The Longing to Return

On a rainy night, A Chen's mind was in turmoil. When his consciousness grew hazy, he suddenly plunged into a strange, dark forest. His right arm bore a bizarre wound, and purplish-blue poison was steadily spreading. Beside him stood an ancient stone ring carved with strange symbols.

His longing for home, the faces of his parents, his mother's reminders, his father's silence, and the feelings he had kept hidden for two years for Cheng Yinuo, a girl as lovely as a gardenia, were instantly overwhelmed by immense fear and despair.

But when morning light pierced the darkness and he saw how dire his situation was, the belief that "only by surviving can I hope to go home" kept him going. Those warm memories became a source of strength, helping him rise after his breakdown. He began to survey his surroundings and think about how to treat his wound and survive in this unfamiliar forest, clumsily struggling to stay alive.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.