Then Zhou Qing recommended a book to Bibi Dong: "Commoner and Noble Love."
Bibi Dong accepted it and read through it carefully. She felt that the story within did indeed resemble her own experiences, but she did not understand why.
Until Zhou Qing said two words: obsession.
At once.
Bibi Dong understood the key.
She had once been trapped in an obsession with revenge and retaliation. And wasn't the commoner woman in the book, who had become one of the Fallen Ones just to be with a nobleman, just like her?
"Nothing under the sun is new."
Zhou Qing looked at Bibi Dong. "We do not know exactly what happened between you, but we can guess a thing or two...
"If you truly wanted revenge, shouldn't what you do be to keep seeking solutions so that such things would never happen again?"
Bibi Dong felt as though Zhou Qing had seen right through her. After meeting his gaze for a long while, she finally asked, "Is there no other way?"
"No."
Zhou Qing shook his head. "Unless you are capable of destroying the entire world and ensuring that no intelligent beings—or rather, no beings possessing the Seven Emotions and Six Desires—are ever born again, all suffering will ultimately appear in similar forms. That is all.
"Either face the past, confront yourself, and fight similar suffering and problems that may arise in the future to the very end, continuously pushing both the world and yourself forward in a spiral;
"Or—
"Destroy yourself. Die completely, with your soul scattered and no chance of reincarnation. Then you will naturally sever your connection with the world. That could also be considered a different kind of 'transcendence.'"
Bibi Dong clenched her fists.
To her, no matter which path she chose, both would leave her feeling