487 I Will Follow My Own Desires (1/2)
”This Young Master has never claimed that he's a good man, right? But, we're on the same boat. After all, Young Mei isn't an angel herself.” Jun Mo Xie smiled. He then asked inquisitively, ”If I may dare to ask — how are you related to Tian Fa's Venerable Mei?”
”Venerable Mei?” Mei Xue Yan rolled her eyes. She cursed herself in her mind for being a fool. She then smiled and said, ”He's my elder brother.”
”I see.” Jun Mo Xie's thoughts became gloomy. [No wonder they have the same technique! Damn it! This Young Master has suffered so much because of this World Cage technique. It turns out that they are siblings. They are the damned ”Mei” siblings!]
It wasn't surprising that Jun Mo Xie would think that way. After all, the tyrannical Venerable Mei had seemed like a real man when he had appeared in the Tian Fa Forest that day. Everything had made him seem like a real man… whether it was the voice or the fighting style. But, this Mei Xue Yan had appeared in the form of a woman before him. And, she was easy on the eyes. In fact, she was extremely beautiful. The impressions of these two personas were worlds apart.
Jun Mo Xie's imagination was certainly very wild. However, even he wouldn't be able to imagine that beautiful woman whose posterior he had made swell was that Venerable Mei who had mistreated him at the Tian Fa Forest the same way as she had done here…
”Jun Mo Xie, you humans have a great saying, 'Bright people don't speak dark words.' So, I'll tell you right now… that we were looking for you to get to your master. And, you should probably know what it is for. It could be even said that we people from Tian Fa may seem narrow-minded. Hehe… but, it seems that your master is a profound mystery. He's like that dragon whose tail can't even be spotted!” Mei Xue Yan spoke in a tranquil manner, ”Therefore, we wish to know your master. It's fine even if its for a short while. So, I request the Young Master to inform his master that I would like to discuss an important matter with him.”
”Oh?” Jun Mo Xie tilted his head.
”But, I would understand if the Young Master finds this inconvenient,” Mei Xue Yan smiled and withdrew in order to make headway. The Scared Fruit's importance to the Xuan Beasts of Tian Fa couldn't be explained in words. This was why Mei Xue Yan had decided to follow Jun Mo Xie first even though she had come out to experience the human world. And, her main reason for doing this was derived from the fact that she wasn't very assured about this matter.
”Ah, that would be extremely inconvenient. So, many thanks for your consideration, Young Mei,” Jun Mo Xie grinned and spoke-up.
”…” Mei Xue Yan was left angered in a bind by this reply. A long time passed before she spoke-up, ”You're genuinely not a noble person, Jun Mo Xie.” She had proclaimed two evaluations of Jun Mo Xie by now — It was 'not a good man' at first. And, 'not a noble person' now…
”Young Mei's words seem confusing. I admitted to not being a good man a moment ago. And, I obviously can't be a noble man since I'm not even a good one.”
Jun Mo Xie shrugged and sniggered as he spoke, ”Good men are very easy to hurt. And, a noble person is too restricted. So, you can treat me as a hoodlum or an evil tyrant. You can even treat me as a scoundrel or a demon. But, never treat me as a good man or a noble person! You'll suffer if you do that… hehe…”
”You… you… what are you saying? Don't humans wish to be good? Don't they want to boast of being noble? I don't understand why you don't want to be a good man! Is it possible that you humans have abandoned the morals which have been passed on through the millennia? Or maybe I don't understand the current moral standards of you humans…?”
Mei Xue Yan had spoken this in a bad mood. She had encountered and dealt with innumerable troublesome characters over the course of her life. But, she simply couldn't deal with this mischievous Jun Mo Xie she was now faced with.
Jun Mo Xie laughed heartily at first. Then, he said, ”This can't be generalized. I'll tell you a story to demonstrate — There were two people once upon a time. They lived amongst seven or eight other families. One amongst these two people was a notorious scoundrel; he was a proper rogue. However, the other one was a well-renowned good individual. The scoundrel was feared and hated. But, the good man went out every morning to draw water. He would then fill each family's jars with the water he'd get. He helped his neighbors whenever they needed. In fact, he would leave no stone unturned to help people. Therefore, everyone was fond of him. And, everyone was relieved to have him at home.
”Then, something happened one day. The scoundrel was returning from a robbery. But, he wasn't able to choose a proper route due to panic. He accidentally ran into another person, and knocked him down as a result. In fact, he knocked him down and killed him. However, the man who had been knocked down was another scoundrel. And, this second scoundrel had been gearing up to act rudely towards an innocent woman. That scoundrel of a robber had done this unintentionally, but he had still done a good deed. Therefore, everyone praised him. In fact, they spoke of him as a savior, and a man who had suddenly repented for his sins. The authorities even considered him a model citizen. So, everyone praised him, and forgot about the misdeeds he had committed in the past.”
Mei Xue Yan couldn't understand what he was trying to say. So, she obviously didn't understand why he was telling her that story. But, she figured that he must have a point at the end. So, she listened to him calmly, and didn't interrupt. The Snake King also listened calmly while sitting beside her.