"Journey to the West: The Six-Eared Era" is a dark reconstruction of the classic plot of "Journey to the West": "The True and False Monkey King". The core setting is: Because Sun Wukong was disobedient, Tathagata designed to replace him with a six-eared macaque. The story begins with the death of Wukong, with Bajie's investigation as the main line, and gradually reveals the truth about how Sha Seng, Bajie, and Tang Seng were framed. In the end, everyone joins forces to resist Tathagata.
The book consists of two volumes, thirteen chapters, and approximately 74,000 words.
Core themes:
1. Resistance and freedom – don't be anyone's tool
2. Truth and memory - remember everything and prevent the truth from being lost
3. Reconciliation and hope—even after the worst