But Liu Yu still stood there.
The rain was pattering down, and it was wet and cold when it hit her body, but there was always a stubbornness in her heart, which made her feet feel like they had taken root, firmly planted on the ground, and refused to move even half a step.
It rained all night.
When the first ray of sunlight shone on him through the clouds in the morning, Liu Yu was completely awake.
No more Gaia Leslie.
If there is, it is only the smallest part of God's tens of thousands of years of memory. He protected her, but there will be no more.
At this time, a golden carriage drove into the square of the temple from outside, the sun and moon emblem on the body was shining in the sun, and the white beard of Bishop Bruce floated out of the window.
He poked his head out, and saw the blonde girl in the middle of the square at a glance. She was wrapped in wet long hair, her face was pale, her eyes were helpless, like a shivering young bird that had just lost its breast.
A huge stone pillar fell to the ground, just avoiding her.
"Miss Fergus, this is..."
Bishop Bruce opened the door and got out of the car.
In the center of the square, a crowd of people crawled all over the ground.
They looked extremely embarrassed, their whole bodies were soaked in the rain, and they could smell a sour smell when they got close. Their faces were frightened and panicked, some were praying softly, their voices were hoarse, and some... had passed out.
A dozen or so marble pillars fell to the ground in all directions as if they had encountered a huge storm.
Deep pits were exposed one by one, devastated everywhere.
"Master Malan, what's going on?"
He asked Malan again.
Ma Lan, who was dressed in black, looked up. His eyes were red and he looked frustrated. He turned his head away, as if refusing to answer the question.
"It's God! It's the gods who are angry! The gods are angry!..."
Professor Edward jumped up, "We have angered the gods! There will be no more peace in the continent of Ellen, oh my god..."
He burst into tears.
"Professor Luo Fuluo, tell me."
Professor Luo Fuluo's expression is still calm, but his face is a little pale:
"...Last night, Master Malan led the envoys to tie the blasphemer to the stake. When the fire started, the storm came! It extinguished the fire and caused the stone pillar to collapse..."
"Nonsense! Malan, is that why you insisted on letting me go out yesterday?" Bishop Bruce walked in front of Liu Yu tremblingly, "Miss Fergus, I apologize to you for their cruelty and tyranny."
This old man who was nearly seventy years old lowered his always noble head in front of her, but Liu Yu was not happy at all.
What's wrong with him
What's wrong with these people
They've just been taught badly.
The instigator is that high god.
Liu Yu looked at the sky, the rain that night did not leave any traces in the sky, and the sun shone goldenly on the earth.
Are you watching too
see it
This is the believers under your education.
"If..." she said, "it was your relatives or lovers who were tied to the stake last night, would you still watch?"
"certainly!"
Malan stood up, "...Sixteen years ago, my father, a coachman, failed to control the front of the carriage when he was driving through the city, causing the carriage to collide with the statue. That night, he committed suicide in his room. I Standing outside with my mother, watching our house go up in flames."
"I am very proud to have such a father for me." His eyes were wild, "and I am also looking forward to that day."
Liu Yu didn't want to listen any more.
She raised her feet and walked out, and when she passed Master Malan, her steps paused.
"I pity you." She said, "I feel pity for your father, and for you, Master Malan."
"Poor?" Lord Malan smiled, "But I also feel sorry for you, Miss Fergus."
"You always look at us with lofty eyes, as if we are pigs and sheep in captivity, and you are the only one who is awake. But you have no faith, you have nothing, all you have is greed and desire. Are you happy? We are very happy."
Liu Yu straightened his back.
"My belief is myself." She confessed herself for the first time in this world, "other than that, I don't believe in anyone."
"Go away! Heretics!"
"You are not welcome in the temple!"
Even the kind Lord Bruce put on a straight face:
"Miss Fergus, for God's sake, we don't care about your deception in the past. The temple only opens its doors for believers in the light. Please... leave."
"certainly."
Liu Yu nodded.
She didn't want to stay any longer.
"If possible, please send me a carriage, and I will take the salute away."
