Zhu Yanyi smiled as she poured the tea. After a moment’s thought, she went to the refrigerator and retrieved a jar of wild honey. She scooped a spoonful into the tea and handed it to Yan Aohan. "Taste this."
Yan Aohan chuckled softly. "Actually, this black tea is fine without honey." Nevertheless, he took a sip.
"It tastes even better with honey," Zhu Yanyi said, taking a sip herself. "And I like drinking it this way."
Yan Aohan nodded. After finishing his tea, he spoke slowly. "This happened about fifty years ago. It was a time of great turmoil for the country, during the height of the civil war. The first boss went to the Tibetan region for a special reason. As you know, the situation there has always been complex. Even with government agencies present, the people there always followed the Dalai Lama’s orders."
"In Tibet, Buddhist culture is very strong. Even during the war, religious faith never declined."
"During that time, a holy child appeared. It was said to be the reincarnation of the ninth Dalai Lama. The first boss met this child. The child told the first boss not to worry, that he would surely win."
Yan Aohan picked up an orange from the fruit plate, peeled it, and handed a segment to Zhu Yanyi before continuing. "Indeed, that is what happened. The civil war ended with the first boss’s victory. By then, the holy child had grown up. The first boss wrote the characters 'Holy Buddha' and gave them to the young man. At that time, the boss promised that no matter how China developed, the Tibetan region would remain under Buddhist management."
"That promise was not a good thing," Zhu Yanyi frowned slightly. This promise was essentially abandoning the Tibetan region, allowing it to become independent.
"Indeed, it was not a good thing," Yan Aohan nodded seriously. "After the holy child left, the first boss realized the problem. But he had already spoken, so he could not take it back. However, he knew he was wrong. China is a whole, and the Tibetan region could not be allowed to separate. So, a major transformation followed, and the Red Guard movement began."
"Originally, this movement was aimed at the Tibetan region. But to hide the true purpose, it was launched nationwide. This led to terrible consequences across the country, and Buddhism in Tibet was suppressed. But the cost was truly too high."
"What happened to that holy child?" Zhu Yanyi felt the problem lay with this child, so she asked Yan Aohan urgently.
Yan Aohan looked deeply at Zhu Yanyi, then spoke slowly. "That holy child also discovered the problem. But the child disappeared at that time. According to various investigations, the child seemed to have hidden away. However, the child’s records were classified, and no photos were released. So even if that child is still alive, few people know about her."
"This continued until twenty years ago, when a mysterious organization appeared on the edge of the Tibetan region. This organization existed for the sake of Buddhism. Their leader was called the Godfather, and the organization was called the Holy Church. As time passed and the Red Guard movement ended, the Holy Church gradually rose. When it first started, it helped people in the name of Buddha, providing medicine, grain, and clothes. In short, it did many good deeds."