Yingping was extremely depressed, and the mountain road was long. At this time, he was not as lively and optimistic as before.
"Uncle Seventh, it turns out you are so powerful...I don't even notice it at all..."
Suddenly, Yingping said something coldly, his voice seemed weak, desolate, and a little envious.
Qilang was naturally not as good-tempered as Ji Yangyu. He remained silent, just holding the old scalper and walking aside silently, ignoring Yingping.
Seeing that Shichiro ignored him, Yingping felt aggrieved again, and he murmured to himself——
"We just want to go down the mountain for a visit, have a bowl of noodles from Dongchengmen and then come back..."
...
"We were walking on the road so well, and they stopped us..."
...
"We didn't mess with them, but they took action first..."
...
"It's brought shame to Master... It's our fault..."
Yingping seemed to be talking to Qilang, or to the air, or he seemed to be explaining something to someone. He felt grievances, humiliations, unwillingness, injustice, and resentment... He was always fearless. He was not afraid, as if he had lost his soul at the moment.
The three of them walked along without asking each other, but he was the only one talking to himself. If anyone who knew him saw it, he would definitely think that there was something wrong with this man's mind.
The last time they violated the sect's rules, they escaped punishment. After returning this time, they didn't know what was waiting for them...
...
"Kneel down!"
Wen Junchen's slightly trembling roar resounded throughout the courtyard. It was obvious that he was furious.
Ying knelt down like a zombie, and Ye Changshan also knelt on the ground.
"you you you...!"
Wen Junchen was so excited that he couldn't say the second word after saying "you" for a long time.
Yingping lowered his head and said nothing, just staring blankly at the bluestone on the ground.
"I have set two sect rules for you as a teacher! There are only two! Now you have violated them all... What a well-intentioned way to set these sect rules for me as a teacher! Do you know half of it?... ...You are usually naughty and you are just opportunistic. You can just turn a blind eye to the teacher, but this time, you went down the mountain privately and almost caused a disaster! If you have three advantages and two disadvantages, How do you... do you explain to your master, how do you explain to your master! How do you explain to... how do you explain to your father!?"
Upon hearing the word 'father', Yingping, who had been motionless, finally raised his head slightly and looked at his master dreamily.
In fact, Yingping no longer had the heart to listen to what Wen Junchen was saying. He had never suffered such great humiliation and blow, and his mood had never been so low. When had he, who had always been so conceited, been so embarrassed and humiliated? Seeing Wen Junchen's angry and indefatigable look, he was really despairing and ashamed at this moment. Even if there was a cliff in front of him, let alone a smooth seam, he would jump down without looking back.
Suddenly, two lines of tears flowed from his eyes and streaked down Yingping's cheeks. Seeing Wen Junchen's face full of disappointment, his self-esteem was greatly hit - since you are so disappointed in me, then expel me from the school. Forget it, why bother humiliating and scolding me here again? Wouldn't it be better if you and I were free in this way?
Thinking of this, Yingping whispered: "I don't want to be your apprentice anymore..."
Wen Junchen was still heartbroken and couldn't believe his ears when he heard Yingping's words unexpectedly.
"W-what did you say...?"
"What ability do you have to be my master!? How can you boss me around!?" Yingping's expression suddenly distorted, and he gritted his teeth and spat out these words one by one: "I! No! Want!" Be! Your! Disciple!"
"Good...good...good..."
Wen Junchen was furious. He had been writing all night long these days, so he naturally had little sleep. He felt dizzy for a while, his eyes went dark, his legs became weak and he almost fainted.
Seeing this, everyone quickly supported Wen Junchen. Zichun took a chair from the side and asked Wen Junchen to sit on it.
"Evil disciples... evil disciples! Treason and injustice! Treason and injustice! I...I..."
With a 'squeak' sound, the courtyard door was pushed open.
"Jun Chen, where are the rules you set for these junior brothers and sisters in the past?" The vigorous and powerful voice reached everyone's ears, and everyone couldn't help but be surprised.
"teacher--"
Everyone was shocked when their husband suddenly appeared.
"Teacher, I..."
"You have always been strict with yourself, why are you so tolerant this time?" Before Wen Junchen could speak, Mr. Wen interrupted rudely.
"teacher......"
"You have come to praise the establishment and rule of law. Why do you favor your own disciples now? If you can't even teach your own disciples well, how will you discipline these junior brothers and sisters in the future? How will you benefit the world? ?”
"Teacher, Ke Yingping..."
"Being a teacher is not about disciplining Yingping, being a teacher is about disciplining you!"
After saying that, the husband turned around and walked slowly out the door, as if everything in the courtyard had nothing to do with him.
...
Wen Junchen suddenly stood up from his chair, looked at the teacher's retreating figure, and then looked at Yingping. He waved his sleeves, as if he had made great determination, and shouted in a deep voice——
"Old Seven, please quit whipping!"
Everyone was shocked again and looked at Wen Junchen in disbelief. Among them, Yuyin couldn't help but shouted pleadingly: "Second Senior Brother! Please think again!"
But Wen Junchen looked determined and showed no hesitation.
