Chapter 746 Balance

Bedside.The child sat at the table, a little reserved.Mu Weiling sat before her awakened mother.She was recovered; her skin radiated vitality, full of life, and she was no longer as agitated as before.A smile appeared on her face as she expressed her gratitude to Mu Weiling."Thank you, Holy Lord. Praise be to the Holy Lord."Mu Weiling nodded and asked, "Why did you buy those red pills?"The mother lowered her head, a look of guilt on her face.After stammering for a long time, she said, "Because...because it's so boring." Mu Weiling was taken aback. "What do you mean?" she asked.She said, "Living here, I don't have to worry about food, clothing, or shelter. I don't even need to work; the Holy City provides me with living expenses.""I don't have to do anything. I don't know what to do every day. My heart has become lifeless.""Until one day, I met a group of people online. They called themselves the 'Sorrowful Society.'""Every member of that church felt the same way I did.""Life has no meaning. Everyone is more or less depressed, and our leader has found a way to excite them.""What way?" Mu Weiling's eyes narrowed."Beating." Her mother's eyes gleamed slightly. "They beat me, slapped my face, whipped my body. I felt excruciating pain, but this pain made me...I cherish it." Mu Weiling's eyes widened. She felt her beliefs being challenged like never before.She liked being beaten?What?Did she hear that right?Is there such an absurd thing in this world? Her mother grew increasingly agitated, saying, "I suffered severe injuries and need treatment, I need more money, so I started looking for tough work.""I work in landscaping. My normal workday is four hours, but I asked for overtime, working eight hours a day, almost day and night. This left me extremely exhausted. Every day when I came home, I felt completely drained. But... this didn't bother me; on the contrary, this exhaustion allowed me to sleep soundly every night.""I became fascinated by that feeling. I wanted to stimulate my body and mind even more intensely.""It's like a fish that has always lived on land, swimming into the ocean for the first time. I want to enjoy it to the fullest, to squeeze every corner of my body to its limit." Only two words echoed in Mu Weiling's mind:"What a jerk!""Isn't this person just being a jerk?!""What a lunatic!"Her eyes widened involuntarily as her mother continued.“The church is full of like-minded people like me. They’ve developed a pain pill. You don’t need to work; just one pill is enough to experience pain to your heart’s content.”“That pain makes me feel truly alive in this world, making my perception of this world clearer. I love it.”“Actually, Holy Lord, you don’t need to look after me.”“There are no bad people in the church. They’ve developed an antidote, and they’ll bring it to me whenever I need it.” Mu Weiling said incredulously, “So you deliberately made your child steal? Let him be chased and cursed, let him have his hard-earned food knocked over by you?”“Why?”The mother grinned, “Because I wanted my child to empathize with me. I wanted him to experience the beauty that pain brings.”At that moment, the mother’s smile was chilling in Mu Weiling’s eyes.Is this still human? Isn’t she insane?Why is this happening?Mu Weiling’s hand holding the scepter trembled slightly.There was no ulterior motive; she hadn’t done anything wrong. The truth was, this world didn’t need her to do so much, to sacrifice so much. Mu Weiling turned to the child and asked, "What do you think?"The child shook his head and said, "I think my mom is crazy."Mu Weiling laughed upon hearing this. Sure enough, the problem wasn't with her; it was entirely this woman's fault.But Li An remained expressionless.Finally, the two left."She can't prove anything," Mu Weiling said to Li An.Li An glanced at her and said, “Of course, that child didn’t live a dull and tasteless life like her mother for twenty or thirty years, tormented by her mother since she can remember, so she would think that way.”“If that child had been as bored as her mother for thirty years, she probably would have been even more wildly playful.”“Personally, I think your thinking has been flawed from the beginning, but this problem isn’t something you acquired later; it’s something you were born with.” Mu Weiling frowned: “What problem?”“Perspective.” Li An said seriously, “Whether it’s you or the Heavenly Dao, from birth, your perspective has been from top to bottom. You overlook the entire world, controlling everything.”“When you see someone’s face showing pain, you think it’s something bad because you’re just standing on…” "Looking down from God's perspective, one doesn't truly live within it.""You created all beings, yet you've never understood them.""This was realized from the rebellion of those fourteen children.""The Heavenly Dao bestowed upon those fourteen children the best qualities, and rather singular ones at that.""This is actually an invisible constraint.""Beings are a disordered, chaotic structure, yet you try to mold them into a singular, mechanical structure—something you simply cannot create.""I once discussed this with Mr. Tianming.""They came from a small world; they once stood at the pinnacle of the world, in control of everything. I asked, 'When things reached that point, how did you feel?'""Three words: meaningless."" "What's interesting? It varies from person to person. The tyrant loves battle; battle is exhilarating for him. So he roams the universe, seeking opponents.""If one day he truly becomes invincible, he might make the same choice as the Thief of Heaven: that life is enough, leaving behind an epic tale called 'Tyrant,' and then transcending, or choosing to slumber, waiting for a new opponent to appear.""Life needs an opposing force. No oasis is populated by a single species; they all possess a complete food chain. Every species in the chain has its opponent, its opposite.""This is a fact we, the masses, have witnessed firsthand.""There are some among us humans, called saints, who understand all this.""They know that all beings..." "All things are equal; everyone has their opposite. If one sacrifices one side to save the other, that's not being a saint of heaven and earth, but merely a hero of one side.""For example, if you encounter a mortal being chased and torn apart by a wild beast.""You kill the beast, you're just that person's hero, not a saint.""A saint should protect the mortal, then offer a piece of flesh to the beast. You live, and it has something to eat, not deprive the other of their right to live.""Neither side can be broken. Once broken, the situation of that mother will occur.""You broke her painful side; her soul lacked the necessary nourishment, so she went mad.""All things are interconnected.""The purpose of Heaven is to maintain balance among these interconnected things."