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The years go by, my dear, and soon no one will know what you and I know. --Nabokov. Xinhua Road is in the old city. It is a small street in this city. It is not prosperous enough and is even a little far away from the downtown area. The most impressive thing about this street is the sycamore trees on both sides of the street, and the low and low old buildings behind the sycamore trees with the same shape and neat rows. Among those buildings, the one that impressed Su Tong deeply was Building 36 on the north side of the street. It was a gray-white building facing the street in the middle of the street. In front of each dark building entrance was an old-fashioned chandelier shrouded in green lampshade. The old sycamore tree in front of the building leaned slightly towards the street, like a tired old man.

"The Burmese Spy Case" is the winning work in the first China Starlight Original Literature Competition. The story unfolds based on a mysterious case set on the Burma Highway during World War II: surrounding a jade gem with special significance and a mysterious spell, with Mr. Huang's beheading as an introduction, many characters gradually reveal their true identities. From Mumbai, India, to Kunming, China, and then to the rugged Burma Highway, the case developed with ups and downs. The Indian doctor is mysterious, the Japanese agents are cunning, the British Fifth Military Intelligence Office has careful calculations, and General Wei Lihuang strongly intervenes. Many parties confront each other and are surrounded by dangers. Chinese detective Long Ke and his Dai assistant Dao Zhonghao march forward bravely from beginning to end. During the investigation of criminal cases, they were accidentally pushed to the front line of the spy struggle, where they battled wits and courage with Japanese spies, and skillfully dealt with the British MI5. With their wisdom and loyalty, they protected national interests, shattered the enemy's conspiracy, and finally uncovered a shocking case. The cracking of the case played a considerable role in the Chinese Expeditionary Force in India fighting against the Japanese in Myanmar and winning the hearts and minds of the indigenous people in Myanmar. It composed a heroic song of national unity and joint defense of the homeland. The book contains rich descriptions of local customs and peculiar ethnic customs, such as the corpse driving of the Miao people, the headhunting of the Wa people, the levitation technique of ancient India, etc. The mysterious and unpredictable environment is fascinating, and it is a spy novel full of thrills.

The rental house where Huijun lives is in a courtyard on the southern edge of the city. It used to be a rural area, but it became urbanized after the city expanded. The floors there are not very high. Most of them are two- and three-story buildings built by the locals themselves. There are seven or eight houses on each floor. Walk along an east-west alley for about 40 meters to reach the courtyard. The yard is not small. Although there are some tricycles, trolleys, small stoves and other things scattered here and there, there is still a lot of open space. A red wall surrounded the small building tightly. What impressed Huijun the most about this yard was the grape trellis on the south side of the yard, which was lush and green in summer.

"The Biography of Yu Ji" goes deep into the tumultuous years of the Chu-Han conflict, and vividly presents the image of Yu Ji before readers. In the book, the author cleverly connects the available historical facts of Yu Ji with a large number of folk legends, not only recreating the earth-shattering love between her and Xiang Yu, but also fully restoring the life of this loyal woman. Yu Ji, as the confidante of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, resolutely chose to walk side by side with Xiang Yu in that era of raging wars and heroes. From their heartbeat when they first met to their persistence in fighting together, their love has gone through countless ups and downs. The book details Xiang Yu's heroism during the Battle of Julu, and Yu Ji's figure boosting the morale of the Chu army from behind is equally unforgettable. In her own way, she injects strength into her lover and the Chu army. With the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the conflict between Chu and Han began, and the situation gradually turned against Xiang Yu. In the desperate situation of being "embattled on all sides", in Xiang Yu's tent, the song "Gaixia Song" is full of the hero's helplessness and deep concern for Yu Ji. And Yu Ji, in order to let Xiang Yu have no worries, resolutely drew her sword and committed suicide, interpreting her loyalty to love with her life. The tragic scene of "Farewell My Concubine" was frozen and became an eternal song. This work is not only a personal biography of Yu Ji, but also a vivid display of the social style and war situations of the Chu and Han Dynasties. Through rich details and delicate descriptions, the novel takes readers back to the era of conflict and tenderness, to feel the deep friendship between Yu Ji and Xiang Yu, and to appreciate the weight and vicissitudes of history.

