God can shape bones and create and destroy the world.
Therefore, everything ultimately boils down to one thing:
To please Gaia.
Liu Yu mentally sorted out the importance and urgency of things, prepared the medicine, and then went upstairs. In the ramblings of Physician Xin Ku and in the company of Gaia, Liu Yu brought her down the stairs.
The boy quietly walked down the stairs, while the girl chattered on, describing the situation just now.
“…If only I could pass the test, then I could serve the gods forever,” she said eagerly, and then whispered with a hint of hope, “Gaia? Will you also go to the test in three days?”
“I don’t know,” the boy shook his head, “Bella, I… I don’t remember anything.”
“Then you can accompany me,” she shook his hand, “Since you don’t know what to do now, right? They say being a chosen one is great… Maybe there’s divine magic that can cure your eyes.”
Having a big golden thigh by her side would be great.
Liu Yu admitted that she was greedy.
She wanted to live on, and she wanted to live well, better than anyone else.
“Alright.”
A soft and beautiful voice resounded once again.
After a while, it hesitated a bit and said, “Bella, aren’t your feet… still hurting?”
“They weren’t hurting at first.”
The girl seemed to be out of strength and stumbled, “But after going to get the medicine and coming back, they started hurting again.”
“I… hope that the iris flower was delivered quietly to Physician Xin Ku, so that my mother won’t scold so loudly when we get home…”
“…I’m sorry.”
After a long silence, Gaia spoke softly.
The girl leaned against the boy and smiled like a fox:
“It’s okay, you are friends.”
“Gaia, friends should help each other.”
“I will also help you.”
Chapter 5: Louis
In a hotel near the Fergus family, Liu Yu arranged accommodation for Gaia in the name of the family for one night.
“Gaia, I have to leave,” she naturally cupped Gaia’s face and kissed his forehead, “May the gods bless you.”
The scent of the roses filled the night.
The boy’s eyes were covered by a white ribbon, and he sat quietly at the table, with purple lilacs outside the window. Before leaving, Liu Yu couldn’t help but look back.
Just now, she foolishly felt that leaving this clueless boy alone here was somewhat cruel.
He was a god, capable of creating and destroying the world.
Liu Yu walked out of the hotel with big strides.
“Miss Bella.”
The coachman brought the carriage over.
Liu Yu gracefully jumped onto the carriage:
“Back to the Fergus family.”
It was already late at night, and the earth was fast asleep, with only the lights on the roadside still shining.
The Fergus family was located at the end of Danpu Street in the east of the city, a three-story small white building with a pointed roof. There was a beautiful garden in front of the house, filled with unknown flowers.
The coachman took the carriage to the stable, and Liu Yu lifted her skirt and walked through the garden.
She strolled along the path in the garden.
After a tense day, her nerves relaxed as the night breeze blew. She stopped and found a secluded spot to sit down—a tall bush concealed her shadow.
Liu Yu didn’t want to go inside yet and face a house full of strangers, a strange mother, a strange stepsister, and unfamiliar servants.
She stared blankly at the sky for a while.
Compared to the foggy city of Beidu, the sky of the Elvin continent was exceptionally clear, like a huge sapphire adorned with diamond-like stars and a silver crescent moon.
“It’s not a full moon,” she commented.
But whether it was a full moon or a crescent moon, it didn’t mean much to her.
She had no home.
Adopted at the age of three, abandoned at the age of ten, and then returned to the orphanage.
At that time, she cried and asked the matron, “If there are gods in this world, why don’t they listen to my prayers? Why did my parents still abandon me? I’ve been very obedient.”
The matron told her, “God is too busy. He can’t take care of everyone. Maybe it will take a long time before He can hear and see you.”
Since then, she stopped waiting.
She would no longer place that elusive hope in others. She only believed in herself.
If she wanted something, she would fight for it on her own.
Crickets chirped in the grass, one daring cricket hopped onto the chair next to her, its black eyes “looked” at her, and then quickly jumped away.
Liu Yu slowly smoothed the wrinkles of her dress and stood up again.
She walked through the path and up to the terrace. The house was brightly lit, and colorful stained glass windows radiated a gentle light.
The door on the first floor was wide open, but there was no one inside.
The fireplace crackled with a warm fire, and as soon as she entered, she felt enveloped by the warmth. There were half-eaten pastries and bread on the table.
Her stomach growled.
With her anxious nerves relaxed, she suddenly felt hungry. She picked up the baguette on the table and took a bite, nearly breaking her teeth. She couldn’t eat it.
Regretfully, Liu Yu threw it aside. She bypassed the staircase and headed towards the kitchen of the Fergus family. If she remembered correctly, it should be behind: Natasha often wore an apron and worked in the kitchen.
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