Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 63 Dilemma

Chapter 63: Chapter 63 Dilemma

Yu Hanzhou is not an indecisive person.

The reason he hesitated to split up and run was mostly because of Su Qian.

After all... the "Huang Yourong" behind them had been staring at her expressionlessly.

If they split up, Su Qian has a great chance of being targeted by Huang Yourong!

But now that she herself agreed, Yu Hanzhou said nothing more. He nodded solemnly, looking intently at Bai Yanliang and Su Qian. He said, "Be careful, make sure to come out alive."

Bai Yanliang nodded.

Su Qian saw his concern, and at such a moment, she unexpectedly smiled slightly: "Teacher Yu, I still have many things I don’t understand and need to ask you..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the three exchanged a quick glance, then each ran in one of the left, middle, and right directions.

Huang Yourong, who had been trailing them, stopped in his tracks, standing expressionlessly where he was.

Then... he chose the middle path, running in an abnormal manner.

And ahead on this path... was Su Qian.

...

Li Mu walked quietly in the front.

Behind him, four people followed at a steady pace.

Tian Dawei, He Miao, Chen Qingshan, Sun Liang.

Li Mu was well aware that among these four... there was a ghost.

But until now, this ghost had not made a move.

Why?

Li Mu didn’t think he had the charm to make a ghost give up attacking; in this abnormal situation, there was only one explanation.

He hadn’t yet triggered... the mechanism that would lead to his death.

Since entering the forest, he had been targeted, but... the ghost must need certain conditions to kill, maybe a word? Or perhaps, an action?

It could very well be an extremely ordinary behavior, something everyone might subconsciously do.

Li Mu remained highly cautious, refraining from speaking unless absolutely necessary. Apart from walking, he kept his limbs as still as possible.

This way... he had been circling with the four behind him for half the day.

He could feel a malicious gaze on him from behind, yet it could only watch this piece of bait dangle before it without being able to consume it.

"Huh? It’s getting foggy."

He Miao suddenly said.

With her words, everyone stopped.

Li Mu had to stop as well.

Actually, if he could, even if he knew there was a ghost behind him, he wouldn’t mind walking like this with them for a whole day and night, until it was all over the next day.

Though he hadn’t found the hidden rule to eliminate the ghost.

But the current situation, seemingly dangerous, was actually a bizarre kind of safety.

Li Mu didn’t look back but gazed deeper into the forest.

He had been walking forward all this time, having spent half a day already, so by now, he should have crossed this not-too-large forest.

According to He Miao, now... the fog suddenly thickened.

In the misty haze, the bare branches extended in all directions like a gigantic figure stretching out its arms to weave a black web.

"Damn, why do I feel like we’re going in circles?" Tian Dawei grumbled, the content of his words unsettling.

This wasn’t just his feeling.

"Yeah... look... this tree." Chen Qingshan said as he pointed to the tree beside him.

Li Mu finally turned his head and looked at the tree Chen Qingshan indicated.

A strange tree...

Someone had cut it, and its sap had oozed out, turning red, like blood...

Li Mu subconsciously reached out to touch it.

However, his long experience in Fog Gathering triggered a sudden alarm in his brain.

Just as he was about to touch the tree, Li Mu stopped abruptly!

His heart pounded fiercely, something was wrong... this wasn’t like him, he would never suddenly do such a nonsensical thing.

Just now, his mind was in chaos, as if disturbed by something.

Li Mu slightly turned his head to look beside him.

But that glance made his scalp tingle!

The four people, four pairs of eyes, were staring intently at his hand!

Their eyes were full of anticipation, hoping he would touch it...

Only then did Li Mu realize the fatal mistake!

Pretending not to notice, he slowly retracted his hand, continually adjusting his mindset, controlling his erratic breathing and heartbeat due to fear.

As he withdrew his hand, the four people’s gazes changed drastically again.

They stared fiercely at Li Mu, who had turned his back, their faces grotesquely twisted!

All of this... yet Li Mu did not see.

But it didn’t mean he wasn’t aware!

No wonder he always felt something was off.

He initially thought Tian Dawei was the ghost.

Because... by all accounts, Tian Dawei wasn’t someone who would readily help others, but when Li Mu asked them all to help find Huang Yourong, the first to say yes was him.

This was a very suspicious move.

But now, Li Mu noticed similar things in each of them...

They... might not all be human!

The little dog He Miao always held was gone. Chen Qingshan’s voice had gotten younger, while Sun Liang... the most suspicious thing about Sun Liang was staring at his hand earlier with the others.

Sun Liang... remained silent as always.

Li Mu stayed silent too, not looking back, his mind racing.

He vaguely felt something off with Sun Liang, but couldn’t pinpoint what it was at the moment.

"Let’s keep walking."

Chen Qingshan’s voice suddenly came from behind Li Mu, void of emotion.

Li Mu did not resist his command, merely continuing to walk ahead silently.

But his movements grew more cautious, and... he had discovered one absolute taboo that must not be touched.

The tree!

He hoped... that everyone who entered this forest would avoid touching the trees...

Li Mu intoned in his heart, and all he could do for now was pray.

...

In the fog.

The oddly shaped trees appeared even more bizarrely colorful at the moment.

Bai Yanliang stopped and turned to look back.

No one followed.

It seemed... it was indeed not targeting him.

Since Huang Yourong appeared, it had been obvious in its intent—Su Qian.

Its eyes had been fixed on Su Qian, almost to the point of ignoring Bai Yanliang and Yu Hanzhou.

Bai Yanliang pondered briefly, once again performing a very bold act.

He actually retraced his steps, going back to track... Huang Yourong.

If there had to be some similarities or differences between Su Qian and Bai Yanliang, Yu Hanzhou.

There were only two points.

One, gender.

Su Qian was the only female.

And in Jixue Village, aside from the village chief’s granddaughter, all the women had gone mad, and... they were locked in cages.

It’s not without reason that females are its primary targets.

The second point is... the resentful.

Both Bai Yanliang and Yu Hanzhou survived the last Fog Gathering task as resentful beings.

Only Su Qian... is not.