"Professor Luo Fuluo, take her there."
It was not difficult to pack the luggage. Many large items had not been taken out of the rattan box, so Liu Yu only needed to stuff clothes and a few bits and pieces into it, and everything would be clean. Before leaving, she stared blankly at the ladder, and suddenly remembered that she and Gaia Leslie had kissed against this place.
She pulled him, touched her own eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth...
At that time, his ears were so red that they were about to burn, he was very cute.
Ah, what a pity.
The stone statue didn't know where it went, as well as her golden iris.
"Sister thinking of Mr. Leslie?"
At this time, Nataxi came in from the door.
She touched the empty cage above the closet.
"Jiujiu always runs very fast, first me, then you, and finally... God."
"It's called Scabbers."
Liu Yu said coldly.
"My sister doesn't seem to blame it very much."
"I didn't do anything for it, it's here with me, it's free."
Liu Yu will always remember the scene where Banban risked his life to save her.
"time to go."
Professor Luo Fuluo reminded on the side.
Liu Yu lifted the rattan box, and Nataxi lifted the skirt to her:
"Goodbye, Sister Bellia."
"No, I hope, we'll never see each other again."
Liu Yu looked at her seriously for the first time.
Nataxi, she discovered, was a little different.
Ambition began to appear in her eyes that were always filled with tears—she was no longer as harmless as in the book, at least she once scratched her paw on the top of Nas Snow Mountain.
Although this claw is useless.
Do people change
of course.
Liu Yu has always believed that those who are well-off and comfortable with life have more room to show kindness, because they don't need to fight like wolves.
"Sister Belia is still so aggressive."
Liu Yu smiled:
"Nataxi, it's more pleasing to your eyes than crying before. But, I have to tell you one thing, Uncle Leonard has no inheritance left, and he was not killed by my mother. Also, don't call me any more Sister. You know, I never treat you as a younger sister. You are no longer welcome in the Fergus family."
Nataxi obviously didn't believe it, but she still kindly wished her well.
When Liu Yu was about to step out of the room, she suddenly raised her voice:
"Belia, I will definitely go to his side. I hope you will remember that you said that you don't believe in the light."
"Nataxi, are you afraid that I will come back and rob you?"
Liu Yu turned around and showed her a sweet smile.
Nataxi's heart sank suddenly, and she knew that what Belia said next was definitely not what she liked to hear.
"I have to tell you something, Nataxi, God, knows everything, including you and..." Liu Yu looked at Professor Luo Fuluo next to him, "Louis's."
"Louis? The traitor?"
Professor Luo Fuluo's expression suddenly became serious, "Nataxi, I think, I'm afraid you need to go to the temple."
"Teach me, I..."
Liu Yu had left the two of them behind, and walked out with the rattan box.
She glanced at the sky.
It's sunny outside, perfect for going out.
…
When we arrived at Fergus' house, it was almost evening.
The street lights on Temple Street were lit up one by one, and Mrs. Fergus's exaggerated feather headdress and fiery red tutu skirt were extremely ostentatious in the night, making people instantly recognizable.
As soon as the carriage stopped, she greeted her:
"Oh my poor Baby! You're finally back... How are you? Tired?"
She leaned cheek to cheek with her, and called the coachman in a shrill voice:
"...carry the rattan box in! Be careful not to break it! Oh, you clumsy pariah, naturally dull..."
Liu Yu had already prepared for her to turn her face—
But who knows, Mrs. Fergus didn't mention this matter at all. She turned a blind eye to her long arms, and didn't ask her the whole story of the "blasphemer". Instead, she yelled at the coachman and pulled her Through the small garden, to the restaurant.
A cup of hot cocoa, a baked baguette, and a small plate of pancakes were scattered on the dining table.
The faint yellow light of the wall lamp illuminates the floral cloth on the table.
The black cat poked its head out quietly under the table, peeking at her with its glazed eyes.
Everything seems warm and loose.
Liu Yu's tense nerves relaxed completely.
