Eye of Thorns

"The Eye of Thorns" is a fantasy suspense novel, the core of which revolves around the mysterious sacred object "The Eye of Thorns" - this blood-colored crystal embedded in the thousand-year-old thorn fossil can reflect desires and awaken curses. Those who come into contact will be corroded by the illusion of thorns and eventually become its nourishment. Three hundred years ago, the Thorn Sect that protected it was destroyed due to internal strife, and the sacred objects disappeared. After a heavy rain, it reappeared in the border town of Luoxingwu, causing a series of bizarre deaths. Lyra, a herbalist with a birthmark of thorns on her left eye, in order to find out the truth behind her mother's tragic death due to a vision of thorns, meets Kane, a descendant of a sect defector who bears a family blood feud, and they become involved in the puzzle together. Mayor Wen Wen is actually a descendant of the sect and plans to use holy objects to resurrect his ancestors; Lily, an orphan who can see energy, hides the secret of the "Eye of Pure Spirit". The trio searches for three seal keys, fights against curses and conspiracies, and uncovers the truth about the collapse of the sect and the secret history of the town. The story asks people's hearts in fantasy and treachery: when desire is amplified by sacred objects, will it sink or persevere? The real thorns are always deep in the human heart.