Chastisement

"Of course you can!" Tang Xin said with a smile, "I get along very well with Miao Xin. You two can come to The Demon Peak and visit martial sister anytime in the future."

"Haha, great!"

When they arrived at Pluck Star Peak, Lin Xiaolu made a cool gesture with his hand and said with a laugh, "Rakshasa Demon Grandmother, help me tell that Emperor Penguin that I, the boss of Winter Melon Village, will come to shave it sooner or later."

"Pfft~" Tang Xin covered her mouth and laughed. Her beautiful eyes glared at him and said, "Go back with your sister quickly!" After that, she waved her hands and left.

Seeing her leave, Lin Xiaolu also held Xiao Yuer's hand and turned back to Pluck Star Peak.

At this time, it was just past the hour of Shen in the afternoon. The setting sun shone Pluck Star Peak in golden yellow. Lin Xiaolu and Xiao Yuer, dressed in dirty robes, walked along the familiar path, laughing and talking as they returned to their yard.

"Xiao Yuer, later we must get our story straight and not let martial sister know that we scolded Teacher and didn't go to class, okay?"

"Okay." Xiao Yuer obediently agreed. Then she curiously asked, "Brother, will we listen to Tang Xin's words and go to school tomorrow?"

"Of course not." Lin Xiaolu said without hesitation, "I was just deceiving the Rakshasa Demon Grandmother. If I didn't deceive her, she would have really escorted us to apologize to Teacher. How embarrassing would that be? How could I make a name for myself in the future?"

"Oh~" Xiao Yuer nodded obediently when she heard this.

The two children chatted as they walked. When they returned to the yard and saw no one there, they thought Li martial sister had gone out. So they walked into their own room together. But as soon as the siblings walked in the door, they saw Li Miaoxin sitting on the wooden chair in the hall, and... Teacher Yang drinking tea.

Seeing the old man, Lin Xiaolu was frightened and exclaimed while pointing at him, "Old bastard, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Miaoxin glared at him fiercely: "Xiaolu, apologize to Mr. Yang!"

Xiao Yuer saw Li Miaoxin's cold face and seemed very angry. She was scared and quickly hid behind her brother.

When Lin Xiaolu saw Li Miaoxin get angry at him, he immediately got mad too. He was about to retaliate instinctively, but Teacher Yang suddenly waved his hand as he drank his tea.

He looked at the seven-year-old Lin Xiaolu for a long time, then slowly said, "In my time of teaching, though not long nor short, this is the first time I've met such a bold child."

After speaking, he smiled apologetically and said, "Your name is Lin Xiaolu, right? I heard from little Miaoxin about you and your sister's life experience. For today's matter, this old man apologizes to you."

Lin Xiaolu was slightly shocked when he heard the old man's words. This old guy is actually apologizing to me? Behind him, Xiao Yuer also curiously poked out half of her little head and secretly looked at the old man.

"Are...are you serious?" Lin Xiaolu looked at the old man in surprise and asked hesitantly, "You want to apologize to a little kid like me? Aren't you adults all very arrogant?"

"Hahahaha~" The old man laughed heartily for a few times, then said, "Do you think your martial sister is arrogant?"

Lin Xiaolu looked at Li Miaoxin next to him, then shook his head. Li Miaoxin was definitely not arrogant. On the contrary, she had been very nice to him and his sister, he could see that.

The old man went on smiling, "I am a cultivator, but also a scholar. Both should be able to distinguish right from wrong, not rely on seniority to determine superiority. Little deer, for today's matter, this old man apologizes to you. Tomorrow, you continue to go to the literacy hall for class with your sister, and let bygones be bygones. How about it?"

The boy pursed his lips without answering. Li Miaoxin saw how stubborn he was, and immediately pretended to be angry and said, "Hurry up and thank Teacher, otherwise martial sister will punish you.

Today you have punched people twice and skipped school with your sister. You’ve already made a big mistake. If you make more trouble, martial sister will, will spank you."

Lin Xiaolu knew that martial sister was scaring him for his own good. But he had a lot of pride and remained expressionless. He snorted arrogantly, crossed his arms, and put on an I'm-the-boss attitude. Then he reluctantly said, "Fine, fine, I'll give you face this time, martial sister. I'll go to school tomorrow."

After speaking, he looked at the old man and asked, "If Chen Nianyun scolds me and my sister again, it won't be too much if I hit him right?"

"Hahaha..." The old man laughed loudly a few times, then promised, "Little deer, don't worry, they probably won't dare to bully you anymore."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu was also relieved. He himself had experience in this area too. If you meet someone who provokes you, as long as you beat him thoroughly once, he will avoid you when he sees you in the future.

People are afraid of the hard and fear the strong. Cultivators are the same.

In the hall, the old man continued to exhort, "Little deer, although other students in the school probably won't bully you anymore, you can't bully others either, let alone arbitrarily beat and insult others. Do you understand?"

"As long as they don't provoke me, I certainly won't hit them." The boy responded carefreely.

The old man stroked his beard, satisfied, and nodded. "In that case, the matter ends here today. Starting tomorrow, you two will attend class normally and must not be late."

After speaking, he got up to leave, leaning on his cane.

Li Miaoxin saw this and immediately enthusiastically persuaded, "Mr. Yang, are you leaving now? Why not stay for a meal?"

"No need, I should head back now." The old man smiled and glanced at the Lin Xiaolu and Xiao Yuer siblings, then said to Li Miaoxin, "That Li Mingru is really too undisciplined. He didn't properly guide his new disciples after accepting them, but instead directly handed them to you. Which elder of Emei would be so irresponsible like him? It's really inappropriate."

Li Miaoxin smiled awkwardly, "Master has always been like this."

The old man sighed, then suddenly lowered his voice and said, "This Lin Xiaolu is unruly by nature, with a stubborn temper that smashes his head against a brick wall. At such a young age, his eyes are already full of unbridled evil. Little Miaoxin, you must guide him to the proper path."

Li Miaoxin was surprised to hear this. She felt that Mr. Yang's words were a bit severe. Xiaolu was just a seven-year-old child, how could he be so evil?

But on the surface she still respectfully replied, "Your disciple will abide by Mr. Yang's teachings and will surely discipline junior brother properly."

Seeing Li Miaoxin agree, the old man nodded in satisfaction before leaving with a smile.

After the old man's figure disappeared, Li Miaoxin turned to look at the dirty siblings.

In the spacious and elegant antique hall, there were only one adult and two children left.

Xiao Yuer felt that she had done something wrong. Being stared at by Li Miaoxin now made her a little scared, so she lowered her head, fiddling with her fingers without speaking.

As for Lin Xiaolu, he continued to act arrogantly, as if he didn't take Li Miaoxin seriously at all.

Li Miaoxin looked at them and didn't say anything else. She took out two Cleansing Pills, as if nothing had happened, and smiled at them, "Where have you two rascals been playing all day? Look how dirty you are. Go use the Cleansing Pills to wash up, martial sister will take you to have dinner."

Upon hearing this, the siblings were both surprised. Lin Xiaolu even asked in astonishment, "Martial sister, you're not going to punish us?"

Li Miaoxin smiled charmingly at Lin Xiaolu and said softly with her red lips, "Why should I punish you? I'm your martial sister. When you do something wrong, it should be me, your martial sister, who should be punished, shouldn't it?~"