So many things became terrifying the more one thought about them. If you kept thinking, the only result was that you would begin to doubt life itself.
I had long since begun to doubt life.
I suspected that life itself had been arranged in advance.
It was just that I had been given a relatively good role, and that role allowed me to get close to some of the truth.
Ordinary people were not so fortunate. Limited by their knowledge and understanding, they could never know the truth behind this world.
But perhaps they were luckier than us.
Because of their ignorance, they could easily enjoy simple happiness.
A little satisfaction of their desires was enough to give them an immense sense of fulfillment and achievement.
They believed life was simply supposed to be like this, and the world was supposed to be like this as well.
So they stayed busy every day. All they cared about were the necessities of life, their lovers and families. They indulged in the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and that was their entire world.
What would it have been like if I had been an ignorant person too?
"How can I find that Shadow Demon? I have to save my friend. Also, two companions fell from Heaven Pillar Peak with me, but I haven't seen them."
"A woman and a dog?"
My eyes lit up. Since he knew about them, Ye Jinghong and the others must be all right.
"Yes."
"That dog looked decent enough, though it was still lacking something. After all, fake was fake."
I smiled. "It's an intelligent dog, a robotic dog. Its intelligence surpasses that of many humans."
"Of course I know. It's something created by imitating reality. We had such things in our era long ago. Back then,