Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 52 Human Life

Chapter 52: Chapter 52 Human Life

The night grew deeper.

It was now eleven o’clock at night, and the first to keep watch was Yu Sheng.

This wasn’t a case of bullying her; on the contrary... it was a kindness.

The lights hadn’t gone out, and everyone leaned against the sides with closed eyes resting, not fully asleep.

So, for Yu Sheng, who was on watch at this moment, there wasn’t much psychological pressure.

Meanwhile, Tian Dawei and the five others finally reached a conclusion.

There were two empty rooms left, one for men and one for women.

Cheng Zhipeng tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Tong Li was his wife, and being away from her in this isolated mountain village made him uneasy.

"What the hell are you moving for?"

Tian Dawei, who was sleeping next to him, cursed.

"Sorry... I’m sorry..."

Cheng Zhipeng was a simple man, and upon hearing Tian Dawei’s discontent, he quickly curled up, but then he suddenly had a strong urge to urinate.

He couldn’t hold it in.

Cheng Zhipeng quickly crawled up from the floor and decided to go out to the toilet.

The old village chief had said earlier that the toilet was just outside, but when going there at night, you had to move quickly, close the door, and not linger.

These words left Cheng Zhipeng feeling bewildered, but there was a chill in his heart.

Especially... after seeing the eerie situation in this village.

What kind of village keeps so many madwomen locked up in iron cages?

But he knew it wasn’t his business. The real matter at hand was to get back to Gui City once the car was fixed or they contacted another vehicle.

This time, he and his wife returned to their hometown with some money, which gave them face in front of others.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zhipeng felt a bit relieved. He quietly opened the door, immediately exposed to the pale moonlight.

The village in the mountains was terrifyingly eerie at night.

The mountain wind howled coldly, and the rustling of leaves could be heard from time to time, the dim darkness under the moonlight resembling a giant mouth ready to swallow everything.

Cheng Zhipeng didn’t dare linger, quickly hurried into the toilet, unzipped his trousers, and started to relieve himself.

Suddenly, a "tap" sounded from outside the wooden door of the toilet.

"Who’s there? Someone’s here."

Cheng Zhipeng instinctively called out.

Then, his eyes abruptly widened, shivering with fear.

No... something was wrong.

Why was there only one footstep sound approaching the toilet?

Can a human... instantly jump from afar to right in front?

Cold sweat quickly broke out on Cheng Zhipeng’s forehead.

Steadying himself, he bit his lip hard.

Although fear had almost thrown him into disarray, Cheng Zhipeng still wanted to see who was standing in front of the toilet.

Maybe it was just someone walking lightly, and he only heard the last step?

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, slowly crouched down, and lay flat on the bathroom floor.

There was a gap under the wooden door, not very big, but enough to see some things outside.

"It’s okay... it’s okay... maybe it’s a stray cat, or the wind blowing something down..."

Cheng Zhipeng comforted himself, then quickly leaned forward, looking through the gap under the bathroom door.

In the pale moonlight, what met his eyes was... an empty ground.

There was nothing.

Everything seemed normal.

"Phew—"

Cheng Zhipeng exhaled deeply, feeling drenched, but... at least nothing was amiss; clearly, he had just frightened himself.

Cheng Zhipeng relaxed, opening the bathroom door.

However...

The moment the wooden door opened...

A bloodless face was already pressed against him.

Its eye sockets were pitch dark, exuding a shocking malice!

Cheng Zhipeng’s pupils suddenly dilated, and he didn’t have time to react. He didn’t even manage to let out a sound before his head abruptly twisted.

Huh...

Why am I seeing my own back?

The last bit of consciousness quietly dissipated, and Cheng Zhipeng’s corpse fell heavily to the ground, his eyes wide open, his head twisted one hundred eighty degrees, eerily looking at his own back.

The bathroom door shut gently by the mountain wind.

...

The next morning, everyone was awakened by noisy commotion.

A woman was crying heart-wrenchingly.

Something had happened.

Although it was not unexpected, a wave of terror still quietly arose.

The ghost had already... begun to act.

Huang Yourong was the first to rush out, followed immediately by the others who got up and pushed open the door.

Bai Yanliang was about to move but saw Yu Sheng sitting dazed in the corner.

"Come on."

He squatted down and said.

Yu Sheng stared blankly at his back, then shook her head suddenly, "You go ahead, carrying me... is too troublesome, I’ll just stay in the room."

"Hurry."

Bai Yanliang urged, as if he hadn’t heard Yu Sheng’s words.

Yu Sheng bit her lip and finally said nothing more. She leaned forward, putting her arms around Bai Yanliang’s neck.

When Bai Yanliang came out, he saw the weeping woman was Tong Li, and nine out of ten, the person who had the accident was her husband, Cheng Zhipeng.

At this moment, the old village chief also came out, leaning on a stick.

"Everyone... what’s happening?"

"What’s happening? Someone’s dead! There’s a murderer in your place!"

Tian Dawei, his face ashen, shouted these words.

He had his finger inexplicably bitten off, and now, someone from their group had suddenly died. Even if he were brave, all he could think of was leaving this ghostly place as soon as possible.

Li Mu stood by the toilet, looking at the eerie corpse lying at the door.

Cheng Zhipeng’s neck was completely twisted, the skin on his neck twisted into a braided pattern.

His eyes were wide open, mouth slightly agape, as if he’d seen something extremely terrifying before death.

"When was he discovered?"

Li Mu turned his head to ask.

"Oh... just now, at dawn... Ms. Tong, who got up to use the toilet, found him; such misfortune." Grandpa Chen Qingshan sighed.

"Damn it, last night he seemed to go out to urinate, and then I fell asleep, didn’t know he never came back. There’s a murderer hidden in your village! I’m calling the police!" Tian Dawei shouted angrily.

Call the police?

In fact, Tian Dawei was just saying it, for he’d tried as soon as they arrived at the village entrance yesterday. There was no cell phone signal in Jixue Village at all, and with the complex road conditions and the village deep in the mountains, even if the police received a report, it’d take them more than half a day to arrive.

"Grandpa... what do we do?" Soon, the young woman who had helped the old village chief yesterday also came out.

Her face was also unpleasant, but Li Mu and the others noticed that there was no surprise on her face.

"...Cough cough... First, let’s take care of the body." The old village chief, after a moment of silence, coughed and said.

The village chief’s words held much weight in this kind of village.

In fact, they were even more effective than the police; in many remote areas, the reverence for customs and traditions often far exceeds the law.

At the village chief’s summons, the strange villagers who’ve been hiding in their homes finally came out after dawn.

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