"The Biography of Su Xiaoxiao" takes the legendary life of Su Xiaoxiao, a famous prostitute in Qiantang of the Southern Qi Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties as the core, and integrates historical research and literary imagination to construct a biographical novel that spans life and death and interweaves fiction and reality. The whole book is divided into two volumes: "This Life" and "The Afterlife". It is faithful to the tragic background of Su Xiaoxiao's death, and also interprets the cultural symbol of her immortal soul in a romantic way. The chapter in this life begins with Su Xiaoxiao, whose parents died when he was young and moved to the Xiling Bridge. It depicts how he became a famous poet in Jiangnan with his talent, intelligence and poetic talent. The book focuses on her love affair with Ruan Yu, the prime minister's son: the two fell in love at first sight when they met on a chariot and a green horse, and they were engaged in a private life but were forced to separate due to family prejudice. Ruan Yu was deceived by his father into returning home to marry another man. Su Xiaoxiao fell ill in lovesickness, but before his death, he still helped the down-and-out scholar Bao Ren to take the exam, showing his chivalrous heart. The author uses the "Qiantang Su Xiaoge" in "New Odes of Yutai" as a clue and integrates the classic image of "the concubine rides on the oil-walled chariot and the man rides on the green horse" into the narrative, which not only restores the historical context, but also gives the story a poetic flavor. The book details the life of Goulanwashe and the gathering scenes of Southern Dynasties literati, such as Su Xiaoxiao and Meng Lang's Plum Blossom Poetry Recital, which not only highlights their talents, but also satirizes the arty elegance of the powerful. The afterlife chapter breaks through the framework of reality and uses magical writing to continue the "reincarnation" of Su Xiaoxiao's ghost in different eras: she fell in love with Tang Dynasty poet Li He and Song Dynasty scholar Sima Caizhong across time and space, and finally transformed into a West Lake Narcissus. This design sublimates Su Xiaoxiao from a historical figure into a cultural symbol, echoing the imagination of literati in the past dynasties about her as the "Chinese version of La Traviata". Through the words of Su Xiaoxiao, the author expresses the emotion that "what is lost is momentary, but what is gained is eternal", and uses the tragedy of his early death to explore the philosophical proposition of eternity and ephemerality. The work strikes a delicate balance between historical reality and artistic fiction: on the one hand, it refers to documents such as "Yuefu Guangti" and "Dream of the West Lake" to restore the customs and customs of Qiantang in the Southern Qi Dynasty; on the other hand, it uses story-telling legends such as "Xiling Yunji" to enhance the drama of the story. Su Xiaoxiao's image is shaped as a "unity of talent and character" - she not only sings out the resentment of "the bright moon shines on every night, and suffers from the white clouds every morning" after Ruan Yu's betrayal, but also shows the transparency of "people know each other, the most valuable thing is knowing the heart" when supporting Bao Ren. This multi-dimensional portrayal enables her to transcend the stereotype of a traditional brothel woman and become a symbol of the times with both a free spirit and feelings of family and country. The book also deeply reveals the class contradictions in Southern Dynasty society: the Ruan Yu family's family background prejudice and Qian Wancai's bullying are in sharp contrast to Su Xiaoxiao's declaration that "I would rather make a living as a singing prostitute, with a free body and a clean heart." The introduction of the background of the Jingkang Incident (although Su Xiaoxiao is a figure in the Southern Qi Dynasty) connects personal destiny with the current of the times, giving the story a sense of historical depth. The author uses an elegant and simple language style to delicately describe the landscape and humanistic customs of the West Lake, making the novel a unique text that interprets the culture of the Southern Dynasties and the relationship between scholars and prostitutes. "The Biography of Su Xiaoxiao" not only presents the tragedy of Su Xiaoxiao as a historical figure, but also explores his eternal charm as a cultural symbol through a narrative that interweaves fiction and reality. This writing technique of placing individual destiny in a grand historical and cultural context makes it a work of both literary value and ideological depth.

