Chapter 240 Night Talk
Chapter 240 Night Talk
Thinking back to the scene of the creature that looked very much like Old Lady Wu with its mouth full of blood, Yu Wenxuan's guess became even more credible.

But if it is a disease, what kind of disease can make people look like neither human nor ghost? What is the cause of the disease?
Obviously, Jiang Li was not the only one who noticed this. Both Bai Yanliang and Yu Wenxuan had an even more shocking guess.

That is, the culprit that caused this plague may be the root of this mission.

"Mr. Bai, where is Miss Xu?"

At this time, Jiang Li finally had the opportunity to ask this question.

Bai Yanliang came in alone, and the rope tied around his wrist was missing.

Could it be that something happened to Xu Zhifei as well?

Bai Yanliang didn't look at Jiang Li and said, "She might have run into some trouble."

"What happened to Miss Xu? Does she need our help?"

Jiang Li asked quickly.

Bai Yanliang shook his head: "Ms. Jiang, you have to know that not everyone is willing to accept the kindness of others, and if there are some troubles, not causing more trouble is already the best help."

Jiang Li opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

It was raining heavily outside the house, and the sound of rain echoed in the valley, covering up all other sounds.

"Take a rest and take turns to keep watch. Mr. Yu and I will go first." Bai Yanliang glanced at Jiang Li, who was lowering his head and looking uneasy, and said in a low voice.

Jiang Li suddenly came to his senses and nodded.

Seeing Jiang Li leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, Bai Yanliang and Yu Wenxuan exchanged glances, then they stood up and walked under the eaves.

Before my eyes was a thick rain curtain. Raindrops as big as soybeans fell densely, splashing up broken water. The dark sky seemed to be whipping the earth with countless snow-white whips.

"Mr. Bai, do you know? Actually, I'm... very scared." Yu Wenxuan leaned against the door, looked up at the dark sky, and whispered.

"Humans are small and ignorant, animals are fierce and cruel, nature is majestic and amazing, and there are also theories about ghosts and gods. They cannot be touched or seen, but they seem to have traces to follow. But these... I am not afraid of them. The unknown, the uncontrollable, the things that cannot be truly touched, the things that cannot be matched... are what scare me. I hate the feeling of being out of control, but I indulge in it unconsciously. Wu Ji... gave me this feeling." Yu Wenxuan retracted his gaze and turned his head slightly to look at Bai Yanliang, "And the person who can give me this feeling of being out of control is a person. Guess who he is? Mr. Bai."

Bai Yanliang did not answer him, even though he knew that the person Yu Wenxuan was talking about was him.

There are not many people who can see through Bai Yanliang, and there are only three of them at the moment.

Among them, the one who surprised Bai Yanliang the most was Xu Zhifei, the one who was most vigilant was Ren Wudao, but the one who felt most at ease was Yu Wenxuan, who looked like a madman in front of him.

Because Bai Yanliang could understand his thoughts just as he understood himself.

"If it weren't for Wu Ji, I think we would have become friends." Yu Wenxuan looked at Bai Yanliang and suddenly smiled with his eyes narrowed.

Bai Yanliang turned his head and looked at him: "Aren't we friends?"

“Hahaha…” Yu Wenxuan seemed very happy, but as he laughed, his eyes changed, “Mr. Bai, you know, among the remaining dozen people, only one can survive.”

"And that person will undoubtedly be me."

Having said that, Yu Wenxuan no longer concealed himself at all.

He wants to live.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with this.

Everyone wants to survive, including Bai Yanliang.

He is not great enough to sacrifice himself for others.

Although many people's impression of Bai Yanliang is just two words...good guy.

Perhaps, it would be more appropriate to add the word "bad" in front.

But... this time no one knew that this goody-goody was a character created by Bai Yanliang after he carefully imitated another person.

His good-for-nothing brother may have buried himself ten years ago for similar reasons. In Bai Yanliang's own opinion, everything he did to survive was reasonable.

He imitated, learned, and dressed himself up carefully. He lived with the character of a researcher for a long, long time.

So long that... he almost forgot his original self.

He has no emotions, but he is not stupid.

He could feel their feelings for him, but precisely because of this, Bai Yanliang remained calm.

Because he knew that what they liked was the reflection of another person, not the real Bai Yanliang...

In fact, he was also "afraid".

He was afraid that after taking off the mask, he would become the second Yu Wenxuan, the second... monster that everyone wanted to avoid.

Ten years...a period of time that may sound short at first, but is actually a very long time.

In the past ten years, Bai Yanliang has not had even one friend...

Only he himself knows how lonely this is.

And the Yu Wenxuan in front of him is the only person Bai Yanliang has met so far who can show his true self without any disguise.

Because he and he are the same kind of people.

"You were the one who sent that document, right?" Bai Yanliang looked at Yu Wenxuan, his face expressionless but his eyes bright, "Point out the key, stir up conflicts, and let them kill each other."

Yu Wenxuan looked at Bai Yanliang in surprise, and the smile on his face became even more intense.

He could clearly feel that Bai Yanliang's temperament was changing.

Apart from ghosts, only he could have this unpredictable, difficult to interpret, and uncontrollable feeling!

Yu Wenxuan's body was trembling, not because of fear, but because of excitement.

"Mr. Bai...you are so funny." Although Yu Wenxuan spoke softly, he was very close to him. "I just...help Wu Ji speed up the process. They will die sooner or later anyway, right?"

Bai Yanliang looked straight into Yu Wenxuan's eyes, and Yu Wenxuan did not dodge at all.

After a moment, Bai Yanliang said expressionlessly: "So, you are also a loser who only knows how to follow the rules."

The smile on Yu Wenxuan's face froze, and his squinting eyes slowly opened, revealing a cold light.

"Rules?" Yu Wenxuan stared at Bai Yanliang, "I have trampled on countless rules."

"Where's Wu Ji?"

Although Bai Yanliang was asking, his tone had already told Yu Wenxuan the answer.

You followed the last rule of Wu Ji. You were afraid. You were afraid of death. You were afraid that the person left at the end would not be you...

Yu Wenxuan's expression changed wildly. What Bai Yanliang suddenly pointed out happened to hit the point that he had deliberately ignored.

In Yu Wenxuan's mind, Wu Ji and ghosts have a superior-subordinate relationship, which is reflected in the rules set by Wu Ji, which not only they but also ghosts must abide by.

Therefore, Yu Wenxuan subconsciously never thought of resisting the rules set by Wu Ji itself.

For example... in the end, only one person can survive.

His face turned red and white, and he felt that Bai Yanliang must be full of sarcasm at this moment.

Because he is not a rule breaker at all. After all, he is just a more "law-abiding" practitioner.

(End of this chapter)