With an air of fury in his words, Ye Zuo snorted, "You ... how dare you confront the rules of my 'Star Of War School,' right in front of our noses?"

"If any one of you dares to attack the other ... not only will I expel him from my school, as I will myself, here and now!"

The pressure of Ye Zuo's aura made them feel suffocated. No one dared utter a single word, they controlled even their breaths.

Lin Bei quickly knelt in respect. Zao Tian also did the same.

"Hahahaha ... Brat ... you're obviously thinking only with the head of the stick! But I see that your courage, will give me a beautiful show from now on ... Hahahaha ... "Gold laughed as he spoke to Zao Tian.

"So ... Just sit back and enjoy the show!" Zao Tian replied with a cold intent to kill in his tone.

"Oh! Just do not let me down ... Hahahahaha ... "Gold continued.

Ye Zuo looked at the two knees and uttered: "You have passed the disciple examination of my 'Star Of War School'. So ... your actions will not go unnoticed. "

"Junior Lin Bei. You and everyone in your family will be warned ... Do not try to hurt any students of my 'Star Of War School'! Personal and family risers must remain from the gates out! I hope you understand the consequences of not obeying these orders. "

"Junior Zao Tian. You seriously injured a disciple of my Star Of War School! Your punishment will not be as mild as his! You will be held in the punishment department for a full month; will receive nine lashes a day; will remain incommunicado and will not see the light of day throughout this period. "

When that sentence came out of Ye Zuo's mouth, everyone was shocked by the severity of the punishment.

Zao Tian kept an indifferent face, but inwardly, he cursed all sorts of expletives.

Although he did not show it, Lin Bei laughed pleasantly in his thoughts.

"Now ... All of you! Accompany the other Elders! They will take them to your rooms! "Ye Zuo said.

Everyone, including Lin Bei, left and followed the Elders of the 'Star Of War School'.

Before they left, the Ming brothers looked at Zao Tian with deep heart pain. Ming Xue's eyes watered, she looked at Zao Tian and said, "Zao Tian ... Please come back safe."

Then Ming Xue turned and accompanied the others in his family.

Only Zao Tian and Ye Zuo stayed in the courtyard.

Ye Zuo: "Junior ... you crossed the line this time! You were lucky I applied that punishment! Any other Elder ... would kill you in front of all those other disciples! "

After listening to that, Zao Tian reflected and realized that Ye Zuo was not being severe. Other than that, he had slowed down a lot, Zao Tian's penalty.

"I'm sorry, Elder Ye Zuo! But ... I could not watch that scene and stand still! I will gladly welcome the Elder's kindness! "Zao Tian said with a kind of gratitude in his tone.

Ye Zuo: "Do not say that yet! This punishment is not very different from death! You will suffer a lot in the next few days ... but ... at least you will have a chance to survive. "

Zao Tian: "..."

Ye Zuo: "Come on ... I'll take you to the punishment department!"

Zao Tian followed Ye Zuo.

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Department of Punishment.

Ye Zuo and Zao Tian, ??had arrived at the Punishment Department.

The Punishment Department was a grand palace. Unlike other palaces, however, it had no sign of luxury; its color was dark gray; at the entrance, was hung a large plaque, with the following words: 'The stains of the soul and the crimes of a person, can only be cleansed through pain.'

Those sayings sent a shiver down Zao Tian's spine.

Anyone reading this could imagine the suffering that awaited him.

Two guards, armed with red iron armor, guarded a large gate six meters high. Upon realizing Yezuo's approach, the guards bowed in a sign of respect.

"Elder Ye Zuo, what do you owe to your presence?" The right guard asked.

Ye Zuo: "I came to bring a student to be punished."

"Right! Elder Huolong Ji is in his office. Do you need someone to accompany you? "The Guard asked.

Ye Zuo: "It's okay! I already know the way! "

"Well. You can enter ... just ... I ask you to be careful, the flow of spiritual energy from the palace, is extremely violent. So I suggest you go quickly to Elder Huolong Ji's office. "The Guard said.