"The Biography of Li Shishi" takes the legendary life of Li Shishi, a famous courtesan in the late Northern Song Dynasty as the main line. Through her ups and downs of fate, it panoramically shows the historical picture of the Northern Song Dynasty from prosperity to decline, as well as the life style of the literati and elegant people in the tiled houses. Li Shishi was originally the daughter of a dyer in Bianjing. After losing her father at the age of four, she was adopted by a prostitute. With her natural beauty and extraordinary talent, she became a famous singer in the capital. The book details her emotional entanglements with Song Huizong Zhao Ji, poet Zhou Bangyan, and "Water Margin" character Yan Qing. Her secret love affair with Song Huizong reflected the emperor's extravagance and the corruption of the government; her close friendship with Zhou Bangyan revealed the romance behind the graceful style of Song poetry; and her chivalrous interaction with Yan Qing added to the legendary color. The intertwining of these multiple emotional clues not only shows Li Shishi's struggle between power, talent and world, but also outlines the complex social relationship network in the late Northern Song Dynasty. The work breaks through the traditional stereotype of brothel women and places Li Shishi at the intersection of official culture, civilian culture, literati culture and martial arts culture. She is not only a peerless beauty in the romance field, but also a strange woman with both a chivalrous heart and feelings for her family and country. Before the Jingkang Incident, she donated the gold and silver given by Huizong to pay for the anti-Jin army; when the city was destroyed, her integrity in denounced the traitor Zhang Bangchang was touching. This three-dimensional shaping made Li Shishi's image transcend a simple beauty label and become a special carrier of the culture and spirit of the times in the Northern Song Dynasty. The author spent nearly two years reviewing nearly a million words of historical materials to find a balance between unofficial legends and literary imagination. The book not only contains rigorous textual research from documents such as "Tokyo Menghualu" and "Li Shishi's Biography", but also incorporates folk narratives from popular literature such as "Water Margin" to vividly restore the prosperity and decline of Bianjing City. Through Li Shishi's perspective, readers can get a glimpse of the political corruption of the Huizong Dynasty of Song Dynasty, the elegant taste of literati, and the suffering of the Li people during the Jingkang Incident. This combination of historical reality and artistic fiction makes the novel a unique text for interpreting the social culture of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The annual Sophora japonica has bloomed again, soaking the entire Sophora japonica Alley in a light fragrance. For Jin Bao, this was a kind of memory, a childhood impression. He thought that if he were Van Gogh, he would be able to depict the kind of picture of locust trees blooming that other people can't feel at all, the kind of picture that is so white that it covers the sky and makes people burst into tears. Almost all of Jinbao's first memory fragments are related to Sophora Blossom Alley. Sophora Flower Lane is not very long, and the old walls on both sides look blue-grey from a distance. The lower part of the old wall is relatively humid, covered with moss, and has a very strong damp smell. Especially in rainy weather, the moss spreads very much, and sometimes spreads to the windowsills of those residents, sending the damp smell into other people's houses, causing some elderly people with asthma to cough.

Ma Er forgot that Zhumei still had a gun, and he did not expect that a gunshot would be heard behind him. He was not prepared at all. The bullets flew far away from him, and the sound exploded in the sky. The well-trained Ma Er turned around and raised his hand almost subconsciously. His hand did not shake, actually not at all. He didn't expect the leader's gun to be so fast and effective. The gun in his hand also went off in an instant. Then he heard the woman behind him fall down as if sighing softly.

Mei Yan made up her mind to call her cousin after she had a quarrel with her husband, which was somewhat out of spite. Mei Yan's posture when making phone calls is also very special. Her hands are pressing the keys on the phone, but her eyes are squinting at her husband, which is a bit like a cockfighting cock in a cockfighting ring. In fact, Mei Yan was still a little hesitant when she picked up the phone. She was not even sure of the accuracy of the phone number. It was the phone number of her cousin's home more than ten years ago. Mei Yan had to dig it out from the bottom of the box with great effort. The number was recorded in a plastic-covered notebook. It was a notebook with a very old feel. There were a few gray stains on the green plastic cover. Mei Yan wiped them with water, but they couldn't be wiped off.