Yan Yuxi had become anxious, and it was not simply because she was alone and felt unsafe. She wanted to travel with Feng Jun.
If she had held any distrust toward Feng Jun before, then ever since he had released her from the Life-Cage artifact, she had been willing to trust him unconditionally—if he had harbored any ill intentions, she would have faced tremendous danger.
So she said, "You saved me, and I still haven't properly thanked you."
"Heh heh," Feng Jun laughed. "We acted to save ourselves too. There's really no need for thanks."
Yan Yuxi smiled as well. "Whether you want it is your business; whether I give it is mine. Besides, I'm a dignified Ninth Layer of Emergence from Dust. My price can't be too low, can it? You saw the bounty."
It was clear that she had been very well brought up and was highly skilled with words—even now, she did not emphasize that she was from the Yan Clan of Pine-Cypress Peak, merely that she was at the Ninth Layer of Emergence from Dust.
But Feng Jun truly did not care about such gratitude. There were Spirit Stones he had to take, but when it came to formalities, he would never lower himself. Thus, he said with a smile, "You saw my bounty too. We're about even... How about we each claim the other's reward?"
"I'd be too ashamed to take that reward," Yan Yuxi said, shaking her head with a wry smile. As the one who had been rescued, how could she use that as an excuse? "How about this? I'll pay you in Spirit Stones to escort me back to Pine-Cypress Peak."
Feng Jun laughed, then shook his head. "Sorry, I don't take escort jobs. I only handle Divination. If you need that,