Volume 3 Chapter 72: Arguing with the Punching Bag
“Punch… punching bag.”
Gao Ye ground her teeth and said unhappily,
“Hmph, Sister Lin Lin, I can knock down two of you with one punch. Don’t cry and beg me to stop later~”
As she spoke, Gao Ye cracked her knuckles and looked ready to start a fight.
Lin Lin got scared and quickly ran back to Gao Liang, hugging his arm tightly and trembling as she looked at the little “devil.”
Gao Ye wasn’t afraid at all. She was just playing around. She slowly raised her hands in front of her chest, moved her fingers in a creepy way, and even let out a strange villain-like laugh.
Even Gao Liang felt a bit uncomfortable watching her.
He shook his head and said to Gao Ye,
“Alright, stop playing! I didn’t even plan to let you stay. If you keep scaring Lin Lin, I’ll really kick you out.”
“Geez…”
Gao Ye clicked her tongue. She was just joking. Seriously…
“Got a girl and forgot your buddy…”
“I’m your brother!”
“Who’s his girl?!”
The two of them shouted at Gao Ye at the same time.
Gao Ye covered her mouth and laughed secretly, then nodded. “Okay, okay, calm down. If you really need it, I can be the punching bag~”
“Triple yourself and you still wouldn’t be able to beat me. What are you thinking?”
Gao Liang shook his head. Feeling irritated at being seen through, the girl frowned and said,
“W-Who’s scared of you, huh? Hahaha, do I look scared of you? What are you thinking? I just… uh, I’m just feeling a little unwell today. Otherwise I’d beat you so badly you’d be calling me big sister!”
Gao Ye confidently patted her chest, but her words made it sound like she was actually a bit scared. After all, she had already prepared an excuse.
Gao Liang looked at her with confusion, thought for a moment, and then nodded.
“If you’re not feeling well, then just sit here and rest.”
After saying that, he pulled the cart to a spot where the punching bag could be fixed in place.
Behind him, Lin Lin moved closer to Gao Ye and asked with concern,
“Are you… having a stomachache?”
“Ahem, only Sister Lin Lin understands how hard it is for me~”
After all… Lin Lin had been a girl for several months now.
She understood that kind of monthly pain very well. It was already kind of Gao Ye to bring the punching bag while feeling uncomfortable.
Lin Lin sighed and helped the slightly tired Gao Ye walk over to where Gao Liang was.
They sat down on the floor and started watching him.
After hanging up the punching bag, Gao Liang checked carefully to make sure it was safe and stable. Once everything was okay, he stepped back two steps and began showing his moves again.
“Bang—!”
A heavy punch.
Then a strong flying kick.
Both hit the punching bag with loud, deep sounds.
Lin Lin and Gao Ye watched quietly and swallowed nervously.
Wow…
Even though she had seen it once before, Lin Lin still felt impressed.
Noticing her reaction, Gao Ye took a deep breath and leaned closer to Lin Lin’s ear, whispering,
“Sister Lin Lin, don’t worry. My brother may be good at fighting, but he’s very principled. He would never do something like domestic violence. On the contrary, he’d protect you very well. You’d feel very safe with him…”
Before she could finish, she met Lin Lin’s deadly stare.
Stare—
Seriously, watch what you say, little devil.
What do you mean “don’t worry about domestic violence”? That’s something only a girl who marries Gao Liang would need to think about.
I…
I’m not worried about that at all!
I don’t need to worry about that either. Hmph…
Lin Lin’s serious stare made Gao Ye immediately shut up. She quickly shook her head to show she wouldn’t say anything more.
Only then was Lin Lin satisfied and turned her head away. Gao Ye pouted helplessly.
Tsk. I was just trying to cheer you up. What if you got scared?
After that, the two of them continued watching Gao Liang practice. With Gao Ye here, both she and Lin Lin seemed to forget about the special training. Instead, they just watched Gao Liang’s performance.
After a while, maybe feeling that her brother’s performance wasn’t exciting enough, Gao Ye suddenly stood up, even though her stomach still hurt.
The little “devil” waved her hand, signaling her brother to step back. Then she stood in front of the punching bag.
Oh…
Lin Lin swallowed.
Is Xiao Ye going to try herself?
So brave.
Go for it!
Gao Ye took a deep breath, then suddenly jumped and kicked hard!
“Thud—!”
Compared to Gao Liang’s kick, which could shake dust off the bag, Xiao Ye’s flying kick…
Well, let’s just say it was very clean and environmentally friendly.
Wait, isn’t there a saying that when there’s smoke, there’s no damage?
Why does it look like Gao Liang was the one doing real damage before?
Actually… Xiao Ye’s kick barely even hit the punching bag.
“Pfft…”
“Pfft your head!”
Gao Ye turned around angrily and glared at Lin Lin, who couldn’t hold back her laughter. Then she lowered her head in embarrassment and made an excuse.
“Ahem… well, I’m wearing the wrong shoes today. And Sister Lin Lin has no right to laugh at me. You probably can’t kick this thing either! It’s really heavy!”
“Mm…”
Lin Lin felt a little unwilling to lose. You’re just wearing small leather shoes, aren’t you?
Ahem… fine then. Let me, with my sneakers, show you how it’s done.
She stood up. Under Gao Liang’s surprised and slightly worried gaze, she quietly walked to stand beside Gao Ye.
Xiao Ye smiled.
Looks like Sister Lin Lin took the bait.
Does she really think she can move something that even I couldn’t?
No way… there really is someone that naive?
Hehe…
Gao Ye stepped aside with a bad smile.
Lin Lin jumped lightly in place, stretched a little, and prepared to use what Gao Liang had just taught her.
One thing he said was right. When attacking, you should find a good angle. Attack the edges or weak points instead of hitting the center directly. Like breaking glass, aim for the point with the most pressure.
So the secret to kicking a punching bag is…
Kick the edge!
It was a clever idea. Lin Lin didn’t even think about one question. If it was so simple, why didn’t Gao Liang do it?
Was he just trying to make the training harder?
Of course not.
In fact, it was because—
“Hyah!”
She shouted loudly to push her strength out, especially from her thigh muscles, and kicked toward the edge of the bag.
“Bang—!”
Under Gao Ye’s surprised gaze, the punching bag actually moved.
Lin Lin opened her eyes wide in shock and joy…