Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 133

Chapter 133: Departure

Xiang Yu and Li Yao sat together in comfortable silence, the gentle breeze rustling through the nearby trees. Despite the tranquil setting, tension hung in the air between them. Each time Li Yao shifted as if to leave, Xiang Yu would quickly interject with another topic, another question—anything to keep her there a moment longer.

Li Yao noticed his unusual behavior, how his eyes darted anxiously toward her whenever she tried to leave. Was her senior brother so hesitant about her departure? The thought warmed her heart, even as she knew what had to be done.

"I’m really leaving this time," Li Yao finally announced, rising to her feet with reluctance evident in every movement.

"Wait," Xiang Yu called out, his voice unusually urgent.

She paused, turning back to face him. "What is it?"

Xiang Yu opened his spatial ring and carefully withdrew five identical pills that gleamed with spiritual potency. He gently placed them in her palm, his fingers lingering for just a moment longer than necessary.

"They’re seventh-grade healing pills," he explained, his voice softening. "Use them if you get hurt."

Li Yao stared at the pills, recognizing their extraordinary value. "Thank you," she murmured, clutching them carefully before turning away again.

Before she could take a step, Xiang Yu’s hand shot out, catching her wrist in a gentle but firm grip. Surprise flickered across her face as she looked back at him.

"Is there anything else?" she asked, her heart racing unexpectedly at his touch.

"Do you really have to leave?" Xiang Yu asked, vulnerability seeping into his voice.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean..." he began, a flush spreading across his face. He lowered his gaze before continuing. "If I asked you to, would you stay?"

His expression had transformed into one of such pitiful pleading that Li Yao felt her resolve wavering.

Holy cringe, Xiang Yu thought internally, mortified by his own behavior. But this was his final trump card. Every instinct screamed that disaster would strike the moment she left the sect, and he was desperate to prevent it.

"Umm...well," Li Yao stammered, her cheeks reddening to match his own.

[No! We have to go. If you don’t get stronger, you won’t be able to protect him,] the Empress’s voice resonated firmly within her consciousness.

Li Yao placed her hand gently on Xiang Yu’s shoulder. His head lifted hopefully—was she actually going to stay?

What happened next left him completely stunned. In one swift motion, Li Yao leaned forward, pressing her lips against his. The soft, sweet sensation overwhelmed his senses completely.

Wait a minute! Who am I? Where am I? His thoughts scattered like leaves in a windstorm.

Thirty seconds passed before she finally pulled away, her face crimson with embarrassment. She couldn’t bring herself to meet his eyes—not that he dared look at her either.

"I’m really going this time," she whispered.

"Mh," was all Xiang Yu could manage in response, still dazed from what had just happened.

In the next moment, she launched herself skyward, her slender form dissolving into the clouds.

High above the earth, Li Yao covered her burning face with her hands, her thoughts tumbling over each other in chaotic disarray.

"What have I done?" she fretted internally. "Senior brother just looked so cute at that moment, I couldn’t help myself. I hope he doesn’t think I’m that kind of person." Her inner monologue continued its frantic spiral.

[Hey, what are you doing? Pay attention to the road,] the Empress chided sharply.

Li Yao snapped back to awareness just in time to notice an enormous floating boat directly in her path. She twisted sideways with supernatural agility, barely avoiding collision as she streaked through the sky.

"Mei Mei?" a young woman’s voice called out from within one of the boat’s ornate carriages. "Is something wrong?"

Inside the carriage, an older-looking woman responded with evident irritation, "It’s Elder Liu," she corrected, her tone suggesting this wasn’t the first time she’d made this clarification.

"Okay, Mei Mei," the younger woman replied cheerfully, prompting Elder Liu to sigh in resignation.

Elder Liu gazed out the window, her eyes following Li Yao’s rapidly diminishing form. "That direction... that cultivator seems to be coming from the Azure Cloud Sect," she observed thoughtfully.

Internally, her thoughts betrayed her. That insensitive jerk, she fumed. Who would be his lover?

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