Wang Yuan's words left Tang Sanzang dazed and shaken to the core, as if something within him were slowly collapsing.
How could one renounce love and desire without ever having known them?
Wang Yuan's words struck Tang Sanzang's heart like a heavy hammer.
For the first time, he finally realized something.
Wang Yuan decided to press his advantage and add more fuel to the fire.
"Besides, are the Buddhist School's precepts and rules necessarily all correct?"
"The Buddhist School itself has problems, yet you still want to cling stubbornly to its precepts and rules? Junior Brother, don't forget your great vow."
Great vow.
Tang Sanzang recalled the oath he had once sworn.
This time, he slowly nodded, finally understanding something.
The things that had shaped Tang Sanzang over the past twenty years finally began to crumble and shatter that day.
Tang Sanzang and his disciples remained in the Western Liang Women's Kingdom for some time. The Western Liang Queen was also delighted and often invited Tang Sanzang to the palace to discuss Buddhist teachings with her.
They called it discussing Buddhist teachings, but in truth, they were still speaking of love.
Tang Sanzang had only recently developed a different way of thinking, so he remained restrained and conservative, but he could not withstand the Women's Kingdom ruler's fierce advances.
Thus, after spending these days together, their relationship had grown far better than before.
The Western Liang Queen was overjoyed as well.
Their relationship gradually drew closer. Though it had not yet reached the point the Western Liang Queen dreamed of day and night, it was still cause for joy.
That day, the Western Liang Queen once again arranged to meet Tang Sanzang in the Imperial Garden.
Just as their conversation was growing more and more pleasant, a fierce gust of