White Hedge Dream

Chapter 155 Silian

The night was deep, and there was faint noise in the distance, but it was not the New Year's Day, and there was no custom of keeping a vigil, so the Dongyang Marquis Mansion gradually fell into silence.

Zhou Jingyun looked at Zhuang Li who was getting into bed. Thinking of what she said, he couldn't help but ask again: "Do you really just want me to watch you sleep?"

At that time in Wanhua Building, in the first sentence he was still saying that a very dangerous situation had occurred, but in the next sentence Zhuang Li said that he should go home and sleep.

Perhaps he was too tired and wanted to go back to rest. Zhou Jingyun originally understood this, but after coming back to wash up, he watched Zhuang Li light the incense burner and hang up a piece of writing he had written...

"Next I'm going to sleep and explore the illusion through dreams," she said.

Zhou Jingyun felt that he had heard enough strange words tonight, but he didn't expect to hear something even more bizarre.

He understood every word of this sentence individually, but when put together, it made his mind buzz.

He was silent for a moment and simply didn't think about it anymore. He just asked: "Is it dangerous?"

Zhuang Li smiled and nodded at him.

"But you have to do it, right?" Zhou Jingyun asked.

Zhuang Li nodded, and when he wanted to explain, Zhou Jingyun had already nodded first.

"What can I do?" he asked.

Zhuang Li looked at him and smiled: "Watch me sleep."

There was white smoke slowly rising from the incense burner, and there was no fragrance in the room. In the dim light of the night, the words hanging beside the bed seemed a little blurry.

"Sleeping is a very dangerous thing for me. Having a trustworthy person watching by me affects whether I can wake up smoothly."

Listening to Zhuang Li speaking softly, Zhou Jingyun was silent again. Sleeping is actually very dangerous for her? No wonder things happened a few times...

If she can't wake up, will someone else wake up? He thought of the other face he saw on her face that morning.

Has it really changed?

Zhuang Li was lying on the pillow. Although the night was dim, he could see Zhou Jingyun's expression of shock, confusion and confusion.

The words she said and the things she did sounded like a lunatic. People who heard her would either think she was crazy or they themselves would think she was crazy.

She also thought this way when she was a child, either she was a lunatic or others were lunatic. It was not until later that she understood that she could not be a lunatic and others could not be lunatic. Therefore, it is said: It is better to be clear.

She is like this, let alone a normal person like Zhou Jingyun.

"You don't have to think too much, just treat it as a..." she said.

Before the dream could be spoken, Zhou Jingyun had already spoken.

"How do I recognize danger? When should you wake up? How can I wake you up?" he asked.

Although he doesn't understand those words, he shouldn't understand or think about them. He should only ask about what he can see in front of him and what he can do with his hands.

Zhuang Li looked at him and smiled, then pointed outside seriously: "The smoke from the incense burner is gone and all the words are wet and blurry. It's time for me to wake up. If I don't wake up at this time, you can shake me and call my name. If If I still don’t wake up, pick me up and throw me into the tub. If I still don’t wake up, just wait.”

As for how long to wait and whether she could wait until she woke up, she didn't say anything.

Maybe she doesn't know either.

This is what is called dangerous.

Zhou Jingyun did not ask further: "I understand." He took out a book from under the pillow and said, "Let me read to you."

I don’t know when I stopped reading to lull myself to sleep, but I started again this time.

Zhuang Li pursed his lips and nodded with a smile: "Okay." She lay down on the pillow, pulled up the quilt, looked at Zhou Jingyun again, and closed her eyes.

A male voice recited in a low voice.

The sound went from clear to fade away.

Zhuang Li's body sank suddenly and hit the ground, surrounded by silence.

She opened her eyes and looked at the familiar sleeping child. Shangguan Yue fell asleep as expected.

She did not stop and sank deeper into Shangguan Yue's dream, layer by layer, until she landed again. But this time, as soon as she turned her head, she saw that the child was not sleeping as before, but sitting with his eyes open.

