Traveling Through the Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Starting from Meeting You

Chapter 379: The stars fell, and the light of her life dimmed

The moment the door was closed, Zhang Hanyan, who had been in a deep sleep, suddenly opened her eyes and woke up.

She looked at his reflection in the doors and windows, her eyes deep and gentle, and every glance seemed to express her deep attachment.

Zhang Hanyan's heart was filled with emotions that were hard to let go. Those emotions of reluctance surged like a tide, making her feel unable to breathe.

Zhang Qiling walked down the stairs slowly. His footsteps were light and silent. In this quiet night, he was like a cat walking on the roof, silently and without a sound.

As soon as he opened the door, Wu Xie, Fatty, Xie Yuchen, Hei Xia Zi, Huo Xiu Xiu, Yun Cai, Aning, Bai Haotian, Liu Sang, Xi Liu, Zhang Mo and others who had been waiting outside rushed in immediately.

In their hands, they all held various bright red objects, including lanterns with the word "囍" written on them, couplets, gauze curtains, silk cloth, dragon and phoenix candles, peanuts, red dates, longans, lotus seeds... and a huge "囍" character.

"Han Yan finally fell asleep. We have been waiting outside for more than two hours. My legs are numb from standing so much."

"Okay, Fatty, you and Liu Sang go put up the couplets. Hei Ye, please hang these two big lanterns at the door. Xiu Xiu, Xiao Bai, Aning, Yun Cai, you girls go decorate the new house.

"Xiaohua, you and I will go decorate the wedding hall. Xiliu and Zhang Mo, you go hang the gauze curtains and silk cloths. Everyone, keep your voices down. Hanyan is very alert and can be awakened by the slightest noise."

Everyone nodded in unison, all very satisfied with Wu Xie's arrangement. They took their own things and quietly did the tasks assigned to them.

Zhang Qiling followed behind Wu Xie and Jie Yuchen, and helped them decorate the wedding hall for him and Zhang Hanyan.

He picked up the huge red word "囍" and searched again and again until he found the perfect position. He then carefully and lovingly pasted the word "囍" in the middle.

Wu Xie and Jie Yuchen moved the TV off the table, wiped it carefully, and then covered the table and chairs with red cloth.

Outside the house, Xiliu and Zhang Mo took down the green gauze curtains around the pavilion and replaced them with red gauze curtains. They also hung red silk cloths on the garden paths and balcony railings.

After Hei Xia Zi easily hung the lanterns on both sides of the gate, he walked into the garden, took out the small red lanterns from his pocket, and hung them in every corner he could see.

The new house was filled with bright red. Huo Xiuxiu placed red dates, peanuts, longans and lotus seeds neatly on a white porcelain plate.

The dragon and phoenix wedding candles were neatly placed by Aning on both sides of the table. Bai Haotian pasted the word "囍" on the windows and doors. Yun Cai changed the bed sheets, quilt covers, bed curtains and hanging ropes into bright red.

The fat man stood on the ladder, took the couplets handed to him by Liu Sang, and pasted them on both sides of each door.

Everyone was busy with their own tasks, and when they occasionally looked at each other, they all smiled and understood each other tacitly.

"Sangbei, can you please give the ladder to Fatty so I can hold it? The ladder keeps shaking, what will I do if it falls?"

The fat man growled softly, and before Liu Sang could open his mouth to refute, Xie Yuchen slapped him on the leg.

"Keep your voice down. What if you wake up your sister?"

His words made Fatty and Liu Sang look towards the stairs at the same time. Hei Xiazi was hunching his back and tying strings of red colored lights to the handrails of the stairs.

Hei Xia Zi noticed their gazes, raised his head and looked at them with a puzzled look on his face, and asked in confusion.

"Why are you looking at me? I am doing exactly what Huaerye said. I guarantee there is no difference at all."

Liu Sang and the fat man glanced at him, looked away, and together they pasted the last couplet and put the ladder into the tool shed.

Zhang Hanyan lay alone on the bed, listening to the subtle sounds coming from all over the first floor. The stars fell, and the light of her life dimmed.

In this long, silent night, her eyes slowly lost their luster, like a candle in the wind, leaving behind endless silence and reluctance.

Her breathing gradually became weaker until it became an imperceptible breeze, gently blowing through the world, and then disappeared without a trace.

In the early morning, the sky was filled with a bright pale glow, and the morning light sprinkled on every corner of the courtyard, coating the flowers, trees, pavilions and towers with a soft golden glow.

The courtyard was decorated like a fairyland, with every tree and every flower blooming for this grand wedding.

The red gauze curtains danced in the wind like flowing flames. The corridor was hung with red silk, lanterns, and double happiness characters. The flickering candlelight in the lanterns intertwined with the morning light, creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere.

"It's really beautiful. It's worthy of the painstaking planning of Fatty and I. How about it, little brother? Are you satisfied?"

Zhang Qiling nodded slightly, turned to look at Wu Xie, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt an extremely sharp dull pain in his heart.

The sudden pain was too intense, and his face turned pale in an instant, with cold sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Wu Xie quickly grabbed his arm, and everyone looked at Zhang Qiling who was in pain. The sudden change made them unable to react for a while.

"What happened to the little brother? He was fine just now. Tian Zhen, hurry up and take him to the hospital first."

"Okay, Xiaohua, help me."

Just as Xie Yuchen was about to lend a hand to help, Zhang Qiling raised his hand and shook his head to stop him. Amid everyone's puzzled gazes, he ran up to the second floor as fast as he could and pushed open Zhang Hanyan's bedroom door.

Zhang Qiling stood at the door, suppressed the intense pain in his heart, walked into the room step by step, and stood in front of the bed.

Lying on the bed, Zhang Hanyan closed her eyes, her chest not moving at all. She looked calm and peaceful, exactly the same as when she was asleep.

"Yanyan..."

At this moment, his feet felt like they were filled with lead. He was so close to her, but when he finally reached her, he felt that time had passed so slowly.

Zhang Qiling sat on the edge of the bed, staring at Zhang Hanyan's face intently.

He had been extremely sensitive to death since he was a child. He knew without any probing that Zhang Hanyan had already left this world...

Zhang Hanyan died, died in their home, died in front of him, died on their scheduled wedding date...

A torrent of sadness surged into his heart, drowning him completely. The heavy sorrow tightly wrapped around his heart, almost crushing him.

Zhang Qiling tried to check her breathing again and again. He refused to believe that she would leave him so suddenly.

"Yan Yan...wake up...please...you don't know yet, today is our wedding day..."

Zhang Qiling was choking with sobs and could not speak coherently. His eyes were red, but he did not shed tears. He just called Zhang Hanyan's name softly and intermittently.

"Everything was fine before, how could it suddenly... Yanyan, wake up... Master will be here soon, didn't you say you missed him before?

Yanyan, I wrote an invitation to Master, he knows my handwriting, he will definitely come, can you open your eyes, Yanyan..."

Zhang Qiling felt as if his heart was being pinched by an invisible giant hand, which was getting tighter and tighter. The pain spread throughout his body, making it difficult for him to breathe.