The Night Watchman

"The hour of the dog approaches. The night watchman announces the time."

The door opened, then closed again. The young man turned around. His face was pale and handsome, his clear, bright eyes full of life, his features radiant. With a faint smile, he cupped his hands to greet Shen Yan. He wore a cotton robe washed pale with age, and though he stood beneath the snow, he carried himself with a proud, wintry grace.

That year seemed like an unnoticed prelude. The mist surrounding the age of prosperity had yet to lift. The joys and sorrows of human life came and went like clouds gathering and dispersing.

In the flow of time that left no trace, a night watchman appeared in the capital, carrying a bundle of secrets and answering the capital's call.

Theme: Two young men meet and come to understand each other in an age of prosperity. In a foreign land and in their homeland, they join hands to part the mist, uncover secrets, and keep moving forward.