When she appeared, the child looked over.

this.

Li Yu, deep in the dreamland, started to dream?

Zhuang Li was shocked. This dreamless state was created by sleeping layer by layer. Now that Li Yu, who is deepest in his heart, is no longer sleeping, is this dreamless state about to collapse?

It's not bad luck, is it?

She looked at the child, and the child looked at her. There was silence between heaven and earth.

Don't scare or arouse the dream owner's vigilance. You must follow their love, request and thoughts...

"You're awake." Zhuang Li said softly, pointing to the side, "Your mother-in-law went to cook for you. Your mother-in-law said, don't cry, she will be back soon."

Zhuang Li didn't say the threat that she wouldn't come back if you cried.

His mother-in-law really didn't come back, and it wasn't because he cried.

Even in a dream, don't add to his pain, he is already in pain.

The child withdrew his gaze and looked around, seeming to be looking for his grandma—

The dream is still stable.

Zhuang Li relaxed slightly, and the child turned his eyes back to look at her. He suddenly raised his hand and made a strange gesture towards her.

Put your hands together and clap?

What does this mean?

Zhuang Li was puzzled, but smiled politely at him.

But the next moment, the world was spinning, with the child looking terrified, and the surrounding area collapsing.

The fence was hanging upside down and floating upwards, with two levels on one level. I don't know which level it was. Finally, the world started spinning again and the person fell to the ground.

The surroundings were empty and the child was sleeping peacefully.

Zhuang Li got up, but this time the child did not wake up on his own initiative and did not react to the extra people around him.

Zhuang Li didn't dare to wake him up.

Li Yu didn't know if he could stay calm with this fragment.

It was obvious that Shangguan Yue's heart was stimulated. He must have seen someone who frightened him on the street tonight.

Empress Chiang.

Zhuang Li reached out and touched half of his face.

To the young Li Yu, Empress Chiang was a terrifying existence.

But now there is no other way.

Zhuang Li looked at the sleeping child and stretched out his hand to tear off a piece of his skirt and wrap it around his face, barely covering his face.

"Li Yu, Li Yu." She called softly.

The child slowly opened his eyes, his eyes blank, and when he saw her face, he looked horrified -

"My face is stained." Zhuang Li said hurriedly, turning around to avoid it, his voice timid, "Your mother has the best mirror in the world, can you let me borrow it?"

The fear faded from the child's face, and a slightly dazed smile appeared.

"My grandma has the best mirror in the world." He murmured.

As he finished speaking, a bronze mirror appeared in front of Zhuang Li. It was as shiny as before, but he didn't know if it was because of the fluctuations in his heart that the mirror was a little dim.

That's enough.

Zhuang Li hurriedly moved over, looked at his own eyes in the mirror, and looked deeply. There was a noise in his ears, and there were fireworks blooming in his sight.

She couldn't help but look up slightly. She who was sitting by the window in the mirror also raised her head and said something to Zhou Jingyun standing next to her. Zhou Jingyun also looked over, but the next moment he looked at the street again, his expression a little nervous. .

The float is coming.

She also looked over while sitting by the window.

Did she fall asleep at this moment?

Zhuang Li thought to himself, and suddenly he saw fireworks blooming in the night sky in the mirror. No, these are not fireworks. The radiance is not light, but spider silk. The spider silk is trembling, falling from the sky to the street, densely wrapped in it. Everyone.

So is she.

Is this Shen Qing's dream? So scary…..

Even though she was looking through the mirror, Zhuang Li felt her spine tingle. She suppressed her fear and looked towards the street. She saw the Li family's float approaching. Everyone on the street was dancing to the pull of the spider threads. Smiling at the corner of her mouth, the dancers on the float are also turning with the spider threads.

Zhuang Li felt his eyes were dazzled, but he still looked hard and saw that the spider silk falling from the sky actually rose from Shen Qing's knees.

There was a piano on his lap.

As Shen Qing plucked the strings, what came out was not music, but countless spider threads.