This slack, I found something wrong.
This house is too spacious.
The servants who can be seen everywhere in the house seem to have disappeared.
"Mother, what about Maggie and the others?"
"Oh, they..." Mrs. Fergus handed over the hot cocoa, "...I quit them."
As if she was afraid that she would not believe it, she quickly explained:
"...Didn't you say last time that mother is not allowed to continue doing that? I think, anyway, you are not here, and I am the only one. I can't use so many servants, so I quit them."
Liu Yu found that Mrs. Fergus had small wounds on her face and hands, but these wounds were covered by her thick powder. After taking off the feather hat, a few strands of her hair, which was always meticulously combed, fell out, and the fishbone around her waist seemed not tied properly, and there were some traces of it...
"Mother-"
"Eat and eat, this is baked by my mother herself." Fergusf's elderly face was a little shy, "It's just burnt, it's not very tasty."
"boom-"
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of glass breaking from the window next to the dining table.
Broken glass hit their feet.
Mrs. Fergus immediately rushed out in a rage:
"These damned untouchables! I'm going to the City Guards and send you to prison one by one!"
"Oh Mrs. Fergus! Do you think it's the same? A house of blasphemers!"
Maggie's voice went straight through the glass and into her ears.
Liu Yu also chased after her, and when she ran out of the garden, she only saw Maggie's chubby figure disappearing around the corner.
"Levitation."
She immediately flew up, and under Mrs. Fergus' surprised gaze, she flew out of the courtyard and landed in front of Maggie who was running.
Not only Maggie, but also a few acquaintances who used to be servants in Fergus's house.
"You, you, you... can fly?"
They looked at her in horror, as if they had seen something incredible.
"Changing sheep."
Liu Yu didn't talk to them too much.
People like this will only dare to come again if they are scared out of their guts.
One after another, white lambs appeared at the corner of the street. They seemed to be frightened, squatting on the ground in a daze, looking at each other—when they saw themselves in other people's eyes, tears rolled out of their sockets. , "咩咩咩咩" kept shouting.
Liu Yu fell to the ground.
"Aren't you leaving? Then I'm going to eat mutton."
The chubby little lambs walked away like a dog chasing them with four little hooves.
Liu Yu stood there for a while, and suddenly thought, the golden one looks better.
Only then did Mrs. Fergus rush over panting, holding the hem of her skirt.
"Is it because of me?" Liu Yu looked at her, "Did they... hurt you?"
"No, Belia, don't worry." Mrs. Fergus looked at her nonchalantly, and comforted her daughter who had grown up and no longer seemed to need her protection, "It must, must have been a mistake. Yes, Belia, you have believed in light since you were a child, and you are the most devout to pray to God."
Liu Yu thought of Ma Lan.
His voice was full of emotion when he mentioned his father.
But he could watch his father being burned alive.
So…
Where is Mrs. Fergus
Between faith and her daughter, what would she... choose
"What if it's true, mother?" Liu Yu asked, "You—"
"if it is real-"
Mrs. Fergus interrupted her suddenly. She seemed to feel uneasy, and she took out a cigarette with trembling hands, lit it, and pressed it out again.
She stroked her hair, but it became more and more messy, and finally, she even grabbed it.
"If it's true, then, the mother... oh, my poor Belia... what happened to you..."
"I lied to God." An impulse prompted Liu Yu to speak out, as if she wanted to prove something to herself, "... You have seen that Mr. Leslie, he is the incarnation of God... I His hand was also taken by him."
"... Oh, the God of Light..."
Mrs. Fergus nearly fainted, her daughter dropped too many bombs on her at once.
"Are you going to deport me too?"
"No, no, it's impossible!" Mrs. Fergus said decisively, "...in this world, there is nothing more important than you, even if, even if I have to bear, betray..."
She twitched her lips, unable to speak the following words.
But Liu Yu's tears suddenly fell down.
She took a sudden step forward and hugged the woman in front of her with such a tight force, as if she wanted to draw the last strength from her.
"Mother… "
She said, "Mother."