Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!

Chapter 1077 - 320: Punishment (4)

East Sea looked at Zhan Li with disdain in his eyes, sneered and said, "As for the second point, go and serve that child. Be his servant, be his bodyguard. Before he leaves Southern Border, if he loses another hair, or even gets a scratch, you should just die!"

Zhan Li’s forehead was covered in sweat, his expression was dazed with a hint of despair, his lips trembled but he couldn’t utter a single word.

"The previous message is directly from the Ancestor, given for me to relay to you—it was spoken by the Ancestor themselves, and I haven’t left out a single word, even tried to maintain the tone as much as possible."

East Sea’s eyes carried deep mockery as he sneered, "Zhan Li, you silly girl, you’ve truly broken new ground in the Ghost Race.

The Ghost Race has eighteen divisions, and eighteen Yamas, each of whom rarely gets a chance to speak more than ten words to the Ancestor in a year.

And here you are, having never even met the Ancestor, yet the Ancestor gave you over ten full sentences at once—all of them scolding and berating you.

There is another matter, which I should let you know about as well.

Your master, who is also the chieftain of the Ghost Race, due to recommending you, has now incurred the Ancestor’s anger, and before I came, he had to relinquish his position as the chieftain of the Ghost Race and was ordered by the Ancestor to go to Ghost Cloud Cliff, to reflect for three years."

Zhan Li’s body shook, and he looked at East Sea with wide, incredulous eyes.

Master?

He was removed from his position!!

The prestigious chieftain of the Ghost Race, in name the Common Lord of the eighteen divisions, holding a status even higher than the eighteen Yamas!

In the Ghost Race, second only to the Ancestor Saint!

And just like that, he was removed?

Just because I failed to carry out the Ancestor’s instructions properly, and my master, just because he recommended me, was removed from his position?

Then, that child...

That shameless young man, what is his identity? Why is he worth such a large commotion from the Ancestor?!

Zhan Li stuttered, "Sword, Lord Sword Master, my master... that child..."

But East Sea didn’t answer her question at all, coldly said, "Alright, there’s one last thing, also instructed by the Ancestor. Zhan Li, come a few steps closer."

Zhan Li, not knowing what it meant, hurriedly moved forward on her knees in front of East Sea.

East Sea squinted his eyes, "Kneel upright, straighten your back, mm... yes, just like that... lift your face."

Zhan Li followed these instructions and raised her face.

East Sea took a deep breath, slowly raised his right hand, and slapped.

Splash!!

A slap!

Splash!

Splash!

Splash!

Consecutive four slaps hit Zhan Li’s face, two on the left cheek, two on the right.

Zhan Li’s cheeks instantly swelled and reddened, blood oozing from the corner of her mouth.

East Sea coldly said, "That child was hunted by Ju Shanfeng, was hit four times during their dueling technique. The Ancestor ordered me to slap you four times!

You should be thankful that the child is alright, moreover, you remedied the situation afterward, healed his wounds, and even knew to use secret remedies to adjust for the hidden ailments and injuries of his body, which slightly made up for your mistake.

If not, these four slaps, I would have used mana to hit you instead."

Zhan Li dared not reach up to touch her swollen face, she took a deep breath, seriously said, "Zhan, Zhan Li, accepts the punishment!

The Ancestor was right in hitting, it is Zhan Li’s fault!"

East Sea shook his head, carefully studied Zhan Li for a moment, then suddenly changed his tone, sneered, "Actually, I’m a bit curious.

Logically, having made the Ancestor so furious, and you making such a big mistake, your master was dismissed just for recommending you, and yet here you are, only receiving four slaps.

Logically, you should have been killed with a single strike, as for that child, I even sought the Ancestor’s instructions on the matter of personally following and protecting him.

But the Ancestor specifically let you go to protect and serve."

Zhan Li lowered her eyelids, cautiously said, "I, I don’t understand either..."

"Don’t understand, don’t understand then don’t understand. The Ancestor’s orders, I might not understand, but I will execute them without fail," East Sea coldly said, "And you, your biggest mistake this time was that you didn’t understand the Ancestor’s orders, yet you assumed to be clever and acted on your own.

You must remember and understand that the Ancestor is the sky of the Ghost Race! The positions the Ancestor holds, the things they see and know, the things they contemplate, ninety-nine out of a hundred are things a person like you sitting on the ground could not possibly understand or comprehend!

Not understanding is actually fine, not knowing is fine too.

Because fundamentally, you aren’t needed to understand! You aren’t worthy to know!

What you need to do is simply follow the Ancestor’s instructions and do the assigned tasks well!

Your foolishness lies in assuming to act on your own, trying to be clever!"

Zhan Li hung her head, her body slightly trembling, "Zhan Li, Zhan Li remembers."

East Sea nodded, waved his sleeve, and coldly said, "Alright, the message has been delivered, the tasks the Ancestor assigned to me have been completed, you may leave now."

Zhan Li raised her head, face ashen, yet still respectfully and meticulously kowtowed, "Sinner Zhan Li takes leave!"

Only then did she rise, took a few steps back, then turned around and slowly walked away in the direction of her own ranks.

East Sea stared at Zhan Li’s back shadow, his expression gradually grew complex and playful.

Mm... no wonder the old lady flared up so much.

Her obedient grandson, having arrived in the Domain Realm, any setbacks faced in other realms could all be considered as trials and experiences.

But having arrived in the Southern Border, and especially on the Ghost Race’s land, it’s considered home.

Yet at home, he was almost killed by people of the Ghost Race? And coincidentally, when the incident occurred, the person sent specifically by the old lady as a protective guardian was so derelict and foolish as to not even be by the child’s side!

Understandably, the old lady was longing for her grandson so much that she went mad, but ended up with such an outcome, it’s no wonder she was so furious.

However...

At this point, East Sea couldn’t help but show a hint of confusion in his eyes...

What is so special about this Zhan Li? Even after the chieftain of the Ghost Race received a severe punishment, she is still allowed to stay by that child’s side?

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Chen Yan was sitting on a soft couch waiting when suddenly he saw the door of the carriage open.

Zhan Li walked in, keeping her head down, silently walked up to him, and quietly knelt down beside him.

While Chen Yan was bewildered, Zhan Li had already picked up the wine pot and poured wine for him, then softly, stammered, "Do, do you want some fruit with the wine?"

Her tone was respectful and obedient!

Chen Yan: ???

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