White Fence Dream

Chapter 293 Under the Bell
"Ali——"

Watching Bai Li and Queen Jiang suddenly disappear under the bell, Zhou Jingyun ran wildly again.

But just like before, no matter how he ran, he just stayed in the same place.

When he suddenly saw Xuan Yangzi in the cell, he guessed that something had happened to A Li. As he questioned him, the next moment he saw Bai Li, or to be exact, Bai Li and Queen Jiang.

In the sight, Bai Li was supporting Li Yu, with one hand in front of Li Yu, and there seemed to be a sharp weapon in his hand that stabbed Li Yu.

Li Yu was covered in blood and his face was pale. He stroked Bai Li's left cheek with his hand and his eyes were blurred.

Next to them, Jiang Mian'er, wearing shredded white gauze, with long flying hair and bare feet made of rubies, looked like a ghost and enchanting, with a smile on her face.

Although it was not the first time I saw Queen Jiang, before she was either just a face or merged with Bai Li. This was the first time I saw the real her.

She escaped from the White Hedge?

Did she hurt Li Yu?
Li Yu is now the emperor.

That imperial bell was designed to suppress the illusory evil spirit of Empress Jiang.

So Xuan Yangzi was alarmed.

Is this a reality that hurt Li Yu or an illusion?
But no matter in reality or illusion, Bai Li will be in danger!

In reality, other people cannot see Queen Jiang, they only see that Bai Li hurt Li Yu, which is a capital crime of treason.

In the illusion, Emperor Zhong wanted to get rid of Jiang, and Bai Li's soul would inevitably be damaged. Bai Li said before that he was almost trapped in a dream by Emperor Zhong and couldn't wake up, but fortunately he encountered Li Yu's dreamless world.

He picked up the tea and was about to pour it on Xuan Yangzi.

"It's no use splashing water on me to wake me up." Xuan Yangzi said, "I said, it's the obsession that hurts people, it has nothing to do with me."

He pointed at the three people in front of him.

"Li Yu's obsession awakened Empress Jiang, and Empress Jiang's obsession alarmed the Emperor's Bell."

He pointed to the four words "Tao follows nature" in the scarlet world.

"As long as the obsession is not eliminated, this soul will not be extinguished, and the Tao is not natural."

Zhou Jingyun ignored what he said and poured the tea out anyway. The tea did not fall on Xuan Yangzi, but slowly rose up and disappeared between heaven and earth.

After verifying that he could not influence Xuan Yangzi, he turned and ran towards Bai Li. Although he didn't know what he could do, at least he was by her side.

But no matter how he ran or how he shouted, Bai Li and the other two were still far away from him, and they could not hear his voice, as if they were in two different worlds.

He did not give up, he kept running and shouting.

Didn’t Xuan Yangzi say that everything was due to obsession? His obsession was Bai Li. He wanted Bai Li to be safe. He wanted Bai Li to see and hear—

He was running and calling, and his sight did not freeze on Bai Li. He saw Bai Li stand up, and Jiang Mian'er suddenly disappeared. The next moment, Bai Li rushed straight into the sky and flew naturally. As the light and shadows of swords, arrows and spears rose and fell, the four words in his sight disappeared one by one.

Disappeared!
He saw Jiang Hou reappear, saw what the two were talking about, and saw that both of them were laughing——

Did they win? Did they get rid of their obsession?
Zhou Jingyun turned around and looked at Xuan Yangzi. Although he had been running for a long time, he was actually still standing beside Xuan Yangzi. Then he saw Xuan Yangzi lower his eyes, stand up, and then take a step forward——

Zhou Jingyun's scalp suddenly went numb, and Xuan Yangzi appeared in his sight.

One sitting and one standing.

not good.

He turned around and yelled over there: "Ali - be careful -"

This time, Bai Li in the distance seemed to have heard it, and she looked up.

But Xuan Yangzi, who was standing, walked past him and sat down. A big bell fell in his sight and Bai Li and Jiang Mian'er disappeared instantly.

Ah Li!

"Ali!"

Dust filled the air between heaven and earth. Zhou Jingyun could not see anything clearly. His feet felt weak, perhaps he could not run anymore.

I won't be able to run.

Ah Li once said that if you can't use any strength in the illusion, then naturally you won't be exhausted.

Zhou Jingyun gritted his teeth and continued to lift his legs. Everything in the illusion was fake. As long as he was determined, he would not be afraid of anything false.

"Ali——" he shouted loudly, looking at the vast dust.

cough cough.

Is it because his voice is hoarse or is it because of the dust and smoke that he is choking?

No, this isn't his cough!

"cough--"

Another heavy cough.

Zhou Jingyun was stunned. The dust settled and he was still standing there. Xuan Yangzi was in front and behind him. A large clock fell to the ground in front of him. The next moment, the clock slowly rose up, shaking but rising little by little.

Two figures gradually appeared under the clock.

The figures were slender and weak. They raised their hands and coughed, and their figures trembled with the coughs.

Ah Li!

