"Damn!"
Lin Ye watched as Lin Xi broke through, feeling a chill in the air around him. He stood there, stunned, with a freshly cut piece of meat in his hand.
Feeling the power coursing through her, Lin Xi's lips curled into a mischievous smile, as if she was plotting something.
"Oni-chan, let's have a match!"
"No."
"Oh, are you scared, little fish?"
Lin Ye:...
"Seeing that smug look on your face makes me sick!"
"Scared, are you?"
"Just don't cry when I beat you."
Lin Xi was brimming with confidence. "I'm now a noble late-stage 1st-rank Martial Artist, and you, a mid-stage 1st-rank little fish, dare to act up in front of me, ahahaha—"
"With that laugh, you'd barely last three chapters in a novel!"
With that, Lin Ye moved. He was fast, but Lin Xi was faster. Both of them sprinted, using Treading the Clear Wind, chasing each other relentlessly.
Lin Xi was well aware of how annoying Lin Ye's talent was, but she also knew that his Pain Sharing had a range limit. So, keeping a distance and attacking from afar was the way to go.
Form of Ice.
A blood-red Ice Spear appeared in her hand, surrounded by a chilling mist. It sent shivers down anyone's spine. She suddenly made a throwing motion. "My dear Oni-chan, feel the love from your sister!"
Whoosh!
The Ice Spear shot rapidly towards Lin Ye. Without hesitation, he dodged swiftly, while Lin Xi, getting more and more into it, kept launching spear after spear.
"Run, little fish brother! Run faster, ahahaha, yes, just like that, entertain me with your pathetic state!"
Lin Xi laughed maniacally, her hair turning blood-red as she used her talent, resembling a bloodthirsty madwoman.
Lin Ye, now bleeding from the relentless attacks, couldn't help but shout.
"Lin Xi, do you think you can do whatever you want just because you're one small stage higher than me?"
"Hah! Being stronger means doing whatever I want. If I wait for you to catch up, I won't be able to bully you anymore. Better take advantage now, ahahaha!!"
As another Ice Spear was thrown, Lin Ye suddenly stopped dodging. This was the moment.
His strength, defense, and speed surged, his cultivation instantly reaching the peak stage of 1st-rank. In an instant, he caught the Ice Spear with his hand, spun around, and hurled it back.
Lin Ye's change was too quick for Lin Xi to react. In a flash, the Ice Spear pierced her shoulder, pinning her forcefully to a thick tree trunk.
With a thud, she was dumbfounded, only realizing what happened when her shoulder was pinned. Lin Ye quickly approached her, his intimidating aura snapping her mind back to clarity.
"Being stronger means doing whatever you want... isn't that right?"
Lin Xi: ( ꒪Д꒪)ノ!
"...Wow, brother, you're amazing! As expected of my most awesome brother, so handsome, hahaha..."
Lin Xi's laughter grew quieter, her eyes gradually avoiding Lin Ye's gaze, who couldn't help but sneer.
"Finished talking?"
"Well, um, Oni-chan, I guess you wouldn't do anything excessive to your only blood relative, your cutest sister, right?"
She batted her eyes, trying to act cute to escape, but Lin Ye held her head and said.
"The wicked red-haired witch disguised as my cute sister, do you think I'm that easy to fool?"
Lin Xi:???
"Don't you know how much I cherish my sister? I've never even touched a finger on her since we were kids, and you, a ghost, dare to possess her body. It makes me so angry."
Lin Xi:...
Never touched a finger on me since we were kids, and you say that with a straight face?
Then, Lin Ye continued, covering his face and pretending to cry. "I see, it takes hitting the possessed body forty-nine times to exorcise the ghost? So cruel, so harsh, especially since this body belongs to my only blood relative, my twin sister! Truly, hitting her hurts my heart!"
Lin Xi:!!!!
Why are you raising your fist with excitement? Where's the sadness on your face?
"Ahhh!!!!"
"I'm hitting!!!"
Lin Ye instantly switched to boxing mode, unleashing a flurry of punches, his face showing no remorse, only the pleasure of revenge on his mischievous sister!
"Lin Ye, you were waiting for me here! You're such a dog! Just wait, when I get stronger, I'll stomp you underfoot... ahhh!!!!"
"Ahhh!!! No!!!"
"Brother, stop!!! It hurts, I'm bleeding!!!"
"I was wrong, brother, I truly was wrong, spare me!!! I'll never act superior again, I beg you!!!"
"I truly apologize, the most handsome brother Lin Ye in the universe, I offer my sincerest apologies! Please stop, I really am Lin Xi, I'm back, you successfully exorcised the ghost, I'm really back ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅!"
"Wow, Little Xi, you're back! You don't know how exhausting it was to exorcise the ghost for you just now, good thing you're back, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do. Quick, thank me, or the evil ghost will take over your body and you'll never return!"
Looking at Lin Ye's innocent, sunny face, Lin Xi wanted to spit on it, but she forcibly suppressed the urge.
This guy's cheating, can't compete.
"Thank you! Bro—ther—"
"Ahaha, no need to thank me, we're family, thanking is too formal."
Lin Xi:...
How did she end up with such a shameless brother? This is too much.
Lin Xi forced herself down from the tree, her injuries healing quickly. Seeing Lin Ye's smiling face, she clenched her fist.
Endure it.
Backing down now isn't a loss, as long as she breaks through to a 2nd-rank Martial Artist first, she can settle the score.
"Lin Ye, what are we doing next?"
"What else? That huge boar, of course, we're taking it back to sell! Finally, we won't have to sell kidneys for money anymore."
...
The two of them cleaned up the massive Demon-pattern Boar, then carried it away, storing the cut meat in the Storage Bag.
They exited the dense forest, hurrying towards Yuncheng at full speed. Just as dawn broke, a familiar figure blocked their path.
It was Su Yan, their teammate. Yesterday, when Li Dashan targeted them, she and Song Yuanyuan had escaped together.
Seeing Lin Ye and Lin Xi, she couldn't help but start crying to them.
"Lin Li, Lin Shui, Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan... she's dead!!!"