The carriage leaving the Inner City traveled along the avenue towards the outer areas.
"We still have a chance, His Excellency Lu Li... My wife... Mim used her real identity, Giant Tree Academy will soon find us missing and then search..."
Professor Hagrid whispered in conversation.
But it won't be now.
The carriage that abducted Lu Li and Professor Hagrid smoothly drove through the long street, leaving the Outer City. They embarked on a cave road leading to the surface and the old sewers, known as the Sighing Path.
The oil lamp hanging on the carriage emitted a dim yellow halo, with a chill seeping into the compartment, dispersing the murky air.
Also seeping into the compartment was primordial darkness, hovering and flickering like mosquitoes gathered around a summer lamp.
Nearly two months later, Lu Li once again stepped onto the surface.
