Soul Bond

When Lu Yudong was a child, she was in a car accident that claimed both her parents. The one who took her away from the hospital was a woman who always dressed like someone from ancient times, as bewitching as a poppy flower. She said her name was Manzhu, taken from a flower that blooms in the underworld. A young child knows nothing of the world; the person before her is her entire universe. She gently tugged at Manzhu’s sleeve, her gaze as sensitive as an injured kitten’s: “Can I stay with you forever?” Manzhu softly ruffled the stray hairs on her forehead and smiled. “Of course.” Lu Yudong thought she had found someone to rely on, until one night when she accidentally saw Manzhu trail...