Heavenly Secrets Must Not Be Revealed

He was telling me that fortune and misfortune depended on each other.

Back then, "I" had given the Tumba Family a Gold Mountain. That was the blessing fate had bestowed upon them, yet now that blessing had become their disaster.

"But there is no need for you to blame yourself. The Tumba Family has enjoyed the blessings of that Gold Mountain for so many years; that should have been enough. If Tangba Tusi had understood this and been willing to let go, how could disaster have come upon them? It all stemmed from his greed. Wealth is only wealth if you can hold onto it and live long enough to enjoy it. Otherwise, it is a deadly blade and poison. Isn't that so?"

After considering it carefully, I found some truth in the Great Living Buddha's words.

Although the Tumba Family had become the richest household in the region because of me, they had indeed already enjoyed all the glory and luxury they could want. When The Officials first came to them, if they had been willing to let go, they could not only have avoided disaster but also earned the government's favor and received compensation in other ways.

But the Tumba Family had been unwilling to let go. They valued that Gold Mountain too highly.

That was why The Officials had regarded them as a thorn in their side and joined forces with the Dongba Family to wipe out the Tumba Family.

The Officials naturally had nothing to lose. Whether the Tumba Family or the Dongba Family served as tusi, they were merely chess pieces in the hands of The Officials.

What they needed was an obedient chess piece, one that could bring them enough profit—not one that relied on its wealth to defy The Officials and even tried