Jiang Yun didn't show any surprise. Instead, he stroked Xia Lin's head and advised him, "My dear disciple, they beat you so badly. How can you still be soft - hearted?"
Xia Lin shook his head and tugged at Jiang Yun's sleeve. "Master, I do hate them for beating me. But I just want to give them a punishment of a similar degree to teach them a lesson. And..." Xia Lin stood up, leaned close to Jiang Yun's ear and whispered, "Master, I don't want those elders to oppose you more fiercely in the future. I'm really happy that you're punishing them for me, but I'm also willing to hold back a bit for your sake and spare their lives."
Jiang Yun could feel the warm breath from Xia Lin's words on his ear. He felt a bit awkward, but except for his slightly red ears, there was no sign of unease on his face.
After Xia Lin finished whispering, Jiang Yun let out a sigh and stood up. "Then, disciple, how do you think we should punish them?"
Xia Lin had already thought of a plan before coming. "First, tie them up. Let the junior servants beat them severely. Then make them run around the entire sect while shouting, 'My name is so - and - so, and I'm a stupid pig!' and stuff like that. How about it?"
The three elders on Jiang Yun's side all burst into laughter. The old man with excellent mouth - fighting skills before gave Xia Lin a thumbs - up. "Xia Linzi, you're really something. Junior brother, I think this method is feasible. From now on, we should make a rule that anyone who bullies others will be beaten by the bullied person and then run around the sect while shouting that they're stupid pigs and useless fools!"
The elders led by the Second Elder were not happy. "This won't do... It's too immoral!"
Xia Lin stood up and looked at them. "If you don't agree to this way, then you'll receive two hundred blows of the board. You can choose for yourselves. You can't just let me and the servants be beaten for nothing."
The Second Elder and the others exchanged glances. This brat usually just beat and scolded the servants, but now he had provoked the sect master. Although they didn't like this sect master, they were still subordinate to him. They still had to give the sect master some face and follow his orders in some matters.
The elders on Jiang Yun's side coldly watched the Second Elder and the others discuss. When Jiang Yun first became the sect master, these elders had taken advantage of his young age and lack of experience to act arrogantly. Sometimes they even made decisions about the affairs of the Xiaoshan Sect without consulting Jiang Yun.
"Fine, we'll do it as you... you said!" It was so hateful that a brat with mediocre skills didn't give them, the elders, any face and casually decided on the punishment for their disciples.
These elders had forgotten that if it weren't for Xia Lin's plea to Jiang Yun to change the punishment, their disciples would either be dead or disabled. These so - called elders were really over - reaching. They were thick - skinned, spoiled their own disciples, and relied on their seniority.
So, Jiang Yun tied up these teenagers in the courtyard and didn't allow others to follow. Xia Lin told the servant boy to beat them severely, but the servant boy hesitated a bit.
After Xia Lin encouraged him a few words, the servant boy's eyes welled up with tears. He let out a roar and rushed forward. Like a little wild beast, he used all his strength to beat those disciples. When he got tired, he took a break and then continued.
Xia Lin watched and nodded. He knew that although this boy seemed calm on the surface, he had been holding back his anger. Now that he was venting it out, he wouldn't develop any psychological problems.