Little Taotie blinked, got off the bus, and walked toward the road home.
"How strange..."
"Always felt the road home was a bit too smooth..."
The little child walked along the avenue, looking around, without seeing any passersby.
Even during workdays and work hours, the roads are too empty, aren't they?
...
The Horse-Faced Man with Three Flowers Gathering at the Top stood on a high building rooftop, overlooking the entire city.
Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and beckoned.
Flags invisible to the naked eye flew back from all directions, all converging, and the final flag landed in his palm.
"Disciple, your master has left."
"I can only help you this far. The road ahead, you must persevere."
He lifted his head, and the three flowers above him bloomed, representing the three bodies: past, present, and future.
One of them, the present body, was the fleeting image of Teacher Ma wearing glasses, precisely forming the shape of the gray Flower of the Other Shore.
