In a lush green manor, countless servants stared in terror at the purple rain falling from the sky and scrambled for shelter.
No one knew what this Forbidden Rain meant, but its unnatural color made them instinctively keep their distance.
None of this had anything to do with Gao Mu.
As a young child, he had gone to bed early. Children could not understand the troubles of adults.
On a large bed with gilded carvings, Gao Mu lay nestled in a fluffy pillow beneath a velvet quilt. His little mouth hung slightly open, a glistening thread of drool trailing from its corner.
Outside the window, eerie purple rain pattered against the glass, gathering into winding violet streaks.
Cool moonlight pierced the curtain of rain and spilled diagonally into the bedroom, washing over Gao Mu's little arm outside the quilt before falling on the Longevity Lock around his neck.
The lock was pure silver. Bathed in moonlight, it took on a faint silvery glow.
Suddenly, that glow rippled like water.
Then a figure in a white lab coat appeared in the darkness.
Like a midnight ghost, he stood beside the bed, calmly watching the sleeping Gao Mu.
Doctor slowly raised a finger. Silver light flowed from its tip like an electric current and slipped into Gao Mu's mind.
Then he placed a piece of candy in Gao Mu's hand before turning into a streak of silver light and slipping into the Longevity Lock.
To enter the 008 Forbidden Flower at the earliest possible moment, Doctor had used spatial technology to create a miniature space inside the Longevity Lock. It also served as his hiding place.
After he disappeared, Gao Mu suddenly opened his eyes. His clear black-and-white eyes stared at the dark ceiling with a frightening calm.
The tiny child slowly