16 A New Evil Plan

The next morning, Luo Hong felt extremely refreshed and energetic after a good night's sleep. Ever since he found himself in the mass grave, everything felt surreal to him as if he was dreaming.

The servants came in with warm water and towels, plus some fine salt, for him to wash up. There was also a pot of tea.

Luo Hong was not used to the process, so he completed the tedious washing process with the help of the servants like a dead corpse.

A while later, he saw the servant with the voluptuous body come in, and a thought popped up in his mind: the life of the wealthy was degenerating.

He stretched his body before he headed out to the living room.

In her apron, Little Douhua brought in a bowl of fragrant soybean pudding. She was still shy in front of Luo Hong, hence she lowered her head and served the bowl of soybean pudding on the table before she ran back to the kitchen.

Despite that, Luo Hong was quite pleased with her bashful nature. 'Oh yeah, I'm a fierce and bad person! Be afraid! Be very afraid!'

Butler Chen was already in his seat and he smiled when Luo Hong came in. "My young lord, it seems like you had a good night's sleep yesterday. I suppose the emissaries from the Court of Judicial Review didn't trouble you, did they?"

Luo Hong respected the man due to his mysterious background. He sat down and took a spoonful of soybean pudding. He then said with a smile, "The emissaries are quite friendly and they are quite good with their words. It's just that their brains are a little jumbled up."

Butler Chen's hands froze for a moment. He was rendered speechless as he shook his head.

A while later, several other servants brought Luo Xiaoxiao in. Her body was still asleep but her mind was already feasting on breakfast.

Luo Hong glanced at the sleeping little imp. He quickly slurped and finished his soybean pudding and swapped his empty bowl with Luo Xiaoxiao's full bowl.

Right after Luo Xiaoxiao was placed on the chair, she opened her eyes. The feeling of waking up in front of the dining table was amazing.

"Look at you, Xiaoxiao, eating your breakfast so quickly," Luo Hong said in mock shock as he took another spoon of soybean pudding from 'his' bowl.

Luo Xiaoxiao was stunned. She opened her eyes wide at the empty bowl in front of her and was more confused than before.

'I...finished my breakfast?!'

"Are you still hungry? Here, I still have some. Do you want it?" Luo Hong had a glance at Luo Xiaoxiao's confused look as she looked at her empty bowl. He then seized the chance to become the good brother that he was.

Luo Xiaoxiao blinked a few times and was surprised by the offer.

"Wait a minute. You are still a growing kid. I don't think it's suitable for you to overeat at breakfast," Luo Hong grumbled before he slurped and finished the bowl of soybean pudding.

Luo Xiaoxiao was confused and started to doubt her own existence. How could she have such a brother?

While Butler Chen had his breakfast and was enjoying his tea, he gave Luo Hong's little prank a faint smile but did not stop him.

Instead, he showed them an indulgent smile. A brother pranking his little sister was a sign of a happy family.

Little Douhua was having her own bowl of soybean pudding further away. 

Luo Hong noticed her. He glimpsed at her and his hand tapped the seat beside him. "Come over here and sit down."

Little Douhua shook her head while holding the bowl of soybean pudding.

Delighted, Luo Hong saw that as a chance to get mad at Little Douhua again. He put on a stiff expression and raised his volume to order, "Come here!"

"M-my lord…don't…be mad…" Little Douhua trembled as she ran over to the table like a frightened rabbit and sat down beside him.

Luo Hong was overjoyed. 'A shout a day keeps the dream of success rolling.' 

After breakfast, he did not stay in the living room. Instead, he went back to the study.

With his back leaning in the chair, he took the human skin manual out and touched the smooth cover, feeling its realistic skin texture. He was still in awe of how realistic and smooth it was.

As though he had seen through death, he opened the manual. 

The first page still showed the message: From today onwards, please become a great antagonist.

He stared at the message. He felt like he had received the sincere blessing from the previous owner of this manual.

He flipped it to the character statistics page.

Character: Luo Hong

Level: 1

Sin Level: -23

Title: Little B*stard

Race: Man (Mortal)

Cultivated Arts: Phantom Shadow (Incomplete)

State: Ninth Grade (Jusha)

He stared at the Sin Level and his lips curled up bitterly. 'It fell even more…It must be the incident last night! I'm dying…'

Not only did he fail to raise the Sin Level to the positive, but it had deteriorated even more. 

'This is ridiculous…'

He flipped it to the diary page and realized that the entry had changed with new contents added after a night.

The front part whereby he had ordered his guards to beat Jia Sidao up and save Little Douhua remained the same. The changes were only in the later part.

"June 13th, the Great Xia Calendar."

…

"At night, I was arrested and brought back to the yamen. I feel nothing except the urge to laugh out loud. I tried to bribe the magistrate with money, yet the emissaries from the Court of Judicial Review realized the 'truth' behind my bribery.

"Imperial officials, who carry out the orders of the emperor, should operate righteously and honestly without committing improper acts.

"The emissaries were deeply moved by my character and chatted with me happily.

"Incident two: Sin Level -6

"Extra: I got mad at Little Douhua again today.

"Incident three: Sin Level +1

He shut the manual and felt terrible. His Sin Level was dropping even more, and it started to suffocate him.

If this continued, when would he be able to draw the special prize and become a leading antagonist in the world? When would he be able to reach the peak of his life?

He flipped to the Prize Pool and stared at the special prize to ease his suffering. However, the more he looked at it, the worse he felt.

"No! I can't give up! I must plan and arrange what to do next! It's just bullying, right? How difficult can it be?" Luo Hong took a deep breath and started to plan in his mind.

"I'll get mad at Little Douhua everyday to get a stable increment in Sin Level, but I can't just shave a single sheep's wool…Right, I can also use Jia Sidao! Bullying a scholar might be more exciting!"

Luo Hong's eyes shone for a moment before he fell into deep thoughts again.

"Hmm, bullying Jia Sidao isn't a big crime since that b*stard isn't a good guy either. In order to bring my Sin Level to the positive, I might have to find someone kind to bully.

"The idea of finding an evil organization is great but…is there any evil organization in Anping County? The Heaven and Earth Demons? No, that bunch is too mysterious and dangerous."

With his back against the chair, he frowned and pondered at all the possibilities.

All of a sudden, the lightbulb above his head lit up. He remembered that during the conversation with Luo Feng last night, they had talked about the bandits outside Anping County.

"Right, the bandits are a group of bad guys!" Luo Hong got excited. 

"I can join the bandits and commit crimes! I'll definitely earn a ton in terms of Sin Level! I'm such a genius!"

He laughed out loud at the thought of it. Then, he lay a piece of paper on the table. He grabbed the brush and dipped it into the ink that the servant had prepared for him before he started writing on it.

In the end, the word 'Bandit' was written on it.

His next plan was finally decided!

If he joined the bandits and raid villages while committing crimes with them, would he still be able to keep his good name up? Would he still help others?

Impossible! It was impossible!