Chapter 687: Becoming Arrogant Due to Favor
Fairy Qingyao paused, glanced at him, and said, "Do you remember the goddess now?"
Gong Mengbi said embarrassedly, "I always keep the goddess in my heart, how could I dare to forget her?"
Fairy Qingyao said, "You should explain this to the goddess. It's no use telling me."
She walked slowly and said, "You really don't know what's good for you, boy. The goddess has treated you well, hasn't she? Why are you stepping in and putting the goddess in a difficult position?"
Gong Mengbi naturally knew that what he had done was not appropriate, but the atmosphere at the time was such that he felt a bit of a naiveté, so he went directly to beg the Empress, begging for mercy, saying, "It's my fault for not learning my lesson."
Fairy Qingyao sighed and said, "How can anyone feel at ease with you like this?"
Gong Mengbi said, "That's why I came here immediately to apologize and tell the goddess my idea. Although it's not a perfect plan, it does have a reason."
Fairy Qingyao glanced at him and said, "Carrying a thorn stick to apologize? Where is the thorn stick?"
Gong Mengbi made a strange face, pretending to be in pain, and took out the dragon whip, saying, "Jing is here."
As they were talking, the two of them had already arrived in front of the Jade Immortal Palace.
Fairy Qingyao said, "That's good. You should let the goddess whip you well."
Gong Mengbi did not dare to act presumptuously anymore and followed Fairy Qingyao into the palace. Fairy Qingyao came to the side of the goddess, and Gong Mengbi stood at the bottom of the palace.
The goddess leaned on the cloud throne, with clouds of colorful flowers in front of her. When she saw Gong Mengbi, she said nothing, but sighed first, with a hint of depression between her brows.
Fairy Qingyao said, "Goddess, Gong Mingfu said he has come to apologize for his crime. Please give him twenty lashes to calm his anger."
Gong Mengbi stared at Fairy Qingyao with wide eyes, but Fairy Qingyao didn't even look at him.
The goddess laughed and said, "Is that really the case?"
Gong Mengbi was dejected. He held the dragon whip in his hand and presented it to the emperor, saying, "Please punish me, Headmaster."
Fairy Qingyao took out the dragon whip and placed it in front of the goddess, encouraging her: "Hit him, hit him."
The goddess extended a finger and pressed it against Fairy Qingyao's forehead, pushing her head aside. "You always give bad advice. He's already grown up, and I'll give him twenty lashes. How can he keep his dignity if he accepts it?"
But after this commotion, the goddess's gloomy brows were somewhat lessened.
Gong Mengbi was deeply moved and admitted his fault, saying, "Headmaster, it was Mingfu's fault. I am willing to accept the punishment."
The goddess then asked him, "Tell me, where did you go wrong?"
Gong Mengbi said, "Your mistake was that you acted without thinking, overstepping your bounds and causing trouble for the headmaster."
The goddess asked again, "Is there anything else wrong?"
Gong Mengbi pondered and said, "My mistake is that I didn't think it through and didn't have a perfect plan."
The goddess laughed and said, "If you are not sincere, how can there be a perfect plan in this world? Is there no other mistake?"
Gong Mengbi glanced up at the goddess, who clearly didn't look accusing, so he replied, "My fault was meddling in other people's affairs. I can't think of any other mistakes."
The goddess asked, "Your Majesty is a saint, and your virtue benefits the world. Whether you are a different species or not, you will not reject anyone simply because of their species. But I am the headmaster of the Heavenly Fox Academy. What if I disagree? Have you thought about how you would handle this?"
Gong Mengbi whispered, "I think that if the Queen agrees, the Goddess will definitely agree as well. The Queen naturally protects all living beings and responds to the nine states. However, the mountain master is at the level of a celestial being, yet he condescends to the Sky Fox Court. Isn't this the virtue of the sun and the moon?"
"My cultivation is low, so I can only practice the virtues of the Empress, but I cannot observe them. The headmaster has a high level of cultivation and shares the same aspirations as the Empress. He should not disagree, right?" Gong Mengbi asked tentatively.
The goddess handed the dragon whip to Fairy Qingyao and said with a smile, "Go and give him a whip. He deserves a beating for such flattering words."
Fairy Qingyao took the dragon whip, coughed, and said, "Come and receive your punishment."
Gong Mengbi stepped forward reluctantly, still begging for mercy: "I am speaking the truth and thinking the same thing in my heart. How can this be considered flattery?"
Fairy Qingyao raised her hand to strike, but did not strike.
The goddess looked over, and Fairy Qingyao shook her head and said, "It's bad, goddess, I can't fight anymore. What this fox said is exactly what I think. If I hit him, I will hit myself. It's better for the goddess to do it herself."
Fairy Qingyao handed the dragon-beating whip back, looking very sorry.
The goddess took the dragon whip, smiled and shook her head, saying: "You are also a flatterer."
Fairy Qingyao laughed and said, "That's not true. I really think so."
Gong Mengbi agreed: "Yes, yes."
"You two." The goddess said helplessly, "I will spoil you sooner or later."
Fairy Qingyao scolded, "Gong Mingfu, did you hear that? You are arrogant because of your favor. You are not the material for great things."
Gong Mingfu agreed immediately and said, "It's my fault, my fault. I will be more careful with my words and actions in the future and will not bring shame to the headmaster."
The two of them acted like a double act, and even the goddess lost her temper and laughed weakly.
Gong Mengbi and Fairy Qingyao looked at each other, and saw that Fairy Qingyao's eyes clearly said "You owe me again", and blinked to show that he received it.
The goddess said, "You must learn your lesson, otherwise how can you shoulder important responsibilities in the future?"
Gong Mengbi said: "I dare not forget."
The goddess gently brushed it aside and didn't mention it again. She said, "The second and third Qiu are of clean origin and can be considered kind, so that's fine. But if more and more aliens come to you in the future, how will you deal with them?"
Gong Mengbi said, "The students think that teaching one is teaching, and teaching two is also teaching. They are not foxes, so they are not allowed to take the entrance exam for the Heavenly Fox Academy, but it is good for them to attend the Fox Academy as auditors and learn from them."
"If anyone comes to us in the future, we will treat them the same way as other fox disciples. We will charge them a little more tuition and allow them to attend classes as auditors in the Fox Monastery."
The goddess asked, "Shuxiu? Do you want to collect more?"
Gong Mengbi said, "The public funds of the Heavenly Fox Court are naturally used for the fox children. They don't take the exam for the Heavenly Fox Court, so how can they use the public funds of the Heavenly Fox Court? They have to pay tuition for food, clothing and other expenses. If they can't afford the tuition, they can sign a contract first and return it later, or they can take care of the mundane affairs of the Fox Court on their behalf to make up for the tuition."
The goddess then asked, "If you can't get into the Heavenly Fox Academy, and someone learns these skills and goes out to commit crimes, can you bear the responsibility?"
Gong Mengbi said, "If anyone learns these skills and then goes out to do evil, I will personally pursue them."
"Nonsense!" the goddess rebuked him, saying, "Don't talk nonsense, or else it will come true one day, and you will be trapped here and suffer."
Gong Mengbi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly muttered, "Pooh, pooh, pooh! Children's innocent words will be blown away by the wind."
Fairy Qingyao laughed out loud.
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