Mirror·Double City

Author: Cang Yue
Publisher: World Knowledge Publishing House
Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This is a beautiful and magical legend. The cheerful and outgoing Miao girl, Nansheng, embarks on a long journey to seek her dream homeland—Yunhuang. But is Yunhuang truly the paradise of the legends? As she steps deeper into Yunhuang, a series of bizarre and thrilling scenes of blood and violence unfold, while one after another, extraordinary and vividly characterized legendary figures make their appearances.
Gale winds rise, swirling snow across half the sky, obscuring the midday sun. Beyond the snowstorm, the sky is a deep blue, the wind howling fiercely as eagles circle overhead. At the halfway point of the snow-capped mountain where even eagles cannot land, a group of ragged travelers slowly makes their way upward. The long-distance travelers are exhausted to the extreme. Each is in tattered clothes, revealing skin frozen to a purplish hue. The places where they were scratched by ice spikes have turned black and purple, curling like the small mouths of children, terrifyingly abnormal. When the storm hits, they fail to find shelter. The fierce wind, as if hiding an invisible giant hand, seizes the group, trying to pull them down the cliff. A few screams are heard as those who lack strength in the ranks cannot stand firm, being swept up like paper scraps by the gale and tossed into the abyss thousands of feet below. The crowd panics instantly. "Be careful! Be careful!" someone shouts hoarsely in the ranks, "Hold onto the people around you, steady yourselves! The strong wind will pass quickly!"
A young puppeteer, holding a small doll, stands motionless with an expressionless face. Despite the hardships, he is dressed neatly. Beneath the hood, a stunningly beautiful face with sharp, handsome features, almost flawless, is revealed.