L' D F' B//EO(4/4)
D//RZP DR-4E4C
R D2 R2 F2 L R2 U//DR HTR-4a3(8/12)
R D2 B2 L2 B2 R U2 R'//HTR(8/20)
U2 F2 D2 L2 U2 D2 🌱 R2//L3E(7/27)
🌱 = D2 R' L B2 L' R//alg of 3E(+6-3/30)

Accumulated DR practice:
U2 D2 F R'//EO & RZP DR-8E7C(4/4)
(U F2 B' U F) //DR HTR-2c3(5/9)

人像植物
光有土壤还不够
还得向着天空生长
Humans are like plants.
Soil alone is not enough;
we must grow toward the sky.

(B L')//EO(2/2)
(F D)//RZP DR-4E4C
(U2 F2 R2 F B U2 F' D')//DR HTR-4b2/4E(10/12)
U2 R2 B' D2 R2 B//HTR(6/18)
D2 B2 U2 B2 R2 U2 F2//FINISH(7/25)

Skeleton:
(B L')//EO(2/2)
(F D)//RZP DR-4E4C
(U2 F2 R2 F B U2 F' D)//DR HTR-4b2/4E(10/12)
U2 R2 B' D2 R2 B'//HTR(6/18)
F2 U2 L2//L2E2E(3/21)

Accumulated EO practice:
(L F L' B L')//EO(5/5)

Accumulated DR practice:
(B L')//EO(2/2)
(F D')//RZP DR-4E4C
(L2 F U2 R2 L2 U)//DR HTR-4b2/4E(8/10)

(L F L' B L')//EO(5/5)
(R2 D')//RZP DR-6E6C
(R2 U2 F' D' F' D' U')//DR HTR-4a1/4E(9/14)

听风听雨落
听歌听知音
Hear wind and falling rain;
Hear songs and hear your soulmate.

(B L')//EO(2/2)
(F D)//RZP DR-4E4C
(U2 F2 R2 F B U2 F' D')//DR HTR-4b2/4E(10/12)
U2 R2 B' D2 R2 B'//HTR(6/18)
F2 U2 B2 D2 F2 R2 U2 F2//FINISH(8/26)

Skeleton:
(B L')//EO(2/2)
(F D)//RZP DR-4E4C
(U2 F2 R2 F B U2 F' D)//DR HTR-4b2/4E(10/12)
U2 R2 B' D2 R2 B'//HTR(6/18)
F2 U2 L2//L2E2E(3/21)

Accumulated EO practice:
(L F L' B L')//EO(5/5)

Accumulated DR practice:
(B L')//EO(2/2)
(F D')//RZP DR-4E4C
(L2 F U2 R2 L2 U)//DR HTR-4b2/4E(8/10)

(L F L' B L')//EO(5/5)
(R2 D')//RZP DR-6E6C
(R2 U2 F' D' F' D' U')//DR HTR-4a1/4E(9/14)

听风听雨落
听歌听知音
Hear wind and falling rain;
Hear songs and hear your soulmate.

(D2 B' D' L')//EO(4/4)
(F)//RZP DR-2E3C
(R2 L2 U' F' U F)//DR HTR-4b2/2E(7/11)
L2 U2 R2 U' B2 U'//HTR(6/17)
(U2 D2 L2 U2 L2 🎑 F2)//L3E(6/23)
🎑 = L2 B' F U2 F' B//alg of 3E(+6-3/26)

Accumulated EO practice:
R2 D2 B2 U R//EO(5/5)

Accumulated DR practice:
R2 D2 B2 U R//EO(5/5)
F'//RZP DR-6E4C
D2 F2 B R2 F'//DR HTR-4a1/4E(6/11)

天若有情天亦老
月如无恨月常圆
Heaven would grow old if it had feeling;
The moon would stay full if it knew no regret.

L' F2 B R//EO(4/4)
(F U)/RZP DR-4E4C
(F L2 U2 D2 F U)//DR HTR-4b2/6E(8/12)
L2 D2 R2 F2 U2 F L2 B//HTR(8/20)
(D2 R2 U2 🍄 B2 D2 F2 🍄' R2 F2)//L3E(8/28)
🍄 = S//slice of 3E(+4-2/30)

Accumulated EO practice:
(B L' B F2 R)//EO(5/5) 6 bad edges:After B L', EO is solvable in at least three moves. Hence we explore the distribution of these six misoriented edges: the two bad edges on the other adjustment layer are opposite.

