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What kind of man can become a princess's consort?
By rights, a princess's consort should be the finest young man in the land. He could be the top scholar, a general, or the son of a powerful noble family.
But the princess said the man she wanted was greater than all of them. He understood her better than anyone and loved her more than anyone. He knew her heart and understood her wishes. For her, he could set aside his hatred, his bloodshed, and his anger. And she, in turn, was willing to give everything she had to help him escape his inner demons.
Who was he? He was the holy monk the Northern Zhao chancellor presented to the emperor, and the son of a general. He should have been a noble son of a military family, but political infighting at court led to his entire family being executed. Fortunately, he shaved his head, entered a monastery, and concealed his identity, saving his own life. Unfortunately, he still remembered that day: blood filled his home, and screams pierced the sky. His master told him to let go of greed, anger, and delusion, but he never could. Love and hate scorched him like a raging fire, and a single thought could turn him into a demon.
He had thought that hatred would consume him for the rest of his life, and that the Avici Hell would be his final destination. Then, at a pleasure house, one glimpse in a dark room brought back the memory of a breeze on an autumn night. Her every smile and frown unexpectedly became his salvation.
Is it the temptations of the mortal world, or the strict rules of the monastic life? A princess and a demon monk, kind thoughts and sin: witness the joys and sorrows of humankind.
I haven't seen an article like this for a long time.