The Legend of Wushan

In Luoxia Village, deep in the misty mountains, a boy named A Zhu was adopted by the village chief when he was young. Though frail and often short of breath, he always yearned for Wendaofeng, the peak shrouded in clouds and mist. Every day, he quietly read beneath the old banyan tree at the village entrance, living a peaceful, uneventful life. The village chief’s care and the villagers’ kindness were the only warmth he knew. But that quiet was eventually shattered when a band of black-clad robbers raided the village, slaughtering and looting until his home became a living hell. The village chief fought to protect A Zhu, staking his life in the struggle. With his dying breath, he gave A Zhu half of a cloud-patterned jade pendant. Together with the half A Zhu had carried since childhood, it formed a complete flowing-cloud design. He urged A Zhu to survive and protect the secret of his origins.

Hidden in a cellar, A Zhu witnessed the village chief and villagers die horribly, his heart filling with hatred and despair. When the disaster had passed, he emerged from the cellar to face the ruins and the bodies of those dearest to him. He swore to take revenge and uncover the truth. Clutching the jade pendant that held the key to his origins, A Zhu left his destroyed home and, despite his frail body, resolutely ventured into the depths of the misty mountains, heading for Wendaofeng, which he had once only dared to gaze at from afar. It was his only way forward, and the beginning of a turning point in his fate.