White Fence Dream

Chapter 164: Trance
When he lowered his head, Zhuang Li was already in a trance.

She looked at the gem ring, at her own face and eyes reflected in it, looking deeply into it, as if looking into a deep pool.

Endless and dark.

Her consciousness continued to sink and she searched, and gradually a woman's figure appeared in her sight.

The woman was floating at the bottom of the pool, her face and figure were blurry, her black hair and white gauze dress were like clouds and mist.

Zhuang Li looked at her quietly, then slowly opened his mouth.

Jiang Mian'er.

The dead silent water began to ripple, and the sound spread out in circles, surrounding the woman at the bottom of the pool.

The sound became louder and louder, not only hers, but also Bai Ying's.

“She is very pretty…”

“She is very majestic…”

As the sound was heard, human figures appeared faintly in the ripples, and palaces flashed by in an intertwined and mixed manner.

The water in the pool became more and more boiling, until there was a loud bang, and in an instant, all the sounds disappeared, and the woman at the bottom of the pool opened her eyes.

Zhuang Li felt as if he was suddenly pulled into the water, face to face with the woman, just like being close to a mirror. In the mirror, the woman's originally blurry face showed eyes, nose, and mouth...

The next moment, the world was spinning.

Zhuang Li's body slowly sank into the water. She looked up. The gem ring surface looked like a mirror, but more like a wellhead.

Before she was outside, now she is inside.

There was a person sitting at the wellhead.

The man had his back to her.

She saw her stretching her body, heard Bai Ying's scream, and saw Bai Ying shaking the Sanqing Bell.

The Sanqing Bell made no sound.

Zhuang Li couldn't help but laugh.

She had seen the small bell of Shengzu Temple in Bai Ying's hand before. She entered Bai Ying's dream in the palace and transformed herself into Zhang Ze. As soon as she approached, Bai Ying realized that she had woken up.

Bai Ying said that this bell could break her tricks.

But, she didn't use it on Bai Ying, she used it on herself.

This Sanqing Bell protects Baiying from falling into the maze and does not care whether she falls into the maze or not.

So, she wore a gemstone ring that reflected her face and acted like a mirror, and she looked at herself and confused herself.

Jiang Mian'er.

She is Jiang Mian'er.

The surroundings became increasingly quiet. Zhuang Li sank silently, and gradually lost all feeling in his hands, feet and body.

The wellhead was getting farther and farther away, and her eyes were becoming dimmer and dimmer.

She knew that she was taking a risk and that she might never wake up again.

She is gambling, a chance.

.......
.......
Bai Ying shook the Sanqing Bell frantically.

No bell rang, and the person in front of him did not shatter like before.

What happened? Is the Sanqing bell broken?
Bai Ying looked at the person in front of her in disbelief. Why wasn't the person in front of her her sister?

Why did she see...

"Empress——" Wang Degui also screamed and looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief.

He forgot to support Bai Ying, nor did he risk his life to stand in front of Bai Ying.

With a thud, he knelt on the ground.

"Mother--"

He murmured as he looked at the woman in front of him.

The two "Niangniang" are not referring to the same person.

Wang Degui was an old eunuch who was left behind after the new emperor entered the palace. Naturally, he had met Empress Jiang.

Who doesn’t want to see Queen Jiang?

Who doesn’t want to follow Queen Chiang?
Following Empress Jiang, the eunuchs were all released to serve as officials.

It’s a pity that his talents were mediocre and he failed to catch the eye of Empress Chiang.

This was his bad luck, but it was also his good luck. He had escaped the fighting and purge and lived to this day. He could continue to live in the imperial city and also climb up to Concubine Bai with the help of Zhang Ze.

The White Concubine is no ordinary person.

He was born in a humble family and his family was convicted of being a member of Jiang's clan and executed, but he did not die. Instead, he regained favor and even had an imperial heir.

You must know that the emperor has been on the throne for five years and still has no son. His seat on the court is stable, but the court is also unstable. Now that there is an heir to the throne, Concubine Bai is unshakable in the emperor's heart.

Concubine Bai also has the secret help of the cruel official Zhang Ze. Just today, the prince of Dongyang Marquis also defected to Concubine Bai.

Because Bai Fei's sister who was on the run was actually the sweetheart of the Prince of Dongyang.

This shows how lucky Bai Fei is.

Maybe Concubine Bai will be more powerful than Empress Jiang in the future...
But what happens now?

How come he saw Queen Jiang!
There is a legend in the palace that the ghost of Empress Jiang has harmed Concubine Bai, but he has not seen it. People privately say that only Concubine Bai and the royal heir in her belly are qualified to do so.

It’s also a kind of blessing.

I didn't expect that Wang Degui would have this good fortune...

Wang Degui knelt on the ground, stunned and at a loss.

What happened? Bai Ying held the Sanqing Bell tightly. The Sanqing Bell was shaking, and her body was shaking as well, but it was shaking like a sieve, and no sound could be heard from the Sanqing Bell.

