2. Crossing
The faint sound of a gentle voice floated over from the far end of the dark corridor, "I heard you calling for someone, is Li Hua in trouble again?"
I... I hoarsely opened my mouth, looking at the other person's worried and sincere face, wanting to laugh but unable to. Is this a scene from a TV drama? Or... an absurd thought suddenly crept into my mind, and I couldn't help but ask, "What era is this?"
"Miss, I beg you, please return to the room with this servant!" Yan Zhi's tearful expression was indescribably pitiful, leaving me at a loss for what to do, so I could only watch the situation unfold. Taking the opportunity, I got up from the ground and cautiously followed her back to the room.
A gust of cold wind swept through the hall, the branches and leaves at the treetops rustled, and two curled black shadows in the courtyard sprang up with a whoosh, filled with rage.
Lihua... the young girl leaned down and naturally placed her left hand on my forehead. When her palm touched the bump that had just formed from the impact, I instinctively recoiled in pain. "Lihua... your fever has just subsided, you should lie in bed and rest properly, you can't run around. It's too cold here, let me help you back to your room, alright?"
The young girl in the blue attire turned pale, gripping my fingers tightly and inhaling: "Have you forgotten? Truly... well, this is fine! It is fine..." Her lips trembled, and tears glistened in her eyes, "I am your cousin, Deng Chan, and you are the daughter of the underworld—Yin Ji Lihua!"
It won't be a club gathering, will it? Am I going to get drunk again like last time, and then those junior students busy with their dates will just throw me into the Taekwondo club's lounge?
The young woman... ..." Yan Zhi covered her mouth, unable to restrain her low sobs, tears falling like loose pearls.
The green drapery and the low table with a short couch... Suddenly turning around, what caught my eye was a lamp with a green jade crane foot, the crane's tail supporting a circular lamp tray, with three candle holders each holding a white candle as thick as a wrist.
However, this dream is just too terrifying and shocking! ... When dawn breaks, I must have a good chat with Yu Run about the gossip in the dream, as well as that Ye Zhiqiu ... . ... It is truly amusing that the usually calm Ye Zhiqiu could be driven crazy by Yu Run.
The cry was choked in the throat, clearly feeling that one had already screamed with all their might, yet the sound reaching the ears was extraordinarily faint
The little girl, half-squatting and half-kneeling to one side, let out a low cry of "Ah," her shoulders trembling slightly as tears streamed down her face: "How could this happen... How could it turn out like this? The young lady... she, she is so pitiful..."
She might as well call me "Aunt"
"Who are you?" I asked weakly, "I... who am I again?"
He tapped his forehead with his hand, his mind blank as if the computer had just crashed and restarted, unable to recall anything
Lihua! The young girl in the green dress has already set down the candlestick, quickly turning to embrace my shoulders, gently shaking me. "What on earth is wrong with you? I see your illness worsening day by day, making you neither human nor ghost. Is it worth it to mistreat yourself like this? Lihua! Lihua! Please say something, have you really... really lost your mind due to the illness? Have you... forgotten even me?" Lihua! Please say something, have you really... really lost your mind due to the illness? Have you... forgotten even me?
"Hiss—it's so cold!" Shivering, I moved to the edge of the bed. When my feet touched the floor, it felt strange, very off. "What's going on? Why is the bed board so low?"
Turning away in pain, I was so dizzy that I didn't even know how I was walking. By the time I stumbled out of the house after taking three shaky steps, I was stunned by the astonishing scene before me
The young girl in blue beside me held a candlestick, following closely in my footsteps
But... why are there cranes here... ? Why do the continuous houses and courtyards in front of me all resemble ancient architecture, just like... just like the city god temple in the suburbs
"Yes, yes, the servant has taken care of it." Yan Zhi shivered in the cold and quickly crossed her arms to pull me in.
young lady
"What a heartless fellow!" Estimating that the switch for the fluorescent lights in the lounge should be near the door, I muttered to myself and took two steps in the dark. However, before I could take a third step, I heard a "bang" as my forehead collided directly with a wall, instantly causing stars to appear before my eyes, and the pain made me bend down.
I was so startled that I fell to the ground, my heart seemingly about to leap out of my throat. The two dark figures circled in the yard for a moment before folding their wings and landing, and only then did I realize that they were two storks.
Lihua... ..." the girl cried out in sorrow
A sudden whirlwind left me feeling breathless, as if my heart had momentarily stopped beating, leaving me frozen in place
Oh heavens! I realize my mistakes! In the future, I will definitely learn from Yu Run, read more romance novels, and at night, while lying in bed, I will earnestly indulge in dreams of time travel!
