The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (2024)

Story Background 1632 AD. The Ming Dynasty faces its final days amid internal strife and foreign threats. Years of disasters and harsh policies have triggered famine and rebellion across the land. A bandit named 'Liang' accepts a job escorting four young girls from Huazhou to Luoyang. He assumes they'll be sold as daughters, but a girl named 'Sui' reveals the truth: the buyer is a thousand-year-old Swine Demon who devours children annually. Sui's sister was already killed. Sui begs Liang to abandon the mission and help her kill the Demon for revenge. But Liang discovers Sui hides darker secrets... Features Dark Historical Visual Novel —— A story of hope flickering amid famine, trafficking, revenge, and cannibalism in a brutal world. Multiple Choices & Endings —— 160,000 words across 9 different endings where every choice matters. Authentic Chinese Visuals —— Realistic art style with researched Ming period clothing, architecture, and environments. Premium Voice Acting —— Full Chinese/Japanese voice acting with renowned actors like Rie Kugimiya and Hanser, plus original music for movie-like experience. Characters Play as Liang, the main character and protagonist. His family has run a successful business for years, but Liang never saw himself as his father’s successor. Instead, he would rather travel the world as a hero and visit as many new locations as possible. The day of the Great Tianqi Explosion in 1626, was the day Liang lost everything. After becoming a refugee with nothing left to his name, he turned to a life of crime. Liang became a bandit and makes a living by killing others for loot. Sui, a nine-year-old mute born in Luoyang. Her sister was killed by the swine demon that also dwells in Luoyang. To avenge her sister’s death, she intentionally let her self-become abducted to get close to the demon and assassinate him. Some, or all of the above statement is false, part of Sui’s untrustworthy nature. Liang’s partner Tongue, the silver-tongued devil who is motivated by greed. When they work jobs together, Liang executes their target's lives while Tongue works on securing loot. A girl from an authoritative family that was abducted by human traffickers. It is said to be a distant relative of governor general Yuan. One of the two sisters from Northern Shannxi who was sold by her parents in a year of turmoil. She is full of vigor and an honest person, who cares deeply about her sister. One of the two sisters from Northern Shannxi, also sold by her parents. She is charming, pure of heart, and is also very dependent on her older sister. An old friend of Liang, who owns an inn outside of Haizhou city. In the fifth year of Chongzhen (1633), a rebel leader came to Jin from Shan and called himself the 'Dashing King'. The swine demon disguised as a wealthy lord that devours young girls on his birthday for thousands of years, according to Sui. He is also the one who has commissioned Liang to escort the four girls to the city of Luoyang.