Chapter 544 - 542: Human Nature is Inherently Good

Chapter 544: Chapter 542: Human Nature is Inherently Good

Inside the small house.

Su Qing ate with the little girl.

He had made all the food himself.

He hadn’t made much.

He didn’t care much for such worldly appetites.

’I destroyed the Star Sea Tree back then, and the Source Star is gone.’

’Su Hongshang returned, but Su Shang disappeared.’

’Does that count as destroying a world?’ Su Qing calculated silently. When he destroyed the Star Sea Tree, Su Shang and the others had all died.

’I still have a seed from the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King, so the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King is still alive.’

"..."

’They changed because of me, and because of me, they returned to their origin.’

’It counts as settling the karma.’

’It also counts as destroying their entire lives.’

In this unreasonable Great Thousand Worlds, Su Qing’s way of thinking had also changed. The Star Sea Tree would also branch out into countless timelines.

In the other timelines, perhaps Su Shang and the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King still existed.

But it was unlikely for an identical Su Qing to appear.

Because Su Qing’s Synthesizer was one of a kind, and so was he.

Any Su Qing from another timeline would likely be unable to escape the shackles of the Star Sea Tree.

Or perhaps an identical Su Qing wouldn’t appear at all.

Su Qing watched the little girl as she ate her meal and couldn’t help but smile.

She ate very elegantly, taking small, delicate bites.

From time to time, she would glance at Su Qing.

"What name should I give you..."

Su Qing pondered for a moment, looking at the scars on the little girl’s body.

"You’ll take my surname. We’ll call you Su Qianyou."

"The Qianyou flower is a white blossom that grows only in the deepest, darkest caves. I hope that after you pass through this current darkness, you too can become pure and pristine." Su Qing patted the little girl’s head.

It felt nice to the touch.

After all, this was a being who, like Su Qing himself, was accompanied by Standardization.

Patting the little girl now was like patting a future Great Power.

"Su Qianyou," Su Qing called out to the little girl.

The little girl looked over. "Yi?"

"Su Qianyou. That will be your name from now on."

"Understand?"

Su Qianyou didn’t make a sound.

Su Qing took that as a tacit agreement.

"Today, I’ll teach you some language so you’ll know what things mean."

"Yi," Su Qianyou let out another curious sound.

Su Qing found it a little funny and patted her head again.

"Let’s eat. After we finish, we’ll start learning words."

...

"You?"

"Yoo~"

"You..."

"I, you, he..."

"Eye... yoo... hee..."

Teaching language was a difficult process, especially when the student started from absolute zero.

Su Qing was on the verge of collapse.

He had considered directly transmitting the knowledge to her.

But for some reason, even though he clearly sent it, Su Qianyou didn’t react at all.

It was then that Su Qing understood. Su Qianyou must be unable to receive memories via transmission; otherwise, someone could also alter her memories.

This little doll of Standardization was truly incredible, forcing Su Qing to teach her word by word, step by step.

...

...

"Today, we’re going to read the Three Character Classic."

"Got it?"

"Got it." After learning a little bit of the language, Su Qianyou could now answer Su Qing’s questions.

After spending more time together, Su Qianyou’s Comprehension seemed to be getting higher and higher.

Su Qing clearly hadn’t given her any Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to consume.

Yet this girl’s intelligence just kept growing.

"’Men at their birth,’" Su Qing recited.

"’Men at their birth,’" Su Qianyou repeated in her childish voice.

"’Are naturally good.’"

"’Are naturally good...’"

"Brother, what does that mean?" Su Qianyou asked, confused.

"It means that a person’s original nature is good," Su Qing explained with a smile.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK~

A knock came from outside the house.

A man and a woman were standing at the door.

"Senior Sister, wasn’t this a small temple before?"

"How did it turn into a courtyard house?"

"Do you think that little girl is still here?"

"Stop talking so much. It’s best not to provoke that girl."

The Senior Sister wore a dignified and serious expression, a Flying Sword in her hand.

