My Promotion Story Through Time Travel

Chapter 216 Punishment

Chapter 216 Punishment

"Crack-pump-"

The bamboo strips made a crisp sound as they fell on my back.

Lin Ziping clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to avoid crying out in pain.

Thinking that he had brought the bamboo strips with him, and that he was being beaten while carrying his own weapon, he felt a surge of resentment.

Several people in the room were more skilled in combat than Lin Ziping. Moreover, Lin Zhong was this body's uncle. Although he might have some ulterior motives, the years of nurturing he had received were undeniable.

Lin Zhong had used his strength, and Lin Ziping soon felt a burning pain in his back.

Unable to hold back, he collapsed to the ground.

His forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat.

"Master!" Granny Liao knelt down beside Lin Ziping. "Master, the young master is still a child. How can his body withstand this?"

"Young Master, quickly apologize to the Master!" Granny Liao said hurriedly, supporting Lin Ziping.

Lin Ziping readily agreed: "Uncle, I was wrong!"

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Tao Xian also knelt down: "Master, the young master knows he was wrong, please have mercy!"

"Please, sir, have mercy!" The others also knelt down, pleading for Lin Ziping.

"You guys..." Lin Zhong seemed incredulous, clutching his chest, taking two steps back and collapsing into a chair.

"Master!" Tao Xian quickly got up and went forward to pour Lin Zhong a glass of water. "Master, please don't get angry."

Lin Ziping also called out worriedly, "Uncle."

After a while, Lin Zhong seemed to catch his breath and pointed at everyone, saying with exasperation, "You all just spoil him. Now he's so audacious that he dares to run away without a word. What kind of trouble will he cause later?"

Granny Liao tugged at Lin Ziping's clothes.

Lin Ziping quickly said, "Uncle, I was wrong!"

Suddenly I felt a warm current surging out from my lower abdomen.

Then I felt a sharp pain in my lower abdomen.

Such a quick reaction?

"Hiss—" Lin Ziping frowned and groaned in pain.

It's been months since I last came, why are you here now?!

Lin Ziping looked up and saw Lin Zhong and Tao Xian's mouths opening and closing, but their voices were faint and he couldn't hear what they were saying at all.

Feeling cold all over, Lin Ziping called out softly, "Granny..."

Everything went black before his eyes, and Lin Ziping had no idea what happened afterward.

When I woke up, it was already dark.

After a moment of stunned silence, his memories returned, and Lin Ziping guessed that he must have fainted.

Is this the pose?

Did he just lie there and sleep all afternoon?

No wonder my hands were numb.

Lin Ziping got up, and the blanket slipped off.

"Young Master, you're awake?"

Lin Ziping looked and saw that it was Shu Miao carrying something in.

Seeing Lin Ziping get up, they quickly came over to help him.

"Young Master, are you alright? Granny Liao has already applied medicine to your back injury," Shu Miao said. "Are you thirsty? Are you hungry? Drink some water first, and I'll go to the kitchen to get you something to eat."

Lin Ziping took the cup, gulped it down in one go, and then handed the cup to Shumiao: "I'm fine, don't worry. Where are Uncle and Granny Liao?"

As she placed the cup on the table, Shu Miao said, "Master and nanny are in the main hall."

"Hmm," Lin Ziping responded, then asked, "When did you arrive in the capital?"

"Master brought us to the capital after receiving Brother Zhu's letter. Everyone has been looking for the young master, the young master..." Shu Miao stammered as she spoke.

Upon seeing this, Lin Ziping said, "Shu Miao, we grew up together since we were little, is there anything we can't say directly?"

After hesitating for a moment, Shu Miao said, "Young Master, could you please not be so willful in the future? You just left without a word, and everyone searched so hard for you. Brother Zhu almost died, boohoo—I've never seen Master and Granny so angry—"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but cry.

Lin Ziping wiped away the tears on Shu Miao's face: "I'm sorry, I've caused trouble for you all. It won't happen again. I'm hungry, could you go to the kitchen and get me something to eat?"

