Ya Xi looked at the pile of treasures in Lin Yi's hand, their alluring light shimmering, and let out a soft breath.
"Impressive! When I heard you'd come out badly injured and that Lord Yuehua had personally escorted you, I guessed you'd gone there again. I just didn't expect you to actually succeed."
Lin Yi smiled and moved the treasures floating above his palm toward her.
"Pure luck, pure luck. Getting out of there alive and securing the treasures under those circumstances was mostly down to luck."
"This is your share. Don't be shy," Lin Yi said solemnly. "If you hadn't helped me at the last moment, that Tree Spirit would've slapped me out of the Secret Realm ages ago. You deserve this, and it's what we agreed on."
Ya Xi looked deeply at Lin Yi, then smiled. "Then I won't stand on ceremony."
With that, she gestured, and the treasures went into her Storage Space.
She had indeed helped Lin Yi at the last moment in the Secret Realm out of a sense of duty toward an ally. But deep down, she had also made the rational calculation that if he succeeded, a man of his strength and character wouldn't shortchange her.
That was simply how top talents dealt with one another, without needing to say it aloud.
Now that the result had far exceeded her expectations, Ya Xi naturally wouldn't refuse out of politeness. That would only seem insincere.
After putting the treasures away, Ya Xi continued, "About No. 1 Secret Realm. You've heard the news, right?"
"Yeah." Lin Yi's expression turned serious. "Looks like the real battlefield will be inside the Secret Realm from now on."
"It seems everyone has reached the same conclusion." Ya Xi nodded. "My clan received similar information, and the shift in resources