Chapter 8

As cherry blossoms danced in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

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"Ao~" The giant turtle raised its head to the sky and let out a roar that shook the valley. Chen Mo, who was in the midst of it, felt as if his tendons and veins were about to tear, his body trembling slightly as he took a few steps back. He wanted to curse, but he didn't have the courage.

The sound of the wind grew tighter. The tornado that was originally heading straight for them changed direction instantly at the giant turtle's roar. Chen Mo didn't dare to be careless. He forced his arms to prop up his body, staring intently at the monster in front of him. He stumbled back a few steps, his expression serious, but his heart was filled with fear and unease. Given his size, he wouldn't even count as a dessert for this turtle.

"Huff," the giant turtle exhaled again, seemingly relaxed, clearly not having used its full strength; otherwise, Chen Mo would have been blown away. The giant turtle, which only revealed its head, moved its neck slightly. Its two dark eyes, as if adjusting their position, locked onto Chen Mo and slowly lowered its head.

Just the turtle's head alone exuded an overwhelmingly ancient and primitive aura.

"Boy, I have been asleep for countless years, and today I finally smell the scent of the Seed of Light." The giant turtle suddenly spoke, its voice shaking the surroundings, almost bursting Chen Mo's eardrums.

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Almost at the same time, outside the small cave, at Chen Mo's home.

With a "Bang!" the front door collapsed. Helian Huo Wu rushed to the door from her room and saw a group of unknown people already rushing into the courtyard, heading for the inner room.

The small courtyard, with only a few practice stakes and a well, looked rather empty and desolate.

"Stop! Who are you?" Helian Huo Wu, her beautiful face flushed with anger, stood at the door, wearing a tight red battle suit, her cloak fluttering like flames.

The group stopped, seeing a teenage girl with two buns and a red dress. Though small and not fully grown, her tall and slender figure, arched eyebrows, and a pair of bright, lively eyes, along with her cherry lips, made her face flawless, a rare beauty.

"Brothers, destroy whatever you can." The group, seeing it was just a little girl, paid no attention to her. After a moment, a large man in the back spoke.

"Yes." Hearing the command, the group began to rush into the inner room in a brutal manner.

"Stop!" Helian Huo Wu shouted in anger, a ball of flame already condensed in her palm. She leaped up and unleashed a "Flame Palm." Her agile and nimble figure, with her red cloak fluttering like flames, moved around like a small phoenix with flames, making those close to her feel a wave of heat.

After one round, several outsiders were already lying on the ground, moaning in pain.

Seeing this, the group involuntarily took a few steps back, staring at the seemingly cute and delicate girl, their eyes showing a hint of fear. Her delicate and tender hands were covered with a faint layer of flame, which did not dissipate, dancing seductively. It was clear that this girl had a deep and agile mastery of fire.

Although she was young and had only been practicing for a little over a year, her cultivation level was already ahead of Chen Mo, reaching the middle stage of the Spirit Apprentice level. Especially in the cultivation of fire-based techniques, she showed exceptional talent. And she achieved this level with very limited cultivation resources, surpassing even her older brother Chen Hao, who was once the pride of the family.

"What's going on, Wu?" Her mother, Hu Ling Ping, pushing the wheelchair with her older brother Chen Hao, came out of the house. She had just applied the spirit grass that this girl had found in the deep mountains to Chen Hao, and seeing a slight recovery in his legs, she showed a hint of joy.

"Mother, these people are causing trouble." Helian Huo Wu pointed at the group, her face showing anger.

Hu Ling Ping, although Helian Huo Wu's mother, was not her biological mother. She was found by her husband in a deep mountain over ten years ago. At that time, the forest was engulfed in a raging fire, lighting up half the sky, but this baby, though burned by the flames, was unharmed.

Whenever her husband mentioned this, he would sigh, believing that Huo Wu was no ordinary child. He repeatedly warned her not to tell anyone, including Helian Huo Wu herself.

As for her name, she was given the surname Helian from the jade pendant she wore, and the name Huo Wu.

"Hmph, since you're all here, be reasonable and leave the family." The one who spoke was a young man in the Chen family's uniform, standing behind them. He was Xu Hao, a half-servant, half-disciple manager in Chen Hao's household.

Xu Hao was good at flattery and bullying the weak. When the master learned that his son Chen Hao had been killed by Chen Mo, he was extremely angry and wanted to humiliate and kill Chen Mo's family. So, Xu Hao took the initiative to lead some outsiders to attack Chen Mo's home.

He knew that the elders, in their grief over losing a son, would want to eat the flesh of Chen Mo's family. But due to their status, they couldn't openly order it.

In his view, Chen Mo's family only had a woman and two invalids, and for someone at his high level of the Spirit Apprentice, this task was as easy as taking something from a pocket.

"Leave the family? Our family is currently in trouble, but we are still the legitimate branch of the family. You, a mere outsider, dare to make us leave?" Chen Hao's face turned ashen at these words.

If this were before, these people would only be fit to carry his shoes. Now, they were trying to drive his family out of the clan, which made Chen Hao even angrier.

"You Chen Mo killed our young master. Our master has already shown you great mercy by not executing you. And you still don't leave voluntarily?" Xu Hao's face was fierce, determined not to stop until he achieved his goal. He knew this family wouldn't leave, but he just wanted an excuse to eliminate them all.

No one would stand up for this useless family.

"What?" Hearing this news, Helian Huo Wu, Chen Hao, and Hu Ling Ping were shocked and bewildered, but more so worried and anxious about Chen Mo. Calculating the time, he had been out gathering herbs for about three days. Could something dangerous have happened?

Chen Mo said he was going to gather herbs on the mountain, but he actually went to the small cave without telling his family. Helian Huo Wu knew about it and wanted to go with him to help heal her older brother's leg, but the cave was too dangerous, and her second brother didn't let her in. When she secretly arrived, the small cave was already sealed.

Helian Huo Wu could only support her second brother from behind, going deep into the mountains and forests to fight beasts, suffering several injuries to gather some herbs for her older brother.

During this time, she went to the small cave several times, but it was already sealed, and she knew her second brother hadn't come out yet.

Thinking of this, a sense of foreboding crossed her mind.

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