Accumulated EO practice:
B R' B' D2 L//EO(5/5)
D'//RZP DR-4E5C
(F B' U' F' L2 U')//DR HTR-4b2/2E(7/12)

F U' F' R' B//EO(5/5)
D//RZP DR-4E4C
(B2 U2 R D2 F2 U')//DR HTR-4b2/2E(7/12)

一叶落锅一叶飘
一叶离面又出刀
One leaf falls into the pot, one drifts afloat;
One leaf parts from the dough, another meets the blade.

B D' B'//EO(3/3)
(R2 U')//RZP DR-2E3C
(R' D' L D)//DR HTR-4b2/6E(6/9)
L' F2 R//HTR(3/12)
(R2 D2 L2 F2 U2 B2)//FINISH(6/18)

Skeleton:
B D' B'//EO(3/3)
(R2 U')//RZP DR-2E3C
(R' D' L D)//DR HTR-4b2/6E(6/9)
L' F2 R'//HTR(3/12)
(R2 F2 U2)//L2E2E(3/15)

I got a 19 at the 23-minute mark, but then I thought — what if I could find an even better solution?

所有信手拈来的从容
都是厚积薄发的沉淀
All effortless poise
comes from steady accumulation
that blooms after long preparation.

(B') D R' B'//EO(4/4)
U R'//RZP DR-4E4C
U' B2 D R2 B2 D R//DR HTR-4a2/4E(9/13)
(U2 R2 D' 🍋' B2 U2 🍋2 L2 U' 🍋')//HTR(7/20)
(R2 F2 R2 B2 U2)//L3E(5/25)
🍋 = E//slice of 3E(+8-7/26)

Accumulated EO practice:
D L' D' U2 F'//EO(5/5) 4 bad edges
R2 D L D B//EO(5/5) 4 bad edges

真正发自内心的热爱
是再疲惫的生活
也舍不得放弃的一份精神寄托
Genuine love from the heart
is a spiritual haven you will never let go of,
no matter how exhausting life gets.

(D' U' B U)//EO(4/4)
(R' F)//RZP DR-2E4C
R' B' R2 B//DR HTR-4b2/4E(6/10)
R B2 L' U2 D2 R' F2 R'//HTR(8/18)
(D2 F2 R2 F2)//222
(D2 L2 D2 L2)//FR
(B2 D2)//FINISH(10/28)

Accumulated EO practice:
(D' F U' R B)//EO(5/5) 6 bad edges:After moving one or two turns, if you find one adjustment layer contains three bad edges and the other has two bad edges, you may continue the operation.

Accumulated DR practice:
B U' (L D)//EO & RZP DR-4E5C(4/4)
(U2 B' U2 L' B')//DR HTR-2c4(5/9)

勿忘国耻 警钟长鸣
Never forget national humiliation; 
let the warning bell toll.

(D' F' R L' D)//EO(5/5)
(B L)//RZP DR-4E4C
R2 F D2 L2 F2 B R//DR HTR-2c4(9/14)
F' D2 B’ U2 R2 B' L2 B//HTR(8/22)
(U2 R2 D2 F2 B2 D2 F2 B2 L2 F2 L2)//FINISH(11/33)

Skeleton:
(D' F' R L' D)//EO(5/5)
(B L)//RZP DR-4E4C
R2 F D2 L2 F2 B R//DR HTR-2c4(9/14)
F' D2 B' U2 R2 B' L2 B//HTR(8/22)
(D2 F2 L2)//L2E2E2E2E(3/25)

Accumulated EO practice:
B R U D L//EO(5/5) 8 bad edges:Clear mistake! Do not keep trying to move good edges into the slice. In this case, you can clear all good edges from one adjustment layer in a single turn!

