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"Oh? So what exactly happened? Can you tell me about it? It's rare for Yun Shen Bu Zhi Chu to have such a big incident; I can't help but be curious!"
"Um..." I lowered my gaze and hesitated for a moment before recounting the general course of events. "That's about it."
Then, I silently watched Wei Wuxian, who was laughing so hard he was rolling on the ground.
"Hahaha! Who on earth came up with these rumors? They're just too funny! Si Chui actually got punished for lacking cultivation? Ahahaha... Oh no! My stomach hurts! Ahahaha..."
Sorry, but I don't get your sense of humor. Is it really that funny? I raised an eyebrow at him in silence.
He actually didn't know about these rumors? It seemed that they were only circulating among the Female Cultivators and hadn't made their way over here.
"Well, I really didn't know that Si Chui's reason for being punished was so noteworthy," Wei Wuxian finally stopped laughing, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and continued, "But I thought girls were supposed to be gentle and demure, yet it turns out they can cause a ruckus even more exaggerated than I did back in the day! Should I say it's better to remain silent than to speak up and shock everyone? This could definitely add a significant entry to the Lan Family records!"
"...It has nothing to do with me; I'm innocent," I pouted and whispered my grievance.
"Haha! Not necessarily, after all, you know how much you were actually involved in this matter. Don't think you can just wash your hands of it," Wei Wuxian chuckled as he ruffled my hair. "By the way, why didn't you choose to reveal the whole truth directly? That way, you wouldn't be wrongfully accused!"
"Ugh!" I resignedly brushed my disheveled hair back into place. "It's too complicated to explain everything; I'm too lazy." Besides, do you really think these matters can be casually shared with everyone? If I were to lay everything bare, it would probably lead to endless troubles!
"I see..." Wei Wuxian looked at me with an ambiguous smile. "Speaking of which, when Lan Juan came to find Lan Zhan for punishment yesterday, it really surprised me. I've hardly ever heard of Female Cultivators being punished; after all, girls usually act more cautiously and follow the rules, rarely breaking family regulations," he lamented.
If you think that way, you're mistaken! Girls are often more meticulous in their thinking, so they understand better how to skirt around the rules and play strategies just as well as men do. I couldn't help but think to myself.
"However, the reason I specifically called you here today is because of another matter... Ah, Lan Zhan!" He cheerfully waved his hand toward another direction.
I turned my head and indeed saw Lan Wangji returning.
"Hanguang Jun," I quickly bowed in greeting.
"I say, Xiaohua, you also need to be punished," Wei Wuxian suddenly said. "Do you know why?"
"Huh?" I was genuinely taken aback.
I have to be punished too? Why? Did I do something that warrants punishment... Ah, come to think of it, there seems to be one thing—
"...Falsely conveying an imperial edict?" I cautiously probed.
"Ha! That's right! It seems you know deep down!" Wei Wuxian tilted his head in appreciation. "Daring to play tricks on Hanguang Jun, you're the first person in history to do so."
I see, it must have been Lan Qiren who came to receive punishment yesterday and, feeling resentful, inadvertently exposed the lie I had told earlier.
I thought it was foolproof; indeed, it's not about being fearless but rather about the unexpected—tch!
"Ms. Wei," Lan Wangji said solemnly as he handed me a stack of paper. "‘Yun Shen Bu Zhi Chu prohibits deceitful speech,’ one hundred times."
I was stunned.
"...After I finish this punishment, can I stop wearing the headband?" I couldn't help but bargain.
Speaking of which, I didn't voluntarily accept this guest elder position; it doesn't make sense to force me into compliance! If worse comes to worst, I could just resign and roll back to Wailing Hill—surely that's an option?
Lan Wangji looked at me with a complex expression for a while before finally letting out a reluctant sigh. "Agreed."
I took a deep breath and helplessly accepted the stack of punishment papers from his hand.
"I accept my punishment."
It was quite lenient of Lan Wangji to only require me to copy the phrase "The place where clouds are deep and unknown is forbidden to deceive" a hundred times for having used Hanguang Jun's name without permission.
After all, as long as I copied it a hundred times, I could avoid the rule of wearing a headband. It seemed like a fair trade-off, right?
That was what I thought at first...
However, when I submitted my painstakingly completed hundred copies, all I received was a frown from Lan Wangji.
"The characters are not proper."
...Fine, I'll start over!
Yet, when I handed in my diligently completed two hundred copies, Lan Wangji still looked at me with an expression that was hard to describe.
"The characters are not proper."
...I surrender!
This was far more difficult than I had imagined!
"Hanguang Jun, could you please write a sample for me to copy?" At this rate, with my poor handwriting, even if I copied it ten thousand times, I wouldn't pass!
To make matters worse, I received additional notification that my previous punishment for improper handwriting meant I had to copy "Li Ze Pian" again. I was on the verge of breaking down!
"Please, spare me!!!"
My handwriting is terrible, terrible, terrible... I wonder what your standards are?!
If I had known I would be sent back to rewrite this, I would have just scribbled something down from the start!
It seems that the primary requirement for living peacefully in the depths of Yun Shen is to first master good handwriting!
Unfortunately, that is my Achilles' heel... Can I be punished with a beating instead? I would gladly accept physical punishment in exchange for these lines!
"Mian Fei, why were you punished?!" Qi Wei, who came to the Detached Courtyard to find me, looked at me in shock and confusion as I buried my head in my work, surrounded by chaos.
"It's a long story..." I replied, feeling frustrated and powerless as I slumped over the table. "In short, I can only say it's my own fault..."
"Um... do you need my help?" Qi Wei cautiously suggested.
I shook my head without thinking.
"Your handwriting is too different from mine; it would be too easy to get caught. I appreciate your kindness." If they found out I had someone else write for me, I might be punished even more severely. I couldn't take that risk.
"Uh..." She looked at my handwriting in silence, nervously twisting her fingers. "Is there anything else I can help with?"
With a sigh of frustration and resignation, I said, "It's fine, Xiao Chun. Just leave me be for now; this is what I deserve."
Qi Wei remained speechless for a while.
"Well... good luck..." she said before leaving, feeling helpless.
Sigh, after writing lines for so long, I'm starting to doubt my own existence. I can barely recognize which character I'm writing anymore!
For a moment, I disdainfully tossed my pen aside and slumped onto the mat.
Enough is enough… Why am I putting up with this? I could just refuse to acknowledge it all and walk away without a care, right?
But then, what would I do after leaving?
Thinking of this, a wave of sadness washed over me.
"An Yeh… what do you really want me to do?" I genuinely couldn't understand… this trial was just too harsh; it felt like a cruel joke!
I stared blankly at my ink-stained fingers, slowly flexing them a few times. Then, I quietly recited the Healing Spell to ease the accumulated soreness and used Purification to remove the ink stains.
Well, in the end, this was all self-inflicted. Besides, I had nothing else to do.
Moreover, from another perspective, as long as I focused on writing lines, I wouldn't have to force myself to interact with others. That could be seen as a good thing? Although the price was truly unbearable…
Sigh! Anyway, I'll just keep pushing forward!
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