Xu Yun's Punishment

As a modern person with normal XP, Xu Yun certainly wouldn't have any improper thoughts about a five or six-year-old girl.

After all, he wasn't that kind of person—he was a firm supporter of Tifa.

But at the same time, he naturally couldn't be too guarded, especially when the other party appeared at Little Ox's uncle's house, clearly as a family member.

Unexpectedly.

The young woman launched a sneak attack the moment they met, throwing a lump of cow dung at him?

Caught off guard, Xu Yun was hit squarely, the cow dung landing all over his head.

Seeing this, William Askew, standing beside Xu Yun, immediately changed his expression.

He quickly helped Xu Yun brush off the cow dung with one hand while shouting in a high-pitched voice at a G-major level:

"Lilani—!!!"

As Newton's closest elder—and not just one of them—William knew how socially isolated his nephew was.

If fighting counted as close contact, Young Newton would definitely be a player, the kind who had conquered all of Lincolnshire without rivals.

But setting fighting aside and talking about proper friendships, Newton truly didn't have a single friend to greet.

So, when he first saw Xu Yun—especially the bandage wrapped around Xu Yun's head—William's first reaction was that Little Ox had offended some noble's son and brought him here to borrow medical expenses.

And now, such a 'distinguished' guest had just arrived and was hit in the head with cow dung by his own little daughter?

At this moment, William had only one thought:

Oh no, it's over!

However, facing her imposing father, the little girl named Lilani showed no fear.

She playfully stuck out her tongue and skipped towards the end of the living room:

"Mom, big sister, the monster caught Isaac brother!!!"

Xu Yun, William, and Little Ox:

"..."

Then William snapped back to reality, frantically brushing cow dung off Xu Yun and apologizing repeatedly:

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Fat Fish, I sincerely apologize!

That's my youngest daughter, Lilani Askew. I've been away for years and haven't had time to discipline her, which has led to this...

Sigh, don't worry, I will definitely teach her a good lesson!"

Xu Yun lowered his head, vigorously shaking off the cow dung, and managed a wry, speechless smile:

So that's who it was, this little brat.

Lilani Askew, William Askew's youngest daughter.

In a letter Newton wrote to Stukely in 1703, the elder Newton mentioned one of this brat's pranks:

At the time, William Askew was hosting a distinguished guest from Sweden and had made preparations in advance.

Upon hearing this, Lilani Askew somehow got a large bucket of cow dung and, when the guest arrived, unleashed 'heavenly justice' directly upon them.

The elder Newton didn't elaborate on what happened next, but the scene must have been incredibly awkward, and Lilani likely couldn't escape a thorough scolding.

And now, after his transmigration, this incident, which should have happened in late 1667, had unexpectedly happened to him?

He had been too careless.

Meanwhile, as the commotion at the entrance spread, the people who were inside were gradually alerted and came out:

The first to appear was Lisa Askew, whom he had seen before.

The girl was currently holding the fleeing Lilani Askew, who was brandishing a white flag of Gaul production, waving it wildly as if trying to surrender.

Lisa Askew, who had been holding the brat as easily as if she were carrying a chick, froze upon seeing Little Ox nearby. She quickly let go and adopted a demure posture.

Following behind her were a pair of twelve or thirteen-year-old twins, slender and appearing somewhat malnourished.

The four sisters emerged from the left corridor, chattering noisily. Finally, Lisa Askew said something to the narrow room that seemed to be the kitchen.

Soon, a somewhat plump middle-aged woman emerged from within:

The woman was wearing an apron, holding a handful of wet wild vegetables in one hand and a cleaver the size of Saionji Sekai's in the other.

It was clear that this was William Askew's wife. Since her name couldn't be found, she would be referred to as Mrs. William.

Seeing the scene at the entrance, Mrs. William blinked and quickly walked over:

"Darling, what happened?"

William, without any pretense of disgust, removed a piece of cow dung from behind Xu Yun's ear and pointed at Lilani:

"Her, guest, cow dung."

These three concise words were enough for Mrs. William to immediately understand what had happened.

Thus, the matriarch, forgetting to greet Little Ox, joined the battle to clean up the mess.

As for Little Ox...

He merely patted her a few times out of politeness, then stood aside and started exchanging flirtatious glances with Lisa Esco, practically squeezing his eyeballs out.

Fortunately, Lilani had thrown a rather dry piece of cow dung this time, and it didn't hit Xu Yun's face.

So after quite a bit of fuss, Mrs. William brought over two buckets of freshly boiled hot water and helped Xu Yun rinse his head outside with blueberry juice.

Once everything was cleaned up, Xu Yun followed Mrs. William back inside.

At this point, the entire William family, including Little Ox, had gathered by the fireplace. William sat in the center with a somber expression, the twin sisters were quietly by his side, and Little Ox and Lisa Esco were still exchanging glances.

As for Lilani...

The little girl was standing alone next to William, her eyes red, indicating that this little rascal had likely just received a severe scolding.

Seeing Xu Yun enter, William quickly stood up and brought Lilani over to him:

"Lilani, apologize quickly!"

Lilani pouted, rubbed her left arm, and mumbled:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fat Fish."

William, standing beside her, took out a twig from a sea buckthorn tree—the kind with many thorns on its branches that can easily scratch someone—and said:

"Mr. Fat Fish, according to Comis Law, you are now permitted to administer no more than 20 lashes to Lilani."

Xu Yun had initially planned to offer a few polite words, but upon hearing this, he was stunned. Then, he remembered something:

Right, this is England, Great Britain, where bizarre laws are as numerous as cow hairs!

As the birthplace of common law, England's legal system has had a profound impact on countries worldwide.

English law is also one of the most continuous and ancient legal systems in the world.

Some current laws were enacted hundreds of years ago, are extremely peculiar, and are still in effect today.

For example, the Treason Act of 1848 stipulates that if a postage stamp bearing the image of the Queen of England is affixed upside down to an envelope, it will be considered an act of treason.

Another example is the Prohibition and Inspection Act of 1998, which states that any British citizen who detonates a nuclear device and perishes with others, whether domestically or abroad, will be sentenced to life imprisonment.

Furthermore, if a whale dies on the beach, the whale's head automatically belongs to the Queen, and the Queen has the right of first refusal for the whale's tail. (I recommend a book, The strange laws of old England, it's truly fascinating.)

Therefore, in the 17th century, it wasn't unusual for Englishmen to enact a law for the punishment of naughty children.

However, while the law permitted it, Xu Yun still held some modern values. Punishing a child wasn't necessarily a good thing for her.

So Xu Yun thought for a moment and made up his mind.

He clenched his right fist and extended his arm, then took the little girl's left hand and brought it up to parallel his own right hand.

He then picked up the bamboo stick and struck three times with moderate force.

After three strikes.

On the arms of both the adult and the child, one yellow and one white, three shallow but broken-skin wounds appeared simultaneously.

Xu Yun then pointed to Lilani's arm and said to her:

"This is the punishment you deserve. Given your young age, I've only struck you three times."

He then pointed to his own right hand, which was bleeding, and said earnestly:

"This is my self-punishment for punishing a little girl. It has nothing to do with the law, but it has everything to do with morality."

Opposite him, the usually fearless Lilani suddenly froze. She stared at the arm in front of her with confusion, opened her mouth, but said nothing.