Chapter 2009: Chapter 2009: Ye Mei’s Compromise
"Uncle Bai, if you keep this up, I’m not talking to you anymore!"
Ye Mei’s little pink fist lightly thumped Bai Xiaofan. She pretended she was going to turn around and ignore him, only to be shocked to find her body suddenly rising into the air!
"Uncle Bai, what are you doing?"
Seeing Bai Xiaofan scooping her up around the waist, Ye Mei was so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground, and she demanded in a soft, flustered voice!
"Since you’re not talking to this Emperor, then this Emperor doesn’t need to be gentle with fragrant jade anymore."
As Bai Xiaofan spoke, he carried Ye Mei off to the side. Jin Yi tactfully turned his back, while Yuan’er and Silver Robes secretly giggled!
The two girls knew very well that Ye Mei was in for it!
"Uncle Bai, I was wrong, I was just talking nonsense just now, don’t take it so seriously!"
Being disciplined by Bai Xiaofan in front of so many people made Ye Mei feel unbearably ashamed. Her small hands flailed desperately, hoping Bai Xiaofan would spare her!
"Wrong? What you said just now made this Emperor very unhappy. How could a single ’I was wrong’ be enough? Since you call me ’Uncle-Master’, then today this Emperor will properly discipline you on your master’s behalf, so you’ll know how to talk to this Emperor in the future!"
However, faced with Ye Mei’s capitulation, Bai Xiaofan showed no intention of letting her off. As he spoke, he was already carrying Ye Mei out of Yuan’er and the others’ line of sight!
"Bai... Uncle Bai, I was wrong, Mei’er really knows she was wrong, please go easy on me!"
Ye Mei also realized Yuan’er and the others could no longer see them, so she could only speak to Bai Xiaofan in a tiny voice, just hoping that after he punished her she would still be able to walk properly!
"Don’t worry."
Bai Xiaofan replied casually, then raised his palm and brought it down hard!
Ah...
Feeling the pain in her body, Ye Mei let out a pitiful cry before she could stop herself. Her voice was so loud that not to mention Yuan’er and Silver Robes in the distance—even the fiends by the ancient well ten miles away probably heard it loud and clear!
"Uncle Bai, you’re a liar!"
After crying out, Ye Mei hurriedly clapped her little hand over her mouth, turned her head, and looked at Bai Xiaofan with tear-filled eyes!
"What did you say? This Emperor didn’t quite hear you just now."
Bai Xiaofan grinned wickedly as his big hand landed again without the slightest hesitation—though this time, he didn’t use any strength at all!
"I... I said Uncle-Master is the best, you dote on Ye Mei the most!"
They say one has to bow the head under a low eave. Right now Ye Mei was completely no match for Bai Xiaofan, and after taking that one slap, it felt like all the strength had been drained from her body. She could only say this!
"That’s better, be good..."
Bai Xiaofan nodded lightly, a smug smile spreading across his face!
Ye Mei, oh Ye Mei, you’re really pathetic. Uncle Bai just bullied you a bit with his hand and you already let him push you this far around. Aren’t you afraid Uncle Bai will laugh at you?
"Well? Afraid now?"
Bai Xiaofan looked at Ye Mei in high spirits, a wine gourd in one hand as the other gently wiped the Red Sky Sword in his grip!
"Uncle Bai, you’re a big bad guy. Ever since I was little, no one has ever treated me like this. You have to take responsibility for me!"
Ye Mei forced herself to sit up, straightening her clothes as she mumbled, still not daring to meet Bai Xiaofan’s mischievous gaze!
"Take responsibility? Sure. Come, let this Emperor spank you for another half hour."
As Bai Xiaofan spoke, his big hand reached out again, making Ye Mei dodge away in fright!
"No, at least... at least not today. If you keep bullying me, I won’t have the strength to kill enemies anymore!"
Ye Mei shook her head shyly, then, as if worried Bai Xiaofan would misunderstand, hurried to add an explanation!
"Not today at least? So that means tomorrow is fine? Not bad, not bad, you’re getting much more obedient now."
Bai Xiaofan nodded, and his words made Ye Mei even more bashful!
Ye Mei, you’ve really gone downhill. Not long ago you were still looking down on Bai Xiaofan—how did you suddenly become so obedient to him?
When Bai Xiaofan brought Ye Mei back, Yuan’er, Silver Robes, and Jin Yi had all already adjusted their states to the best condition!
Seeing Ye Mei’s little face flushed bright red, Yuan’er and Silver Robes laughed happily, which made Ye Mei stomp her foot in shame and anger, hiding herself behind Bai Xiaofan!
How embarrassing, this is just too embarrassing!
Especially when she thought of how that one painful smack from Bai Xiaofan had made her cry out loud, she got even more upset!
Looking at Bai Xiaofan’s wicked grin, Ye Mei really wanted to give him a beating, but she couldn’t win, so she could only secretly swear that once her cultivation was higher, she would definitely bully Bai Xiaofan once, just like he bullied her!
"From that battle just now, did you gain any insights?"
Ignoring Ye Mei, Yuan’er, and Silver Robes chattering away together on the side, Bai Xiaofan walked up to Jin Yi and asked!
"To answer, sir, I did gain some insight, but it still feels like there’s quite a distance before I can break through to the Unity Realm."
Hearing Bai Xiaofan’s question, Jin Yi answered honestly!
It really was as Bai Xiaofan had said. Through that battle with the two peak Shattered God Realm fiends just now, he had indeed comprehended a little something!
Only the insight was very subtle. Whenever he felt he was just about to grasp something, it suddenly slipped away, and when he was most confused, he would suddenly glimpse something again!
"No rush, take it slow. If all goes well, once this trip to the Lifeless Forest is over, I believe you’ll break through to the Unity Realm."
Bai Xiaofan patted Jin Yi on the shoulder, then turned and walked to stand before Yuan’er and the other two girls!
"What are you all talking about that’s so amusing?"
Bai Xiaofan stared at the three girls with little faces flushed red, and asked casually!
"Oh, master, this is girl talk just between us girls. You don’t need to ask."
Yuan’er clung to Bai Xiaofan’s arm coquettishly, her voice syrupy sweet!
"Little lass, you even dare have secrets from me now. Just wait till I have time and see how this Emperor deals with you."
Bai Xiaofan flicked Yuan’er on the forehead, then turned to look straight ahead!
Her forehead smarting, Yuan’er turned to glance at Bai Xiaofan, only to find he wasn’t looking at her. She could only sneak a shy little glare at him!
Seeing this, Silver Robes and Ye Mei burst into girlish giggles!
