Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 238 Heavy Rain

Chapter 238: Chapter 238 Heavy Rain

"Boom——"

The sound of muffled thunder suddenly changed the situation.

"Drip——"

A raindrop fell at Bai Yanliang’s feet, and simultaneously, the surrounding environment quickly darkened.

It’s raining...

The opportunity has also arisen.

"Let’s go."

Bai Yanliang decisively pulled Xu Zhifei away from under the Yellow Juglans tree and ran wildly toward the residence area.

The moon disappeared, the drizzle gradually intensified, quickly enveloping everything in a heavy darkness. Coupled with the already blurred night, Bai Yanliang and Xu Zhifei couldn’t see anything at all.

However, it was just their eyes that couldn’t see. Bai Yanliang hadn’t forgotten the terrain he had memorized earlier. In his mind, he had already constructed a crude map.

Although it wasn’t precise, it was enough for Bai Yanliang to use it to identify directions.

As long as he used the Yellow Juglans tree as a starting point to determine the direction, even in complete darkness, he wouldn’t get lost.

Because Bai Yanliang knew his stride length—seventy-five centimeters.

With his stride as a unit, he could determine the size of the map in his mind.

Thus, the problem was solved.

However, a new problem arose.

Raindrops pattered down, gradually forming a human-shaped outline beside Bai Yanliang.

It was Xu Zhifei.

After being pulled by Bai Yanliang and running a few steps, she suddenly stopped.

Then, Bai Yanliang felt the rope in his hand being untied.

"Xu Zhifei?"

Bai Yanliang frowned slightly and asked aloud.

"...Go."

Xu Zhifei’s voice was as chilly as ever, but this time, Bai Yanliang detected a hint of urgency amid the pouring rain.

Could Xu Zhifei really be anxious? It’s a pity he couldn’t see her face now; otherwise, it might have been interesting.

"Aren’t we already walking?"

Bai Yanliang looked at the vague, rain-draped human outline before him.

"You... go by yourself."

She spoke with apparent difficulty, seemingly trying to suppress something.

Bai Yanliang was taken aback, then looked deeply at the vague figure in the rain curtain and nodded, "Alright."

Then, Bai Yanliang immediately ran forward and quickly disappeared.

Xu Zhifei clutched her heart, which was pounding fiercely.

Bai Yanliang’s decisive departure made Xu Zhifei sigh in relief, for she had already felt she could barely suppress that thing anymore...

Qi Nian hadn’t deceived her; that hook jade had another half, and the consequence of consuming only half was something Xu Zhifei had never expected.

A smear of crimson and malice quickly filled her eyes. Her skin became increasingly pale, almost to the point of being translucent.

At this extent, if she weren’t in stealth mode, just her appearance could frighten someone to death.

Because through her translucent white skin, you could already see her veins and flesh...

Xu Zhifei tilted her head, quietly standing in the rain curtain.

Bai Yanliang had been gone for a long time.

The humanoid outline in the rain suddenly moved forward at an unbelievable speed...

...

Is it raining?

The icy rain brought Jiang Li back to her senses.

Water droplets clung to her eyelashes, making the person dragging her appear hazy.

Amid the blur, Jiang Li seemed to see... Jiang Guangtao.

Her father, the father who... had died not long ago.

Once rebellious, flamboyant, and individualistic, she did all that because she needed to; only by being disobedient and "bad" could she make Mr. Jiang—who never noticed her—feel heartbroken.

Only then would he look at her, albeit with a stern look, one filled with exasperation.

But not long ago... all her actions lost their meaning.

Because the person she wanted to get back at by becoming "bad" was already dead...

Originally, Jiang Li thought she never had any so-called fatherly love from him and that she wouldn’t be sad at his passing.

But she was wrong about both.

Whether seeing Jiang Guangtao’s corpse or reading the letter he left her, Jiang Li didn’t cry.

Yet one night, Jiang Li suddenly found herself in tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

He had long known he was going to die...

He loved her deeply, but precisely because of love, he couldn’t stay with her.

He only had the time while his body was still functioning to earn plenty of money for her.

Enough for her to spend, to use, to throw tantrums, to dress uniquely...

In Jiang Guangtao’s world, money was the best thing.

So he gave it his all to leave his best thing behind for her...

He feared that after his death, Jiang Li would have no one to rely on, and not even money.

For a long time after that, Jiang Li didn’t speak a word.

Because... she had no one to talk to anymore.

Her feigned badness and independence, her carefree nature soon shattered, and that was when Jiang Li realized, to change someone the fastest way, is to destroy what they care about the most...

The hand gripping her collar was rough, causing Jiang Li pain.

But it was precisely this pain that seemed to awaken something in her.

"Yu Wenxuan?"

Jiang Li called out to the shadow in front of her.

The shadow didn’t respond; bean-sized raindrops kept hitting him, making it difficult to discern direction in the rain.

After what seemed like careful thought, he pushed open the door in front of him.

"Bang——"

The sound of the door closing was quickly drowned in the overwhelming roar of the rain.

The man in front of her wore a hooded sweatshirt, his hat on, looking at Jiang Li sideways.

Who else could it be but Yu Wenxuan?

Although Jiang Li had suspected this person might be Yu Wenxuan, discovering he was really in front of her and had saved her filled Jiang Li with an indescribable disbelief.

"Hadn’t you... already left?"

Water dripped down her wet body, but Jiang Li completely ignored it, her gaze fixed entirely on Yu Wenxuan.

What did this man really want?

He left her behind and then came to rescue her; why did he do such a contradictory thing?

Yu Wenxuan took out something from his pocket and tossed it to her, then plopped down on a seat.

Jiang Li caught it clumsily, realizing it was her own phone.

"I didn’t go."

When Yu Wenxuan spoke, he retained a slightly teasing and sarcastic tone.

He seemed like he hadn’t changed.

"But... you weren’t in that yard, I checked." Jiang Li insisted firmly.

Yu Wenxuan squinted his eyes with a smile, casually removing his hat and brushing his hair.

"The old house in the yard? You didn’t go in, did you?"

Jiang Li suddenly realized he had hidden in the old house.

Indeed, she hadn’t even considered that old house and never thought from beginning to end that Yu Wenxuan might slip inside quietly.

Wasn’t he afraid there were other ghosts in that house?

Jiang Li looked down at her phone, feeling her mind in chaos.

"But... why didn’t you tell me..."

Hearing that, Yu Wenxuan laughed even more joyfully, placing his hands behind his head and leaning against the wall, saying:

"If I told you, who would have distracted the heads at the door for me?"

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