I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Ma En asked with confusion:

"So, you knew how she saw you, but you didn't tell Ning Changkong the truth?"

Ning Wuqu said:

"Do you know for sure that we are her parents?"

He lied:

"I was completely sure after seeing you."

Madam Bai said:

"You just said that you haven't told anyone else about this, right?"

Ma En nodded.

Ning Wuqu breathed a sigh of relief and said with an apologetic expression:

"Sorry, because our identities are actually very sensitive. Just as she sees it, Lan Zhu and I are actually two demons. Don't be nervous. I'm well aware that ordinary mortals have some preconceived notions.

"It may sound incredible, but we are actually good people."

This was the same as Hobart described.

Ma En revealed a curious expression:

"Then is Ning Changkong really your daughter?"

Bai Lanzhu nodded:

"Xiao Ning is of course my child. You might think that demons are a race, right?

"But that's not the case. Demons are a group, referring to beings from Hell, not a race. What we're about to say, I hope you'll keep it in this room.

"Can you do that?"

Ma En said with some surprise:

"Of course, but even if I promise, will you trust me?"

Ning Wuqu said sincerely:

"I can tell that you're just ordinary friends with Xiao Ning, and given that you know we're two demons, you're still willing to come here to help her with this adventure, then there's only one possibility—you're a good person.

"And any good person would definitely not spread the following words casually after hearing them."

Although he said it very sincerely, the truth was that it wouldn't matter to them even if Ma En told others.

Bai Lanzhu took over and said:

"Have you heard of reality benders?"

Ma En nodded:

"It's said that they are ability users who can reshape reality with their minds, and they are often especially powerful."

She said:

"But that makes it difficult to emphasize the essential difference between them and ordinary ability users.

"Think of it this way, ordinary ability users are like operating a machine when they use their powers and magic, able to turn oil into dangerous explosives through complex means, or create forces that move objects."

"But what reality benders can do is turn water into oil, wind into paper, change the laws of physics, turn forward into left, and turn digitalization into color.

"What they think is reality."

Ma En said:

"Sounds like reality benders are omnipotent."

Bai Lanzhu nodded:

"In theory, if they are powerful enough, they can indeed do anything."

"But you should immediately realize that since our world hasn't fallen under the dictatorship of a reality bender, or been arbitrarily destroyed and reconstructed, it means they aren't as scary as I just said.

"Based on real cases, the powers of these reality benders almost all have quite harsh and bizarre limitations.

"However, these limitations are in comparison to omniscience and omnipotence. Compared to ordinary ability users, most reality benders have more flexible and powerful abilities.

"Their understanding and perception of the world are also different from ours. If we only talk about appearances, these reality benders may have various kinds and degrees of madness. Some look like paranoia or hysteria, while others are so complex that they completely exceed our known experience.

"This affects the way their powers manifest.

"For example, the founder of the Holy Church, he was a reality bender.

"First of all, most of those legends are true.

"Curing terminal illnesses, resurrecting the dead, turning blood into lakes, creating thunder and rain out of thin air, creating heaven and those winged monsters—these are all things he has done.

"But he insisted that he was an incarnation of a god, and each time he used his power, he met some hidden condition, such as when the torrential rain flooded the ancient city, it was because the city lord at the time questioned the existence of God, and curing terminal illnesses was to promote good deeds.

"And other than that, he was still a mortal. This destined returner, who created multiple Fifth-Order beings, eventually died under the blade of a mortal.

"Although he had predicted that he would return in a more powerful form, and death was already within his plan, the scholars in Hell still came to a unanimous conclusion that he did not have the ability to prevent his own death at the time.

"Each reality bender's power operates and acts on the world in their own unique way. Apart from themselves, even those of the same kind may find it difficult to understand each other.

"Returning after death is also one of the ways his power operates.

"Heaven is a special mechanism. Those feathered things hunt down all kinds of qualified souls for some special religious ritual, and when its goal is met, this reality bender who claims to be the incarnation of a god will reappear in the world.

"By that time, 70% of their doctrine's description of the gods will become reality."

Bai Lanzhu said, raising her teacup and taking a sip.

Ning Wuqu continued:

"What do you think Hell is?"

Ma En asked:

"A force opposing Heaven?"

He shook his head:

"A gathering place for demons, the enemy of angels, a dimension beneath the mortal world—these are all accurate descriptions of Hell, but they don't represent what Hell is.

"Hell is the remains of those persecuted by Heaven.

"This sentence is not a metaphor, it's the literal meaning."

Bai Lanzhu continued:

"When the witch hunt had just begun, the angels found a powerful soul. These monsters caught him and threw this innocent person into the so-called sacred flames, letting him die painfully in torment.

"They killed a reality bender.

"And his last thought before death was only revenge.

"Then Hell was born."

Ning Wuqu said:

"Therefore, demons are not a race, but souls who want to take revenge and destroy Heaven and accept the summons of Hell.

"As long as you are willing to brew your anger and hatred into power together, and swear to destroy Heaven on his corpse, you can receive a gift from this reality bender.

"Almost none of the demons are good people, and most of them are unbelievably evil, but evil, bloodthirstiness, and cruelty are not the qualities that determine our identity.

"Wanting to put the destined returner to eternal sleep, that's what we have in common.

"The so-called demons are the enemies of angels."

Bai Lanzhu looked at Ma En and said:

"The identity of the enemy of angels is not transmitted through bloodlines. Only those who truly stand on the opposite side of those monsters are qualified to be called a demon."

This was her answer to Ma En.