Accumulated DR practice:
R' L' (R' D2 L)//EO & RZP DR-6E4C(5/5)
D' B2 L2 U' F L2 B'//DR HTR-4b2/4E(7/12)

桃李不言 下自成蹊
The peach and plum trees speak not, 
yet a path forms beneath them.

R' U F//EO(3/3)
L2 D//RZP DR-4E4C
L' U2 D2 R' D2 L' D'//DR HTR-2c3(9/12)
L U2 F2 L U2 L'//HTR(6/18)
B2 🍹' L2 F2 L2 B2 U2 🍹 R2//L3E(7/25)
🍹= E//slice of 3E(+4-1/28)

Accumulated DR practice:
(R2 U' R')//EO(3/3)
(L2 D')//RZP DR-4E5C
(F' L2 F B2 D' R2 B' D)//DR HTR-4a1/4E(10/13)

高山仰止 景行行止
As high mountains we look up to them;
As bright highways we walk in them.

(R2 U2 F U)//EO(4/4)
(R')//RZP DR-4E4C
(U2 F' D2 B R)//DR HTR-4b2/4E(6/10)
L2 B' (U2 F2 R2 F')//HTR(6/16)
(R2 D2 R2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2 U2)//FINISH(9/25)

Skeleton:
(R2 U2 F U)//EO(4/4)
(R')//RZP DR-4E4C
(U2 F' D2 B R)//DR HTR-4b2/4E(6/10)
L2 B' (U2 F2 R2 F')//HTR(6/16)
(R2 D2 F2)//222
(L2 U2 L2 U2)//L2E2E(7/23)

Accumulated EO practice:
(U2 F D2 L2 U)//EO(5/5) 4 bad edges:Don’t panic if the line connecting the two bad edges is perpendicular to the slice plane!

Accumulated DR practice:
(U2 F D2 L2 U)//EO & RZP DR-8E7C(5/5)
(B2 U2 F' L F R)//DR HTR-4b2/2E(6/11)

青灯古佛 慈悲渡我
The ancient Buddha beneath the dim lamp, 
in mercy, saves my soul.

(B' R2 D' R L')//EO(5/5)
(B' U)//RZP DR-4E4C
(F' B R2 D2 F2 U)//DR HTR-4a3(8/13)
(F) R2 B' L2 B//HTR(5/18)
(B2 D2 🍠 F2 L2)//L2E2E(4/22)
🍠 = D2 L2 D2 L2 D2 L2//alg of 2E2E(+6-2/26)

Accumulated EO practice:
F B (U B)//EO(5/5) 10 bad edges:Try EOniss in this case. Performing QT on these two adjustment layers results in four bad edges; then examine the state after NISS.

Accumulated DR practice:
F B (U B')//EO(5/5)
(R U')//RZP DR-4E5C
L' R2 D2 F2 D L B2 D'//DR & HTR(10/14)

An excellent DR without better solution:
L2 F' B2 L' U D//EO(6/6)
B//RZP DR-4E4C
(L R' U2 F)//DR HTR-0c4(5/11)

路上总有阴影
但抬头总会看到光
Shadows lie on the road, 
but look up — there is always light.

(B2 L' B' D)//EO(4/4)
(L' B')//RZP DR-4E4C
(L R' B2 U2 🍅' F')//DR HTR-4b2/2E(7/11)
L2 D2 L' U2 L//HTR(5/16)
(R2 B2 D2 🍅2 B2 D2 🍅' B2)//L3E(6/22)
🍅 = S//slice of 3E(+8-7/23)

Accumulated EO practice:
(D R U2 B D)//EO(5/5) 4 bad edges:When bad edges are distributed across the slice and one of the adjustment layers like this, you may turn the adjustment layer to expand solving options.

Accumulated DR practice:
(L' B' D')//EO(3/3)
(B)//RZP DR-6E6C
(L2 D2 R2 F' R' B' F')//DR HTR-2c4(8/11)

明事理 开眼界
辩是非 存善念
Understand truth, broaden vision;
Distinguish right, keep kindness.

