"What are you doing?" I shoved Ying Li away, wiped my moist lips, and turned slightly serious.
"Big Brother Xia Ye, it's not as if I'm some child who knows nothing." Ying Li's eyes shimmered, her expression three parts excitement and seven parts probing.
Seeing her move in again, I hurriedly signaled for her to stop. "Hold it. If you keep this up, I'll feel guilty."
"Pfft..."
At my words, Ying Li immediately brightened. "If Big Brother Xia Ye feels guilty, then after taking something so valuable, shouldn't I show a stronger reaction?"
"I gave you that thing for your sake, not so you'd repay my kindness," I said helplessly.
"Then I should repay Big Brother Xia Ye even more! Great Cosmic Heaven said that most of the star rulers in Star God Heaven are scoundrels, and there are pitifully few who are genuinely good to others. So the less someone seeks from me and the more they're willing to give, the more I can't let them go easily once I encounter them—even if it costs me everything!" Ying Li didn't stop her advance because of my resistance. Instead, she took the initiative and clung to me.
"The less one seeks, the more one gives? Great Cosmic Heaven Qungu was indeed extraordinary." I thought that although the behavior patterns of the various races differed drastically, she hadn't gotten this point wrong.
"Mutual giving is the unbreakable foundation for maintaining a relationship. Big Brother Xia Ye, are you really not planning to build such a relationship with me?" Ying Li placed a hand against my chest, her scrutiny carrying a hint of expectation.
I swallowed.
In truth, when I came to Void Ancestor's territory to carry out a precision blast, I hadn't failed to consider the problem of forming ties.
After