Even the Dao Ancestor Was Not Omnipotent

Handsome, intelligent, and full of youthful spirit...

Putting aside all external material conditions, Lü Yan's own qualities alone are enough to attract most women.

Not to mention, Lü Yan also possessed the chivalrous spirit typical of Mountain Folk.

Despite being unskilled at this type of work, Lü Yan diligently assisted Hanzhi, preparing a large and lavish dinner for her. Keep in mind, this was enough for dozens of people.

Even with the use of Law Technique, it still took the two of them half a day to complete all the tasks.

So, as Lü Yan looked at the children lining up to receive food...

He rarely smiled, and he served the food more quickly, completely losing his initial aloofness.

Seeing this, Hanzhi, who was busy in the kitchen, also smiled.

For innocent children, a person with Lü Yan's personality has a natural appeal.

The two sides didn't even need much communication to quickly become close, showing no signs of initial awkwardness.

However, after finishing all this, Lü Yan couldn't help but have some doubts.

"Actually, I've been wondering since my last visit, why are you the only one managing this place?"

Looking at Hanzhi walking out of the kitchen, Lü Yan asked the question that had been bothering him.

"Don't the Inexhaustible Treasury and the Mortuary care about this?"

"Inexhaustible Treasury" is a public welfare organization in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, and its nature is somewhat similar to a charitable organization with financial attributes.

However, "Inexhaustible Treasury" is generally based on temples and monasteries as basic units, specifically managing public fields and property donated by believers. In order to regulate the use of believers' property by "Inexhaustible Treasury".

The Mountain Folk even have their own management and oversight bodies, whose members are mostly deities from various temples.

So even if it's simply to protect one's own beliefs.

The gods would never allow these public fields and property to be misappropriated.

As for "mortuary"?

It is more like a non-public fund trust based on Lineage or village collective.

After all, even in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, there are still orphans and widows.

To ensure the daily lives of orphans and widows, people in each village would make regular donations, thus forming "charitable estates." However, compared to the "Inexhaustible Treasury," which was managed by the gods themselves, the "charitable estates" were much more shady.

The only saving grace is that the moral standards of the Mountain Folk are above average, so embezzlement is rare. "Haven't you noticed? The children in my orphanage are all from other tribes."

Looking at Lü Yan with some astonishment, Hanzhi asked incredulously.

"An alien race?"

Still puzzled, Lü Yan tilted his head, clearly unaware of what Hanzhi was surprised about.

In his mind, most of the children in the various almshouses were from other ethnic groups, and it would be strange if there were Mountain Folk among them.

Putting everything else aside, if any village dared to send their child to an orphanage, Nü E would probably be the first to come knocking on their door. "It seems your family has protected you very well!"

Seeing this, Hanzhi seemed to understand something and took the initiative to explain.

"You must understand, there are differences even among different races."

"The alien race living in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range has an identity..."

"Although they are orphans, and have lost their parents, some of them are even intelligent wild beasts or spirits, and have no other kind besides themselves."

"But they were born as part of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, and are naturally nourished by the Hundred Lands Mountain Range."

After a slight pause, Hanzhi looked at Lü Yan, who was gradually becoming aware of what was happening, and sighed.

"But the children in my orphanage are different."

"They are not a foreign race from the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, but come from other places outside the Hundred Lands Mountain Range."

These children's roots are not in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range; they simply "stumbled" into this sacred place by chance.

Although Hanzhi used the phrase "accidentally entered".

But Lü Yan wasn't stupid; he instantly understood what the other party meant.

"Are they... illegal immigrants?"

When Lü Yan looked at the children again, his eyes were filled with astonishment.

No matter the world or the era, "illegal immigrants" is never a good thing.

Regardless of whether these children truly wandered into the Hundred Lands Mountain Range by mistake, their very existence is an undeniable contradiction.

Given Lü Yan's understanding of the [Mystic Garden Barrier], it was absolutely impossible for the Mountain Folk not to know about the existence of these children.

"Yes, they are illegal immigrants."

After a quick thought, Hanzhi almost immediately understood the meaning of the word "smuggling".

Their parents are dead, and they are not capable of surviving on their own.

"So I founded this almshouse simply so that they could survive."

When asked about her original intention, Hanzhi, who is usually cheerful and optimistic, spoke with rare sadness.

She did try to get help from the nearest Inexhaustible Treasury and Yizhuang, but all her efforts were in vain.

Hanzhi could understand their actions, but she was unwilling to accept the outcome.

"Does your great-aunt know about this?"

The "grandmother" mentioned by Lü Yan refers to Nü E, the great shaman of Gao Village Town.

Because she is in charge of the daily operation of the entire [Mystic Garden Barrier], she is the highest-ranking person who is least likely to overlook such matters.

"Of course I know, otherwise how do you think this almshouse got started?"

"And these children, who do you think sent them here?"

Hanzhi sighed deeply, then quickly adjusted her mindset and smiled again.

"However, this is all that Nü E Nu'e can do."

"The Inexhaustible Treasury is the temple's public property, and the mortuary is the village's public property. Neither of these is a benefit that these outside children can enjoy." Faced with Hanzhi's explanation, Lü Yan shook his head blankly in denial.

"No... things shouldn't be like this..."

"The world that the Dao Ancestor desired... shouldn't be this kind of world..."

Although he was a reincarnation of Pure Yang Primordial Spirit, Lü Yan was essentially still just a well-protected child.

Whether it was the philosophy from the Dao Ancestor or the education he received from childhood, Lü Yan's perception of the world tended towards a better one. "This is certainly not the world the Dao Ancestor wanted."

Looking at Lü Yan with slight concern, Hanzhi hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"But the Dao Ancestor isn't omnipotent. The world is already much better than before, and the Hundred Lands Mountain Range are far better off than the outside world." "If this were the era before the Dao Ancestor's descent, there would be no such things as the Inexhaustible Treasury or the Mortuary. Everyone would be struggling to survive tomorrow."

Similarly, if these children were outside, they might never have been born.

"This is also the reason why their parents risked their lives to come to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range..."

"I called this a paradise on earth because it truly is a 'paradise on earth'."

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