Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 265 Kindness
The object was covered in blood and bits of flesh, obscuring its original appearance; all that could be discerned was that it resembled a jade pendant. Sang Dian reached out to take it, but Xie Yuyan refused, instead wrapping it in her own handkerchief and tucking it into her sleeve, seemingly unconcerned about the dirt on it.

Wang Yan carefully examined the wound once again. It seemed that the woman's internal organs had rotted away, and blood was constantly flowing out from under the rotting flesh.

This person managed to stay alive under such circumstances.

No wonder the tears in his eyes at the very end were tinged with blood.

Finally, Wang Yan touched something round again, and just like last time, it slowly squeezed out from the wound.

Xie Yuyan, having run out of handkerchiefs, simply tore off a piece of her dress and used it to wrap the bead.

She wasn't in a hurry to look at the things above, because nothing was more important than the person in front of her.

“That’s all.” Wang Yan looked at Xie Yuyan, but there were some things he didn’t say.

If you suspect that something might be hidden elsewhere, you can search again later.

After all, Wang Yan was a man.

Xie Yuyan nodded knowingly.

As soon as she finished speaking, she pulled the cloak over the woman and lifted her body off the wooden frame.

Sang Dian had already cut the ropes binding the woman, so Xie Yuyan was only carrying her bones.

The woman should have been very light, and Xie Yuyan should have been able to lift her easily, but he still encountered difficulties. Because it was winter, the bits of flesh, skin, blood, and dirt were all frozen together, making it impossible to separate them immediately.

Xie Yuyan was a hard-hearted person. After seeing and killing many people, she realized that many things were insignificant in her eyes.

But now her eyes are red.

Even at death, one cannot be completely separated from these sufferings.

Wang Yan stretched out his hand and placed his palm on the frozen, filthy blood. The ice melted, and the skin and flesh were naturally freed.

Xie Yuyan subconsciously whispered to the person in his arms, "It's alright, don't worry."

The ice melted into blood, and the person who had been imprisoned for so long was finally released completely.

Only at this moment did Xie Yuyan realize how light the corpse in his arms was, completely lacking the weight a human should have.

Once Xie Yuyan had completely lifted the person up, Wang Yan also got up and took a lantern to clear a path for them.

Xie Zishao stared blankly at everything. He had come to help, but before he could react, Wang Yan and Xie Yuyan had already taken the person away.

……

Sang Dian had the bed made in advance.

Xie Yuyan carefully placed the person on it and instructed, "Boil hot water, prepare a clean cloth, a new set of clothes, and... a coffin."

These things didn't need to be told; Sang Dian could have arranged them all. But Xie Yuyan felt she should say them out loud, at least to put the person in front of her at ease.

Once the warm water and clothes were brought over, Wang Yan got up and led his men out, leaving Xie Yuyan and the corpse in the room.

An ordinary person would be afraid to face such a corpse alone, but Wang Yan was not worried about Xie Yuyan. He stood outside the door, listening to the sound of water coming from inside the house.

It was clearly Xie Yuyan who was washing the woman.

Wang Yan looked at Sang Dian: "Go and interrogate that old servant."

Sang Dian responded.

The only sounds in the room were scrubbing. After a while, Xie Yuyan brought out a basin of dirty water, which Wang Yan immediately took, replaced with clean water, and handed back to Xie Yuyan.

After repeating this process several times, the person on the bed was finally cleaned and dressed in clean clothes.

Her distorted features and dark scars still made her look terrifying.

Xie Yuyan looked at the man and said in a low voice, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be standing here safely."

Waking up in the Yang family home, she discovers she's been forced into a ghost marriage. This isn't a good situation; for an ordinary person, it would be incredibly difficult to escape. But this is something someone else has risked their life for. As she gradually takes control of the Yang family, expands their business in Daming Prefecture, and leads those around her to prosperity, there's still someone suffering inhuman torture every day to keep her secret.

Both the original owner of this body and she owed a great debt of gratitude, especially her...

After all, she was the one who survived.

Therefore, she had to see clearly all the wounds on the corpse in front of her.

"What wish should I grant you?" Xie Yuyan asked.

If this woman were to speak, she would definitely want the people she protects to live well, but Xie Yuyan couldn't do that.

"Then find out who caused you to fall to this state."

"Let justice be served for you!"

After she finished speaking, the candlelight in the room flickered, and strange shadows swayed around her, but Xie Yuyan did not look at them. There was nothing in this world that she was afraid of.

Even if ghosts really exist, the person in front of me isn't scary.

Actually, she wasn't that concerned about what had happened to this body.

But it is different now.

From the moment she arrived here, someone was connected to her.

Xie Yuyan covered the woman's face with a clean cloth before opening the door again to let Wang Yan into the room.

The two sat down at the table, and Xie Yuyan took out two items from his sleeve.

Before opening it, Xie Yuyan looked at Wang Yan: "That military officer is still alive."

Wang Yan's gaze darkened slightly: "I won't let him die easily, I'll spare his life for at least six months." He could guarantee that no matter where the military officer was taken for interrogation, he would find a way to "take care" of him.

Xie Yuyan nodded.

Wang Yan looked at her. She was very calm, especially when she saw this woman. Her expression became even more indifferent. He could feel her anger, but he could not see any clue from her face.

It would be difficult to handle such a situation without having seen it before.

At that moment, Wang Yan frowned slightly, as if he could see what kind of path she had walked in the past.

Xie Yuyan opened the cloth bag, took out the jade pendant first, and carefully washed it in the basin.

The jade plaque was engraved with a pattern.

Xie Yuyan wiped it clean with a soft cloth and examined it under the light.

It was a Buddhist amulet, with some strange-looking patterns drawn below the Buddha image.

"This is Mani Buddha, and these textured things below are their ancient teachings."

"Before the creation of heaven and earth, there were only two doctrines: good and evil. These two doctrines refer to the two fundamental principles of the world: darkness and light, good and evil. Light will eventually come, and darkness will inevitably be defeated. Therefore, the followers dared to rise up and rebel against the government."

When Wang Yan was besieged, Xie Yuyan sought help from Manichaeism, but unexpectedly, Manichaean teachings reappeared there.

“This amulet could have two possibilities,” Xie Yuyan said, “either it’s related to my identity, or… to the person who harmed me.”

In other words, this thing either proves her identity or is evidence she obtained.

Wang Yan said, "According to the military officer's confession, Jiao Da once said that there were two more women he brought back this time for no apparent reason."

“The two extra people are me and her,” Xie Yuyan interjected. “If that’s the case, it’s possible that something was tampered with before Jiao Da took over.”

Xie Yuyan then took out the bead and washed it.

The bead slowly rotated in Xie Yuyan's hand, revealing a single character engraved inside.

“Jing”.