Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 46 Moving House

Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Moving House

One week later.

Feng Xiuxue’s business activities ended, and she left Ye City.

After leaving the apartment that day, she didn’t contact Bai Yanliang again. She sensed Bai Yanliang’s wariness and felt his rejection.

So, Bai Yanliang had been relatively at ease during this period. Today, he was holding his phone, following the map, and walking forward.

Qingyi Street.

This is the place.

Bai Yanliang put away his phone and looked at the building in front of him, which clashed with the surrounding concrete and steel environment.

"Knock knock knock..."

Bai Yanliang gently knocked on the door.

Soon, there were footsteps from inside.

"Who is it?"

The voice of a young man, muffled, sounded in the yard.

The other party opened the gate, revealing a young and handsome face.

No wonder he sounded muffled; he was brushing his teeth.

"Hello, did you post the rental information?" Bai Yanliang didn’t mind what the other was doing.

Though it seemed odd to him that someone was brushing their teeth at one in the afternoon.

And judging by the looks of this young man, he seemed to have just gotten up.

Perhaps he had some special profession?

Bai Yanliang thought considerately.

The young handsome man in front of him brightened up upon hearing Bai Yanliang’s words, quickly swallowed several gulps of water, and gulped it down.

"Yes, yes, yes! That’s me for sure! You’re here to rent, right? Haha! You’ve got good taste!"

His enthusiasm caught Bai Yanliang off guard, and without even introducing himself, he pulled Bai Yanliang into the old building.

Having seen the rent in advance, Bai Yanliang’s expectations for this place weren’t high.

In fact, it was the low price that attracted Bai Yanliang here.

But the room in front of him broke his imagination, it wasn’t too bad, rather too... good.

A typical brick-wood structure, with doors and windows carved in an ancient and elegant style, extending from the courtyard gate to the bluestone slabs in front of the house, a stone table under the locust tree, stone benches, and even a small pond dug not far away, with clear underground spring water flowing.

The young man kept watching Bai Yanliang’s expression, but since Bai Yanliang rarely showed any, he thought Bai Yanliang still had concerns.

Gritting his teeth, the young man said, "The rent can’t go any lower! Although there are rumors of hauntings here, in this day and age! You seem to be young, you wouldn’t believe such nonsense, right?"

Hauntings?

Bai Yanliang surprisedly glanced at him; that was something he hadn’t heard about.

However... he found the reason for the cheap rent.

"Look, I grew up here, lived for over twenty years, and never saw any ghosts. That old locust tree is indeed spooky, but I’ve never seen it cause trouble, has it?"

Bai Yanliang smiled and asked, "How much is the rent for a year?"

"Well, if you don’t want to... eh?" The man’s eyes brightened as he realized what Bai Yanliang was asking: "You want to rent? That’s great!"

"Fifteen hundred a month, eighteen thousand a year, but... let’s make it seventeen five for you!"

The discount reached five hundred; Bai Yanliang nodded with satisfaction, both parties benefiting.

"Hey! I knew you were different, not like those cowards who get weak-kneed upon seeing a tree." He said this while facing away from the locust tree.

Bai Yanliang followed his voice and looked at the locust tree, suddenly his expression froze.

He seemed to... spot something with long hair... watching him through the leaves.

The young man continued chattering away, while Bai Yanliang nonchalantly averted his gaze.

"My name is Gao Fei! There are four rooms here, besides the one I stay in, you can choose any of the other three!" Gao Fei was generous, yet his words suggested he might be the only one living in this old courtyard.

Bai Yanliang didn’t refuse, and he chose the room farthest from the locust tree, on the far right.

With their combined efforts, the room was quickly tidied up, ready to move in.

Gao Fei was a nice young man, and renting out the house seemed to make him very happy, so he decided to go out and get some good food to welcome Bai Yanliang.

Bai Yanliang sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, thoughtfully eyeing the old locust tree.

He used to not feel this way, but why now... does he always encounter strange things?

Oh well, Gao Fei has lived here for so many years without incident, so there shouldn’t be much of a problem.

Just as Bai Yanliang was thinking this, an unfamiliar call suddenly came through.

He looked at the nameless number displayed on the screen and pressed to answer.

"Hello?"

"Is this Mr. Bai?" A magnetic man’s voice sounded.

"And you are?"

The other end was silent for a moment.

"My name is Du Shangjing."

Du Shangjing?

Bai Yanliang recalled this name, ranking right after Feng Xiuxue, one of the few who had survived the longest in Fog Gathering.

And Feng Xiuxue, her earlier performances had disappointed Bai Yanliang, but that day, she exhibited another personality. Now it seemed that personality was the key for Feng Xiuxue to continue surviving.

So does this Mr. Du Shangjing have any special traits?

"Hello, Mr. Du, may I ask what you need from me?" Bai Yanliang didn’t like small talk, aside from necessary performances, he usually preferred to get straight to the point.

"Well... you haven’t shown up in the group these days, and we have very little understanding of the details of the third group task, so..."

Bai Yanliang realized he had overlooked this point.

In fact, it wasn’t that he was unwilling to share, rather... he didn’t like the atmosphere in that group.

Although everyone appeared to chat enthusiastically on the surface, between the lines... most people were filled with deep despair.

They were using normal interactions to mask their inner confusion and fear, even bizarre madness.

When Bai Yanliang first entered the Fog Gathering, he discovered that among that diverse group, several individuals were on the brink of mental collapse.

The reason he could detect this was because he was equally adept at disguising, equally skilled at... displaying false emotions.

Long-term exposure to endless despair and pressure, facing a horrifying world ready to snatch lives at any time, such reactions were natural.

But Bai Yanliang also noticed that several individuals didn’t exhibit these emotions, Du Shangjing among them.

"I will compile a document and send it to you, Mr. Du."

Du Shangjing listened to Bai Yanliang’s reply, slightly surprised.

But he didn’t refuse.

"Thank you, Mr. Bai."

"Mm, if there’s nothing else..."

"...Wait!" Du Shangjing hesitated for a moment before calling out.

"Is there anything else?"

"Mr. Bai, may I ask... have you noticed anything... off about yourself?"

Bai Yanliang paused, Du Shangjing’s voice was somewhat low, as if subconsciously not wanting others to hear.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Yanliang chuckled softly:

"No, Mr. Du."

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