All the Lights Are on the Way Home

The final work in the "Long Night Journey Home" series Introduction to "The Light's End" Autumn is here in Suicheng. The banyan tree is still there, and the intersection is still there. That light no longer needs to be awakened, it has become part of the breath. When Jiang Yu returned to Suicheng, his work station was still there and the pothos had grown a little. Rowling is still at the Port Authority, and the seals on the three wooden boxes are checked every week. They ate noodles, rode bicycles, and sat by the river. The days flowed by like water, quiet and stable. When Chen Yuan returned to Qingping Town, the water in the tributary was clear. The knife was rusty, so he closed the drawer and didn't open it again. Zheng Hang returned to Lianghe Village. The river water was clear and the dead willows sprouted new shoots. The dwarf holly at the foot of the monument has grown. He is sitting on the old chair at the door of the office. There is no need to fetch water to confirm. Gu Cheng stood at the side of the training ground, Shen Sen worked the night shift, and Zheng Yuan closed the file. They are each in their own place and living their own lives. The light no longer needed to be awakened, it had become part of the ground beneath their feet every time they stopped. Five books, five sections of road, one light. The long night is over, and from now on it will be ordinary. Where the light ends, it is not darkness, but the way home. I have walked so far just to return to where I started and continue living an ordinary life.