Chapter 2037: Why Would They Say That I Am Old?
There was a wickedly sharp knife in her hand, and she twirled the blade playfully between her fingers. "Don’t worry. I am very experienced in slicing tongues. I can cut it off very swiftly, so you will feel less pain. What do you think? Pick one way or another," she said with a note of sarcasm.
The men were utterly shocked. The offers were both unacceptable. The first option was thoroughly demeaning, but the second one would cause them to be disabled.
Before they could say anything, Gu Xijiu continued, "I am losing patience. There are only two choices. Should you refuse to choose, I will act on the second option on the count of ten. One, two, three, four..."
She counted quickly, urging them to make their decision. The five men did not want to be disabled, so they had to choose the first option, even though it was shameful. Therefore, the five men slapped their own faces a hundred times as punishment under Gu Xijiu’s supervision. Soon, all their faces were bruised. After the punishment, they also had to take an oath before they were allowed to leave.
Lu Wu was delighted but was not entirely satisfied. "Master, why don’t you just kill them?"
Gu Xijiu gently touched her face as she answered, "Do I look like a murderer to you?"
The men were only bad-mouthing her. They did not deserve to die because of verbal abuse. Moreover, they were the disciples of Master Fengxing. Although Di Fuyi no longer acknowledged him as his master, their bond should not be dismissed so lightly. If she killed them, she would definitely put Di Fuyi into a difficult position. To avoid that, she chose to give them a lesson instead.
Lu Wu was at a loss of words. It could not help but complain, "Master, I know what others don’t. You are only 230 years old. Your age is considerably young in their world. Why are you considered as an old woman? You should stop making yourself sound older than you actually are. The mussel has lived for a few thousand years. Following by their rules, shouldn’t it call itself as an old mussel, then?"