One hundred and seventy-six. Time and the earth will bury everything
Dark red is hidden behind the clouds, and there is a subtle rustling sound around it.
The branches never swayed, there was no wind, these sounds came from the raindrops that wet the ground.
It started to rain.
Bang——
Lu Li opened the umbrella he carried with him and held it above his head. The sound of rain was blocked outside the umbrella.
Some raindrops fell on Anna, but they were blocked by a thin layer of invisible material and could not touch her soul.
Anna seemed to wake up from her memories because of the sound. She put the drawing paper back into the wooden box and put the wooden box back into the pit.
"You can take it away." Lu Li's voice came from behind her.
"No, only forgetting can make me no longer sad."
Anna stood up with her back to Lu Li. The mounds of soil on both sides filled up automatically, covering up the wooden box and the dirty dolls rolled into the pit.
Time and the earth will bury everything.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help you." Anna lowered her head and rubbed herself under Lu Li's umbrella with a depressed expression.
This emotion dispelled the coldness and silence that had previously enveloped her.
"nothing."
Lu Li did not act like a gentleman and moved the umbrella forward to shelter Anna under the umbrella - she would not be caught in the rain anyway.
Anna, who spent time with Lu Li day and night, was unable to distinguish Lu Li's emotions most of the time, but at this time, she heard a hint of "this is normal" from Lu Li's words.
It was as if Lu Li had already...
"Have you known this for a long time?" Anna, who was standing by the umbrella, raised her head in confusion.
Lu Li lowered his head and looked into Anna's clear eyes: "No one would bury treasures and dolls together."
Not far away, Ms. Mary looked at the two people standing together in front of the locust tree and looked at each other. The sense of relief in her heart made her ignore the cold raindrops falling.
It's great to be young, but it's a pity that Anna is already...
As footsteps approached, Ms. Mary came back to her senses and saw Lu Li and Anna walking towards her.
"Aunt Mary, apart from the gallery and the manor, did mother leave anything behind?" Anna, who was approaching, suddenly asked a strange question.
Mary, who was a little confused, replied: "Anlei doesn't have much. She has devoted her whole life to painting and you. When you went... During the time you left, she felt that her health was getting worse and worse, so she decided to hand over the gallery to
I gave it to a guy named Benjamin, and the estate was given to me to start a college, and all my savings were donated."
Anna's mood became even more depressed.
Their trip was in vain.
What made her blame herself even more was that she wasted Lu Li's already urgent time.
Mary realized something and looked between Lu Li and Anna: "Did you encounter any difficulties?"
Anna nodded slightly: "We need money."
"How many?"
"The more, the merrier."
Mary showed her embarrassment. After discussing with Anna's mother, the college's plan was decided to be completely free. Except for paint and paper, students did not need to spend a penny. This meant that although Mary was the dean, she had no other income.
"I can only come up with 5,000 shillings, which may not be enough, but it is all my savings..." Mary said regretfully, feeling sad that she could not help the young couple.
"Thank you for your help." Lu Li expressed his gratitude to Mary.
Anna didn't want to end her trip to Himfast like this. She was thinking about something and looked up at the building behind the fountain, her former home.
"this--"
As soon as Anna spoke, she felt Lu Li look at her and shake his head gently as if he knew what she was going to say.
Anna expressed confusion: "If we sell this manor, we will have enough money."
"It's not that time yet."
"When?"
"When you throw away everything."
Anna fell silent.
Mary listened to their conversation quietly and said softly to Anna: "Anna, do you want to go up and take a look? Your mother and I have kept your attic, and it is still the same as when you left it."
Anna showed a trace of nostalgia, but still shook her head: "No, my home is no longer here."
Her answer made Mary feel sad, but then she looked at Anna with a relieved smile: "It seems that someone has taken care of you for my good friend."
Lu Li didn't show any emotion as if he had nothing to do with it.
Thinking of something, Mary asked: "Where will you live soon? Or will you rush back to Belfast overnight?"
Anna looked at Lu Li, who replied: "Find a tavern to stay."
There is an investigator base in Himfast, but it is not a place to stay, especially when Anna is with you.
"Why don't you go to my place." Mary looked at Anna tenderly: "I want to talk to you about something, about your mother..."
Anna looked at Lu Li again and asked for his opinion.
"Sorry to bother you," Lu Li said.
Anna showed a relaxed smile: "Thank you, Aunt Mary."
Mary raised her hand, subconsciously wanting to touch Anna's smooth black hair, but she thought of something and froze in the air. After taking it back, she smiled softly: "If An Lei knew that you are still alive in this world in some way..."
Anna's expression dimmed imperceptibly.
"Then I'll take you there now." Mary changed her style and said in a relaxed manner.
Anna asked strangely: "Now? Students are still in class."
"School is about to end, and the teacher is here, so don't worry." Mary said with a smile. "But wait for me first, I will go back to the office to get some things."
"Then we'll wait for you in the carriage." Anna nodded, as if she didn't feel like she was stepping into her former home.
Mary sighed softly in her heart without showing any emotion: "Okay, I'll be out soon."
…
The light rain fell everywhere in Himfast.
Pedestrians on the street quicken their pace, and rainy days and nights usually come sooner.
On a certain remote street, in front of a dark alley, several figures who were speeding past suddenly heard a cry for help coming from the dark alley.
They looked subconsciously and saw a woman with disheveled hair and a bloody face rushing to the edge of light and darkness in the alley. She screamed miserably for people to save her, but at the next moment, countless hands stretched out from behind her and pulled this woman away.
The woman who kept struggling was pulled back into the darkness.
The only sounds left in the alley were the constant calls for help and the sound of being dragged.
Several figures paused slightly, glanced at each other, and unanimously remained silent, lowered their heads and quickened their pace to leave.
They never noticed that the moment they turned to leave, the sound of dragging and the woman's scream for help suddenly disappeared.
Also disappearing are the figures of these people.
There were no more passers-by on this remote street, and no one saw this bizarre scene.
At this moment, the figure of a woman calling for help came out of the dark alley, low and cold.
"Why don't you save me?"
"Why don't you save me..."
The female voice whispered repeatedly, and her voice gradually faded away.
The only sound left in the alley was the creepy chewing sound.