The Bodhi tree gained a spirit. She was a heartless sword cultivator who could see straight into people's hearts.
Countless desires flooded her consciousness like the tide,
leaving her numb as she watched the bustling human world,
her heart a frigid pool, untouched by ripples.
Until she met that "foolish prince."
His heart was pure, not a trace of desire in his eyes,
like a beam of light shining straight into the wasteland of her heart.
His kindness and sincerity quietly melted her frozen feelings,
and on the path of cultivating the Heartless Sword, she tasted emotion for the first time.
The southern lands were ravaged by floods, throwing the realm into turmoil.
He bore the compassion of one who wished to save all living beings, yet reality wounded him deeply.
Good people suffered terrible fates while evil ones went unpunished,
and the Buddhist belief in karmic retribution seemed like a joke.
His kindness was betrayed time and again.
He fell from a revered monk to a "demon monk,"
and his faith began to waver, his former goodwill gradually replaced by disappointment.
When she noticed the change in him, the great gulf between their worldviews
shattered their love, and they finally went their separate ways.
His mother established herself in the palace and brought him back,
helping him become Crown Prince and eventually ascend the throne.
As for her,
for controlling floods, providing disaster relief, and protecting the people,
she was revered as a deity by the people, with shrines to her appearing across the land.
When he stood at the pinnacle of power, he discovered that the throne was an empty shell,
while her growing reputation had become a threat to the stability of his rule.
He held the world in his hands, but could not hold on to the woman he once loved.
He could not bear to kill her, but could not feel at ease letting her go.
The pure bond they shared in the temple became the softest thorn in his heart,
and the most heartrending regret amid the storms of the realm.
Theme: Only by enduring pain and hardship and experiencing all the ways of the world can we grow
