White Hedge Dream

Chapter 244 Falling Knife

"Bring me my long knife!"

The voice rang in his ears, and the voices of people talking and laughing in the hall suddenly stopped.

Zhang Ze raised his head and saw Li Chengyuan, who was surrounded by beautiful maids, standing up, raising his hands and shouting.

Li Chengyuan's eyes were a little confused.

"How much wine did he drink?" Zhang Ze asked.

The attendant whispered: "Only two drinks."

Two glasses. Li Chengyuan has a large capacity for alcohol. Even if he drinks two bottles, he won’t get drunk. Even if he is not drunk, he will act like a knife inexplicably.

This is not normal.

Zhang Ze narrowed his eyes.

"Zhongcheng." The attendant asked in a low voice, "Do you want to stop him?"

Zhang Ze looked around. Some of the guests in the hall were hugging the maids and laughing, some were chatting together, and some were drinking alone. At this time, they all looked at Li Chengyuan with different expressions.

His eyes fell on Zhou Jingyun, who immediately looked at him, smiled, and raised his glass to him.

Looks normal.

However, he no longer believed his eyes.

Is all this true?

"No need." Zhang Ze said slowly, raising the wine glass in his hand and looking at Li Chengyuan.

Although Li Chengyuan's words were a bit abrupt, the servants quickly fetched the long knife. This was the knife used to kill Empress Chiang, and Li Chengyuan often showed it to guests.

Li Chengyuan raised the long knife carried by the two servants with one hand, and his body was steady, and there was a cheer in the hall.

Apart from anything else, although Li Chengyuan is old, he is stronger than everyone present.

Li Chengyuan raised his long sword and looked at the applause of everyone in the hall, feeling very proud in his heart.

He has been very strong since he was a child, and he can endure hardships and practice hard. He has been praised as a natural soldier since he first joined the army.

Of course he was not satisfied with just being a soldier. He wanted to be a general and the most powerful general in the Zhou Dynasty.

Just being a general of the Yulin Army cannot satisfy him.

Li Chengyuan shouted loudly, took a step forward, swung out his long knife, whipped up a strong wind, the candlelight in the hall danced, and countless shadows swayed around.

"Good sword skills!"

"What a power!"

Countless shadows shouted noisily. They were cheering, shocked, and afraid.

He was one man in charge and invincible. Li Chengyuan watched as the shadows in front of Wu's eyes intertwined and merged, turning into running maids. As the light of his sword flashed, blood spattered and wailed.

Li Chengyuan couldn't help laughing.

"Li Chengyuan, don't waste time here." A voice shouted from the front.

Li Chengyuan looked up and saw Zhang Ze waving in front.

"Hurry, don't let anyone escape," he shouted.

Li Chengyuan looked ahead. There were more people running ahead, with swords and swords flashing. They seemed to be blocking something or protecting something, but...

These people can't stop him.

Li Chengyuan laughed loudly and swung his long knife to kill him. Countless figures were cut into two pieces with the light of the knife, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.

That person, who can't escape, where is that person?

Li Chengyuan paused in his thoughts, raised his head, and suddenly his vision went dark. The next moment, the darkness gathered into a figure, overlooking him, and applause sounded in his ears.

"Good sword skills, good strength."

The female voice is crisp.

At the same time, the figure emerged from the thick ink.

Li Chengyuan felt his eyes light up and saw a familiar face.

That person.

His knees softened and he knelt down. The long knife in his hand hit the ground with a crisp sound.

"Good sword skills, good strength." The face said with a smile, "Li Chengyuan, are you willing to lead the Yulin Army for me?"

He is willing, of course he is willing, that is the Yulin Army, a close official of the emperor.

"But that's not enough, is it?" the female voice continued, and sighed, "People are like this, they always want more, and their desires are hard to satisfy."

No, he wasn't, he was just. Li Chengyuan stood up suddenly and pointed the long knife in his hand at the woman in front of him.

"I am doing justice for heaven, helping the Great Zhou Dynasty, and restoring the purity of the court!" He shouted, "You demon queen deserves to die!"

Accompanied by shouts, the figure in front of him fell to the ground.

Yes, the Demon Queen deserves to die. The Demon Queen is dead. Li Chengyuan's heart was beating wildly, and he jumped and slashed with his knife. However, the figures on the ground scattered, then gathered together and stretched out his hand to hold his knife.

Li Chengyuan's figure froze, and all his strength was blocked.

"Damn?"

"There are too many **** people in this world."

As he spoke, the figure came to him, so close that Li Chengyuan could see her face clearly.

This is not Empress Chiang's face.

The face in front of him smiled slightly.

"Why don't you?"

"Li Chengyuan, look up."

Li Chengyuan subconsciously raised his head, the darkness faded away, the surrounding lights were brightly lit, and at the same time, cheers came like a tide.

"good!"

Li Chengyuan shuddered suddenly, watching the figure holding the knife fade, the long knife suddenly lost its support and fell with all its strength.

not good!

Li Chengyuan's eyes widened.

"not good!"

Zhang Ze stood up suddenly.

But it was too late, the long knife slashed straight down, and Li Chengyuan, who raised his hands high, only had time to shout, and blood splattered in the brightly lit hall. There were noisy cheers, and then screams rose to the sky.

Zhang Ze stood there, and the noise seemed to become distant. He could only hear his own beating heartbeat, and Li Chengyuan's body, which was split open with a long knife, became blurry.

The long knife was picked up.

This is a slender hand.

The long knife became light and airy in her hand.

"At the beginning."

came a female voice.