(R' B U')//EO(3/3)
(F R)//RZP DR-4E4C
F L2 F U2 F' L//DR HTR-2c3(8/11)
(B) D2 L2 U2 B2 L2 B' R2 B//HTR(9/20)
(D2 R2 U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 D2 F2 D2)//FINISH(11/31)

Skeleton:
(R' B U')//EO(3/3)
(F R)//RZP DR-4E4C
F L2 F U2 F' L//DR HTR-2c3(8/11)
(B) D2 L2 U2 B2 L2 B' R2 B//HTR(9/20)
(D2 R2 F2 U2)//222
(L2 F2 D2 F2 D2)//L2E2E(9/29)

Accumulated DR practice:
L D2 F' (B')//EO(4/4)
L2 U'//RZP DR-6E6C
(U2 L D' U' R' D')//DR HTR-2c3(8/12)

道生一 一生二
二生三 三生万物
The Dao generates the One.
The One generates the Two.
The Two generates the Three.
The Three generates all things.

(F' D2 R)//EO(3/3)
(F2 D')//RZP
B L2 F' U F' U//DR 4a1 4E(8/11)
(F2 🌱2 D2 L2 D2 🌱 F)//HTR(5/16)
(U2 L2 B2 L2 🌱' B2)//L3E(5/21)
🌱 = S//slice of L3E(+6-5/22)

Accumulated DR(trigger of 4E4C) practice:
(F' D2 R)//EO(3/3)
(D' B)//RZP
F' B L2 R2 L2 B//DR 2c4(8/11)

An excellent DR(trigger of 8E8C) without better solution:
L F U//EO & RZP(3/3)
(B2 L2 D2 B R L)//DR 4a3(6/9)

让未知 可先知
Foresee the Unseen

(F' D2 R)//EO(3/3)
(F2 D')//RZP DR-2E3E
B L2 F' U F' U//DR HTR-4a1/4E(8/11)
(F2 D2 L2 D2 🌱' F)//HTR(5/16)
(U2 L2 B2 L2 🌱 B2)//L3E(5/21)
🌱 = S//slice of L3E(+4-2/23)

Accumulated DR practice:
(F' D2 R)//EO(3/3)
(D' B)//RZP DR-2E3C
F' B L2 R2 L2 B//DR HTR-2c4(8/11)

An excellent DR without better solution:
L F U//EO & RZP(3/3)
(B2 L2 D2 B R L)//DR HTR-4a3(6/9)

让未知 可先知
Foresee the Unseen

(F' B2 L' R2 B)//EO(5/5)
(U' D)//RZP DR-4E4C
(L' U2 F2 L B2 R' U)//DR HTR-4b2/2E(9/14)
(L2 U2 D2 B2 L B2 L')//HTR(7/21)
(U2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2)//FINISH(6/27)

Skeleton:
(F' B2 L' R2 B)//EO(5/5)
(U' D)//RZP DR-4E4C
(L' U2 F2 L B2 R' U)//DR HTR-4b2/2E(9/14)
(L2 U2 D2 B2 L F2 L)//HTR(7/21)
(R2 U2 B2 R2 U2)//L2E2E(5/26)

Accumulated DR practice:
(F2 D' B2 R' L)//EO & RZP DR-2E4C(5/5)
D' L2 D B L2 F//DR HTR-0c0/4E(6/11)

missed DR with better solution:
(F2 D R' L')//EO(5/5)
(D)//RZP DR-4E4C
R2 D2 F' U//DR HTR-2c3(5/9)

A excellent DR without better solution：
(F2 D L R')//EO(4/4)
(B)//RZP DR-4E4C
D2 L2 D' B//DR HTR-2c5(5/9)

日出而作
日落而息
Rise with the sun, 
rest with the dusk.

F' (L2 B)//EO & RZP(3/3)
(L' U2 F2 B2 R U)//DR 4a1 4E(6/9)
L2 B2 D2 B2 D2 L//HTR(6/15)
(F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 R2 F2 U2)//FINISH(8/23)

Skeleton:
F' (L2 B)//EO & RZP(3/3)
(L' U2 F2 B2 R U)//DR 4a1 4E(6/9)
L2 B2 D2 B2 D2 L'//HTR(6/15)
(F2 R2 D2 R2 D2)//222
(R2 B2)//L2E2E(7/22)

missed DR with better solution:
F (L2 B)//EO & RZP(3/3)
L2 B2 L' U'//DR 4b2 2E(4/7)

Accumulated DR practices:
R' U F'//EO & RZP(3/3)
B2 U'//RZP
L' R' D' F2 B2 U//DR 4b2 2E(8/11)

爱出者爱返
福往者福来
Love begets love; 
blessings beget blessings.