Why didn't it work? Wasn't what she saw an illusion?
Isn’t this an illusion created by her sister to scare people?
"Someone, take it, take it down--" she said in a trembling voice.

The five soldiers who had been guarding her and the five soldiers who had been guarding Zhuang Li were not as useless as Wang Degui and they knelt down directly.

They did not recognize the person in front of them, but were shocked by the situation, especially the reactions of Bai Ying and Wang Degui. They instinctively pointed their weapons at Zhuang Li.

Following Bai Ying's shout, the five men stabbed the woman who stood up with their knives.

The woman was originally looking around, but when she noticed the movement she looked towards the five people.

She said, "Back off."

There were no unnecessary movements, and even the voices were not loud.

With a crisp sound, the swords in the hands of the five men fell to the ground, and they knelt on the ground with dazed expressions.

The five soldiers who were originally guarding Bai Ying did not move forward, but their weapons fell to the ground.

Bai Ying stepped back in horror.

It's a ghost.

This is a method that only ghosts have.

The Sanqing Bell is no longer useful.

But there is also the Emperor's Bell.

She couldn't help but look at the imperial bell hanging in the middle of the roof.

The person in front of him also looked up and frowned: "Xuan Yangzi's things?"

Bai Ying looked at her again, her voice hoarse: "Mother, mother, you..."

The queen looked at her and said, "You still recognize me. I thought you didn't recognize me."

Bai Ying couldn't hold on any longer, she held her belly and slowly knelt down: "My queen, I have been looking forward to your return——"

The person in front of him smiled: "Really?"

She took a step forward as she spoke.

As she took a step, Bai Ying's expression became terrified again as she looked at this person whose body was clearly her sister's, but whose face was not.

Is it true or false?

If it was a nightmare, why haven't I woken up yet?

Bai Ying felt like she was about to faint. If she really fainted, would she be able to wake up?
She held her belly with her hand and looked at the person in front of her: "My queen, let me go, I, I have——"

"You have a child?" The person in front of her took over the conversation, and seemed to have just noticed her bulging belly. She pursed her lips and said, "I thought you had gained weight."

She seemed to be about to tell a joke, but no one laughed.

"I, I'm pregnant." Bai Ying said in a trembling voice. She thought of something and crawled towards her, pressing her belly. She raised her head with awe in her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I, I gave birth to this child. It will be yours. You will have an heir, and you can be the queen, the queen mother, and no one can question you—"

These words seemed much funnier than what she had said before, and the person in front of her threw his head back and laughed.

"I don't need this thing," she said.

She doesn't want it? The child can't tempt her. This child is useless. Bai Ying just feels confused and has a cramp in her abdomen.

She pressed her abdomen and groaned in pain.

"You——" The person in front of him took a step forward and seemed to be about to speak.

But with one step, the imperial bell above his head shook, made a buzzing sound, and the beams on the roof suddenly collapsed and fell down.

She hurriedly stepped back, and the wooden beam fell to the ground with a crash. But to Bai Ying who was crawling on the ground, Wang Degui who was kneeling on the ground in a daze, and the soldiers and guards, the huge wooden beam was like a phantom, passing through their bodies and disappearing.

This was not the end, as she stepped back, not just a beam, but the entire dome roof came crashing down.

She had nowhere to retreat.

She did not step back, but lifted her hands up, and the falling arched roof stopped instantly. With debris falling like snow, she pushed upwards violently, and the roof fell upwards.

The target is the Imperial Bell floating in the air.

The roof penetrated the Emperor Bell and disappeared in an instant.

The Emperor Bell shook, and the entire roof shattered, revealing four large bright red characters.

Tao follows nature.

She raised her head and looked at the four big words. Her originally fair face turned red, and at the same time, tiny cracks spread, as if a piece of porcelain was about to break.

The whole building was also crumbling, the ground made a creaking sound, and a crack appeared in it. At this moment, countless spider silks flew from all directions, and she, who was standing on the ground, was suspended in the air with the help of the spider silks.

The crack under my feet was like a gaping mouth, swallowing everything in its path.

She turned her head and looked outside the building. The originally dazzling palace looked like an ink painting splashed with water. The lanterns had become blurry, reality had become illusion, and instead, countless illusory spider silks were flying in the night, presenting a strange galaxy.

There was a person sitting at the end of the galaxy.

It seems far away, but also very clear.

Shen Qing held the strings tightly with both hands, and the flying strings were back under his control.

"My lady, please don't move. Don't disturb it. I'll tear it apart—"

As he spoke, he stroked the strings of the zither. Stars floated in the sky and countless spider silk spread out. The originally blurry palace became clear again. The spider silk pulled out figures one by one from it, both men and women, dressed in gorgeous clothes. They were originally frozen in place.

"Tear it down."

"Tear it down."

The sounds cascaded and spread out like ripples.

Following the sound, outside the Linde Hall, whether it was the dignitaries who came to watch the lanterns, or the eunuchs, or the guards, both men and women, walked towards the Jielin Tower.

Their eyes were dull, with smiles frozen on their faces, and they opened their mouths and made sounds in unison.

"Tear it down."

"Tear it down."