Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 592 Fire
Chunxi felt some regret. If he had acted when Xie had just arrived in Bianjing, perhaps the situation would not have turned out this way.

She looked at Xie Yizhi: "Sir, could you please use some manpower?"

Xie Yizhi frowned: "What did I tell you? Have you forgotten?"

Chunxi hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped. When Xie Yizhi brought Er Niangzi back, he made it clear beforehand that he would not interfere in the affairs of the Holy Sect. Similarly, if the Holy Sect made a mistake, they would have to solve it themselves.

Firstly, Xie Yizhi's identity is special, and his actions are too conspicuous in Daliang.

Secondly, Xie Yizhi is the Holy Cult's last pawn. Unless the Holy Cult faces a life-or-death situation, Xie Yizhi will not lend a hand, or at least will not openly have any connection with the Holy Cult.

Xie Yizhi said, "Unless you really have no other choice, I will take action... not for your Holy Sect, but to save A-Shu."

Chunxi nodded: "This servant understands."

After Chunxi left, Xie Yizhi raised his head, his gaze immediately becoming even more profound, revealing a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes. However, he quickly lowered his head, concealing these thoughts.

Chunxi walked out of the door with a heavy heart, pondering how to deal with Xie Shi. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she smelled a burning odor, and then someone shouted, "The Buddhist hall is on fire!"

Chunxi was startled and, disregarding everything else, immediately ran towards the Buddhist hall.

Thick black smoke billowed out, and the servants in the mansion shouted as they drew water from the well and poured it onto the Buddhist hall. This seemed to reduce the fire somewhat, but as soon as the wind blew, even more smoke billowed out.

Seeing this, the servants hurriedly called for more people to come.

Chunxi grabbed someone and asked, "What's going on? Isn't the Buddhist hall always watched over?"

The man shook his head and said, "The old gatekeeper loves to drink. She's been buying even more things these past few days since she got some tips. She was sleeping in the back room when the fire broke out."

Chunxi clenched her handkerchief. She enshrined Mani Buddha in the Buddha statue and usually paid special attention to the movements of the Buddha hall. She also knew that the old woman who guarded the gate was always lazy. However, this woman had been in a nunnery for seven or eight years and was particularly good at serving these things. When Madam Zhou was pregnant with Xie Chenghan, she insisted that it was a young man.

Having made the right bet, he naturally lived a more leisurely life afterward, and even if he made some mistakes, his wife would not blame him.

So Chunxi tried several methods, but failed to replace the old man as she wished.

She's been busy dealing with the Xie family lately, so she's been a bit lax about things at the Buddhist temple. I never expected... that this mess would happen.

Looking at everything before her, Chunxi suddenly felt that this was a bad omen. A moment later, she shivered and came to her senses.

She couldn't give up now. Even if the Mani Buddha statue was damaged, she could still find a way to sculpt another one, but first, she had to keep her secret...

Chunxi turned to fetch water, intending to rush in once the fire had died down a bit. Just then, she felt a figure flash past her, followed by someone shouting, "Young Master, Young Master...you can't go in!"

"Quickly...rescue the young master."

Chunxi then realized that the person who rushed into the Buddhist hall was actually Xie Chengxin.

“Brother Xin”.

Another shout rang out, and Chunxi turned around to see a familiar figure—it was Zhou Zhaochang, Madam Zhou's younger brother.

Zhou Zhaochang works as the supervisor of Chenliu and doesn't visit often. Why did he happen to come to the mansion today?
"Stop him quickly..." Chunxi grabbed the servant beside her, wanting him to stop Zhou Zhaochang, but she was not of high status in the mansion, and no one listened to her orders. Moreover, the surroundings were in chaos, and her voice was quickly drowned out.

Zhou Zhaochang grabbed a bucket of water without hesitation and followed Xie Chengxin into the Buddhist hall.

Chunxi stared intently at the Buddhist hall, now hoping only that the fire would get bigger so that both of them would be burned to death inside.

Not seeing anyone come out for a long time, Chunxi's heart beat even faster. She focused all her attention on the Buddhist hall until she heard Madam Zhou's voice behind her.

"Who went in? Quickly, go and save them!" Several servants responded and rushed in with courage. Chunxi tightly gripped her handkerchief. Madam Zhou's timely arrival and the takeover of the situation undoubtedly gave the people in the Buddhist hall a glimmer of hope.

The next moment, figures moved through the thick smoke, and two people were carried out.

Chunxi quickly stepped forward.

The two people, blackened by the smoke and emitting fumes, moved around quickly.

No one died.

"Quickly, fetch a doctor."

Madam Zhou gave an order and hurriedly went to check on Xie Chengxin and Zhou Zhaochang. Only after the two had caught their breath did she ask with red eyes, "What were you doing rushing in there?"

Xie Chengxin tried to speak, but was met with a cough.

Madam Zhou stepped forward and patted Xie Chengxin on the back. The mother and son had argued about the medication earlier, and Madam Zhou was still angry. Seeing her son like this, she didn't care about anything else and just held Xie Chengxin with heartache.

Xie Chengxin took out the charred Buddhist scripture from his robes and handed it to Madam Zhou: "This is a scripture that your son obtained from the Daxiangguo Temple to pray for your mother's well-being, but I didn't expect it to be damaged..."

Upon seeing this, Madam Zhou's nose tingled again, and tears streamed down her face.

Zhou Zhaochang, who was standing next to him, helped himself to his feet. He seemed to be alright, but he looked a little dazed and seemed to be thinking about something.

Madam Zhou called him several times before Zhou Zhaochang came to his senses.

Madam Zhou asked, "How are you? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Zhou Zhaochang shook his head: "I'm fine, it's just that Xin Ge'er got injured... When he went to get the Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha statue on the altar fell down and hit Xin Ge'er's shoulder."

Madam Zhou hurried to look at Xie Chengxin's shoulder, brushing aside the blackened fabric, and sure enough, she saw a bloody mess underneath.

"Someone, someone, quickly carry the young master to my room."

Just as Madam Zhou was in a panic, Xie Yizhi also stepped into the courtyard. After Chunxi left, he called his staff aside to talk. He heard that there was a fire outside, but he didn't take it seriously. Later, when he heard that Xie Chengxin had gone in to put out the fire, he came to check the situation.

Madam Zhou cried bitterly. No matter how disappointing Xie Chengxin was, he was still her own flesh and blood. She was filled with unspeakable regret. If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have scolded her eldest son like that.

Zhou Zhaochang walked up to Xie Yizhi and bowed, saying, "Brother-in-law."

Xie Yizhi said, "Go wash up first, the doctor will be here soon."

Zhou Zhaochang glanced at the Buddhist hall as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately changed his mind: "I'm afraid that Buddhist hall is doomed."

“Just rebuild it,” Xie Yizhi said. “Even ancient temples are prone to fires; it’s all due to the negligence of the servants.” He didn’t believe in any so-called divine will.

Zhou Zhaochang nodded: "I'll go check on Xin Ge'er."

Logically speaking, Xie Yizhi should go see Xie Chengxin now, but Zhou Zhaochang prefers to go first, as he really doesn't want to say too much to Xie Yizhi.

Because he had just seen something extraordinary in the Buddhist hall.

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