I saw Qilang taking down the whip hanging high in the hall from the hall. This whip seemed to have never been used since the establishment of the door. It was mostly used as a warning. The whip is as thick as a hemp rope and as strong as cowhide. I am afraid that one blow from the whip would be severe enough, not to mention the two young men, even with a body of copper and iron like Qilang.
"Ying Ping repeatedly made mistakes and ignored the teacher's training. He knew the rules of the sect but didn't abide by them, and he knew the teacher's way but didn't respect him. This almost led to a catastrophe. According to the rules of the sect, the leader Twenty whips! As a master, Ye Changshan knew that he was going against the grain and did not try to dissuade him. Instead, he agreed with him and received the 'whips' ten times!"
Twenty lashes? I'm afraid it won't kill these two people!
After all, Zichun felt sorry for these two little ones. After hearing this, her heart tightened and she said almost in a begging tone: "Second senior brother! Yingping and Changshan are still young. I'm afraid they won't be able to bear these twenty lashes! Even if I was wrong, is this punishment too severe?"
"Second Senior Brother! If you insist on punishing Junior Brother and Junior Nephew... why not... why don't I receive twenty lashes for them! I have rough skin and thick flesh! You call Lao Qi and beat me! I'm not afraid of pain... ....”
Seeing his uncles begging for mercy on his behalf, Yingping looked determined. He gritted his teeth and suddenly said: "Uncles, please don't plead for us anymore -! Yingping... accept the punishment!"
Seeing that Yingping was so stubborn, everyone's pleas for mercy became louder.
"Just shut up!"
Wen Junchen shouted sternly to stop everyone, obviously he was angry this time.
When everyone saw this, they did not dare to speak out to dissuade him, so they had no choice but to retreat to the back.
"Qi Lang, use the whip..." Wen Junchen said firmly.
Shichiro not only looks ruthless, he also seems to have no emotions in his heart. Facing the weak Hideira, he raises and falls his whip without any sympathy——
"Snapped--"
There was an extremely powerful and crisp sound of whipping, which scared the little white dog and ran away with its tail between its legs.
Then, a burning, heartbreaking pain came from his back, and Yingping almost couldn't help but scream - it turned out that this whip was really not a joke, it was more than a hundred times more painful than the ruler used by his adoptive father that day?
For a moment, he felt a little regretful, but recalling his stubborn words of admitting punishment just now, he couldn't admit defeat! Now that I have claimed it, I have to swallow it in my stomach even if my teeth are broken!
"Snapped--"
There was another sound of whipping, and Yingping had closed his eyes tightly and gritted his teeth tightly at this moment.
"Snapped--"
With the third crack of the whip, Yingping finally couldn't bear it any longer and almost fell to the ground. He had already been beaten severely, but when the whip came down several times, he spat out blood and water from his mouth on the ground.
What Wen Junchen saw was that his heart was trembling and his liver was trembling. The whip hit Yingping, which was painful in the heart of his master.
Everyone looked so distressed. Zichun's eyes were slightly red at this moment, and he almost cried. He cried and begged: "Second Senior Brother..."
But after Yingping heard this, he straightened his body and said loudly: "Uncle Fifth Master Yingping appreciates his kindness! I am responsible for all my work! I accept this whip!"
After saying that, he took off the hairpin from his head and bit it in his mouth. His eyes were extremely red and he was panting like an ox.
"Lao Qi...go on..." Wen Junchen closed his eyes and shouted weakly.
'Snapped--'
'Snapped--'
'Snapped--'
...
Every time the whip cracked, Yingping bit his hairpin and let out a low moan, but he never cried a word. Until the tenth whip fell, a crisp sound of "bah-ta--" sounded, as if something was broken.
Taking a closer look, it turned out that the hairpin that Yingping was biting in his mouth had been bitten off! Looking at Yingping's back again, it was already in terrible shape. His clothes had been beaten to pieces, and bright red blood oozed from them. A closer look revealed that the skin and flesh were torn under the clothes.
"stop!"
Qilang put down the whip he raised in his hand, and saw Wen Junchen walking up to Yingping and saying, "Wen Junchen is a good example to others, but he can't discipline him well, which caused Yingping to violate the rules of the sect. Wen Junchen should take the place of the remaining ten whips." Yingping is punished.”
"Second Senior Brother! No!"
Wen Junchen was nearly fifty years old, how could he bear such a punishment? Even Yingping was slightly surprised after hearing this. He raised his head with difficulty and looked at Wen Junchen, with a bit of confusion in his unwilling eyes.
"Qi Lang!" Wen Junchen ignored the dissuasion of his junior brothers and sisters, knelt down next to Yingping, and shouted loudly: "Wen Junchen takes the lead!"
This time, Shichiro seemed a little hesitant. But looking at Wen Junchen's resolute attitude, he frowned slightly, and then raised his whip again -
'Snapped--'
'Snapped--'
'Snapped--'
...
There were ten more blasts like firecrackers, but Wen Junchen acted extremely calm from beginning to end, not even blinking. Ji Yangyu, who was standing aside, closed his eyes and shook his head. Zichun couldn't bear to look at this tragic situation and buried his head on Ji Yang and his shoulders.
Listening to the clear and loud sound of the whip, more and more tears filled Yingping's eyes, until finally he buried his face in the soil and refused to lift it up again...
[On the second day of the holiday, Yingping was beaten! 】
