"Master, what are you talking about? Qing Jun doesn’t understand!"
Chen Ye looked at his own hand.
In the end, he decided not to use his hand to hit, even though Qing Jun was still young and not yet at the age to worry about distinctions between genders.
But it’s still important to pay attention to certain things in advance.
He instead pulled out the long whip from his waist, gauged the strength, and then lightly whipped Qing Jun’s chubby little butt with the tip:
"Will you dare to talk to your master like that again?"
"Hmph! Do you take your master for your father, or a slave!"
Appropriate corporal punishment is indeed very necessary for children.
A "snap" sound!
The little girl who had been chattering non-stop was suddenly silenced by the unexpected whip.
Her whole little body instantly froze on Chen Ye’s lap before completely going limp.
"Waa, it hurts... Master is the most annoying person in the world! I want to tell Sister Bai!"
Qing Jun’s little mouth puckered, crying with tears in her eyes.
Chen Ye initially felt a little heartache, but on hearing this, he hardened his heart:
"You want Bai Susu to teach your master a lesson?"
"I want Sister Bai to hit Master hard!"
The little girl fiercely bit Chen Ye’s leg. Just as she bit down, she hesitated and only lightly bit his clothing, angrily stating:
"Bad master!"
Chen Ye squinted his eyes.
Realizing the girl was in a stubborn state, no matter what he said, she would hold a grudge...
But Chen Ye wouldn’t pamper Qing Jun and slowly reason with her.
Because if he backed down now, the next time, the little girl would definitely be more excessive!
"Pop pop!"
The master didn’t speak but just continued to swing the whip.
Seeing his disciple cursing in pain, he whipped again.
Unexpectedly, while the little girl usually got scared easily, once she got angry, not even eight oxen could hold her back.
For the first few whips, she stubbornly refused to plead for mercy.
"Aiya..."
Even though Chen Ye controlled his strength well, it still frightened this pain-fearing little girl.
Her little face scrunched up like a bun, and her little hands tried to cover her butt.
In the end, the master easily grabbed them,
the master’s hands were so large they could hold her two frail wrists with one hand, then press them onto the back of her head.
Only the two slender little legs were left kicking the air.
"Will you still run around? Before the master left, I emphasized repeatedly not to run around!"
"Will you still listen to others? Do you think that Bai Susu is a good person? If someone else said they’d take you to find the master, would you obediently go with them too?"
The latter question was the main reason for Chen Ye’s anger.
Even Chen Ye himself didn’t know much about Bai Susu, holding much apprehension about her.
Yet with a word or two from Bai Susu, the two little girls obediently went out with her.
In past lives, how was this different from those abducted elementary school students?
For example, after school, someone says there’s something wrong with your parents and asks me to pick you up, and you obediently get into the car with a stranger?
The little girl, beaten, dared not curse at the master again, only quietly whimpering.
Her small butt even started to swell!
Ultimately, Chen Ye felt heartache and stopped appropriately, suddenly asking: "Do you think Sister Bai is a good person, while the master is a bad person?"
"Hmm..." The little girl’s voice was small, but Chen Ye heard it clearly.
Chen Ye shook his head, knowing the girl was sulking.
Intentionally using a hurt tone:
"Qing Jun, the master has been taking care of you for so long, and just because the master hit you today, he becomes a bad person?"
"And that Bai Susu, whom you barely know, just because she took you to Moon Rhinoceros District, she’s a good person?"
The little girl immediately fell silent,
she cautiously turned her head to take a peek, seeing the master’s face full of sadness, her little heart inexplicably flustered, yet she remained stubborn:
"The master hitting Qing Jun makes him a bad person!"
As she turned, a lumpy object peeked out from her pocket.
Chen Ye glanced at it instinctively, and seeing the master noticed, the little girl felt even more wronged: "Don’t look, this isn’t for the master!"
Well well.
Once Qing Jun said that, Chen Ye knew it was something Qing Jun intended to give him.
