Xinyue, his brother Qiliu, and their mother are seekers, hunting aweto--a rare, plantlike treasure--along the legendary Silk Road. After one outing, Xinyue discovers the offspring of a deity that creates aweto--and becomes the little creature's reluctant caretaker. He soon struggles to keep it safe and keep it a secret. And that's before he learns that warriors from the deity's village are on his family's tail...

Story and art by Nie Jun.
English-language translation by Edward Gauvin, with reference to the French translation [La chasse est ouverte, translated from the Chinese text by Zhao Qingyuan and Nicolas Grivel] and the original Chinese text.
First American edition published in 2021 by Graphic Universe.