The Long Road Home, Tens of Thousands of Miles Away

Name: The Long Road Home, Tens of Thousands of Miles Away
Author: Pu Du

长风归途几万里

by Pu Du (蒲渡)

Status: Completed
Length: 548k Words
Genre: Eastern Fantasy
Subgenre: Traditional Eastern Fantasy
Updated: 11mo ago
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In the ninth year of Tianbao, the sands of the Western Regions buried more than ancient roads. They buried the faint glimmer of humanity. Zhang Huaian, a streetwise rogue from Chang'an, only meant to steal a sheepskin map that could give him a place to call home. Instead, he stumbled upon a vast shadow shrouding the Silk Road: Zhuyin. This mysterious organization fuses fanatical faith with bizarre “steam behemoth” technology. It treats human life as worthless and turns living people into weapons. From the bustling Western Market of Chang'an to the demonic lair known as the Hall of a Thousand Mechanisms, deep in the Gobi; from the ravaged city of Shazhou to the radiance of the Mogao Caves... Their journey is not merely a homeward trek spanning thousands of miles and tracing the Tang dynasty's rise and decline. It is also a journey that will temper their souls: Amid blood and fire, Zhang Huaian sheds his slick, roguish ways and shoulders a heavy responsibility. As the heart-devouring Mark torments her, Amber pieces together the memories that were erased and rediscovers the warmth of being human. Dahir's curved blade strikes down injustice and protects the fragile hope of fairness. Gongshu Mo's craftsmanship seeks a new future for the Mohists amid destruction and inheritance. Miaoyin's zither strings soothe wounds and become a song of hope in the depths of despair. Shi Buyu's Zen wisdom is a hand reaching out to pull someone back from the edge of the abyss. Theo's shield offers the firmest protection of all. Faced with Zhuyin's iron legions and mental enslavement, they must stand together. Because the true road home lies not in Chang'an or Suyab, but in protecting the human heart that still beats defiantly amid the wild sand and steam. A sweeping legend of growth, redemption, resistance, and protection unfolds beneath the fading sunset of the high Tang dynasty.

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