Yu Hua, Su Tong, Cheng Yongxin, and Ye Zi arrive on Crete, Greece, greet the sunrise from the island bookstore's terrace, and welcome their first guest, Meng Fei, an avid literature lover.

The group explores Heraklion's bookstores, museums, and ancient ruins, meets writers Ma Jiahui and Yang Shaobo, and discusses travel-themed literary works from different cultures.

Writer Qi Jinnian and editor Wu Yue visit the bookstore; Ma Jiahui recalls asking Su Tong about the biggest challenge in writing fiction in one's forties, to which Su Tong replied without hesitation: physical stamina.

Poet Xi Chuan returns to the island bookstore and meets Greek writer Dimitris Lyacos; they exchange books, sit on a busy street, and talk about poetry and writing.

Luo Tong brings ancient Greek theater masks as gifts; the group identifies Dionysus and satyr masks, then discusses Sophocles' Oedipus Rex as a pinnacle of Greek tragedy.

The group leaves Heraklion for Rethymno; Yu Hua shares how he wrote Leaving Home at Eighteen based on youthful imagination rather than actual travel experience.

Liu Liangcheng arrives on horseback and joins the discussion about writers' "village complexes"; Yu Hua reflects on how every writer has a creative base that nourishes their inspiration.

Yu Hua and Su Tong recall their works going global, chat with overseas fans from Greece and Romania, and find a Greek translation of To Live in the municipal library of Chania.