Chapter 224

Chapter 224: I’m a First-Time Offender, Give Me Another Chance
“Enforcement Squad?”

“Yes, this job really suits you,” Zhou Jin Yue said solemnly.

Yu Zhao frowned and asked, “What does the Enforcement Squad do?”

“It checks the disciples’ words and actions and improves the sect’s atmosphere.” Zhou Jin Yue held Yu Zhao’s hand and spoke earnestly: “Junior Sister Yu, Master finally has some drive to improve. You definitely cannot bear to let him down, right?”

Yu Zhao fell silent.

[Sect Master Ji Yuan is not thinking about how to save Master Qing Yan, so why is he suddenly thinking about fixing the Five Elements Dao Sect’s atmosphere?]

“Junior Sister Yu, let me tell you the truth. In the whole Five Elements Dao Sect, only you are not afraid of offending people, and your combat strength is high. With you here, the reform plan will go much more smoothly.

And besides, don’t you want to take this chance to deal with those disciples who used to mock and slander you on purpose?”

This job should have been led by Zhou Jin Yue. But Sect Master Ji Yuan was determined to reorganize the sect. There were too many matters, and he needed her to help him. She could not get away.

After thinking it over, Yu Zhao was the most suitable person to take her place.

With Zhou Jin Yue looking at her with bright, shining eyes, Yu Zhao naturally could not bear to refuse.

Besides, Zhou Jin Yue had given her a reason she could not turn down.

Yu Zhao agreed with pleasure.

The next day, the Enforcement Squad was officially formed.

Captain: Yu Zhao.

Members: Xiu Luo and Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun looked at the huge “Enforcement” character embroidered on his chest, then looked at Yu Zhao and Xiu Luo, who were both wearing ordinary inner disciple robes. Feeling upset, he said, “Why am I the only one wearing such ugly clothes? It’s not fair!”

Xiu Luo curled her lips and answered lazily, “You are a personal disciple. Wearing the enforcement robe makes you more intimidating.”

[She would never wear such ugly clothes.]

Zhang Jun looked at Yu Zhao with doubt in his eyes.

Yu Zhao nodded sincerely and said, “This robe really suits you.”

Zhang Jun lowered his head to look at the big character on his chest. He kept feeling that Yu Zhao and Xiu Luo were teaming up to trick him, so he could not help asking again: “Do I really look good in this?”

Xiu Luo glanced at him in surprise.

She had thought Zhang Jun was just like that group from Lone Moon Peak, all of them looking down on others with their noses in the air and no one in their eyes. She had not expected his thoughts to be this simple.

She lifted her face in a bright smile and praised him sincerely: “Senior Brother Zhang, you look especially spirited in this enforcement robe. You look even better than the people from Lone Moon Peak, really!”

When Zhang Jun heard that, he almost burst with joy. “Hahaha, you really think so? Not bad, not bad, you have good taste!”

Xiu Luo also grinned brightly.

Watching the two of them laugh foolishly at the side, Yu Zhao lifted the corners of her lips in satisfaction.

Yesterday, Senior Sister Zhou had told her to set up an Enforcement Squad and make her the captain, with the right to choose her own members.

After thinking it over, she had chosen Xiu Luo and Zhang Jun.

Xiu Luo was the leader among the inner disciples and held a lot of prestige among both inner and outer disciples. Zhang Jun was the Sect Master’s disciple. Although his reputation was not as great as Zhou Jin Yue’s, he could still represent the Sect Master to a certain degree.

With the two of them here, Yu Zhao was confident she could handle all kinds of problems.

The three of them had just taken office, and their first target was Pu Xing He.

Pu Xing He was the personal disciple who had teamed up with Zhou Jin Yue and Zhang Jun to represent the sect at the Cultivation World Grand Tournament. He was also the one who had been the fastest and most eager to draw a clear line between himself and Yu Zhao when Master Qing Yan attacked her.

As for why Yu Zhao chose him as the first example to scare others, it was purely because he had been unlucky enough to run right into them.

The Five Elements Dao Sect had one hour of morning practice every day. Whether they were personal disciples or inner disciples, except for special cases, they all had to arrive at the Training Grounds within the set time to either cultivate alone or spar with others.

However, this rule had been in place for a long time. The elders in charge of supervision had grown more and more relaxed. When disciples came late or left early, they mostly turned a blind eye.

Yu Zhao also knew about this loophole, so she chose morning practice at the Training Grounds as the first place to enforce the rules.

When the three of them showed up, they caused quite a stir, mainly because the two big characters on Zhang Jun’s chest were too eye-catching to ignore.

