Life is a dream (5)
She wanted to shout, but no sound came out.
There seemed to be a wind in the hall, and Xu Xing's hair was moving. The hairband wrapped around her high ponytail drew a crescent-shaped trace in the air, like the sun hanging in the sky on a spring day.
His face was smiling, but his eyes were not.
Everything around him was getting farther and farther away, blurring. The temple was getting darker and darker until it was almost night.
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After an unknown amount of time, Li Zhaoyue felt a dull pain at the back of his head. When he opened his eyes again, he felt a little dazed.
It was dark all around, and she seemed to be sitting. She raised her head and hit something hard.
She bravely reached around and found that she seemed to be locked in a small box again. Compared with the coffin last time, this box looked more like a clothes box.
Li Zhaoyue moved closer to listen to the noise outside, while habitually reaching for her waist, but found nothing.
Where's her small handbag?
Her heart sank and she suddenly became panicked.
What would she do if she didn't have the talismans in her bag?
Just when she was at a loss, a bright light suddenly appeared above her head, and then she met a pair of ignorant big eyes.
The eyes suddenly widened when they saw her, and then Li Zhaoyue heard a loud noise. The man overturned the box and pulled her out.
The force was so great and so sudden that Li Zhaoyue staggered and fell headfirst to the ground.
"There's someone in the box, there's someone in the box!" The man laughed and clapped his hands, just like a child of seven or eight years old.
Li Zhaoyue rubbed his red forehead and got up from the ground, looking at the man intently.
With a figure of about twenty, and elegant clothes, he looked like the son of a wealthy family. Looking around, he saw the bedroom decor, and Li Zhaoyue was standing next to the wardrobe.
Ever since the man saw her, he has been clapping and laughing as if he had discovered some new toy. It was also strange that no one came to check on him after he had been making such a fuss for so long.
Li Zhaoyue looked into his clear eyes and took a few tentative steps forward.
"It's a real person, and he can walk!" The man jumped up curiously, walked up to her and shouted.
"Can you tell me where this place is?" Li Zhaoyue asked, smiling at him friendly.
The man was happy to listen to her. He smiled foolishly and said, "This is my home. How did you get out of the box? Can I get out of this box?"
"Your home?" Li Zhaoyue was dumbfounded and couldn't help but continue asking, "Where is your home?"
"My home is right here." the man said crisply.
The man looked to be in his twenties, but his behavior was strange, more like a child of seven or eight years old. Li Zhaoyue thought for a moment and looked at the strange box.
Since she came out of the box, would she be able to go back in?
Seeing that she was staring at the box, the man thought that the box contained some secrets, so he pounced on her and bumped both of them into the outer shell of the box.
Although it was a wooden box, it was inlaid with gold, silver and gemstones, and it hurt a lot. The red mark on Li Zhaoyue's head was bleeding directly from the collision.
She glared at the man and was about to stand up with the help of the box, but she found that there was a faint flow of spiritual power in the palm of her hand.
The originally dim box suddenly emitted a dazzling red light.
"Don't you think it's not good for the young master to be locked up like this?" In the corridor, a servant in cloth clothes was carrying a lunch box and chatting with his fellow guards.
"The eldest young master's madness has caused the Lou family to lose a lot of reputation. This matter also involves the ghost clan. The only way now is to lock him up and suppress the matter first. The sword immortal from Yiziyuan has been here for a few days. It is estimated that the problem can be solved soon." said the guard.
"Indeed, the Sword Immortal is so powerful, he will definitely be able to solve the problem."
As they were talking, they arrived at Young Master Guan's room. The servant put down his lunch box, gently knocked on the door, and said, "Young Master, I'm here to bring you your meal. Are you awake?"
I called out like this for a long time but there was no response.
The eldest young master had been under house arrest these past few days, so he was deliberately angry with the servants and never answered them. The servant didn't think too much of it, so he took the key from his waist and opened the door.
Unexpectedly, there was no one in the house. No matter how he searched the whole room, he couldn't find the eldest young master.
Oh no!
The servant dropped the food box in his hand and hurried out the door, and then his shouts echoed throughout the yard.
"Someone come, the young master is missing! The young master is missing!"
At this moment, in the room, Lou Daoyan and Li Zhaoyue sneaked out of the box.
This box is indeed very special. It looks ordinary, but it actually has space inside. It can hide people and breath, but it cannot take her back.
The two of them hid in the box and heard clearly what the servant said just now. Li Zhaoyue then realized that this was the Lou family, the Lou family that Zhu Ming was going to.
The man standing next to her with childish and exaggerated behavior should be the eldest son of the Lou family, Lou Daoyan.
"Why do you have to go out?" Li Zhaoyue asked him.
"I want to find Azhi. I made an appointment with her. She said that if I take you... No, no, she said that if I dance with her, she will give me what I want." Lou Daoyan hesitated.
"Azhi," Li Zhaoyue looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Is she your good friend?"
Lou Daoyan nodded, then shook his head.
"Dad said that Azhi didn't exist, and everyone thought I was crazy. But actually, Azhi is very capable and has helped me a lot. Azhi doesn't like those people in the Lou family, so she always avoids them. She doesn't really not exist."
"Would you like to go with me to meet her? Azhi will definitely like you."
Lou Daoyan looked at her expectantly.
"My name is Linzhi, you can call me Azhi."
This sentence suddenly appeared in his mind. Li Zhaoyue looked up suddenly and met Lou Daoyan's eyes.
Round, simple and ignorant.
Unusual movements occurred in Mingguang Palace, and she fainted, only to reappear at the Lou family thousands of miles away. This case of a missing disciple also revealed a connection to the ghost clan, and the Lou family has recently been plagued by ghost legends...
