283: Our Lady’s great love!

“Hurry, hurry!”

“We’re going to be late!”

“The Holy Mother’s Little Class is about to begin!”

… …

It was early morning, still dark, and the air was slightly cold.

In a city in Central Province, lights were already blazing, and everyone had woken up early to prepare.

They were afraid of being even a little late for the morning lecture.

After the Supreme Holy Mother liberated the Heavenly Dome Continent, to better benefit all living beings, she officially established the Holy Mother Sect on the Heavenly Dome Continent.

Its headquarters were in Central Province, and the Supreme Holy Mother Palace was currently under construction.

To highlight the Supreme Holy Mother’s great compassion, great merits, and great benevolence.

Countless people from the Heavenly Dome Continent spontaneously and wholeheartedly answered the call to help construct the Supreme Holy Mother Palace.

They swore to build the Holy Mother Palace into the greatest building in the world.

Legend has it that the Supreme Holy Mother resides in the Holy Mother Palace, at its highest point.

To guide and enlighten the morals of all living beings, the Supreme Holy Mother established a morning lecture system.

Everyone must arrive at the Holy Mother Sect’s designated lecture hall in the city by the Rabbit (Mao) hour.

To ensure that everyone is educated, anyone who does not attend will be enlightened by the Holy Mother Sect.

And today, it was said that the Supreme Holy Mother of the Holy Mother Sect would personally come to give the lecture.

With such an important figure coming, they dared not be negligent in the slightest.

For the lecture at the Rabbit (Mao) hour, they had already woken up at the Tiger (Yin) hour and were gradually making their way to the venue.

At this time, in one household, perhaps because they had gone to bed too late the previous night.

When they woke up, there was only half an hour left until the lecture began.

So, the parent scooped up their child, not bothering with washing up or breakfast.

They hastily put on their clothes and rushed to the venue.

The Holy Mother Sect’s lectures were for everyone to hear and attend, naturally including children.

Even if some children didn’t understand, they still had to go, to be enveloped in a sea of morality, growing up listening to the Holy Mother Sect’s teachings, which was beneficial for their physical and mental development.

It was said that children who grew up this way would become very promising.

On the way, there was not a single soul on the street, which made their family very anxious.

Fortunately, with their hurried pace, they arrived at the venue with half an incense stick’s time left before the lecture began.

When they arrived at the venue, it was already packed with people, but since they arrived on time, no one stopped them.

So they entered the venue, found an empty spot, and sat down together.

The venue was a very simple outdoor space, mainly with a circular platform in the center.

On the platform, a young man in a kasaya sat cross-legged.

His entire body emitted a soft golden light, dazzling and compelling, with a smile in his eyes and his hands clasped together.

Below the platform were rows of city residents sitting around.

Even the former City Lord of the city came here to listen to the lecture, his face filled with incomparable piety.

However, there were no longer positions like City Lord or institutions like the City Lord’s Mansion.

Each city had a branch of the Holy Mother Sect.

All affairs of a city were overseen by the Holy Mother dispatched by the Holy Mother Sect.

The Holy Mother Sect, relying on its strong popular base and extremely popular system.

Completely achieved a peaceful evolution without shedding blood.

About ten minutes before the lecture was scheduled to begin, as per custom, there was also a small morning reading spontaneously conducted by the masses.

The Supreme Holy Mother’s merits were too great; they could only express their gratitude and reverence in this way.

Thus, led by the Holy Mother of the local Holy Mother Sect branch, the morning reading before the lecture began.

“Supreme Holy Mother!

Slaying the will of heaven, cutting down eight demons, subduing three races, reclaiming the Forge Tower, her merits are boundless!

Founding the holy sect, establishing righteous law, saving good and evil, protecting all beings, benefiting the world!

Pioneering… ”

And so, in a grand and eloquent manner, to express their heartfelt gratitude.

Led by the local Holy Mother, everyone spontaneously expressed their praise from the bottom of their hearts.

The reason for the uniform and consistent wording was also out of concern that the scene would be too noisy and bother the Supreme Holy Mother.

So they unified their words and conducted the morning reading under the guidance of the local Holy Mother.

Soon, the morning reading of about ten minutes ended, and next, the lecture was about to officially begin.

Countless people concentrated, intently watching the figure on the stage lecture.

Chen De on the stage was very moved; under his governance, everyone was full of enthusiasm for morality.

Thus, Chen De couldn’t help but speak eloquently,

“What I envisioned in establishing the Holy Mother Sect was merely to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to carry on the lost teachings of past sages, and to usher in an era of great peace for all generations.”

“Alright, no more idle talk, let’s begin the lecture!”

“One who speaks of morality should hold themselves to a high standard, strictly regulating their own conduct; yet towards others, one must not demand such strict rules, but rather maintain a forgiving heart.”

After listening, the crowd was puzzled. Chen De smiled faintly, “The meaning of these words, you can slowly comprehend, and you will understand in due time.”

After speaking, he continued his lecture. Everyone didn’t quite understand what Chen De meant.

But Chen De said they would know later, so they would know later; anyway, they didn’t dare to ask.

However, the local former City Lord was listening with great interest, nodding and praising from time to time.

Chen De took everything in, feeling slightly surprised by this City Lord; this child has quite the spiritual root!

“If one is unwilling to exert oneself fully, to sacrifice oneself and strive, then all things around, and all people around, no matter how myriad their forms, are like drifting duckweed and floating dust, light as nothing, ultimately incapable of being felt as having even a sliver of weight.”

As Chen De lectured, he sighed, as if he had a deep personal understanding of this.

“However… ”

And so, Chen De lectured on many tenets of the Holy Mother Sect, all of which were Chen De’s understanding of morality.

But the crowd all looked bewildered, and even the former City Lord, who had been nodding earlier, now had a clear look in his eyes, which made Chen De somewhat disheartened.

However, the plan for morality was Chen De’s dream, and Chen De would not give up easily.

He didn’t care if they understood or not and continued his lecture.

“Walking requires feet, when tired one should sleep, eating requires a mouth, and when it rains one needs an umbrella.”

“I know this! He’s saying that to walk you use your legs, when you’re tired you sleep, to eat you use your mouth, and when it rains you use an umbrella.”

“Such a simple truth, I knew it when I was two, does it even need to be said?”

Suddenly, a tender voice rang out in the venue, like a depth charge, breaking all the calm.

Yet it seemed to become even calmer, a calm like deathly silence.

What was truly not calm was the hearts of the people below the stage.

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, trying to find the person who spoke.

But they found that the speaker was merely a young child among the crowd.

It was precisely the young child from the family who had just arrived late, almost missing the designated time for the venue.

The young child pointed a finger at Chen De on the stage, while looking at his mother beside him with a joyful expression and asking,

“Mom, am I right?”

At this moment, the child’s parents both looked at the child with incredulity.