Chapter 188 Still Angry

Pan Yun encouraged them, "Then go ahead. I'll talk to them and ask them to give you a trial. If they don't agree, I'll beat them up first, and then you can go up."

Miaozhen and Miaohe both thought this was a good idea.

When Xuan Li heard this, he was eager to try, "How about I go too?"

If Pan Jun hesitated for even a second, it would be disrespectful to her, so she just shook her head and said, "You can't."

Xuan Li was not convinced, "Why can't I do it?"

Pan Yun: "In the last sword fighting class, the teacher asked me to teach you some moves, and I deliberately used my left-handed sword. As a result, in the third move, you bumped into my sword. If I hadn't retracted it quickly, you would have been killed on the spot."

Xuan Li blushed and whispered, "I was tripped by a stone slab. Who would have thought that a corner of the stone slab would be lifted up due to years of disrepair?"

Pan Yun: "If a fight really breaks out, not only will a corner of a stone slab be lifted up, but a mountain may even rise from the flat ground. What will you do then?"

"Why would I want to fight with my senior brothers and sisters? Is it because they have higher cultivation than me? It's because they have been in the martial arts world for a long time and have accumulated a lot of experience. They know what despicable means the opponent will use to deal with them when they meet an enemy in the martial arts world. If they force them into a desperate situation, they will also use it to deal with me."

Pan Yun said: "After fighting with them, I will know what methods people in the martial arts world use in a fight. I dare not say that I can understand all of them, but with so many brothers and sisters, I can at least understand 30% to 40% of them."

"And if I understand their positions in the martial arts world, I can infer where I can go if I venture into the martial arts world."

Xuan Li was stunned and asked, "Aren't you a temple priest? You have a high level of cultivation and a bright future. You just need to stay in Sanqing Mountain and cultivate. Why do you want to venture into the martial arts world?"

"The world is dangerous, don't go there, let me go alone."

After Pan Jun said this, Xuan Li began to yearn for the martial arts world and changed his mind, "You are right, the martial arts world is so fun, how can we not go and explore it?"

Pan Yun: "...Don't tell anyone about this. I didn't say that."

“The language isn’t, but the tone is.”

Pan Yun couldn't argue with her and decided not to argue with her anymore.

But this matter did attract Xuanli's attention, and she also wanted to fight with her senior brothers and sisters.

When Pan Yun and the others went to challenge their senior brothers and sisters to a fight, she followed them, drew her sword and rushed forward.

This made the battle-hardened seniors a little flustered, because they had to be careful not to really poke a hole in Xuan Li and kill him.

Also because of Xuan Li's joining, the teachers in the academy who had turned a blind eye to the situation quickly took action and wiped out the mutual learning team in this small corner.

Seniors who were about to take exams were ordered not to step out of certain areas. If they were found to have violated the order, they would be immediately expelled from the academy and would have to find a place to stay on their own.

Pan Yun and the other three, especially Pan Yun, were punished to wash clothes for a month in the laundry.

Pan Yun was very dissatisfied and asked loudly: "Why do other students have to clean the classroom when they make mistakes, but I have to do the laundry?"

Lin Jingle, who made the punishment, said coldly: "One and a half months."

Pan Jun immediately shut up. She was not afraid that the penalty would be increased to two months, but she felt that it was not a big deal.

She probably knew that she was not punished to sweep the floor because sweeping the floor would allow her to talk to many of her senior brothers and sisters.

There was only the laundry department. Because of its remote location, it was difficult to meet outsiders whether washing clothes or hanging them to dry, which completely cut off her channels of contact with her senior brothers and sisters.

Pan Jun sighed, and at noon the next day, she went to the laundry department with Miaozhenmiaohe and Xuanli to report.

Because Xuanli had just joined, she was only punished for three days, and she only had to complete the punished tasks on time every day.

Miaozhen and Miaohe were punished for half a month because they were in cahoots with Pan Yun.

Pan Yun was the mastermind, so she was fined one month, but she managed to extend the sentence to one and a half months.

When the four of them arrived at the laundry, Zhang, the manager of the laundry, frowned at them and asked, "Why did the Criminal Law Court punish you four little kids to come to the laundry?"

She lifted their palms and looked at them, frowning even more tightly. "These delicate skinned hands have no calluses except those from holding pens and swords. Are these hands for work?"

"I sent you here not to punish you, but to punish me." Manager Zhang kept muttering, but still led the four people to a pile of dirty clothes and pointed at them, saying, "Wash them before class, otherwise I will double the amount tomorrow. If you still can't finish washing them tomorrow, I will double it again. After three times, I will talk to the Criminal Law Hall and either extend your punishment, or you don't go to class and wash all the clothes you need to wash within one day before I can start over."

So cold and heartless.

Pan Yun and the other three looked at each other, then looked at the pile of dirty clothes on the ground, and they all shuddered.

Pan Yun asked cautiously, "Manager, where are these clothes?"

"The clothes of the teaching staff and disciples in the academy."

But not everyone has a Taoist boy to take care of them personally like Zhang Liuzhen. Most Taoist priests take care of themselves.

In order not to delay the teachers' practice and teaching, the academy would send Taoist children to collect their dirty clothes and wash them every day.

