Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 168 Advice

Chapter 168: Chapter 168 Advice

After hanging up the phone, Bai Yanliang didn’t speak for a while.

Feng Xiuxue became suspicious.

Although she thought she disguised it well, Bai Yanliang still noticed that she was already doubting him.

The method Feng Xiuxue mentioned to help Li Mu was to use the key to open the world she constructed and drag the ghost haunting Li Mu into it.

It sounded fine, but it was only sounding fine.

Previously, when she and Feng Xiuxue were trapped in the barber’s world, she didn’t use the key until the end, clearly indicating that the key wasn’t something that could be used at will.

Perhaps the conditions for using it were harsh, or perhaps... the cost of using it was heavy.

Either way, it wasn’t an easy task.

But Feng Xiuxue’s suggestion was for Bai Yanliang to do exactly that.

Her plan was astute. If Bai Yanliang was indeed the key holder, he wouldn’t be unaware of the consequences of using it. Therefore, when this solution was proposed, Bai Yanliang was likely to reject it.

However, Bai Yanliang didn’t refuse just now.

This oversight was only realized by Bai Yanliang after he hung up the phone.

The call from Feng Xiuxue was a probe from the start. She mentioned Li Mu’s situation and then suggested helping Li Mu. When Bai Yanliang asked about the method to help Li Mu, he was already at a disadvantage.

So troublesome... Bai Yanliang put down the phone, suddenly interested in Feng Xiuxue’s other personality, Feng Yiru.

"Mr. Bai," He Yige suddenly spoke up.

Bai Yanliang looked at him. Actually, by answering this call in front of him, Bai Yanliang intended to tear away that thin veil.

"In fact... you don’t need to worry about them."

He Yige lowered his head, looking at Allen Allan Poe, a trace of a smile on his lips: "You must have realized that only one person can survive in the end. So... people from the same world are competitors, not companions, nor can they cooperate; what you all vie for is the only chance that can forge a key and survive."

He Yige looked up at Bai Yanliang, his smile becoming more pronounced: "Honestly, my world has already begun the struggle. Ironically, the real world seems as though it has no rules compared to the world haunted by fierce ghosts. Those people you have comforted, helped, admired, or idolized will use every conceivable means to eliminate you. After all, every death reduces the denominator by one; what you need to do is become the singular one out of the one-third."

He Yige was smiling, but Bai Yanliang could hear something else in his tone. If what he said was true, then... before he reached Ye City and this courtyard, he must have gone through an unimaginable escape and hunt.

Unlike Fog Gathering, in reality, everyone’s power is unequal. Some have assets worth billions, some have a hand covering the sky, while some are just ordinary wage-earners, students, or housewives.

Luckily, Fog Gathering hasn’t reached this stage yet. Perhaps some people have realized some changes, but their minds haven’t yet turned in this direction.

But... as He Yige said, this is something bound to happen.

Once everyone knows that only one person can survive in Fog Gathering, their greatest enemy won’t just be the fierce ghosts anymore.

Therefore, what He Yige said actually makes a lot of sense. Whether it’s Li Mu or Yu Sheng, not interfering is already a most benevolent act.

Wait...

Bai Yanliang suddenly thought of something crucial. He immediately picked up the phone and dialed Li Mu’s number.

"Hello, Mr. Bai." Li Mu’s voice sounded weary, but it was evident he was trying hard to be alert.

"Where are you now?" Bai Yanliang’s voice was a bit urgent.

"I’m at the hotel, planning to take some sleeping pills to try and fall asleep." Li Mu looked at the pills in his palm, surprised by Bai Yanliang’s sudden call.

"Pills? Did Yu Wenxuan give them to you?"

"How do you know?" Li Mu was shocked, "These are new drugs Yu Wenxuan got from a friend, more potent than regular sleeping pills."

He indeed took action... Bai Yanliang said:

"Don’t take them. If you’re willing, you can come to 169 Qingyi Street."

Hearing Bai Yanliang’s voice, Li Mu couldn’t help but understand his meaning.

Could it be... there’s something wrong with the pills?

Being a detective, Li Mu knew well the characteristics of deadly poisons, but with countless types, varying toxicities, and the most infamous cyanides being relatively easy to identify by their distinct bitter almond smell, many poisons are truly colorless and tasteless.

Li Mu was undecided, but under such circumstances, it was best not to touch them.

Moreover, compared to Yu Wenxuan, Bai Yanliang was evidently the more trustworthy person.

"I’ll come right away."

Li Mu quickly hung up the phone.

On the other side, He Yige, seeing Bai Yanliang’s actions, was pondering over something. He had made the stakes clear, yet Bai Yanliang still went to help his so-called "companion."

In due time, he’ll understand what heavy price he’ll pay for the efforts he made at this moment.

In the face of survival opportunities, humanity cannot withstand tests.

Moreover... some things are even more enticing than escaping a curse alive.

He hasn’t realized this point at all. He Yige watched Bai Yanliang, as if seeing his past self.

In reality, he was mistaken about one thing here.

Bai Yanliang was well aware there were very tempting things in Fog Gathering; he understood very well after the recent clarity about the keys.

The key’s function isn’t simply to open another world or escape a curse.

Thus... Feng Xiuxue, a victor from another "Fog Gathering," wouldn’t hesitate to risk her life entering Fog Gathering again. What she wants is simple—the key.

Bai Yanliang believed that when the last task was released, it would be her time to act against him and Li Mu.

However, since she likes acting, Bai Yanliang didn’t mind acting with her in this play.

No one can tell what Fog Gathering will eventually turn into.

After all, this time’s Fog Gathering has too many variables.

A newcomer, seemingly weak but actually very powerful, Qi Nian.

A detective who has survived long and whose name always ranked first, Li Mu.

An unrestrained madman, a man with a bizarre mind, Yu Wenxuan.

And always playing with a coin, proud and confident, Song Que. A thirty-year-old surgeon, Gu Pingsheng. The mature and steady Lu Guo. Xu Zhifei who has been able to have precognition dreams since childhood. The last game’s victor, Feng Xiuxue.

And, he, Bai Yanliang, who has lost all emotions and holds a silver-white key.

As long as Fog Gathering releases tasks, there will be hidden rules. And as long as there are rules, Bai Yanliang believes that whether he or those few people can find something in them to exploit.

At that time, will it really lead to a conclusion where everyone is slaughtering each other?

Bai Yanliang quietly looked at the sky, with a bit of anticipation.