It’s Ali!
Zhou Jingyun was overjoyed: "Ali——"

As he shouted, a coughing figure looked over here, and her eyes met his.

"Zhou Jingyun!" Bai Li shouted, "I told you it was Zhou Jingyun, I didn't hear it wrong!"

She could hear him, she could see him! Zhou Jingyun ran again, but no matter how hard she ran, she couldn't get close.

Jiang Mian'er glanced at Zhou Jingyun and said, "So what if it's him? I can't help you at all. Bai Li, use more force. If you hit him again, you won't be able to get out."

Bai Li gritted his teeth and held on to the downward pressure of the clock.

"Why didn't he help? If I hadn't heard him shouting 'Be careful', I would have turned you into a long sword in time, leaving a gap. You and I would be helpless inside the clock now." She said, and then looked at Zhou Jingyun who was trying to run over here, "Zhou Jingyun——"

Hearing her shout, Zhou Jingyun quickened his pace.

"Don't run away—" Bai Li shouted, "This is an illusion. Far away, it's near; near, it's far away. You can't get close by running."

Her gaze shifted away from Zhou Jingyun and fell on Xuan Yangzi who was sitting cross-legged.

"Xuan Yangzi, you are a monk with no mercy, dragging innocent people into the illusion!"

Xuan Yangzi, who was sitting in the back, raised his head with a gentle expression: "Your coming here is inseparable from his thoughts. When you are here, he is in an illusion."

When she was here, he was already in a fantasy. Did it start from Zhuang Li? Bai Li thought.

Jiang Mian'er's voice rose.

"Xuan Yangzi, you are where you are today, isn't it because the great-grandfather of the Li family entered into a fantasy and worshipped Lao Dan as his ancestor that you, the so-called guardian of the family, came into being?"

"They are all crazy and delusional. What do you think you can do about the country?"

After saying that, he called out to Bai Li.

"Poke this broken clock over!"

Following the shout, Bai Li, who was in a trance, did not hesitate at all. He suddenly raised his hand upwards, and Jiang Mian'er on the other side suddenly disappeared. The huge bell tilted and fell down immediately. But this time, when the bell hit the ground and created dust and smoke, there was a buzzing sound, and Bai Li jumped out holding a spear that pierced through the bell wall -

The bells rang and dispersed.

Bai Li stood firm, the spear in her hand disappeared, and Jiang Mian'er's figure swayed and fell beside her.

"Xuan Yangzi, you've come just in time." Jiang Mian'er looked at Xuan Yangzi and took a step forward. "Let me ask you, you keep saying that you are protecting Emperor Li, so why did you go against the late emperor's wishes that day and confuse him with illusions, causing him to lose his mind?"

As she took a step forward, Zhou Jingyun felt that the originally distant figure was beginning to approach, but when he looked past Jiang Mian'er, Bai Li was still in the distance.

"I was taught by the late emperor himself. He said I was smarter than any of his sons."

"I cleaned up the court, eliminated the accumulated abuses, broke up the aristocracy, and recruited talents." "I did kill a lot of people, but many of them deserved to die."

"There are many people who scold me, hate me and fear me, but there are also many people who praise me, rely on me and assist me."

"The late emperor agreed to hand over the throne to me."

"He said, leave it to me, and the Great Zhou will have a different look."

"This is his will, why did you go against it? You kept saying you were protecting the Great Zhou Emperor, but in the end you ruined his mind and made him die in despair!"

As she spoke, Jiang Mian'er took one step closer and stood in front of Xuan Yangzi.

Her messy dress slipped off and turned into her once gorgeous court dress.

She had her hair tied up in a high bun and wore a crown on her head.

She looked down at Xuan Yangzi from a high position, emphasizing every word.

"Xuan Yangzi, you are the evil spirit that harmed the Emperor of the Great Zhou!"

Zhou Jingyun withdrew his gaze from Bai Li and fell on Jiang Mian'er.

It turns out that the late emperor was willing to give her power and agreed to let her inherit the throne?

At this moment, is this just his own hallucination, or is it real?

He should firmly believe that it was an illusion. After all, he firmly believed that Queen Jiang was dead. This was just his own impression, or the impression given to Bai Li by others, such as Shen Qingzhi.

but.
What's impossible about this?

Didn't he think so? Compared to those princes, she was the most suitable person to inherit the throne.

He believed in her, and many others believed in her and were willing to work for her.

Then the late emperor would naturally be impressed by her.

It's not about being bewitched by witchcraft, nor is it about being absurd in pampering beauty.

Xuan Yangzi, who was sitting in the front, raised his head with a wooden face, looking at the gorgeously dressed woman in front of him, and said word by word: "He is the emperor of the Great Zhou, but he passed the throne to a woman. He is a king without virtue, not a king of the Great Zhou."

Jiang Mian'er interrupted him coldly: "Fathers and sons are fighting, fathers and sons are killing each other, the government is full of corruption, the world is in turmoil, and the people are living in misery. You, Xuan Yangzi, sit high and do nothing. When you see the throne being passed to a woman, you immediately say that the emperor is no longer an emperor and has become a king without moral integrity?"

