Lu Yan curled up on the ground, unable to get up. He was still in a daze. The punches and kicks falling on his body told him that he had escaped.
But what about Bai Wanyi?
She must have died in there.
Just like the explosion a few years ago,
No remains were found.
Lu Yan still remembered the look of fear in her eyes when he pulled her away and threw her backwards. He immediately regretted it. They could have run away together at that time!
He could pull her and run out together, so why did he pull her back and throw her away?
Why did he throw her back?
Wouldn't it be nice for the two of them to run out together?
Lu Yan pounded the ground fiercely, blood seeping from his fists and bones exposed. He still felt no pain and continued to pound the ground...
When the villagers saw him like this, they were so scared that they took several steps back. They were not afraid of people with high fighting skills, but they were afraid of people who were not afraid of death. Was this man not afraid of death?
But their houses have been destroyed and they don’t want to leave. If they leave and run away, who can they ask for compensation?
The village chief stepped forward bravely and poked Lu Yan with his cane: "No matter what happened to you, you blew up our house, you have to pay compensation!"
Lu Yan looked up at the village chief, and it took him a while to react. He stood up shakily, fumbled around his body, pulled off the jade pendant from his waist, then the purse from his waist, the belt inlaid with gold and jade, the copper-gilt hairband inlaid with gems on his head, and his sword. There was a gem inlaid on the hilt of the sword, and several gems inlaid on the sword body.
These were all bought for him by Qin Wan in the past - although he was stationed at the border and could not go home, Qin Wan would buy him various accessories and send them with the letters.
Old Lady Lu would also remind Qin Wan what was missing and what should be done for him.
Lu Yan had been keeping these things, and this time when he went out with Qin Wan, he wore them all for some unknown reason. Now, he didn't want them at all.
Lu Yan said, "Giving you all this should be enough compensation. If it's not enough, you can come with me to Zhengnan City. I'll find a way to raise money for you."
Lu Yan is too embarrassed to go to Qin Wan now, so he might as well go to the commander-in-chief of the Left Army, or borrow a hundred or eighty taels of silver from someone else, which would be enough to pay the compensation.
The village chief was stunned for a moment when he saw these things, and asked in disbelief: "Give them all to us?"
Lu Yan nodded: "If it's not enough, send a few people to follow me."
The village chief shook his head repeatedly: "Enough, enough."
After receiving the compensation, the village chief began to care about him: "Are you okay? The person who came with you is your wife, right? How is she?"
Lu Yan just thought of something at this moment and turned around to run back. The village chief pulled him but failed to hold him back. He saw Lu Yan rushing to the fire scene. He was about to rush into the fire, but he stopped in a hurry and stared at the fire so close. The raging fire licked towards him with the wind, as if it would engulf him in the next second. He subconsciously took a few steps back and watched several villagers carrying buckets of water to put out the fire.
This is their home, they will not watch the fire spread.
The explosion was so loud that several houses nearby were all on fire, and houses a little further away were also collapsed by the earthquake.
If the fire is not put out now, it may spread. Everyone bypassed Lu Yan who was blocking the way and worked together to put out the fire.
Lu Yan looked at the smoking ruins and then walked in step by step. Not long after walking, he was tripped by something. He looked down and saw that it was an arm. He slowly bent down, picked up the arm, and gestured at his body. Perhaps he died too quickly, the fingers were only burnt black, and there was no sign of struggle.
Lu Yan held the corpse in his arms and looked forward to search.
Seeing how distraught he was, the villagers helped him search for and collect the bodies from the fire scene.
The village chief carefully checked the surroundings for sparks, then gathered the villagers together and counted the heads to see if anyone was missing or injured. Fortunately, apart from the damage to the houses, no one was hurt.
The village chief felt a little worried when he saw Lu Yan looking so distraught. He also needed to exchange the things he had for money, so he simply asked a few villagers to go into the city with Lu Yan.
Of course, the village chief didn't mention going to the city to exchange money. He only asked Lu Yan, "Is it your wife you're looking for me for? She died tragically. But how do you plan to bury her? Should we take her back first, or temporarily place her in our village temple? This temple can temporarily store her bones."
Originally it was not possible, but Lu Yan gave so many things, which was enough to cover the cost of temporarily placing a corpse. What's more, the man in front of him was obviously the son of a wealthy family, and wealthy families had many stories, so the village chief asked very skillfully.
Lu Yan stared at the human figure on the ground. There were a few bones missing. He thought it had been completely blown to pieces, or blown away to who knows where.
He thought for a moment and said, "Let's bury him right here."
The village chief looked at the villagers behind him and saw that they looked calm, as if no one was objecting. He said, "We have an ancestral tomb in our village, but you can't enter it. There is an open space next to it. If you don't mind, you can bury it there. You can come and move the remains when you are free."
Lu Yan shook his head and touched his body, but could not find any valuable items.
He looked at the village chief and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Can you help me buy a thin coffin?"
The village chief nodded without thinking. The things he gave could be exchanged for a lot of silver. It was just a thin coffin, only a few dozen coins.
It was just a casual burial, not too troublesome. I found a family in the village that had a coffin, gave them one or two taels of silver in exchange for a thin coffin, and promised them a few strong men and a pot of wine, and someone would dig a grave for me.
The village chief brought a handful of paper money from his own home and asked Lu Yan to burn it: "After all, the dead are the most important. Burn some paper money and let her rest in peace."
Lu Yan burned it as he was told.
Everything was ready and it was dawn.
Lu Yan seemed tireless and was about to leave, leading his horse.
The village chief said, "I see you seem a little unwell. Let me send someone to take you there."
Lu Yan didn't think much about it and nodded.
The village chief immediately arranged for someone to harness the ox cart, carrying Lu Yan and several men from the village, and letting the horses follow beside them, heading towards Zhengnan City.
When the group arrived at Zhengnan City, the city gate had just opened, and the Qin family was guarding the gate.
He was about to stop the person and question him, but when he saw it was Lu Yan, he took a few more glances and let him in. At the same time, he sent someone to inform Qin Wan.
Lu Yan also came back to his senses after watching the noisy crowd. He cheered up a bit and looked at the villagers around him and said, "I'll take you to the pawnshop. You don't know the price of things, so don't let anyone rip you off."
The villagers said with a smile: "We can just go to the Qin family pawnshop. The Qin family pawnshop has always been honest and fair to everyone."
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