Gēnglǐng Láorén 庚嶺勞人 (The Toiler of Geng Ridge) is the pseudonym of the otherwise unidentified author of Shèn Lóu Zhì Quánzhuàn 蜃樓志全傳 KR4k0222. The name alludes to the Méilǐng Pass 梅嶺 (also called Gēnglǐng 庚嶺), the mountain pass on the Guǎngdōng–Jiāngxī border. The preface to the novel states that the author was born and raised in Guǎngdōng. No biographical details have been located; the true identity remains unknown. CBDB contains no entry for this pseudonym.