An Interview with Guan Pingchao, Author of Dust Along the Immortal Road
By: Fresh Chinese Web
Shui Bing'er: Haha, welcome, Master Guan! (This is Guan Pingchao, author of Dust Along the Immortal Road, whom author Li Bai recommended in our previous interview about "The Cultivation Mage.")
Guan Pingchao: Hi!
Shui Bing'er: This is my first time conducting an interview on my own. I'm a little nervous!
Guan Pingchao: Really?! I should be the nervous one...
Shui Bing'er: Let me warm up first... (Stretched her arms, bent at the waist...)
Guan Pingchao: You decide when we start! We're really just having a casual chat, haha.
Shui Bing'er: Today, let's start by talking about your book.
Guan Pingchao: Sure thing!
Shui Bing'er: How would you evaluate Dust Along the Immortal Road yourself?
Guan Pingchao: Then I'll use a few flattering words, so please don't mind: lighthearted, graceful, and well within the established conventions. Among webnovels, its prose style has something distinctive of its own.
Shui Bing'er: I think your writing style is like tasting tea-the more you savor it, the more fragrant it becomes. If we compared it to wine, the more you drink, the richer it tastes. Could you explain a little more about the style you're aiming for?
Guan Pingchao: Haha, if it feels like tea, that may be because I try to leave a little restraint in the details. I don't explain every last thing about an event; I leave some room for savoring it. If we're comparing it to wine, Dust Along the Immortal Road might be a mild wine with a bit of a kick afterward. As for its stylistic direction, I'm aiming to write a traditional Eastern novel with authentic language and thinking, while bringing in a modern person's perceptions rather than becoming hopelessly trapped in