 Chapter 1: “Past and Present” Mountains shrouded in
darkness, yellow flames flickered and danced while
devouring the mountain villa accompanied by countless
screams as they echoed through the silent valley. A 14-
year-old girl, staring blankly at the sight, with a fire
torch in one hand. The ravenous flames engulfed
everything leaving only the crackling sound of burnt
wood. Burned, all burned. This evil cage has
disappeared. At last, this prison for the past 10 years
has now turned into a sea of flames. [Where are we
going?] A tender voice softly asked as the little black
cat sitting on the girl’s shoulder looked at her intently
with a pair of clear eyes as it licked it’s paws.
“Anywhere' will do, as long as it’s out of here.” The girl
gave a last look at her masterpiece, turned and walked
toward the mountains, as the sound of broken chains
rattled restricting her slender ankles as she walked on
emotionlessly onto the rugged jungle path. Just as she
turned, a body wrapped in flames rushed out from
within the chaos, with eyes filled with a hint of
madness staring fixedly at the back view fading into
the darkness, when an ear piercing scream rang
through the air. “Wu Xie! Come back! You can never get
out of here! You belong to me!” More than ten years of
hard work engulfed into nothingness. The girl calmly
stopped in her tracks as she turned around to see the
man sw*llowed by the flames, she coldly said: “You are
dying, while I still live.” The man was screaming in
anguish . As she gave a last look at her greatest
nightmare, she coldly said: “Farewell, Grandfather.” The
little black cat sitting on the girl’s shoulder gave a
contemptuous ridicule and sneered. Grandfather? For
someone who was obsessed in studying medicine, a
madman who locked his own granddaughter up deep
within the mountains using her as a guinea pig , what
right did he have to be it’s owner’s grandfather?
[Mistress, what are your plans?] Ignoring that voice
which was gradually engulfed by the flames, the little
black cat asked the girl. She looked at her slender
hands and softly answered, “To test for a veterinary
license.” [Ha ha ha! That old man, if he knew that you,
a peerless genius in the medical field actually want to
be a vet, he would certainly not rest in peace!]
Exclaimed the cat as it was laughing hysterically on the
girl’s shoulder. “He won’t rest in peace?” The girl’s eyes
were downcast as her lips slightly brought back a hint
of a smile almost. A year later, she settled in City A and
obtained a veterinary license, and went on the path of
treating animals. ...... Life is very unpredictable. Just a
moment before, she was still in the operating room
performing a surgery, however there was a sudden
explosion, and she fell into darkness. Heavy rain poured
down as she stirred. She found herself lying on some
rocks as she gave a calm judgment of the current
situation. She was in a strange new world, replacing a
dying soul and as she searched the fragments of
foreign memories that flooded her mind, she came to
realize that this new ‘her’ was also known as the Wu
Xie, but with a surname, Jun. Jun Wu Xie.