Villain : I reincarnated as a Prince! Shouldn't I have a Harem?

Lying on his back inside his chambers on the bed beside Feng Xue, Ashen stared at the ceiling while thinking about random things that came to his mind to pass the time:

It's been more than three months since I came into this world.

Sometimes I wonder, how anyone who knows of my journey will see me.

Will they think I am evil, good, or just like any other random person? I don't know and honestly, I don't care!

What would even change from how a person sees me? No one can understand a person fully unless they live their lives themselves.

Unless one is put in the same situation, no one can be fully sure how they would react.

Many people ramble on about how they are good and wouldn't commit any evil, however, once they are given the power and strength to commit evil, they'll do it!

Even I have only done what was necessary until now.

The massacre at Xiran's village was necessary to hide my secrets, also those villagers could have been a problem in the future If I didn't take care of them then and there! Even if someone would blame me, I don't give a shit!

It isn't like I am committing indiscriminate killing for my joy.

If possible, I'd rather live peacefully on a small island, however, having been at a place of strength and power, I know that there is no peace without strength.

The weak will always get oppressed by the strong, either openly or without the weak's knowledge.

Even laws can be bent to benefit the strong, no world is an exception to this, neither this one nor my previous one.

Even there, the people who considered themselves normal and thought they were free, only lived in delusions created by the strong.

A person who had a job will need to wake up early, go to office, listen to his boss's orders, and repeat this for his whole life until his body didn't allow him to do so!

Was this freedom?

Didn't he want to sleep more? Does he want to hear his boss shout at him? Doesn't he want to spend his whole life with his family?

They were simply slaves with a delusion in their minds that they were free.

The real freedom is doing whatever you want without a care in the world. If you want to sleep then sleep, if you want to eat then eat, if you want to work then work and if you want to kill then kill!

There is no other excuse and this type of freedom is only available to the truly strong.

You can simply know about this from a person by asking him if he is happy. Most would lie and the truly happy people would be the most free!

Happiness is momentary, but, It can be endless if you are at the top. I had experienced that in my previous life, After killing William and his offsprings, I lived without a care in the world.

No one could boss me around, I had multiple women who were in love with me. I had Vic who was more of a son to me than my brother! And lastly, my grandfather who loved me more than anything in the world!

It was a content life and I'd like to create the same or a better life here!

If I decide to be content with being weak just to avoid killing anyone or committing evil, then wouldn't I be simply a coward?

I won't be able to protect anyone who matters to me just because I have decided to be a kind and righteous person.

I'll need to expect for a strong person's mercy and would need to bow my head in fear of offending them. I would rather die than live like that!

There is no other choice for me than to be at the top of the world and I will not hesitate to do anything to reach that top.

It doesn't matter if I am called evil or the devil himself.

To reach the top, you have to remove everyone that is in your way.

Either you remove them or they remove you!

I'd rather let the whole world suffer Instead of suffering myself and letting my loved ones suffer.

I'll not kill without reason, but I'll not hesitate to kill if I have a simple reason to do so!

"Everyone, We have arrived at the Southern prefecture of the Xue Mo Tribe!"

While Ashen was lost in his thoughts, The carriage suddenly stopped and the announcement was made.

Hearing the announcement, Ashen and Feng Xue went out to take a look.

It was already afternoon and the sunlight shone bright which made Feng Xue squint her eyes a little to adjust to the lighting.

After her eyes had adjusted, a sight filled with children running around, multiple men and women in animal fur clothes gathered around the carriage with curious looks in their eyes, and the workers unloading the goods, welcomed her.

She turned towards Ashen to ask, but before she could say anything, Ashen spoke as if already knowing her question: "You want to ask about this place right? Wait, let me call that old man to explain clearly since I am visiting the north for the first time as well!"

Ashen released his pressuring aura ferociously before taking it back instantly.

To ordinary people, it was like an instant where they could not breathe, however, a cultivator of that Old man's level knew what had happened.

He instantly appeared in the air before successfully spotting Ashen and Feng Xue.

Rushing in front of them, he bowed respectfully with his hands shivering as he thought: "Have they decided to get rid of me now that they have reached their destination?"

He wondered to himself with fear and anticipation.

"Sir, I'd like to know about this place and why have you stopped here?" Ashen asked gently with a smile.

The old man was taken aback at first, not expecting Ashen to speak so gently and respectfully to him as he glanced at Feng Xue before thinking:

Maybe only this lady is ferocious and foul-mouthed. This handsome King realm expert is such a kind person compared to her. Even though he is powerful, he doesn't use it to bully people!

Thinking that, he smiled and nodded: "Sure Young Master, Ask me anything you want. As for this place, This is a small tribe near the southern borders of the Xue Mo Tribe. This carriage has stopped here because we are going to set up a caravan carnival to sell our goods here! The nearby tribes will also come here to visit the carnival and buy our goods.

This carnival will last for five days before we travel further inside to set up a carnival in the other tribes!"

Ashen nodded in understanding: Hmm... so this carriage will not move for five days. Looks like this was it for traveling by a carriage.

Ashen then asked further: "Old Sir, I'm not fully aware of the situation in the north, can you explain to me how things work here!"

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)