Ji Zhixing opened his mouth, momentarily at a loss for words.
A Heart-Refining Stone pillow.
He had never even seen what a Heart-Refining Stone looked like, yet Xiao Mingyue used one as a pillow.
And her pillow was made from a whole slab of Heart-Refining Stone.
"All right, no need to thank me."
Xiao Mingyue smiled generously and joked, "I'm the sort who demands repayment for favors. Just remember how good I've been to you, and always be ready to work like an ox or a horse for me."
"Room and board included?" Ji Zhixing chimed in.
"That depends on your performance."
Xiao Mingyue rolled her eyes at him.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Ji Zhixing nodded.
He really couldn't turn down a benefit like this.
A single Heart-Refining Stone cost five or six million Gene Coins, and other treasures for tempering the mind weren't cheap either.
At his current earning rate, saving up six million points would still be no easy feat.
Xiao Mingyue was willing to lend it to him. He would be a fool to refuse.
There was nothing wrong with having a thicker skin.
Nor was there anything wrong with living off a woman a little.
Since ancient times, aside from those with specialized skills, most people who achieved success had needed a thick skin.
He decided to follow the ancients' example.
"Come on, let's keep hunting." Xiao Mingyue clapped her hands and turned toward the hill ahead.
The two continued hunting Blood Beasts nearby.
Only at dusk did they finally stop, their bodies worn out.
Xiao Mingyue found a flat rock to sit on, took a water flask from her Gene Furnace, had a sip, and began tallying their gains.
"This morning, you refined one Second Order Blood Crystal and got a dozen or