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.

but the man covered her

His hand on her mouth was wet and sticky, and the

It also carried arrogance, a hint of unrestrained hoarseness, and even a touch of urgency. Willow nodded with frightened

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

support him, but her

the next

unexpectedly

man let out a muffled groan, his hot breath spreading between their lips, filling

me, and I'll give

man's breath was heavy and ladened with uncontrollable hoarseness as he

no time to react as her

dark sky and rumbled with thunder. The brilliance of the lightning fell upon the intertwined figures, flickering and burning with fervor. After a long while,

from the

to pick him up. Bathed in the light of the lightning, he gently touched the

was dim, and though he couldn't see her features clearly, her cheeks were delicate, and

This pendant was a precious heirloom of their family.

the man climbed the ladder

-

dawn, Willow woke up with

echoed in her ears, causing her cheeks to flush. How could she dream

she moved, her whole body ached. Looking down, she realized she was in a disheveled

dream; it had

looked around, but there was no one else besides her.

the straw-covered ground,

hurt last night, and she could still vividly feel the effects of the medicine he

first time was taken

stung, and she looked up through the hole

a misty white, clear and cloudless after the rain had washed it.

remained trapped in the previous night,

clenched her fist, and something

a jade

the man leave this

to the

her innocence and gave her a pendant as if

within her, giving her the strength to grab a large stone from inside the house

or three meters away from her own. She trudged through the muddy

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