White Hedge Dream

Chapter 124 Awakening

The Holy Master will return to Beijing tomorrow, so the capital will remain under martial law tonight.

The lights were on on the boats parked at the pier, and there was occasional laughter, but they soon disappeared into the night.

In the quiet cabin, Ji Xiang looked at the stick of incense in Shangguan Yue's hand.

"Sir, do you really want to use this?" he asked again.

Early this morning, the young master suddenly ordered to find something that could make people unconscious and not too harmful to the body.

This kind of thing is not uncommon, ranging from tea to potions to incense.

The young master finally chose a scented incense.

But I thought it was for someone else's use, but I didn't expect that it was the young master who wanted to use it.

"Sir, you have just been injured," Jixiang reminded, "and it was caused by tobacco poison."

Although it is said that this incense will not hurt people's lives, the medicine is poisonous, not to mention that it is not a good thing.

It's too risky for Young Master to use this.

"I'll just give it a try once." Shangguan Yue said, sighing softly, "It's better than really dying."

What does dying mean? Jixiang didn't understand.

Shangguan Yue didn't say much, "I haven't slept well these days and I really can't stand it any longer. Don't worry, I'll only use it once, not more."

Didn't sleep well? Ji Xiang was surprised and suddenly realized that the young master had been sleeping during the day and at night, looking like he didn't get enough sleep. It turned out that he was like this because he didn't sleep well.

"Okay." He nodded, "My servant is guarding outside the door and will wake up the young master in time."

The door closed and the cabin fell into darkness. Shangguan Yue looked at the lit incense and lay down.

He thought about it seriously. He had always been a non-dreamer. His only memory of two dreams was when Bai Li appeared. As soon as Bai Li appeared, he woke up instantly.

Although I don't know what's going on, I guess that if I want to say a few more words to Bai Li, I have to stay awake.

"Whether it works or not depends on tonight." He muttered to himself and closed his eyes.

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Zhuang Li once again stood at the window, listening to the noisy cheers and watching the sacred ceremonial procession slowly pass by.

This time she looked across.

Opposite Shangguan Yue raised her sleeves and yawned, then turned her back before her eyes caught her.

The laughter of the young men over there also came again.

She directly skipped this part of last night's dream. Zhuang Li withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhou Jingyun who was walking over. He smiled at her just like before. Zhuang Li also smiled again and waved to Zhou Jingyun while standing by the window.

In fact, there was another scene when she wanted to meet Shangguan Yue, which was the time she saved him, but that time she was in a dream, and that dream made her feel dangerous.

Zhuang Li looked up at the street. At this time, the emperor's chariot had already passed by. Everyone knelt down and bowed and shouted long live.

Zhuang Li just waited quietly for Bai Ying's car to come over.

This time she did not look at Bai Ying inside, but looked across Bai Ying to the opposite side.

Shangguan Yue's eyes were like stars in the dim sky and earth. The stars were getting closer and closer, encompassing the whole world.

Zhuang Li closed his eyes.

…

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The night breeze seemed to penetrate into the cabin through the doors and windows.

In addition to the moisture of the river, the fragrance gradually spreads.

The sleeping Shangguan Yue's nose twitched slightly.

So familiar.

Such a familiar smell.

He couldn't help but sniff hard, and his eyelids began to tremble, as if he was about to wake up, but with the misty smoke spreading in the room, he finally tilted his head.

…

….

Zhuang Li looked down at the child lying on the ground.

This dreamless state is the result of layers of dreams accumulated by this child. If he is awakened, the dream will cease to exist.

It's not impossible, so let's try to wake him up from his deepest dream.

Zhuang Li fell forward and fell on the child, dissipating like smoke.

Zhuang Li fell down layer by layer and saw children lying quietly in front of him one after another.

She actually only looked at a few layers last time, but she didn't expect to explore it further, as it seemed boundless.

Is this person really a child? How could a child have such a deep consciousness?

When she wondered if her consciousness was confused and causing her to keep repeating the dream, the sole of her foot finally hit the ground.

This time she stood beside the child and did not fall again.

Feeling more tired than traveling thousands of miles in his dream, Zhuang Li took a breath, sat down, looked at the child, and then reached out and poked his face.

