The sky-screen timeline...
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's leave right now!"
Dugu Bo could hardly wait.
The chance to cure the poison was right before him. There was no room for delay.
"Let's go-to Sunset Forest!"
With a flick of his finger, the Heaven-Burying Sword left its sheath and turned into a streak of light, hovering horizontally in midair.
Nan Huai'an leaped up and landed on the sword.
"Teacher, what about me? I can't jump that high!"
Bibi Dong hopped up and down on the spot.
"I almost forgot you couldn't jump."
Nan Huai'an landed again. Just as Bibi Dong was fretting, her body suddenly felt weightless. Nan Huai'an lifted her straight up by the back of her collar, carrying her like a little chick.
Bibi Dong kicked her legs wildly and pouted:
"Teacher, couldn't you be a little gentler? You could hold me, for example?"
Nan Huai'an said, "In your dreams!"
Bibi Dong continued, "If you won't hold me, you could let me ride on your head."
Nan Huai'an stared at Bibi Dong in disbelief. "You actually want to ride on your teacher? Have you gone mad?"
"If you won't hold me, riding works too!" Bibi Dong spoke as though she were perfectly justified. "I'm your founding disciple! What's wrong with riding on you for a bit? Besides, I'm afraid of heights. You know that, Teacher. Shouldn't you be considerate of your disciple? Otherwise, you're not a good teacher."
Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin were dumbfounded.
A disciple could actually speak of something so shameless with such self-righteous conviction.
Impressive. Truly impressive.
Dugu Bo had thought he was shameless enough, but he had never expected to find an even greater master.
The original timeline...
"His Holiness the Pope was actually this shameless? You're a disciple! Riding on your teacher's neck is just riding on your teacher's head, isn't it?"
"Why do I feel like something's off? Surely His Holiness the Pope won't really defy her superior someday? This rebellious behavior alone is more than enough."
Quite a few viewers discussed it among themselves.
Shrek Academy.
"His Holiness the Pope was way too bold. That's so disrespectful to her teacher."
Ma Hongjun had never expected Bibi Dong to be so bold.
Although he got along well with Zhao Wuji and Flender, he would never say anything so audacious.
All he could say was that His Holiness the Pope truly lived up to her title. Even as a child, she had feared neither heaven nor earth.
"So reckless and audacious, without the slightest respect for her teacher or his teachings. This is outrageous. I really don't know how he became the current Pope."
Tang San was extremely displeased with Bibi Dong's behavior. A disciple ought to respect their teacher and honor their teachings.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang nodded in gratification, a smile appearing on his face:
"Little San is right. One must respect one's teacher and honor their teachings. As a teacher, he must punish his disciple severely!"
Inside the dormitory, Xiao Wu clenched her fists and pointed at the sky-screen:
"Nan Huai'an, are you going to hit Bibi Dong or not? If you won't, I will! Such a disobedient disciple deserves a harsh punishment."
The Pope's Palace.
"Teacher, were you this bold when you were little?" Hu Liena looked at Bibi Dong with a smile.
Bibi Dong gave a soft huff:
"I have always respected my teacher and honored his teachings. That Bibi Dong on the sky-screen isn't me, so don't treat her as me."
Could Young Girl Dong read the room? She was so mischievous every day. What a headache.
Hu Liena muttered, "Saying one thing and meaning another. That's clearly you, Teacher."
"Nana!" Bibi Dong rebuked her softly.
Hu Liena pretended not to hear.
The sky-screen timeline...
As everyone watched, wondering how Nan Huai'an would handle this, or whether he would simply let Bibi Dong carry on-
A soft smack rang out.
"Huh?"
Bibi Dong's smug expression froze as she felt the tingling pain in her bottom in disbelief.
"Teacher, why did you spank your disciple?" Bibi Dong's cheeks flushed. Seeing Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin watching right in front of her, she covered her eyes in shame. "How am I supposed to face anyone after this? This is so embarrassing! Boo-hoo-hoo."
