Disobedience Leads to a Spanking

Guanyin’s eyebrows twitched slightly at Su Qing's words, and she spoke indifferently, "There used to be quite a few... but later, the water rose once, and some of the goldfish in this lotus pond accidentally escaped."

"Losing the other small fish is just a loss..."

"But losing that one big-headed goldfish is somewhat of a pity."

As she spoke, Guanyin scattered another handful of fish food into the water. She turned to look at Su Qing and said, "Come to think of it, you should have seen that one before."

Hearing this, Su Qing naturally knew what Guanyin was referring to—after all, she was the one who had brought it up.

She gave a slight smile, nodded, and said, "I have indeed seen him... But since Senior already knows where he is, why not go and capture him back?"

"He still has another role to play; there is no rush," Guanyin said calmly. "As for what that role is, I imagine you are quite clear on it yourself."

Su Qing nodded and asked, "Is Senior not worried that he might stop trying to capture Tang Sanzang?"

"Why worry?" Guanyin shook her head and said, "If he stops trying to capture Tang Sanzang, I can naturally find a replacement from elsewhere! It would merely be a bit more troublesome. However... I don't think anything will go wrong with his particular tribulation."

"Is that so?" Su Qing looked at Guanyin and nodded slightly.

Alright, it seemed Senior Guanyin had already made ample preparations for this matter.

She wasn't worried about any unexpected situations at all.

Thus, Su Qing stopped bringing up the matter of the goldfish.

She turned the conversation to other things.

Since they were just chatting to pass the time, they talked about whatever came to mind.

And so, the two women—who both appeared very young but were actually quite advanced in years—stood by the lotus pond, chatting and feeding the fish. The scene was exceptionally harmonious.

However, as they chatted, Guanyin seemed to suddenly remember something.

She abruptly spoke up, "By the way, my disciple..."

"Her? She's doing quite well right now," Su Qing answered casually. "She's having quite a bit of fun every day!"

"No, I just wanted to ask when that girl is coming back."

"That, I don't know..." Su Qing spread her hands and said, "After all, I can't help her much. I can only take her to travel through the Mortal World, broaden her horizons, and learn a few things."

Su Qing wasn't lying...

She really couldn't help much.

After all, matters of enlightenment had always been personal. All she could do was take her around to see the world.

Guanyin glanced at Su Qing and said, "Fine... as long as she's doing well, that's enough."

Actually, Guanyin had originally wanted to scold Su Qing a bit... but after thinking it over, she realized she had already scolded her countless times. If it were going to work, it would have worked long ago.

So she simply couldn't be bothered to say more.

As long as the Dragon Girl hadn't been mistreated, it was fine.

However...

Deep down, she was still somewhat annoyed with this girl.

The prize cabbage she had raised for so many years had been snatched away by her.

Even though the process was still ongoing, it was still somewhat irritating.

Su Qing smiled. She didn't want to discuss the Dragon Girl with Senior Guanyin...

She knew Senior Guanyin harbored quite a bit of resentment toward her regarding this matter, so it was best to avoid the topic as much as possible.

She looked at the little fat goldfish swimming in the water and said, "By the way, has Senior thought about raising a few more goldfish? To expand the population?"

"I'm not raising any more..." Guanyin looked at her and said, "Once I catch that big-headed fish back later, this lotus pond naturally won't be too lonely."

Su Qing smiled and didn't say more.

She had only brought it up to change the subject anyway.

However, just as Su Qing was thinking about what to talk about next...

Guanyin suddenly stopped her movements, turned her head to Su Qing, and said, "Wukong is here."

Su Qing was slightly stunned.

She instinctively looked up at the sky...

She saw a fiery-red windmill whistling toward them at high speed.

In the blink of an eye, it arrived beside the lotus pond.

Once the windmill stopped, the figure revealed was, without any surprise, that bratty monkey Wukong.

Sun Wukong was clearly different from Su Qing.

Su Qing always followed the rules and entered the Purple Bamboo Grove through the front gate, but this monkey descended directly from the sky.

He prioritized a complete lack of rules.

But neither Su Qing nor Guanyin found it strange.

After all, they both knew the monkey had that kind of personality. There was no point in trying to reason with him.

