The moment the barrier collapsed, Li Yuebai tensed up all his nerves again.

Is this how I have to meet Ye Qing?

God knows, what he wants to do most now is to stand in front of Ye Qing without any barriers, say a few words to him, or even put his arm around his shoulders... But no, this is what he wants to do most, but also what he cannot do most.

The barrier was gradually disappearing, all illusions were gradually disappearing, and everything around was gradually returning to the original appearance of the Seven Star Building.

Ye Qing will appear in front of him soon, perhaps, the distance will not exceed three meters.

This impending fact made Li Yuebai so nervous that he was speechless.

What will happen when a vampire and a vila meet at such a close distance?

He turned suddenly and rushed to the open window.

The Qixing Tower is in a great location, close to mountains and water. It is built on a small hillside, and below the window, it faces a pond. The pond is large and deep, covered with faint green algae.

There was no time to hesitate, the barrier was about to collapse.

At the last second, Li Yuebai suddenly jumped onto the windowsill, looked at the deep pool of water below, then took a deep breath and jumped down.

The cool breeze of the night blew against his ears, first falling rapidly, then the scent of algae washed over his face, and then the lukewarm water of the pond completely enveloped him, so tight that it was suffocating.

Water, water everywhere. My skin was soaked all over. My ears were buzzing and I could no longer hear anything. Even though I had held my breath, the pervasive water was still trying to penetrate my respiratory tract. My lungs hurt a little. I dared not open my eyes as I rolled and sank in the darkness.

In the darkness, he heard a roar, urgent, furious, and a completely new tone.

"Li Yuebai!"

The voice belongs to Ye Qing, but the tone is completely different.

No matter what time it is, Ye Qing always looks calm to the point of asking for a beating. He would not talk if he could avoid it, and would say as few words as possible. He never likes to make a big noise, and even when faced with an urgent matter, he is too lazy to raise his voice.

But now, the voice he heard was not only anxious and angry, but also a little panicked.

Is Ye Qing someone who gets panicked so easily?

Moreover, I was clearly in the water, and my ears were filled with water, so why could I still hear Ye Qing calling me? Was it an auditory hallucination?

After a second, Li Yuebai finally reacted - this sound was not transmitted to him by his ears, but came directly from the system deep in his heart.

It was Ye Qing who was talking to himself through the system, no, yelling at him.

Li Yuebai calmed himself down and found a little balance in the darkness.

He could still swim a little, and there was enough air in his lungs. After the initial discomfort, he began to try to stabilize his body and float up little by little.

"Xiao Ye, don't be surprised." - sent a text message to Ye Qing.

“…”

After this message was sent, Ye Qing finally became quiet.

Perhaps he felt relieved because he knew he had not fallen to his death or drowned.

"Tsk tsk." The system popped up: "We haven't seen each other for such a long time. Finally we met, but you didn't even look at him. You turned around and jumped off the building... You are so heartless..."

"Aren't you the one who knows best why we can't meet?" Li Yuebai became furious when he heard the system's voice.

"Dear host, you should at least tell him first. You didn't see his expression..." The system shook its head and sighed.

"Now is not the time to say that."

The water pressure gradually decreased, and Li Yuebai finally floated to the surface, revealing his face and breathing the air.

The air was mixed with moist water vapor. Li Yuebai opened his eyes and looked around with difficulty.

It was a dark night, but there was moonlight.

The moonlight shone on the pool, on the hillside, and on the wilderness, and many things could be seen clearly enough.

Just now, he used the moonlight to see the location of the pond clearly.

Above his head was the Seven Star Tower. Although the exterior of the building could be illuminated by the moonlight, the interior was still pitch black and Ye Qing could not be seen at all.

Previously, there was a spellcaster using magic power to create lighting inside the building so that he could see the illusion clearly, but now the barrier has collapsed, the lighting has disappeared, and everything has fallen into darkness.

Ye Qing should still be upstairs.

"There's nothing happening in the pond. Don't come over." - Li Yuebai sent these few short words to Ye Qing.

When the body is immersed in water, Vila's breath is also sealed by the water and will not dissipate too strongly. In the darkness, no one can see his figure and face clearly. As for the sound, he does not need to make any sound at all.

Only after finding such a safe state did Li Yuebai feel relieved.

However, the safe state did not last long.

Someone is coming, or rather, a vampire is coming.

The location of the Seven Stars Building is the old city area, which is now so desolate that it is no different from the wilderness - there is a difference, the wilderness at least still has a natural scenery, open and bright. The area around the Seven Stars Building, however, is full of broken walls, strange trees, and a terrifying atmosphere everywhere.

Now, countless figures crawled out from the ruins in the distance.

Some of them had long hair, some wore black cloaks, some showed their white fangs in the moonlight, and some easily split an old tree in half with their long fingernails.

The vampires are coming.

Step by step, they approached the pool where they were.

