Chapter 15: Punishment
Story: Disciple in Distress Author:Velvet Verity Novels words:4528 Update time:2023-07-15 09:55:55
When Yun Yang followed Senior Brother, who was tall and had long legs, to Zhu Yue Xuan, he was already panting.
The head of the Wuchen Sect and the four elders were already waiting in the front hall.
"Master, the four elders." After Yun Lin respectfully greeted the five individuals, he stepped aside.
Yun Yang didn't even have the chance to catch his breath, let alone make any courtesy gestures. His heavy gasps could be heard echoing throughout the entire front hall.
The four elders furrowed their brows one after another. This child not only lacked seriousness during morning lessons, but also showed no trace of manners in front of their master and elders.
"Yunyang, you are aware of your mistake." The stern voice of Elder Li Jue suddenly rang out from above.
When Yun Yang looked up, Elder Li Jue was already standing in front of him.
"Ah." Yunyang looked at Elder Li Jue with a bewildered expression. "Disciple, what have I done wrong?"
He was completely unaware of what he had done wrong. Today, he woke up early and went to his morning class on time.
"What did the Sect Master talk about in today's morning class?" Elder Lijue didn't directly point out where he went wrong either.
"Um..." Yun Yang looked troubled. During morning class, he had visited Zhou Gong in his dreams, so he had no idea what his master had said. He only remembered his senior brothers chattering and reciting some incantations that made him feel drowsy, to the point where he couldn't even lift his eyelids. However, he woke up at one point and overheard his master saying a few words, so he took them out to respond, "It seems like master was talking about some 'Enlightenment Heart Sutra'?"
He could only remember these few words.
Elder Li Jue was somewhat surprised. During morning class, this kid was clearly sleeping, yet he managed to hit the key point. Today, the topic of the morning class was indeed "The Heart Sutra of Enlightenment."
With this, it's impossible to punish this kid.
Seeing Elder Li hesitate, the Sect Leader, Wu Chen, spoke up, "Not bad. You can still remember what I taught during the morning class even when you are sleeping. It seems you have some potential. However, dozing off during the morning class, without any respect or regard, in the presence of the Grand Hall, not only violates the rules of the sect but also shows disrespect to the Master, the Four Elders, and all the senior disciples present. It also offends the deities on the altar."
Even his master, who had always protected him, felt that he was at fault this time. "Since you just recently entered the sect and this is your first offense, your master will punish you by making you kneel in the main hall and recite the Three Sacred Chants three hundred times."
"Ah, three hundred times?" Yun Yang thought he heard it wrong. Perhaps his master meant three times or thirteen times. During the morning class, Senior Brother only led the other senior disciples to recite it once, which took nearly the time it takes to finish a cup of tea.
The Head of Wuchen Sect nodded, confirming that he had not misheard.
The disciple only heard the senior martial brother recite the morning lesson once and did not remember it.
Yunyang originally wanted to find an excuse to get the master to change the content of the punishment, but unexpectedly ended up dragging the eldest senior brother into it.
Rest assured, your senior brother will accompany you. I will entrust you to his care. He did not explain the rules of the Xuan Yin Sect to you properly, nor did he discipline you well. He should receive punishment for all of these.
Master spoke confidently, but Yun Yang felt that Senior Brother was innocent this time. Shouldn't it be Master's responsibility to disciple and guide him? This Old Wu Chen, throwing him to Senior Brother, not only expects him to take care of his daily life, but also to teach him. Wouldn't it have been better to directly make Senior Brother his master in the first place?
However, the senior brother beside remained silent and silently accepted the punishment. He finally understood that his senior brother was not just a figurehead, but someone who silently endured grievances.
"Yun Yang, come here and let your master take a good look at you." After finishing the matter of punishment, the Sect Master Wuchen beckoned his young disciple to come forward.
"What is Master looking at?" Yun Yang suddenly felt a hint of unease in his heart. Could it be that Master discovered something unusual about him?