The joy emanating from the Tree King was like a small wooden boat in the deep sea, almost imperceptible and difficult to discover, but it was indeed there.
A rusty axe lay under the tree, leaving behind a deep gash where it had originally been. Further away, an umbrella spun around in the wind as it was swept away, but the oil lamp still remained under the tree.
"Remove the barrier," Lu Li said to Anna, as he put on the hood of his raincoat.
Anna waved her hand, and the invisible barrier above their heads disappeared.
The cold rain began to fall again, quickly stripping away their body heat. Lu Li proceeded following the rough path he remembered.
After walking some distance, a figure suddenly appeared in the veil of rain, seemingly there yet not.
Anna swiftly concealed her presence, while Lu Li approached the figure and said, "I thought you had run off."
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