Jiang Wanyin was sitting on his seat when the doors bursted open and his mother and older sister fussed on him "How are you? Your Han is scratched! Lan Qiren do you not care about my child's well being!?" Madam Yu accused the acting Sect leader who just looked at her unimpressed.

"Your son's well being!?" A voice rang out and Madam Yu saw Madam Jin's red face "Your son! Knocked my A-Xuan unconscious! Not only that but in my letter HE WAS LOSING TOO MUCH

BLOOD AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT A FUCKING SCRATCH!?" She yelled at her sworn sister.

Madam Yu glared at her "My A-Cheng doesn't attack unprovoked! I personally trained him!" The four were already on their seats as Jiang Yanli decided to stay beside Jiang Wanyin.

"It would make sense you taught him! You both would always hit people whether they provoked you or not! DON'T think I don't know about those rumors about you whipping Wei Wuxian with the Zidian and your husband not doing anything about it!"

Yu Ziyuan's ring crackled "Li Chang! You believe such baseless rumors!?" She felt betrayed by her best friend.

Li Chang just stared at her "I don't need to believe those rumors to know it's true! When you first got your whip I WAS YOUR FIRST TEST SUBJECT! HAD I KNOWN THOSE SCARS WOULD NOT FADE I WOULD HAVE NEVER AGREED!"

The place was silent...

Nie Huaisang who was outside smirked 'Another new rumor to be put to use.'

Madam Yu was too shocked to reply "AND WHAT? THAT BASTARD DARE MAKE HIMSELF LOOK BATTER THAN MY SON! THAT SON OF A SERVANT DARE DOES BETTER!"

"But the said son of a servant would be better than my fiancé who couldn't even form a core at her age today."

Everyone froze when a new voice had entered the room "A-Xuan!"

Li Chang quickly rushed over towards her son checking his bandaged nose and swollen eyes.

Jiang Yanli, on the other hand, was feeling sad that her crush had compared her to Wei Wuxian.

"YOU STILL DARE SAY YOUR SON'S WELL BEING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MINE!? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE PUNCHED HIS NOSE ONE MORE TIME!? HE WOULD HAVE FLOWN TO THE HEAVENS ABOVE!"

Li Chang accused her said best friend.

"YOU BRAT DARE STILL SHOW YOUR FACE HERE!" Lan Wangji stepped in front of Wei Wuxian, daring Madam Yu to hit him.

"A-Xian, I trusted you to keep A-Cheng in line." Jiang Fengmian spoke and Wei Wuxian just stared at him blanky "Instead of always trusting me to keep your son's anger in check, you should be the one to teach him to control it Sect Leader Jiang."

"YOU DARE TALK BACK!? SEE WHAT YOU BROUGHT IN FENGMIAN! THIS STREET RAT YOU BROUGHT IN DARES TALK BACK!"

"As much as you wish to continue your familial matters, my wife and I, have a lot of paper work that needs to be done, especially Madam Jin who has 4 stacks of papers she needs to go through." Jin Guangshan said as he placed his tea down.

'What?' Jiang Yanli was shocked to hear that the Madam has Sect Work to do, 'Mother doesn't even do any work' she looked towards her mother.

"A-Xuan, I want to hear what you want, I have blindly allowed this for the sake of my friendship but I will allow you to choose whether you want to keep this marriage or not." Li Chang had said.

Jin Guangshan was literally begging his son to dissolve the marriage.

Jin Zixuan took a deep breath "Mother I do not wish to be married to a person who I would not love, It would be unfair as I am not able reciprocate the feelings." Jiang Yanli's heart broke at that.

She wanted to tear up but that might just make her look even weaker in front of his face.

What was she going to do now? She had always dreamed of living and having a child with Jin Zixuan, he was her dream man, EVERY GIRLS dream man.

Her frail reputation only had an advantage as she was engaged to the Jin Heir and having the back up of her Sect.

"WHAT-" Li Chang cut off her friend "As you wish, with Lan Qiren as witness, the marriage is dissolved."

Madam Yu glared at her sworn sister "Ll CHANG HOW COULD YOU!? WE BOTH MADE A PROMISE!"

"My son, is more important than any promise I make with you."

"MY SISTER DESERVES SOMEONE BETTER THAN YOU ANYWAY!"

"Jiang Cheng shut up! The marriage would not have been dissolved if you had not attacked the Jin Heir! And YOU BITCH!" She pointed at Wei Wuxian.

"WAIT TILL WE GET BACK AT LOTUS PIER! I WILL MAKE SURE TO WHIP YOU FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN! YOU BRING BAD OMEN!"

"Ziyuan!" Jiang Fengmian called out before Madam Yu had realized she said that she would whip him infront of an audience.

"Wei Wuxian." Li Chang called out "How many times have you been whipped by her tool? I have only been whipped once but the sting was too painful, I would have fainted."

Wei Wuxian sighed "DON'T YOU DARE!" Wei Wuxian just glared at her "If you didn't want people to know, you should have thought twice before whipping me!" He turned his back and pulled down his upper robes and everyone gasped in shock.

Even Lan Xixhen and Lan Qiren.

"How many are there?" Li Chang asked and Lan Wangji answered "164 whip lashes from the Zidian, there are a few fading scars but the more visible ones are around that many."

Jin Guangshan then said "I demand two punishments for this matter."

Wei Wuxian put up his robes as he said that.

"PUNISHMENT FOR WHAT!?"

Madam Yu asked.

