Chapter 64: The Sad Painted Fan (4) In this life or the next, we shall never see each other again...
The night wind was chilly, the road muddy and difficult to navigate. Yan Huinan galloped away. A drizzling rain blurred his vision. The temperature grew hotter as he approached the foothills. This heat made regret boil over in Yan Huinan's heart, and a fine sweat oozed from his back.
But his face was pale, his whole body was cold, and fear took over his entire body.
After he arrived, he first took the coroner to look through the bodies that had been found one by one. After identification by the coroner, it was found that all the bodies found so far were male.
Every judgment made by the coroner made Yan Huinan's heart jump, for he was afraid of hearing bad news.
But this is not enough, far from enough.
Because heavy rain caused some landslides, some bodies were buried underground.
Yan Huinan ordered everyone to dig the mountain. "Don't leave out an inch of land, don't leave out a single body! Keep digging until you've finished!"
Everyone started digging, but there weren't enough tools. Yan Huinan initially used his spear, but it broke. Frantically, he didn't wait for new tools to arrive, so he started digging with his bare hands.
He lost the ability to think calmly, and seemed to feel no pain. He was arrogant and just kept digging the mountain.
The mud penetrated deep into the gaps between his nails, lifting his nails bit by bit, grinding his skin, and finally his flesh. Yan Huinan had completely lost his sense of pain and just wanted to dig out the troublesome mud like a madman.
He was trying his best to prove that Xie Yun was not among these bodies.
When Si Wen got the shovel, the sky had changed from inky black to deep blue. The dark clouds had dispersed, revealing the moonlight.
Under the moonlight, Si Wen found that Yan Huinan was covered in mud, his eyes were red, and his hands, which were originally as soft and white as jade, now had white bones exposed at the ends of his knuckles!
Shocked, Si Wen called a military doctor to bandage Yan Huinan, but Yan Huinan refused to stop for a moment.
He couldn't stop, if Xie Yun was really here...
He didn't dare to think any further.
At this moment, Yan Huinan had no joy or satisfaction of revenge, but only despair. Before his eyes was a wasteland of ruins, and his heart was also devastated.
Xie Yun is now Yan Huinan's only support for survival.
But if this pillar is gone, what reason can he use to keep himself alive?
He snatched the shovel from Si Wen's hand, gripped the handle with his remaining knuckles, and resumed digging.
Knowing the whole story, Song Hongxuan rushed over and tried to dissuade Yan Huinan from hurting himself, but Yan Huinan ignored him.
Yan Huinan looked like he was possessed by a demon, which frightened Song Hongxuan.
It’s over…
The fear in his heart washed over him like a tide.
If Yan Huinan knew what had happened, Song Hongxuan couldn't imagine what he would do.
but……
No. He wouldn't let Yan Huinan know.
No.
And even if Yan Huinan knew about it, he would never really do anything to himself for a woman.
Since Yan Huinan was able to kill Xie Qingyun, perhaps Xie Yun was still an enemy in his heart, with no weight. How could he really hurt someone who had fought alongside him for many years just for his enemy?
Besides, he is the emperor!
As long as he sends more women to Yan Huinan in the future, he will always forget Xie Yun and let it go.
Hmm! That must be the case.
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By the time the sky was just beginning to turn pale, more than a hundred thousand people had thoroughly searched the entire mountain, digging out over ten thousand bodies, which lay spread out in a black mass on the ground.
All the dozens of coroners in Jinzhou City were brought in to perform autopsies one by one.
The coroners didn't understand what was going on and thought they could win a reward by finding the female corpse. When a female coroner found the body, she couldn't hide her joy and excitement as she shouted, "General, there's a female corpse here!"
Yan Huinan suddenly turned around, stared at the female coroner, and ran over without daring to stop for a moment.
In the eyes of the female coroner, Yan Huinan looked as if he was about to rush over and eat him alive. What on earth was going on?
As Yan Huinan came over, the female coroner still bravely analyzed:
"General, although this body has been burned beyond recognition, judging by the age of the teeth and the size of the hand bones, it must be that of a young girl of seventeen or eighteen," the female coroner explained. "Also, although her face is burnt beyond recognition, I've examined the rest of her body and can confirm that she is a woman."
Yan Huinan's heart had already collapsed. At this moment, he murmured in disbelief: "No - no -"
He couldn't believe that the person in front of him, whose face was burnt beyond recognition and many parts of his body were charred, was Xie Yun.
He didn't want to find any characteristics of Xie Yun on the body, and he tried hard to prove that the body was not Xie Yun.
But there are generally no women in the army, let alone people of the same age as Xie Yun.
"General, we found this in the camp where Xie Qingyun and his men are stationed." Someone came to report.
Yan Huinan took it and immediately recognized it as Xie Yun's usual hairpin. He had asked someone to prepare Xie Yun's clothes and jewelry, each of which had to be the best. He had carefully reviewed each one, and this hairpin was one that Yan Huinan had personally selected.
Xie Yun may not know that this was chosen by him, and she does not dislike this jewelry very much. She is not a person who particularly likes to study jewelry, and always uses it casually. In short, whatever she uses is extremely beautiful.
Yan Huinan was also secretly happy, she liked this hairpin.
But unexpectedly, today it was it that proved to Yan Huinan that the female corpse in front of him was Xie Yun.
This proves that Xie Yun is really here...
He didn't want to believe it, but all the facts before him told Yan Huinan that the body was Xie Yun.
At this moment, he could no longer control his pain and sorrow and was inconsolable.