R (B2 U' R)//EO(4/4)
(U2 F)//RZP
(U D R2 B2 U2 F')//DR 4b4(8/12)
(D' F2 U) U' L2 U'//HTR(6/18)
R2//222
F2 U2 F2 🍸//L2E2E(4/22)
🍸 = F2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2//alg of 2E2E(+8-3/27)

Accumulated EO practices:
(B R D' F B')//EO(5/5)
(D F' R U2 B')/EO(5/5)

先让它存在
你以后可以让它变得更好
Just make it exist first.
You can make it good later.

(U2 B') B//EO(3/3)
F2 U2 L//RZP
U R2 D B2 U R//DR 4b2 6E(9/12)
(R2 F2 R2 D L2 U')//HTR(6/18)
(R2 L2 B2 R2 U2 D2 L2 D2 B2 D2 F2)//FINISH(11/29)

Accumulated DR practices：
D (F' U')//EO(3/3)
(R')//RZP
(B2 R2 B L F2 R)//DR 2c4(7/10)

B (U2 B')//EO(3/3)
(L' U')//RZP
(R F2 R2 F2 D' L2 B2 U)//DR 4b2 2E(10/13)

纵横千里独行客
何惧前路雨潇潇
Roaming a thousand miles, a lone wanderer,
Fear no pouring rain along the road ahead.

F R2 B' U D//EO(5/5)
F L'//RZP
B' L2 B2 R F2 R//DR 4a3(8/13)
(L2 B' D2 F R2 F2 D2 B)//HTR(8/21)
(U2 L2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D2)//FINISH(8/29)

Accumulated EO practices:
U2 L' (L')//EO(3/3)
R2 B' U F' D//EO(5/5)
L2 U' B' D' F'//EO(5/5)
(B L' F U D)//EO(5/5)
(U D' B' L' F)//EO(5/5)

寒窗惜时 寸阴必争
While toiling at one’s studies, 
value time and prize each brief instant.

(L R2 F)//EO & RZP(3/3)
R' U' L U//DR 4a3(4/7)
(L) F2 R' (D2 B2 U2 B2 L)//HTR(8/15)
L2 B2//222
L2 🌶️ D2//L2E2E//(4/19)
🌶️ = D2 F2 D2 L2 F2 D2 F2 L2//alg of 2E2E(+8-2/25)

Accumulated EO practice:
(F R D L D')//EO(5/5)

missed HTR with better solution:
(L R2 F)//EO & RZP(3/3)
R' F2 U' L U'//DR 2c3(5/8)
(R2 F2 L B2 D2 L' B2 L)//HTR(8/16)
(U2 D2 F2)//FINISH(3/19)

英雄的沉默
有时候比愤怒更有力量
The silence of a hero
is sometimes more powerful than anger.

(B' L U F')//EO & RZP(4/4)
(R' U2 D2 R L U2 R' D)//DR 4b2 6E(8/12)
(L2 F2 L2 D2 R D2 L)//HTR(7/19)
(D2 U2 🍛 L2)//L3E(3/22)
🍛 = B' F U2 F' B L2//alg of 3E(+6-4/26)

Accumulated EO practice:
R D B' L2 U'//EO(5/5)

观千剑而后识器 操千曲而后晓声
Judge weapons after seeing a thousand swords;
Comprehend music after playing a thousand tunes.

F2 D L F//EO & RZP(4/4)
(U' L2 U' B2 U D L2 U' L)//DR 2c4(9/13)
U' R2 D F2 (F2 R2 U2 B2 U F2 U)//HTR(11/24)
(D2 B2)//FR
(L2 D2 L2 D2)//FINISH(6/30)

Accumulated DR practices:
(L' R U' B)//EO(4/4)
(R)//RZP
(U' F2 D' R' U' L)//DR 2c3(7/11)

F2 D L F//EO & RZP(4/4)
R2 B2 D L2 R2 D'//DR 4b2 4e(6/10)

花还未退 果已经红
初秋不是萧瑟 是万物开始有了回音
Flowers not fully faded, fruits already blushing red.
Early autumn holds no bleakness — it is nature’s time to give back its answers.

