Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 283: The End

Chapter 283: Chapter 283: The End

Three meters...

Two meters...

One meter...

Almost there!

Yang Xiaocan’s face lit up with surprise and joy as she successfully broke through the coffins’ blockade and rushed to the moon gate!

Thankfully, perhaps because that fool voluntarily crawled into the coffin and fed the ghost, it made it so easy for her to get over.

No matter what, I will let you remain in my memory for a while, as a token of gratitude.

Glancing back at the five coffins, Yang Xiaocan’s gaze lingered for a moment on the one Bai Yanliang entered, silently saying words that moved her heart.

Then she immediately turned around, eager to leave.

At that moment, as Yang Xiaocan turned, she bumped directly into someone.

So cold...

The sensation from the other’s body first made Yang Xiaocan feel cold; suddenly, the hair on her body stood up.

Terrified, Yang Xiaocan looked up and saw the bloodless face of Ou Zheng; his head swayed unsteadily, as if it could fall off at any moment...

...

"Crack—"

The coffin suddenly opened a crack.

Bright light seeped in through the gap, and as Xu Zhifei pushed the lid open and climbed out, she immediately saw Bai Yanliang, who had also just climbed out of the coffin and was looking around.

When Bai Yanliang saw Xu Zhifei, his eyes lit up, and he sweetly called out, "Sister!"

Xu Zhifei’s cold face was full of rejection as she approached Bai Yanliang and said, "Don’t call me sister."

Bai Yanliang looked at her a bit aggrievedly, "Oh, Auntie..."

Xu Zhifei staggered, nearly tripping over herself.

She looked helplessly at Bai Yanliang, who, despite being an adult in stature, had innocent eyes and sighed, "Call me sister."

"Mm! Sister!" Bai Yanliang happily tugged at Xu Zhifei’s sleeve, his eyes curved in joy.

Seeing him like this, Xu Zhifei felt a bit dazed.

She had never seen... Bai Yanliang show such genuine happiness.

His expression was always indifferent, whether smiling, worrying, thinking, or frowning...

She had said that Bai Yanliang’s smile was ugly because from the first time she saw him, she knew he wasn’t truly happy.

She hadn’t even seen Bai Yanliang truly sad.

His emotions existed for others.

Maybe... only when he’s alone does he take off all the false masks of emotion.

But somehow, by a twist of fate, Xu Zhifei actually saw Bai Yanliang’s real smile.

And it was so bright, it even warmed her heart a bit.

What made him turn cold like that?

Is he... Bai Yanren, or Bai Yanliang?

"Sister? Sister?"

When Xu Zhifei returned to her senses, she found Bai Yanliang leaning very close, staring at her, so close she could feel his breath.

Alarmed, Xu Zhifei pushed Bai Yanliang away and hurriedly looked around.

"Huff..."

Only after exhaling did Xu Zhifei manage to suppress the rare panic that had risen within her.

She began to carefully observe her surroundings.

It was a hall, with complex lights emitting cold brightness, and the high walls on all sides cast shadows on the red carpet.

Candles flickered on the walls, and on either side stood old, elegant phonographs.

In the center of the hall was a pool, with a small fountain whose scattered water sounds echoed far into the empty hall...

The luxurious and magnificent decorations bore a sense of oppression and desolation.

As for the two coffins from earlier, they inexplicably vanished.

The more Xu Zhifei looked at the hall, the more she felt something was off.

That feeling appeared again.

That... familiar feeling.

She had seen it somewhere.

After being pushed away, Bai Yanliang didn’t cling to her again; instead, he ran to the fountain and started playing with water.

Xu Zhifei glanced at him, seeing that despite his mature appearance, he was just a five-year-old child at the moment.

"Wow!!!"

Bai Yanliang cheered as he happily played with water.

Xu Zhifei frowned slightly and walked towards him.

She didn’t like water; in Fog Gathering, Xu Zhifei once had a near-drowning experience.

Since then, water became something Xu Zhifei was most reluctant to approach.

So when she saw Bai Yanliang playing with water, she instinctively wanted him to stay away from it.

However, just as Xu Zhifei got closer to Bai Yanliang, a terrifying shadow suddenly appeared on the floor beneath her feet.

Xu Zhifei’s face changed dramatically; she had no time to think and instinctively rolled aside, which saved her life!

A woman in a white dress with long hair suddenly launched herself at Xu Zhifei from where she was crawling on the ceiling!

A ghost!

The ghost from the ceiling that appeared the first time!

Xu Zhifei immediately turned over and prepared to get up, but before she could speak, she saw a terrifying ghost figure rushing towards her!

In her icy eyes, a trace of fear appeared; the ghost wasn’t too fast, but the key issue was she just twisted her ankle in her haste!

What should I do?

What to do?

In her panic, Xu Zhifei’s vision blurred, and then her wrist tightened as she was yanked up!

It was Bai Yanliang!

He had somehow noticed her danger while playing by the fountain, then rushed over in just a few breaths and pulled her up!

Quickly, Bai Yanliang realized that Xu Zhifei seemed unable to run because she was injured.

Without a moment’s delay, Bai Yanliang picked Xu Zhifei up and sprinted away!

"Listen, its speed isn’t fast, but not slow either. My stamina and time are limited; you must find a way to deal with it within three minutes." Bai Yanliang’s voice suddenly echoed in Xu Zhifei’s ear.

Just as she recovered from her near-death tension, Xu Zhifei heard Bai Yanliang’s instructions.

He’s back to normal?

She could understand Bai Yanliang saying his stamina was limited, but what did he mean by limited time?

Yet now obviously wasn’t the time to ponder that; Xu Zhifei glanced behind, and her pupils immediately contracted.

It’s closing in!

This was the ghost that kept appearing.

Xu Zhifei recognized her immediately!

A way out... a way out...

How can I get rid of it?

Are there any rules to bind it? Xu Zhifei’s brain spun rapidly.

Unintentionally, Xu Zhifei glanced at Bai Yanliang.

His eyes had changed...

Earlier, his eyes were almost devoid of any emotion, filled with innocence when he reverted to the mentality of a five-year-old.

But now, there was clearly a trace of pain in his eyes.

What’s wrong with him?

"There’s no time left."

Bai Yanliang suddenly looked down at Xu Zhifei, "If you can’t think of a solution, use the key to perish with it."

Looking into his eyes, Xu Zhifei detected an emotion.

He wasn’t joking; he seemed... eager to die.

Yet Bai Yanliang’s suicidal intent unexpectedly stirred a strange anger in Xu Zhifei; she looked at him, silent.

But clues and suspicions, along with that eerie sense of familiarity, swirled and intertwined in her mind.

This isn’t you, this isn’t Bai Yanliang.

Bai Yanliang wouldn’t show this gaze—I have to find him... and bring him back.

Xu Zhifei’s eyes changed as she turned to look at the fountain.