As soon as Wukong landed, he saw Su Qing standing beside Guanyin Bodhisattva, feeding the fish together.

For a moment, Wukong couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Clearly, Wukong hadn't expected Su Qing to be here at all.

"Eh? Big Sis, why are you here too?"

Su Qing looked at the monkey-faced Wukong and gave a faint smile, her tone calm as she said, "I had nothing to do, so I came to catch up and chat with Guanyin Bodhisattva. I didn't expect to run into you here! What are you doing here again?"

Su Qing naturally knew why the monkey had come to find Guanyin...

She was merely asking the obvious to get him to cut to the chase.

Facing Su Qing's explanation, Wukong didn't doubt her for a second.

He knew Su Qing had very good relationships with people from both the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect. So, occasionally connecting with them wasn't strange at all.

Besides, Su Qing even had a goddaughter who was Guanyin's disciple!

In response to Su Qing's inquiry, Wukong hurriedly explained:

"Sigh, my Master is truly ill-fated. He just passed one tribulation and immediately encountered another great disaster." Wukong sighed and said, "I've come to find Guanyin Bodhisattva this time to ask her to step in and rescue my ill-fated Master."

Su Qing nodded slightly and said, "So Elder Tang has been captured again? But with your strength, how could you fail to deal with a little brat?"

Speaking of this, Wukong was also frustrated.

He said, "If it were a head-on fight, I could naturally take down that little girl easily. But unfortunately, that little girl can use fire... which prevents me from getting close."

"Can't you even withstand the fire from Taishang Laojun's Eight Trigrams Furnace?"

"It's not the fire that's the problem... it's the smoke." Wukong said resentfully, "I was smoked in that old man's furnace for forty-nine days and ended up with an eye ailment. It's usually fine, but I'm terrified of smoke. When that monster breathes fire, it's accompanied by billowing thick smoke, which stings my eyes so much I can't even open them... It's painful and unbearable; how can I fight then?"

Su Qing put on an expression of sudden realization.

She nodded and said, "So that's how it is... it's been hard on you. By the way, do you know the background of that monster?"

Wukong nodded and told Su Qing, "That monster is the daughter of my brother, the Bull Demon King... she goes by the title Holy Infant Great Sage. I originally wanted to show some consideration for our old friendship and didn't want to get too tangled up with her, but I didn't expect that monster to actually kidnap my Master!"

"So it's Red Boy!" Su Qing smiled and said, "Then there's no need for Guanyin Bodhisattva to step in. I am enough to deal with her."

Wukong was slightly stunned, then looked at Su Qing in confusion and said, "Big Sis can deal with that girl?"

"Of course I can..." Su Qing nodded and said, "Rest assured. When have I ever lied to you?"

Wukong thought about it carefully; his Big Sis indeed hadn't lied to him...

And in terms of actual cultivation power, after five hundred years, his Big Sis's power was already much deeper than his own.

Dealing with Red Boy would certainly be a breeze.

After all, his Big Sis wasn't a useless coward like those Four Dragon Kings of the Seas.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble Big Sis." Wukong nodded and gave Su Qing a bow.

The monkey-faced Wukong looked somewhat comical when he bowed, making one want to laugh.

On the side, Guanyin saw Su Qing and Wukong chatting for so long without giving her a chance to speak... she couldn't help but secretly roll her eyes.

This girl was only this diligent at times like these.

But despite her exasperation, Guanyin couldn't be bothered to criticize Su Qing.

After all, she had already promised this matter to Su Qing. If she went back on her word now, it would be somewhat embarrassing.

She simply said, "Since Little Friend Su is willing to help you, Wukong, then let her go!"

Wukong hurriedly nodded, "Thank you, Guanyin Bodhisattva! Thank you, Big Sis!"

Guanyin Bodhisattva's strength was exceptionally high; when facing Senior Guanyin, Wukong still showed a fair amount of politeness.

"Then Senior, when I have time later, I'll come back to chat with you again." Su Qing gave a bow to Senior Guanyin.

Guanyin glanced at Su Qing, then nodded slightly and said, "Go."

In this way, after bidding farewell to Guanyin, Su Qing called for Leng Xiang and set off with Wukong toward Red Boy's cave.

