376 Doing Evil (2/2)

Old Man Mu would take it as an acknowledgment whenever there was no reply and would continue talking to himself, ”The low-level villains need to make up reasons to persuade himself before committing evil. All mortal beings are like that. For example, 'This guy owes me', 'If people can get it, then I can take it too!', or 'He started it first, that's why I was evil to him too.' These kinds of evil have no standard.”

He felt that Shangguan Ru would not be interested in these low-level villains, so after coughing twice, Old Man Mu continued to explain, ”Intermediate villains, their reasons are created by others. For example, Dragon King. His father was killed by Golden Roc Fort, therefore, he would need to be evil in order to seek revenge.”

This was something that even Shangguan Ru would have no interest in, so he hastened and said, ”The high-level villains, create their own reasons for doing evil, mind you, it's creation, not a fabrication. For example, your father the Supreme King is a good example. He wants to dominate the Western Region and take over the world, therefore he's ruthless. It doesn't matter if you haven't offended him, as long as you block his path...”

Shangguan Ru was falling asleep, so Old Man Mu quickly switched to the main topic and said: ”I belonged to the top-level villains, I don't need a reason, be it fabricated, or created by others or themselves. I have no reason and no target, therefore there is no end to my killing. My source of happiness is derived from people's pain. There is no end to the suffering of people in this world, and therefore there is no end to my happiness. So guess, what did I get?”

Shangguan Ru was not a good listener, and did not even humor him with a reply. But Old Man Mu had gotten very excited, ”Freedom! I got freedom! Good girl, take a good look at yourself. You want to do good but you are caught in a dilemma. Can't do this or that. You don't even dare to see your former relatives and can only seek to go somewhere isolated. Why torture yourself like that? Once you change your perspectives, you will be as free as I am.”

Like a spring which could not stop bouncing, Old Man Mu limped around outside the tent talking excitedly, ”Top-level villains are hard to be, you need to have extraordinary Kung Fu. Look at me now, even though I possess a heart of freedom, but I am still being chased by Maid Lotus like a bereaved dog and surrendered to you. Good girl, use me as your guide, you have a good foundation and I can make you invincible in less than three years. Once you taste that freedom to do whatever you want...”

Shangguan Ru walked out of the tent. Old Man Mu was elated, ”The world is your oyster!”

What Shangguan Ru was holding was not ”the world” but a piece of black cloth instead. Without saying a word, she tied it firmly over his mouth and turned back into the tent.

Old Man Mu was silent as he stood outside for a moment, then he tore off the black cloth and mumbled in a low voice, ”I don't believe that you will be willing to remain an ordinary person once you possess extraordinary Kung Fu.”

Then he placed the cloth back in its original position and went round to inspect with his hands at his back. After practicing the Seven Rotation Skill, his night and day were reversed and he slept mostly in the luggage during the day; nighttime was when he was active and energetic.

Once my hands and legs are almost recovered and I manage to regain back at least half of my Kung Fu, would I not escape myself? Old Man Mu was not worried, this was not the first time he had fallen into such a situation, and he was confident that he would be able to triumph over the odds this time as well.

These two women were difficult to deal with, especially Maid Lotus. She was always so gloomy and seemed to always be hiding some sort of scheme.

Old Man Mu walked to a nearby bush and sat down. He pulled the black cloth down to his neck and let out a sigh, ”It's a pity that I possess such an amazing set of unique skills yet I have no one to pass on to. Even if a mouse passes by, I would also accept it as a disciple and let it reign over the cats.”

Suddenly, Maid Lotus emerged from the shadows clutching her sword shaft tightly. She was now the most skilled in Kung Fu among the three of them, even though she was trapped by the Heart Stopping Finger and could not kill people at will.

The two of them were several steps apart and looked at each other under the dim night, each trying to guess the other's real thoughts.

All of a sudden, Old Man Mu burst out laughing, ”I rather teach rats than crazy women. Fat chance!”

Old Man Mu felt that he had made a fool out of Maid Lotus and left feeling satisfied, but Maid Lotus was not one who was easily angered. She looked at the tent from afar and tried to figure out a way to escape.

It was not that Maid Lotus did not believe in Shangguan Ru. But years of experience being a killer had taught her an irrefutable truth: Always try to be in control of the situation. Pinning hopes on others might succeed ten times, or perhaps even a hundred times, but just one failure was enough to make your previous efforts go to naught.

The next night, Old Man Mu made his first escape attempt.

His hands and feet were almost fully recovered by now, but he still pretended to walk with difficulty, hoping to fool the two girls who were keeping watch over him.

Old Man Mu felt that he had run out for at least a dozen miles. At dawn, he hid in a thick bush and carefully fell sleep.

However, when the sun was at its peak at noon, he could no longer sleep so he opened his eyes and saw a dark thing falling from the sky.

He was back inside the familiar luggage and was led like a livestock by Shangguan Ru. Maid Lotus's horse had to carry other things and had no space for him ride on it.

Just like that, Old Man Mu would try to escape if he could, or he would try to persuade Shangguan Ru to be a villain like him.

The night before the first 15th day, he had the most intense reaction. He tried to plead, threaten, lure, act shamelessly and even flee. He tried everything and even harbored serious thoughts of assassinating Shangguan Ru.

As a result, Shangguan Ru threw him under the sun without an ounce of guilt.

After being in the sun for half a day, Old Man Mu quietened down. Even Maid Lotus, who was the most vigilant, also assumed that he would not have the energy to come up with any more tricks.

To their surprise, the weak and feeble Old Man Mu actually managed to escape that night. Unlike the previous times, he left very few clues. All these indicated that he had gone into the dense forest.