His mind went back to last autumn, that leisurely afternoon when he was writing a memorial in his room. He saw Xie Yun teaching Prince Yu sign language, and he was so engrossed in the beauty and tranquility of the moment that he was stunned and forgot to write.
A memorial was not finished until sunset.
He thought about running into Xie Yun and Lou Cheng in the forest. Why didn't he trust Xie Yun? Why was he still blaming her, suspecting that she didn't have him in her heart, and still feeling meaningless.
He also remembered that before leaving, his aunt asked him if he wanted to go in and take a look at Xie Yun.
He didn't go in because he was angry.
If Yan Huinan knew that this farewell in the capital would be the last one, he would never leave Xie Yun.
He raised his hand and held the corpse's hand, his eyes blurred with tears, "Xie Yun, I was wrong, I was wrong. I don't want anything anymore..."
If possible, he would rather not kill Xie Qingyun than lose Xie Yun forever.
He has nothing left...
The soldiers under Commander Yan Huinan had never seen their general so vulnerable. Their general was always high-spirited and confident, always able to lead them out of difficult situations and break through sieges. Even if he had to kill, he would fight his way out and bring all his soldiers home.
But Yan Huinan had no home at all at this moment.
He hated what he had said to Xie Yun.
In fact, he had felt at peace since marrying Xie Yun. He had always considered Xie Yun's side his home, his place to return to. But at first, he could only speak harshly to Xie Yun.
Everyone around held their breath, and no one dared to step forward and say anything.
Yu Xian, who was standing by, couldn't bear to see Yan Huinan become like this. He could see how important Xie Yun was to Yan Huinan, but Yan Huinan was no longer alone and he couldn't continue to degenerate.
Yu Xian walked forward and leaned over to dissuade Yan Huinan from being so sad.
But what no one expected was that when Yan Huinan gently raised his eyes and looked at Yu Xian, he was not actually looking at Yu Xian.
Instead, he looked at the sword at his waist!
He drew the sword from Yu Xian's waist, pointed it at his abdomen with determination, and stabbed it hard.
In an instant, heaven and earth were silent, and the morning light fell on Yan Huinan's tired, muddy face. His sorrow seemed to be soothed by the light, and his sorrow and heartache were all covered by the dazzling light in that moment.
"Ziyou!!"
"General!"
"Yan Huinan!!"
Everyone shouted at once, and Si Wen and Yu Xian rushed forward at the same time and grabbed the sword in Yan Huinan's hand.
Yu Xian and Si Wen's hands were cut by the sharp blade, and scarlet blood flowed out, and the blood dripped onto the ground along the cold blade.
Time was so quiet that one could almost hear the sound of blood dripping.
"Cough! Cough cough..." Yan Huinan lowered his head weakly.
Part of the sharp blade had already penetrated Yan Huinan's abdomen, and he slowly closed his eyes in pain.
Since he wants revenge, he wants revenge for the one he loves.
So this sword he used at this moment was to avenge Xie Yun.
He couldn't live in a world without Xie Yun...that would be an extremely dark and meaningless life with no end in sight.
In the last moment before closing his eyes, Yan Huinan seemed to see the figure of his lover in the morning light. If possible, he would not go to the underworld with Xie Yun, for he was afraid of dirtying Xie Yun's afterlife.
"Medic! Medic! Someone come quickly! Someone come quickly!"
"Hurry! Military doctor!" Yu Xian screamed at the top of his lungs.
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When Xie Yun woke up again, she was in a hidden cave. She didn't expect Xie Run to be there, and she didn't know how Xie Run found this hiding place.
But when I woke up, there was heavy rain outside with lightning and thunder.
When Xie Run saw her wake up, he was overjoyed and hugged his sister.
They haven't seen each other for so long. Finally... they meet.
Xie Yun's hollow heart suddenly came alive at this moment, filled with grievance, emotion, and the joy of surviving a disaster. It was no longer empty.
When the fire started, Xie Yun desperately ran to the side of the flames. In the chaos, when Xie Yun was about to fall, she suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Sister! Xie Yun! Xie Yun!"
Xie Run was riding his horse not far away, looking back and forth. The moment he saw Xie Yun, he rode over, grabbed Xie Yun onto his horse, and protected her before him. He then fled on horseback.
He was not originally in Xie Qingyun's army, but since he knew that the eldest prince and Lou Cheng wanted to kill Xie Qingyun completely, perhaps because of blood relationship, or perhaps for some other reason.
In the end, he did not have the heart to live, but instead sneaked into Xie Qingyun's army, preparing to save his father one last time at the critical moment.
But what he didn't expect was that Xie Qingyun didn't care about family affection at all, and actually used Xie Yun as a bargaining chip to trade with Yan Huinan, just to protect himself.
At that moment, Xie Run was completely disappointed with Xie Qingyun. He was ready to wait for an opportunity to rescue Xie Yun.
But at that time they were trapped in the mountains, and Xie Run did not expect that Yan Huinan would use such decisive means to completely block all their retreat routes and set fire to the mountains.
Everything happened so fast that he didn't even have time to meet Xie Yun before the fire broke out.
It soon caught fire.
He quickly found a horse and searched for Xie Yun in the crowd.
Fortunately, he found it!
Xie Run was an excellent martial artist and had a first-rate ability in disguise. He took advantage of the chaos in the rainstorm, carved out a small gap, and escaped with Xie Yun.
Xie Yun didn't have time to look back at the mountain that almost buried her. Her legs had lost feeling from running, and she was escaping based solely on her survival instinct.
She thought silently in her heart: Yan Huinan, no matter in this life or the next, we will never meet again.
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