The Road to Zhengyang 2: the Unfinished Road

When he was young, Zhengyang went out of the mountain with his sword, thinking that the road was far away. He teamed up with the unruly blacksmith Xu Zheng and the trainee mage Yilan to go on an expedition, determined to create a new world. As a result, they broke up halfway and returned home in embarrassment. There was no heroic sacrifice, no shocking showdown - it was just that the three teenagers could not bear the reality and dispersed silently. Six years later, Zhengyang was twenty-two years old. He became a gate guard in a border town, standing guard day after day, no longer carrying his sword or talking about dreams. Xu Zheng inherited the blacksmith shop, married Yilan, and lived a peaceful life. The three of them are still in this small town, but they seem to be separated by an invisible river. Zhengyang thought that this would be the case for the rest of his life. Until strange footprints appeared in the woods. Until Xu Zheng's father disappeared and was no longer alive when he was found again. Until he discovered that it was never bad luck that forced them to turn back six years ago. Monsters are raised by humans. The darkness was paved by someone. They were not the only three dream-chasing boys who were crushed that year. And the old sword at his waist, which had not been drawn for six years, was broken, but he could still fight. This is not a story of reaching the top. This is a journey for a mortal to stand up again. The young man holds the sword and returns halfway. Only after experiencing troubled times can we know the true sun. There is no peak in the road, only the right path is possible.