Broken-Tail Bird Under the Black Locust Tree [LICHEN]

After Li Lun true form burned by Ever Wood Fire, part of his soul stucked into a Black Locust Tree root. Ironically, the Zhuo family found the tree root and planted it in their courtyard.

For nearly a century, Li Lun had lived in the courtyard, watching the Zhuo family come and go. He had seen joy and sorrow, but this-this was different. Zhuo Yichen's grief was so raw, so visceral, that it pierced through even Li Lun's hardened heart.

"He's just a young boy," Li Lun thought, his voice trembling within his own mind.

"Why must humans endure so much pain?"