Master Zhong spoke leisurely. He spoke very slowly, but it was not that careless slowness, but an incomparable heaviness:
"It's not surprising that you can dream about pearls, but the scene you saw in your dream is still so real. This thing itself is beyond the normal range. I can't explain this phenomenon. Maybe it's really you
The concern for the pearl must have moved heaven.
And tonight, you can't sleep no matter what, and you can't dream of the pearl, which just proves my guess."
"What guess?"
"Tonight, Mingzhu must be doing something very dangerous."
"Ah, why?"
"Because she was in a very dangerous situation, she instinctively resisted all methods that could reveal her whereabouts. Unintentionally, she cut off the connection between you two. You don't have to ask me why.
, I can’t explain clearly, as long as you know that sometimes, true love can indeed create miracles, that’s it. Whether it’s a geographical barrier or a time and space barrier, love can penetrate it.”
Master Zhong paused for a moment and then continued:
"Since Mingzhu left, no, I should say many years ago, I have begun to think of ways to establish a connection between modern times and the Tang Dynasty..."
Yan's eyes widened:
"Many years ago, you already knew that the Pearl would return to the Tang Dynasty?"
Master Zhong waved his hand:
"It's a long story. I'll tell you slowly when I have time. But until now, I haven't been able to establish the kind of connection I want. But my efforts are not all.
No progress, for example, I can now help you connect with the Pearl in your dream. I can't do it myself, but you have this foundation, so with my help, you can do it."
Flame's eyes glowed:
"Okay, then what are we waiting for, Master Zhong, hurry up and help me dream of the pearl."
Master Zhong’s expression is still so solemn:
"Yan, you must understand that this is a very dangerous thing. I use magic to force you to sleep. No one knows what will happen after you fall asleep. Maybe you will go crazy, and there may be many dangers, etc.
With you, maybe..."
"I don't care!" Yan said these four words in a low voice, and then stared at Master Zhong intently, saying nothing else, but his eyes said everything.
Finally, Master Zhong let out a long breath:
"Okay, let's start now."
"What do I need to do?" Flame asked.
Master Zhong pushed a very old book in front of Yan:
"You don't have to do anything, just lean over this book."
Yan took a look, and saw that the book was open, and it was full of symbols and handwriting that he didn't recognize. However, Yan didn't have the mind to pay attention to these now, and he just lay down on the table and put the book under his face.
Master Zhong’s voice seemed to come from a very far away place:
"Child, go to sleep."
Yan finally saw Mingzhu again. He seemed to be in a very big garden now. The sky was very dark and the garden was also very dark. There were only some faint firelights at the edge of the garden. Only the lightness of Mingzhu was seen.
She moved slowly along a path with her hands and feet. It seemed that she was extremely careful. Homura was a former killer, so she immediately understood that Mingzhu was walking like this because she was afraid of exposing her whereabouts.
.
He wanted to call Mingzhu or hold Mingzhu, but there was always a thick piece of glass between him and Mingzhu, and he couldn't get close to him. Unfortunately, Yan had no choice but to follow Mingzhu first.
When he saw Mingzhu, he kept walking towards the water. When she arrived at the water's edge, he squatted down and reached into the water. Yan was very curious about what Mingzhu was going to do.
It turns out that Mingzhu wants to touch the stone steps on the shore, so that she can get as close to the water as possible without falling into the water. This is also where Mingzhu is meticulous. If she walks on the stone steps on the water, she can
Don't leave any footprints or traces, so that even if they can't find her quickly tomorrow during the fox hunt, those guards won't be able to find her quickly either.
Mingzhu groped for the direction of the stone steps, then lifted up her skirt, stepped on them carefully, and walked forward along the lake shore step by step. Although she didn't know where she would go if she kept walking along the lake shore.
Yes, but according to experience, it should be a more desolate place.
Yan followed Mingzhu, his heart almost jumping out of his throat. He was really afraid that Mingzhu would accidentally slip and fall into the water. Especially when he looked at Mingzhu's shrinking back, he seemed to have personally felt what Mingzhu was feeling at this moment.
of fear.
Yan really hated himself, helplessly watching Mingzhu fall into danger, but could do nothing. Ever since he began to meet Mingzhu in his dream, this feeling of powerlessness and hatred for himself had surrounded him tightly.
They all felt that if he had such a dream a few more times, he would really die of heartache.