Some disciples who were on good terms with Zhang Jun came over laughing and joking. One of them reached out, wanting to throw an arm around Zhang Jun’s shoulders, but Zhang Jun pushed him away.

“Go, go, go, go cultivate. Don’t come bother me while I’m enforcing the rules!”

The disciple who was pushed away stared at him in shock, then looked at Yu Zhao and Xiu Luo, who both had serious faces. Half believing, half doubting, he walked away.

Other disciples who heard the commotion looked over curiously and started whispering to each other.

More and more people gathered at the Training Grounds.

The sounds of discussion did not stop.

Zhou Jin Yue arrived at the Training Grounds. When she saw the three people looking fierce and serious, a smile flashed in her eyes.

She did not say anything. She simply found an empty spot and started cultivating.

Dong.

The morning bell rang.

The noisy Training Grounds slowly quieted down. The disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect began their daily required practice.

But even though they were moving, their eyes were wandering and their motions were weak. From time to time they still joked with the people around them, loose and careless.

In the past, Zhang Jun and Xiu Luo had not felt anything was wrong with the way everyone practiced. Now that they were seeing it from a different angle, they suddenly understood why the sect had set up an Enforcement Squad so suddenly.

They looked at Yu Zhao, waiting for her instructions.

Yu Zhao lifted her hand slightly to tell them to stay calm.

Reform had to be done step by step.

Correcting mistakes should also start from the simplest place.

For example…

“Stop.”

Pu Xing He was surprised when Yu Zhao called out to him.

He and Yu Zhao had always been like well water and river water, never bothering each other and never interacting.

He stopped with a dark face, his voice already filled with anger as he asked, “What is it?”

“You are late,” Yu Zhao said calmly.

Pu Xing He paused, then let out a cold laugh. “The morning bell just finished ringing.”

“That is still late.”

Yu Zhao grabbed at the air. A brush and a sheet of white paper appeared in her hand. She dipped the tip of the brush in red ink and quickly wrote a line of large characters.

“Personal disciple Pu Xing He was late to morning practice. Punishment: one extra hour of training.”

Then she sent out a wave of spirit power. The sheet of paper floated by itself to stop in front of Pu Xing He.

As Yu Zhao wrote, she also read the contents of the punishment aloud.

Almost everyone at the Training Grounds heard it.

Eyes from all directions turned toward Pu Xing He.

Pu Xing He was furious. “Why! What right do you have to punish me? I refuse to accept this!”

After he spoke, he tried to walk past Yu Zhao and leave directly.

Yu Zhao immediately gave Zhang Jun a look. Zhang Jun jumped out and pointed at the big characters on his chest.

“Pu Xing He, do you see the words on my chest? We are acting under orders. If you do not obey, it will not just be one extra hour of training.”

Pu Xing He ground his teeth. “I am a personal disciple. How could I not know about something like this?”

Zhang Jun flicked his head proudly. “The Enforcement Squad was just formed today. Congratulations, you are the first lucky one to experience our enforcement in person.”

Pu Xing He was so mad he almost coughed up blood.

He did not feel lucky at all.

He felt completely, utterly unlucky.

He lowered his voice and gave in a little. “This is my first time. Give me another chance.”

Zhang Jun refused right away: “No. The ticket has already been written. It must be carried out.”

“Zhang Jun, don’t forget, we fought side by side as teammates!”

“Even teammates don’t get special treatment!” After Zhang Jun finished speaking with a just and righteous face, he turned his head and flattered Yu Zhao: “Captain, I said it right, didn’t I?”

Yu Zhao gave him an approving look.

“You are the captain?”

Pu Xing He was shocked and angry at the same time.

He now strongly suspected that Yu Zhao was punishing him on purpose to get back at him.

Yu Zhao nodded calmly. “If you are not convinced, you can take the ticket and go appeal to the Sect Master.”

The doubts that had almost burst from Pu Xing He’s mouth were forced back down.

He was not stupid.

Even if Yu Zhao really was targeting him on purpose, he was the one who had first given her a handle to grab. If this really got dragged in front of the Sect Master, the one who ended up embarrassed would still be him.

He clenched his teeth. “It’s just one extra hour of training. I accept!”

He gripped the ticket tightly and strode into the Training Grounds. Even his back was full of resentment.

At first, Zhang Jun had not felt anything. Now he started to feel a bit guilty and asked in a low voice, “Is this really okay?”

Yu Zhao said nothing. Her eyes slid down to his chest.

Zhang Jun also lowered his head to look, and he suddenly felt completely at ease.

[Those are not just characters. They are my protective charm!]