"I won't accept this! Let us go and fight us one-on-one if you've got the guts! What kind of teacher calls in four reinforcements?"
Jiang Heng turned his head away indignantly, while Little Wukong beside him was just as stubborn.
"I won't accept it either! We didn't hit you, so what right do you have to hit us, Teacher?"
"Tsk, you've got backbone!"
Jiang Yourning couldn't help smiling as she gave them both a thumbs-up.
The teacher didn't answer them again.
Smack! Jiang Heng screamed, then burst into tears.
Another smack! This time, Little Wukong screamed and started crying.
"Do you two admit your mistakes?"
"I don't..."
Before Jiang Heng could finish, the teacher's ruler landed on his backside again.
He instantly changed his tune. "Boohoo... Teacher, I admit I was wrong! I submit! Even if I can't stomach the local food and water, I'll always stomach you!!!"
Seeing this, Little Wukong immediately changed his tune too. "T-Teacher, I submit! I completely submit to you! We both know we were wrong. Please go easy on us."
"Backbone, my ass."
Jiang Yourning rotated her raised thumb a full hundred and eighty degrees until it pointed down.
And yet, even after the two admitted their mistakes, the teacher didn't stop.
The ruler came down with several more sharp smacks.
After giving each of them five strokes, the teacher put his ruler away.
"That concludes today's lesson. As punishment, each of you will write fifty sheets of large-character calligraphy. Practice the character for 'person' properly, and think about what it means to be a person, and what it takes to be a good one."
With that said,
the teacher left without looking back.
Released at last, the two boys immediately began rubbing their backsides with tear-filled eyes.
"Fourth Brother, we need something good