Chapter 234 Exchange
Chapter 234 Exchange

The faint sound of panting echoed in the alley. Yu Wenxuan was running in the front, followed closely by Jiang Li and Lu Guo.

The three of them ran like this for nearly three minutes before they finally stopped and hid behind an old house.

Yu Wenxuan was right. There were indeed many places to hide on this road. Whether it was to escape or deal with ghosts, it was much better than Bai Yanliang's direction.

If Bai Yanliang took the path he chose, he would be doomed to die as he would have nowhere to hide.

Yu Wenxuan leaned against the old house and said to Jiang Li and Lu Guo, "You can take a rest, but don't gasp."

"Ah."

Lu Guo and Jiang Li nodded in unison. Not making unnecessary noise is the basic requirement for survival in the Fog Collection mission.

Therefore, although Yu Wenxuan's attitude towards him was extremely bad just now, Jiang Li did not hate him at all in his heart.

She knew that it was indeed her problem.

In fact, she was not as timid as she is now at the beginning. Unlike most people, after experiencing life and death again and again, she not only did not become numb, but became more cautious. Any slight abnormality could touch her fragile nerves and cause her to have a huge reaction.

Jiang Li herself knew that this behavior was enough to kill her, but she had no choice.

Things that can be corrected are called shortcomings.

What cannot be changed is called weakness.

Having been walking on the edge of life and death for many years, her increasingly sensitive and fragile nerves are her biggest weakness.

"Where are we going next?"

A trace of fear flashed in Lu Guo's eyes. He looked at Yu Wenxuan and asked in a low voice.

Human beings are lazy. When the people around them are in the same situation as themselves and their abilities are better than theirs, humans are always willing to pin their hopes on others.

Lu Guo’s behavior at this moment is a typical example.

In fact, he himself has quite good abilities, otherwise, he would not have been able to survive the previous missions.

Yu Wenxuan did not answer Lu Guo's words. He made a gesture to keep quiet and listened attentively.

"Keep your voice down, it seems to be coming."

Jiang Li and Lu Guo felt nervous and followed Yu Wenxuan's example, sticking to the wall of the old house, not daring to make any noise.

Two or three seconds later, clear footsteps appeared.

The three of them pressed against the wall, holding their breath...

……

Right.

Bai Yanliang and Xu Zhifei fled here.

Although he did not ask Xu Zhifei's opinion at that time, based on his understanding of Xu Zhifei, if she did not agree to take the right path, she would definitely untie the rope and go in another direction.

However, the fact is that Xu Zhifei followed him silently and ran into the seemingly dead end on the right road.

Almost every village has an empty dam. Now it seems that he and Xu Zhifei have come to the dam of Zhongyuan Village.

The surroundings were strangely quiet, with only the whistling sound of the wind coming into my ears.

"It looks like it went the other way."

Bai Yanliang didn't hear any movement on the road behind him.

Xu Zhifei did not answer him, but Bai Yanliang could clearly hear her panting. She had only run such a short distance, and considering the physical strength Xu Zhifei had shown before, she definitely should not be panting so hard.

It was obvious that her body could no longer hold on.

"I can save you." Bai Yanliang said calmly, "But you have to pay a price."

"explain……"

Xu Zhifei seemed very reluctant to speak, and it was extremely difficult for him to utter a single word.

"Where did you get your key?" Bai Yanliang had no intention of taking advantage of someone's misfortune and asked his question very directly.

"..."Xu Zhifei remained silent.

But Bai Yanliang was not in a hurry, she would eventually tell him. As expected, it was just as he expected.

"Mom...left it to me."

Xu Zhifei's tone made Bai Yanliang feel a little unfamiliar. He had never felt the word gentle from her.

But when she said "Mom", she was so gentle, as if she was a completely different person.

And his answer was something Bai Yanliang didn't expect.

Xu Zhifei's mother was actually a cursed person in a space similar to "Fog Collection"?
So, Xu Zhifei is the descendant of the cursed one?

"How to use the key?" Bai Yanliang did not ask about the story of Xu Zhifei's mother. Now was obviously not a good time to ask such questions.

This time, Xu Zhifei answered the question very quickly.

"Palm blood."

Blood on the palm? Bai Yanliang was silent for a moment, his thoughts flashing back to the scene when Feng Xiuxue was talking to him.

Feng Xiuxue really did deceive him.

"Key holders can sense each other," Bai Yanliang looked at the air around him, "Is there any way to hide it?"

"…There is only one way, collect more keys. Fewer keys cannot sense more."

Xu Zhifei's answer cleared up Bai Yanliang's doubts.

Feng Xiuxue didn't lie to him about this, but... Palm Blood was clearly a way to use the key, so why would she lie to him and say that it was a way to block the induction?

Thinking back to the situation at that time, Bai Yanliang already had the answer in his mind.

Some people came for his keys and even threatened his life.

According to common people's thinking, after Feng Xiuxue hinted that the key infected by palm blood could block the induction, they would most likely do so.

If Bai Yanliang had really done that at that time, not only would he not be able to block the induction, but he would have used his ability inexplicably.

And the price of using the key's power... he already knew it very well.

If it were someone else, Feng Xiuxue's plan might have succeeded, and she could have obtained Bai Yanliang's key without any bloodshed.

However, she never expected that Bai Yanliang had never thought of taking the key from the beginning to the end. In Bai Yanliang's view, the significance of the silver key was far greater than its own magic.

After all... that was what Yanren left behind.

After a few breaths, Bai Yanliang, who had received many answers from Xu Zhifei, no longer concealed his thoughts.

"The last question is about you." Bai Yanliang asked, "From your perspective, can you see your own body?"

Although this statement was a bit strange, Xu Zhifei understood what Bai Yanliang meant.

"……able."

In fact, Bai Yanliang knew the answer before Xu Zhifei answered.

When he asked Xu Zhifei to confirm the changes in her body herself, part of his purpose was to confirm whether she could see her own body.

Bai Yanliang touched her body intentionally.

But the part that was touched was indeed an accident.

"Well, your current state is not invisible. To be exact, you are in a state of soul that can be touched. Your body is hidden somewhere and is rotting. Only by finding her and putting you back can the curse be lifted."

Bai Yanliang's tone was very confident, as if he already knew where Xu Zhifei's body was hidden.

Xu Zhifei digested his words quietly, but before he could answer, something strange happened.

The wind...is getting stronger.

Bai Yanliang raised his head and looked at the low sky covered with dark clouds.

At this moment, the rain clouds, which should have been extremely thick, suddenly cracked open, and a bright white light penetrated through the clouds.

"Oops……"

Bai Yanliang murmured.

(End of this chapter)