The Fool Who Shook the Heavens

Chapter 6

Tang Hao scratched his head, brow furrowed. Ouyang Jun was still hovering nearby, grumbling, clearly unwilling to let go of the loss of that precious water.

"That woman has a tiny brain," Ouyang Jun muttered, glancing at Lin Yue. "Only her chest is big."

Tang Hao didn't understand. What did a big chest look like? A steamed bun?

He turned to Lin Yue and said cheerfully, "Pretty Sister, Grandpa says your brain is small. Only your chest is big!"

Lin Yue froze. Her face flushed red all the way to her ears. Without a second thought, she raised her hand and slapped Tang Hao across the cheek.

Smack!

Birds burst out of the trees at the sound.

"Pervert! How dare you say something like that to me!" she snapped.

"Hey! She hit my disciple!" Ouyang Jun yelled. Unfortunately, no one but Tang Hao could hear his protest.

Tang Hao clutched his burning cheek. His eyes welled up as he glanced at Ouyang Jun, hoping the old man would explain why Pretty Sister had suddenly hit him.

Lin Yue drew a deep breath. Her body was still weak, but the anger in her chest kept burning.

'Damn it! I'm respected by the entire sect, and I'm being humiliated by this idiot boy!'

"Grandpa, is Pretty Sister mad because I didn't bring her any chicken?" Tang Hao whispered.

"No! Your head is full of nothing but chicken!" Ouyang Jun huffed. "That woman is the fool. She spilled water that special like it was nothing!"

Tang Hao nodded slowly. In his simple mind, Ouyang Jun's words could mean only one thing: Pretty Sister was a naughty child. And naughty children had to be punished.

"Pretty Sister is naughty," he said, pointing at Lin Yue. "When I'm naughty, Village Chief Tang spanks my bottom. So I have to punish you too!"

"What did you say?!" Lin Yue took a step back. "If you dare touch me, I'll chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!"

Tang Hao shook his head sadly. Village Chief Tang had always said that a naughty child who wasn't punished would only grow naughtier. He didn't mean to hurt Pretty Sister. He just wanted to teach her not to make the same mistake again.

With a serious face, Tang Hao stepped closer and raised his hand. He meant to swat Lin Yue's bottom, exactly the way Village Chief Tang did whenever he punished him.

"You wouldn't dare!"

Lin Yue twisted at the waist and gathered what strength she had left. Her right foot shot toward Tang Hao's stomach.

'Got you!'

Unfortunately, her body hadn't recovered. The kick was slow and weak, and Tang Hao caught her ankle with ease.

Lin Yue lost her balance and dropped onto a rock. She tried to pull her leg free, but the boy's grip felt like an iron clamp.

'How can he be this strong?'

"Let go! Let go of my foot, you idiot!"

Tang Hao just tilted his head, puzzled by how hard Pretty Sister was thrashing.

Ouyang Jun floated closer, clapping with glee.

"Good! Hold her tight, boy! Don't let her get away!"

Tang Hao nodded. After pulling off Lin Yue's embroidered shoe, he began tickling the sole of her foot with both hands.

Lin Yue jolted. She tried to yank her foot back, but the ticklish torment made her burst out laughing before she could hurl her next curse.

"Hahahaha! Stop! Stop it right now!"

"Try the left one, boy! They say that one's more ticklish!" Ouyang Jun crowed with laughter.

"Oh, okay!" Tang Hao promptly switched to her left foot.

"Who are you talking to?! Hahahaha! Stop, you insolent brat!"

Lin Yue writhed on the rock. Tears streamed from the corners of her eyes, and her shoulders shook with laughter she couldn't control.

'Just wait! As soon as I recover, I'll make you regret this!' she cursed inwardly.

"Is Pretty Sister ticklish?" Tang Hao asked innocently. "I get ticklish too when Village Chief Tang punishes me like this. Do you promise not to be naughty anymore?"

"I promise! I promise! Mercy!" Lin Yue finally surrendered between gasping laughs.

'What kind of promise is this?! I just want him to stop tickling me!'

Only then did Tang Hao let go of her foot. He dusted off his hands with satisfaction.

"Good. Pretty Sister is a good girl now!"

Ouyang Jun was clutching his belly from laughing so hard. His translucent body wobbled in midair.

"Hahaha! I, ruler of the Three Realms, never imagined I'd live to see Lin Yue surrender because she was tickled!"

Lin Yue snatched up her shoe and put it on with trembling hands. Without a word, she turned and left, jaw clenched. Every step stomped against the ground as if she wanted to vent all her fury on it.

'I'll have to bathe seven times after this. And I'm burning these shoes!'

Tang Hao scratched his head as he watched her go.

"Grandpa, why did Pretty Sister leave without saying goodbye?"

"Naughty children are like that. Tomorrow she'll have learned her lesson!" Ouyang Jun replied, wiping tears of laughter from the corner of his eye.

In truth, Lin Yue's wounds had healed in a way she didn't understand. But her body was still weak, her vital energy drained. She needed to return to her private cave at once to cultivate and recover her strength.

On the way, she ran into Ding Zi, who was carrying a scroll of disciple records. He stopped short when he saw her white robe, torn and stained with dried blood.

"Saintess, what happened? Who dared to injure you?"

"None of your business," Lin Yue said coldly.

She was about to walk on, but the humiliating scene suddenly flashed through her mind. Her jaw tightened again.

"I was a fool to bring an idiot into this sect!"

Ding Zi was stunned for a moment, then remembered a certain boy who'd been causing trouble lately.

"An idiot? You mean the boy who's always eating chicken drumsticks?"

"Who else?" Lin Yue snorted, then left without waiting for a reply.

Ding Zi knew exactly who she meant. He had disliked Tang Hao from the start. The boy not only ate up the sect's food rations every day, but had now even made the Saintess furious.

He crushed the disciple scroll in his hand until it wrinkled.

'He eats the sect's rations every day. And now he's sent the Saintess home in a torn robe. I can't let this slide!'

Ding Zi snorted softly.

'Just you wait, Tang Hao. I'll make you pay for this!'