She racked her brains but couldn't figure out any connection, and thought about going back early, but was suddenly pulled by Yan in the corridor.
"Azhi likes new friends. I'll take you to meet Azhi." He smiled foolishly and pulled Li Zhaoyue towards the back garden.
This place was very close to the front hall, and the servants' shouts could be vaguely heard. Li Zhaoyue didn't dare to shout loudly, and could only resist while whispering, "I... I have to go back. Don't pull me. I'm not from here. I have something important to do."
"What could be more important than seeing Ah Zhi?" Lou Daoyan tilted his head and smiled. His strength was so great that Li Zhaoyue couldn't break free for a moment.
Seeing that she was about to be dragged to the back garden, she suddenly had an idea and wanted to trick Lou Daoyan with words, but she was immediately followed by a pain in the back of her head.
Lou Daoyan raised his hands, smiled, and knocked her unconscious.
She was in a daze and was taken to the back garden by him.
"Why do you have to leave? You will definitely like Azhi, and Azhi will definitely like you too. Why don't you listen to me?" He smiled, pulled her hair tightly, and threw her aside.
Li Zhaoyue had a headache, but he couldn't open his eyes no matter what. He gasped and crawled on the ground, still not giving up the idea of going out.
At this moment, through the foggy vision, she saw Lou Daoyan in a strange posture and muttering strange spells.
The moonlight was cold and white, and Lou Daoyan looked pious, with a hint of madness in his eyes.
"Azhi." He grinned, his smile bright, "Azhi."
As time passed, the moonlight became whiter and whiter, until it was so white that nothing could be seen. At this moment, a woman in a red dress suddenly appeared and slowly walked towards Li Zhaoyue.
She could no longer see anything, and could only hear the sound of brisk footsteps coming towards her.
A cool touch came from her chin, and her face was forced up.
"Found it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene before him suddenly plunged into darkness.
Li Zhaoyue woke with a start, feeling an itch at the tip of her nose and a chill on her forehead. She found herself lying in a bamboo forest. A cool breeze blew through the forest, and a few fallen bamboo leaves occasionally drifted onto her. She picked one up, and the veins on the leaf were clearly visible, not like it was fake.
"Have I been teleported somewhere?" Li Zhaoyue pulled his hair habitually, thinking in confusion.
The touch on her hand was not right, and she was startled and looked down. The skirt was white. She did not like too light colors, and she would never wear such a color.
She got up from the ground, jumped up and down, her face changed.
She is not that tall.
As she was thinking, she suddenly heard a shout from behind her. She couldn't hear what was being shouted, but she subconsciously felt that it was her.
Her body suddenly became uncontrollable. She turned around, responded with a smile, and ran towards the place where the sound came from, lifting her skirt.
Unexpectedly, there was a small thatched cottage outside the bamboo forest. Inside lived a kind-looking woman and a little boy. She was probably staying there temporarily and was leaving today. Both mother and child were reluctant to leave.
"Thank you so much for taking care of me these past few days, Auntie. As the saying goes, a life-saving grace should be repaid with... with..." She had originally intended to act cultured, but unexpectedly got stuck here. The little boy rolled his eyes and continued, "A life-saving grace should be repaid with a spring of water."
"Yes, yes, that's what I said. Ah Xu is really amazing." She said embarrassedly.
Ah Xu? Li Zhaoyue was shocked when she heard the name. She had dreamt of Ah Xu several times before. Who was he?
The woman's eyes curved and she smiled happily. The little boy called Ah Xu hummed proudly, "Sister, you've eaten up all the rice and flour in my house in the past few days since you came. How can you repay me for my kindness?"
Li Zhaoyue's mind suddenly flashed back some fragments of memory, which was the scene where she fainted in the bamboo forest and was carried back to the thatched hut by a woman.
It turned out that it was the woman who saved him?
"Why are you so fussy, kid?" the woman nudged him with her elbow, scolding him. Turning to look at Li Zhaoyue, she smiled and said, "It's a long journey. Did you bring enough? If not, I'll help you prepare."
"Enough," she heard her own cheerful voice, then she deliberately bumped into the little boy and laughed at his deflated look.
"You are so old, and you still bother with a kid like me." The boy said gritting his teeth.
"You're twelve years old, you're not a kid." She said nonchalantly.
"you!"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, the woman reluctantly stepped in between them, separated them with both hands, and advised: "Ayue is leaving today, can't you say a few words?"
A Yue, Li Zhaoyue was stunned. Why was she called A Yue?
Perhaps this memory was about to end, and she was finally able to move on her own. There happened to be a bronze mirror on the table in the room. She stumbled over to find it, and saw a face exactly like hers in the mirror.
In panic, the bronze mirror in his hand fell to the ground with a snap and shattered into countless pieces.
The sound of the bronze mirror shattering seemed to be a signal, and the surrounding space suddenly fell into complete darkness.
Li Zhaoyue stood alone in the center of the darkness, feeling dizzy.
She savored the strange feeling and frowned.
So, was that her memory just now?
Without time to think, she fell into another memory.
This time it was autumn, and she was standing in front of a magnificent mansion, holding a green jade pendant in her hand.
In her mind, this jade pendant was given to the mother and son before she left. If they were in trouble, they could use this jade pendant to call her.
A few days ago, the jade pendant suddenly behaved strangely, and she encountered some trouble at the time, which took several days to resolve. By the time she rushed to the place where the signal was sent, the jade pendant had already returned to normal.
As I recall, the mother and son were from a poor family and could barely make ends meet. Before she left, she left behind a few ingots of gold, but it was not enough to support them living in such a big mansion.
Did an accident happen?
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