D' R2 F//EO(3/3)
D'//RZP
U2 L D2 R' U//DR 2c4(6/9)
(L2 R F2 R') L2 U2 D2 R D2 R//HTR(10/19)
U2 R2 U2//FR
L2 F2 B2//FINISH(6/25)

Accumulated DR practice:
R D' F//EO(3/3)
R U'//RZP
L' F2 R2 U2 R D' U'//DR 2c3(9/12)

我们无法判断某一瞬间的价值，
直到它成为回忆。
We cannot judge the value of a moment 
until it becomes a memory.

L B' U//EO(3/3)
D2 F L'//RZP
B L' F' L//DR 4b3(7/10)
(F) F2 L2 F' U2 F'//HTR(6/16)
R2 🫒' D2//222
B2 U2 🫒 B2//L3E(5/21)
🫒 = E//slice of 3E(+4-2/23) 

Accumulated EO practices:
D2 L U' F2 R'//EO(5/5)

自洽而内求
达观而内醒
Self‑consistent and inward‑seeking;
Open‑minded and self‑awakened.

U' (L2 B L D)//EO & RZP(5/5)
(R' D2 R' U2 B')//DR 4b2 6E(5/10)
R2 F2 B2 L B2 R//HTR(6/16)
L2 B2 U2 B2 🫐 U2//L2E2E(5/21)
🫐 = B2 R2 U2 R2 B2 U2 R2 U2//alg of 2E2E(+8-4)

东风夜放花千树
更吹落 星如雨
East wind adorns a thousand trees with blossoms of light;
Winds scatter sparks down, star‑like as rain.

B' R2 B' R' L'//EO & RZP(5/5)
(F' R2 F B D' B' D')//DR 2c3(7/12)
B' D2 L2 B' U2 B//HTR(6/18)
R2 F2//222
R2 B2 D2 R2 D2 R2//FINISH(8/26)

Accumulated EO practices:
B2 D2 L' U2 F'//EO(5/5)

一山清雨 半垄新芽
Clear rain o’er the whole hill,
Young shoots along half the furrow.

B2 L' B'//EO(3/3)
R'//RZP 
(D R F2 B2 L)//DR 2c3(6/9)
(D' 🍕' L2 U' 🍕 F2 B2 D2 B2 R2 U')//HTR(9/18)
(L2 F2 D2 F2)//L3E(4/22)
🍕 = E//slice of 3E(+4-3/23)

Accumulated EO Practices:
(L2 B U' R' B)//EO(5/5)

世界如水流转
而我一眼就找到了你
The world swirls onward like flowing water,
but you stood out to me in a single glance.

U (F2 U)//EO(3/3)
(R' B)/RZP
(R2 D2 L R2 B R2 B')//DR 4a3(9/12)
(R' B2 L2 D2 R' D2 R')//HTR(7/19)
🥩 R2 B2 U2//pFR
B2 F2 R2//L2E2E & rNISS(6-1/24)
🥩 = F2 U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 U2 R2//alg of 2E2E(+8-2/30)

Accumulated EO Practices:
(L D2 R2 D)//EO(4/4) Don't forget to do cancel moves.

Accumulated DR Practices:
(U2 L2 D)//EO & RZP(3/3) RZP DR-6E6C:R L* U R*
R B2 R B' F' L F'//DR 2c3(7/10)

知其不可奈何而安之若命。
Knowing it is unavoidable and accepting it as fate.

F2 L U2 F//EO(4/4)
D2 L'//RZP DR-2E3C
U' B2 R' D R//DR HTR-4b2/2E(7/11)
(B2 U F2 U')//HTR(4/15)
(L2 U2 D2 F2)//FINISH(4/19)

The solution is as same as my Mallard within 16 minutes!!!!!!!
And it is also my first FMC solution attempt under 20 moves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

抗战必胜！！！
The War of Resistance Against Japan will prevail!!!