Actually, Le Shan had only meant to argue with Cao Danshu for a few words. A few years ago, she had realized she couldn't win an argument with her junior sister, so she had simply drawn her sword, intending to teach Cao Danshu a lesson as her senior sister.
But Li Zhi had stepped in to stop Le Shan, making it two against one. Before long, their fight had turned serious!
When Cao Danshu heard Li Leshan accuse her of protecting the emperor, she hurried to explain, "Master, I only thought there was nothing the emperor could do about the imperial examinations, so I tried to explain that to Le Shan. But she wouldn't listen to me, and said I was always taking that dog's—"
Wang Yue knew what Cao Danshu had been about to say, so he cut her off and barked, "All of you, shut up!
"The eldest senior sister failed to keep her junior siblings in line. Your punishment is to chop a thousand pieces of firewood with your sword! Every piece must be the same thickness—not more, not less."
Zhao Jian could tell that even though Wang Yue was scolding her, he was also training her. She knew she hadn't acted decisively enough this time, so she didn't argue and immediately replied,
"Yes, Master!"
After dealing with Zhao Jian, Wang Yue turned to Le Shan and snorted. "You have a bad temper, Le Shan. Your punishment is to go fishing by the river. You're not allowed to eat until you've caught fifty pounds of fish. Any objections?"
Le Shan was dumbfounded. She had only recently learned how to fish, but once she had, she'd wanted nothing more to do with it. It was just too boring.
She'd only taken up fishing in the first place because