My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1126 The Debate Between Good and Evil
The scene then shifts to Xinyuan City: high-rise buildings stand tall, the streets are bustling with traffic, and the people are dressed in neat modern clothes. Some are operating machines in factories, some are studying in schools, and some are receiving modern medical care in hospitals.

A reporter interviewed a young man working in a factory: "How do you feel your life has changed compared to the past?"

The young man's eyes reddened, and he almost cried. His voice trembled as he said, "The world has turned upside down! What kind of life were we living in the past? We were drained dry by the evil monks of the Joyful Zen sect. Our wives, daughters, and sisters were all taken away by them and turned into livestock for their breeding. The evil monks even lied to us, saying that the suffering we endured in this life would be our blessings in the next life..."

The reporter comforted him for a long time before the young man calmed down and, through tears, smiled as he showed his payslip: "In the past, we relied on the weather for our livelihood, and people would starve to death in years of disaster; now I work in a factory and have a stable income every month, which allows me to buy new clothes for my family, send my children to school, and even go to the hospital to see a doctor when I'm sick."

"Not to mention, the law will protect our legitimate rights and interests. No one can take away everything that belongs to us with a few slanderous words. Although we are busy, we have hope for the future and know that we can make our lives better and better with our own hands. This is the real blessing."

The footage also showed schools, hospitals, and supermarkets in Xinyuan City, where children were learning math and science in classrooms, and the elderly were exercising in parks. Although the faces of the people showed signs of fatigue from their busy lives, they could not hide their love and anticipation for life.

The program also interspersed two sets of key data comparisons: the average life expectancy in Peacock City is 35 years, half of the 70 years in New Source City; the infant mortality rate in Peacock City is five times that of New Source City; and less than 10% of the people in Peacock City are literate. On the other hand, the average income in New Source City is ten times that of Bliss City, or twenty to thirty times in terms of purchasing power. It has a comprehensive medical and educational system, a literacy rate of over 90%, and people can learn about the dynamics of the Three Realms through the internet.

What is most thought-provoking is that when reporters asked the people of Peacock City, "How should we deal with floods and plagues?", their answers were all the same: "We should chant scriptures and pray for blessings, asking Buddha for protection. If Buddha does not protect us, it must be because we have committed many sins and are destined to suffer this calamity. Only reincarnation can resolve it."

The people of Xinyuan City would say, "We have flood control dikes and vaccine research centers. We can resist natural disasters and man-made calamities through science and unity."

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The program was not only broadcast in the cities directly under the Demon Alliance, but also in the human autonomous region. The television broadcast signal even reached the cities under the rule of the Western Religion in Xiniu Hezhou. A small number of nobles who secretly purchased Demon Alliance technology products watched the program.

As for the gods in Heaven and Mount Ling, who also obtained tablets through smuggling, as well as the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Western Paradise, they were all watching simultaneously.

Only the lower-class civilians within the core control area of ​​the Western Religion in Xiniu Hezhou are restricted by the Western Religion's prohibitions and live in information cocoons, having no opportunity to obtain any news from the outside world.

The broadcast caused an uproar throughout the three realms.

From celestial beings to ordinary citizens of the demon alliance, everyone started discussing it, and the topic quickly became a hot topic.

"The people of Peacock City may feel happy, but they can't even read. When disaster strikes, they can only rely on prayer. How can this be happiness? It's clearly ignorance!"

"Although the people of Xinyuan City are busy, they can earn money, go to school, and see a doctor. Their lives have hope, so their busyness is meaningful!"

"Western religions say that technology is heresy, but without technology, how could we have electric lights and hospitals? How could we withstand floods?" "The Buddha said that the Creator God is a demon, but would a demon let us live such a good life? Would he teach us knowledge and help us build hospitals?"

"Believing in Buddha means suffering in this life and receiving blessings in the next? Believing in the Creator God means living in heaven in this life! Are those miserable Western religious believers living the kind of life a human being should? Their imagined paradise is just the ordinary life we ​​live now, isn't it?"

A few people questioned: "The followers of Western religions live simple and pure lives, without so many desires. Perhaps that is also a kind of happiness?"

But someone immediately countered: "Simplicity is not backwardness, and innocence is not ignorance! If happiness is obtained by 'not knowing how miserable one's life is,' then such happiness is too fragile. Once the Buddha's protection fails, and floods or plagues come, they will not even have the ability to resist and can only wait to die!"

Amid the debate, more and more people are reaching a consensus: happiness born of ignorance is not true happiness, and backwardness in a primitive state is not "innocence," but rather a lack of ability to withstand risks.

True happiness lies in creating a better life through one's own hard work, based on enlightening the people, so that they can enjoy the conveniences of modern civilization while also resisting natural disasters and man-made calamities through knowledge and unity.
This is precisely the scientific education of "the Way of Intercepting Heaven" advocated by the Creator God.

Inside the intelligence center, Shui Ning'er excitedly reported to Wen Rui: "Senior brother! After the program aired, ten more cities in the Human Autonomous Region applied to join the Demon Alliance. In the border region of Xiniu Hezhou, the number of former Western believers smuggling into Nanzhanbuzhou has tripled. Some distant countries in Beiju Luzhou and Dongsheng Shenzhou have also sent envoys to make contact, wanting to learn about the Jie Sect and receive modern education!"

Wen Zhong opened his brow and stared intently at Wen Rui, but he understood him less and less.

From the perspective of the vertical eye's spiritual vision, Wen Rui's evil aura was still strong, but it was evil in a way that was both purplish and righteous, evil in a way that won the hearts of the people and the expectations of the masses.

Looking at the screen showing the people's heated discussion, Wen Rui smiled slightly: "The eyes of the people are discerning. Now that their minds are enlightened, they will no longer be easily misled by 'predestination' or 'orthodoxy.' The Buddha wanted to smear me with the label of 'extraterrestrial demon,' but he didn't expect that this would instead allow the people to see the true nature of things more clearly."

"Whoever makes the people live a good life is righteous, and whoever prevents them from living a good life, even if he claims to be the only one in heaven and earth, the brightest sun, or the all-knowing King, and all the truths he speaks, is evil!"

The "Truth Investigation" program not only caused a huge uproar in the mortal world, but also allowed the immortals and Buddhas in the Western Paradise and Jade Palace to see the complete content through their respective supernatural powers.

Beside the Seven Treasures Lotus Pond in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, the Buddha sat serenely on a nine-tiered lotus throne, with the two saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, seated on either side, and behind them stood Kasyapa, Ananda, and other disciples of the Buddha.

In the water mirror in front of the lotus platform, the comparison scenes between Peacock City and New Source City from "The Truth Investigation" are being replayed—when the camera pans across the coarse robes of the people of Bliss City and the modern clothing of New Source City, and when the data shows that the infant mortality rate in Bliss City is five times that of New Source City, the atmosphere in the Buddhist hall becomes increasingly solemn.

(End of this chapter)