Devious, wicked, refined scoundrel vs. innocent, kindhearted, passionate boy
"He cast off the most important part of himself, all to protect this pure land."
People often believe that the good go to heaven after they die. In truth, they go to a sacred place called Peach Blossom Spring.
There are no natural disasters or human calamities in Peach Blossom Spring, only laughter and joy. Anyone judged guilty is immediately cast out.
This place should have been a pure land, but somehow, a group of violent, hostile people found their way in.
The Spring's master lost his reason, and the sacred land was on the brink of ruin.
"Heroes emerge in troubled times, and this is exactly when a heavenly prodigy like me, Tao Qi, should save the world!"
Tao Yuan scoffed at that.
"You used to be a part of me. You can't defeat me."
"I may not be able to defeat you, but I'll live and die with you."
Tao Yuan: "I've been lying to you all along. Why do you always believe me?"
Tao Qi: "Have you heard the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?"
Tao Yuan: "I've heard every story you've heard. It teaches children not to lie."
Tao Qi: "I don't think that's what the story teaches me. I just know that if the adults at the foot of the mountain had believed her one more time, she wouldn't have been bitten to death by the wolf. If it were me, I'd keep believing her, because if her lie came true even once, she'd die. And I don't want her to die. I don't want you to die."
Tao Yuan: "...Idiot."
They came from the same place, and their destination was each other's souls.
Theme: Love yourself first, then love others.
