Jueqing had become a Buddhist monk when he was eight. At the age of twenty-seven, swayed by a couple of his benefactors' words, he resolutely chose to secularize himself. But as an orphan, both parents of whom had died, he had no relatives that he could go to after leaving the Four Noble Truths Temple. Though his Master Shifu gave him several taels of silver, it was not even enough to pay for accommodation in an inn.
Having been a receptionist monk for many years, he had a decently wide knowledge about the ways of people, especially about the importance of money. So before he told his Master Shifu his decision, he had done some careful thinking about his future life.
First, he needed a new name, and the three Chinese characters "Shi Qingjue" had instantly popped into his mind.