Ye Zuo: "Thanks for the warning! I'll just leave this junior to the care of Huolong Ji and leave. "

The two guards nodded and the large gate began to open.

After the gate opened, Ye Zuo and Zao Tian, ??stepped inside. But as he passed by the guards, Zao Tian overheard them saying in chorus: "Welcome to the Punishment Department! We hope you enjoy your stay! "

Zao Tian could not help feeling uncomfortable. But he did not say anything or showed any expression, he just kept walking and followed Ye Zuo.

After Ye Zuo and Zao Tian entered, one of the guards looked at the other and commented, "What a strange boy ... usually, when they hear those words ... They start to fade. But ... this kid ... did not show any expression. "

"Humph. Whatever! He has no idea what it means to enter through that gate. He'll have plenty of time to erase himself yet. "The other guard said.

When Zao Tian entered the Punishment Department, he noticed that Ye Zuo started to make an ugly face, as if in pain. By the time Zao Tian would ask him if everything was okay, he was stopped by Gold.

"Pretend to be in pain! Then I'll explain why. For now, just pretend to be suffering. "

Even without understanding, Zao Tian decided to listen to Gold and began acting.

The two of them walked down a long dark corridor until they reached Elder Huolong Ji's office.

Huolong Ji, who had previously been informed by the guards about the arrival of Ye Zuo, was to welcome him to the door of his room. He was a fat man; his black hair had a great ponytail; he appeared to be about 40 years old and had a gentle countenance on his face.

"Ye Zuo, it's a pleasure to have you here. Please accompany me. "Huolong Ji said respectfully.

After entering, Zao Tian realized that the expression of Ye Zuo returned to normal. There was no longer that expression of pain on his face.

"Huolong Ji, I will be brief on my visit. I just brought this kid to be punished properly. "Ye Zuo said.

Huolong Ji: "It's okay! In any case, the spiritual energy of the palace is extremely violent these days. Just inside sealed rooms, like mine, one can have a break from the great energy pressure out there. "

"But ... So what punishment should be applied? What did this boy do? "Huolong Ji, he said.

"He plucked out another disciple's tongue and made him swallow. I decided, that he should be locked in the dark cell and receive nine lashes, daily, for 30 days. "Ye Zuo said as he looked at Zao Tian.

"Could not have a better choice! If ... this kid leaves here alive, he will know that he must follow the rules of the 'Star Of War School'. I, Huolong Ji, will personally apply the punishment. Consider this as a form of respect. "Huolong Ji said as he rubbed his hands together. His countenance, changed dramatically, he seemed eager to start punishing Zao Tian.

"So now I say goodbye. I'll leave the junior in his care. Just ... do not overdo it and do something beyond what I set! This punishment is already very difficult to bear. "Ye Zuo said with a warning tone. He then turned and left. This time he did not even look at Zao Tian.

"Junior ... We'll have lots of fun!" Huolong Ji told Zao Tian. He grabbed Zao Tian by the arm and started dragging him to the cell.

Zao Tian offered no resistance. Dragged down by Huolong Ji, he reached the basement of the Punishment Department, where no light came, the only slight illumination, from a small lamp on the top of the cell.

Huolong Ji threw Zao Tian into the cell and chained his legs and arm to the ground.

"Here, the customer is always right! So ... how would you rather ... get the nine lashes at one time ... or three, at every period of the day? "Huolong Ji said wryly.

Zao Tian, ??who had been respectful so far, finally decided to speak. He looked at Huolong Ji and with contempt on his face, he said, "Give it nine at a time! At least that way ... I will not have to look at your face for the rest of the day! "

Huolong Ji's Expression became furious; a whip, brown, appeared in his right hand.

"Cheeky Junior! I will increase your punishment and I will have a lot of fun in the next few days! "

Shhhh ... Huolong Ji began to whip Zao Tian into different parts of the body.

After twelve lashes, he finally stopped.

"Hihihihihi ... Tomorrow I will be back! Our fun has just begun! Hihihihi ". Huolong Ji closed the iron door of the cell and burst out laughing.