Frightening Joke: Above the Mist-Chapter 28 Lu Guo

"Tick tock..."

Bai Yanliang paused slightly, turned around and listened carefully. Was there... the sound of dripping water again?

That direction is... the restroom in the employee's lounge, perhaps...

Bai Yanliang glanced over there thoughtfully, then turned away expressionlessly without looking back.

Maybe someone has died.

But... Bai Yanliang deeply remembers one point, this is 2006. If someone has died, then it means... in the past timeline, they were destined to die at this moment.

Bai Yanliang didn't know if Xu Zhi'an and the others' words were true or false, right or wrong.

Is this the past of real-time space, or another eerie temporal stream? He currently couldn't judge, and had no way of knowing what impact intervening in the world of 2006 would have on reality.

Could it be... that the "purpose" of Fog Gathering was originally hoping for these people to change something by returning to the past?

The information is too little, shrouded in heavy mist, unable to make a judgment.

As for whether the people here are alive or dead, it has nothing to do with him. After all, in Bai Yanliang's view, the few attendants at Ruyi Hotel were all people who deserved to die.

This is also the reason he never tells Zhang Wen the truth. Since she believes that the ghost "speaking" to her is her sister, let her continue to think so.

Bai Yanliang is very clear that although Zhang Wen has mental problems, she was involved in the murder, which is a solid crime!

Upon entering the lobby on the first floor, he glanced up at the time, five-thirty, almost six o'clock.

Bai Yanliang gazed silently towards the darkening sky outside the hotel.

Although the time limit is seven days, he already had a plan in mind. He intended to... resolve everything thoroughly tonight. But before that... he wanted to take advantage of the half-hour of this gathering to check a place.

...

Can't find it, can't find it at all!

Yu Hanzhou held his breath, quietly hiding in the chimney of the fireplace.

Incredibly, he had been wandering around a mansion haunted by ghosts for an entire night!

Yet, he hadn't encountered a single person.

The villa was eerily silent, and the sky was beginning to turn white.

If it were daytime, the situation might be much better, at least... the psychological fear wouldn't be as overwhelming.

After all, human fear of darkness is better described as fear of the unknown.

Once the sun rises, everything becomes clear, and the shadowy forest no longer seems so creepy.

Hopefully... they are all still alive...

Yu Hanzhou's inner voice went unheard by others, or rather... only three of them were still alive now.

Yu Hanzhou, Lu Guo, and... Qi Nian.

It's uncertain whether to call this woman's first entry into Fog Gathering lucky or unfortunate, as she stumbled upon the most terrifying survival task.

However... in this extremely terrifying mission, where even elders who had experienced multiple tasks were nine out of ten dead, she managed to survive till now?

Even Qi Nian couldn't help but feel a sense of relief for herself.

Fortunately... the man named Lu Guo by her side didn't give up on her.

At this moment, Lu Guo was cautiously heading towards the first floor, taking advantage of the gradually brightening light.

Indeed.

Returning to the entrance, the initial spot!

One must admit that Lu Guo's idea was very bold.

The fierce ghost's taboo was mirrors and turning back. As long as he was cautious with these two points, evading it within the villa for a day wasn't entirely impossible!

And Lu Guo's choice was to return to the first-floor living room!

That's where everyone woke up and also the spot "he" entered!

Logically, since the fierce ghost had already passed by, it wouldn't make sense to search there again. Hence... the most dangerous place is the safest!

"Come over!"

Lu Guo didn't turn back, but gestured for Qi Nian to follow behind him.

Qi Nian quickly crouched low, silently following.

Watching Lu Guo's cautious steps, a strange emotion arose in Qi Nian's heart.

She thought... Lu Guo was so considerate of her because she was a pretty woman.

If Lu Guo knew about this thought, one wonders how he would react.

There's no love without reason, and the same goes for Lu Guo.

He tried his best to help Qi Nian, indeed, it was also because of Qi Nian's face.

But... it wasn't quite what Qi Nian thought.

Lu Guo wasn't looking after her because he fancied her or thought she was pretty. Instead, Qi Nian's face bore a striking resemblance to his sister... Lu Ran.

The girl who opened the door with him and accidentally stepped into Fog Gathering.

The girl who to save him, was gnawed bloody by the fierce ghost...

Even at the end of her life, she yelled desperately for him to escape...

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Lu Guo clenched his fists. No matter what, he had to survive!

This life was no longer his alone to squander; it carried the hopes of another beautiful soul.

And now, someone with a vastly different personality, but an uncanny resemblance to Lu Ran, had appeared.

Only Lu Guo knew how surprised and incredulous he felt upon first seeing Qi Nian.

He would try his best to protect her, but he wouldn't endanger his life for her since Qi Nian was Qi Nian, not Lu Ran.

The daylight grew brighter.

The two had already made their way to the first-floor living room.

Ma Zirong's corpse was still lying there, eyes wide open, neck twisted in a bizarre angle, staring at the ceiling.

To his death, he never knew why he was killed by the ghost.

Seeing Ma Zirong's contorted corpse, Qi Nian couldn't stop trembling.

After all, just a day before, she was merely a somewhat pretty girl with a slight princess syndrome.

She instinctively wanted to grab onto Lu Guo's clothes, but Lu Guo moved forward to find a hiding spot.

Qi Nian was about to follow him when suddenly... she smelled a very familiar scent!

It was like... the smell of rotting flesh mixed with the fragrance of jasmine...

It's it!

The ghost is here!

Qi Nian was terrified, unaware of its location, and dared not make a sound!

In her panic, she fearfully hid behind the curtain!

Meanwhile, Lu Guo was frowning, searching for a hiding place.

There wasn't any space in the living room that could accommodate both of them, so it seemed they had to hide separately.

Then, a strange, inexplicable smell wafted over.

Lu Guo's body stiffened, feeling as if his blood froze.

It's over.

It's here!

Lu Guo's mind went blank, a fierce wave of nausea rising within him!

Suddenly!

A pair of icy arms wrapped around his waist!

Lu Guo looked down with the last hope, wishing it was Qi Nian joking with him.

Although he knew... the joke was unlikely from Qi Nian... but from the fierce ghost...

Indeed... the arms he saw were twisted grotesquely, small maggots crawling in and out of its flesh, this... was definitely not a human hand.

Lu Guo's complexion turned pale, and despair welled up inside him.

Is this... the end for me too?

He didn't dare look back, but thinking about Lu Ran's face oddly brought him comfort.

"Little Ran, brother might... be coming to see you."