Chapter 27: Heaven and Earth Unkind, Treating All Things as Fodder Dogs—What Does It Mean?

Your Wood Birth Technique Baby says this line is well said!

Your Die Lang Dao Baby says this line is wonderful!

Your Explosive Step Baby says this is spot on.

Your Qi‑Blood Baby says +1.

The babies' words make Xu Wei smile wryly.

Do you understand the meaning of this? One by one, you all Agree.

Your Wood Birth Technique Baby thinks you are looking down on her!

She is super angry! She says this line is basically saying that Heaven treats all things as dogs!

Qi‑Blood Baby: "No, no, the meaning of this line is clearly that Heaven treats all things under Heaven equally!"

Explosive Step Baby: "You're the one who's wrong! Heaven treats all things as fodder dogs; in its eyes, we are just a fart."

Die Lang Dao Baby: "You're farting! Heaven is equal to everyone!"

Explosive Step Baby: "You're the one farting! Super huge dog fart!!"

Die Lang Dao Baby: "You fart a super huge dog fart!"

Wood Birth Technique Baby: "You fart a super big big big dog fart!"

Die Lang Dao Baby: "You fart a super big big big big dog fart!"

Explosive Step Baby: "You fart…"

……

The babies argue in their heads like a bowl of porridge.

Xu Wei is a bit speechless…

Is one sentence really worth this much arguing?

"You're Xu Wei?"

"General Beitang was talking about you, kid; you really are a bit different."

"How did you think of inserting a knife into the wall to alleviate the fall?"

Liping examined Xu Wei while clicking his tongue.

Xu Wei's name is known by many of the Giant God Army, and everyone is very curious about this kid.

After all, earning the general's favor isn't something any ordinary cat or dog can achieve.

Without paying attention to the babies' quarrel, Xu Wei smiled and said, "When I fell, a Giant God Army happened to jump up using the wall, and I got some ideas in my mind."

"Impressive!"

Liping gave a thumbs‑up.

Don't be fooled by how simply Xu Wei speaks.

Falling from 3,000 meters while still having the mind to observe others, then think of a solution and execute it.

That's not something an ordinary person can do!

The two chatted for a while longer.

Liping pointed at the calligraphy painting.

"Do you have any thoughts on that piece of writing?"

Xu Wei looked in the direction Liping indicated.

"If we only look at this sentence, I think it can be understood in two ways."

"First, Heaven and Earth are unkind, treating all things as fodder dogs."

"Second, Heaven and Earth are equal, treating all things as equal entities."

'Heaven and Earth are unkind, treating all things as fodder dogs' is a line from Laozi's Dao De Jing.

Looking at just this sentence, Xu Wei and the babies share the same view.

"But if we add the following line, 'The sage is unkind, treating the common people as fodder dogs.'"

Xu Wei then leans toward the view that Heaven and Earth are equal, treating all things as equal entities.

"Your perspective is actually a bit different from General Beitang's."

Liping smiled.

Xu Wei was taken aback: "How does General Beitang think about it?"

What kind of person is the general?

Life levels have undergone a leap.

His outlook and vision are both higher than human levels!

Therefore, Xu Wei is very curious about General Beitang's view.

"The general's view of this writing has two stages."

"Before he became a general, when he was a foot soldier in the Giant God Camp, his view was the same as yours!"

"He believed Heaven and Earth treat all things equally."

"After becoming a general, he often came to look at this writing."

"He looked at it more often than when he was stationed in the underground palace, and his thoughts gradually changed."

"He now thinks the meaning of this writing is that Heaven and Earth are unkind, and treating all things as fodder dogs is correct."

Liping smiled again.

"Treating all things as fodder dogs?"

Xu Wei nodded, not really caring about the shift in General Beitang's views.

Like acting bravely for a cause.

When we were young, everyone was full of passion; seeing injustice would anger us, and we would step in to help!

But after growing up, with elders above and children below, we bear more responsibilities.

That passion is then suppressed!

Seeing injustice may no longer make us angry, let alone step in to help; instead we just stand by with folded arms.

People remain the same, and matters remain the same.

It's just that with age and experience, perspectives change, which is normal.

This is also what many people often say when they say "grown up".

"Alright, let's not talk about that."

"Since you came down from above, you must be entering the Underground Palace for training."

"Typically an Underground Palace is a maze, existing in multiple layers; you should have learned this from textbooks."

Liping continued.

"But you should be able to tell that the Giant God Demon God's Underground Palace is different from other Underground Palaces!"

"So ours only has one layer!"

"One layer?"

Xu Wei was a bit surprised.

The Giant God Demon God is a titled Demon God; normally his Underground Palace would have at least ten layers.

"Yes! Normally, the Giant God Demon God's Underground Palace has a dozen or so layers."

"But back then he split the Underground Palace with a single axe, also cutting away the upper‑level maze."

"The place we are standing on now is the Giant God Demon God's Sleeping Palace."

Xu Wei silently clicked his tongue.

What a fellow.

One axe split his own home.

The demolition company doesn't have this Giant God Demon God; it's truly an industry loss…

"Did you see the four big pillars in front of that calligraphy and painting?"

Liping pointed again.

Xu Wei nodded.

"I see it, a place resembling an altar."

About two hundred meters ahead of the calligraphy and painting, there is a platform dozens of meters wide.

On the platform stand four massive stone pillars.

"Altar? Haha, it's actually just a table."

"Next to it is a building shaped like a wine jar; it was an ancient wine jar, and they once harvested some precious wine inside!"

"And those bowl‑shaped structures over there are drinking cups!"

"Based on our speculation, the Giant God Demon God used to sit here to drink."

"He probably thought that Demon Gods were being suppressed by our humans, felt unwilling, anger rose in his heart, lifted his axe and split the Underground Palace, then leapt to our N City to cause trouble."

"But our human race is no ordinary lot; how could mere Demon Gods be opponents?"

Liping grinned.

The Giant God Demon God is indeed formidable.

Wasn't he already killed by a general's hand?

Of course.

He said it lightly.

But that battle back then caused heavy losses for N City and the human generals.

"I'm getting off topic again; don't mind, after years of stationing in this Underground Palace, people become numb, and when they see strangers they just want to chat more."

Xu Wei smiled.