Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 67 Explanation

Chapter 67: Chapter 67 Explanation

Su Qian looked in shock at the place where she had just sunk in, and, eerily, the bloodstains under her feet had mysteriously disappeared after leaving the swamp.

"Bai... Bai Yanliang..."

This was the first time Su Qian called Bai Yanliang by his name, instead of Mr. Bai. Perhaps she was deeply frightened this time, or maybe it was for some other reason.

"What... should we do now?"

Bai Yanliang did not answer her question but instead glanced down.

Following his gaze, Su Qian noticed he had already let go of her hand, yet she was still tightly holding onto Bai Yanliang.

"I’m... I’m sorry..." Su Qian quickly let go as if she had been burned, speaking softly.

Bai Yanliang glanced at her but said nothing.

"Should we... leave here first?"

After a moment of silence, Su Qian found it hard to endure the eerie atmosphere.

Huang Yourong continued to stare at her expressionlessly, exuding a dense aura of death.

Bai Yanliang fixed his gaze on Huang Yourong, not saying a word.

Watching him, Su Qian suddenly felt a chill.

How could a normal person stare at a ghost like that?

Could it be... he isn’t Bai Yanliang?

The thought had barely formed when Su Qian quashed it herself.

If he isn’t Bai Yanliang, could he be a ghost?

In Wuji, there’s never been a benevolent ghost. If Bai Yanliang was a ghost, how could he save her?

"I’m sorry... I’ve been a burden... I thought with all the time I’ve spent in Fog Gathering my experience should be quite extensive. But compared to Li Mu and the others, or even you who just entered Wuji, I’m still lacking..."

Su Qian felt inexplicably annoyed at her own wild thoughts.

Of course, the object of her annoyance was herself.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yanliang finally moved his gaze from Huang Yourong to the somewhat dejected Su Qian, and said:

"Experience is the name we give our past mistakes."

He looked at Su Qian: "Your perceived competence only means we made more mistakes than you in the past."

Su Qian looked up, just in time to meet Bai Yanliang’s eyes.

His eyes were still so calm, as if he were merely traveling in Wuji.

"Are you... comforting me?"

Bai Yanliang looked away: "No, I’m correcting your mistake."

"Everyone is born different, there’s no need to belittle oneself. In the end, no one can possess anything; they only have experiences."

Hearing Bai Yanliang’s words, Su Qian felt a mix of emotions in her heart.

As she was about to say something, she noticed Bai Yanliang had already started walking forward.

Though the eerily appearing flesh swamp had disappeared, who knew when it might appear again?

How could he dare to step onto this ground?

Moreover... he was moving towards Huang Yourong!

"Wait!" Su Qian exclaimed in shock: "What are you going to do?"

"Find a way."

Bai Yanliang didn’t stop, continuing to walk towards Huang Yourong.

"But..." Su Qian was confused. Why go near a ghost to find a way!

Su Qian bit her lip tightly, her expression extremely tense as she watched Bai Yanliang.

Now, he was only one meter away from Huang Yourong!

"Have you noticed... when we move towards it, the distance is normal, but when it moves towards us, the distance shrinks eerily, often just a few centimeters." Bai Yanliang paused, looking at Huang Yourong but speaking to Su Qian.

Su Qian was so shocked by his reckless move that she could hardly think, but upon hearing this, she was stunned.

But upon careful consideration, she realized it seemed to be true.

"What... what does that mean?"

Bai Yanliang didn’t answer this time but quietly reached his hand out towards Huang Yourong.

Su Qian trembled with fear, almost unable to stand.

Madman! This man is definitely insane!

However... the terrifying scene she anticipated didn’t occur.

Bai Yanliang’s hand... went straight through Huang Yourong’s body!

"I see..."

Bai Yanliang withdrew his hand, thoughtfully saying.

"What... what’s going on?!" Su Qian was truly stunned, unable to believe Bai Yanliang calmly pulled his hand back unharmed.

And... Huang Yourong, still stepping forward slowly, the distance underfoot shrinking very slowly.

Huang Yourong showed no reaction at all!

"What did you do?" Su Qian hesitantly approached him, asking in surprise.

Bai Yanliang looked at the expressionless Huang Yourong in front of him, shook his head: "I did nothing; instead, he isn’t a ghost at all."

"What?" Su Qian’s eyes widened, looking at Huang Yourong in disbelief: "Is he a hallucination?"

Bai Yanliang neither confirmed nor denied it, continuing: "That’s my guess, and it seems correct so far."

"Then... the ghost’s power is to create illusions, not the ghost wall?"

This time, Bai Yanliang clearly denied it.

But his tone was unusually grave.

"It’s not an illusion, nor a ghost wall. The ghosts in this village... might possess abilities more unbelievable than we can imagine."

Su Qian seemed dizzy, was it so?

Why did she notice nothing...

"Let’s go."

Bai Yanliang’s voice woke Su Qian from nearly zoning out.

"Where... where to?"

"The way, the way out."

Bai Yanliang smiled, put on his shirt properly, and stepped forward directly towards Huang Yourong’s body.

...

There’s a sound!

Yu Hanzhou’s expression changed, quickly ducking behind a tree.

Then, a group of people emerged from the mist in front of him.

Yu Hanzhou was stunned, these people... it was Li Mu and the others!

Li Mu, He Miao, Chen Qingshan, Sun Liang, and Tian Dawei, they were all here!

Joy surged up instantly, and he was just about to come out to greet everyone when a warning suddenly arose in his heart.

Something’s off... something seems off about Li Mu...

At this moment, Li Mu was walking forward with his head down, his movements... seemed very stiff.

What happened to him? Did he encounter something troubling?

Yu Hanzhou, lost in thought, didn’t realize... that a pale hand was reaching towards him from behind.

Just as the hand was about to touch his shoulder, Li Mu suddenly looked up and called: "Teacher Yu?"

Yu Hanzhou was first stunned, then shocked, at the same time, the hand behind him vanished.

With Li Mu’s call, everyone’s eyes turned to the tree where Yu Hanzhou was hiding.

Knowing he had been discovered, Yu Hanzhou adjusted his breathing and walked out with a calm expression.

"What are you all doing here?"

Yu Hanzhou’s smile was very friendly, however... what greeted him were four pairs of vacant eyes.

"Cough cough... Great, one more."

Old Master Chen Qingshan coughed, suddenly laughing as he spoke.

Yu Hanzhou’s body stiffened, he finally knew... where the problem lay...