斷鴻零雁記

In the mist‑shrouded foothills of a forgotten mountain, a solitary monk circles the ancient stone halls, chanting beneath a sky that never seems to clear. He has just completed his final vows, yet his thoughts linger on a mother he never knew, a voice that drifts on the wind like a distant prayer. The quiet of the temple is broken by an early‑morning bell, and with a heart heavy with tears he steps down the rugged path, leaving the sanctuary for the world beyond.

The monk’s first steps into the world are met with hardship: a violent thief strips him of his meager grain, and a brusque fisherman refuses his plea for a ride across the sea. Fortune shifts when a humble village boy, busy gathering flowers for impoverished buyers, offers shelter and a chance to rest. There he meets a kind‑hearted woman who claims to have known his parents, hinting at a tangled past that could rewrite the monk’s understanding of his own identity.