369: Chapter 233: High-Stakes Bet 369: Chapter 233: High-Stakes Bet Ran Yan had already roughly guessed that she didn’t know Pei Jing, and it was very unlikely that Ran iyu would know him either.
That day, Pei Jing saw Ran Yun and Ran iyu outside the warm pavilion; from behind, both figures were graceful.
He thus devised a plan to trick them into turning around, intending to catch a glimpse of their beauty.
Ran Yun was not deceived, but Ran iyu was inadvertently seen.
The Cheng family was a powerful and prestigious household.
The fact that Cheng Qing’er’s matchmaking banquet invitations were distributed even to lesser families was solely because Pei Jing personally managed the event.
He planned to present another beauty to the Crown Prince, using this opportunity to select a wife of modest status yet with so refinent.
His planted maid inford him that the seventeenth miss of the Ran family was the most beautiful.
When Su Fu accidentally entered the plum garden, and everyone ca out to see what the fuss was about, he saw Ran Yan’s features.
Although beautiful, her expressionless face left little desire in the beholder.
However, on the journey back to the city, from afar, he saw many won engaged in a snowball fight.
Where there were won, they’d go, and as a result, he saw Ran Yan’s smile, which made all else seem dim in comparison.
At that mont, even he couldn’t help but be moved, hence he couldn’t restrain himself and intended to send soone to abduct her from her ho.
Just then, he received a ssage from Li Ke, saying that Xiao Song’s Secret Guards were near the Ran residence and to find a way to lure them away.
Pei Jing was unaware that Li Ke also intended to target Ran Yan, so he felt it was killing two birds with one stone and set a ti, eagerly planning the abduction.
As a result, Li Ke took the girl away, leaving him to regret the missed opportunity for quite so ti.
Without Ran Yan, and having accidentally discovered Ran iyu who, although her beauty was commonplace, did indeed stir one’s heart, he found her suitable as a replacent.
Having learned in secret that Ran iyu was of lower status, he seized the opportunity to abduct her while she was using the facilities.
Ran iyu panicked, unwilling to beco soone’s plaything.
In her desperate struggle, her leg hit sothing.
Although it hurt, it gave her a mont of clarity.
In a rush, she inford Pei Jing that she had an even more beautiful elder sister who was several tis more attractive than she, whom her own family did not favor.
She could help him as an inside agent.
Upon hearing this, Pei Jing beca interested and ordered an investigation.
The proverb “Without seeking, good luck cos your way” held true.
Unexpectedly, the person in question was Ran Yan.
Since fate was handing him this opportunity, it would be a sha not to take advantage of it.
Ran Yan placed the Corner Lamp on the couch, shedding more light around it.
Ran iyu had already lost all her strength to cry.
Now Ran Yan could dissect her without any hindrance.
The sedatives she used had numbed the nerve endings.
Ran iyu’s sensation of pain was dull, the knife was coated with Powder for Anesthesia, and the white folded cloth used to wipe blood also contained it.
Ran iyu could feel the pain, but its intensity was reduced by eighty to ninety percent.
The remaining bit was certainly not enough to overwhelm her.
The scalpel in Ran Yan’s hand was like an extension of her arm, ticulously separating skin and muscle tissue.
Ran Yan’s brows were slightly furrowed.
Cutting into a living person was much more challenging than dissecting a cadaver.
After death, blood decomposes and seeps into the muscles and skin.
After a certain period, dissection would only result in a minimal amount of blood.
In contrast, a living person’s body is filled with capillaries, and a single incision would lead to profuse bleeding.
Therefore, she could only slowly dissect while dabbing the blood away with the white folded cloth due to the low visibility.
Her speed was much slower than under normal circumstances.
“Please spare , anything you want…
my father and mother will give you anything,” Ran iyu’s voice was weak, barely audible.
Ran Yan was focused on the knife in her hand, carefully avoiding the larger arteries.
Despite her efforts, the bleeding was still significant.
She continuously pressed the white folded cloth against the wound to soak up the blood, managing to keep the view relatively clear.
Ran iyu watched her own flesh being slowly cut open, the blood wiped away to reveal the flesh within, the panic she felt was more horrifying than watching her own decay.
Even Zhuang Yin, a man who had killed people and seen blood, was on the verge of despair, let alone Ran iyu, a wife who had never even witnessed a chicken being slaughtered!
As ti ticked by, the effects of the drugs in Ran iyu’s body started to wear off, and she could feel the disgusting sensation of the cold knife slicing through her skin.
Ran Yan noticed her struggle and said sternly, “There’s sothing here called the brachial artery.
If you move around and I accidentally cut it, it will be the end of the road for you.”
Ran iyu froze, not daring to move a muscle.
She was so numb from the shock that her mind started to clear up.
She realized that Ran Yan didn’t seem to want her dead and couldn’t help but ask, filled with hope, “You’re not going to kill , are you?”
“If I wanted to kill you, there are at least a thousand ways to do it without anyone noticing.
But because of our slight blood relation, I am willing to give you a chance,” Ran Yan spoke while concentrating on her task.
“Do you think I’m kind?”
Kind?
Ran iyu saw her as a ghastly devil, and hearing these words now sounded like the world’s biggest joke.
“Don’t get too happy too soon, it’s not over yet.” Ran Yan didn’t joke.
When she said she was kind, she truly believed she was kind.
In her heart, Pei Jing was the instigator and his death was certain, while Ran iyu was an accomplice, so Ran Yan decided to take a gamble.
This was the first ti she skinned soone alive, and with such dim light.
If she succeeded by chance, then it would an Ran iyu was fortunate.
It would also serve as a lesson to prevent her from rash actions.
If she accidentally cut the brachial artery, since she only had one knife and no ans to perform ergency treatnt, the situation was grim.
On the inside of the biceps brachii tendon lies a major artery called the brachial artery, which has a very high oxygen content.
If severed, it would lead to a quicker and more ferocious death than wrist cutting.
Her goal this ti was to expose this artery to the extent that it was visible to the naked eye.
The light was dim, and the view was obscured by blood and flesh.
Ran Yan genuinely had no confidence that she could avoid cutting that artery under these adverse conditions.
Deep down, she leaned towards the idea of killing Ran iyu.
Ran iyu was not resigned to her fate, but she dared not struggle.
What if Ran Yan was right and sothing got cut?
The intense fear and the nausea from the sensation of her flesh being sliced pushed her to the brink of collapse.
Given another chance, she would rather be a pampered slave than go through this ordeal again!
“You’re lucky,” Ran Yan had finally seen the brachial artery.
Nearly an hour had passed since their arrival.
Just then, light appeared outside.
The shadow of a woman carrying a lantern was cast on the latticed window, walking towards the main entrance.
Ran iyu was overjoyed inside but dared not make a sound for fear of angering Ran Yan.
What should she do if it ca to a do-or-die situation?
Ran Yan’s nerves were taut, she cleaned the knife and slipped it into her flute sleeve.
She then quickly took out a red porcelain bottle from her sleeve pocket and, drawing a silver needle from her belt, dipped it into the bottle.
(To be continued.
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