Chapter 745 The Beginning of Good from Bad

 The Light Spirit's attitude was perfectly neutral. He seemed to respect Li An, but his eyes held no excitement or emotion, as if he were merely a passerby, unable to take anything from this world.Faced with the poignant question of whether weakness was also a kind of original sin, Mu Weiling didn't answer.She changed the subject, saying, "I once had a friend. I wonder how he's doing now.""He refused to reveal his real name, calling himself the Thief of Heaven."Li An: "He transcended.""Transcended?" Mu Weiling was somewhat surprised, not understanding the meaning of this answer.Li An then patiently explained the new world.Hearing this answer, Mu Weiling said with relief, "It seems he has achieved his goal.""He is my only friend in this mortal world. We hit it off immediately and had a very pleasant conversation.""We are both utterly disappointed with this world."Li An nodded, "It's alright, I've taught the Heavenly Dao a lesson for you.""Huh?" This seemingly absurd answer made Mu Weiling laugh, a smile like that of a gentle, maternal woman.However, upon reflection, the meaning behind this answer was quite clear.The Heavenly Dao has changed hands; under his rule, this world will become less disappointing.Will it?Mu Weiling looked at Li An, seemingly lost in thought, but ultimately didn't continue the conversation, probably because she didn't quite believe it.Li An then changed the subject: "You are also a primordial being, why aren't you friends with Liu Sheng?""My views clash with hers." Mu Weiling's answer was still subtle.Li An naturally understood.Liu Sheng always believed there was hope in the world, dedicating herself tirelessly to its salvation. Mu Weiling, like the Thief of Heaven, wanted to create a pure land, far removed from the ugly world.Both she and the Thief of Heaven firmly believed that the world was beyond saving.Therefore, death was the only liberation for the Thief of Heaven.Li An didn't argue with them. He went for a walk in the city, intending to enjoy the world's delicacies, but suddenly saw a dusty, grimy child running wildly down the street, clutching a loaf of bread, with the bakery owner yelling behind him.The two chased after him, but the child was too agile and disappeared into an alley.They couldn't see Li An and Mu Weiling anymore.Mu Weiling's face suddenly froze at the sight.Li An, however, remained calm and walked in the direction the child had gone, eventually arriving at an old house on the edge of the city.The basement of the house reeked.The child was soaking freshly bought bread in hot water, like making paomo (a type of flatbread soup), tearing it into pieces and placing them in the bowl.Before him stood a withered old woman, definitely not very old, but now extremely emaciated, like a horribly mummified corpse, her hair very thin.She trembled as she took the bowl of water from the child, took a sip, and suddenly flew into a rage."Too hard! Too hard! I can't eat it! I can't eat it!"With that, the withered old woman smashed the bowl of water on the ground. Her eyes were red, as if she suffered from some kind of mental illness.The child, probably only eight or nine years old, seemed used to this. He lowered his head, used his hands to put the water back in the bowl, picked up the bread again, and remained silent throughout.The room was silent and oppressive.Li An chose to intervene, placing his finger on the child's brow.The child fell asleep, then his fingertip landed on his mother's brow. Memories flooded into Li An's mind, and the mother also fell asleep, her skin beginning to radiate life. Li An turned to look at Mu Weiling and said calmly, "In your Holy City, they sell a red pill. Taking it makes one forget pain, and the side effect is this." Hearing this, Mu Weiling lowered her head, her eyes hidden behind her white hair, unreadable.She was deeply saddened.The existence of that red pill wasn't important.What saddened her was what this mother had endured, the pain that drove her to want to buy that pill.The pain existed before that pill appeared, existing in the paradise she had painstakingly created.Suddenly, she looked up at Li An and asked, "If such a problem existed in your world, what would you do?"Li An replied calmly, "If I see it, I will solve it; if I don't see it, then it doesn't exist.""Truly, the way of Heaven," Mu Weiling said with a self-deprecating smile, "So ruthless."Li An coldly retorted, "If you insist that weakness is the original sin,""then I think the greatest original sin of this world should be emotion—the emotions that exist in everyone's heart, the emotions between you and me, him and her.""The kind of world you want shouldn't have any intelligent life at all. You should build a primeval forest, or rather, a forest where trees would fight each other for nutrients. Such life activities are ugly in your eyes."Mu Weiling insisted, "How will I know if I don't try?"Li An frowned, "You'd rather try to repeat the same mistakes than try to set things right?""Do you believe that some rule can solve everything once and for all?" Let this world be pain-free forever. ""I find it boring.""Before I became Heavenly Dao, I was a human being with a short life span and a weak human being by nature.""I should still be.""Do you know how humans view the ugliness in your eyes?"Mu Weiling looked up at Li An, frowning slightly: "I would like to hear the details."Li An said: "Being weak at birth is the reason why we become strong later."“Pain is the reason we pursue beauty.”"Our limited lifespan is the reason why we are emotionally charged."“Boredom is the beginning of fun.”"The inner chaotic conflicts are the beginning of building and perfecting one's self."Li An looked down at the sleeping child lying on the ground and said, "The same was true for the Sky Thief back then.""Children who struggled to survive in the slums grew up to create a pure land far away from war and brought happiness to many people."Mu Weiling's face was expressionless. She didn't believe Li An's statement."Are you so sure what you said is right?"Ang Lee replied: "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.""How to practice?" Mu Weiling asked.Li An pointed at the mother and said, "You can ask her why she's in so much pain when she wakes up.""Pain is the beginning of happiness, and truth is falsifiable, so the reverse is also true. Her pain stems from the happiness you've given her." Mu Weiling's eyes changed slightly.Pain because there are no worries?What nonsense!She decided to ask her mother herself when she woke up.