When I saw that eerie old woman up close, I was utterly at a loss. I didn't know what to call her. If I called her "Granny" and she got angry, I would be dead for sure. After all, she was still wearing lipstick, wasn't she?
But if I called her Sister, she'd say I was taking advantage of her. Wouldn't that make me even more wronged?
"Senior... Senior, how have I offended you? I haven't done anything..." I began probing cautiously.
"Child, you killed people. How about I kill you, then say I didn't do anything? Would that work?" When the old woman's phoenix eyes looked at me, displeasure surfaced in them.
"The three of them were at the same level as me, and they were going to kill me in the woods. Was I not allowed to fight back? Granny, I truly hadn't done anything bad. They came after me and tried to kill me first." I spoke in fear.
"All three came from the same root, yet you showed them no mercy. Have you never considered that you killed your own elder brothers, or perhaps your younger brothers? They were wrong; they shouldn't have come to kill you. But now that you've killed them, haven't you become the one at fault?" the old woman said coldly.
My mind went blank for a moment. This is over. But just then, how could I have had time to care whether they were related by blood? Enlightenment had suppressed my realm, and three people of the same level had still come to surround and kill me. Was I not allowed to kill them?
"Self-defense isn't wrong, but one must win people over with virtue after gaining the advantage. And you still wanted to kill those who had attained enlightenment. If