Three figures left Mary's residence, got on the carriage and drove away.
In the carriage, Mary told Anna and Lu Li what happened after they left.
The situation happened early this morning, or last night. In short, when Mary arrived at the manor an hour after dawn as usual, the old gatekeeper hurriedly told her that there was something wrong with the elm tree. Mary rushed to the elm tree and
I saw that there was already a layer of branches under the elm tree.
Annie's branches are falling off.
Mary went to contact Lu Li and Anna at that time, but they were still following Lame Barton to the Elm Forest, so Mary went to old Henry for help.
The old man who suddenly received the bad news of his son's death yesterday was suffering from illness, but he was still willing to help. After old Henry arrived at the manor to inspect it, he commented that the tree was withering.
Old Henry told her that this situation was so common these days that there was almost no way to avoid it, and there was nothing he could do to prevent its death.
Knowing the complete cause and effect, the carriage had already approached the manor and stopped outside the manor, which was dark and could not see any light.
The old caretaker walked out of the hut with an oil lamp and opened the door for Lu Li and others.
They approached Annie, and her damp tree trunk reflected light under the light of the oil lamp. Just as Mary said, the ground was covered with a layer of soaked branches, and there were only a few branches on the trunk, just like trees in winter.
Standing in front of the tree, Lu Li looked at Anna.
She floated off the ground, her forehead pressed against the cold tree trunk in the light of a faintly lit oil lamp in the rainy night.
After a brief silence, her faint murmur sounded in the sound of rain that filled her ears: "I feel her...very faintly...like a faint flame swaying in the wind...she is responding to me..."
Anna's tone was getting lower. With Lu Li and Mary looking at her, she gently touched Anna's rough tree body and whispered, "I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do."
"Take her away."
Lu Li suddenly spoke.
Two stunned eyes looked at her at the same time, and Lu Li continued: "Take her back to the Elm Forest."
Anna suddenly understood Lu Li's intention
"Do you want to..."
Lu Li nodded slightly and said to Mary, "Mary, please call old Henry."
"He doesn't have a phone at home." Mary didn't know what they were going to say, but apparently she had a solution, so she quickly said, "I'll go find him."
Anna hesitated to speak. After hesitating for a moment, she whispered: "Pay attention to safety..."
Mary showed a gentle smile towards the juniors and turned towards the door.
Seeing the faint light disappearing, Anna looked away and asked Lu Li worriedly: "Is this useful... They are all desperately waiting for death."
"Better than staying here."
"Um……"
After nearly half an hour of waiting, there was some movement at the gate, and firefly-like light came from far to near.
Mary came with old Henry and several young gardeners.
"They are responsible for digging out Anne." Mary and Lu Li said, Anna had already disappeared after seeing the stranger.
Lu Li nodded and looked at Old Henry who was looking at him with a complicated expression. He seemed to have a lot of things he wanted to ask. Lu Li knew what he wanted to ask and said to him: "I'll tell you later. Move the elm tree first to ensure that she
Make it back to Belfast alive."
"...I can't guarantee it." Old Henry temporarily suppressed his doubts and said to Lu Li: "It is already withering and may wither and die at any time."
"Then let her not die because of the rush."
"Can."
Old Henry called the young gardeners and arranged where they should start digging to avoid damaging the roots. He also asked two gardeners to bring the extended carriage outside the gate into the manor and carry the wooden boxes down.
A few oil lamps barely illuminated the surroundings, and the gardeners started working with shovels. Old Henry watched them work, stood next to Lu Li and said, "Can you tell me... what happened to my child..."
"He was probably killed by a wraith."
Hearing this, Old Henry remained silent, his body thin and lonely under the heavy rain, and slowly said: "The police officers told me that he was killed for helping others..."
To a certain extent, those police officers were right.
At this time, it seemed that he should comfort the sad old man, but Lu Li would not. He remained silent without saying a word.
Fortunately, Aunt Mary was there, and she gently comforted the old man who had lost his son.
A large amount of soil around the elm tree was dug out, but the surrounding area remained the same. A large wooden box that could accommodate more than a dozen people was lifted from the carriage. The young gardeners carefully lifted the roots of the elm tree that were wrapped in soil and carried them into the wooden box.
Place it inside and cover with a lid with a round hole.
When they were about to lift the elm tree planted into the wooden box onto the carriage, Old Henry stopped them and asked someone to fill the wooden box with soil to prevent the bumps of transportation from damaging the tree's root system.
After doing this, the gardeners lifted the wooden box and suddenly found that the weight was inexplicably lighter than before. They didn't know why, but they speeded up and put it flat into the extended carriage, and then used brackets to support it.
Only a small piece of tree crown emerged from the carriage. Annie's thinness made it easier for her to transport her. If it were a lush tree, some branches would have to be cut off.
After finishing their work, Old Henry and the gardener left straight away. When Lu Li asked about the price, Mary smiled and said, "I'll pay the money, just treat it as something I can do for Anna."
You have to hurry up, Mary didn't say anything to keep it. The carriage Lu Li came in was left behind by Mary. Himfast has a rental company, and she can return it for them tomorrow.
After driving the extended carriage back to the gate and preparing to leave, Lu Li noticed Anna's hesitation, thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have any exorcist friends?"
Mary nodded and said, "Well, that's what she told my investigators and night watchmen."
"Can she be trusted?"
"She's a good friend of mine." She didn't understand why Lu Li asked, but Mary still answered.
Lu Li nodded: "In the next few days, I'll have more contact with her. If possible, it's best to stay at her home. If something happens, I can take you away quickly."
Mary realized something: "Is something going to happen?"
"Not yet."
"Temporarily...what does temporarily mean?"
"Literally."
"Weird things are spreading." Anna explained for Lu Li: "More than 100,000 people have died in Zernst, and terrible things are happening."
Mary was stunned and opened her mouth slightly. She couldn't believe it, but she felt that there was no need for Anna and Lu Li to lie to her.
"Then you..."
"We have found a safe refuge, you don't have to worry." Anna forced a smile to cover up the sadness in her eyes.
Sadness for this world.
Mary hesitated: "Can I tell my relatives and friends?"
"Okay." Lu Li replied.
This kind of thing cannot be kept secret for too long, otherwise everyone will know about it soon. It would be better for Mary and her family and friends to know earlier and prepare earlier.
"I understand." Mary nodded and said to Anna and Lu Li on the carriage.
