High-stakes escape

Author: Zhao Guangming
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This is a tragic song of the western drifters. The gold medal building that appears and disappears in the desert, the clash between the mysterious treasure guardians and treasure hunters, the ascetics in the seaport, and the love stories of the isolated ancient people—described with deep tenderness, roughness, subtlety, and unrestrained passion, filled with raw and poignant beauty. The author's writing is seasoned, and the portrayal of human nature is profound and well-handled, making each character distinct and richly diverse, giving the work a strong impact and readability.
A kind and beautiful village girl, Ren Yingzi, is bullied by her stepmother and her stepson. In an act of defiance, she accidentally kills her "brother" and flees. Along the way, she meets Taiwa and joins forces. Together, they cross the Gobi Desert, the wastelands, and the Tianshan Mountains, traveling thousands of miles through nine near-death experiences, finally reaching the peaceful stop of Le Tu Yi and finding her birth mother. The public security authorities have been searching for the suspected murderer. After enduring countless hardships, Yingzi chooses to surrender.
Those like Taiwa, among the drifters, face the fate of being forcibly repatriated. Just for the sake of having land to farm and to survive, they fight with their lives. This is the tragic song of the western drifters. The gold medal building that appears and disappears in the desert, the clash between the mysterious treasure guardians and treasure hunters, the ascetics in the seaport, and the love stories of the isolated ancient people—described with deep tenderness, roughness, subtlety, and unrestrained passion, filled with raw and poignant beauty. The author's writing is seasoned, and the portrayal of human nature is profound and well-handled, making each character distinct and richly diverse, giving the work a strong impact and readability.