"That's how he slashed my body."

Zhang Ze slowly raised his eyes and saw a person standing in front of Li Chengyuan's body, or rather a bare foot with a jewelry chain tied to his ankle.

Without raising his eyes, he watched the long knife fall and slashed Li Chengyuan's body again.

"Then, I'm even with him." The female voice said, "He cut me, and I cut him."

Zhang Ze lowered his head and could feel his eyes falling on him, like a long knife falling on his head.

"Did you know that Li Chengyuan built a building boat earlier? And then you just watched the excitement?"

Zhang Ze lowered his head: "Yes." He clenched his hands hanging by his side.

The knife on his head did not fall.

"Then this time, don't watch the fun, and deal with the aftermath."

Zhang Ze's head lowered, and he slowly bent his knees and said, "My lord, I obey."

As his knees weakened and he fell forward, he suddenly woke up.

"Zhongcheng—" The attendant supported him.

Screams and noises came like a flood, and the followers around him tightly protected him to avoid being hit by people running around the hall.

Zhang Ze slowly stood up straight and watched a woman's figure disappear like clouds in the chaotic crowd.

Figures were running around, tables and chairs and wine and food were overturned. Zhou Jingyun was sitting there, still holding a wine glass in his hand, and the maid behind him had collapsed to the ground.

"Prince Zhou, Crown Prince Zhou." There were people crowding around him, thinking he was frightened and trying to help him, "Are you okay?"

Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "It's okay." He sighed again, "I didn't expect that I would have to eat the general's seat again so soon."

The man was stunned for a moment, remembering that Zhou Jingyun had indeed had a dinner conversation with General Li just now.

He looked through the chaotic crowd and saw that General Li's body had been surrounded. The descendants of the Li family and the family's doctors were all here, but it was obvious that neither crying nor medical treatment were of any use.

General Li is already dead.

A funeral was inevitable.

This is a true prophecy.

The man looked at Zhou Jingyun again and couldn't help but take a step away. Is Prince Zhou a crow's mouth?

The noise spread from the Li family mansion to the outside, accompanied by servants running around, and the news spread like the wind in the dark night.

Backyard stables are no exception.

The servants of the Li family and the guests were all running around. Some were going to pick up their masters inside, while others were anxious to go home to report the news.

People were running, horses were running, there was a commotion.

The originally quiet horses were startled and restless, neighing and stampeding. The carriage swayed forward and leaned forward against the white fence inside the carriage. He held his knees with both hands. The paper on his knees seemed to be wet and soft from the water. Tearing with her movements.

Bai Li opened his eyes, his vision adjusted to the dimness, and he brushed away the torn paper. He listened to Jiang Yun scolding the horses outside. With his scolding, the restless horses calmed down and the carriage stabilized.

"Little Miss Bai." Jiang Yun's voice came in a low voice, "Are you okay?"

Bai Li hummed, stretched out his hand to lift the car curtain, and looked outside.

The carriage yard was brightly lit, with many people running back and forth, many people gathering together to discuss, and carriages being led away. There was a lot of noise in the direction of the Li family mansion, and people kept running out.

"Something happened at General Li's family." Jiang Yun stood by the car and whispered to her, "Wait here."

Jiang Yun's face looked a little anxious, and he looked into the mansion from time to time. If he hadn't been guarding her, he would have gone to the mansion to look for the prince by now.

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Li's eyes lit up: "The Crown Prince is back."

Jiang Yun looked around hurriedly, and sure enough he saw Zhou Jingyun running from the direction of the mansion among the chaotic crowd. His posture was as upright as ever, but his pace was very fast.

It was obvious that he was also thinking about her.

Bai Li jumped out of the car and looked at Zhou Jingyun who was approaching: "Your Majesty."

Zhou Jingyun didn't wait for her to ask, and said proactively: "General Li wielded his sword and accidentally hacked himself to death."

Jiang Yun next to him looked surprised and shook his head: "People have to obey their old age, not to mention that bravery is not a child's play to show off."

Bai Li looked at Zhou Jingyun and asked, "The Li family wants you to leave? Is there no trouble?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "In front of everyone, everyone saw it. It was him who wanted to wield the knife and lost his hand. How could we not let everyone leave?" He paused at this point and said, "It is true that some people from the Li family said that he would do it. They checked everyone present, but Zhang Ze stopped and said that he was here to check not only the guests present, but also the descendants of the Li family. The Li family was even more panicked and ignored everyone, so they dispersed. "

A smile appeared on Bai Li's face and he nodded: "Yes, he was obedient this time."

Zhou Jingyun didn't answer, let alone ask who he was referring to. He looked at Bai Li, stretched out his hand to her, and said softly: "Let's go back quickly."

Bai Li nodded with a smile and raised his hand to place it on his. As soon as he stretched out his hand, a clear ringing sound rang in his ears.

Bai Li's expression froze, his vision distorted, and the night, crowds, horses, and river clouds disappeared in an instant.

She looked at Zhou Jingyun in front of her. Zhou Jingyun was still smiling, but his eyes were dark and dull, like a stone statue.

She jerked back.

The moving crowds and neighing horses were momentarily stagnant, and even the night wind stopped.

Li Yu, who had just walked in, froze beside a carriage and horses, and his face became stagnant, but after a moment of trance, his eyes regained their clarity.

The sight was as quiet as death.

There was fear in his eyes at first, and then seriousness soon followed.

He slowly raised his eyes and looked up at the night sky.

There are two moons hanging in the night sky, one as curved as an eyebrow and the other as round as a bead.