Seeing her acting all coy, Yi Chen made a bitter expression and said in a complaining tone, "Madam Gao…now you're just making things more difficult for me."
"If it's too difficult, then just accept things for how they are," Gao Zhen chuckled at his words before finally stating with a genuine smile on her face, "Counting the number of times you've fought those Glacial soldiers, you've saved my life hundreds of times by now.
Compared to that, a few spirit stones I gave you don't amount to much. So please, accept them. It's my way of thanking you for all you did for me."
Hearing those words, Yi Chen was no longer in a position to refuse. However, he still tried to find a middle ground.
"Fine then," he nodded after a moment of thought and continued, "I'll use only what I need, and whatever remains once we're out of this tomb, I'll return it all to Madam Gao at that time."
