Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 79 Discovery

Chapter 79: Chapter 79 Discovery

Before Li Mu could answer, Bai Yanliang was already dragging the unconscious villager to follow Lu Bingyan.

Li Mu watched his back with a complicated expression.

After seeing the details about the Ruyi Hotel that Bai Yanliang had organized from Du Shangjing’s place, he initially thought Bai Yanliang was someone like him.

Someone willing to trust the law and the police, which is why he had Li Yuejun report to the police.

But now, Li Mu realized he was wrong.

He had never really seen Bai Yanliang clearly.

But... Bai Yanliang is a trustworthy person, this was something Li Mu could be sure of.

Standing opposite him may have unknown outcomes, but if he is your companion, you would certainly feel at ease.

Bai Yanliang had not given up on a single companion until now; this man didn’t like to say much, he seemed to prefer quietly doing what needed to be done.

With this thought, Li Mu suppressed the conflict in his heart, carried Lin Yan on his back, and caught up with Bai Yanliang. He wanted to tell him everything he knew.

...

Yu Sheng was on the run.

Her luck had been bad, especially... to encounter a task like this on her first try.

Her entry this time was unreasonable.

The Fog Gathering, which should have replenished 49 people, only replenished her alone.

Bai Yanliang, who should have skipped this task, was selected again along with Yu Hanzhou.

Li Mu, who was ranked first, was chosen to become the resentful.

But what surprised even Li Mu was what happened to Yu Sheng.

He, being the resentful one, was not as attractive to ghosts as Yu Sheng was?

That fierce ghost abandoned him and turned to chase Yu Sheng instead?

Though this was good news for Li Mu, for Yu Sheng, who already had trouble with her legs, it couldn’t have been worse.

She was navigating the wheelchair she got from Lu Bingyan, hiding in various corners of the village.

The ground and walls were cracking, softening, secreting a putrid fluid.

This hellish scene could no longer be described as terrifying; the feeling of despair pressed down on Yu Sheng, nearly driving her to collapse.

This village... no longer resembled the Human World at all!

How could this happen?

What secrets does this village hold?

The houses and ground twisted and decayed, looking like giant chunks of flesh.

Yu Sheng hid in the gaps between the houses, not daring to make a sound.

Yet... the gaps between these houses were closing in.

She was so frightened that she quickly turned the wheelchair to leave the spot but didn’t dare approach the village’s main road.

Because that road... was unrecognizable, having turned into a swamp made of piled flesh, slowly spreading in all directions, destined to eventually swallow the entire village.

Could she... survive this?

Yu Sheng sat in the wheelchair, desperately pushing forward through her fear. There was no one left in the village...

Suddenly, she remembered something, no... there were still people in the village!

She looked towards the iron cages outside the doors of every household; those women were still there.

This village had turned into such a state, and if they stayed, they would surely be killed by the ghost.

Reflecting on it now, why hadn’t the villagers mentioned looking for the village chief within the village, and instead had all tacitly fled outward? Perhaps...

They knew what would happen from the start.

Thinking of this, Yu Sheng was both unwilling and helpless.

Firstly, she could barely ensure her own safety.

Secondly, she had no way to open those cages.

Moreover, her strength was quickly depleting; she was not in good physical condition to begin with, and after escaping such a distance, she was panting heavily.

At this moment, suddenly footsteps sounded nearby.

Yu Sheng’s pupils trembled, fear spilling over, as she cautiously moved the wheelchair back to hide in the gaps of the house, her heart racing.

Had it... come for her?

What Yu Sheng didn’t know was that at this moment, from behind her, a hand extended, reaching out to tap her shoulder...

Yu Sheng’s heart suddenly stopped, her body stiffened as she slowly turned her head.

...

Back mountain.

Bai Yanliang listened carefully to Li Mu’s recounting.

"Sun Wenbin is Sun Liang’s son, and Sun Liang was the last person to leave the village to send a message, but he died outside the village."

Li Mu looked at Bai Yanliang and said seriously, "You previously mentioned that Fourth Li was killed twice, once by a person, once by a ghost. I suspect it was done by Sun Wenbin, who had special feelings for Lu Rendong. Seeing her tragic death, it makes sense for him to take revenge."

Walking ahead, Lu Bingyan seemed to have heard Li Mu’s words, glanced back at them, and said, "You’re right, it’s him."

Li Mu looked at Lu Bingyan and asked, "You know it was him?"

"I caught him burying corpses. The bodies he buried were just bones; if you don’t believe me, you can dig in the woods, there’s quite a lot to find." Perhaps because she was soon able to leave the Sacrificial Blood Village, Lu Bingyan seemed to be in a good mood.

However, Bai Yanliang, who had been quietly listening to them talk, suddenly stopped.

"What’s wrong?"

Li Mu asked with a slightly changed expression.

"It’s him..."

Bai Yanliang said softly, finally realizing everything.

"Li Mu, I’m leaving it to you here. This ritual must be completed; I know... the rules to kill this ghost." Bai Yanliang looked at Li Mu and seriously said.

"Really?!" Li Mu’s face lit up, but before he could ask why, Bai Yanliang had already put down the unconscious villager and turned to leave.

"Give me an exact time." Bai Yanliang looked at Lu Bingyan.

"What time?" Lu Bingyan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The time to complete the ritual, the more precise, the better."

Lu Bingyan thought for a moment and said, "In half an hour."

Half an hour...

Bai Yanliang thought for a moment, looked at them, and said, "That’s enough."

"I’m leaving."

Bai Yanliang nodded at Li Mu, explained no further, and swiftly ran off.

He moved quickly and disappeared into the woods within a few breaths.

Li Mu stared blankly at his disappearing figure, feeling for the first time that his intelligence couldn’t keep up with others.

He had no idea what Bai Yanliang had noticed, not to mention that according to Bai Yanliang, it seemed... he had found the rule that could eliminate the unsolvable ghost.

Could he maybe lead everyone to completely leave the Fog Gathering?

Li Mu suddenly had this strange idea, but moments later, he dismissed it.

How could that be...

Unless...

The Fog Gathering, like the unsolvable ghost, has a rule it must obey.

But the Fog Gathering is neither a living nor an inanimate thing; what exactly it is, no one knows to this day.

"Hey, if you don’t come over, we won’t be able to complete the ritual in half an hour."

Lu Bingyan’s voice interrupted Li Mu’s sudden reverie; she stood with her arms crossed, showing no intention of dragging the unconscious villager on the ground.

Li Mu glanced down, and just as he was in a dilemma, Lin Yan, on his back, suddenly moved.

She had woken up.