Shantong'er thought for a moment and said, "Later, I was bought by someone and brought to a very beautiful house to play with a little young master."
"Then, how did you end up joining a monastery?"
"That little young master got sick. They made me join a monastery, saying that if I did, the little young master would get better."
"..."
Listening to him recount all this with almost no emotion, Shang Ruyi felt both sorrowful and pained. Still, she understood that the child was probably bought to accompany a wealthy family's child to play. He was originally just supposed to be a study companion, but when the wealthy child got sick, there was a folk belief that if a child's illness couldn't be cured, one should devote themselves to serving the Buddha for peace. Most parents couldn't bear to have their own child do this, so they would find another child to join a monastery instead.
This was how Shantong'er was manipulated into joining a monastery.
