Chapter 1000 - 551: The Beating Must Be Worthwhile (Double-length)

For the girls of the Flower Moon Building, the most terrifying thing in the world is having a woman hear the bad things you’ve said about her behind her back.

But fortunately, amidst the misfortune,

This woman was Zhu Pingniang.

There were plenty of girls in the Flower Moon Building who talked "bad things" about Ms. Zhu, but since Ms. Zhu was part of the Immortal Sect, if she really wanted to hear, she could listen from morning till night, there’s no way she’d already be infuriated.

So, as long as...

As long as Miss Lu isn’t with Zhu Pingniang, nothing’s a problem.

The worst thing isn’t saying bad things about Ms. Zhu and having her hear, but having Miss Lu hear them... countless precedents have taught them that as long as you don’t provoke Miss Lu in the Flower Moon Building... you can live quite well.

So.

When Ms. Zhu kicked the door open, Huang’Er’s pupils indeed shook with guilt for a moment, but when she saw that Miss Lu wasn’t with her, she breathed a sigh of relief, then cast a resentful glance at Ah Qing.

Ah Qing spread her hands.

She had sensed Ms. Zhu coming, that’s why she gave a signal to this girl, but she was ignored, so she can’t be blamed.

"...?" After coming in, Ms. Zhu was initially quite satisfied with Huang’Er’s trembling appearance, but the sudden relief made Ms. Zhu’s head fill with question marks.

"???"

This girl... why does she seem relieved?

Do I really not look angry?

Taking a deep breath, Ms. Zhu repeated her words in irritation.

"You cheeky girl, watch your back."

"Pingniang, I was wrong." Huang’Er nodded and immediately knelt on the ground.

Not afraid doesn’t mean not kneeling; when facing Mother, one must kneel.

"Watch your...?" Ah Qing was a bit confused; she hadn’t been scolded by Ms. Zhu before, so she didn’t quite understand.

"It’s Pingniang’s way of speaking, ’watch’ means ’be careful’." Huang’Er knelt on the ground, hinting softly to Ah Qing, "Watch your back means she’s asking if my skin is itching."

Ah Qing: "..."

This girl, about to get beaten, still has time to explain these trivial details to me?

But she quickly recalled Huang’Er indeed mentioned before that she seemed to have gotten used to being beaten...

Looking at her proficient kneeling posture, she really was used to it.

Ah Qing glanced at Ms. Zhu, and found that Ms. Zhu was also stunned.

Evidently, she was also baffled by this girl who clearly knelt down, yet had the mind to explain her words.

"You... you dead girl!"

Dignity shattered.

It truly was dignity shattered.

Today, she must make this girl understand what pain means.

Ms. Zhu wasn’t surprised to overhear them discussing her figure on the way over, given that such topics are practically old news in the Flower Moon Building, requiring no reason.

After all, she only heard Ah Qing defending her, while Huang’Er stomped on her hard... even saying she would starve her children in the future?

Even if she was a bit smaller, it wouldn’t go as far as starving her children, right?

These words could be considered the most ’vicious’ a woman could hear.

Silently, Ms. Zhu pulled out a soft whip from somewhere, and it landed on the ground with a crisp sound.

"Ah Qing, it’s your turn to go on stage... uh."

At that moment, a maid opened the door, just about to call Ah Qing, but immediately saw the girl kneeling on the ground and Ms. Zhu holding the soft whip, and shivered at once.

"Ms. Zhu, you... go ahead and teach that girl first."

She swallowed nervously.

"I’ll take the stage for Ah Qing for a bit..."

With that, the maid fled like her life depended on it.

She didn’t want to get beaten.

Even though Ms. Zhu is considerate of the girls, when she hits, it’s just enough to leave a mark but doesn’t damage the bones... but the pain, oh that’s real pain.

Comparable to the cold pain of the Gui Water, she didn’t want to try it even once.

Ah Qing: "..."

Ms. Zhu: "..."

Huang’Er obediently knelt on the ground, even lifting her outer clothes on her own accord, to give Ms. Zhu more relief when hitting her.

Pain, just grit your teeth and it will pass.

Who told her to speak ill of Ms. Zhu behind her back, so it’s deserved.

Ah Qing, who had pity on her sister, said, "Ms. Zhu, my sword dance..."

"Isn’t that girl taking your place first, no rush, wait until I finish teaching this ignorant girl a lesson." Ms. Zhu huffed coldly.

She wouldn’t say to let Ah Qing perform while she stayed here to discipline the girl.

Ms. Zhu knew, Huang’Er definitely didn’t want to miss Ah Qing’s debut, so she’d spank her, and then let her watch Ah Qing take the stage.

"This girl knows what pain is." Ah Qing looked at Huang’Er’s knuckles turning white, helplessly.

In this world, what girl doesn’t know what pain is?

Deserved is indeed deserved.

"But earlier, it was the two of us joking about you, if there’s a punishment, you have to include me too." Ah Qing said.

"Ah Qing, don’t plead for her." Ms. Zhu didn’t believe it, "I know your nature, if it weren’t for this girl pestering you, how could you end up talking about me? Hmph... when it comes down to it, we’re quite similar, it’s just that this girl, because she’s young and still has room to grow, hasn’t learned to keep her mouth shut."

If Huang’Er’s figure was similar to theirs, she surely wouldn’t be in the mood to mock her.

Ah Qing: "...?"

The implication was, her figure was similar to Ms. Zhu’s, so she wouldn’t talk about her.

Ah Qing suddenly felt like... watching someone else go through a thunder tribulation, she inexplicably got struck by lightning herself.

"I was the one asking, it has nothing to do with Ms. Qing, she still has to take the stage." Huang’Er grinned sheepishly, "Sister, just hit me alone."