Ahes didn't know how he walked back to the room. Isaiah's words completely filled his brain, making Ahes a little breathless.
The time-traveler Isaiah spoke of came across in less than a week before he learned about the Book of Greed and tried to sign the contract. If he was still alive, he would definitely be more successful than himself, but he wanted to go back.
I didn’t want to stay and develop in this world, which led to this result.
But that was definitely not the only time-traveler other than himself. There must be other time-travelers scattered around the world.
Thinking of this, an inexplicable irritability surged into Ahs's heart.
Logically speaking, this is not a bad thing. There should be more topics to talk about when meeting people from this world, but now Ahes feels inexplicably flustered and irritable.
It was impossible to fall back asleep. Ahes went to the bathroom, washed his face, and sat in front of the desk, preparing to write down his experiences in the previous world to avoid forgetting.
However, when he picked up the pen, Ahes didn't know what to write. His previous memories were like a ball of paste mixed in his mind, and all he could think of were fragments.
"Tick tock."
Ahes saw a drop of water dripping on the notebook. He looked up but there was no leak. Looking again, it turned out that it was not water at all, but tears, his own tears.
"The emotions of the past will only bring fear to people." Ahs raised his head and murmured.
"My carriage can't get in here, so you can go alone." In front of a wheat field, the carriage driver said.
Claire nodded, and after paying the money, Claire walked into the wheat field by herself.
In this hot weather, the wheat field seems even more muggy, but for some reason, Claire is now wearing heavier clothes than Ahs, that is, Charlotte, and is also wearing a hat, but
There is nothing sultry about Claire.
The wheat field was so big that you couldn't even see the end at a glance. It looked golden under the sunlight. Claire walked along the path for a long time and finally saw a figure.
It seemed to be a farmer. He was wearing short-sleeved shorts, his trouser legs were rolled up, and he was cutting wheat with a bamboo hat. If Ahs saw this scene, he might feel very friendly, but Claire didn't feel anything special when he saw it.
.
The farmer also saw Claire.
"Hello, miss." The farmer came forward and wiped his sweat, "Are you here to find someone?"
"Well, I want to find Buddy Bryce." Claire said.
"Buddy Bryce?" Hearing this name, the farmer seemed a little surprised.
"Are you her student?"
"No, I'm her friend." Claire shook her head. Buddy seemed to have become a teacher later on. He looked so young. It was normal for this person to mistakenly think that he was her student.
"Friend? Could it be that you are Claire?" the farmer asked.
"I am... who are you?" Claire also felt a little confused as to why the young man in front of her knew her.
"I am Buddy's grandson, and my name is Jocelyn." He said as he put the small scythe on his belt.
"Buddy's grandson." Claire nodded, wondering if she had a grandson.
"Grandma used to talk about you a lot. A few days ago, my father, her son, took a photo when he went to the market. She said there was a person in the photo named Claire, and the person next to her was the person who made a lot of noise some time ago.
That murderer Ahs, we say she is old and confused, if
It was really her former friend, so she should be in her eighties now, but she insisted on saying that Claire was ageless, which was also the reason why they separated, so she asked the postman to send it to the home of Ahes.
I wrote a letter and said I wanted to give it to Claire." Jocelyn explained.
"That's right." Claire nodded, "How is she doing now?"
"...The situation is very bad. Grandma suffered from a serious lung disease half a year ago and it can no longer be cured. Moreover, she also suffers from Alzheimer's disease and is nagging every day." Qiao
Silin sighed and said, "Her condition has worsened in the past two days. It may not be long before she..."
"I understand." Claire's tone was trembling, "Can you take me to see her?"
"Of course, come with me." Jocelyn nodded and led Claire to the other end of the path.
"But it's really amazing, Miss Claire, you can really keep your appearance forever." Jocelyn said on the way.
"I signed a contract with a contract book. This is the power of that book." Claire paused and said.
"Really? That is really a very powerful contract. It must have taken a lot of effort."
"Not really, but it did come at a price," Claire said. "A big price."
Jocelyn took Claire to a two-story cabin. There were many crops planted around the cabin, and there was also a sheepfold.
A woman is washing clothes next to the faucet.
