Chapter 162: A man has to be a little wicked for women to love him
“Mr. Lin, I am feeling distressed and there are some things I want to talk to you about!” Mo Rushuang said sorrowfully.
“Alright! Sit down quickly, let’s drink and talk at the same time!” Lin Beifan nodded.
“Thank you, sir!” Mo Rushuang slowly sat down, composed herself, and said, “The expert who hunted us down, I don’t know his specific name, but everyone, including the Prince, calls him Old Mu. He is an experienced warrior!”
“I’ve only seen him once! That day, the Prince held a grand feast and invited all the martial arts masters who had a good relationship with him! At that time, I was fortunate enough to be there and saw him sitting next to the Prince, receiving frequent toasts from the Prince! It can be seen how highly regarded he is by the Prince!”
“In this world, the only one who can command him is probably the Prince!” Mo Rushuang said in pain, “I can’t believe that person is the Prince!”
“Why can’t it be him?” Lin Beifan asked.
“Because my sect, the Iron Sword Sect, has always received the Prince’s favor!”
“My master told me from a young age that only the Prince is the savior of the world. He is wise, loves the people like his own children, is generous and kind, and respects the virtuous and humble. Only by following him can Great Wu have hope, and the common people have hope!”
“The people I know, the martial artists around me, all speak highly of the Prince and are convinced by his wisdom!”
“And all along, I have believed that following the Prince would bring hope to the people!”
“So, after I became skilled, I came to join the Prince, hoping to use my sword to kill all enemies and pave the way for the Prince, to do my part for the common people!”
“But now it seems that my persistence, my beliefs, have been wrong from the start! I never thought that this wise and martial figure is just an act, and behind the scenes he is actually…”
Mo Rushuang said in great pain, “I was really blind!”
Lin Beifan quickly comforted her, “Rushuang, you are not blind, you were just deceived by him! Think about it, in the martial world, there are countless heroes who have been fooled by him!”
“They are all old people in the martial world, have eaten more salt than you’ve eaten rice, and have traveled longer paths than you have crossed bridges, but they all fell for the Prince’s scheme and willingly let him manipulate them! How can a young girl who just came out of the martial world see through his true intentions?”
“Thank you for comforting me, sir! But, for all the things I’ve done for him, am I not aiding an evil ruler?” Mo Rushuang extended her trembling hand, “Just the thought of me unknowingly doing so many things for him makes me feel covered in blood and dirty! This blood… is the blood of the common people!”
Lin Beifan immediately tightly grasped her hand and said, “Rushuang, you’re overthinking! This isn’t aiding an evil ruler, you just had good intentions but ended up doing bad things. It’s never too late to mend your ways! Just think carefully, have you ever killed an innocent person…”
“No, absolutely not!” Mo Rushuang said excitedly, “Before I kill someone, I investigate thoroughly. They all deserve to die, that’s why I acted! Otherwise, my conscience wouldn’t allow it!”
“Then there’s nothing to worry about. Since you have a clear conscience, why feel guilty?” Lin Beifan smiled.
Mo Rushuang felt much better in her heart.
“But, sir, what should I do next?”
Mo Rushuang’s eyes were filled with confusion, “Now that I know his true face, if I continue to help him, it’s like being an accomplice to a tiger. I can’t accept that! But if I stop, I don’t know what to do… Even he, a deceitful person, I don’t know who else in the world can be trusted? Is there still hope for Great Wu? Is there still hope for the common people?”
“What’s your plan?” Lin Beifan asked.
“I want…” Mo Rushuang’s eyes became firm, “I want to expose his true face, let everyone in the world know his false benevolence and righteousness, so that no one can be deceived by him anymore!”
“Don’t do that!” Lin Beifan said.
“Why not?” Mo Rushuang asked in return.
“Because if you really expose his true face, then the world will inevitably descend into chaos!”
“Chaos in the world?” Mo Rushuang was shocked.
Lin Beifan said with conviction, “It is said that those who gain Tao will have many helpers, while those who lose Tao will have few. If he loses the most basic ethics, the people will lose trust and loyalty towards him, even the martial artists who were once friendly with him will abandon him! As a result, the throne will be farther away from him, and he will become increasingly desperate, resorting to desperate measures, and war will not be far behind!”
“Once war breaks out, the other vassal kings will undoubtedly not remain indifferent, the neighboring countries of Great Wu will certainly not stand by! As a result, Great Wu will fall into chaos, and the world will be in chaos!”
“In this chaos, the people will surely suffer and countless lives will be lost!”
Mo Rushuang was shocked and pale.
“And your sect will also be affected!”
“Because you exposed the true face of the Northern King, he will definitely be angered and target your sect, targeting all your relatives and friends! So, please don’t act impulsively!”
Mo Rushuang’s face turned white!
Just the thought of these tragic scenes made her feel like a perpetuator of eternal guilt!
She felt ashamed of the kindness her sect had shown her!
She desperately held Lin Beifan’s hand, feeling as if she had grasped the last straw of salvation, and said, “What should I do now? Please teach me, sir!”
“Of course, you should continue pretending, pretending to know nothing!” Lin Beifan said.
“But my conscience is troubled!” Mo Rushuang said in pain.