Once, twice, three times.

Maybe it was because the superimposed dream was too deep, and the child was not as sensitive as the first one. He woke up when he got close. Zhuang Li poked the child a few times until he pinched the child's nose, and he didn't open his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, Zhuang Li couldn't help but look around nervously.

The dream seemed to shake, but did not collapse, and she did not disappear.

She looked away and looked at the child again, and the child looked at her with a pair of almond-shaped eyes.

If it weren't for the deepest part of my heart, these eyes would be very smart.

But at this time, because of the deep dream, his eyes were a little hollow and blank.

"Who are you?" he asked, and then murmured, "Where is my grandma?"

He called Aniang in his mouth, and when he flattened his mouth, tears fell down.

Do children cry so easily? But don't cry. If you cry in your dream, you will wake up easily.

"Don't cry, don't cry." Zhuang Li hurriedly reached out to touch his face and said softly, "Auntie is here."

The child raised his hand and pushed her hand away.

"You are not my mother-in-law!" he said, his voice fluctuating slightly, as if he was angry.

Ah, nothing has changed?

It stands to reason that she should transform into the person the dream owner wants to see or is afraid of, just like Mrs. Xue sees her as her mother and Mrs. Lin sees her as Zhu Shan in the mirror.

But forget it, this dreamless state is already too weird to be easily explained.

Because of this interruption, the child stopped crying. There were tears on his face, his eyes were blank, and he looked more and more dazed.

It is the deepest part of the heart, but with so many dreams superimposed on it, people may even forget who they are.

Zhuang Li asked: "Child, who are you?"

The child said blankly: "Don't be presumptuous."

Zhuang Li yelled. Although his consciousness was slow, his momentum was not forgotten. It could be seen that it was engraved in his bones. It was indeed either rich or noble.

How to coax a child?

Zhuang Li thought for a while.

"If you don't tell me what your name is." She squatted down and looked at the child, raised her hands in front of her face, and grabbed him, "I will eat your mother-in-law."

Accompanied by these words, he let out a whimper.

If it were in a normal dream, at this moment she would turn into a tiger or other beast in the eyes of the other party.

She has been good at this kind of thing since she was a child.

At night, she would appear in the dreams of the children who bullied her and threw stones at her during the day, transforming into a tiger monster to scare them.

Unfortunately, perhaps because of the special nature of the Dreamless Realm, her face was wrinkled and squeezed together, still a human face.

People are scary, are they lacking a little power?

The child in front of him didn't yell or fall, he just shed tears blankly.

"Don't eat my mother-in-law." He said, "My mother-in-law—"

Hey, he cried again. Why does the child love to cry so much? There were more tears than last time, and they burst out.

Zhuang Li hurriedly stretched out his hand to wipe his tears: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." She said and waved her hand vigorously, "Don't worry, I drove the beast away, and I will protect your mother-in-law."

The child looked at her blankly, with a sparkle in his eyes.

"Really?" he said, "You have to protect my mother-in-law."

He is a child who is very close to his mother. Zhuang Li looked at him, the smile on his face became soft, and he nodded vigorously: "I will definitely protect your mother."

The child stood up straight and saluted her solemnly: "Thank you."

Zhuang Li sighed in his heart and stopped teasing the child.

"Who is thanking me?" She said with a smile, looking at the child, "What's your name?"

The child raised his head and looked at her with a confused expression.

"I..." He seemed to be thinking hard and slowly spit out a name, "My name is Li Yu."

Li Yu?

It’s not Shangguan Yue.

Zhuang Li thought that maybe he fell in love with Shangguan Yue in his dream and was separated by a layer, so he couldn't jump into his dream in the end.

Although Shangguan Yue could not be found, it was still an unexpected surprise.

She marked this dreamless realm to prepare for the next time she encounters the Imperial Bell or other dangers.

"Li Yu, Yu, this name..." Zhuang Li sat down and looked at the child, read the name again, and asked curiously, "Do you have many brothers and sisters in your family?"

The child didn't know whether it was because he was young or because it was the deepest consciousness in his heart, so he couldn't understand it. He just said: "The name was given by my mother-in-law."