In addition, there is a cafeteria for meals and accommodation in the academy. It can be said that the academy takes care of everything from food, clothing and accommodation, with only one purpose.

Practice and teach with peace of mind.

There are quite a few teachers and Taoist disciples in the academy.

The amount given to Pan Yun and the others was just a drop in the bucket. The four of them obviously knew this, and silently picked up the wooden barrel, stuffed all the dirty clothes into it, and then brought it to the river.

Pan Yun looked at the eight buckets that were filled to the brim and said, "Two buckets per person, separate them. Whoever can't finish it will find a way."

Xuan Li: “…”

She stared at Pan Jun with wide eyes.

Pan Yun looked back calmly, "So you knew you couldn't finish it."

Xuan Li said guiltily: "Are you blaming me? I caused you to be discovered by the gentlemen and also caused you to be punished."

"It's not you who caused us to be punished," Pan Yun was clear about gratitude and resentment. "If it weren't for you, the three of us would have to bear this punishment one day, but it was you who caused us to be caught. Even if we were punished, it would have been after we passed the examination for ordination."

"I have been a sparring partner for such a long time, even if I am punished in the end, I don't regret it. But now there is still half a month before the ordination examination. I regret being caught now."

Xuan Li blinked and reacted belatedly, "You mean, the gentlemen knew that you were here to fight, but they just kept silent. It was only after I came that they 'discovered' you?"

Pan Yun: "That corner is remote, but it's not so remote that with so many of us gathered there for so many days, the people in the Criminal Law Hall still don't know anything about it, right?"

"If this is true, the head of the Criminal Law Hall should be changed."

Xuan Li remained silent.

Miao Zhen said: "It's too late to say anything now. It has already happened. Don't dwell on the past. Worry about the present. Xuanli, we don't often do housework in Sanqing Mountain. I'm afraid we can't help you with this matter."

"Young Master brought this up specifically for everyone's benefit. We've been punished longer than you. If you're a burden, Manager Zhang will make this a penalty for everyone. Do you know how many extra pieces of clothing we'll have to pay for every day?"

Xuan Li shuddered at the mere thought of it, and said, "I won't implicate you."

Pan Jun nodded, "I hope so."

Because of this sentence, Xuan Li worked particularly hard to wash the clothes, and her speed was so fast that Pan Yun and the other two were stunned.

Miao He stared at her blankly, and after a moment he said, "If you just put it down and stir it twice and then pick it up, can you wash it clean?"

Xuan Li: "Isn't it enough to just wash it? They only ask for it to be washed, not how clean it should be. And how can we control the degree of cleanliness? The husband has his own reasons and the wife has her own reasons."

Pan Jun felt that what she said made sense, but when he looked down at the dirty clothes in his hands, he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart and washed the clothes honestly.

The same is true for Miaozhenmiaohe.

They thought that Xuan Li's behavior was not good, but they would not persuade her because with her ability, she really could not finish finishing two barrels of clothes.

This is good. Even if they are discovered and punished, they will only be punished for other things, and the punishment will not be increased... right?

After the four of them finished washing, they took the clothes back to the laundry, shook them out and hung them on the clothesline.

Manager Zhang looked at them one by one, frowned as he checked Xuan Li's washed clothes, and immediately punished her, saying, "Take the clothes and wash them again."

But she was not punished by doubling her punishment tomorrow.

Xuan Li breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Pan Jun.

At the same time, Manager Zhang also treated the four of them as individuals. When he assigned them tasks the next day, he gave each person a pile of clothes, and whoever failed to complete the task would be punished.

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Xuan Li finally didn't have to worry about getting them into trouble.

However, Xuanli did not lag behind. She would rather wash it roughly and delay class that day and be punished to wash it again, rather than allow herself to be punished twice as much the next day.

Pan Yun couldn't help but exclaim, "I didn't expect Xuan Li to be so smart. This is indeed a good idea. I will write this in the student handbook so that the students who are punished later will know this."

Xuan Li came over with a wooden barrel and heard it, and hurriedly asked: "You accepted my idea, do you want to pay me?"

Pan Yun: "The student handbooks are given to students for free, and I don't make any money from it myself."

Xuan Li looked skeptical, "Would you do something that doesn't make money?"

Pan Yun: "I am a good person, okay? It's you, on the other hand, who never seems to be a good person."

Xuanli: ...

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Miao Zhen quickly interrupted them and said, "Xuan Li, tomorrow is the last day. Don't make any mistakes, otherwise all your efforts will be wasted."

Xuan Li blushed and said "hmm", then carried the wooden bucket to the stream.

This stream flows down from the mountain. It is said that the source is on the mountains behind it. It never dries up all year round. However, the water in the stream will be very little in winter, with only a shallow layer. You can cross the stream by stepping on stones.

There are many stones by the stream, some natural and some moved from other places by the people in the academy. They are used specifically for washing clothes, vegetables, and even rice.

Anyway, the stream water keeps flowing downwards, and people cannot touch the same water at two different times.

Xuan Li washed the clothes, looked at Miao Zhen and asked in a low voice: "Is your junior master still angry with me?"

(End of this chapter)