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Chapter 217 Zhang Yan's Role Simulation
The next day, October 1st, was the first day of the National Day holiday.
The morning in Kyoto was awakened by the faint sound of cannon salutes in the distance, and the air was filled with a solemn and festive atmosphere.
But Jiang Bai, lying on the hotel bed, had no mind to savor this joy.
He's joining Yu Zheng's production team today to officially begin filming "Beauty's Rival in Palace".
"Chief, are you there?"
Jiang Bai tapped the system in his mind.
"How exactly does that Zhang Yan role-playing opportunity work? Is it like watching a VR movie once and that's it?"
[Ding! Host, please rein in your meager imagination.]
[The Omnipotent Actress System's 'Immersive Simulation' takes you across time and space to experience that person's entire life. Since the host is joining a film crew today, it's recommended to activate it now.]
Jiang Bai rolled over and nodded:
"Alright, since we're going to act, let's give it our best. Let's begin!"
[Command confirmed, loading of the character life of 'Zhang Yan, daughter of Marquis Xuanping'...]
Before Jiang Bai could even ask "How do I get in?", he suddenly felt as if his head had been shoved into a rapidly spinning washing machine, and a violent wave of dizziness washed over him.
My vision was plunged into darkness.
I don't know how much time passed.
When he opened his eyes again, he was completely stunned.
red.
Red everywhere.
Jiang Bai found herself sitting on a bed draped with bright red silk, wearing a heavy and elaborate crimson wedding dress.
This is not the kind of light and comfortable ancient costume you see today, but a proper Han Dynasty deep robe, layer upon layer, so heavy it's hard to breathe.
"Holy crap? System, what's going on? Why did I fast-forward to the wedding scene?"
Jiang Bai instinctively wanted to jump up, but found that his body had become lighter and smaller.
He looked down and saw that his hands were fair and delicate, clearly the hands of a child who was only a little over ten years old!
Even more strangely, when he spoke, the voice he uttered was childish and tender:
"Where...where am I?"
Jiang Bai scrambled off the bed in terror and stumbled to the bronze mirror in the corner of the room.
The mirror was a little blurry, but it still reflected a beautifully sculpted little girl.
That face vaguely resembled Jiang Bai's when she was dressed as a woman, but it was even more youthful and immature.
His eyes revealed a fear and sorrow that did not belong to his age.
[Ding! Host's current entry point—the fourth year of Emperor Hui of Han, the wedding day of Zhang Yan.]
You are about to marry your maternal uncle, Emperor Hui of Han, Liu Ying.
[Please return to your seat, host. The immersive experience is now officially beginning.]
"Marrying your own uncle? That's insane... ugh!"
Before Jiang Bai could finish complaining, a powerful and irresistible consciousness instantly took over his body.
In that instant, Jiang Bai felt as if he had split into two people.
One is Jiang Bai, a rough and tough guy from the modern era whose heart is full of "MMP" (a vulgar expression).
The other is Zhang Yan, a young girl born into a noble family and skilled in political intrigue, yet whose life is not her own.
The following days.
For Jiang Bai, it was a long dream with no end in sight.
He watched with his own eyes as Empress Lü manipulated him like a puppet in the cold palace, facing his equally tormented "husband" and "uncle" who could only drown his sorrows in alcohol.
That kind of loneliness is like cold water seeping into your bones in winter.
Jiang Bai originally wanted to analyze the acting from an outsider's perspective.
But as time went on, Zhang Yan's despair, that withering stillness in the deep palace, began to seep into his soul little by little.
"My name isn't Zhang Yan... I'm Jiang Bai... I'm here for an experience..."
Jiang Bai screamed wildly in the depths of his consciousness, but his body was weeping and his palms were sweating.
He witnessed the sudden death of Emperor Hui of Han and knelt for a long time before the cold mourning hall.
He witnessed Liu Heng's entry into Chang'an, and went from being empress to empress dowager. He spent more than a decade in a prison called "Beigong".
Later, in the adapted drama called "Beauty's Rival in Palace", he met the extraordinary and valiant General Zhou Yafu.
that moment.
Jiang Bai felt Zhang Yan's heart, which had long since withered, tremble violently.
That was the only splash of color in Zhang Yan's life—no, it was the only color in his life!
He looked at himself hiding behind the curtain, greedily watching the man's back.
Seeing that in order to preserve that humble love, she was willing to bury herself in deeper shadows.
Is it worth it?
Jiang Bai asked in his mind.
"worth."
Zhang Yan's personality answered softly in her heart.
This emotional turmoil left Jiang Bai nearly exhausted.
He could no longer distinguish who he was, whether he was Jiang Baizhi singing "Love You" on stage, or a withered flower waiting to fade in this decaying palace.
The final scene is of snow falling heavily.
Zhang Yan, nearing forty, lay on a cold, desolate sickbed.
Her body felt as light as a feather, and as her gaze passed through the window, she seemed to see again the figure practicing swordsmanship under the plum blossoms.
"Yafu... Yan'er... I can finally go find you..."
With that faint murmur, Jiang Bai felt his life force slipping away like sand through his fingers.
The process of going from warm to cold was so vivid it was almost despairing.
When that wisp of consciousness completely plunged into darkness, Jiang Bai felt a sense of liberation he had never experienced before.
.......
"Whoosh! Whoosh—!!!"
Inside a guest room at the Kyoto Grand Hotel.
Jiang Bai suddenly opened his eyes, staring blankly at the floor-to-ceiling window opposite.
Outside the window, there is the bustling street scene of 21st-century Kyoto, with sunshine and traffic.
"I...I am Jiang Bai."
"Or...Zhang Yan?"
[Ding! Immersive simulation ended]
[Congratulations, host, on the perfect fusion of the 'Zhang Yan' personality! Your acting level has been upgraded: Currently at [God-level Acting (Limited to the role of Zhang Yan)] — Note: When playing Zhang Yan, you are the original character!]