No, it's not just that. Zhuang Li squinted his eyes and looked at the guqin through the spider silk. There was a little bright red on the guqin.

It's not bright red, it's a butterfly!

Butterfly!

What Shen Qing plays is not the piano, but the wings of a butterfly!

With his eyes focused, Zhuang Li felt his body slump forward and hit the mirror.

Because there was a mirror in the way, she clung to the mirror, but she clearly saw herself in the mirror being pulled toward the street by the spider silk.

Rather, the threads pulled her out into the street.

Standing on the street, she held a hand on the silhouette of a silhouette that was transformed into a ball of spider silk, and walked happily along the street with the silhouette.

Zhuang Li leaned against the mirror and looked at her sitting by the window.

That's not her anymore.

The spider silk was peeling off her body, and she was also peeling off. The next moment, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, a new figure emerged.

The figure gradually became clearer, showing an apricot-yellow skirt and colorful shawl. She leaned against the window railing, her temples swaying, and slowly opened her eyes.

As she looked, the terrifying spider threads faded away, and there were only joyful crowds, colorful lanterns, and gorgeous fireworks in the world.

There are cranes flying in the night sky and chirping loudly.

What a great celebration.

A smile appeared on her lips and she looked at Zhou Jingyun aside.

The spider silk on Zhou Jingyun's body also faded, and he stood upright. "When I see the Lantern Festival, what do you think I think?" she said.

Zhuang Li pressed against the mirror, not only could he see her face clearly, but her voice seemed to ring in his ears through the mirror, clear and quiet.

Zhou Jingyun lowered his head, looked at the speaker with a dazed expression, and then snorted in displeasure: "This is the prosperous age of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

She laughed, sounding like a bell, and leaned back slightly: "No, what I am thinking is that fireworks are flammable, so be careful with the candles."

Zhou Jingyun seemed stunned.

A male voice came loudly from the street.

"Your Majesty, we will strictly guard the fireworks and watch the wind. We will never let the fire disturb the people. Please enjoy the festival to the fullest, Your Majesty."

Zhuang Li looked at Shen Qing standing on the float, smiling and raising his hand to salute.

People on the street were immersed in the shock of the cranes flying in the sky, with adults and children cheering.

There was a woman who did not look at the crane, but looked at her sitting by the window. She waved her hands with tears and knelt down to worship.

Zhuang Li looked past the woman and saw the woman's back in the crowd, holding an illusory figure and holding a Rakshasa mask. She was so happy that her figure seemed to have turned into a child, jumping around and walking further and further away. There are figures of people mingling in the front, including young soldiers riding horses, girls working with rolled up sleeves, kind men raising their hands to twist their beards, grasslands, forests, undulating mountains, and horses running like lightning -

Compared to the grand fireworks, the whole world celebrates, which is more attractive.

There was a gentle cracking sound in his ears, and Zhuang Li was startled. From the corner of his eye, he saw cracks on the mirror surface, like spider threads.

Spider silk!

Zhuang Li stepped back suddenly, but it was still a step too late. Countless spider threads penetrated the mirror and wrapped around her.

The people in the mirror no longer looked at the lanterns, but turned their heads to look at her.

A child's scream rang in his ears.

But this time the mirror did not break, because some spider silk also flew towards the child, instantly entangled him, covering his mouth and eyes.

The screams were blocked, the sight was blocked, the child's expression became dull, and the spider silk turned into hands again, gently patting him to make him fall asleep.

Can't sleep.

She was really going to sleep, and neither Shangguan Yue nor she could wake up.

Zhuang Li rushed over and hugged the child, tearing the spider silk with all his strength.

"Li Yu, wake up! Wake up!"

"Li Yu, your mother-in-law is missing!"

This sentence made the child open his eyes. Zhuang Li pushed him hard to the ground, while he opened his hands and grabbed them everywhere.

Countless spider threads seemed to be pulled towards her body. She rotated vigorously, wrapping all the spider threads around her body, leaving only one head exposed.

