Chapter 32: Aunt Xue's Punishment
While Li Daoxuan was lamenting the grudges in the martial arts world, the two thieves who were escaping came to the corner of the village in the moonlight, took off their face scarves and looked at each other.

"Junior sister, I told you this method is inappropriate, but you see, you've been discovered." The strong man smiled bitterly and scratched his head helplessly. There were still sawdust hanging on his body, all of which were the residue left when he ran out of the door.

In front of the strong man was the little girl who stole Li Daoxuan's purse that day. She looked ashamed and angry, and she stroked her chest and muttered something to herself from time to time. After hearing what the strong man said, she raised her little face and glared at him: "How could I know that boy also knew martial arts, and was actually on par with me. In the end, if I hadn't been hit by his sunflower acupuncture point-pressing hand, I might not have lost! This time being discovered must be a coincidence, I don't believe he can hear my stepping on the clouds. Next time I meet him, I will let him know how powerful I am."

As the little girl spoke, her face became worse. She usually boasted about her great physical skills and was often praised by her master and fellow apprentices. Unexpectedly, she encountered difficulties right after she graduated and was defeated by someone in physical skills. The person was a rich and idle young man who she thought had nothing to do. This really made her feel humiliated that she was not as good as others.

The strong man curled his lips. He understood the confidence of the little junior sister. After all, the master also said that she was a rare genius in a century and could inherit the lineage of Wolong in the future. The strong man believed the master's words, so he had great faith in the little junior sister's talent.

There was a reason why I followed my junior sister to visit the Li residence tonight. After investigating in Lijia Village, my junior sister learned that the boy whose purse she stole that day was the third child of the Li family. It was said that he was taken by a Taoist to practice and had been away from home for seven or eight years.

When the junior sister heard that he was a young Taoist priest from Mount Mao, and saw the valuables in the purse, she wanted to return the purse and see what this boy who was favored by the master was capable of. Since she could easily steal his purse, the junior sister always felt that this dandy boy was a fool who spent a lot of money.

So they found the strong man to conspire with, and the two decided to sneak into the Li family's house at night.

She had never expected that her junior sister would be defeated halfway. Not only did she not get her purse back, but she was also defeated by the boy she looked down upon. If he hadn't arrived in time, the junior sister would have been taken advantage of by someone else.

Thinking of this, the strong man had a headache. He thought to himself that he shouldn't have accompanied his junior sister tonight and made such a big noise. This time, he was afraid that Aunt Xue would give him another severe lesson.

The strong man felt powerless. He had practiced external skills, which were enough to split iron and break stone, and he had few rivals in the martial arts world. But when faced with such a situation, no matter how high his martial arts skills were, there was nothing he could do.

The two walked towards the gathering place. The junior sister kept muttering indignantly, but the sturdy man had a helpless look on his face.

The two pushed the door open and saw that the room was brightly lit. The strong man scratched his head, knowing that he would be scolded today. His angry little sister also turned pale at this time, holding the corner of the strong man's clothes and hiding behind him.

"What are you still standing there for? Come in." A cold female voice came. The two senior brothers and sisters walked into the house dejectedly.

In the hall, Aunt Xue, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, looked at the two calmly. Beside her was a girl in green and two men who were feeding cattle and sheep and sharpening knives.

The three of them winked at the two of them, all lowering their heads and laughing quietly.

Seeing this, the little girl pursed her lips and her big black eyes swung left and right. Then she smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Sister Xue, you are still awake? My senior brother and I went out for a walk and are back to sleep now."

"Take a stroll? Take a stroll in your night clothes?" Aunt Xue picked up the teacup to blow away the cool air, took a sip and said lightly. She raised her pair of almond-shaped eyes and glanced at the two of them.

"Ah, this, isn't it because we are worried that others may see our whereabouts? That's why my brother and I wore night clothes to avoid trouble." The little girl argued cunningly.

"Really? Kuiyuan, what do you think?" Aunt Xue looked at the strong man again, her tone more serious. The strong man knew that this was not the time to defend himself, so he immediately knelt on the ground to apologize. "I was the one who ran away with my junior sister. I just wanted to help my junior sister get rid of this trouble. All this is because of me, so if Aunt Xue wants to punish someone, punish me." The strong man Kuiyuan looked serious, without any falsehood on his face. He stared at Aunt Xue with his eyes straight, without any guilt.

Aunt Xue sighed and rubbed her brows when she heard this. She was really troubled by these two brothers and sisters. The younger one loved to play and make trouble, but the elder brother protected her in every way. He could not beat or scold her, and he was unwilling to scold her. The girl he raised was lawless, and she made such a big noise tonight.

If it weren't for her master's sake, she would have wanted to send the two of them back.

"You, ah. What can I say to you?" Aunt Xue sighed. She didn't seem to want to say too much.

The little girl naturally knew how to judge the situation. Seeing that her senior brother stood up for her again, she stood up and said, "This has nothing to do with you. It's all my fault. I was the one who begged you to go with me. Aunt Xue can scold me if she wants to. I know I was wrong..."

"What's the point of me scolding you now? How much noise did you make tonight? Not telling me was just trespassing into the Li family's house, and that's fine, but you were caught red-handed. Now everyone in the Li Village knows about it, you are really amazing. Now the brothers and sisters are united and want to take the blame. Why didn't you think about the consequences when you left? Didn't you think about what would happen if people knew about it?"

"If you really have the ability to come and go silently without being discovered, my Aunt Xue would admire you brothers and sisters a little bit, but I didn't expect that you, the descendants of the dignified Sleeping Dragon, would be in trouble in this Li Village. If the people in the Xuanmen knew about this, they would really laugh their heads off."

Aunt Xue became more and more angry as she spoke, and she smashed the teacup onto the table with a clang. The teacup was stabbed into the wood, but the porcelain cup did not break at all. The control of such force was admired by the people around her.

"I don't want to say anything to you now. Today's incident has caused too much trouble. If we don't deal with it, it may affect our search for Longling." Aunt Xue calmed down and controlled her temper. She looked at the woman in green sitting quietly beside her and asked, "Qingque, do you have any ideas?"

"Sister Xue, I do have a solution." Qingque smiled shyly and told her her solution. Everyone in the hall nodded in satisfaction.

The little girl also felt relieved and a happy smile appeared on her face.

But this joy did not last long, and Aunt Xue's stern voice came: "Just follow Qingque's method. As for you two brothers and sisters, since you like to stroll at night so much, go to the courtyard to do exercises. Wait for the cock to crow, and then you can come back to sleep."

Aunt Xue returned to her bedroom after she finished speaking, and everyone in the hall dispersed, leaving the two brothers and sisters staring at each other, looking at the night outside with distressed expressions.

"Brother, it's only 15:00 now..."

"Run, Junior Sister. You don't want Aunt Xue to lose her temper."

The two, one big and one small, had no choice but to walk out of the house and start running around the yard.

(End of this chapter)