13
The Healing Power of Bai Die
Upon hearing Bai Xue's acceptance, Zi Zhong immediately burst into tears. He believed that the young child before him must be a good person and was convinced that his child would no longer face hardships.
"Let's go, I'm really sleepy," Bai Xue said.
"Go ahead, don't worry about your father and mother," Zi Zhong told his two children with a gaze that was lost in darkness. This might be the last time he would see Zi Shu and Zi Ting. Despite his sadness, he believed this was the best choice, as he would soon breathe his last.
Zi Zhong decided that he would join Zi Ping, his wife, who was already awaiting death in the monastery. The monastery was a place where people of lower status who were close to death gathered. It was a peaceful place, but devoid of hope and filled with despair.