Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 373: Interrogation

Chapter 373: Chapter 373: Interrogation

The red spider lily instinctively took a step back, her pupils trembling uncontrollably.

Bai Yanren had returned.

This meant the ten-year period had ended, the day of the Nine Prisons’ collapse was approaching, and the grand curtain was about to rise...

A whiff of blood-scented wind swept past the bridge, blowing her long hair and swirling away.

"Bai Yanren, how could you become like this?"

She swallowed, finally steadying her mind.

The person in front of her was completely different from the one ten years ago. The gentle demeanor like water had vanished without a trace. At this moment, he was... chilling.

"Give it to me."

Bai Yanren extended his hand; the excessively slender and pale fingers oddly exhibited an absurd beauty.

"Impossible!" The red spider lily refused him without hesitation.

Bai Yanren looked up into her eyes, the madness in his left eye and the calm in his right made the red spider lily instinctively want to avoid his gaze.

"This is your last chance. Hand over all your keys."

The red spider lily was initially shocked, then angry. Furious to the point of laughter, she said, "You? I admit your intellect, appreciate your courage, but you can’t... persuade me with a single sentence."

"Then, let’s begin."

After speaking those four words softly, Bai Yanren’s eyes locked onto the red spider lily.

The red spider lily was startled!

The entire world rapidly left her behind!

Sound, scent, sky, earth, sunlight... all plunged into the deepest darkness!

Was this the world beyond his key?

No... impossible! The Yellow Spring Chasing Ghost Prison key of the Dark Abyss was with the lawyer, where did he get a key?

Could it be a key from the door?

Had he discovered the door?

Amidst the red spider lily’s chaotic thoughts, a pair of massive eyes silently opened in the darkness.

The left eye was calm, the right eye was mad.

"You will die in seven minutes."

That pair of enormous eyes emitted a terrifying pressure, yet the red spider lily was already mentally prepared.

No matter if Bai Yanren’s key was the Key of Blood-colored Prison Master, or just an ordinary door key, as long as she found a way out and escaped his world, this game... would be his loss.

By then, not only could she eliminate a dangerous and ambiguous threat, but also obtain another key.

The red spider lily calmly looked at those eyes in the dark void, "Let’s begin."

As soon as she finished speaking, a terrifying sensation of weightlessness came, immediately followed by a drastic change in the surrounding scenery...

The red spider lily just regained her composure, the scene before her was of a bus stop.

The sky was overcast, looking as if it was about to rain.

She was standing by the bus stop sign, seemingly waiting for a bus.

There were no buildings around; it seemed to be the suburbs.

At this moment, a horn sounded: "Beep-beep——"

A bus drove towards her.

The red spider lily tensed, looking cautiously.

Inside the bus was packed full of people.

"Screech—hiss—"

The bus stopped, and the central door swung open in front of her.

She knew that once she got on the bus, this game of life and death would truly begin.

The red spider lily licked her lips, twisting her waist as she stepped onto the bus.

"Clang——" The bus door closed.

The red spider lily quickly glanced around, the bus was, as expected, packed with people leaving no empty seats.

So... is it about finding the ghost hidden among the passengers to avoid being attacked by it?

With this thought, the red spider lily scanned over each face.

Hmm?

Her scalp tingled, why were the people behind her all looking at her?

Something’s not right!

The red spider lily slowly turned her head, her breath caught!

The people in front had also turned their heads, staring at her expressionlessly!

The red spider lily felt fear for the first time in ages, her back was shivering with cold.

Stay calm, she had witnessed many scenes like this. The more dreadful it seemed, often the easier the hidden way out...

She continued to mentally prepare herself, eventually calming her heartbeat slightly which had sped up from fear.

However, this trace of calmness shattered the moment she inadvertently saw the rearview mirror!

A terrifying woman’s face filled the entire mirror.

She too was looking at her...

The horrified red spider lily did not realize that the moment she saw the woman’s face in the mirror, the red numbers on the bus’s digital display suddenly began to change.

From 07:00... it became 06:59.

...

"What’s the time?"

Song Que asked.

"Nine minutes to four," Gu Pingsheng responded.

Upon hearing this, Song Que stood up tall, only to be stopped by Yu Wenxuan’s outstretched leg.

"Don’t move."

"Move aside." Song Que looked down at Yu Wenxuan seated on the chair, his tone fairly calm, but his gaze far from peaceful.

"Sit down, leave after four." Yu Wenxuan nodded towards Song Que’s chair. Though it wasn’t quite a commanding tone, it was thoroughly unpleasant to hear.

"I’ll be back before four," Song Que stared and said to him.

Yu Wenxuan looked up, smiling at Song Que, "You should know, if we were living in a movie, saying that line means you basically wouldn’t come back."

Song Que hesitated and said, "I’m just going to the restroom."

"Sure! Let’s go together, I heard going to the restroom together enhances relationships." Yu Wenxuan glanced at the others, warmly inviting everyone.

"You really are bothersome, Yu Wenxuan." Song Que stared at him, seemingly with embers flickering in his gaze.

Yu Wenxuan acted indifferent to this, but eventually made some concession, "To prevent something unexpected happening to you, making it impossible to gather nine people at four... Mr. Gu, could you accompany him to the restroom?"

Yu Wenxuan suddenly looked at Gu Pingsheng with a smile.

Gu Pingsheng seemed a bit surprised too, but didn’t say much, rising to his feet, "Alright."

Song Que cast a barely noticeable glance at Yu Wenxuan, then stepped over his leg, heading towards the restroom.

Gu Pingsheng followed Song Que, and soon both disappeared from the hall.

Yu Wenxuan turned his head, only after their figures vanished, his eyes landed on Feng Xiuxue, and he smiled:

"Miss Feng, you have two choices: one, reveal your true identity. Two, get out of this café immediately, what do you say?"

For the first time, a ripple appeared in Feng Xiuxue’s eyes which had been calm as usual. She turned to Yu Wenxuan, "I don’t understand what you mean."

"Awake, Miss Feng?"

Yu Wenxuan squinted and spoke six words, but his tone was not his own, it was like... Gu Pingsheng.

Feng Xiuxue’s gaze narrowed slightly; that was what Gu Pingsheng had asked on Qingyi Street.

Though Yu Wenxuan was indeed present then, why would he remember it?

Wasn’t that memory removed by Gu Pingsheng?

Feng Xiuxue remained silent, and this situation obviously took both Xu Zhifei and Yu Sheng by surprise.

"You can’t get me out, if one person is missing, your hearts will explode randomly." Feng Xiuxue calmly said.

"Oh, you’re talking about this?" Yu Wenxuan casually kicked the unconscious man on the ground, "Speaking of which, I knocked out five people in total; because it was troublesome, I left two outside."

Yu Wenxuan leaned forward and chuckled quietly, "I think...if we kick out you and Gu Pingsheng, it shouldn’t cause much impact on us, what do you think?"