"Your son attacked my Heir, and the punishment for this is using a discipline whip 2 times for two punches."

Jiang Wanyin turned white.

"MY SON WILL NOT BE WHIPPED!"

Her A-Cheng's reputation will be tarnished if this would be spread throughout the cultivation world!

"Oh? But you let an innocent child who has to deal with your jealousy get whipped?" Madam Jin questioned.

"As for punishment number 2, Madam Yu IS to be whipped by her spiritual tool, by how many times Wei-gongzi will allow."

Now this had caught the attention of the Jiangs.

"I WILL NOT BE DEGRADED LIKE THIS! LI CHANG RETURN MY ZIDIAN!"

"The Zidian accepted me as it's Master, I will return it when you fully repent on your mistakes!"

She then turned towards Lan Qiren "To the punishment hall?" He asked and Madam Jin nodded.

"Very well, follow me."

"Before that there is something I wish to announce with the Lan and the Jin Sect to witness."

Lan Qiren was curious and allowed the kid, after all, what he found out today, the boy probably wants everything to be over and done with.

"Now for the first thing, I will be lenient and would let Madam Yu have her core unsealed while she will be whipped by the Zidian 40 times."

"40!? WEI WUXIAN ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!?" Jiang Wanyin screamed since Lan Qiren had done the right thing and silenced Madam Yu.

"A-Xian please, you forgive mother right? She probably doesn't mean to whip you."

This time Jin Zixuan is utterly disgusted "Lady Jiang, are you blaming the victim?" He asked and Jiang Yanli stuttered and went red from embarrassment.

"A-Xian could you please lower the number?" Jiang Fengmian pleaded and Wei Wuxian scoffed.

"Did you tell that woman to stop whipping me after I got my 100th whip mark? Why should I? I have more than 300 scars on my back! 40 means nothing! If she can't handle the wrath of her own spiritual tool then It is her own fault for being weak!" Wei Wuxian snapped as Lan Wangji held his shoulder.

Wei Wuxian paused "But since I have experience the Zidian myself...I have more pain tolerance, and Madam Yu had never in her life probably got hit by the Zidian. Fine then, I will reduce it to..." he made a thinking gesture which made the Jiangs hopeful.

"...16 whips, take it or 40 whips she'll take." They wanted to argue but Wei Wuxian wouldn't give it to them.

"And the second thing, I know you want me to repay my debts but I think I have already payed it off as to be the Jiang Family's punching bag for 6-7 years of my life, my parents would never want me to live this life." he looked at Jiang Fengmian and was ashamed but shaking as if he was scared of something.

Wei Wuxian removed his clarity bell.

"A-Xian-"

"Lady Jiang, you are in no place to call me that." he told her coldly "I annouce I leave the Jiang sect!" He crushed the clarity bell in his hands.

"YOU SELFISH BRAT! AFTER ALL WE'VE DO-"

"Elaborate what you've done for me aside from feeding me, giving me clothes and teaching me cultivation...what others did you give?"

Wei Wuxian looked at Lan Qiren and nodded before he left the Hanshi with Lan Wangji, Lan Xichen, and Jin Zixuan.

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Jiang Wanyin was there kneeling, in public! With hundreds of witnesses!

When the first whip landed he screamed, his golden core was sealed, but if this whip hurts as much, how much more would be the Zidian? He was thankful his mother's core would not be sealed.

Another whip was then landed on his back and he screamed as if he was being slaughtered.

'2 whips is nothing, I got 33 and I was able to stand while you faint on the ground.' Lan Wangji looked at the teen t fitted on the ground.

"A-Cheng!" She quickly ran over to her brother but was stopped by the guard.

"You are not to move since you are to witness." a senior Lan Disciple said.

Jiang Wanyin did not take long to awaken as the healers tended to him on the side before his mother was dragged.

"You dare punish the sect Madam!?" Madam Yu raged.

"You are not above the law, nobody is, child abuse is not to be held gently Madam Yu." Jin Guangshan said "Unless you wish to discard some unpleasant information." her eyes widened and

scowled "WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU SPEAKING!?"

"Enough! San-Niang, please the earlier we finish the earlier we can leave Cloud Recesses with A-Li."

Fortunately or Unfortunately, Jiang Wanyin was allowed to stay but with a warning, another tow out of line and he is to be banished from Cloud Recesses for 10 years.

Madam Yu scowled "Some sworn sister you are."

Li Chang looked at her unimpressed "I never wanted to be sworn sisters with you, mother just wanted an alliance!" With that she whipped her with the Zidian and she spat out blood.

It was just one whip

And she was already down.

This made the witnesses think just how was Wei Wuxian able to tolerate this.

"Madam Jin, a request?" Nie Huaisang asked as Li Chang was going to land another blow.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Why don't you wait for Madam Yu to recover from each hit before you add another?" He suggested while holding his fan.

Lan Wangji looked at Huaisang "I never knew you had it in you to know how to torture." Lan Wangji raised a brow before Nie Huaisang shuddered and hid himself behind a Nie disciple "I don't know!" Li Chang nodded in acceptance "Not a bad idea."

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At the last hit, the floor was all already filled with a large pool of blood, Madam Yu spitting blood out of her mouth, her robes dirtied, and worst of all, her reputation had been stained but she is

still a prideful woman.

"I hope you have learned your lesson, next time you hit an innocent, I will make sure you get a hundred." Wei Wuxian said before Lan Wangji dragged him away.