The four of them knelt on the Teleportation Plaza.
The blazing sun hung overhead, its dazzling glare making it almost impossible to lift their heads.
The servant disciples and outer disciples of Bamboo Peak naturally did not dare watch here, but the inner disciples passing through all began laughing and joking.
Especially the disciples under Jade Virtue of the Virtue-Honoring Garden.
"Well, well!" Dressed in pink and holding a sword in her arms, Linglong stood before the four with a bright smile. "What did you do wrong to get sent here for reflection punishment?"
"He Pingsheng, you didn't kill someone, did you?"
He Pingsheng ignored her.
Linglong did not mind. She simply stayed beside them, tossing out one mocking remark after another.
Fortunately, this did not last very long.
Their master, Yu Ning, had originally sentenced the four to seven days of reflection punishment, but after barely an hour, her heart softened, and she sent her eldest disciple, Hou Muxian, over.
"Junior brothers and sisters, get up at once!" Hou Muxian looked calmly at the four. "Master said she would waive your seven days of reflection punishment this time. If it happens again, you'll be expelled from her tutelage outright!"
Everyone was dumbstruck.
He Pingsheng and the other three slowly rose, exchanged glances, then hurried away from the Teleportation Plaza toward their respective residences.
The first thing He Pingsheng did upon returning home was hang the sign reading [In Seclusion] by the entrance. Then he activated the formation and stepped inside.
He had never taken something as minor as a punishment from his master to heart.
What did such a little grievance amount to?
Compared with the vengeance he owed his parents, it was utterly insignificant.
He Pingsheng sat cross-legged on the ground and first quieted himself for the time