The Poisoned Pages

The garden, bathed in the soft glow of sun rays, seemed to hold its breath. Sunlight spilt through the branches, casting ethereal patterns on the stone pathways. Wei Liuxian moved silently, his footsteps masked by the pebbled walkway, as he followed the eerie growl.

Wei Liuxian, drawn by the mysterious sound, cautiously approached the source of the sound and stopped in front of a room that appeared to be a concealed chamber.

He knocked on the door of the chamber but there was no response. 

''Is there someone inside?'' He knocked again.

Just then he heard the rustle of leaves and turned to look at a young boy coming from the other side of the garden.

The young boy emerging from the foliage wore an expression that mirrored the puzzlement that had been etched across Wei Liuxian's face moments earlier. Jiang Xudong, the enigmatic source of the unsettling growl, came into view, and Wei Liuxian couldn't help but be captivated by his presence.