Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 374 Soul

Chapter 374: Chapter 374 Soul

What on earth... happened?

Yu Sheng and Xu Zhifei looked at the scene before them with different expressions.

What was happening with Feng Xiuxue and Gu Pingsheng? Were they hiding their identities?

The suspicion about Feng Xiuxue’s identity didn’t surprise Xu Zhifei at all, but the fact that Gu Pingsheng also had issues was truly unexpected for her.

As for Yu Sheng, this was a good opportunity to prove her innocence.

Were Gu Pingsheng and Feng Xiuxue the ones from the Dark Abyss?

She looked at them warily.

Feng Xiuxue’s expression didn’t change at all, even when Yu Wenxuan’s current attitude was one of interrogation; it didn’t make her flustered.

Instead, it was Song Que, who had gone to the restroom, who hurried back.

"Gu Pingsheng realized something was wrong and ran off at some point."

Song Que looked a bit upset.

"It’s fine," Yu Wenxuan didn’t care much and continued to focus on Feng Xiuxue, "he admitted without being questioned, and you?"

Feng Xiuxue looked at them.

The four of them also looked at her.

She suddenly smiled, and the smile that appeared on her beautiful face was particularly enchanting, "Alright, I can tell you everything about me."

...

2029.

There will always be some people who remain in your memory, willingly or unwillingly.

Bai Yanliang sat on a swing, looking at Ye City as dusk fell, gradually lost in thought.

He suddenly realized that, without knowing when it started, he had become unlike his old self.

The loneliness he used to feel, being all by himself, was surprisingly easier to endure than losing certain people.

Along the way, how many people simply vanished?

It’s like this now, what about in the future?

Bai Yanliang looked up at the night sky.

Maybe... this is the life of an ordinary person.

There will always be a beautiful smile that once appeared in your life, only to eventually disappear like mist.

Emotions are truly like poison.

At least the former him wouldn’t have this inexplicable sadness.

Zhou Tian told him many "secrets".

Although Zhou Tian would definitely hide some truths or deceive.

But no matter which it was, Bai Yanliang could feel that the end of Fog Gathering wasn’t the end of this curse, but the beginning of another game.

Each time he thought about this, Bai Yanliang would have thoughts that even he found unfamiliar.

Could it be... those thoughts are derived from feelings of sadness?

He wasn’t sure, but he knew... he could no longer let those around him, like Qi Nian, be buried in the past.

In one’s lifetime, one meets too many people. Those who meet don’t have the time to know each other, those who know don’t have the time to understand each other, and those who understand don’t have the time to realize their significance in your life before being scattered by time to the ends of the earth.

But at least, to be able to live on.

To live.

A simple yet difficult task.

In the beginning, everyone’s goal was merely to escape from this curse.

But as time passed, Bai Yanliang discovered that things were far from simple.

Some people had clearly escaped the curse but still wanted to return to Fog Gathering.

Their goals? Aspirations? Ideals? Ambitions?

Similar words are difficult to describe Bai Yanliang’s inner feelings.

The vast and eerie world had exposed just the tip of the iceberg, gaps, Xu Jian, eight Keys of the Prison Master, and unknown numbers of Gate Keys.

How many people are lurking in the shadows?

What are they waiting for?

What truths are hidden behind these supernatural events?

To be honest, Bai Yanliang was not too concerned previously; whether it was shadows or blood relatives, Bai Yanliang’s main objective had always been to uncover the truth behind Bai Yanren’s death.

His life revolved around the death of Bai Yanren.

Suddenly, Bai Yanliang realized that previously he didn’t care about this world at all.

This was not a state a person should be in.

Yet by today, he suddenly found himself a bit afraid of death.

Not for himself, but for others.

Bai Yanliang lowered his head, staring blankly at the phone.

Zhou Tian said this world was just a temporal gap, equivalent to a tributary extending from the main river due to a heavy rain, and once the rain stops, the tributary quickly dries up.

But he didn’t believe it.

Without a doubt, this is the future.

A highly possible future.

He met Yang Yiyi; she had achieved her dream of becoming a police officer.

He got through to Xu Zhifei, but there was no news of anyone else.

Just like in Xu Zhifei’s dream, in the end, only she and he survived.

But from Yang Yiyi’s words, Bai Yanliang learned that in the time passed in this world, he had gone missing.

And this led Bai Yanliang to two guesses.

First, this is the real future world. Ten years ago, he entered the Eighteenth Middle School and was sent to ten years later by distorted time and space, so... his existence in this time was always missing. But if this is the case, it means Zhou Tian’s attempt to send him back to the real world is destined to fail.

And the second guess...

Bai Yanliang closed his eyes as the night breeze gently blew across his face.

He no longer wants anyone he cares about to die.

This world in 2029 aligns with Bai Yanliang’s current plans. If he could successfully return to real time, on some future day, he would definitely go missing.

"You, eat."

Xun’s voice came from behind the swings.

He turned around to see a pair of calm eyes.

Xun held a can of luncheon meat, seemingly having checked the meaning of food beforehand.

"Thank you," Bai Yanliang accepted the can, pointing to the other swing beside him, "sit."

Xun’s gaze fell on the other swing, and mimicking Bai Yanliang, she sat down.

"How long have you been here?" Bai Yanliang asked.

Xun thought earnestly.

"Always."

"Do you like it here?"

"Like?"

Xun looked at Bai Yanliang in confusion.

"It’s like... wanting to stay here forever."

"Don’t like." Xun shook her head.

"Why don’t you let him send you to the real world?" Bai Yanliang looked at Xun, knowing from Zhou Tian that Xun was a clone of a deceased person.

"Can’t," Xun shook her head, looking at Bai Yanliang, "die."

There was no fear in her voice, but when she spoke the word die, her pupils trembled slightly.

"Are you afraid of death?" Bai Yanliang looked at Xun.

"Afraid." Xun stared at Bai Yanliang.

Was she really... a clone?

Bai Yanliang looked into Xun’s eyes; whose soul was this?

Zhou Tian said Xun still loved him.

If she possessed "Xun’s" soul, she indeed would still love him.

But... is this girl who doesn’t like Ghost Head Mountain really Xun?

"Do you want to leave here?"

Bai Yanliang looked at Xun.

"Want..."

Xun was just about to nod when her head suddenly froze, and she slowly straightened her neck.

"Mr. Bai, you can come down."

It was still Xun’s voice, but with Zhou Tian’s tone.

Bai Yanliang stood up and walked toward the Earth Cave entrance.

At the moment of going down the Earth Cave, he glanced back at Xun.

She was still sitting on the swing, with the evening breeze blowing her hair disheveled, staring blankly at the night sky, lost in thought.

Bai Yanliang turned his head and entered the Earth Cave.

But no matter what, the lonely silhouette of Xun on the swing lingered in his mind.

Zhou Tian gave her life, but also imprisoned an unfamiliar soul.