Oh fuck"
Although he didn't say it out loud it was definitely writen all over his face.
Zhen Hua looked at mofang ni with a nice but concerning looking smile like he wanted mofang ni to say something but this disciple had nothing to say.
" he also beat up some thief"
Everything was silent for a moment and mofang ni could feel zhen huas eyes on him.
It was against the rules to beat up others especially civilians. Shizun told him "try talking to someone first and if they don't listen then just walk away" but how could he walk away someone got robbed he couldn't just sit back and relax!
"Is this true.. Mofang ni " his word pierced mofang ni's heart they were soft but had lots of disappointment behind them. He couldn't even find the words to respond he just opened his mouth to speak but shut it straight away and just nodded instead.
"SEE, I told you"
She let out a chuckle that made mofang ni want to do to her what he did to that thief
But all he could do was look at the floor and worry about the punishment he was about to get.
"I'll be on my way and you better punish him properly "
"... I will miss , have one of my other disciples see you out"
After she left mofang ni stopped holding his staring contest with the floor and looked up at zhen Hua. He's still looked disappointed but more sad now ,he didn't want to punish mofang ni but he had to or he would be called weak and too kind.
This disciple knew this and was ready for whatever punishment that was coming his way.
"How bad is it?"
"Pretty bad... "
Minutes later zhen Hua came back after he had looked over the rules. He counted all the lashes mofang ni would be given and how many days of chores he would get after.
It concluded to 40 hits and 30 days of chores. Witch in mofang ni's time wasn't the worst he had been given.
"40 hits and 30 days of chores"
At least it wasn't shizun who was giving them or he might as well be dead. He didn't have to do the lashes straight away but it had to be today. So he went to go find Hao difang his one and true love at least that's what he thought of her as. He would try be at her side all day and night and would never even think of disrespecting her.
"Ji ji, you here? "
Although they weren't related he still called her that. Sometimes he did want to be that way but not as brother and sister as wife and husband.
"I'm in here!"
A loud shout from the other room echoed to where he was. It was Hao difang.
He quickly walked to where she was and she was..... Writing?
"What are you doing?"
"Oh.. Well I'm studying for something "
"What for? "
"For the tournament coming soon "
It was true they did have a tournament soon in the next couple of months mofang ni had been picked to participate but.... Ji ji hadn't
"But why would you do that your not in the tournament?"
"Not for me silly for you and shu dian I was learning about the other teams so when we got to the time we could just know how they fight instead of you two just going in blind"
"Hao... Your to kind... "
MoFang ni got up and hugged her tightly she had always been this nice ever since they met and she would always make him little teddies because she knew how to sew very well. mofang ni had tried to learn to repay her but he kept breaking the string.
There was silence for a moment they both knew what she was going to say next but neither one wanted to say anything first.
Hao did
"I heard about the punishment..... "
"Is it bad? "
Mofang ni didn't know what to say he didn't want to make her worried he would never want to make her feel any thing unpleasant but he didn't want to lie to her.
"It's not the worst I've ever gotten "
....
The silence was very unpleasant and could be cut with a sword.
"I promise I'll be fine d-! "
"Please stop getting into trouble.... For me "
Mofang ni knew he couldn't say no. The way she said it was from the heart and she ment it in a way that she was trying to protect him. All... All that she's done for me and I still can't repay her in anyway.
"Ji ji ..... Of course "
"Good"
She smiled it felt heart warming and like she trusted him but why should she trust him he knows that it will happen again.
Soon after mofang ni left and went to blossom Hall. Quite a few people had heard of the punishment and had come to see if what they had heard was true ...and it was.
Mofang ni kneeled on the podium in the center of the hall . The grand master stood behind him reading out the violations he had made just hours before.
"Mofang ni do you admit to the crime of theft?"
"Yes... "
"Do you also admit to the crime of harming an Innocent? "
"Yes"
"Then shall we continue with the punishment.... Sorry. "
He whispered that last bit under his breath but mofang ni heard and knew no one wanted to do this to there own disciples.... Except mofang's shizun he was ruthless and followed the rules almost to closely.
Mofang ni was whipped and battered and by the time that they'd finished he felt pain and the blood dripping down his back .
He was immediately sent to his room to get healed with some medical cream the master gave him before he left. He sat all night groaning while he tried to heal his wounds and after cried untill he passed out. It was either from blood loss or the lack of sleep he'd been getting.
"Mofang? "
Hao difang? It was her voice but he was still tired from falling asleep so late. And who would come to his room this early?
"Ji ji? "
He looked up and saw her she looked sad but it was a look of sympathy and worry.
She had something in her hands it..... It was a little duck toy it looked soft and was his favorite animal.
She passed it over and it was as soft as it looked it was like he was touching clouds.
"How are you?"
Mofang snapped out of his moment.
"Better ... "
"Shizun wants to see you"
Shizun? why would he want to see mofang this time. He probably wanted him to do chores. Even thought mofang was still hurt it wasn't like shizun cared.
"I'll go right away"
"Ok just make sure you don't over work yourself"
"I... I'll try not to"
After Hao difang left he looked at the duck toy and hugged it before struggling to get up and setting it down neatly on his bed.
He checked his wounds and they were still bleeding so he changed them before he left to go and see what shizun wanted.
The cloud manner was a beautiful place and as the name suggests it's floor was clouds it was built on the tallest peak of the mountain so the clouds were sat on the floor like a layer of fog .
But who lived inside it was not nice like a cloud shizun is mean and is.... Beautiful but that doesn't mean that he can't be mean.
He walked across the bridge connecting heaven to this hellish place. He walked in it wasn't very big but could probably home 3 people at most and since it was only shizun the spare rooms had been turned into studies and storage.
Mofang ni thought it was a waste of space because shizun spent most his time in his room.
"Shizunnn"
"Are you here? "
"In here mofang ni"
Mofang walked into a near by room and there was shizun... Sat in a room... Full of a lot stuff.
Mofang ni couldn't even get to shizun without stepping on something and almost falling several times.
"What would shizun like this disciple to do for him today? "
"I heard you got punished and that you stole... Are you healed? "
Of course mofang wasn't healed! He had gotten whipped 40 times yesterday .But he couldn't say anything or shizun would probably hit him even more.
"This disciple is doing alright".
"Good can you clean this room while I go to the library ".
WHAT clean THIS room mofang was stunned but managed to sputter out.
"Y-yes shizun".
This room was filthy .
How was he supposed to clean all this up...