Shu Miao wiped away her tears and quickly said, "Yes, young master, I'll go right away. I've made some brown sugar lotus seed porridge in the kitchen, it's perfect to eat now."

Lin Ziping smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, millet seedlings."

"Young Master, why are you being so polite with me?" Shu Miao said coquettishly.

Lin Ziping didn't say anything, but watched with a smile as Shu Miao left.

Summer has arrived, and mosquitoes are already swarming inside. Moths are dancing around the candlelight, making a "pop pop..." sound as they burn.

Lin Ziping sat on the bed, his lower abdomen aching intermittently. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly: There really is no escaping it.

"Creak—" The door was pushed open.

"Granny..." Lin Ziping called out.

Granny Liao walked over with a smile, putting down the food tray she was carrying: "Young Master is awake? How are you? Does it still hurt?"

Lin Ziping shook his head: "I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Granny."

Granny Liao stuffed a hot water bottle into Lin Ziping's quilt: "Don't catch a cold, young master will be an adult in the blink of an eye."

Lin Ziping didn't know how to respond to this, so he looked at Granny Liao with longing and didn't say anything.

"Are you hungry? Come and have something to eat." He said, handing the bowl from the food plate to Lin Ziping.

Lin Ziping took a look at the red date and lotus seed porridge, tested the temperature, picked it up, and started slurping it down.

"Slow down, slow down, there's more!" Granny Liao said hurriedly when she saw Lin Ziping's anxious expression.

Lin Ziping licked his spoon with lingering satisfaction: "It's been so long since I've had anything this delicious. It tastes just like before, Granny, I want more..."

After speaking, she blinked her bright eyes and looked at Granny Liao.

"You glutton, you can't eat anymore, you'll get indigestion if you eat too much." Granny Liao took the bowl and gently tapped Lin Ziping's head.

"Granny, I haven't eaten enough for days! I've gotten so thin from hunger!" Lin Ziping said coquettishly.

"Who told you to disobey and run around like that?" said Granny Liao.

Lin Ziping's expression darkened.

Seeing this, Granny Liao sighed softly and touched his back: "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Lin Ziping shook his head.

“Young Master, please don’t blame Master. He’s just disappointed in you. You have no idea how worried he was when he received the news that you were gone.” Granny Liao sat by Lin Ziping’s bedside. “Don’t be so willful next time.”

Lin Ziping wiped away her tears: "Granny, I know I was wrong, but... but I don't want to embarrass my uncle..."

With the atmosphere building up, Lin Ziping sobbed, "My uncle raised me... raised me for many years, this... this kindness is impossible to repay, I... I want to do something, but I've accomplished nothing."

After a pause, Lin Ziping continued, "So, when the selection of officials in the capital came around, I... I participated. I... I couldn't compete with the others, but... but I wanted to do something to make you, my uncle, proud."

“Young Master, in my heart you are the best. You don’t need to compare yourself to others,” Granny Liao comforted him.

Lin Ziping buried his face in his knees: "No, others are better than me."

Granny Liao cupped Lin Ziping's face in her hands and asked, "Young Master, do you know something?"

Lin Ziping avoided eye contact, hurriedly looking away from Granny Liao.

“Young Master…” Granny Liao looked directly at Lin Ziping.

Lin Ziping thought that he could never go back, and tears streamed down his face.

She said, feeling wronged, "Granny, when I was in Fuchun, I saw my uncle go to see Miss Qiongying."

"What?!" Granny Liao exclaimed in surprise.

“I know Miss Qiongying is my sister. She’s like the moon hanging high in the night sky, and I… I’m just a lump of mud on the ground.” Lin Ziping sniffed. “It’s understandable that my uncle favors her, but I also want to do something…”

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Ziping burst into tears and was unable to utter a word, but he had expressed everything he needed to.

Granny Liao opened her eyes slightly, seemingly still processing Lin Ziping's words.