As she said this, her true body, sitting cross-legged inside the book, felt a little embarrassed. She opened her eyes to survey her surroundings and curled her lip again.
What a lousy cave abode, and so expensive!
Chu Ge was still feeling touched when Qiu Wuji, who had been all tenderness a moment ago, stiffened her face and changed the subject. "Is this lousy cave-abode guesthouse of yours daylight robbery? I emptied half a ring's worth of spirit stones just to pay one month's rent for the lowest-grade abode!"
"Well, you went from the Mortal Realm to heaven..." Chu Ge tucked his hands into his sleeves. "A rich woman from a backwater city tries her luck in Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou, and her entire fortune only gets her low-rent housing."
Qiu Wuji almost laughed aloud. "An actual rich woman moving there could at least afford a down payment, rather than just one month's rent. Your wealth gap is even more ridiculous than the Mortal World's!"
Chu Ge thought for a moment. "It probably should be more ridiculous. That's the gulf between mortals and Heavenly Beings, after all. Hmm, though I can't even imagine the pleasures of the rich. That's another sort of gulf between mortals and Heavenly Beings, I suppose."
Qiu Wuji couldn't be bothered to banter with him and grumbled, "Why do both the Mortal Realm and the Heavenly Realm use spirit stones, just of different grades? Can't you come up with something new?"
"Hmm..." Chu Ge considered it, then answered, "Actually, author forums have discussed why spirit stones are used as currency countless times. The topic comes up practically every month. The final consensus comes down to two points. First, readers are used to it, so there's no need to make trouble for yourself. Even if you replace