He was weak and pale, but his expression was very firm.

He stretched out his hand, the torch in his hand about to burn Xiong Rou's cave. But then, a cold laugh rang out from behind him.

"My little darling, you really are quite promising." Si Yan's voice was icy, tinged with arrogance. "At such a young age, you dare to set fires like others. You truly are a future villain."

Dong Chi's eyelids twitched slightly.

When he took a torch from the fire in the cave, he was filled with mixed emotions.

He knew he was useless, and he knew what he wanted to do, but deep down, he also hoped that what he did would attract attention, and that his actions would be cared about by that person.

This is an extremely contradictory feeling. He wants to do this, but he also hopes that someone will pay attention to him and tell him in the end whether what he did was right or wrong.

He hoped that person was the most important person to him, and he hoped that person was his mother.

However, he also knew that the female who had sold him would not come, absolutely not.

But then she came, and she stood right behind me.

Dong Chi's heart seemed to revive, but his voice was icy cold as he said, "My arson has nothing to do with you."

Si Yan looked at the boy in front of her, who had a limp and a broken arm but still stood there stubbornly. She felt a mixture of admiration, anger, and heartache.

She slowly walked towards Dong Chi, who was a little nervous and took another step forward.

"Dong Chi, what you want to burn down isn't Xiong Rou's cave, it's me. If you have the guts, wait for me to come forward and then burn down the me who sold you to Xiong Rou!"

Si Yan's words grew increasingly oppressive, making Dong Chi feel suffocated. A sudden pain shot through his heart, and he shouted at Si Yan, "I wanted to burn you! I just wanted to burn you! Why, why me? Why did you sell me?!"

"I'm not afraid of not having food, I'm not afraid of being hungry or cold, and I'm not even afraid of being beaten! But, but why did you sell me?!"

The boy roared angrily, and his wounded expression was clearly seen by Si Yan. Every word he said struck Si Yan's heart.

“I won’t sell it to you,” Si Yan said.

Selling Dong Chi was something the original owner of the body did; the current Si Yan would not sell her own child.

"I don't believe you! You've sold me out!! You wicked female!!!"

As he spoke, Dong Chi turned and moved toward Xiong Rou's cave. Si Yan leaped over quickly and grabbed Dong Chi in a hug.

However, at this moment, the torch in Dong Chi's hand became unsteady and fell onto the dry grass.

In just a moment, the fire spread.