"That's my mother Mary." Jocelyn said.
Mary was attracted by Jocelyn's voice.
"This is..."
"This is Miss Claire, the friend grandma talked about." Jocelyn explained.
"Claire, Claire Gardner?" Mary stood up in disbelief, "I have seen your photo, but it was taken decades ago when Buddy was still in school. You, you should be now
....."
"It's the function of the contract." Claire said, "Where is Buddy?"
"Upstairs, I will take you to see her." Mary stood up quickly, pushed open the wooden door, and turned her head at the same time, "Jocelyn, go find your father."
"Oh, okay." Jocelyn nodded, turned and left.
Mary took Claire to the second floor of the wooden house.
"Buddy is inside. She is in very bad condition, so I won't go in." Mary said in a low voice.
Claire nodded, opened the door and walked in.
There was a scent of lavender in the house. Claire looked around and saw many photos on the wall. One was a wedding photo taken when Buddy was twenty, and there were photos of her son when he was a child, and many group photos.
Claire got closer to the photos and found that at the bottom of the photos, there were many photos of her school days. In those photos, Claire found photos of Buddy and herself, as well as many photos of herself alone.
Looking at these photos, Claire fell into silence and looked at the bed in the middle of the room. Claire walked over and sat on the wooden chair beside the bed.
On the bed, an old woman was lying on it. Her face was covered with wrinkles, her hands were very dry, and her skin was like the bark of an old tree.
Claire knew she was Buddy.
Buddy felt someone sitting next to him and slowly opened his eyes.
"Ah, Claire." After seeing Claire, Buddy didn't look surprised at all. She opened her mouth and smiled. She had no teeth. "You are finally here."
"Your appearance really hasn't changed at all." Before Claire could speak, Buddy continued, "Looking at your appearance, I feel like I'm a lot younger, ahem, I'm so envious."
Claire was about to speak, but felt her throat was a little tighter.
"I was somewhat aware of it when you left. You may have signed a contract with some kind of contract. The effect of that contract on you is that you can't stay in one place for too long, otherwise you won't be so good.
You move frequently." Buddy said to herself, "Thanks to you for moving, otherwise you wouldn't have met me."
"Although you said not to come to you, I couldn't do it. You are my first friend. Ahem, but it's a pity that I didn't find it after looking for it for a long time. After I got married and had children, I unconsciously gave up.
But every time I see a photo with you, I still unconsciously think that you are in Helworth."
"It seems that my intuition is quite accurate, ahem."
"You, please stop talking." Seeing that Buddy even coughed up blood, Claire quickly stopped her.
"Are you married?" Buddy asked suddenly.
"I, I didn't."
"I think so, with an immortal physique like yours, you can't get married, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have left us without saying goodbye." Badi was lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling and said, "It's very lonely, right?
A feeling.”
Claire said nothing.
"That photo my son took, I was really excited when I saw you in the photo." Buddy said again, "I recognized it at a glance and it must be you."
"When I saw that you still showed no signs of aging, I understood. I understood everything. You can only watch time passing by around you, and the people around you are just passers-by in your long life.
Leaving too many ties behind will only make you miserable."
"But I still want to see you again. I hope I can see my old friend before I die."
"No, you won't die." Claire said, taking out the Book of Eternal Life, "Sign a contract with me. After signing, you can also achieve eternal life."
"I can't do it, Claire, I'm sorry." Buddy smiled a little guiltily and said, "I'm sorry that I can't spend eternity with you. I can't watch my son and grandchildren go before me one by one.
Die."
As she said that, Buddy glanced at the photo on the bedside table. There was a man in the photo, and Claire saw that it was her husband.
"My husband passed away a year ago," Buddy said. "His death alone makes me miserable."
Claire said nothing and took back the Book of Eternal Life.
"Anyway, I'm very happy to meet you this time." Buddy's eyes seemed to dim a little, "Claire, although I can't stay with you forever, I still hope you can find someone like that. In that case, maybe you won't
It would be so lonely..."
Buddy's voice gradually became quieter, and Claire stroked Buddy's hand.
"This is the price of the Book of Eternal Life." Claire murmured.