Strange Cards

Chapter 372 Rain is Heaven's Tears

Meanwhile, within the lingering soul of sin, Shigure's tears flowed uncontrollably.

In this timeline, everyone is alive and well, and no one is missing.

Li Shun, Liu An, Shi Yanlan, and Bai Yu.

The four people who should have died are still living well and happily in this timeline.

In this timeline, Shigure eventually collected all thirteen strange cards of the spade suit. Even after merging with a physical body, he maintained his human form and did not become a demon.

However, in this timeline, Shigure has an additional demon form, but this does not affect his terrifying strength, which remains at the level of a cataclysmic disaster.

But what's strange about this timeline is that it rains for most of the time.

Sometimes it's a light drizzle, sometimes it's a gentle, persistent rain.

Sometimes it's moderate rain with lots of drizzle, and occasionally there's even torrential rain.

It only rained on a few days, and the sun only appeared on a very few days.

However, on the remote island of Jiang Tianhao, the hunters had already made a protective shield to block the rain from coming in.

The protective shield simulated a normal sunny day, like a secluded utopia.

Shi Yu slowly experienced this timeline, and then one day, Liu An, who was chatting with everyone in the living room, suddenly sensed something, took the sweater she was knitting, went to the balcony, and locked the balcony door.

However, Shi Yu, who was not from this timeline, easily passed through the balcony door. He wanted to see what Liu An, from this timeline, wanted to do.

Liu An sat on the rattan chair woven from wood, elegantly crossed her legs, opened a can of beverage for herself, and then opened a bottle of cola and placed it in front of her.

And the location corresponding to this bottle of cola is precisely where Shigure is.

"Sit down."

"Light rain."

"Have a chat with my sister."

Shi Yu looked at Liu An, who was showing his signature smile, and his pupils dilated in shock.

How did she know I existed?

"I am not..."

At this moment, Liu An, who was sitting with his legs crossed, took a sip of his drink and continued knitting his sweater.

"Don't worry, I can hear you."

"The weird card I have is the Jack of Diamonds, the Magic."

"I sensed you a long time ago, but when I first sensed you, I thought I was mistaken. How could there be two identical Xiaoyus?"

"Although the two Xiaoyus have exactly the same behavior habits, I still felt some slight differences."

"On your body..."

"It carries a deep sense of sadness."

"Can I tell my sister about it?"

Shi Yu paused for a moment, then sat down opposite Liu An and began to explain the original timeline of the story.

Liu An nodded from time to time as she knitted, until Shi Yu finished speaking and she had also finished knitting her sweater.

"I see."

No wonder there's often a hint of sadness in your eyes.

"So, in the original timeline, there was me, Xiaobaiyu, and Miaomiao..."

"They're all dead."

Shi Yu was stunned by Liu An's carefree demeanor.

Liu An couldn't help but laugh when she saw Shi Yu standing there dumbfounded; she laughed so hard that her body trembled.

"Hahaha."

"After all these years, I still love seeing you with that dazed look on your face."

"..."

Liu An looked in the direction of Shi Yu, his eyes seeming to see Shi Yu, who was neither here nor there.

Shi Yu looked into the eyes that were staring straight at her and found that those eyes were full of tenderness.

Liu An placed the knitted sweater on the table, then suddenly stood up and hugged Shi Yu at just the right moment.

"After everything you've been through, you haven't had a proper rest yet, have you?"

"You've really worked hard, my little adult."

Shiyu felt this long-awaited embrace and almost couldn't hold back her emotions.

Shi Yu knew this wasn't Liu An from her own timeline, but the warm feeling was exactly the same.

After hugging Shi Yu for a while, Liu An gently let go and sat back down in his seat.

"Xiaoyu, I know what you want to say."

"From what you said, I also understand that this place cannot even be called a world; it is merely a fabricated world."

"But for us, this world is real, it truly exists, and it is the world we are living in."

"you..."

"Why do you trust me so much?"

Liu An took a sip of his drink, smiled, and pointed to Shi Yu's right hand.

"Because your lying characteristics haven't been revealed."

"Your right pinky finger isn't clenched."

"You and Xiaoyu in this world have the exact same lying characteristics; when you lie, you always clench the little finger of your right hand."

As she spoke, Liu An opened a message window, temporarily removing the blue sky and white clouds above her head to reveal the rain that was falling continuously outside.

"Light rain."

Do you know why it rains so much in this world?

Shi Yu shook her head, while Liu An smiled as she watched the white water splashing against the protective shield.

"Because rain is the tears of heaven."

"Every rain is God's mercy on the world."

"The rain falls because of the sorrows of the world, but it is precisely because it continues to fall that it signifies that God has not lost hope in this world."

"so..."

"Rain represents disaster."

"Those disasters that have already happened, are happening now, and have not yet happened in the future."

"As long as the disaster continues, the rain will not stop."

"The rain will not stop until the disaster is over."

"The sun appeared as a result, and mankind finally saw the smile of the heavens."

"I know it's tough for you in that world."

"But don't give up hope. Only by keeping going can you reach the end and see how things end."

"Only then will your life have been worthwhile, do you understand?"

Shi Yu was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Sister Liu An."

"I want to ask you one last question."

"Hmm~"

"Your next sentence should be..."

"Are we also a fictional creation?"

Liu An looked into Shi Yu's eyes with a smile, as if he had seen through his thoughts long ago.

Liu An took a sip of his drink, then turned the protective shield back into blue sky and white clouds, and looked at the azure sky.

"Perhaps we really are a fictional creation."

"But as long as there are still people in this world who remember us."

"We will certainly exist as reality in a time called memory."

"Alright, it's about time for you to leave."

As Liu An spoke, she pushed the sweater on the table over and smiled.

"Try it on to see if it fits."

"This sweater was knitted for you, even though I know you can't fit into it."

"But before you leave, there's one last thing I want to say to you."

"Whether it's me, or Liu An from your world, or other Liu Ans in other timelines."

"We may be complete strangers, but we will definitely do the same thing without prior arrangement."

That's it.

"Love you."