[When connected together, the plot of *Bake-kujira 1 and 2* can truly be called a masterpiece. The second part even resolves the foreshadowing left over from the first—where a child searches for a mother for over a dozen years, and a mother searches for a child for over a dozen years. Because in the first part, the entire plot leaves the impression that Huowang's parents are both dead, only for his mother to suddenly appear at the end. Not only does the second part tie this up, but it also explains why General Sun only severely injured the Ghost King in the first part instead of directly destroying him: because their karmic ties were unfinished, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would not allow it.]
"Crimes have their punishments, and merits have their rewards, just like those people in the news from a few years ago who sought revenge. When they were young, they lacked the ability to take revenge, but finally gained the power to do so when they grew up. Even though their revenge succeeded, the legal judgment was still handed down accordingly. Merit and demerit must be kept strictly separate; public decency and the law cannot be violated. Reason ultimately triumphs over sentiment, but no one ever said a person should completely lose their humanity."
"Actually, Lin Huowang's life as the child of a deity is also quite tragic. He lost his father in childhood and became separated from his mother, never laying eyes on her again before his death, and he remained unmarried his entire lif…
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