Starting to Practice Swordsmanship from the Rural Area of the Second Dimension (1-323).

Summary

Teng Yuan Mei Hong reflects on her training with General Cheng, realizing that her second punch was unnecessary but still valuable for her growth. General Cheng praises her effort and notes that her unique punching technique, which integrates multiple strikes into one, is exhausting but effective. Teng Yuan Mei Hong asks General Cheng about the rumors circulating in the village, which claim that he has taken away death. General Cheng explains that he has only helped ordinary people live a bit longer and heal faster, but not achieved true immortality. General Cheng meets with Ou Ti Nu Si, who asks him about the rumors and expresses concern about the implications of making all intelligent beings in Gensokyo immortal. General Cheng explains that he wants to give people the power to choose their own life and death, rather than being bound by mortality. Ou Ti Nu Si is skeptical but acknowledges that General Cheng has the ability to make this happen. She hopes for a good outcome but is uncertain about the long-term consequences. General Cheng reassures her that he is not trying to bind people to live forever, but rather give them the freedom to choose. The chapter ends with General Cheng's conversation with Ou Ti Nu Si, who feels slightly more at ease after hearing his explanation. The story explores the themes of mortality, choice, and the implications of General Cheng's actions on the people of Gensokyo.

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