The Burning Chronicles Chapter 3

After nightfall, the rain finally stopped. Luke Lu asked the anxious Grace Qi to go to bed first, and he stayed by Piper Xiao's side.

The man opened the window, leaned out, and looked up at the crabapple tree that was nearby.

The slightly glowing pink petals swirled in the air and quietly fell to the ground. When there was no wind, there were only three or four petals occasionally, and when there was wind, it was a dense rain of flowers.

It is said that crabapple represents separation, so it is not a good idea to plant this tree in the yard...

His mind turned back to Piper Xiao's matter. Luke Lu stretched out his hands and shook out his long sleeves. His gaze stayed on the silver ring. Now that he was bound by this thing, most of his power was sealed, and it was impossible for him to look for herbs himself.

He was a little worried about who to assign the task of picking herbs. Piper Xiao's illness could not be delayed. The spirits with good legs and cleverness were unreliable, and the spirits who were serious about their work were all honest and slow... He thought of several candidates, but none of them seemed suitable. Among several familiar colleagues, Sean Shan, who was good at finding herbs, was out of town like him. What about Zach Zhuo... He shook his head helplessly. It would be better for him to give up saving Piper Xiao than to ask him to do the job.

Just as he was about to worry, Luke Lu felt a glimmer of light in his peripheral vision, and he suddenly turned his head, "Who?!"

A flash of green light suddenly appeared at the edge of Qingshui Town. Luke Lu looked closely and saw a small black figure squatting in the weeds, holding a green light.

In fact, after being stabbed by Grace Qi, the little monster did not completely leave. Instead, it wandered far away in the middle of the night with a light in its mouth, not daring to make a sound or look at Piper Xiao again. Late that night, it came as usual, but the faint light caught Luke Lu's attention. When Luke Lu turned his head to look at it, it was so scared that it whimpered softly, turned its head instinctively, and ran into the mountain!

Seeing the evil monster that Grace Qi mentioned, Luke Lu was stunned at first, then he kicked his feet and jumped lightly from the second floor. Then a whirlwind rushed out from under his feet and instantly wrapped him up!

"Stop, I'll spare your life!"

---Suddenly a heavy and solemn voice came from the sky, filling the entire horizon, and struck towards the mountains like a muffled thunder, bringing up a gust of wind that bent the surrounding trees, and chased after the little monster at an absolute speed.

The little monster was not walking fast, it was limping and slipping, and when it turned its head timidly, it saw that it had been covered by a huge shadow.

The shadow was a huge beast.

With four claws stepping on fire and two wings growing from its ribs, it looks majestic and has an attitude that looks down on all living beings, as well as a noble aura that is different from other spirit beasts.

The little monster didn't dare to look up to see what the beast was. When it saw that it couldn't run away, it whimpered, hugged its head, and stopped where it was. Its one eye was full of pleading as it watched the giant beast slowly fall down, getting closer and closer to it... Strangely, when it could see the true form of the giant beast, the one that landed was a human---a young man in a flowing white shirt, with long hair like ink, eyes like a pool, and a gentle smile that seemed to be able to embrace everything.

Luke Lu approached the trembling monster, squatted down, and said in a surprisingly gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, I know that Piper Xiao's illness is not caused by you."

The little monster timidly raised its head upon hearing this, looked at the man's beautiful and flawless face, then looked at itself and uttered a low cry.

"It's just a shell. The spirit won't care about it." While comforting it, Luke Lu reached out to stroke its dark, wrinkled head and asked, "Who made you like this?"

The little monster was still timid, holding the big broken lamp with his brows lowered, as if he had suffered countless grievances.

A faint colorful halo appeared under Luke Lu's palm - that was the little monster's memory, which was being read by Luke Lu bit by bit.

The thriving crabapple sapling, the window covered with beige paper, the dim light of green and blue, the girl's sweet face with a smile... and the curses that followed, the deadly talisman paper, the huge copper furnace, the scorching flames...

Those beautiful and cruel memories turned into vivid pictures. Luke Lu watched all of this. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes, but his eyes were no longer as gentle as before. He murmured two words with a little anger, "The world..."

The little monster under his palm didn't know what Luke Lu was doing. He raised his head in confusion and looked at him with his brown eyes.

"Go away," Luke Lu suddenly said to it indifferently, "You've found the wrong person..."

"Huh?" The little monster tilted his head and asked a single word question.

"The person you are looking for is no longer there." Luke Lu said, pointing to the window hidden behind the crabapple flowers in the distance, "Have you forgotten? When you met that person, the crabapple was still a small sapling, and now it has grown into a big tree."

"The time of spirits and humans is different. The life of the mortals is very short, and their emotions are very fragile. You think that only a moment has passed, but for them it is a lifetime. By then they are either dead or have forgotten everything."

"Go back to the mountains quickly. Your tribe is there. There will never be a good outcome when goblins and humans meet."

However, after saying so much, the little monster did not seem to waver at all. It raised its two front paws, leaned on Luke Lu's knees, and whimpered as if begging.

Sighing, Luke Lu continued, "Even if the person behind the window is not the one you knew, will you still save her?"

The little monster nodded happily.

Luke Lu couldn't bear it.

Goblins are creatures that will avenge themselves, but they are also creatures that know how to feel and be grateful.

"Do you know the herb of resurrection?"

The little monster was stunned at first, then nodded very seriously.

"Find it, and Piper Xiao can be saved."

When the little monster heard this, it laughed excitedly. It picked up the lamp again and limped towards the depths of the mountains.

"Wait!" Luke Lu called out to it as if he remembered something.

The little monster stopped and turned his head.

"I'll take you there. Your tribe is best at finding the Soul-Returning Grass, but you're not walking fast right now. I'll accompany you so that those thorny vines can't block your way." After saying that, Luke Lu waved his sleeves, and in front of the little monster, the mountain covered with grass and shrubs suddenly split open a small path. The plants on both sides of the path seemed to have consciousness, and they all fell to the sides of the road. Luke Lu walked forward and walked towards the depths of the path, "Little fox, let's go..."