Emgwaqweni omkhulu, ukukhanya kwemini kudlula ngokuhlwa ngemvula ethambile, kuhamba njengemaski ye-golide. Lo mgwaqo ubizwa ngokuthi "iHwaimon Lane," ohlanganisa izixhumi zangaphandle ezidumile ezinesikhumba esiluhlaza neziphumo, amafasitela akhanyisa izimbali eziphilayo, ethule amathoni athokozisayo. Abahamba ngezigcawu baphumile, kuphela ezithwalweni ezithile ezithengisa imisebenzi yezenzo aba cishile, izwi labo likhanya thina.
Ngezinsuku zephupho, intombazane encane egama linguJintong idlula kulesi sithangami, skolelwa emisebenzini. UJintong unamakhanda amnyama, athokozisele ezikhathini zokuqala, amehlo akhe akhanya njengezinkanyezi, kubukeka kukhanya ngomqondo omkhulu wezibalo nemibono. Ubambe encane encane irhubhulula, umsebenziswano ungena emakhanda asebhange, abhala u "Dao De Jing" ngezwi eliphathekayo. Unomlando oluthokozisayo kulezi zinkathazo, evame ukulindela imithetho yokuphila.
UJintong uthanda kakhulu ukukhangela ubumfihlo kule "Hwaimon Lane," lapha yonke into imlethe i-harmony nolwandle. Ukholo lwakhe lukhombisa ukuthi zonke izinto zifana, umusa nokuhlola ukwenza impilo yinyani. Ngakho-ke, ujwayela ukuhamba nabantu emgwaqweni, ahlukanise izifundo zempilo, afunde nokuxazulula ezithile.
Kulolu suku, uJintong wenza umsebenzisi omusha, izinkanyezi zikhanya emoyeni wezincwadi. Wanayo ngokuthi ithathwa umthumeli, umsumhele amafupho nezincwadi. Umnikazi wemibiko, indoda endala, unomhlanga omhlophe ophumile emhalweni wezizenzo, uphakamisa ikhanda, abona uJintong, akhuluma ngegama elihle. "Intombazane encane, uyalulandela ukufuna igolide namhlanje?"
UJintong uyamangalala, amehlo akhanya njengolwandle; "Yebo, umkhulu! Ngifuna ukuthola izincwadi eziningi ezithinta izindaba zezindlela zemfundiso, ngifuna ukufunda uthando nezazi ezintsha, ukuze ngithole abantu engibathanda."
Umbono omncane ewumthandi, uthokozisa ukunweba amabhadi azwakalayo, akhuluma, "Ngiyabonga, umkhulu! Le ncwadi izokhalisaza kakhulu."
Okwamancane okufana nobuciko kuvuma, uJintong udingisela ulwazi, uNcwadi wabo uhlale ejabula futhi. Ukukhanya kokukhanya, emgibeni wakhe, uveza usuku futhi uvuselela uthando nemibono. Kanti asayikhanda sikhulu, upplug olumhlophe, odinga uMlangeni kakhulu, uqhakaze emiphelandaba yokuphila.