"Happy now? I didn't lay a finger on you." I smiled.
Nan Zhi immediately blushed. "Big Brother Xia, you're joking. Among cultivation-transmission methods, empowerment through an infusion of cultivation is the most damaging to one's cultivation. That's why, apart from one's birth parents, the ones who usually do this are one's masters and teachers. But Big Brother Xia has shown Nan Zhi such consideration... Nan Zhi already has no way to repay you. If Big Brother Xia wants something from me, I absolutely wouldn't have the face to refuse..."
"Those words of yours are quite comforting to hear." This is far better than that brat Xue Xiao's way with words, I thought.
Nan Zhi hurriedly said, "Big Brother Xia! Really, this can already be called the kindness of rebirth. You don't know how many years it would take us to cultivate this much cultivation—hundreds, thousands of years—and the resources consumed would be incalculable. How could it all be summed up by your saying it was 'comforting'..."
"You don't have to offer yourself to me, right?"
"Huh?" Nan Zhi was speechless again. After a long while, she said, "I know Big Brother Xia is only joking about that, but in any case, I'm relying on Big Brother Xia from now on. At the very least, I'll stay until I've repaid this debt of gratitude. I'm not the sort of person who only accepts benefits without ever thinking of repaying them! Otherwise, I'd think of it constantly and reflect on myself constantly!"
I burst out laughing helplessly. "There's no need for that, but I do admire that sentiment."
After hearing this, Nan Zhi smiled sweetly. "I'm deeply grateful for Big Brother Xia's favor."
Once this little girl gets familiar with someone, she certainly knows how to talk.
"All right. As for when