---
title: "Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing"
description: "Trek across ancient China in a dark, boundary-pushing visual novel inspired by traditional Chinese art with modern animation. Escort four girls to the prosperou"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/45/80945.jpg"
---

# Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing

![Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing](https://t.vndb.org/cv/45/80945.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** 饿殍：明末千里行

**Developer:** Ling Chuang Youxi

**Release date:** Apr 23, 2024

**Platform:** Windows, Switch

**Language:** English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)

**Rating:** 7.7/10 (592 votes)

## Description
Trek across ancient China in a dark, boundary-pushing visual novel inspired by traditional Chinese art with modern animation. Escort four girls to the prosperous city of Luoyang in a branching narrative with themes of revenge, cannibalism, involuntary servitude, and more on a redemptive journey.

The protagonist, Liang, is a bandit who lives off robbing and killing with his partner in crime Shi Xing, nicknamed Tongue. One day, they receive a petition asking to transport four little girls to a certain rich man in the city of Luoyang who would like to take them in as adopted daughters or servants. Attracted by the large sum of money, they accept the offer, but sooner than later they will notice that things are not as they seem at first...

[Based on [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/) and in-game narration]

## Characters
### Liang (良)
Liang is the character played by the player. His family has been doing business for generations. He once thought about not inheriting his father's business and becoming a knight who traveled around the world.
In 1626, the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanggongchang_Explosion]Great Tianqi Explosion[/url] took away everything from him. After his family was destroyed and everyone died, he became a refugee and then a bandit, doing many evil things.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** 良爷
- **Hair:** Black, Ponytail
- **Items:** Dao
- **Role:** Orphan, Criminal, Thief, Commander, Chinese, Vagabond, Antihero
- **Engages in:** Fighting, Drinking, Murder, Justifiable Homicide, Revenge, Unarmed Fighting, Rebellion, Not Sexually Involved, Mass Murder, Theft, Duel, Smuggling, Killing in Battle
- **Eyes:** Black, Tsurime, Hosome
- **Body:** Adult, Scar, Older Appearance, Facial Scar
- **Personality:** Stoic, Strict, Relaxed, Cautious, Grumbler, Brave, Pragmatic, Blunt, Streetwise, Incorruptible, Observant
- **Subject of:** Teasing, Unavoidable Other Route Death, Nightmares, PTSD
- **Clothes:** Cape, Torn Clothing, Pointed Hat, Puffy Sleeves, Baggy Pants

### Shi Xing (石兴)
Liang's partner in crime, a sharp-tongued and profit-seeking person.
Usually, when engaging in robbery and murder, Tongue is responsible for luring the victim by talking, and Liang is responsible for the "manual work".

- **Gender:** Male
- **Aliases:** 兴爷, Master Xing, 興, Kou, 舌, Setsu, 舌头, Tongue
- **Engages in:** Fighting, Planning, Drinking, Sarcasm, Murder, Not Sexually Involved, Betrayal, Theft, Smuggling
- **Clothes:** Vest, Straw Hat, Baggy Pants
- **Items:** Knife
- **Role:** Criminal, Thief, Chinese
- **Personality:** Relaxed, Money Lover, Sly, Sharp-tongued, Cruel, Opportunistic
- **Eyes:** Hosome
- **Body:** Male Cleavage
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Death
- **Voiced by:** Horie Kazuma

### Sui (穗)
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.
[spoiler]In fact, she is 13 - 14 years old and never had a sister. Her initial purpose was to exact revenge on the protagonist, since he killed her father, which led to all their family starving to death.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** 満穂, Mansui, 满穗, Mansui, 穂児, Suiji
- **Hair:** Black, Long, Sidehair, Side Bun
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Mole, Older Appearance, Dirty, Flat Chest
- **Role:** Orphan, Drummer, Chinese, Younger Sister, Older Sister, Criminal Accomplice
- **Eyes:** Blue, Tsurime
- **Clothes:** Bandages, Hair Flower, Ankle Bracelet, Torn Clothing
- **Items:** Knife, Umbrella, Drum
- **Engages in:** Singing, Teasing, Murder, Cannibalism, Revenge, Not Sexually Involved, Arson, Manipulation, Letter Writing
- **Subject of:** Teasing, Kidnapping, Unavoidable Other Route Death, Muteness, Piggyback Ride, Mental Breakdown, Child Trafficking
- **Personality:** Confident, Sly, Mischievous, Brave, Dishonest, Manipulative, Observant
- **Voiced by:** Hanser

### Cai'er (财儿)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Subject of:** Death
- **Role:** Younger Brother

### Cui'er (翠儿)
One of the sisters from northern Shaanxi who was sold by her parents in the year of the great famine. She is innocent and cute, and relies on her sister very much. Both with her sister speaks a local dialect.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Personality:** Naive
- **Subject of:** Kidnapping
- **Role:** Younger Sister, Peasant
- **Voiced by:** Liu Yilei

### grandmother (奶奶)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Subject of:** Death

### Hong'er (红儿)
One of the sisters from northern Shaanxi who was sold by her parents in the year of the great famine. She is fierce and simple, and she cares deeply about her sister Cui'er. Both with her sister speaks a local dialect.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Personality:** Kind
- **Subject of:** Kidnapping
- **Role:** Older Sister, Peasant
- **Voiced by:** Shi Yan

