Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 251 Memories

Chapter 251: Chapter 251 Memories

"Ah!!!!"

The sudden howl made Bai Yanliang turn his head and look in another direction.

Was that... Yu Wenxuan?

Did Yu Wenxuan have an accident too...

A long-lost sense of unease appeared in Bai Yanliang’s heart.

It doesn’t make sense...

None of this makes any sense.

Why can’t this task be carried out according to the decryption? Instead, each time he follows the decryption, something goes wrong?

Why can’t the names of the three villages be found online or in the police station, only known to locals in Ping City?

In a modern information society, there are no impenetrable walls, and there are countless half-true and half-false supernatural events and supernatural locations online. These three villages wouldn’t make a difference whether more or less.

Even if it were a real supernatural location, such self-deceiving actions would only arouse more suspicion.

What puzzled Bai Yanliang the most were undoubtedly the three villages in this task.

Shangyuan Village, Zhongyuan Village, Lower Yuan Village.

Three villages performing the same task simultaneously, in real-time, real locations.

What does this imply?

This implies that in three places at the same time, there exist three identical ghosts.

No matter how you explain it, it can’t be explained.

If this task happened in the past world, Bai Yanliang could understand.

He could treat each village as a "copy" of each other. After all, it was the past world, and nothing that happened could affect the current trajectory, which was a predetermined world line.

But this task is executed in reality.

Every minute and second here is in real-time with reality.

Bai Yanliang couldn’t help but wonder, do Shangyuan Village and Lower Yuan Village really exist?

Or is it like the previous Hidden Task, divided into two timelines in the real world?

And this time, divided into three timelines?

But it still doesn’t make sense...

Knowing that the tasks of the three groups are performed simultaneously, with three identical ghosts acting with identical logic and behaviors, why not simply have everyone gather in one village?

Could it be that... the power of Fog Gathering is insufficient? Unable to support the various accidents created by so many people intersecting?

Bai Yanliang thought of a reason that didn’t quite count as a reason.

But upon further reflection, he felt it was impossible.

Fog Gathering can manipulate timelines, so how could it not handle such a thing?

Unless...

Hmm?!

Bai Yanliang was struck with a terrifying guess that appeared in his mind!

However, just as he was about to delve deeper, his steps halted.

There was no road ahead.

But the footsteps outside the alley continued to approach!

No... something is coming.

Is it Lu Guo...

Bai Yanliang turned his head, looking for a place to hide.

On both sides were dilapidated old houses, the gaps between them were too narrow to squeeze through.

The wall behind him was nearly four meters high, out of range for Bai Yanliang to climb barehanded.

What to do...

Stay calm, pay attention to details...

Bai Yanliang reminded himself repeatedly.

His thoughts during this task were unprecedentedly chaotic, with new ideas constantly emerging only to be overturned, due to the faint sense of dissonance in his heart.

He must have forgotten something.

Or misremembered something.

That feeling made it difficult for Bai Yanliang to feel at ease.

And what was happening in Zhongyuan Village was also bizarre, filled with contradictions.

This ghost seemed omnipotent.

No... it was omnipotent when they followed the decryption!

This realization suddenly cleared Bai Yanliang’s mind.

At this time, a figure appeared at the mouth of the alley.

The thin figure made Bai Yanliang immediately realize it wasn’t Lu Guo.

Who is it? The real fierce ghost?

This time, it’s truly a dead end...

Bai Yanliang had been pushed to the end of his rope.

Until... the figure stepped into the light.

When Bai Yanliang looked at him, his heart shuddered violently!

A strong, uncontrollable fear surged up, instantly making his face pale!

How could it be... this person... is me?

"Bai Yanliang" walked toward Bai Yanliang leisurely, with both hands in his pockets.

"You won’t... forget me, will you?" He bent down, leaning closer with a mischievous grin.

As soon as he spoke, bizarre and strange images started flooding out from Bai Yanliang’s mind.

The pain was piercing!

"Ah!!!" Bai Yanliang pounded his own head frantically, growling in a low voice, "No... don’t come out! What is that? Who are you!"

A flood of memories surged from deep within his brain, leaving Bai Yanliang’s body rigid and motionless.

He collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the sky.

A trace of despair lingered in his pupils.

"No... it can’t be..."

Bai Yanliang rasped, murmuring, "That can’t be me..."

"Bai Yanliang" squatted down in front of him, cruelly smiling, "Is that so?"

"Looks like, big brother loves you very much..."

Bai Yanliang stared vacantly at "him," this suddenly appeared alter ego, and a forgotten memory emerged in his mind...

...

2009.

Inside a rental house.

A young man carefully placed three keys in front of a small body.

Then, by the flickering candlelight, he sliced his palm, and a cruel yet beautiful red flowed out, slowly spreading onto the keys.

Next, each key began to shimmer with a dense, bloody light.

The ground beneath the blood glow changed mysteriously.

The ground began to crack, decay, and like a living creature, blood gushed out.

The walls became pitted and uneven, pulsating eerily like sinews.

The stench of decay emerged from all around, with the eerie blood light flickering with an ancient aura.

This boundless mystery and eeriness seemed to captivate the young man.

But quickly, he snapped back to reality.

The young man looked gently at the small, cold body, patting its head, his lips moving silently.

Then, he spread his arms, closed his eyes, and the three keys floated eerily in the air, flickering with ominous blood-red light.

Within the blood glow, twisted and horrifying shadows cast on the walls, seeming to scream, wail, and be indescribably ghastly yet eerie.

The young man stood amidst the dense shadows as if in an endless Purgatory.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and firmly grasped the three keys.

Suddenly, the blood light intensified!

Countless cracks appeared on the walls, and the twisted shadows seemed about to crawl out, a terrifying aura enveloped every corner of the room!

Immediately after, the young man took a deep breath and placed the three keys sequentially on the small body’s forehead, chest, and abdomen.

The endless eerie blood light abruptly halted, then crazily surged into that small body!

In just a few breaths, all eeriness within the room vanished, and the motionless small body had an eyelid suddenly twitch.