Gao Chengyu is certainly not so easy to deal with. Since he has asked me to come to the Seven Stars Tower, he must capture me there. Even if the illusion barrier method didn't work, he won't just give up. Of course, he will send more men over - if mental fighting doesn't work, then he will fight with real guns and swords.

Li Yuebai's heart sank and he immediately dived into the water and swam to the edge of the pool.

There were too many vampires, and their guns were soaked in water. If they fought like this, he would have no chance of winning.

However, Gao Chengyu held an entire orphanage as hostages. If he escaped, he would be in violation of the agreement, and one could imagine what would happen to the hostages.

Since you have agreed to come to the Seven Stars Tower, there is no possibility of escaping from the battlefield.

"Stay in the water and don't come out." Suddenly, Ye Qing's voice rang out again.

It was the most familiar tone in his memory, cold and indifferent, as if nothing would affect him.

Li Yuebai felt his eyes a little sore.

He looked up at the Seven Star Building, and at the dark window - and sure enough, he saw Ye Qing.

Ye Qing sat on the windowsill, with one leg propped up and the other hanging casually, his chin supported by his right hand. This posture made him look like a clown in a literary work.

His pale skin took on a strange hue under the moonlight, and the blue tear under his eye became clearer.

Very beautiful, very lonely.

Li Yuebai has always known that the deeper meaning of Xiao Chou is not happiness, but sadness and loneliness.

For thousands of years, those famous clowns who brought countless joy to emperors and common people all had a sad nature without exception. They were either pessimistic and world-weary or violent and cruel. They didn't even love themselves, and it was even possible that they hated themselves very much.

Despite this, they can never openly show their sadness and loneliness in front of others - in front of others, they must be happy, funny, and do everything they can to entertain others and make everyone laugh.

So, the top ugly people in this world eventually go crazy because of loneliness.

The dormant Joker that possessed Ye Qing is no exception.

Li Yuebai had speculated countless times why Joker and Vila were in the same coffin.

After much speculation, the most credible reason is only one - Joker forced Vila to stay by his side, but Vila only had disgust and hatred towards Joker. For hundreds of years, Vila always kept himself in a coma and refused to wake up to look at Joker.

Joker is such a crazy, obsessive and sad existence, how could Vila like it?

Therefore, the first thing Joker did when he woke up was not to possess Ye Qing, but to forcibly possess Li Yuebai with Vila. Joker's intelligence and coldness allowed him to easily distinguish that the relationship between Ye Qing and Li Yuebai was unusually close, so he used this method to tie Vila and himself together again.

It was coincidence that Ye Qing met Joker. Even though it was a coincidence, Li Yuebai often thought that Joker's image was actually very suitable for Ye Qing - both were lonely and unhappy. The difference was that Vila hated Joker's loneliness and unhappiness, while Li Yuebai thought that Ye Qing's loneliness and unhappiness were also very cute.

For example, now in the moonlight, Ye Qing's appearance made him stunned for a moment and he couldn't take his eyes off her.

Now is a life-and-death moment, but three words inexplicably popped up in Li Yuebai's mind: It's really beautiful.

Ye Qing didn't let him look for too long.

Because the vampires' footsteps are getting closer.

Ye Qing smiled, and then the smile disappeared in an instant.

He jumped down from the windowsill and fell into the group of savage vampires.

Li Yuebai felt as if his heart had stopped beating. He wanted to remind him to be careful, but was afraid that such a reminder would distract him. He could only hide quietly in the water and do nothing.

"Dear host, what do you think? Will he win? Or will he die?" The system's sarcastic voice appeared again.

"Dear system, it doesn't matter how you try to tease me." Li Yuebai's voice was colder than before: "But this time, I will never allow you to hurt him again."

"Hey, is it up to me to decide whether to hurt him or not?" The system began to play innocent and refused to admit it: "Dear host, aren't Ye Qing's enemies now those vampires? What does it have to do with me?"

Maybe it has nothing to do with you, but who knows if you will betray your trust again and use the "banana peel mechanism" again?

"Dear system, I'll give you one last chance." Li Yuebai spoke every word clearly: "Either obey my orders or die."

"I only obey the orders of the Lord God." The system replied.

"Then I will ask the Lord God directly." Li Yuebai took a deep breath: "Please give me a chance to kill this system."

"Eh? Kill me? How can the system die without a body or soul?" The system laughed wildly, "Besides, the Lord God will definitely not agree... Eh?"

The system's voice suddenly stuttered.

"Did the Lord God agree?" Li Yuebai heard something strange.

"Yes... yes!" The system began to stutter again, and from its tone, it seemed that it was in a panic.

"Of course the Lord God will agree to my request, because you have gone too far this time." Li Yuebai smiled: "Besides, you said that the Lord God's goal is to see interesting stories happen. If the host can kill the system, that would certainly be the most interesting."