Long Aotian was quite confused. Who did the spanking didn't really matter, so why did Huo Yuhao specifically name him to do it?
As one of the most outstanding geniuses of the Body Sect in this generation, he was extremely busy.
Huo Yuhao must have some serious issue to do this.
Arriving at the spanking site, Long Aotian modified at the tied-up person, feeling they looked somewhat familiar but couldn't quite place it.
The person wore a mask, their mouth gagged with a cloth, mumbling something...
"Twenty lashes is a trivial matter. Better finish it quickly and get back to training."
"I, Long Aotian, have never been inferior to anyone. Huo Yuhao, one day I will catch up to you!"
Long Aotian clenched his fists, his expression resolute.
After saying this, he randomly picked up a paddle and walked towards Wei Na.
Wei Na was tied up and unable to speak, but she could hear Long Aotian's voice. At this moment, she was frantic, wishing she could shout and let Long Aotian know who she was.
Unfortunately, she was completely helpless!
Long Aotian didn't waste words, raising the paddle...
"Ow~"
Wei Na's entire body went numb, tears streaming down her face. This damn guy, his strikes were really vicious!
Twenty lashes would surely leave her in tatters.
"Just the first lash and you're already crying out. What a useless waste!"
Long Aotian asserts, raising the paddle again...
Wei Na: "…"
"Smack... smack..."
If not for any cheats, Long Aotian could be considered one of the prodigies. Even without using soul power, his strength was not to be underestimated.
Twenty lashes, though he held back, still left Wei Na in agony.
Perhaps the mask wasn't secure, or perhaps Huo Yuhao did it on purpose, secretly removing Wei Na's mask so that Long Aotian, having just finished and about to leave, saw Wei Na's face.
For a moment, their eyes met.
"Little Na?"
Wei Na turned her head away, not looking at Long Aotian. Her face must be a tear-streaked mess.
Long Aotian felt his head buzzing, standing there in a daze.
He had felt the person looked familiar, but with the mask and gag, he hadn't recognized her!
Not only had he given his beloved twenty lashes, but he had also called her a waste...
It's over!
Long Aotian was on the verge of tears, trembling as he walked up to Wei Na.
"Thud…" He knelt straight down.
"Little Na, I... I really didn't know it was you!"
Wei Na turned her head away, not looking at Long Aotian. The more she did this, the more panicked Long Aotian became.
He feared nothing, not even daring to challenge Huo Yuhao, but facing the woman he loved, he couldn't bring himself to scold or even raise his voice.
"Clap clap clap..."
Huo Yuhao clapped his hands, grinning crookedly.
Crookedly grinning in front of Long Aotian, he must be the first.
"Bravo, truly spectacular!"
"Huo Yuhao, I'll fight you to the death!"
Seeing Huo Yuhao's provoking demeanor, Long Aotian was furious, instantly standing up and activating his martial soul.
"You despicable guy, making me personally whip Little Na, you're courting death!!"
Long Aotian was livid, fists clenched, glaring at Huo Yuhao.
His martial soul was skin, now having completed the bronze-level second awakening. Thus, when his martial soul activated, his entire body resembled a bronze statue.
"Petty tricks daring to show off in front of Huo!"
With a glare from Huo Yuhao, Long Aotian's body shook as if struck by an attack, collapsing straight to the ground.
"To oppose me, train for another ten thousand years!"
After saying this, Huo Yuhao clasped his hands behind his back and left.
Seeing this, Wei Na was utterly shocked.
She knew how strong Long Aotian was, but Huo Yuhao, at the quasi-Soul King level, defeated Long Aotian with just a glance!
This was absolutely terrifying!
Wei Na was a genius soul master, the ropes binding her were of no consequence.
She just understood one thing: before completing the twenty lashes, if she defied Huo Yuhao's wishes, she would die horribly, therefore she didn't struggle.
Even when Long Aotian personally administered the punishment, she didn't struggle, that was the reason.
Breaking free from the ropes, Wei Na quickly removed the gag from her mouth, ignoring her injuries, and rushed to Long Aotian, anxiously asking, "Aotian, are you okay?"
Long Aotian looked dazed, clearly not yet recovered from the mental attack.
After a while, Long Aotian clutched his head, his face pained, "I, I'm fine, Little Na, I'm sorry, I'm useless, I couldn't protect you..."
"Aotian, you've misunderstood Huo Yuhao..."
Wei Na explained the whole story, and even though Long Aotian was a bit of a blockhead, he realized he had misjudged Huo Yuhao.
For the sake of the royal family and the emperor, Wei Na had to come. If Huo Yuhao had really agreed, Wei Na and he... it would have been a tragedy!
"Then... then why did he make me whip you..."
"It was a full twenty lashes!"
After saying this, Long Aotian's expression darkened.
His Na Na, his poor Na Na, and he had done it himself!
"This... this might be his revenge on me."
"Since I plotted against him first..."
Wei Na didn't want to go back, so she had no choice but to scheme against Huo Yuhao, pushing the matter onto him.
It wasn't that she was unfilial, but she had no choice!
Only this way could she stay.
But she hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to pull such a stunt, making Long Aotian give her twenty lashes!
"Sigh~ Youngsters are just youngsters..."
"Master?"
Hearing this voice, Long Aotian instinctively called out.
Du Busi also emerged from the shadows, looking at Wei Na, then at his disappointing disciples.
"Wei Na was disrespectful to the leader, punished with twenty lashes, severely injured, unable to return."
"Long Aotian, seeing Wei Na injured, out of guilt, took her in and helped her recover."
"That's all I have to say, you figure it out."
Du Busi shook his head, then turned and left, muttering something.
"Truly the family member I value most, willing to tarnish her own reputation for Aotian's sake. Pity, the youngster not only doesn't appreciate it, but also... sigh, is my Body Sect full of blockheads?"
Long Aotian and Wei Na exchanged glances, a hint of guilt in their eyes.
So, Huo Yuhao was helping them, not...
"Huo Yuhao, my life is yours from now on!"
Long Aotian wasn't good with words, he just clenched his fists, his expression resolute.
Wei Na also opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something but stopping.
Perhaps, the royal family was truly mistaken.
She had done her best, but couldn't change Huo Yu's stance against the royal family. From now on, the empire and the royal family could consider her dead...
"From now on, there is no Princess Wei Na, only Body Sect's Wei Na."
"Aotian, let's go, I still have to settle accounts with you!"
Wei Na modified sideways, glaring fiercely at Long Aotian.