The Four Heroes' Calamity: The Era of Hejiapo

What is a tribulation? It isn't destruction. It's a touchstone forged by the years, the beginning of being reborn!

Spanning 48 years, from 1978 to 2026, this story recounts the rise and fall of two generations.

At Hejiapo on Luofeng Mountain in northern Sichuan, the previous generation's four cousins, He Changgen, He Changyi, He Changde, and He Changye, struggle in the deep ravine between two mountains. Through grievances and feuds, they endure difficult times and repeatedly try to break out of the mountains, each with their own gains and losses. An ancient bloodline legend is passed down in this place. The next generation, four distant kinsmen born on the same day, He Yun, He Fei, He Yu, and He Liang, inherit their fathers' fate and begin their own eventful struggle to break out of their circumstances, with its gains and losses.

Having witnessed firsthand the hardship their fathers endured, trapped by the land, the four brothers refuse to follow in their footsteps. As adults, they set out together from the mountains, first putting down roots in Shencheng, then heading to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas to make their way...

Over the course of half a lifetime, they entrust each other with their lives, yet also fall out over fame and fortune and become sworn enemies. They repeatedly meet with failure, but grit their teeth and press on. After weathering the ups and downs of the business world, they build successful careers and reach a second peak in life. Having seen all the world's splendor, they eventually return to their homeland.

Their bodies roam the world, but their souls remain tied to Hejiapo. Rooted in real-life experience, this story depicts brotherhood, perseverance through a life of wandering, and unbreakable bonds of blood.

This is a fictional period novel. All place names are literary pseudonyms, and the characters and plot are artistic adaptations of real-life experience. Please do not assume they refer to specific people.

(The book includes rich depictions of rural life and business ventures, as well as love and heartbreak. Readers with different interests will each find something to enjoy.)