Fang Han was halfway through watching when he suddenly remembered something.
He was tending horses for the Fang Family, including the second young lady's beloved horse.
By rights, he should have fed that horse by now. But he was still here, which meant he had neglected his duty.
Startled, Fang Han hurried away from the training grounds, but he was too late.
The Fang Family's second young lady wanted to go riding today, and she had already discovered his lapse.
"I don't care what your reason was. As a servant, you must put your master first in everything. That is the rule of the Fang Family, and the rule for servants everywhere under heaven."
"Thousand-Mile Snow is your life. Even if it costs you your life, you must look after her properly..."
"Give him ten lashes. Make sure he remembers today's lesson."
Those were the words the Fang Family's second young lady spoke to Fang Han. He was kneeling before her now, kowtowing.
"Thank you for the lashes, Second Young Lady!"
From where Fang Han knelt, he could see only her exquisite boots. He did not dare raise his head.
Fang Han, the reincarnated Artifact Spirit of the Gate of Eternal Life and the undisputed Protagonist of this world, had been brought as low as a person could go.
That was why he had risked being beaten to death if caught secretly learning martial arts.
If he did not train, he would remain like this for the rest of his life.
He might even be beaten to death one day!
In the Fang Family, the second young lady's horse ate "soy milk" simmered from eggs, soybeans, and other fine ingredients.
Stableboys like Fang Han ate steamed buns.
A man was worth less than a horse!
Some stableboys even secretly skimmed