C5

After an unknown amount of time, when the first light of dawn shined on this piece of land, a thumping sound suddenly came from outside Shi Ling's room. Outside, a voice also sounded, "Hello, Shi Ling, are you there?"

The people outside saw that there was no response from the room, so they knocked on the door a few more times. Then, he pushed open the door and entered.

It was a handsome young man wearing a white robe. From the looks of it, he also belonged to the service disciple category. However, when matched with his handsome face, he seemed rather extraordinary.

At this moment, Loong Yang looked around the room and was immediately shocked when he saw Shi Ling lying on the ground. He quickly ran over to Shi Ling and helped him up. Then, he pushed his body and hurriedly said, "Hey, Shi Ling, wake up. Shi Ling, Shi Ling!"

Shi Ling, who was still unconscious, slowly opened his eyes. At first, his vision was hazy, but when the scene became clear, he saw his best friend, Loong Yang, looking at him worriedly.

"Morning."

Loong Yang immediately pushed him aside in annoyance. Loong Yang thought that something had happened to Shi Ling and thought that if he couldn't wake Shi Ling up, then he would just give him a pill or take him to see the Medicine Refinery Hall. But in the end, he saw that Shi Ling was completely fine.

Shi Ling stood up, he rubbed the back of his neck with one hand, then looked at Loong Yang and said: "Aren't you going to work today? Why did you come here? "

Loong Yang crossed his arms in front of his chest and said, "You still have the nerve to say that Uncle Yan Wuping gave us the mission today, and all the service disciples in Department A will be here. In the end, when the name was called, you were the only one who was not there, so Martial Uncle Yan Wuping told me to come find you, but you were still sleeping!"

When Shi Ling heard this, he could not help but let out a "Ah" and said: "We have a mission down here today! "F * ck, why didn't you say so earlier? What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and leave!"

Soon, they arrived at the place where the servants usually gathered. It was a small courtyard, and at a glance, one could tell that there were almost thirty people standing in a neat row. Yan Wuping, who was standing right in front of them, had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot. Needless to say, everyone was waiting for the late Shi Ling.

When Shi Ling and Loong Yang rushed over, Loong Yang returned to the queue. However, Shi Ling arrived in front of Yan Wuping and said apologetically, "Sorry for late arrival, Martial Uncle Yan."

Yan Wuping glanced at him and had the urge to chop Shi Ling alive. However, when he thought about the fact that Shi Ling was on Chen Lu's side, he could only endure it. He immediately said with a deep voice, "According to the rules, you need to be whipped fifty times today."

When Shi Ling heard this, he couldn't help but gasp. Of course, he knew how terrifying the whip was, as long as it was a living person who got whipped, they would all be in great pain. Fifty lashes, although it wouldn't cause a person's life to be in danger, but it was enough to make people want to die rather than to beg for death.

In front of him, a tall skinny man who was not far away laughed strangely. He was the tall skinny man who bullied Shi Ling with Fatty Xu yesterday, and at this moment, he was looking at Shi Ling with a gloating expression. For the man who had inexplicably attempted the whipping yesterday, he really wanted to see what kind of expression Shi Ling would have.

Yan Wuping changed the topic and said, "However, considering that you are the first offender and you were injured yesterday, it is understandable. So, you should avoid the whipping and instead squat down to two hundred. Do you accept it?"

Shi Ling also revealed a happy expression when he heard the first half, but after hearing the latter half of the sentence, his face collapsed again. Shi Ling also revealed a happy expression when he heard the first half, but after hearing the latter half of the sentence, his face collapsed again.

After that, Yan Wuping took out a piece of pig iron that was the size of a bucket from his Storage Ring and threw it in front of Shi Ling, making a light bang that even broke the ground there, causing many people to be secretly shocked. Looking at the size of the pig iron, it seemed to be around two hundred kilograms, which might not be much for a cultivator, but for an ordinary person, that would be troublesome.

Loong Yang, who was standing at the back of the crowd, seemed to want to say something after seeing this, but another girl beside him shook her head at him and said: "Shi Ling should be punished if he makes a mistake. This kind of thing is not something Shi Ling can avoid, so, even if you ask for mercy, it's useless."

