Wind-Chasing Cherry: True Illusion Source

Author: Yin Jianling
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: A pure world of innocence rediscovered, philosophical, pure, and beautiful fantasy epic. A "coming-of-age fairy tale" recommended by teenagers to adults. Indeed, there are so many disappointments and imperfections in adult life. A person's life is actually one of continuously returning to being a child, and adults often find things they have lost in children. Just like in the famous story "The Emperor's New Clothes," children can make adults feel ashamed. The book experiences a return to warmth and beauty, finding solace for the soul and a call for truth, goodness, and beauty in imagination. After the Battle of Jiluhua, the journey of the Saks becomes more real and illusory. With restored minds, Kuike and Sak, along with Mola and the Dolphin, take the vibrant Jiluhua through the challenges of the ancient mansion of Halang Villa, the tropical city of Melromance, and the city of Cambé at the foot of the volcano. Along the way, whether facing the mother and daughter reborn from the dead, the genius painter with split personality, the King of the Evil Flower who creates fear in the ears of the people in Luer Town, or the fire demon Mary who delights in destructive fire, everyone shares life and death, joys and sorrows. Through repeated confrontations with Mr. Wu, they finally discover his weakness and gain more confidence to complete the remaining journey. The key story in this volume is the devoted unicorn, like the wind, transforming into a whale and expending all its life essence to die. To raise funds for the treatment of the little girl Le Yun, who contracted a strange illness from playing with volcanic stones, Sak willingly drains enormous energy to change the dreams of the emotionally numb rich men. However, in the end, the nearly dying Sak becomes a fraud in the eyes of everyone. Sak has no choice but to return to her own country to regain energy. On the night of the full moon, Feng Lun takes the four of them flying to the magnificent world of the True Illusory Source. By the lotus-filled pond, Sak sees the face of the goddess Sang Lian appearing and disappearing on the snow-capped mountains. When Sak and the others are struggling to make their way, Mr. Wu does not stop their frantic pursuit. They drive the carriage of the wind in anger, venting all their frustrations. They stir up sandstorms, sweeping like tornadoes over cities, villages, deserts, and wastelands, erasing all remaining greenery. Their shadows weave a gray barrier, like a speeding train, merging with the mountain peaks, trapping everything within. They rush from the mountains onto the roads, then swirl into the courtyards. Wherever green remains, they mercilessly clear it, leaving only the vibrant, frenzied evil flowers, painting the earth with sickly colors. Luer Town was once a "country rich enough to rival a kingdom," nestled beneath an eagle-shaped peak. A winding stream flows from the mountain, passing peacefully in front of the town, around the door of every household, forming a circle that shapes the entire town into the shape of a deer's ear. There are over a thousand households in the town, with houses connected wall to wall, creating a magnificent atmosphere. Each family's courtyard faces the stream, and the willow and locust trees by the stream, though withered, remain strong and sturdy. Outside the town stand city walls and watchtowers. In good times, the people of the town unite like a family, with family patrols resisting external threats. They also dug coal pits and food pits to store coal and food, preparing for natural disasters and calamities. For many years, there was no sound of swords, only plows and hoes everywhere. The town is always swept by mountain winds. These winds rise from the other side of the mountain, falling like invisible waterfalls, gently sweeping over the houses, streets, and streams of Luer Town. The wind is invisible but audible—it is the singing of the pine forests on the mountain, the dancing of the mugwort, and the humming of the old houses swaying gently with the passage of time. These sounds gather in the ears of the people of Luer Town, becoming the music of nature. Without notes, yet clearly carrying beautiful rhythms, it calms the restless, fills the grateful in anger, and ignites hope in sorrow. Rather than saying this beautiful music comes from the falling mountain wind, it is more accurate to say it is a gift bestowed upon Luer Town by the entire harmonious nature. It comes from the wind, plants, soil, sky, and all of nature's creations. But when this harmony is lost, plants wither, soil erodes, and the sound of the wind becomes unpleasing. It starts with hollow groans, then struggles and roars, and later, people hear a strange fear in the wind—this is what Sak heard from Dr. Mo in Luer Town. Dr. Mo's clinic is located at the foot of the mountain, a small room that is usually cold and rarely visited. One day, a strange patient comes to the clinic. Everyone in Luer Town knows each other, and Dr. Mo has heard a little about this patient. His name is Dorodi, who married the most beautiful woman in the town, causing jealousy and admiration among the men. When Dorodi enters the clinic, he sits down with a worried expression: "Dr. Mo, look what's growing in my ear." Dr. Mo leans close to his ear but sees nothing unusual. "Look closely, something must be there!" Dorodi pleads. "Alright," Dr. Mo says