Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Lets Spar

"Senior brother, please stop! I was wrong!" Li Yao’s desperate screams echoed throughout the forest as she lay across Xiang Yu’s lap, enduring his disciplinary spanking.

"How dare you make fun of your senior brother?" He brought his hand down again, his voice tinged with righteous indignation. The memory crystals had been the final straw—recordings of his embarrassing Mountain Heart Scripture practice preserved for posterity.

"I was wrong!" she shouted dramatically, but internally, her thoughts ran in an entirely different direction. Senior brother is being too assertive, she mused with unexpected delight. Little does he know, I’m into this shi...

The empress, privy to Li Yao’s unfiltered thoughts, could only shake her head in profound disappointment. This girl was truly beyond salvation.

"Where are the memory crystals?" Xiang Yu demanded, his voice stern with authority.

"Right here," Li Yao replied meekly, handing over her pouch with suspiciously little resistance.

Xiang Yu examined the contents, his expression darkening as he witnessed recordings of himself performing those ridiculous Mountain Heart Scripture movements. Without hesitation, he crushed the crystals in his palm, their fragments scattering across the forest floor.

"Nooooo!" Li Yao cried out with theatrical despair, her performance worthy of a traveling opera troupe. Behind her convincing facade of devastation, however, laughter bubbled. It’s unexpected that senior brother found out about the memory crystals, she thought smugly, but little does he know, I already have several copies stashed elsewhere.

Concluding the punishment, Xiang Yu examined his reddened palm with mild surprise. Despite being the one administering discipline, his hand stung considerably—a testament to his junior sister’s formidable physical cultivation. The girl was deceptively strong.

He glanced at the destroyed crystals and his sobbing junior sister with satisfaction. At least I’ve destroyed all evidence, he thought with relief. What would happen if I became an important figure in the cultivation world someday and these recordings leaked? How could I possibly maintain my dignity?

Still, an unsettling feeling nagged at him—a vague suspicion that he wasn’t being told the whole truth. It’s probably just my imagination, he dismissed, returning his attention to training as he retrieved his knife.

Before he could execute his first practice swing, Li Yao’s voice interrupted his concentration. "Senior brother, let’s spar," she suggested, her earlier tears mysteriously vanished.

Xiang Yu considered the proposal with interest. Actual combat yielded substantially more experience points than solo practice, and sparring with his junior sister presented no real threat. A perfect opportunity for advancement without risk. "Alright," he agreed, completely unaware of the mistake he was making.

Moments later, he found himself sprawled across the ground, struggling to rise after another punishing takedown. Li Yao wasn’t using spiritual energy, but her technical mastery proved overwhelming nonetheless. She approached with mock concern, her voice dripping with false sympathy.

"Senior brother, should I stop?"

Xiang Yu couldn’t bring himself to ask her to go easy on him. Is this revenge for spanking her earlier? he wondered bitterly as he pushed himself upright only to be knocked down again. Just you wait—when I’m invincible, I’ll spank you daily. Mark my words.

Li Yao stood triumphantly above him, admiring his angry expression with unexpected appreciation. Senior brother looks really cool when he’s angry, she thought with satisfaction. This was rightful compensation for destroying her precious memory crystals. Despite having backups, the loss demanded retribution—her treasures would feel wronged otherwise.

The empress was utterly bewildered by this twisted reasoning. What kind of logic is this? Is she even human?

Li Yao dismissed these concerns entirely. She was helping her senior brother grow stronger through combat experience—what could possibly be more supportive? Such an exemplary junior sister she was.

[Yeah, yeah, you’re the only one in the world who can do this,] the empress exhaled resignedly. Perhaps she had chosen the wrong vessel after all.

Hmph! Stupid old man, Li Yao seethed internally, rubbing the tender spot on her head with restrained anger. If I didn’t want to conceal my true cultivation level, I would’ve slapped you to death!

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