May Your Life Be Peaceful

Ruo Sheng, if I am your calamity, I would spend my whole life atoning for it. An Rao, you were never my calamity. I was the one who disrupted your peace. All our lives, we have been chasing after each other. Even if we can only watch from far behind, at least we are still keeping each other company. I wait quietly for the peach blossoms to bloom, hoping you will return when the leaves fall. I descended from Buddhahood into the mortal world to protect your happiness and guide you through reincarnation. Not only are we separated by our families’ obligations, but also by our duties to our country. Now, the gap between our ranks is wider than ever. She wants to persuade the emperor to put down his sword and win people over with sincerity. He wants to save his country and its people, and protect her, too. Revered Buddha, please tell me: what is the right thing to do? To fail you is wrong, and to fail her is wrong, too. Is there truly no way to honor both Buddha and the one I love? As the Northern and Southern Dynasties were first taking shape, during Tuoba Tao’s reign, Buddhism’s difficult journey into the Central Plains was vividly brought to life, giving readers a glimpse of the turbulent upheavals of a changing age.