CONTENT WARNING: Themes of Death, Funeral (Depiction of Corpse)

In ancient China, death was called "hong", which can be simply understood as a flock of birds suddenly flying away.

Lu Jun longed for his son Lu Jiao to carry on the family legacy, but the young Lu Jiao was deeply resistant to this grim profession. The repeated experiences of funerals, especially the dignified farewell by his father's close friend Dr. Tu, and the shock of the lonely elderly Zhang Jimin passing away without anyone to mourn him, deeply moved Lu Jiao. When Lu Jiao finally picked up the funeral tools, he meticulously arranged the remains of Zhang Bo, who had no one to bid farewell to, and played his favorite song,' Dingjun Mountain, 'in the quiet memorial hall alone. This act not only made him understand the significance of his father's dedication —— 'carrying the souls of the dead and the living,' but also, under the reflection of death and loneliness, he began to reflect on the weight of life and embarked on his own 'ferry' journey.