"What are you waiting for? We must leave now, or it'll be too late! The town is only seven or eight miles away, a swift horse ride there and back would take no more than an hour!""Let's go!" Olivia urged.But where to? There were only one or two paths to the town, and Ethan had no horse. He feared he would be captured by the guards halfway there! Going towards the town at this moment was suicide! Should he head for the mountains? They were filled with wild beasts, and even monsters! Moreover, there were only a few paths down the mountain. Was he supposed to stay there until he grew old?His only option was to find a prominent family in town to hide from the storm.With a plan in mind, Ethan hesitated no more. Glancing at the crowd, he dashed towards Lily's house as if he were flying. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from sight."That speed..." A young man in the crowd stared in awe, "Ethan truly is a hidden gem! That speed might be comparable to a martial artist at the eighth leve

Silently, Ethan accepted the Lock of True Love. Lily smiled and carefully threaded a delicate silken strand through the lock before tenderly fastening it around Ethan's neck. Time seemed to stand still in the quiet room, the only sound the faint crackling of thick red candles.Beneath the flickering candlelight, Lily's blushing face held an unwavering gaze, as if to etch Ethan's visage into her very bones. Overwhelmed by a sudden tenderness, Ethan pulled her into his arms, and as he looked down at the mixture of unease, surprise, and shyness in her eyes, he leaned in and kissed her.Caught off guard, Lily struggled briefly before succumbing to the sensation of their soft, slippery kiss. When their lips finally parted, she recovered first, her face flushed with anger. "You bully!" She pushed Ethan away and yanked on his ear. Unfazed by the pain, Ethan merely grinned at her sheepishly.Silence settled over the room once more, the atmosphere now charged with a newfound tension. "Li

A patrol of guards had just finished inspecting the Occult Shop on the street when they heard a commotion. The trio quickly rushed toward the source of the noise, the Occult Shop."What happened?" demanded a burly, shirtless guard, pushing the young man aside."I don't know. He was already dead when I arrived," the young man answered, his eyes wide with fear. Suddenly, a thought seemed to dawn on him, and he exclaimed, "It must have been Ethan! He's rumored to have an incredibly fast blade, and he holds a grudge against Uncle Caleb!""Ethan?" The muscular guard scanned the long street, but there was no sign of Ethan.The commotion in the street grew louder....At the foot of a mountain in the northern part of the town, there was a stream winding through the underbrush. It was spring, the season of growth and renewal, but this place seemed desolate and barren.As the camera zoomed in, a careful observer would notice a dark, hidden cave at the base of the mountain, near the stream. Th