Chapter 29 : Blackmailed

You're really persistent, I'll give you that, but don't think for a moment that I'll let you off the hook.

"If you won't do it, then neither will I. It's that simple."

I'm still stronger than you, you know.Besides it's not like I don't train myself, but you need to train more than me.

[ Ha! You humor me.]

"Oh, so you think making me train more will make me stronger but you'll still be at the top ? You don't think I can get stronger than you ? Ha! In that case, I'll gladly train ten times harder than usual just to prove you wrong."

|A mischievous grin slowly creeps up on his face, revealing a playful spark in his eyes. I can't help but wonder if there's something peculiar about his facial expressions, because that sly smile always appears when he's hatching a new scheme.|

"Is that so?"

[What's he planning now? I've had enough of his tricks.]

...

"Go ahead then."

"Huh? Go ahead? What do you mean go ahead?"

"You said if I want to make you train to supposedly become 'stronger than me,' then you'll do it ten times more than usual. So, do it."

[Bro, that was sarcasm...]

[That's possible, but he might not catch onto these things easily.]

[Did you analyze him or something to know that?]

[I guess so.]

[Okay I admit, maybe I did. But I'm not backing down. I have something that might work.]

< Also unlikely.>

[ Oh shut up!]

"Can't you do it too? Are you that weak?"

Lu Qing, we both know that's not the case. Stop wasting time and get started, or I'll start punching you.

"Why do you want to challenge me every time? We've discussed this, remember?"

Hmm, I can't recall. Sorry.

[I don't have time for this.]

"Okay, hold on. Let's make a bet here."

What now? It better not be one that will put us in danger.

"If I assist with the training, you have to accompany me late at night to gather the resources we need for our cultivation."

No.

[Why the quick refusal?]

"Did you even think before answering?"

There's no need to think when it comes to you and your bets.

"Huh? What does that mean? And if so why did you make me waste my breath on telling you?"

| Haoxuan starts pacing around me slowly, and I can't help but feel a strange sense of suspicion washing over me.|

Firstly, you always manage to put us in some kind of danger, one way or another. Secondly, now I've got a pretty good idea of what you're planning to do later, so...

[ Don't tell me.]

| As the weight of my actions sinks in, I slowly shift my gaze towards Haoxuan, my expression darkening with a menacing look, realizing the seriousness of what I've done.|

"What do you plan to do..."

| That irritating smirk, a sight all too familiar to me, surfaces on his face, erasing any lingering doubt about his intentions.|

Exactly what you're thinking.

" Don't you even dare."

Whoa, calm down. I won't reveal anything... As long as you do what I ask, of course.

[What have I done...]

| I sigh|

You've got to be kidding me...

Nope I'm not kidding.

"Ugh!"

Aw come on it won't be that hard. Just a little something for your big brother hm?