Seeing this horrific scene, the child burst into tears.

…

…

"Master—"

The shouting in my ears got louder and louder, accompanied by water splashing down.

Shangguan Yue opened her eyes suddenly, and before she could see clearly, she fell off the bed and slapped her body hard.

"Spider, spider!" he shouted.

Shopkeeper Cai was a little at a loss. He wanted to support him, but also looked at him, "What's wrong, Master? There are no spiders, there are no spiders."

Shangguan Yue pushed him away and continued to beat herself wildly.

Seeing the young master's unprecedented fear and red eyes, Shopkeeper Cai felt that his legs were weak. Young Master, are you crazy?

He suddenly remembered what happened before, the young master was like this -

"Master, have you had a nightmare? Master, don't be afraid, wake up, wake up."

He rushed over, grabbed Shangguan Yue again, and strangled him hard to prevent him from breaking free.

Accompanied by shouts and pain from being strangled in his arms and body.

pain.

Shangguan Yue slowly calmed down, her hands still struggling to slap her body, but the speed slowed down.

dream?

It's a dream.

Yes, it was a dream. Bai Li had said that if he wanted him to sleep, he needed his dreams.

He slept, and when he slept he was dreaming.

Now that I'm awake, I'm no longer in a dream.

He suddenly couldn't remember what he had dreamed about, he just felt very scared.

It seems to be entangled with something.

Something seems to be missing.

Grandma.

He lost his mother-in-law.

Shangguan Yue stopped flapping her hands and slowly hugged her knees, feeling the trembling in her body.

He didn't even know why he was afraid.

He is an adult.

He is not afraid of anything.

But fear kept rising from the depths of his heart, drowning him layer by layer.

It turns out that dreams are so scary.

Bai Li, how is she?

Is she scared too?

….

….

It became quiet.

As layers of spider silk were entangled, Zhuang Li's head was also wrapped, completely isolated from the outside world.

Shangguan Yue should be awake.

It must be frightening.

Hope he doesn't get scared crazy.

He was right not to dream.

Dreams are so scary

No one will know what happened.

No one can truly control dreams.

Because no one can control what they think or don't think.

In dreams, your fears and desires cannot be covered up.

In dreams, your fears and desires can consume you.

Zhuang Li felt the spider threads twisting around each other, getting tighter and denser, and the world became quieter and quieter.

Go to sleep. When you fall asleep, you won't be afraid anymore.

She was still holding the spider silk in her hand, but she was no longer tearing it, and her eyes were slowly closing.

Until, suddenly, the suspended body suddenly fell downwards. The suffocation made her weak body tighten instantly. She began to struggle, using her hands and feet together, struggling hard. This is the instinct of a person facing death.

Just before her last breath was gone, her eyes shot open.

The water was above her head.

real.

flowing.

Biting.

She jumped up and stretched out her hand.

A pair of hands reached out, grabbed her hands, and pulled her up.

The water fell from my ears, and the dim light poured in, mixed with calls.

"Ali, Ali."

As if this name was not enough, the voice paused and then sounded again.

"White fence, white fence!"

Zhuang Li grabbed these hands and lay on the tub with the sound of rushing water, breathing heavily.

She raised her head and looked at Zhou Jingyun standing in front of her through her wet hair and the water that was still dripping, gradually becoming clearer in the morning light.

"Ali." Zhou Jingyun held her hand tightly, squatted down, looked into her eyes, and called again.

"It's me." Zhuang Li said, his voice hoarse, "I am Bai Li."

Zhou Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief, that's good, that's good, he was really afraid that he was doing something wrong, that he couldn't help -

"I'll get a towel—" he said, standing up and taking a step to the side.

But Zhuang Li grabbed him.

"Your Majesty," she said, "I want to ask you a favor."

Zhou Jingyun looked at her: "Say."

Zhuang Li raised his head, his face was full of water, he didn't know whether he was choked or experienced some pain, his eyes were red.

"You have to help me." She said softly, "Kill Zhuang Li."