### Li the Dashing General (李闯将)
In the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, a rebel leader came to Jin from Shaanxi and called himself "Li the Dashing General".
His real name is [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Zicheng]Li Zicheng[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Aliases:** The Dashing King, 闖王, Chinou, 闯王, Chuang Wang
- **Birthday:** 22 May
- **Hair:** Brown, Wavy, Shoulder-length, Sidehair
- **Eyes:** Brown, Tsurime, Hosome
- **Items:** Dao, Spear
- **Role:** Warrior, Based on a Real Person, Commander, Chinese, Famous, Revolutionary
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Fighting, Torture, Rebellion, Not Sexually Involved, Duel
- **Personality:** Hotblooded, Carefree, Outgoing, Honorable, Altruistic, Kind, Energetic, Protective, Honest, Talkative, Brave, Insightful, Competitive, Ambitious, Loud, Charismatic, Incorruptible, Flamboyant
- **Body:** Young-adult, Tall
- **Clothes:** Helmet, Cape, Torn Clothing, Puffy Sleeves, Baggy Pants, Ornament Hanging from Clothes
- **Voiced by:** Horie Kazuma

### Lian Yun (连芸)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Engages in:** Suicide
- **Role:** Mother
- **Subject of:** Death

### Qionghua (琼华)
Daughter of a disgraced official, abducted by human traffickers. Is said to be a distant relative of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_Chonghuan]Governor Yuan[/url].

- **Gender:** Female
- **Personality:** Shy
- **Role:** Noble
- **Subject of:** Kidnapping
- **Voiced by:** Shimizu Risa

### Sui's Father (穗的爹爹)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Role:** Father, Farmer
- **Subject of:** Death
- **Voiced by:** Suzuki Masakazu

### Yuan (鸢)
Liang's old friend, that has an inn outside Xiezhou City.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Role:** Betrothed, Gang Leader
- **Personality:** Kind
- **Voiced by:** Yu Shan

### The Swine Demon (豚妖)
Liang's employer behind the scenes. According to Sui, he is a swine demon who has been engaging in spiritual practices for thousands of years in Luoyang and often eats girls.
[spoiler]In reality, he is just a human of great power and influence. He is based on a real Ming nobleman [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Changxun]Zhu Changxun[/url], Prince of Fu.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** His Highness, 王爷
- **Birthday:** 22 February
- **Role:** Villain, Prince, Based on a Real Person
- **Body:** Overweight
- **Personality:** Pervert, Cruel
- **Engages in:** Cannibalism
- **Subject of:** Homicide
- **Voiced by:** Wang Xigua

### Yin San (尹三)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Engages in:** Smuggling

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://store.onstove.com/games/101627)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
- [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty)

## Releases
### Chinese (simplified)
- **2023-11-16**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing (Demo v1.0) - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2692370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2692370/info/)
- **2024-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=36533), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/)
- **2025-03-13**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=37967), [Nintendo](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-hungry-lamb-switch/), [Nintendo (JP)](https://store-jp.nintendo.com/item/software/D70010000089975)
- **2025-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1220865490)
- **2025-09-16**: Gumjurin Saekkiyang - [Official website](https://store.onstove.com/games/101627)

### English
- **2024-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=36533), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/)
- **2025-03-13**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=37967), [Nintendo](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-hungry-lamb-switch/), [Nintendo (JP)](https://store-jp.nintendo.com/item/software/D70010000089975)
- **2025-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1220865490)
- **2025-09-16**: Gumjurin Saekkiyang - [Official website](https://store.onstove.com/games/101627)

### Japanese
- **2024-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=36533), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/)
- **2025-03-13**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=37967), [Nintendo](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-hungry-lamb-switch/), [Nintendo (JP)](https://store-jp.nintendo.com/item/software/D70010000089975)
- **2025-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1220865490)
- **2025-09-16**: Gumjurin Saekkiyang - [Official website](https://store.onstove.com/games/101627)

### Chinese (traditional)
- **2024-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=36533), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/)
- **2025-03-13**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=37967), [Nintendo](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-hungry-lamb-switch/), [Nintendo (JP)](https://store-jp.nintendo.com/item/software/D70010000089975)
- **2025-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1220865490)
- **2025-09-16**: Gumjurin Saekkiyang - [Official website](https://store.onstove.com/games/101627)

### French
- **2025-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1220865490)

### Italian
- **2025-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1220865490)

### Russian
- **2025-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1220865490)

### Ukrainian
- **2025-04-23**: Epiao: Ming Mo Qianli Xing - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2593370/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1220865490)

### Korean
- **2025-09-16**: Gumjurin Saekkiyang - [Official website](https://store.onstove.com/games/101627)

## Tags
ADV, Multiple Protagonists, Adult Protagonist, Loli Heroine, Suicide, No Sexual Content, Brief Branches Only, Only a Single Heroine, Politics, Crime, Villainous Protagonist, War, Psychological Trauma, Donkan Protagonist, Loli Protagonist, Bad Ending(s), Utsuge, Protagonist with a Face, Orphan Heroine, Cannibalism, Orphan Protagonist, Death of Heroine, Pretending Heroine, Rebellion, Death of Protagonist, Built-in Walkthrough, Open Ending(s), Redemption, Past China, More Than Seven Endings, Sacrifice, Homicide, Kidnapping, Reunion, Only Loli Heroines, Only One Good Ending, Political Corruption, Thief Protagonist, Non-Japanese Voice Acting, Natural Disaster, Support Character Based on Real Person, Multiple True Endings, Japanese Voice Acting (For Non-OJLVNs), True End Death of Protagonist, Male Protagonist, Mute Heroine, Revenge, Flashback, Other Perspectives, Criminal Protagonist, Antihero Protagonist, No Romance Plot

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