Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 65 Su Qian

Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Su Qian

The woods at the end of the village.

Bai Yanliang strolled through the mist, his mind occupied with other matters, yet his vigilance did not waver in the slightest.

He still had too many questions about this affair.

The greatest mystery remained regarding Lu Rendong.

Bai Yanliang wanted to visit her grave for precisely this reason.

According to Xiao Bin, Sacrificial Blood Village held a small ritual every year, and a grand ritual every ten years. Since last year was the tenth, it should have been a grand ritual.

But... from the information they had gathered, it seemed this year was also hosting a grand ritual.

Clearly, something went wrong with last year’s ritual, and it was highly likely that this issue was tied to Lu Rendong.

What exactly happened to this woman last year? What did she encounter?

During the time from last year to today, what transpired in Sacrificial Blood Village that caused everyone to become so paranoid, afraid to step out once darkness fell?

And... what’s the story with this forest...

Bai Yanliang looked up at the forest.

According to Zhou Li, the ghosts in Wuji are restricted.

Unless they are those unsolvable evil spirits, they are not entirely subjective entities.

Moreover, their abilities are limited; they are not omnipotent, and what they can do is restricted.

Even so, all intelligence loses much of its value when applied to survival tasks.

The fierce ghosts in survival tasks are fundamentally different.

They are completely irrational, emotionless, unable to communicate or converse. Rather than being ’the malice formed from the fallen souls of the deceased,’ Bai Yanliang felt they were more like an entirely different alien race from humans.

Thankfully... even such entities are bound by certain rules.

Though they have become completely subjective beings, impervious to physical laws, there are still some invisible rules that govern them.

And those rules are the only lifeline for Bai Yanliang and his group.

"Flaying, offering blood heartlessly..."

This time, is the decryption an indicator or a misdirection...

...

Deep in the mountains.

Separated from Bai Yanliang and Yu Hanzhou, Su Qian proceeded alone amidst the fog.

Su Qian was not one for blind optimism.

In fact, every time when her heart began to race, upon entering Fog Gathering, she would leave behind two already written farewell letters in the real world.

One for her parents, and the other... for Yu Hanzhou.

She feared death, and even more so... rejection.

To Su Qian, being human meant possessing feelings far more complex than those of other species.

This is both a curse and a blessing.

The curse being that complex emotions often cloud the most correct and rational choices. The blessing... is likewise rooted in this complexity.

Even if some choices are most correct and reasonable, we often do not act upon them.

Because we are human... we have those we love.

The choice to split up and escape was driven by this as well.

For Su Qian, it was decidedly the worst choice...

She had been walking in the forest for quite some time.

Yet still, she could not find the end, nor encounter anyone else.

At the same time, Su Qian was bewildered to discover that she had gotten herself lost again...

While getting lost in a misty forest isn’t uncommon.

But here and now, the loss of sense of direction inevitably cast a shadow on Su Qian’s mind.

Looking at the markings on the tree trunk before her, Su Qian shivered slightly.

This... was clearly where everyone had split up.

She had chosen the middle path, but now... she had inexplicably returned here.

What on earth was happening?

She raised her head, looking at the other two trails leading deeper into the forest, her mind restless.

To the left was Bai Yanliang.

To the right was Yu Hanzhou.

Should she go find them?

Su Qian asked herself silently, yet she hadn’t moved a step.

So strange...

Even if it was a ghost wall, this level of disorientation was too frightening...

Why did moving forward bring her back to the start?

Su Qian wanted to stay where she was, yet feared encountering Huang Yourong.

She wanted to look for Yu Hanzhou and Bai Yanliang’s traces but feared another ghost wall encounter.

To wait... or to search?

Once more, the time to decide had arrived.

Wait...

Su Qian’s eyes suddenly lit up.

She thought of a good idea.

Since... moving forward strangely returned her to this tree.

Then why not... walk backward while keeping this tree constantly in sight!

With that thought, Su Qian hesitated no longer.

She turned around, facing the marked tree, and took a step backward!

However... as soon as she took a step, she felt a penetrating chill throughout her body!

The wet mountain mist dampened the edges of her clothes and hair, with the fine mountain breeze whispering like indistinct breathing around her ears, sending a chill down her spine.

It was as if... the forest had suddenly come alive.

A terrifying sensation of being watched made her skin crawl.

Su Qian exhaled lightly, trying to control her emotions, and continued to step backward.

With each step back, a terrible malice enveloped her.

As if... a pair of eyes were staring intently at her from behind.

Once this dreadful thought emerged, it took root and spread quickly. Su Qian’s breathing gradually became heavier.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath with her head tilted back, trying to quell her fear. However... when she reopened her eyes, she let out a startled scream.

"How... is this possible?"

She had already stepped back several times, logically speaking, that tree should be three to five meters away from her, but... now it was right in front of her!

Only an arm’s length from her toes!

It moved!

When did it move?

It turns out... just as everyone said...

Survival tasks... are far more terrifying and bizarre than time-limited ones!

No... she can’t let it be.

Keep staring at it and walk backward!

At this moment, Su Qian had no hesitation; she remembered something Yu Hanzhou had once said to her.

As long as a decision is made after repeatedly consulting your heart, even if it’s wrong, once made, it must be executed to the end.

Never to give up, nor hesitate.

Thinking of him, Su Qian finally managed to regain some control over her emotions.

She continued to step back, step by step...

Her eyes remained locked firmly on the marked tree.

It didn’t move... this time... it didn’t move.

Su Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

Too bizarre, but fortunately, nothing as strange happened this time.

However... just as she thought that.

The tree somehow crept towards her in the blink of an eye!

No... something’s wrong...

Su Qian’s face turned pale as she looked around.

It wasn’t that this tree came closer to me... but... I was pulled back here!

At that moment, some noise suddenly came from behind the tree that was now within arm’s reach.

A leg eerily stretched out from behind the tree.

Su Qian’s eyes widened in terror, fear surging forth uncontrollably.

Because she recalled... that seemed like... Huang Yourong’s clothing.

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