"Gray Eyes and Silver Flute" is a full-length masterpiece of magical realism. It is set in the near future city of Yong'an City and builds a unique world view of "visualization of emotional colors". The protagonist Chen Hui is born with the ability to see the emotional spectrum of others, but is regarded as blind by the world; the heroine Lin Yin is the library messenger who protects the human spiritual heritage, weaving dreams and hopes with the silver flute.
When apathy and numbness spread like a plague, a systemic emotional exploitation called the "Grey Plague" is engulfing the city. The mastermind behind the scenes, the Huanyu Zhonghuan Group, uses the emotion extraction system in office buildings, the harvesting of pain in underground clinics, and even the "heartbeat auction" to auction off human emotions, clearly pricing souls. Chen Hui and Lin Yin were forced to embark on a journey, from the ancient library in Liuli Lane to the "Cradle of Ashes" under the abyss. On the battlefield of bizarre colors, they faced the ultimate ash that can swallow everything - the thirteenth ash.
The work sharply criticizes the spiritual alienation, tyranny of capital and data slavery in modern society with magnificent and bizarre imagination. Through the epic journey of the two protagonists joining hands to fight against nothingness, we deeply question the nature of human nature: When the world tries to turn love into darkness, are there still people willing to fight for the insignificant kindness and beauty? This is not only an adventure to save the city, but also an awakening battle to rectify the color of the soul.