When Loong Yang heard this, he could only look at Shi Ling silently. Shi Ling's face was filled with bitterness as he arrived in front of the pig iron. He stretched out both hands and grabbed onto the iron handlebars. Then he took a deep breath and tried to do it in one go.

However, what Shi Ling didn't expect was that he didn't use much strength at all, and the pig iron was actually moved by him!

Shi Ling's eyes widened slightly. He looked around and saw that everyone's eyes were focused on Yan Wuping. No one was looking at him, so he tried to move the pig iron again.

What shocked Shi Ling was that this pig iron looked incredibly heavy, but when he lifted it, it was not strenuous at all. Shi Ling was puzzled by this fact and looked sideways at Yan Wuping. Was he taking the wrong piece of pig iron to fool people with a hollow piece of pig iron?

Shi Ling thought about it carefully and thought that it was possible. This was a good thing for him, so he naturally wouldn't expose it. Otherwise, if Yan Wuping gave him a real pig iron instead, he would be dead tired.

After that, he carried the pig iron and squatted down in a deep squat. His face was full of effort, but only he was overjoyed, Yan Wuping had given him a piece of hollow pig iron, regardless of whether the other party was doing it on purpose or not, as long as he completed his punishment, what else could he say?

Therefore, Shi Ling displayed his performance very seriously. The expression on his face was so exaggerated that those who didn't know it would think that he had moved something extremely heavy.

Loong Yang, who was at the back of the crowd, was secretly worried for Shi Ling. On the other side, the lanky youth had a sneer on his face. He thought to himself, Who told you to be so arrogant yesterday?

Yan Wuping took out a light purple flower from his Storage Ring, waved it in front of everyone, and said: "This is the mission given by the sect, go outside to collect this Spirit Grass called 'Youlan Fragrance'. The one with the lowest age is only at the tenth level, the one with the lowest age is just for the lowest, and if you can find an older Youlan Fragrance for five gold coins, then the price will be higher. Everyone needs to collect at least three Youlan Fragrance to complete the mission, do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, everyone said in unison, "Understood."

But their hearts were all filled with shock. A single orchid flower was worth five gold coins, which was way too much for them. One must know that the monthly salary of a service disciple was only ten gold coins, and this orchid flower alone was enough for them to earn half a month's worth of income. How could they not be shocked?

Thinking about this, Shi Ling could not help but sneer. He was just a cripple, he had no use for cultivation resources, so why was he still thinking about that?

Yan Wuping continued, "Okay, you can go back and pack your tools now. We will leave in a bit and will be back in five days, so, prepare what you need to take. Otherwise, come and beg me for it if you miss anything."

After saying this, Yan Wuping waved his sleeve, indicating for everyone to go back. After everyone nodded their heads, they left. Loong Yang came to Shi Ling's side and said, "I'll help you pack your things."

Shi Ling could only nod in agreement. At this moment, Yan Wuping said, "Shi Ling, let's go back first. We'll talk about the corporal punishment when we get back."

Shi Ling was overjoyed upon hearing this. He immediately put down the pig iron. After clasping his hands in thanks, he left with Loong Yang.

Yan Wuping watched Shi Ling's back as he left, and wondered about the relationship between him and Chen Lu. Yesterday, after Shi Ling was bullied by a bunch of servants, not long after, Chen Lu's group came over to ask Yan Wuping. Chen Luang could only push all the blame onto Shi Ling, but Chen Lu's group did not believe it at all, not only did they scold him, but they also rewarded him, Fatty Xu, and the servants department with ten lashes, beating them until they suspected life. He was alright, but Fatty Xu still could not get out of bed.

When Yan Wuping saw that Shi Ling had left, he squinted his eyes and felt a burning pain on his back. Sooner or later, he would have to settle this debt with Shi Ling.

Immediately, he walked in front of his piece of pig iron. He wanted to swing it with one hand, but he was surprised to find that this pig iron was so heavy that even he had to waste a bit of his strength.

Yan Wuping frowned and picked it up with both hands. After checking it again, he was surprised to find that he had picked it up wrongly.

The piece of pig iron in his hand was made from a mixture of many kinds of fine iron, and its weight was twice that of ordinary pig iron.

But when he thought of this, his expression became shocked again. He suddenly turned around and looked in the direction Shi Ling left.