Maybe this thing made him very happy, a smile appeared on his dull face, and his eyes became lively.

He is a child who is very close to his grandma, and it is his grandma who remains in the deepest part of his heart.

Grandma.

Zhuang Li sat hugging his knees. Who wouldn't want to kiss his mother-in-law? It's a pity that she doesn't have a mother-in-law.

"What a good name." She said, looking at the child again and couldn't help but show off, "My name was also given by my mother-in-law."

The child said oh and returned to his daze. Zhuang Li looked at him and asked, "Li Yu, how old are you this year?"

The child said, "I'm four years old." He grabbed a string of beads in front of him, and a smile appeared on his dull face. "My mother-in-law just gave me a birthday gift."

Zhuang Li couldn't help but move closer, stretched out his hand and touched the bead string, with envy in his eyes.

"It's so beautiful," she said.

This time she failed to say that she also had a gift from her mother-in-law.

Her birthday is the anniversary of her death.

Her life was exchanged for her mother's life.

Zhuang Li retracted his hand, hugged his knees, and buried his head in his arms.

Why was she born?

It would be better if there was no her in the world.

Not only did he kill his mother, but he was also born a monster.

She often left her body, was thought to be dead many times, and then suddenly came back to life, causing shock.

As I grow older, more weird things appear.

Many people looked at her, but what they saw was not her, causing them to lose their minds and become frightened. The maidservant fell and hurt her foot, the wet nurse fell into the ditch, and even her father lost several battles because of being in a trance.

In fact, not to mention that the second sister hates her, she also hates herself.

When she was just sensible but didn't know much about life and death, she heard the servants at home whispering that it would be better if the third wife died and that she should have drowned when she was born, so she really went to seek death.

But for a child, it is not easy to seek death. He can't tie the rope when he hangs, he can't reach the water tank when he drowns, he wants to jump from the house, he can't climb the ladder, he starves to death, and his father finds out his thoughts.

"Ali, if you die, I'll be sorry for your mother!"

Her father took her out of the cabinet while she was on hunger strike.

"Anyone can die, but you can't. You must live well and take your mother with you."

Can she live well? Everyone despised her, everyone hated her, she looked at her father.

Her father picked her up and put her on his shoulders.

"Yes, of course."

"In this world, as long as you don't despise yourself, no one can despise you. Only if you don't wrong yourself, no one can wrong you!"

"Ali, have nothing to fear and have no taboos."

She sat on her father's shoulder and slowly opened her mouth, "Nothing to fear, no taboos."

From vague and childish to crisp and bright.

No fear, no taboos.

Zhuang Li moved his lips, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly, but the next moment they dropped again.

However, the Bai family was destroyed in the end.

On the execution ground and in the prison, the hearts of relatives and relatives are boiling with sorrow, weeping and hatred, all because there is a mourning star in the family.

"Are you crying?"

A child's voice came.

Zhuang Li came back to his senses, raised his head, and smiled at the child: "I didn't."

The child looked at the tears on her cheeks and seemed a little confused.

Zhuang Li stretched out his left and right fingers to wipe away two tears: "These are pearls."

It's a pity that this dream cannot appear as one wishes.

Otherwise it should really turn into a pearl by now.

The result is still tears.

Zhuang Li could see the contempt on the child's dull face.

But this was a polite child. He didn't say she was a liar. He just turned his eyes away, as if he wanted to look for his mother-in-law.

Zhuang Li breathed a sigh of relief, maybe she would not change as she pleased in this dream, so she followed her own will and thought about the loved ones she had lost in the past.

Don't dare to do it at other times, lest you get lost and sink into a dream and never wake up.

"Li Yu, where do you live?" She continued what she was doing.

I wonder if such a young child knows where his family lives?

Judging from his attire, he must be accompanied by chariots and horses.

The child looked at other places and said blankly: "Yong..." He seemed to think hard for a while before continuing, "Yongxingfang."

Zhuang Li has been in the capital for half a year. The real place she can walk is limited, and she doesn't know where Yongxingfang is, but it doesn't matter. She can ask when she wakes up.

The next step was to plant a mark on the child. She checked in her mind to see if there were any remaining characters in the word soul she borrowed today, and would give it to the child as a gift later.

