[BE Warning: Tragic ending, protagonist dies young, contains psychological description of depression]
Deep in the mountains and valleys of the Chi clan, generations of clan leaders have been burdened with the fate of a short life.
Li Tongyi, a young man from a wealthy family, was trapped in a cold and empty home. He followed his cousin Xie Shuai into the isolated mountains and met Miao Ting, the current leader of the Chi tribe.
Miao Ting was born in the mountains and can communicate with the creatures in the mountains and forests. He has the shackles of his clan on his shoulders. He must return to his hometown at the age of twenty-three and cannot escape the curse of reincarnation in his family tree. He longs to acquire knowledge outside the mountains and return to build his barren homeland in the future.
The two spent several months together in the mist-shrouded Diaojiaolou Village. We read and teach together, go into the mountains to identify vegetation, and watch the stars in the mountains together. Hazy feelings quietly grow in the mountains and fields.
The farewell came as scheduled. As soon as Li Tong came out of the mountain, it coincided with the start of the second semester of high school. Miao Ting applied for a loan from another place, did not change his original student status, joined a class a week or two late, and suddenly met again in a noisy urban high school.
The urban-rural divide and the shackles of fate lie between the two teenagers.
One is determined to study medicine and hopes to protect the people of his hometown; the other has ideals and pursues the road of national defense and serving the country.
The young man's love is passionate but fragile, struggling under the weight of reality and fate.
The mountains and rivers are vast, and a single encounter cannot be compared with the destined return journey.
Intent: Under the shackles of fate and the gap between reality, young people stick to their ideals and true intentions, and face the regrets and impermanence of life.