Xuan Yangzi, who was sitting in the back, raised his head, his face gentle, and said slowly: "Jiang Mian'er, I know you are unwilling, but he is a king without moral integrity for doing this. This is not my judgment, but the judgment of the Great Zhou royal family and the judgment of the Great Zhou officials--"

He raised his hand and pointed upward.

"look."

Jiang Mian'er raised her head, Zhou Jingyun also raised his head, and Bai Li, who was standing in the distance, also raised his head, and saw that the Emperor Bell that had fallen and been punctured appeared in the air again.

It was still the same small copper bell as before.

As they looked up, the copper bells swung, making clear sounds.

"careful!"

Zhou Jingyun blurted out.

But this time the four words "Tao follows nature" did not appear, and the Emperor Bell did not fall down. Instead, as it shook, a strong wind blew up, sweeping across the sky and earth, and countless shadows came from all directions.

The vision is dim and the shadows are like ghosts.

No, it is indeed a ghost.

Shock flashed in Zhou Jingyun's eyes as he recognized that they were many dead people.

There were emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty who had only been seen in portraits, and there were officials and princes who had died and whom he had seen with his own eyes.

There were many more that he could not recognize. He could only tell that they were officials, marquises, and princes of the Great Zhou by the fact that they were wearing official uniforms.

He even saw Li Chengyuan——

They floated in the air, sometimes condensed into shape, sometimes scattered, and gathered with the strong wind from the Emperor Bell, rising up to form a pavilion.

The pavilion rose from the ground, and the imperial bell that was originally hanging in the air was hanging steadily on it.

"This imperial bell is composed of the thoughts of the emperors and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"If they don't acknowledge you, you are evil."

The two Xuan Yangzi, one in front and one behind, looked at Jiang Mian'er and said at the same time.

"You will not survive."

As the voice was spoken, the Emperor Bell shook again. Jiang Mian'er looked up and saw that the Emperor Bell suddenly fell off and fell heavily.

This time Zhou Jingyun didn't even shout the word "be careful". The Emperor Bell fell to the ground with a loud bang, but Jiang Mian'er appeared next to Bai Li in the distance.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the two people standing side by side over there and swallowed the shout in his throat. Fortunately, it's okay.

"Why are you running around?" Bai Li said, "I told you that you are my own child, and you can only go if I tell you to."

Jiang Mian'er looked at her and wanted to say something.

"Be careful--"

Zhou Jingyun's voice was heard again.

Bai Li and Jiang Mian'er looked up at the Emperor Bell that was falling again, and jumped up at the same time. With a buzzing sound, the Emperor Bell that had not yet landed on the ground was pierced and smashed in mid-air by Bai Li holding a spear. However, the Sanqing Bell hanging on the high attic shook again, and with the shaking, another Emperor Bell broke away -

"This damn thing is endless!"

Jiang Mian'er shouted and transformed into a long sword, but this time Bai Li did not chop at the falling Emperor Bell with the sword, but dodged it by turning his body.

The Emperor Bell did not fall to the ground, but two Emperor Bells appeared in the air.

"You can't avoid it. The more you avoid it, the more it will appear." Changdao shouted.

Following the shout of the long knife, Bai Li dodged again.

The long sword shook and broke free from Bai Li's hand, returning to human form.

"Get out of the way!" Jiang Mian'er shouted, "I'll do it myself. It's coming for me."

As she spoke, she rushed towards the Imperial Bell that was falling from three directions, but as soon as she jumped up, her ankle was grabbed by Bai Li again.

"What are you doing! Let me go!" she shouted back angrily.

Bai Li pulled her back, and Jiang Mian'er immediately turned into a long sword, but the long sword was not aimed at the falling imperial bell, but at herself.

"What are you doing!" The long knife shouted, and the next moment it was suddenly cut across Bai Li's shoulder.

A corner of the robe and blood flew up.

Zhou Jingyun couldn't help but clench his fists.

What is she going to do!
"What are you doing!" The long sword transformed into a human form again. Jiang Mian'er struggled in Bai Li's hand and looked at the flying blood. "Are you crazy?"

Bai Li smiled and swung Jiang Mian'er again. Jiang Mian'er changed into a long sword again as she wished. The long sword flew left and right, and two more blood streaks were cut out.

"you--"

Jiang Mian'er let out a shout, and the next moment the long sword picked up three flying blood threads.

Bai Li looked at the bloodshot flying in front of him.

"It has thoughts, and so do I," she said. "I use my thoughts to dismantle it—"

As he spoke, he swung his sword, and threads of blood suddenly extended to the three imperial bells in front of him. The soft but tough threads wrapped around them and hung them firmly in the air.

The Emperor Bell did not fall to the ground, nor did it disappear, and no more Emperor Bells fell from above.

Taking this opportunity, Bai Li jumped up with a long sword in hand and headed straight for the Sanqing Bell on the palace building.

"Tear it down—"