While she was rummaging around, the child began to cry.

"Aniang, Aniang."

Zhuang Li hurriedly grabbed him to comfort him, but the kid refused her approach.

"Bad guy, bad guy." There was fear in his dull eyes, and he waved his sleeves.

This kid, how does she look like a bad person? Could it be that she was no longer who she was in the Dreamless Realm? Zhuang Li reached out to him: "Do you have a mirror? Give me a mirror."

The child looked at her warily and puzzled.

"Do you know about mirrors? Does your mother-in-law have a mirror?" Zhuang Li slowed down his voice and asked with gestures.

Maybe it was because Grandma was mentioned. The kid was very familiar with Grandma's affairs.

"My grandma has one," he said, "a big mirror—"

Following his voice, a gorgeous dressing table appeared on the empty ground, with a large bronze mirror placed on the table.

The originally dim dream became gorgeous and dazzling.

Sure enough, they are from a wealthy family, Zhuang Li sighed, the child had already run to the mirror and was shaking in front of it.

"My mother-in-law is outside, and I am in the mirror." He said blankly, "My mother-in-law is in the mirror, and I am outside the mirror."

Although his voice and expression were dull, there was joy in his words.

Apparently this was a game he and his mother often played.

Zhuang Li seemed to see a lady dressing up, holding a child in her arms, smiling in the mirror.

So envious.

In fact, when Bai Ying was dressing up when she was a child, she would go over to watch.

Every child is curious about dressing up and mirrors.

But it was impossible to sit next to Bai Ying. She would only stand secretly behind and poke her head out, and Bai Ying would see him.

"Go away!"

She would run away, then slink back, and then make faces.

"Bai San!"

Bai Ying dropped her half-twisted hair and chased her with her skirt in hand.

Zhuang Li couldn't help but laugh, it was quite funny.

But the child looked in the mirror and cried, "Auntie, Auntie—"

Maybe because of the shaking, A Niang didn’t appear in or outside the mirror.

Zhuang Li hurriedly moved over.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Think hard, grandma is watching you." She guided her softly.

When the child looks directly at her, he won't see her as A-Niang, but through the mirror he took out in his dream, he might be able to see her as A-Niang.

The child looked at the mirror with tears in his eyes, and Zhuang Li also looked over.

In the dim bronze mirror, a woman is sitting on her knees, with a child standing beside her.

Zhuang Li tilted his head in front of the mirror, and the person in the mirror also tilted his head.

Zhuang Li took a step towards the mirror so that he could see his face clearly.

"Li Yu, what does your grandma look like?" she asked, looking past herself in the mirror at the child standing behind her.

The child was still thinking.

Zhuang Li smiled at him in the mirror: "Doesn't your smile look good?"

But before the child could answer, her smile froze in the mirror.

The surroundings became dark and the mirror was bright, showing her face clearly.

She saw a thin eyebrow, a round eye with black pupils, and a slightly raised corner of the mouth.

This is her familiar face.

The other half of the face has a distant mountain eyebrow, an autumn eye, and half a cherry mouth.

who is she?

Zhuang Li saw the slightly raised mouth open: "Li Yu, is this your mother-in-law?"

She raised her finger and pointed at the other half of her face.

The child in the mirror pointed at her and yelled: "Bad guy -"

Zhuang Li saw his face shattered as he shouted.

She covered her face with her hands, as if to pick up the pieces, and the next moment the whole ground collapsed.

Zhuang Li screamed and sat up.

It was the darkest moment before dawn when my eyes were drowsy.

She stretched out her hand and pulled open the curtain. She didn't know whether she got up too hard or got out of bed in a hurry. She tripped over the curtain and fell to the ground, knocking over the table beside her and breaking the teapot.

The lights outside came on, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps. Chun Yue rushed in holding a candle and saw Zhuang Li kneeling on the ground in a mess.

Zhuang Li saw her and stretched out his hand: "Bring it to me, a mirror."

Chunyue's voice broke through her throat and cut through the night.

"Young Madam—"

We are updating together again, writing more and more, but suddenly I don’t want to save the manuscript, so let’s continue like this and see when the update will stop.

(End of this chapter)