Both wore a type of uniform, with an insignia of a white cloud against a blue sky on the back.

Su Qing had already put down his book and went to open the door, trying his best not to reveal his power.

He didn’t want to cause too much of a stir.

"Hello. Is there something I can help you with?"

An incredibly handsome man appeared before them.

Both of them stared, stunned.

The Junior Brother, coming to his senses first, tugged on his Senior Sister’s sleeve.

He thought to himself, ’This guy’s looks are terrifyingly good.’

The Senior Sister, snapping out of her daze, spoke a little breathlessly. "Hello, I am Shi Yanran of the Cyan Cloud Sect, and this is my Junior Brother, Chu Hengxin."

"Hello," Chu Hengxin said with a smile, offering a greeting. ’Senior Sister, how could you just blurt out that we’re from the Sect!!!’

"So, you are two esteemed disciples of the Cyan Cloud Sect. What brings you here?" Su Qing asked with a smile, clasping his hands in a polite gesture.

"It’s like this... is that ug—... is that little girl still living here?"

"The Cyan Cloud Sect wishes to recruit her as a disciple."

"..." Su Qing was perplexed.

He gave the two a strange look.

"Su Qianyou, come here. There are two people looking for you."

"Oh..." a childish voice replied as a small figure walked over.

Shi Yanran and Chu Hengxin looked at the small figure, unable to bear looking directly at her.

"They want to recruit you as a disciple."

"Are you willing?"

"What’s a disciple? What does ’recruit’ mean? Them... I don’t know them."

"In that case, you can just refuse." Su Qing gently patted Su Qianyou’s head.

Shi Yanran was dumbfounded. She never expected the man before her to be so gentle, let alone be able to touch this little girl.

After all, the last time Shi Yanran had touched her, she had felt an intense burning sensation.

It was simply terrifying.

’I wish he’d pat my head too... No, what am I thinking!’

Shi Yanran forced a smile and looked at Su Qianyou. "If you join our Sect, you can seek Longevity and gain great power. You’ll be able to protect your loved ones, you know."

"No," Su Qianyou said, shaking her head on her own this time. The way she looked at Shi Yanran was like looking at a complete stranger.

Shi Yanran could only retract her smile. For some reason, she felt an urge to bully the girl.

’This is bad, her state of mind is unstable!’ Chu Hengxin noticed the drastic shift in his Senior Sister’s emotions.

He grabbed Shi Yanran and made a hasty escape.

...

"Yi?"

Su Qianyou was puzzled.

"They... how did they disappear?"

"They flew away."

"Then why can’t I fly?" Su Qianyou asked, confused.

Su Qing burst out laughing.

"You’ll be able to fly in the future. For now, focus on learning your words, understand?"

"Mhm."

"I want to fly too," Su Qianyou said with an obedient nod.

"You will, in the future."

Su Qing led Su Qianyou back to the room to continue their studies.

Su Qianyou felt that "Men at their birth, are naturally good" was wrong.

But she didn’t bring it up. That big sister just now had wanted to hit her.

If people were all good, they wouldn’t have thoughts like that.

"Let’s continue learning. ’Their natures are similar; their habits become different.’"

...

After a month of study, Su Qianyou had finally learned most of the language.

Being pulled aside by Su Qing to study language all day, logically, any normal child would have grown impatient or thrown a tantrum.

It was an incredibly dull and boring task, after all.

But Su Qianyou remained as calm as ever, learning the words and their pronunciation.

’Could it be Pure Goodness?’ Su Qing thought to himself.

’Pure Goodness might initially manifest as being incomparably kind to others.’

’But on the other hand, Pure Goodness must first mean being incomparably kind to oneself—humbly accepting one’s own shortcomings, embracing them with goodwill, and transforming them through that same goodwill.’

’Pure Goodness towards oneself... wouldn’t that mean pure evil towards others?’

’But that wasn’t right either, because Su Qianyou also behaved with incomparable kindness.’

’He could draw that conclusion from her actions in the small temple at the very beginning.’

...