Lu Chen, a young man from Luoye Village, ventured into the Black Wind Forest, which was regarded as a forbidden area, in order to find life-saving sun ferns for his seriously ill mother. Deep in the forest, he unexpectedly heard a cry for help. Following the sound, he discovered an elf named Lily who was trapped by soul-eating thorns.
Although Lu Chen is just an ordinary person and does not have the ability to be a contractor, he is unwilling to die without saving his life. He tried to cut off the thorns with a hatchet to no avail. After learning that the black energy core at the root of the thorns needed to be crushed to save Lily, he ignored the thorns' frenzied attack and rushed towards the spar regardless of his own safety. At the critical moment, Lily burst out white light to buy him time, and Lu Chen finally broke the crystal and resolved the crisis.
The rescued Lily thanked Lu Chen. A contract bond started by the unexpected rescue also quietly sprouted at this moment. Lu Chen's life also began to turn into the unknown because of this encounter in the Black Wind Forest.
