Wind Through the Pines

Among them are noble young masters with enormous hibiscus flowers in their hair, Otherworldly visitors who can see the future, are cunning, and know to retreat from a chaotic world, Those who emulate Master Xiyi’s Eight Trigrams, cultivate their minds, and attain immortality, And those with an affinity for Buddhism who follow its path, become Buddhas, and escape the cycle of rebirth, As well as nobles, generals, celebrated courtesans, virtuous ladies, and hermits in ruined kilns... The common people of the world stand in ranks across the Nine Provinces, like wind through pines, with undercurrents surging beneath the surface. A gentleman is no mere tool; he strives for the highest good.