The speed of the Somersault Cloud went without saying...

In the blink of an eye, the group arrived outside Fire Cloud Cave.

At this moment, the cave doors were tightly shut. There wasn't even a single small demon outside keeping watch; it was like a turtle shell.

Su Qing looked at Fire Cloud Cave, gave a faint smile, and said, "Wukong, go knock on the door."

Wukong was quite obedient. Upon receiving Su Qing's command, he went directly to challenge them.

He took out the Golden-Hooped Rod and, with a loud boom, struck the cave door.

With this one strike, the cave door shook three times, making quite a commotion.

In just a moment, a young girl dressed in a red dress, looking valiant and heroic, walked out holding a red-tasseled spear.

"You bold monkey! You actually dare to come and challenge me again," Red Boy snorted coldly and said angrily.

Wukong chuckled and said, "Hurry up and hand over my Master! Or else I'll make your backside bloom!"

"Bah, in your dreams!"

As Red Boy spoke, she lunged toward Wukong with her spear. At the same time, she didn't forget to form a hand seal, preparing to use her Samadhi True Fire.

Red Boy wasn't stupid; she knew she couldn't deal with Wukong head-on and had to use the Samadhi True Fire.

However, this time Wukong didn't intend to fight Red Boy directly.

After Red Boy attacked, Wukong twisted his body and slipped away, not forgetting to taunt her a bit as he left.

Red Boy also had an explosive temper. Seeing Wukong run away while taunting her, she instinctively chased after him.

But after chasing for less than a mile...

Red Boy stopped.

And the reason she stopped wasn't for anything else—it was simply because she happened to see Su Qing standing there, with Wukong running to Su Qing's side.

"Su... Sister Su, why... why are you here!" Seeing Su Qing, Red Boy was both surprised and happy, but also a bit panicked.

The surprise and happiness were naturally because she was glad to see an old friend.

The panic was even simpler... because she had done something bad, and knowing Su Qing, she would definitely be in for a lecture.

Su Qing looked at Red Boy, her eyebrows twitching slightly as she said, "Why can't I come? As for you, little girl, it's only been a few years since we last met, and you've already forgotten everything I taught you?"

Red Boy was stunned and hurriedly shook her head, saying, "I... I didn't forget! I haven't done anything bad all these years."

"Then why did you capture Elder Tang?"

"I... I didn't."

"Hmm?" Su Qing's brow furrowed, and she didn't say anything more.

However, seeing this expression on Su Qing's face, Red Boy knew she had likely truly made Su Qing angry.

After all, when she was with Su Qing, every time before she got a beating, Su Qing had this exact expression.

She curled her lip and said, "I... wasn't I also wanting Dad, Mom, and you, Sister Su, to live forever?"

"That cannot be your reason for committing evil," Su Qing snorted coldly.

As she spoke, Su Qing reached out and grabbed Red Boy as if she were catching a little chick.

Red Boy didn't even have the thought of struggling or escaping.

Having been disciplined by Su Qing many times as a child, she knew that if she tried to run, her backside really would bloom.

Besides, how much ability did she have? Could she escape from the hands of a Heavenly Immortal expert?

So, it was better to honestly take a lighter punishment.

After capturing Red Boy, Su Qing turned to Wukong and said, "Alright, Wukong, go quickly and rescue your Master and junior brothers! I need to properly educate this disobedient girl first."

Wukong looked at Su Qing, his heart still filled with surprise.

He hadn't expected Su Qing to subdue Red Boy so easily.

It could even be said that the moment Red Boy saw Su Qing, she had already been subdued.

Clearly, Su Qing and Red Boy had known each other for a long time. And Su Qing had frequently disciplined her.

Wukong looked at Red Boy being held by Su Qing and could roughly guess her fate.

So, facing Su Qing, he said, "I'm going to save my Master now!"

Su Qing nodded and said, "Go quickly."

As soon as Su Qing finished speaking, Wukong rushed directly into Fire Cloud Cave.

Su Qing then looked down at the little girl she was holding and said calmly, "The bamboo strip or the discipline ruler—choose one for yourself."

"Can I choose neither?"

"Disobedience leads to a spanking," Su Qing said. "Do you know you almost caused a huge mistake this time?"