to see you again, and doesn’t want me to come see you anymore either..."

Hmm?

Bai Yanliang felt a surge in his heart, looking at Yu Sheng’s expression, he could sense her sincerity and grievance, but unlike Yu Sheng, Bai Yanliang was thinking of more.

Yu Sheng could confirm that the returning person was Ren Wudao, and between him and Ren Wudao... there had never been any conflicts, although he didn’t know why Ren Wudao always watched him like a thief.

Yet all this was inconsequential, but this time... the suddenly returned Ren Wudao after being missing said that he didn’t want Yu Sheng to see him, and he wouldn’t see him either, which was very strange.

"Did Ren Wudao tell you where he’s been these days?"

Bai Yanliang asked.

Yu Sheng shook her head, looking at her toes, "Brother only said... he went to a friend’s house, a friend I don’t know..."

A friend?

Bai Yanliang’s eyes shifted, thinking for a moment, he whispered a few words to Yu Sheng.

After listening, Yu Sheng widened her eyes, looking at Bai Yanliang, "No way?"

"That’s why you need to watch him closely, alright, since he doesn’t want to see me, I won’t see you off." Bai Yanliang said.

Yu Sheng nodded, after Bai Yanliang whispered something to her, the expression of preoccupation on her face disappeared, replaced by incredulity, and upon closer inspection, there was a hint of joy.

After Yu Sheng left, Feng Xiuxue got up and walked towards Bai Yanliang.

It’s easy to recognize someone, even if they look the same, her aura made Bai Yanliang recognize at first glance that she wasn’t Feng Yiru.

"Is there something you need?" Bai Yanliang’s tone was very calm.

Feng Xiuxue took a look at Yu Sheng’s departing figure, then smiled, "You don’t have feelings for her, do you?"

Before Bai Yanliang could reply, Feng Xiuxue spoke on her own, "Good, then. Falling for someone that’s about to die soon isn’t a good thing."

Bai Yanliang raised an eyebrow, looking at her, "How do you know?"

Feng Xiuxue’s smile grew more pronounced, "I know more than you might imagine, like... the next move of the Dark Abyss."

This sentence immediately piqued Bai Yanliang’s interest. He sized up Feng Xiuxue, this woman was full of secrets, and Bai Yanliang always took her words with a grain of salt before determining their truth.

But when it came to matters of the Dark Abyss, it was a different story.

Both he and Li Mu had many entanglements with Dark Abyss.

"They’re looking for something, something... very special." As she said this, Bai Yanliang could feel Feng Xiuxue’s eyes behind the sunglasses staring fixedly at him.

But he remained unmoved, asking with feigned ignorance, "What is it?"

Feng Xiuxue smiled even more happily, she leaned closer to Bai Yanliang, her intoxicating fragrance wafting into his nostrils.

"Of course... a key, a... special key."

Seeing Bai Yanliang have no reaction, Feng Xiuxue added another sentence, "Perhaps they’re really interested in the person holding that key..."

This close proximity made Bai Yanliang a little uncomfortable, he took a step back, though outwardly there was no disturbance, inside, he felt turbulent.

If what Feng Xiuxue said was true, then the Dark Abyss wasn’t coming for him.

They were after Yanren!

But... wasn’t Yanren already dead ten years ago?

Could it be that he would also, like Yu Sheng’s brother Ren Wudao, suddenly return one night?

Seeing Bai Yanliang in deep thought, Feng Xiuxue smiled with satisfaction, waved her hand, "Alright, I’m off, no need to see me out, you just carry on with your work..."

She glanced at Qi Nian with a hint of meaning, then departed grandly.