The Eye of Trust

Name: The Eye of Trust
ISBN: 9787559477132

冶文彪Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · ChinaAug 2023

3.6

Word count: 169K words
Chapters: 121
ISBN: 9787559477132

Report an error Find this book

Summary

In the boundless darkness of the Black Forest, humanity has fallen back into ignorance. This is a deathscape of killing alone, where trust between people has long since perished. Unknown dangers lurk in the dark, and bloodthirsty night beasts hunt ceaselessly. In this primitive and cruel struggle for survival, anyone may at any moment become another's prey. Everyone takes part in this endless mutual slaughter, forgetting that trust between people is still possible. In this perilous world, the boy Zeen grows up alone. Yet he makes a different choice—to trust others bravely and seek companions. At that moment, even he cannot imagine that this will bring earth-shaking change to the world.

Editor's review

Trusting Eye sets its story in the boundless darkness of the Black Forest: humanity has fallen back into ignorance, killing and hunting are everyday realities, and trust has all but vanished. The boy Zeen grows up alone amid constant danger, yet makes a choice contrary to those around him—to trust others and seek companions—and thereby sets the world on a path to change. The book's strength lies in using an extreme survival environment to magnify the everyday question of "trust," showing readers that trust is both a risk and the starting point for changing an order. The narrative carries the atmosphere of a primitive, brutal struggle for survival and will appeal to readers who enjoy allegorical fantasy and questions of human nature. As you read, pay attention to the cost and reward of each of Zeen's choices to trust, and to how those around him shift from guardedness to openness.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers of fantasy drawn to dark forests and primitive survival atmospheres
Readers interested in questions of trust, human nature, and group cooperation
Readers who prefer a young protagonist's coming-of-age arc and allegorical worldbuilding
Readers looking for a tense survival adventure with direct, high-stakes conflict

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer light, warm, slice-of-life comfort reading
Readers sensitive to brutal survival depictions such as killing and hunting
Readers expecting rigorous science-fictional worldbuilding or realistic social analysis

Reading tips

First accept the extreme rules of the Black Forest, then observe how Zeen's choices break with convention.
Note the consequences of each act of trust, distinguishing short-term risk from long-term change.
Read with "trust" as the central thread, watching how the characters' defensiveness gradually loosens.
After finishing, reflect on real-world dilemmas of cooperation and what conditions trust requires.

About the publisher

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1958

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.

版权信息
少年篇：黑森林
1.黑牙石
2.同类
3.暗影
4.家
5.老人
6.泥土
7.美
8.武器
9.石斧
10.逃
11.幸存
12.惊骇
13.群
14.幸运
15.目光
16.窝
17.歌唱
18.洗浴
19.羞辱
青春篇：光亮
1.绒毛
2.独自
3.畏
4.躁
5.血
6.淤泥
7.魔力
8.渴
9.新生
10.礼物
11.观望
12.吸吮
13.冒险
14.馈赠
15.痒
16.消失
17.源头
18.畜
19.搏杀
20.色彩
21.乐趣
22.光亮
23.亲近
24.呕吐
25.神
26.果
27.伤口
成长篇：神灵
1.说话
2.奇迹
3.盲
4.勇敢
5.黑
6.伤心
7.点亮
8.恨
9.我
10.合唱
11.黑雾
12.说话
13.失眠
14.驯
15.空
16.重
17.珍惜
18.新家
19.罪
20.扩张
21.同眠
22.疏远
23.引路者
24.光晕
25.暗人
26.猎
27.陌生人
28.幸福
29.围猎
30.远行
对决篇：爱
1.别离
2.孤寂
3.回
4.怖
5.记忆
6.呜呜
7.泪
8.嘴
9.旋律
10.下去
11.吸食
12.同
13.面对
14.意志
15.工具
16.撕裂
17.虚乏
18.触
19.承诺
20.肉身
21.别
22.失望
23.意念
24.醒
25.气息
26.清除
27.深沟
28.光源
29.灵魂
30.印证
31.进攻
32.力竭
33.最终
34.星光
另一种可能是尾声，也是开始——
1.自我
2.理想
3.权利
4.重逢
5.生命

FAQ

What kind of world is the Black Forest in the story?

The Black Forest is a place of boundless darkness where humanity has fallen back into ignorance, trust between people has long since died, unknown dangers lurk, and bloodthirsty night beasts hunt constantly. Anyone may become another's prey at any moment, and all take part in endless mutual slaughter. This is the essential background for understanding Zeen's choice.

What are the main traits of the boy Zeen?

Zeen grows up alone in the Black Forest, yet makes a choice unlike those around him: to trust others bravely and seek companions. He is not unaware of danger; rather, he chooses trust even amid a brutal struggle for survival, and this choice ultimately brings earth-shaking change to the world.

Is this book suitable as light bedtime reading?

Not really. The story is set against a backdrop of dark forests, killing, and hunting, with a primitive, brutal atmosphere and direct conflict. If you prefer light, warm bedtime reading, it may feel oppressive; if you enjoy tense survival adventure, it is a better fit.

Comments

Find this book

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

冶文彪 Author

Ye Wenbiao is an author writing in the fields of Chinese mystery and historical fiction. Publicly available information about him is limited, and a systematic account of his life has yet to appear. Judging from the four works held in the collection, his writing spans mystery, otherworld fantasy, and social fiction, showing a notable range across genres. His representative work, The Complete Collection of The Code of Qingming Shanghe Tu, takes the famous Northern Song painting as the basis of its narrative, interweaving historical scenes with the unraveling of mysteries; the series has been adapted for television, indicating that its stories are highly readable and widely circulated. The Analects Code likewise builds its mystery around a classic cultural text, reflecting the author's preference for finding narrative space within canonical works. Trusting Eyes turns toward social fiction and concerns the theme of trust between people. Overall, Ye Wenbiao is skilled at constructing mystery frameworks from historical and cultural elements, and his works combine the pleasure of puzzle-solving with broad readability.