The proud look in those eyes showed complete disdain for Li Nao, which made Li Nao, who always cared about his face, feel utterly humiliated.
He had been in the Kunshan School for many years and had countless disciples under his command. But Shu Yue, who was so arrogant and self - centered, was the first person he had ever met like this.
Shu Yue was like a thorn stuck in his throat. He wanted to get rid of it but couldn't.
The dark brown pupils gathered layers of coldness. Suddenly, he showed a careless smile, which looked extremely strange and sinister on the corner of his mouth.
Everyone felt a chill in the air. Even Shu Yao shivered slightly at this smile.
Until a shrill voice rang out eerily, "Shu Yue, since you have the guts to act insolently here, let me see how much strength you actually have to hold out until the end."
Shu Yue narrowed his eyes tightly and watched Li Nao approaching warily, his voice cold as ice, "What do you want to do?"
"You have violated the rules of the Kunshan School and should be punished. You must receive thirty lashes of the flogging punishment!" Li Nao said resolutely, his eyes fierce, leaving no room for Shu Yue to choose.
"What if we don't accept it? What will you do then?" Shu Yue provocatively raised his pointed chin, his rebellious and unruly look clearly visible in his eyes.
Li Nao seemed to have expected that Shu Yue would say this, so he remained calm, "Actually, if you were more sensible, I might consider sparing your father. After all, his delicate skin and tender flesh might not be able to bear the pain."
Although his tone was calm, he had forced Shu Yue into a corner with no way out.
Although the arrogant Shu Yue was very unwilling to be suppressed by Li Nao like this, in order to protect his father from harm, the only choice he could make was to accept the punishment without a reason.
"How can we let Shu Yue bear the punishment alone? It's unfair!" Seeing such a tense situation, Shu Yao tried to stop it, but was interrupted by a cold and deep voice.
"Father, this has nothing to do with you. It's all my fault. I'm willing to be punished!"
"Shu Yue, how can you..."
"Shu Yao!" Shu Yue grabbed his wrist and said firmly word by word, "I said I'll bear everything alone. If you don't want to make things worse, just shut up!"
Although he was extremely proud, his pride made Shu Yao feel heart - ache. He knew that Shu Yue was just trying to protect him.
He just hid all his emotions in his deep eyes.
"Very good. I, Li Nao, like smart people. Congratulations, Shu Yue, for making the right choice."
Li Nao curled his lips into an appropriate arc and clapped his hands. Two young Taoist priests suddenly took out two long whips from somewhere and held them in their hands, looking ready to strike.
"Who dares to hurt him!" Shu Yao quickly protected Shu Yue behind him, his words cold and warning, but this warning seemed to have no threat at all. The two young Taoist priests still kept approaching aggressively.
"Father, this has nothing to do with you! Get behind quickly."
"Shu Yue, why do you have to bear all the mistakes alone? I don't need your protection."
Shu Yue could see the glistening tears in those beautiful eyes, but there was also a kind of clear and proud spirit that made people feel sorry for him.
"Enough. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. You two, take him to the punishment hall and flog him. Then lock him up and forbid him from eating or drinking for three days."
Li Nao commanded sternly and arrogantly. Then he flicked his long robe and put his hands behind his back.
The two young Taoist priests forcibly pulled Shu Yue away from Shu Yao. Shu Yao, who wanted to stop them, was blocked by two other disciples. He could only watch helplessly as Shu Yue was carried away.
Li Nao looked calm and arrogant. His wild eyes glanced at Shu Yue who was being carried away. Just as he was feeling proud, he heard a cold, faint and hoarse voice ringing in his ear.
"Li Nao, if you have the guts, wait for me. I'll come for you."
Shu Yue slightly curled his lips. The evil arc on his face made his handsome face look more fierce. There was both cold blood - thirst and charming temptation.
Li Nao suddenly felt a chill on his back. He swallowed hard. The evil smile made his mouth twitch, but he still tried to hide his inner uneasiness and quickly averted his eyes, "Take, take him away!"
However, the cold laughter behind him chilled Li Nao's whole body. The laughter kept echoing like a devil's voice. Even after it had faded away, the after - sound still lingered.
"Shu Yue!" Shu Yao kept calling, but the next moment, he was struck on the back of his neck by someone. The words he wanted to shout were swallowed back into his throat by the drowsy consciousness. His vision went black and he fainted.
Looking at the fainted beauty, Li Nao, who had always been coveting Shu Yao, couldn't hide the obscenity on his face. But in front of all the disciples, he quickly restrained his greedy eyes, coughed lightly and waved his hand, "Take him back to his room to rest first. We'll talk when he wakes up."
After dismissing the other disciples, Li Nao suppressed the restless thoughts in his heart and first went to the punishment hall to watch Shu Yue being flogged.
He stood beside the punishment hall and watched with satisfaction as the two long whips landed heavily on Shu Yue's back. The bloodstains were shocking. Although the black clothes could easily cover the blood, the fierce flogging had already torn the black fabric.
The wounds were so deep that one could almost see the bone. The faint smell of blood in the air spread into Li Nao's nose. To him, it was like an exciting potion for his nerves.
Every time the whip landed on Shu Yue's body, Li Nao would feel a burst of pleasure. Every deep wound was a visual enjoyment for him.
But what impressed him was that even though each whip was so ruthless and fierce, this man still kept his back as straight as a pine tree and didn't even utter a single cry of pain.
Thinking that an ordinary person would cry and shout in pain when receiving such a flogging punishment, Li Nao had really never seen someone so calm and unyielding before.
He couldn't help but sigh secretly: He is really unyielding. Even if he is in pain, he won't easily yield. But what's the use of this kind of pride?
He shook his head as if in mockery, let out a long sigh, and left the punishment hall humming a tune.
However, he ignored that under this patient and determined appearance, the fist clenched at the corner of the clothes was trying hard to hide the fatal pain on his body.
Since no one would usually enter the disciples' rooms casually, Elder Li Nao sneaked into Shu Yao's room boldly.
He first looked around to make sure there was no one, then quickly closed the door and locked it. His eyes moved to the beauty on the bed. Rubbing his hands eagerly, he approached the sleeping Shu Yao like a dangerous beast.
He sat down in front of the bed. His greedy eyes scanned Shu Yao's whole body from top to bottom. The obscene green light was projected on this wonderful body. He carefully examined this peerless and elegant face.
This face was like a jade statue made of flawless jade. Lying there quietly, he really had a face like a peach blossom, with graceful charm and a noble and pure beauty that was spotless.