Nan Huai'an jumped onto the Heaven-Burying Sword and said with a smile:
"Dong'er, you actually know how to feel embarrassed? How rare. I thought you feared neither heaven nor earth. Weren't you just trying to ride on your teacher's head?"
"Besides, only the few of us know. There are only five of us in total. Don't tell me the entire continent could find out?"
Bibi Dong was both embarrassed and indignant. "Teacher, you're so mean! I'm not talking to you anymore."
Nan Huai'an laughed. "You've even got a temper now?"
Bibi Dong pouted. "Of course I do! Teacher, if you don't hold me on the way to Sunset Forest, your d-disciple won't talk to you anymore."
"You won't talk to me?" Nan Huai'an raised an eyebrow. "Then I'll throw you off."
At these words, Bibi Dong immediately lost her nerve and put on the expression of an obedient girl. "Teacher, I was wrong! I won't do it again!"
"Behave," Nan Huai'an warned. "If you dare spout nonsense again, I'll personally let you experience your teacher's loving touch."
Bibi Dong shrank back and nodded, not daring to speak again.
Teacher is so mean. When I grow up, I'll definitely teach him a lesson and make him cook, wash clothes, and warm my bed to his heart's content... yes, warming my bed is a must too.
The original timeline...
Although it was only a short segment on the sky-screen, viewers throughout the original timeline were already laughing themselves silly.
"I'm dying of laughter! His Holiness the Pope actually got spanked, and she didn't even react at first. Only afterward did she feel embarrassed."
"I told you Brother Nan couldn't possibly leave His Holiness the Pope unpunished. If he really brushed it off, how would he command respect in the future?"
Quite a few viewers roared with laughter.
The Crown Prince's residence.
"Exactly! Nan Huai'an, well done! She deserved a good, hard spanking. Too bad you only hit her once."
Qian Renxue felt it was nowhere near satisfying enough.
If you don't know how to hit her, let me do it. I'll teach her a proper lesson.
Shrek Academy.
"He really spanked her! I'm honestly curious how His Holiness the Pope feels."
"Maybe she's already dying of embarrassment."
Ma Hongjun and Oscar gloated over her misfortune.
Bibi Dong was a little demon king. Only a great demon king could keep her in line.
"Although it wasn't excessive, a small punishment was still warranted." Tang San thought this approach was acceptable too, but it was still too lenient.
Yu Xiaogang stared at the sky-screen.
Does Nan Huai'an even know how to teach a disciple? In my hands, Dong'er would definitely be obedient. She could never act like this.
"Interesting. If only this person were my older brother or teacher or something."
Ning Rongrong found him very interesting. Unfortunately, he was in another spacetime.
Inside the dormitory, Xiao Wu was already jumping for joy.
"Wonderful! Bibi Dong needs to be thoroughly embarrassed!"
The Pope's Palace.
"How... how could he spank a girl?"
Bibi Dong covered her slightly burning cheeks. At the thought that everyone on the continent knew, she felt so mortified that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Couldn't this sky-screen censor it properly?
Where was my dignity as Pope?
Nan Huai'an was going too far. I thought so highly of you in there, yet this was how you repaid me.
"Hahaha!"
Hu Liena held her stomach, laughing nonstop.
"Teacher, look at that embarrassed face of yours! You even tried to threaten Nan Huai'an, saying you wouldn't talk to him if he didn't hold you, only to obediently admit your mistake in the end. How hilarious."
After she finished, Hu Liena noticed there was no response. She looked up and found that Bibi Dong had suddenly appeared right in front of her.
The little fox's body tensed, her expression stiffening. Under Bibi Dong's gaze, she had meant to hold it in, but the corner of her mouth still twitched. "Heh..."
Bibi Dong's gaze was kindly. "Come, Nana. Let your teacher take care of you."
"Teacher, no! I was wrong..."