At this time, Yan suddenly thought of the men he had seen in his dreams, those men who seemed to be passionately devoted to Mingzhu! Where are they now? Why did they let Mingzhu suffer here alone instead of coming to help her?
! Yan found that she no longer minded other men around Mingzhu. As long as they could really help Mingzhu, Yan would rather let them stay by Mingzhu's side all the time!
Mingzhu walked very carefully, so she was also very slow. It took a long time to reach the other end of the lake. Mingzhu suddenly straightened up and let out a long breath, because she finally found what she was looking for - a rockery. This
More than half of a rockery is on the shore, and less than half is in the water. Mingzhu knows that there must be a cave on the water side of a rockery like this. If the cave is larger, it can be used by ships to pass through, and if it is smaller, it can allow water flow.
Go over there. If she wants to hide, this should be the best place.
Mingzhu got into the cave without hesitation. The cave was very small, just like she thought. It was the kind that only allowed running water to pass through. It could only accommodate one or two people. This was better. The water in the cave was not too deep.
, it just didn’t reach her knees. After struggling for most of the night, Mingzhu was really tired, so she didn’t care whether the water accumulated in the cave was clean. She bent her knees and sat on a slightly protruding stone.
Then she leaned her back against the damp, slippery stone wall. She bent her legs and hugged her knees tightly. Although it was summer, she still felt very cold in such a cold place all year round, so she tried her best to
He tightened his body to maintain his body temperature.
Although her back was very cold, and although she was completely sitting in the water now, Mingzhu couldn't help but slowly closed her eyes after sitting for a while. She was really tired.
Seeing Mingzhu like this, Yan felt as if his heart was being pinched repeatedly by a pair of big hands. He really wanted to walk over, hold Mingzhu tightly in his arms, and block everything for her, but she couldn't.
Nothing can be done.
Yan just stared at the Pearl with such infatuation, suddenly forgetting everything around him, and the only feeling was that his heart was as sharp as a knife.
As time passed by, the color of the sky became lighter and lighter. Suddenly a ray of dawn tore through the iron-gray sky and illuminated the earth, and almost at the same time, there was a noise outside the Imperial Garden.
Sound - After waiting all night, the guards finally waited until dawn, and they were about to start a thorough search of the imperial garden.
But the small cave was still so dark and silent, as if all the lights and sounds from the outside world could not disturb it, and Mingzhu was still sleeping soundly.
Yan instinctively thought that those people with steel knives in the distance were searching for Mingzhu. He was anxious and wanted to wake Mingzhu up, but no matter how hard he tried, Mingzhu couldn't hear his voice.
Suddenly, Yan saw a small boat gliding slowly on the water. There were also several guards standing on the boat. One of them asked another:
"Do you really think assassins will come to the lake?"
The guard was always staring at the water attentively:
"In case he slipped and fell into the water yesterday, it would be a great achievement if we could find his body."
His words caused a burst of laughter from the people. The boat slowly passed by the cave. Of course they couldn't see Yan, but Yan clearly saw that the guard who said he was looking for the body was looking towards the cave with sharp eyes like an eagle.
He glanced in the direction. Yan was also a man who had experienced many battles, so when he saw the man's eyes, he felt that he had seen the pearl. Yan's whole body tensed, but to his surprise, that man
The man only glanced at the cave, then moved his gaze to the water, and began to search attentively.
Could it be that he didn't see the pearl? Yan's heart was full of doubts.
An intensive search yielded no results. The guards were tired after a night of searching, so when they saw that nothing was found, they concluded that there was only one assassin yesterday and had escaped, so they closed the team.
Quietness returned to the garden.
At this time, Mingzhu also woke up slowly. She wanted to stand up, but found that her whole body was numb. Mingzhu slowly rubbed her legs while looking at the water outside, frowning slightly.
:
'It seems that it's already dawn. I wonder what's going on with Anle. Has she announced to the public that I am the murderer of the emperor, and then hunted me down in the entire harem? Did the patron saint break out last night? Hunter
Brother Fox, have they got the news? Can Li Longji seize this opportunity to become the prince?'
Mingzhu suddenly felt a headache. She thought that the emperor was dead and things were settled, but when things came to an end, she realized that after the emperor died, she had more things to think about. But at this moment, Yan and Mingzhu
Almost at the same time, I discovered that a boat was rowing straight towards the cave!