Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 236: Human Head

Chapter 236: Chapter 236: Human Head

Jiang Li followed Yu Wenxuan’s gaze, and outside the courtyard, the moon had emerged from the clouds, casting a pallid light on the ground.

At the crack of the door... a shadow was bouncing.

The shadow was strange, looking like a basketball continuously bouncing in place.

Jiang Li swallowed hard; she didn’t want to know what the thing bouncing outside the door was, she just wanted to leave this place quickly.

But now the entrance was blocked by the continuously bouncing object, and it was impossible to climb back the way they came because Lu Guo and the ghost lying on the ground were on the other side of the wall.

Now Jiang Li and Yu Wenxuan were caught in a dilemma.

She didn’t know how long she had stayed there; Jiang Li’s legs were numb from crouching, and the shadow outside the door crack was still there, continuing to bounce.

She turned her head to look beside her. Although she was very afraid of Yu Wenxuan, she was equally grateful that Yu Wenxuan hadn’t left her earlier to climb over the wall and escape alone.

However, this time, when she looked back, she realized that Yu Wenxuan was gone!

Jiang Li glanced around again. Where was Yu Wenxuan?

Had he sneaked away?

How could he... be so selfish...

Noticing that Yu Wenxuan had left her side unnoticed, Jiang Li suddenly felt the air around her had become much colder.

The moonlight spilling into the courtyard made everything appear more eerie, as if everything had come to life, even the branched twigs looked like arms reaching for her throat...

Jiang Li was immediately scared out of her wits.

This place... where is it?

Yu Wenxuan... when did he leave...

Moreover... it’s not midnight yet, is it? The mission hasn’t officially started, yet this village is already so terrifying...

This indicates that the village’s abnormality is not caused by Fog Gathering, meaning even if they stayed in this village for five days, reaching the deadline, they might still not be able to leave the village immediately.

The horror and curse have nothing to do with Fog Gathering... but with this place itself.

The more she thought, the more terrifying Jiang Li found it.

The more she thought, the stranger everything around her appeared.

Some things become scarier when you think about them; Jiang Li was in such a state that even if there was no ghost, she could conjure one up to scare herself to death.

Jiang Li herself realized her emotion was off; this state of a frightened bird, suspecting everything, served no purpose other than keeping her nerves tense and rapidly exhausting her.

She must... leave here.

Leave this courtyard!

Jiang Li edged along the wall, groping her way forward in the shadows.

As she walked, she comforted herself:

It couldn’t be... if the bouncing shadow at the door was a ghost, it should have already come in... besides, how could a ghost possibly shape like a ball?

Her heart thudded, barely convincing herself to some extent; Jiang Li decided to leave through the front gate of the courtyard.

Without anyone’s help, she couldn’t climb over the wall surrounding the courtyard.

There’s no problem... it’s definitely a misunderstanding, maybe it’s just a clump of weeds blown by the wind casting a shadow...

Jiang Li moved slowly and cautiously but couldn’t suppress her fear and tension when she really touched the entrance.

Jiang Li held her breath and quietly leaned her head towards the door crack.

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

As she leaned close to the door crack, she could already hear the rhythmic bouncing sound, as if someone was dribbling a basketball outside the door.

The sound immediately dispelled Jiang Li’s groundless fantasies.

The continuously bouncing shadow was definitely something with considerable weight, otherwise, it couldn’t produce a "bang bang" bouncing sound.

Then... what was it?

Fear spread from her heart, but she had no choice now.

Perhaps only at the brink of despair can humans summon unimaginable bravery.

Jiang Li gritted her teeth and actually pushed open the wooden door at the courtyard entrance!

And the moment she pushed it open, she finally understood... what exactly was that thing bouncing at the door...

It was Lu Guo’s head!

Lu Guo’s head kept bouncing on the ground, and upon hearing the door open, he immediately turned towards Jiang Li!

Jiang Li went pale with fright, her legs turned to jelly as Lu Guo’s head wore a miserably desperate smile, looking at her with an extremely terrifying expression...

Unparalleled fear left Jiang Li’s mind blank, but the instinct to survive immediately drove her to dash out of the courtyard, picking out the corners hidden in shadows as she ran!

Save me...

Someone save me...

Jiang Li’s despair nearly overflowed from her heart.

Yu Wenxuan... why did you sneak away alone?

All companions of Fog Gathering, was she so unworthy of trust?

Amid despair and fear, a deeply hidden resentment was born in Jiang Li’s heart.

She couldn’t understand why Yu Wenxuan abandoned her and sneaked away, or even how Yu Wenxuan managed to escape.

Did he climb back over the wall?

Was he not afraid of the fierce ghost on the other side of the wall?

Her thoughts were chaotic yet strikingly clear.

Contradictions tangled in her mind, fear prompted Jiang Li to involuntarily look back.

However, when she turned her head...

In the bleak moonlight behind her, Lu Guo’s head surprisingly bounced two or three meters far, rapidly pursuing her!

Jiang Li was once again scared out of her mind; adrenaline surged as she ran for her life.

Without knowing how many alleys she crossed or how many corners she turned, Jiang Li, in her frantic escape, truly wasn’t directly hit by a beam of moonlight.

Indeed, human potential is far greater than imagined.

After turning another corner, Jiang Li found that there was no path ahead, but there appeared a shrine-like building, significantly more elegant, in both material and design, than the other houses in the village, like heaven and earth.

However, at this moment, Jiang Li didn’t notice these; what she noticed was just that the door to this shrine-like building was ajar, not closed!

With nowhere else to go, Jiang Li rushed in without hesitation, closed the door immediately, then turned around and moved several wooden chairs over, pressing them firmly against the door.

Jiang Li was panting heavily, her bangs wet with sweat sticking to her forehead, making her appear terribly disheveled.

Her heart was still pounding because she didn’t know if that head would come in.

Whether this door could even hold it out.

Of course, the best scenario was if it didn’t notice Jiang Li had fled into this shrine and turned away.

But the odds of that were as low as winning the lottery.

Jiang Li didn’t hold any extravagant hopes; she just wished the door was sturdy enough to keep Lu Guo’s head outside.

Actually, even now, it was hard for Jiang Li to believe that the head chasing her was Lu Guo’s.

Had he... turned into a ghost?

Jiang Li felt an inexplicable fear and sadness.

Just moments ago, he was a living person...

Lu Guo...

Jiang Li silently recited Lu Guo’s name in her heart, hoping he could rest in peace.

However, she didn’t know that behind her, under the shrine’s altar, a pair of eerie eyes were staring at her...

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