A thousand stars are dancing

What is the true purpose of life's emptiness?
Who will ultimately listen to the solitude and sorrow walked throughout life?

When one reaches middle age, and professional achievements and carnal desires can no longer stir ripples, can life truly be as calm and stable as a still lake? And beneath the seemingly stagnant surface, is it true tranquility or a completely futile emptiness?

After having cancer cells removed, "I" tried to return to the "normal track" of life. However, a former lover suddenly brought up a planned trip to New Zealand from years ago that never happened, which now seems like a distant calling that beckons. But what can a trip recover? Or should one expect a single journey to redeem a life?

As the journey opens the doorway to memories, familiar figures from the past emerge one by one: S, who, before their death, entrusted "me" to go on a trip to New Zealand, and L, who inexplicably became a travel companion in Yunnan. Both struggled under the shadow of death, searching for the meaning of life's continuation. And can the elusive mother from memory provide answers for this journey of discovery?

Facing life's ultimate questions, the author, through a journey, excavates various traces and clues from past life, confronting death through writing, thereby gazing at the true meaning and essence of life.