The knock came again.
Slow.
Patient.
Almost polite.
Xu Lin stood frozen.
Every instinct told him not to open the door.
Yet
Something was pulling him forward.
"...Xu Lin."
The voice called again.
Soft.
Calm.
Wrong.
Xu Lin swallowed.
"...Who are you?"
Silence followed.
Then
"...An old friend."
A chill ran down his spine.
Because he knew immediately
That was a lie.
He had never heard this voice before.
Slowly
Xu Lin stepped back.
"...Go away."
Silence.
Then
A faint laugh.
"...Interesting."
The hallway outside suddenly became colder.
The lights flickered.
Once.
Twice.
Then
Everything went dark.
Xu Lin's heart pounded.
Something was very wrong.
And then
The door opened by itself.
Xu Lin froze.
Standing outside
Was a young man.
Tall.
Silver hair.
Golden eyes.
Beautiful.
Unnaturally beautiful.
"...Found you."
The stranger smiled.
But there was no warmth in it.
Only satisfaction.
Xu Lin stepped back instantly.
"...Who are you?"
The stranger tilted his head slightly.
"...You really don't remember."
That phrase again.
Everyone kept saying it.
"...Stop saying that."
The stranger laughed softly.
"...You're exactly the same."
Xu Lin's chest tightened.
Because
For some reason
The stranger looked familiar.
Not his face.
His presence.
Like something from a forgotten dream.
"...What do you want?"
The smile disappeared.
"...To take you home."
Silence.
"...I already have a home."
The stranger's eyes darkened.
"...No."
A step forward.
"...You don't."
Suddenly
The room shook.
Darkness exploded through the apartment.
Violent.
Furious.
The stranger immediately stepped back.
"...Ah."
A faint smile returned.
"...He's back."
Mo Xuan appeared.
Standing between Xu Lin and the stranger.
His expression colder than ever.
"...Leave."
The stranger sighed dramatically.
"...You always ruin everything."
"...Leave."
The temperature dropped instantly.
Even Xu Lin felt it.
The stranger stared at Mo Xuan for several seconds.
Then
He smiled.
"...Soon."
A pause.
"...He'll remember."
The smile widened.
"...And when he does"
His eyes gleamed.
"...You'll lose him."
Silence.
For the first time
Mo Xuan didn't respond.
The stranger laughed.
Then vanished.
Gone.
Just like that.
Leaving the room in silence.
Heavy silence.
Xu Lin looked at Mo Xuan.
"...Who was that?"
A pause.
Then
"...Someone dangerous."
"...More dangerous than Heaven?"
For the first time
Mo Xuan hesitated.
"...Yes."
And someho
That answer terrified Xu Lin more than anything else.
Not all enemies come from Heaven...
Some were created by its sins.
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