Chapter 262 - Hypocrisy

Chapter 262 - Hypocrisy

Bai Rouyun did not spend her time cultivating while sitting in the carriage, instead she began considering various aspects related to individuality.
Although her Qi did not increase, her mental strength was improving by leaps and bounds, and she felt her thoughts clearing the more time she spent deep in thought.
Jiang Wei was sitting by the side and noticed how she seemed to have entered her own world, completely oblivious to what was happening around her, and he could not help but feel that she was a curious character.
She clearly realized that he had an ulterior motive by staying in the Eternal Shadow Palace, and that he was not likely to be restricted by the heavenly oath, but even so, she still trusted him enough to let go of her consciousness while he was present.
Such behavior was enough to make him even more puzzled and intrigued, but he also understood clearly that his curiosity had to have a limit. He could never allow himself to feel attracted to this woman, as she had already married Li Moyun.
It was not that he disliked married women, but he would look down upon himself if he would become a homewrecker. He knew that if he fell for a woman, he would do his utmost to keep her by his side, but his morals would not let himself try to get between a happily married couple, so even though he was intrigued and curious, he tried to suppress the bubbling emotions within himself as much as possible.
The first day of the journey was smooth with no complications. They reached a smaller town, where they rented an inn to stay overnight, but the following day when they left, they found that a group of mercenaries was following behind them.
At first, this group could have been going the same way by coincidence, but as they got further and further away from the town, the feeling of danger got increasingly pressing, and everyone began to go on high alert.
Even Bai Rouyun could not help but ponder why their first trouble would be caused by mercenaries and not robbers.
Soon, the sound of hoofs could be heard from the road ahead, and a group of bandits surrounded them from all sides. Their only option would be to retreat, however, the mercenary group quickly followed up and cut off their only path of escape.
The mounts and carriages slowly came to a stop, and the experts all got their weapons out of the qiankun bags, before they grasped the handles tightly.
Although they were experts with a cultivation base above these ruffians, the enemies had a clear advantage in numbers. If they were to battle, they would definitely suffer.
However, the enemy did not seem to be in a hurry to attack. After gathering in a circle around them, they stood still and stared at their small group with greedy eyes.
Some looked at the females with lecherous gazes, clearly having some dirty thoughts in their minds, while others observed the luxurious carriages and the expensive harness used on the mounts.
Although they did not go hungry due to their way of life, they were never able to live a peaceful life with a surplus of food and drink. Luxurious items such as these were foreign to them, and even if they got their hands on it, they would not keep it for themselves, but rush to sell them.
"Brothers!" A man stepped forward and called out to the rest of the robbers.
"None of us wants to stay criminals like we are now. Every day of ours is likely to be our last, and we never know when the crimes we have committed will be repaid with our deaths!
"This group of experts is rich! As long as we wipe out this group and take their belongings, we will be able to live the rest of our lives without a worry, and these chaotic days will be put behind us!
"For our freedom, we must kill them all! We might even be able to find wives in the future!"
The leader of the robbers managed to make the whole purpose of their crimes reasonable, but Bai Rouyun still looked at him with apathetic eyes.
The only reason that they made these excuses was to convince themselves that what they did was okay. In fact, everyone was aware that robbing and killing was wrong, and these bandits were so too, but they had long since tried to convince themselves that it was okay since it was the only way they could make a living, and thus they could do so until they finally found a goldmine to turn over the tides.
Such hypocrisy made Bai Rouyun disgusted. If they wished to live by robbing others, then they had to admit to their actions and face the consequences.
She was aware that such bandits existed everywhere, but she felt that these kinds of experts that hid from reality and weaved a lie to convince themselves of their righteousness were disgusting, and thus she wanted to teach them the true price of living life by the edge of a sword.
Jiang Wei, who was seated by her side, noticed her gloomy aura, and he sensed that something had caused her to feel displeased. He furrowed his brows as he looked at the group of bandits, but he did not understand how they had managed to cause her to feel such anger.
"Hypocritical scum."
Bai Rouyun muttered under her breath, but Jiang Wei heard it loud and clear, and his eyebrow rose in amusement.
He agreed with her statement, but he did not understand why such hypocrisy was enough to cause her to get angry.
Even so, he was okay with helping her vent her breath.