As the ceremonial officials sang, the bells of the Jiutianxuan Pagoda located at the Imperial Astronomical Observatory in the hall also rang.
Boom boom boom…
There are nine times in total, which means blessings from God.
At the same time, a huge formation appeared under their feet. The bright scenery around them and the red silk in the hall began to fade away like the tide, becoming mottled shadows on the murals.
The sky gradually darkened.
"We are about to leave the illusion." Xiao Yunting was the first to give up the red silk and instead grabbed Ye Lan's hand to prevent a second accident from happening.
The last time they entered the illusion, they were forced to separate because they did not take any protective measures.
However, Ye Lan seemed not to notice the magic circle under his feet, and was still listening attentively to the sound coming from the clock tower outside.
Boom.
The sound of the bell, which seemed to come from ancient times, vibrated the air around them, forming circles of ripples that spread towards them.
There was a certain power hidden in the ripples, surging towards her.
While Ye Lan was still frowning and pondering the origin and purpose of this power, his slightly cold fingertips were suddenly held in a large palm.
She paused suddenly, her thoughts interrupted, and she turned around to hear what the man was saying.
The next moment, the ripples suddenly contracted like a sharp arrow piercing her heart.
not good.
It’s Zhu Li!
Ye Lan raised his hand to expel the force, but Xuan Wu Ji's figure appeared in the middle of the storm formed by the formation in the air.
The other person held her wrist tightly, with an evil smile between his slightly sinister brows.
"It's useless. Now is the time when my power is at its strongest. You can't break free." Xuan Wuji raised the corner of her mouth with a hint of a smile, her eyes full of playful jealousy. "Yes, you are powerful. Your way of governing the country, your vision and your methods are all better than mine. But so what? Can you stay noble forever? The most difficult thing in this world is love. I want to see how you can break free from the power of my godhead, hahahaha..."
The woman's crazy and unbridled laughter echoed throughout the entire hall, and with her final madness and unwillingness, she completely disappeared in the long river of time.
When the surroundings returned to calm, they finally returned to reality.
"I'm out." After Xiao Yunting confirmed that everything went smoothly, he looked at Ye Lan, but he was shocked to find that the other party's face was not right. He subconsciously frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Xuan Wu Ji's fate line was only related to Ye Lan, so he didn't see the demon god himself just now.
Ye Lan slowly put down his other hand, his face cold, and turned to the man and said, "Stand still."
“…” Xiao Yunting didn’t understand, but he let down his guard and didn’t move.
The fluorescent light emitted by the glazed bricks and tiles all around was reflected on the two of them, making them feel as if they were in a fairy palace.
Ye Lan raised her hand and slowly placed her palm against the heart of the man in front of her. She raised her eyes slightly and her gaze fell on that handsome face.
Bang bang.
Bang bang.
Through the suit jacket, she could clearly hear one steady heartbeat after another in the palm of her hand, and then it connected to her body through her arm, gradually synchronizing the beats.
Zhu Li.
Heart to heart.
This was a kind of witchcraft that was popular during the Five Dynasties period. It was mainly used in the blessing ceremony of newlyweds and was performed by wizards with magical powers to help a couple to be united in love forever and live together in love for a long time.
At that time, the ceremonial officer was specially selected by her, an ordinary person without any witchcraft ability, but she never expected that in the end, the opponent would make a wrong move and put the power of blessing into the sound of the bell.
Now the mark has been branded, and it was very unethically used only on her, so when she looked at Xiao Yunting, she no longer simply admired his good looks, but was more moved.
"I like you now."
"..." In the quiet hall, Xiao Yunting, who was always quick to react, delayed for several seconds. "What did you say?"
Thinking I had heard wrong, I asked again.
Ye Lan's men left with some reluctance, but their faces remained indifferent. He said calmly and calmly, "Before Xuan Wu Ji disappeared, she cast a curse on me, making me fall in love with you, and the curse cannot be broken for the time being."
She is not the type to hide things. Instead of making her actions increasingly strange, she decided to speak openly and clearly.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunting frowned even more tightly and made a solemn statement, "Is she taking revenge on you?"
"Revenge?" Ye Lan raised his head to look at him.
Xiao Yunting then spoke of the clues he had found in the General's Mansion. "Han Ting did go to Jiangnan for military training for a period of time, and he also spent time with Xuan Wuji, but he didn't like her."
If you like someone, how could you have no news from them for ten years at the border, and not even a woman's belongings left in the house?
However, Xuan Wu Ji had sent a purse over and mixed it in with the food and fodder being escorted, but it seemed to have been thrown away by Han Ting.
Ye Lan didn't expect there was such a story in it, and she finally understood the anger that Xuan Wu Ji felt when she asked her whether she liked the general in the Zhaixing Pavilion that night.
That's not jealousy, but resentment of not being able to love someone.
Coupled with her paranoid nature as a thousand-year-old Yin creature, this side of her was infinitely magnified. She eventually regarded Ye Lan as a love rival and wanted Ye Lan to taste the pain of unrequited love.
"You're really not smart." Ye Lan gave her final evaluation of this legendary figure who almost became the eternal empress, and then she just said casually: "I can only think of a way to deal with the curse after my strength recovers. If I do anything strange in the meantime, just ignore me."
She confessed the truth to warn men so that they would not be mistaken for nymphomaniacs when their minds were not clear.
Xiao Yunting always felt that something was wrong about this, but since he had never experienced love, he also attributed the spell of mutual understanding to a kind of evil magic. So he nodded and agreed in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I won't take it seriously."
"Yeah." Ye Lan responded without dwelling on it too much. He quickly moved his legs, which were numb from standing for so long, and checked the time here. "I've observed the stars before. Time flows very slowly in the illusion. In reality, it should have been less than four hours."
Every time Xuan Wu Ji chatted with her, she would look at the sky to confirm the time.
As expected, Xiao Yunting glanced at the watch on his wrist and replied, "Three and a half hours."
She was not wrong.
Since the night had not passed yet and the fight in the B&B had not broken out yet, Ye Lan decided to find He Fei first.
The two did not walk separately, but followed the location where the scream was heard to the side hall together.
Having lived here for three years, Ye Lan found a small room with ease and dragged He Fei, who had peed his pants due to the devil's evil spirit, out of Liuli City.
At that time, the barrier had been broken by the demon god's formation, and the two offset each other and completely resolved it, so Ye Lan didn't have to spend any extra effort.
Pop.
When they arrived at the city gate, Xiao Yunting pushed the man to the ground and took out a handkerchief from his pocket.
Seeing him still wipe each finger with elegant and reserved movements, Ye Lan couldn't help but be curious: "After so many years of fighting, your mysophobia can't be cured?"
Xiao Yunting paused, as if recalling some bad memories, and said with a displeased expression, "I have stationed my army by the river."
So every time I kill someone, I can go back and clean up in time.
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