She woke up in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. She took off her makeup and wore coarse clothes. No one recognized her. There is a prodigal son singing in the distance, vaguely like Yan Qing. She smiled and didn't look back. She finally didn't need anyone to prove who she was.
This ending echoes the deepest meaning of the book's title: Only after breaking all cages can people become themselves.