He suddenly felt a bit guilty,
The little disciple was probably thinking, ’Oh, I’m about to give the master a gift, the master would be so happy, so I’m overly excited?’
No wonder the little girl was so spirited today...
Chen Ye saw the little girl teary-eyed, full of grievance, and the red swollen little butt, as pitiful as it could be.
He steeled his heart, feeling even more wronged than Qing Jun.
Chen Ye sighed softly, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples:
"Maybe...it’s that the master hasn’t done well enough."
"Bai Susu let you into such danger in the Mist Forest, and yet the master braved life and death to save you in the Mist Forest, and yet... Qing Jun prefers Bai Susu..."
The little girl had never seen the master so gloomy.
She opened her little mouth, forgetting to wipe her tears: "Mas...Master..."
Chen Ye held the little girl’s frail waist and placed her on the ground.
Then, turned his back to the little girl: "It was wrong of the master to hit you, you can go out... let the master be alone quietly."
The little girl stared blankly at the master’s lonely back, a strange feeling of pity emerging.
Yes, it was her fault...
She was disobedient, talked back to the master, was ungrateful, and only knew how to boss the master around...
"Master... it was Qing Jun’s fault."
The little girl cautiously stepped forward and tugged the master’s hem.
But the master remained silent.
The little girl plucked up her courage, slowly crawled into the master’s embrace, and then laid over the master’s thigh.
She tried hard to raise her little butt: "Master, continue to punish Qing Jun! It’s all because Qing Jun didn’t listen..."
Chen Ye nearly couldn’t hold back his laughter.
Even though he wanted to keep pretending, continuing would be a bit unfair to Qing Jun.
He just wanted to find another way to prevent Qing Jun from sulking.
Chen Ye picked up Qing Jun and rubbed her head:
"In the future, remember not to trust others easily... also, the master is the best person in the world!"
"Hmm! Qing Jun... Qing Jun definitely won’t like anyone in the future, even Sister Bai! She’ll only like the master!"
Qing Jun quickly patted her chest and promised, oh, the master truly worries the little girl! Of course, except for Senior Sister! Qing Jun’s favorite will always be Senior Sister!
Chen Ye raised an eyebrow, thinking that sounded a bit off, quickly correcting: "No no, Qing Jun can naturally like others in the future, just prioritize listening to the master!"
"Huh? What’s the difference?" The little girl was very puzzled, but thought following the master couldn’t go wrong.
The little girl breathed a sigh of relief, and as she sat on the master’s lap, her small brow immediately furrowed, quickly propping herself up on Chen Ye’s shoulder, cautiously raising her butt: "Ouch, it hurts!"
Chen Ye helped hold the little girl’s waist, apologetically saying: "The master used too much force."
The little girl was very understanding: "Don’t say that, master! It’s all Qing Jun’s fault for being disobedient!"
This combination of a stick and a sweet date had left the little girl dazed, her mind full of the master’s good intentions.
Teaching a disciple requires the right approach...
Chen Ye was self-satisfied.
Merely spanking or merely coaxing wouldn’t be enough to teach a girl like Qing Jun.
Only a combination of firmness and gentleness could make her obedient.
But once Qing Jun grows up, would she look back and realize she was manipulated emotionally?
Probably... not. These childhood memories would fade... right?
Besides, it’s all for educating the disciple!
"By the way, Master..."
The little girl suddenly felt a bit shy, carefully taking out the chunky oil-paper parcel from her pocket, whispering,
"Earlier, Qing Jun prepared a candy even bigger than the master! But... the bad guys destroyed it, leaving only a small piece, which Qing Jun worked hard to remake these past few days. Master, quickly taste it! Let Qing Jun feed the master!"
After all, because her butt was sore from the master’s spanking,
now the master held her with both hands, so he couldn’t use his hands...
She was such an understanding good child!
As for Chen Ye, he comfortably leaned back in his chair, letting the little girl, despite her pain, busily feed him.
Hmm, children need to be taught to know filial piety...