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The Yun family gradually turned to black ash under the licking of the flames.

The firelight was as bright as day, and the overwhelming smoke and dust engulfed everything.

The whole world seemed to have been paused, leaving only two figures lying in the courtyard.

Old Feng hurried over, followed by villagers who had also been awakened.

"Fire! What, a fire!"

"Is Aunt Yun alright? The others wouldn't..."

Old Feng ran at his fastest speed ever, but his pupils trembled when he saw two figures in the courtyard.

"There's someone in the yard!"

"It's Aunt Yun and Yunxi... Wait, where's Yu?"

After that question was asked, everyone fell silent and looked at the fire that was now beyond extinguishing.

As Elder Feng gazed at the Yun family's ruins engulfed in flames, his turbid eyes reflected the blinding firelight, and tears welled up in them.

That silly girl...

He gritted his teeth, looked at the well in the yard, and shouted to the surrounding villagers, "Yu Yatou must be trapped in the house. She might still be saved. Everyone, quickly fetch water to put out the fire!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone ran towards the well. Just then, someone suddenly shouted, "It's raining!"

Old Feng's Mercedes suddenly stopped. He looked up in a daze, his face drenched by the sudden rain.

A sudden and heavy rain came; large raindrops fell on the burning flames and were instantly evaporated.

The hissing sound of rising water vapor filled the air, and soon a thick fog enveloped the ruins of the Yun family home.

Old Feng and the other villagers stood motionless in the courtyard, getting soaked in the rain.

Once the fire subsided, Old Man Feng rushed into the ruins for the first time, and the other villagers also covered their mouths and noses to search inside.

Several women moved Shen Shi and Yun Xi to a safe place, trying to wake them up.

Old Feng and the men rushed into the ruins, lifting up the collapsed and charred beams one by one, searching for Yu Wan.

Dr. Rong from Shijia Village, who rushed over after hearing the commotion, examined Shen Shi and Yun Xi's condition and frowned deeply.

Aunt Qiuhua, with her kind face, asked worriedly, "Dr. Rong, how are they?"

Doctor Rong took out silver needles and stimulated the acupoints of the two, saying in a deep voice, "It's like they've been given a drug that makes them unconscious..."

Aunt Qiuhua instantly realized something and covered her mouth in shock, "This fire...this fire wasn't an accident, someone wanted to harm the Yun family!"

Shen felt excruciating pain all over her body. When she slowly woke up, all she heard was Aunt Qiuhua's words.

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw Yunxi lying next to her, her head buzzing.

"What happened to Yunxi?!"

Her voice was extremely hoarse.

But Madam Shen had no time to worry about her voice. She quickly realized something and frantically searched around, "Where's Yu Niang? Where's Yu Niang?!"

Aunt Qiuhua didn't expect her to be so agitated, and quickly signaled everyone to hold her down, trying to calm her down first. "Don't worry, don't worry, everyone is looking for her. Yu Niang is lucky and will definitely be alright!"

Shen's pupils contracted sharply, and she asked in a daze, "What do you mean?"

Seeing her like this, the women around her exchanged glances and sighed.

Shen felt something and turned to look behind her—the Yun family home had become a ruin.

In the ruins, Old Man Feng and several men were searching for something.

As if struck by lightning, tears welled up in Shen's eyes instantly.

Her finger trembled as she pointed to the ruins, clutching Aunt Qiuhua's sleeve urgently, shaking her head and crying, "It's not what I think, is it? No, it can't be—"

Aunt Qiuhua said in a somber voice, “When we heard the commotion and rushed over, you and Yunxi were lying in the yard. You weren’t burned by the fire, and there was no sign of Yu Niang around.”

"If you and Yun didn't escape on your own, then—"

Aunt Qiuhua paused for a moment.

However, Madam Shen already knew the meaning behind her unfinished words.

Yu Wan rescued her and Yun Xi, but she herself...

"Yu Niang! Yu Niang!" Madam Shen trembled as she tried to get up, ignoring the excruciating pain all over her body.

Dr. Rong disapprovedly pressed her down, frowning as he said, "Mrs. Shen, you also have multiple burns on your body. Let me treat your wounds first."

Shen seemed not to have heard anything.

Her clothes were torn in many places by the fire, and her exposed legs were covered in bloody and horrific burns.

But she still struggled to stand up and rushed into the ruins without regard for anything else.

Aunt Qiuhua and several other women couldn't hold her back.

When Yun Shang arrived, this was the scene that greeted him.

From the moment Yun Shang saw the towering flames in the direction of the Yun family from the entrance of Shijia Village, he could no longer maintain his usual cold and indifferent demeanor.

He practically ran there in a panic, countless thoughts flashing through his mind along the way.

Was the fire at the Yun family's house?

Why did the Yun family's house catch fire?

Could it be Yu Wan? He misjudged Yu Wan. Has she finally torn off that mask of pretense and revealed her true colors?

Upon seeing the familiar figure in the courtyard, Yun Shang ran over with all her might and grabbed Shen Shi.

His eyes were bloodshot. "Mother, how are you?!"

Madam Shen was stunned for a moment. She blinked slowly, and when she realized who was in front of her, she clutched her chest and called out hoarsely, "Yun Shang, Shang'er, Yu Niang, Yu Niang, she..."

Yun Shang's mind went blank for a moment, and she blurted out, "Where is she? Where is she?!"

Shen cried so hard she almost lost her voice.

Her heart clenched, and she uttered with difficulty, "Quickly save Yu Niang! Yu Niang trapped herself in the fire to save Mother and Yun Xi—"

Something seemed to suddenly explode in front of me.

After a burst of dazzling white light, Yun Shang stumbled.

His voice trembled as he gripped Shen's shoulders with both hands. "Mother, what did you say? Say it again!"

Ms. Shen broke down and repeated the story while crying.

Yun Shang suddenly released Shen Shi, turned around and staggered towards the ruins.

Looking at the devastation and charred ruins, he felt for the first time how despicable he had ever been.

Yu Wan risked her own life to save his mother and sister, and when he arrived, he even suspected that Yu Wan was trying to harm them!

The surrounding scenery was like a faded painting, everything in sight turned black and white, and there seemed to be no sound in the world.

Yun Shang repeatedly bent over and searched, finding charred beams, broken tiles... and scraps of cloth.

He froze, holding a piece of cloth in his hand, from which he could vaguely see a hint of light red—the light red dress that Shen had bought for Yu Wan.

He remembered that she looked beautiful in it.

Yun Shang looked blank, slowly tightening his grip on the tattered cloth, feeling as if a piece of his heart had suddenly gone empty.

"Yu Wan—" Yun Shang, clutching the tattered cloth in her hand, her eyes bloodshot, shouted through gritted teeth, "Yu Wan! You come out here!"

He looked around, not daring to miss a single corner. "Didn't you say that you were destined for good fortune after surviving such a calamity? You certainly won't die so easily!"

"Come out here—"

"As long as you live, I'll grant you anything you want from now on!"

"Yu Wan—"

The man's slightly hoarse voice echoed in the air. Old Feng sat slumped in the ruins, his expression blank.

The only response to Yun Shang was the sighs of sorrow and pity from the crowd.