Chapter 1

Boom!

Thunder rumbled through the sky, and Willow Nason fell to the ground in fright.

She was in an old house in her rural hometown, surrounded by stacks of firewood and weeds. The house's interior was pitch black, and she couldn't see anything.

Ever since she was young, she had been afraid of the dark. Now, she managed to suppress her fear and groped her way to the door, pounding on it with all her might. "Is anyone there? Open the door!" There was no sound, and the only response she received was the pouring rain outside.

She had only come inside to fetch firewood, and now she was locked in!

The old house was surrounded by walls on all sides, and the roof was covered with old tiles that occasionally fell off, leaving only the wooden door as an exit. However, she couldn't push it open no matter how hard she tried. Boom! Rumble!

Another thunderclap tore through the sky.

Thud!

Suddenly, something fell from above, smashing through the roof and creating a loud noise.

"Ahhh!" Willow screamed in terror.

There was now a hole in the roof, and rain poured in. Lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the previously boundless darkness of the interior to some extent.

In her fright, Willow saw a person lying on the ground. It was a man!

The man had fallen from the roof just now.

Judging by how the man was curled up, he seemed to be in great pain.

"Are you... are you okay?" Willow asked from a distance.

The man didn't respond.

'Oh my god. Is he dead?'

Willow's heart tightened at the thought. Fear coursed through her, but she slowly approached, extending her hand to check for the man's breath.

Suddenly, someone grabbed her hand.

about to scream, but the

was wet and sticky, and the smell of blood

unrestrained hoarseness, and even a touch of urgency. Willow nodded with frightened

his hand from her mouth. However, he collapsed to the ground in the

her own

in the

unexpectedly met

hot breath spreading between

I'll give

was heavy and ladened with uncontrollable hoarseness as he

no time to react as

lightning illuminated the dark sky and rumbled with thunder. The brilliance of the lightning fell upon the intertwined figures, flickering

echoed from the roof as a

up at the sky, knowing the helicopter was here to pick him up. Bathed in

clearly, her cheeks were delicate, and her skin was warm and

a precious heirloom of their family. "This is a token between us. In the future, bring

the man climbed the ladder

-

dawn, Willow woke up with

The man's heavy and scorching breath echoed in her

body ached. Looking down, she realized she was in a disheveled state, her clothes only partially covering her. Shock coursed

wasn't a dream; it had

one else besides her. The man had already

up. There was a bloodstain on the

still vividly feel the effects of the medicine he had

first time was taken away

through the

misty white, clear and cloudless after the rain had washed it. The glow of dawn was

her emotions remained trapped in the previous night, with dark clouds looming

and something

a jade

man leave

it to the ground with

gave her a pendant as if that would

strength to grab a large stone from inside the house

two or three meters away from her

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