“Look at it from a different perspective, see yourself as a spy lurking by the prince’s side!”
“A spy?” Mo Rushuang looked puzzled.
“A spy representing the people, a spy pleading for the people’s lives! Only by lurking by his side will you know what he has done, what he is up to! This way, we can take targeted measures to crush his ambitions!” Lin Beifan blinked, “Doesn’t that make you feel better?”
“Yes, it definitely makes me feel better! But… can I really do it?” Mo Rushuang said anxiously, “I myself have been deceived by him for so many years, I can’t possibly defeat him!”
“If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me, I’ll help you!” Lin Beifan tightened his grip on Mo Rushuang’s hand.
Being covered by a pair of warm hands, Mo Rushuang felt a strong sense of security.
Yes, if she doesn’t understand something, she can ask the gentleman!
The gentleman is so incredibly smart and resourceful, he must be able to deal with the warlord!
“And, doing this also has a big advantage!”
“What advantage?”
“By continuing to infiltrate, you can continue to help me swindle money from the Prince of Northern Hebei! Without money, his influence will diminish, and maybe without anyone’s intervention, he’ll ruin himself!” Lin Beifan smirked proudly.
Mo Rushuang couldn’t help but burst into laughter, “Mr. Lin, you’re so wicked!”
“A man has to be a little wicked for women to love him!” Lin Beifan said.
Mo Rushuang’s face turned red instantly, she thought for a moment and complained slightly, “Mr. Lin, did you already know about the prince’s true nature, so you’ve been swindling his money all along? Why didn’t you warn me earlier? Were you just watching me make a fool of myself, being used without realizing it?”
“I’ve already warned you before, but you didn’t take it seriously!” Lin Beifan shook his head and laughed.
“When did you warn me?” Mo Rushuang felt a bit confused.
“Have you forgotten the words I said to you before?” Lin Beifan said seriously, “To determine if a ruler is truly wise and kind, don’t judge them based on what they usually do, but rather on how the people under their rule are faring! Now you’ve seen the situation for yourself, they’re living very poorly, they’re all becoming refugees! Some things are better understood when witnessed firsthand!”
Mo Rushuang nodded in deep agreement.
If she hadn’t come to Tangzhou this time and passed through the Northern Hebei’s territory, she might have been deceived her whole life and remain a tool for the Prince to use.
Mo Rushuang looked at Lin Beifan’s handsome and radiant face, and a surge of impulse rose within her, “Mrm Lin, can I lean on your shoulder for a little while? Just for a moment!”
“Of course, my embrace will always be open for you!” Lin Beifan reached out and embraced Mo Rushuang.
The two were close together, feeling each other’s warmth, and hearing each other’s heartbeats.
Mo Rushuang’s wandering heart found solace.
“Mr. Lin, you’re so wonderful to have!”
Lin Beifan felt a sense of loss as he watched her slip away so easily. Ancient women are so easily shy, they would blush at the sight of a mere people’s shadow.
If it were a modern girl, she wouldn’t be embarrassed to kiss in public.
Lin Beifan turned his head to glare, wanting to see who ruined his good mood.
But he found that it was Guo Shaoshuai, this eccentric teenager, walking over with a gloomy expression.
“Mr. Lin, I’m feeling down and I wanted to talk to you about something!”
Lin Beifan frowned and said unhappily, “It’s late at night, and we’re both men, what’s there to talk about? Are we going to talk about love? Go home and play with your cotton balls!”
Guo Shaoshuai: “…”
Guo Shaoshuai looked pitifully, “Mr. Lin, if you don’t talk to me, I’ll pester you all day long, even if I have to squat in the toilet!”
Lin Beifan was shocked, “What the hell! You’re so malicious! Fine, just say whatever you want, I’ll listen!”
“Thank you for understanding, sir!”
Guo Shaoshuai sat down and prepared his emotions, then said, “I know the person who was hunting us down, he is called…”
Lin Beifan immediately interrupted him, “Wait, your senior sister has already told me about these things. His name is Mu Lao, he is an attendant of the Prince of Northern Hebei, definitely sent by the Prince to kill us! Skip the details and get to the point!”
Guo Shaoshuai opened his mouth but couldn’t find the right words, helplessly said, “But if I don’t say these things, I won’t be emotionally prepared!”
“But I’m already emotionally prepared, so quickly get to the point and stop wasting time like a woman!” Lin Beifan impatiently said.
“Alright, I’ll get to the point!”
Guo Shaoshuai said in anguish, “Mr. Lin, I didn’t expect that the Prince I’ve been following all this time turned out to be a deceitful person! I didn’t expect that my persistence and belief all these years were wrong! Mr. Lin, am I blind to not see through it?”
Lin Beifan clapped and exclaimed, “You’re absolutely right! You’ve been foolishly doing his bidding for so many years, only now realizing that he’s a villain, what else can it be if not blindness?”
Guo Shaoshuai: “Ha?!”
“Not only are you blind, you’re also stupid and naive! If I were you, I would have already found a crooked tree to hang myself on, to prevent dying from my own stupidity!” Lin Beifan said.
Guo Shaoshuai: “Ha?!”
This statement was a bit provoking, especially piercing to the heart!
Guo Shaoshuai felt that his already slightly cold heart became even colder!
