Chapter 423 Family interests outweigh personal choices
After Zhang Chulan played the victim, Liu Shang, relying on the fact that he had a master who loved him, also began to gossip and shirk responsibility. He stared at Zhang Chulan with his big watery eyes, and his ability to pretend to be pitiful was even better than Zhang Chulan's.
"You little brat, don't think you can get away with anything just by pretending to be pitiful. You should know that public affairs and private matters cannot be mixed."
Zhang Molan crossed his legs, smoking a cigarette with a lazy expression, and glanced at Liu Shang who was still acting cleverly.
"Normally, if you make a small mistake and act like a spoiled child in front of me, I'll turn a blind eye and let it go. But today's situation is different."
Tilting his head, he glanced at the pitiful Liu Shang who was still a little confused. Zhang Molan had a stern face and didn't seem to want to show mercy to his disciple at all.
"Do you know why Zhang Chulan made a mistake and made you kneel down together?"
“Master…”
Liu Shang looked at Zhang Molan hesitantly and called out weakly, trying to recall some of the master-disciple relationship.
It doesn’t matter to others, but if you can get less punishment, it’s better to get less.
However, looking at his master's calm gaze, he only looked at him for a second and immediately lowered his head.
Ever since he became his master's disciple, he has never been looked at with such a cold gaze by his master. At this moment, he felt uncomfortable and suffocated.
"Come to think of it, when the family was teaching the course, the clan teacher and the instructors should have told you about it, right?
Our Zhang family is a whole. When it comes to family interests, it is more important to stop losses in time than to worry about personal gains and losses."
Zhang Moyu looked at the four kneeling people one by one, and then his gaze fell on the remaining people who were standing by the door and watching the excitement.
The few Xiao Zhangs who had wanted to stay eight feet away so that this matter would not involve them subconsciously looked up and looked at Zhang Moyu after hearing his words.
There was also a scrutinizing look in that tolerant look, as if he could see through their eyes and into their hearts, allowing Xiao Zhang to understand instantly.
Among the four standing people, three of them stepped out and knelt behind Zhang Chulan and the other three with swift movements. One of them, Xiao Zhang, spoke with a guilty tone.
"I'm sorry, Chief and elders. Actually, I found out they didn't come back late last night, so I went to look for them and found out about this.
However, I was worried that I would be implicated when they were reprimanded, so I failed to report it in time. I beg the tribe leaders and elders to punish me."
Now Xiao Zhang was the only one standing. He looked at the person sitting, then at the person kneeling, thought for a second, and knelt down without saying anything.
He was the type of guy who did nothing, didn't cause any trouble, and didn't care whether other people came back or not. He just stayed alone in silence until the next day.
But everyone else present knelt, and he was the only one standing there, looking a bit out of place and a bit awkward...
So he chose to follow the crowd.
Zhang Moyu nodded slightly. He was indeed his own child. He was smart and could understand things at once.
"The four of you didn't commit a serious offense. It's just that the aftermath of the whole incident was bad, so this time I'll just give you a minor punishment.
I'll make the decision. After you return to your clan, go for a training run in the Qinling Mountains. Head north out of the mountains. Remember not to make such a stupid mistake next time."
"Yes, thank you, elder."
The four of them responded in unison, stood up with relaxed expressions, and stood back in the corner.
It's just survival in the wild. On the surface, it's a punishment, but for elites of the Zhang family like them, it's just a little troublesome and not difficult at all. The clan elders are really showing them mercy.
Then Zhang Molan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked up and down at his little disciple, and suddenly a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"My dear disciple, you were right there when Zhang Chulan made a mistake. Why didn't you stop him? How do you think the master should punish you?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Shang secretly glanced at Zhang Chulan, who was kneeling beside him and winking at him. He then glanced at Zhang Hailou, who was kneeling on the other side with a dead pig-like look, and Zhang Haishe, who looked like he had lost all hope in life.
Several thoughts of shirking responsibility flashed through my mind.
For example, he said that he was drunk and didn't know, or that Zhang Hailou and the other man were closer to Zhang Chulan, and they didn't stop them, so he couldn't stop them either.
But when he thought of the four people who had admitted their mistakes and were then punished severely, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, cast aside his previous weak appearance, straightened his back and spoke.
"I'm sorry, Master, I disappoint you this time.
In fact, when I saw a group of people surrounding Zhang Chulan, I felt that something was wrong, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. I just thought that no one would cause trouble in the Tianshi Mansion of Longhu Mountain, so I was careless.
I should have paid more attention to Zhang Chulan at that time. I have good hearing and I heard Zhang Chulan's abnormal speech, but my mind was wandering and I didn't react.
If I had reacted in time, perhaps this situation would not have happened.
And afterward, I didn't think about making amends, I just wanted to shirk responsibility. See... me, Brother Zhuge and I agreed to pretend to be drunk, but I've never drunk before. In fact, I only had two drinks and was really drunk. "
When Liu Shang said these words, he tightly grasped the material of his sleeves with both hands and felt extremely nervous.
He was afraid that his master would punish him too severely and bring him bad luck. He was also afraid that his master would be disappointed in him after hearing his true words, thinking that he was useless and the punishment was too light.
After all, it concerns the family's reputation. To be honest, it is not excessive to care about it.
However, he did not tell anyone that he saw Zhang Hailou and the other man deliberately give him two more bottles of wine and pretend to be drunk and fall to the ground.
He just nodded slightly, hesitant to speak. He believed that the clan leaders and others could hear the little details he hid in that pause. He hoped that his behavior of not selling out his teammates could help him get some good ratings.
Zhang Molan looked at his good disciple who was kneeling there, who understood everything, knew his mistakes and corrected them, had a good demeanor, was indomitable, had commendable courage, and was very responsible, and nodded with satisfaction.
What made him happiest now was that he accepted this apprentice on a whim.
His little apprentice has a good character, personality and ability, and he likes him more than most of the other kids in the Zhang family.
Moreover, he is very good at reading people's expressions, and his sixth sense in judging good and bad fortune is comparable to the divine connection of the Jade Unicorn lineage.
"You're lucky this time, kid. Since Mo Yu said that this time the punishment is light, then I'll give you a lighter punishment."
Zhang Molan thought for two seconds, and then seemed to suddenly think of something, and spoke with his eyes lighting up.
"I remember Zhang Ruiqi has a lot of Gu insects in the underground palace. You can go there and help her take care of them for a month. While learning about Gu insects, you can also use the sounds of those insects crawling and flying to train your hearing."
Zhang Molan felt that his punishment was very good. After all, except for those who really liked it, few people would like to stay in the underground palace and play happily with the endless stream of insects all day long.
The key point is that those bugs are not only ugly, but also more dangerous than each other.
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