The World We've Always Longed For

The World We All Long For is a five-part novel comprising Heartbreak, Wandering, Paradise, Empathy, and Coming Home. Is this the world we all long for? What exactly is the world we long for like? Perhaps we won't find out until the end of time, or when clouds become conscious, or two thousand years from now, or perhaps after you've finished reading this novel. In my work, you will find love, peace, and freedom. Tangible things are fleeting; only the intangible can endure forever, living for all eternity. Life is the beginning, death the end, and everything between is experience. Only hardships make an experience truly meaningful; only a business that has weathered the rapids is a real business. There is always something in this world that is right for you to do, and something right for me to do. My heart guided me to write The World We All Long For. May you and I listen together to the music of life and explore the world's endless mysteries. For now, savor and enjoy the happiness The World We All Long For brings you!

Preface by Ganshu

Li Jian

Two swallows fly back to dwell with spring

Red fades, green withers, as we watch the golden sun

Furious waves, frost, and snow clear the river like silk

With jade, I shape the world and set my words to paper