Chapter 782: No, Please

"Master!"

The two empresses, supremely majestic and icy cold, now acted like little children, heads lowered, fingers twisting, as if they had done something wrong.

The crowd on the viewing platform rubbed their eyes, as if unable to believe the scene.

That aloof empress could actually have such a side—it was an eye-opener for everyone.

"Come here," Lin Fan said with a smile.

Zhi Qiao and Jiu Ling's faces lit up. "Master."

They exchanged a glance, a hint of rivalry in their eyes, and then in an instant, they began to race, each trying to reach their master faster than the other.

"Master, Zhi Qiao missed you so much."

Zhi Qiao threw herself into Lin Fan's arms.

"Master, Jiu Ling missed you too."

Lin Fan patted their heads, a gratified smile on his face.

This kind of life was truly the most leisurely.

"Wow, this young man is actually the master of two empresses."

"No way, if both empresses are this strong, then their master, so young, must be incredibly powerful."

Meanwhile, some of the older generation, elders of various sects, suddenly realized something and were stunned.

They had discovered a huge matter.

"That person has returned."

They all knew what had happened in the Xuanhuang Realm back then; if not for that person, it would have been destroyed long ago.

"Master missed you too. I didn't expect that five years would pass and you'd grown up so much."

Lin Fan had never thought of taking disciples before, but later he went with the flow—meeting them was fate, so he accepted them. In the blink of an eye, the two little girls had grown up.

The promising young men on the viewing platform also looked at Lin Fan with delight.

A master is like a father.

If they could win over the empress, then this man would become their father-in-law.

At that moment, many promising young men were thinking about how to please Lin Fan, hoping that if he was pleased, he might betroth his disciples to them—what a wonderful thing that would be.

"How have you been these years? No hardships?" Lin Fan asked softly.

"Master, junior sister keeps bullying me." Zhi Qiao glared at You Jiu Ling, without any of the empress's domineering air, complaining.

"Master, it's senior sister who bullies me, always competing with me." You Jiu Ling naturally wouldn't admit defeat, biting back.

"Hmph!"

Then they glared at each other angrily.

"Oh, is that so?"

"Mm-hmm, Master, junior sister is so mean. I've suffered a lot these years." Zhi Qiao said.

"Master, senior sister is lying. I'm the one who's been bullied the worst."

"Master, you have to believe me."

The two clung to Lin Fan's arms, accusing each other.

Lin Fan nodded silently, as if taking in both sides.

"Er Gou, go get two stools." Lin Fan said calmly.

"Yes, Sect Master." Zhang Er Gou didn't hesitate and immediately went to find stools.

"Master, you're so good to me. You know your disciple is tired." Zhi Qiao was very dependent on Lin Fan. Even though she was grown up now, she still liked to act spoiled in front of him, just like when she was little.

Originally, her master had only her as a disciple, and Zhi Qiao felt full of love. Then a junior sister came, and Zhi Qiao felt that her master's love for her was split in half.

"Master, I like you the most too." You Jiu Ling said.

"Mm, yes, tired." Lin Fan's expression didn't change, but his tone was somewhat意味深长.

None of the surrounding onlookers left, because they all wanted to know what would happen next.

"Sect Master, the stools are here." Er Gou came rushing, one stool in each hand.

For Er Gou, he felt something was off.

"Just put them here." Lin Fan said calmly.

Er Gou scratched his head, not knowing what the Sect Master was up to. Then he looked at the two junior sisters, hoping they would be lucky.

"Master, I just fought with junior sister, and now I'm a bit tired." Zhi Qiao sat down, but still wouldn't let go of Lin Fan. "Master, sit too."

"Master, sit with me."

In an instant, they started competing again.

Lin Fan looked at them and said, "Alright, these aren't for sitting. Each of you pick one and lie over it."

"Ah!"

Zhi Qiao and You Jiu Ling were stunned, unable to believe it, not reacting in time.

Zhang Er Gou and the others suddenly understood—the matter was far from over.

"What 'ah'? Hurry up and lie down there." Lin Fan said calmly, a slight smile on his face.

"Master, what are you going to do?" The two looked bewildered, their beautiful faces showing pitiful expressions.

"You two still dare to ask what I'm doing? If I hadn't come back, you would have torn the sky apart."

"Hurry up, don't make me angry." Lin Fan said.

"Master..."

"Hurry up."

Zhi Qiao and You Jiu Ling pitifully lay over the stools.

In an instant, the ruler that hadn't been used for a long time reappeared.

When the two disciples saw the ruler, their faces turned pale.

"If I don't teach you a lesson this time, you'll really fly to the sky." Lin Fan said, holding the ruler.

The onlookers were dumbfounded. They had already been stunned when the two empresses lay over the stools.

What was he going to do?

They didn't quite understand, but when they saw the ruler in the young man's hand, they instantly got it.

"Wow, this is too shocking."

...

Hearing the noisy surroundings,

Zhi Qiao and You Jiu Ling looked at their master in unison.

"Master, can you do it back home? Junior sister and I are empresses outside. If so many people see this, we'll be laughed at."

"Yes, good master, please, I know I was wrong. I won't dare again." You Jiu Ling said.

If anyone else dared to do this, they would have been blasted to death. But now it was their master—even if they had a hundred guts, they wouldn't dare.

"Hmph, won't dare? I watched from below for quite a while. You two are fierce, even more domineering than me. You even set up your own sects. Are you trying to rebel?" Lin Fan said.

The two looked pitiful, their domineering aura completely gone. Their bright eyes gazed at Lin Fan pleadingly, then turned to their senior brothers.

The meaning was clear: Senior brothers, save us!

"Master, I swear to heaven, if you don't hit me in front of so many people, I'll be good from now on and won't dare to be reckless."

"Yes, Master, I swear too."

"Swearing is useless. Heaven itself is mine. You even dared to scold me, and now you swear?" Lin Fan said.

Zhang Er Gou, who had been keeping out of it, softened at the sight of his junior sisters' pleading eyes.

"Sect Master, why not punish them back home? Look at all these people, all the sects are here. If this gets out, it won't reflect well on you either."

"Yes, Sect Master, I think senior brother is right. Punish them back home." Feng Bu Jue said.

"Although the two junior sisters have done many wrong things, as the saying goes, 'don't wash your dirty linen in public.' It's better to go back." Mie Qiong Qi finally squeezed out a sentence.

And Ji Zai's three sons were hugging Lin Fan's legs, looking at him pitifully.

"Fat Chicken, your meat fell off." Lin Fan said, looking down.

Ji Pang, who was hugging Lin Fan's leg, found his mouth empty. He saw his piece of meat on the ground, quickly bit it, then immediately hugged Lin Fan's leg again, looking just as pitiful.

"Fine, since your senior brothers pleaded for you, I'll settle accounts back home. Get up." Lin Fan said.

"Master is so good. Zhi Qiao is so touched." Zhi Qiao wiped the corner of her eye, looking very moved.

Lin Fan rolled his eyes and casually refined a colorful ribbon.

"Master, what are you doing?" Zhi Qiao and Jiu Ling asked, puzzled.

"Now I'm tying your arms together. Without my permission, neither of you is allowed to untie it. Otherwise, you know the consequences."

"Ah, Master, what about sleeping, bathing, and going to the toilet?" The two exclaimed.

"You'll do everything together." Lin Fan said.

"Ah... no, please."

"Hmph, let's go." Lin Fan flicked his sleeve and instantly led everyone away.

In an instant, Lin Fan and the others disappeared.

"Master, what about our sects?"

"Disband them."

"Ah..."

...

As for everyone else, they were also dumbfounded.