I looked at her in confusion, unable to understand anything she was saying
"Hush! Rouge, be quiet!" The young girl furrowed her brows in anxiety, "Help your young lady back to her room, and make sure she doesn't make a fuss. If she wakes up Cousin like last time..."
Moreover, it is also transported to an unknown space
I originally thought the young girl would be surprised, but to my astonishment, she merely looked slightly dimmed and gazed at me with even more pity: "You should forget about him. The new emperor has firmly established his reign, and this is something that cannot be changed. He was once a fallen member of the royal family, but now the new emperor has abolished the old dynasty's royal family, and he is nothing. The Yin family, after all, is a prominent family in Xinye. Not to mention that you are not a match for each other, just speaking of... just speaking of him..." She bit her lip, gazing steadily at me, as if resolutely determined, she said, "He doesn't care about you at all. Three years ago, I asked my brother to inquire about him. When he heard your name, he merely smiled mockingly, and then went to Chang'an. Initially, I heard he was diligently studying the 'Book of Documents' at the Taixue, but later he became completely untraceable. Lihua, listen to me, even if you wither away here for him today, he wouldn't feel the slightest bit sad. Do you understand? You... you should give up early!"
I grasped the quilt in confusion, unwilling to let go, as an inexplicable sense of fear surged from all directions, heavily surrounding me. The girl named "Yanzhi" had palms that were burning hot, a reflection of human body temperature
Li Hua! As the orange light source gradually approached, a young girl in a green dress, around fifteen or sixteen years old, gracefully arrived holding a candlestick. She was similarly dressed to the little girl, with long hair cascading down her shoulders and a flowing skirt, but the young girl in green was more beautiful, surpassing the others.
What exactly is going on
The young girl was taken aback, her hand holding the candle trembled slightly, the candlelight flickered, casting a particularly pale glow on her face
The moon is bright and the stars are few, the pale yellow moonlight coldly and sparsely spills into the courtyard. In the courtyard, stones are piled up, forming a small pond, the surface of which is covered with a thin layer of ice. The moonlight reflects directly off the ice, painfully piercing my eyes.
You... I looked at her in astonishment, once again confirming that I did not recognize the cross-dressing girl before me. Are you human or a ghost?
A white figure emerged from a small room, rubbing its sleepy eyes. Upon seeing me, it was momentarily taken aback, seemingly unable to believe its own eyes: "Miss?"
I only feel a chill rising up from the soles of my feet, my teeth chattering and clattering.
I let out a gentle sigh; it truly was a dream
Could it be that ... ... has really traveled through time?
Please, let me return to reality! I beg you to let all of this be just a dream
"Wouldn't it be that Yu Run has taken my bedside lamp again?" I wondered as I lifted the blanket and got out of bed
Suddenly, there was a faint rustling sound of footsteps approaching from behind me, and I turned around alertly
New Country? Which country does this refer to
Returning to the room, Yan Zhi nervously closed the two doors and then carefully lit a lamp inside. As the flickering flame illuminated the space, I finally had a clear view of the entire arrangement within the room
Ah—hiss hiss ... ... I held my forehead, the pain almost making me cry, "Don't let me catch you again, or you'll be in for it!"
The little girl before me, with a face as white as snow, long hair cascading down to her knees, and dressed in a flowing white gown, surprisingly called me "Miss"
In the darkness, I can clearly hear my own heart, beating steadily and powerfully. ... I slowly open my eyelids, the night is as dark as ink, and the room is pitch black ...
"Miss!" The little girl anxiously turned her head, "Please come and persuade her, she is sitting in the wind, her face has turned purple from the cold..."
I opened my mouth wide and muttered, "What the hell..." The white figure quickly rushed in front of me, knelt down, and brought their gaze level with mine: "Miss! Why are you up? Why are you wrapped in a blanket?"
Ah ... ...
Was that just a dream?
Wait until dawn to catch them, and then we will peel their skins off one by one
The swelling on my forehead is throbbing faintly, and my heart feels a chill. Such a clear sensation of pain, I am not dreaming!
I shook my head with a smile, feeling somewhat thirsty, so I instinctively reached out to touch the bedside table. However, to my surprise, I found nothing there, and I let out a strange "huh". I got up and stretched my right hand, feeling a cold chill flowing through my fingers, while my side remained empty, devoid of any solid object to grasp.
I couldn't find a single piece of clothing on the bed for a while, and I was so cold that I simply wrapped myself in the quilt: "Why is it so heavy?" I shuffled my feet on the ground but couldn't find my shoes. There was no other choice, so I had to try to get up on my toes. Fortunately, the floor wasn't cold; it felt like it was covered with tatami mats. I tried stepping again and became even more confused: "Am I not sleeping in my own room? Am I in the dojo?"