“Mother, where are we going to find Father?”
“To the ends of the earth.”
“The ends of the earth? Where is that?”
“I don't know. But we'll bring him home.”
The gods said she had to accumulate good deeds to save Shen Yanshu, who had committed an unforgivable sin. She believed them completely, but her good deeds always came with a blade.
“Zhiyi, remember. We're not here to be saints. We're here to bring Father home.”