When Mi Li wakes up in the future and finds out how much I cared for her, she will probably be very grateful to me, right?

"What is this?" Ji Xiaoxi picked it up with a puzzled look, then her expression changed slightly, her mouth agape as if she could fit an egg in it. "A Heavenly-grade Yuan Stone!"

Just like diamonds in the previous life, elemental stones in this world also have grades. The most common and widely circulated elemental stones on the market are the ordinary-grade ones, which are also the ones distributed by Bright Moon Academy.

The next level up is the Earth-grade Yuan Stone, which far surpasses the Mortal-grade Yuan Stone in both Yuan Qi content and purity. It is often used by large families to cultivate their core disciples.

The next level up is the Heavenly Grade Yuan Stone, which is said to be exclusive to the royal family and extremely rare. Only the emperor, empress, crown prince, and favored princes are qualified to use it; ordinary princes have no chance to even touch it.

Zu An was stunned. He hadn't expected that this was a Heavenly-grade Yuan Stone. These basic concepts had been taught in the academy before, but he had never seen one in person, so he couldn't recognize it at all.

"I can't accept something so important." Ji Xiaoxi hurriedly handed back the Yuan Stone that was glowing red.

“The gift has already been given away, there’s no reason to take it back.” Even though he knew how precious it was, Zu’an didn’t hesitate at all. After he transmigrated to this world, he suffered a series of malicious attacks, especially those led by Xue’er.

As Zu An thought about it, he couldn't help but glare fiercely at Qiao Xueying in the distance.

But Ji Xiaoxi's appearance brought a glimmer of hope to his world. Kind and gentle, she tried every means to help him after learning about his illness, and this time she risked her life to save him in this secret realm...

"It's too precious, I can't accept it." Ji Xiaoxi shook her head like a rattle drum, her fair face flushed red with anxiety.

Zuan grabbed her hand and said, "Xiao Xi, no matter how important this is, it's not as important to me as you."

Ji Xiaoxi's heart pounded wildly, her small chest heaving rapidly. She wondered if he was confessing his love to her.

“If it weren’t for you, I would have died countless times already, and I would never have recovered my health,” Zuan said seriously. “Do you think my life is less important than this Yuan Stone?”

"Of course not..." Ji Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that she had misunderstood. But for some reason, she had a strange feeling in her heart.

“Since it’s not, then keep it safe. I might need your help in the future, and then I won’t pay you for the consultation,” Zu’an said firmly.

"In that case, I'll accept it." Feeling the heat of his palm, Ji Xiaoxi didn't know whether to pull her hand away or not. "Actually, if you come to me, you don't need to pay for the consultation, but if you come to my father, it's hard to say."

Thinking of Ji Dengtu's greedy and lecherous appearance, Zu An couldn't help but laugh: "That's true."

The two chatted for a while longer, talking about what had happened to them during their time apart. Before they knew it, Ji Xiaoxi had fallen asleep on his shoulder.

Her features were delicate and youthful, and her long eyelashes trembled gently in the breeze. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, and the shadows of her trembling eyelashes could even be faintly seen on her fair face.

Zuan couldn't help but feel a surge of pity. She thought that she had probably been so worried about my safety these past few days that she hadn't slept much. Now that she knew I was safe, her body could no longer resist the fatigue.

"Cough~"

Zu An glanced at Qiao Xueying not far away. She was lying on her side on the grass with her back to him. Her slender and thin body had a charming curve. Her small waist and taut hips and legs connected perfectly.

"This woman is actually quite beautiful when she's quiet," Zu An thought to himself.

Seeing that she was not moving, Zu An assumed it was just her talking in her sleep and bent down to comb the strands of hair that had been blown onto Ji Xiaoxi's face by the wind.

"Cough cough~"

This time, the cough sounded even more disgruntled.

Zuan chuckled: "Since you're awake, just speak up. Why are you coughing?"

"I just want to see if you'll do anything beastly to her." Qiao Xueying turned over and glared at him, annoyed. After all, she was an elf, and her vitality was much stronger than that of ordinary people. With the timely treatment from Ji Xiaoxi's elixir, she felt much better than before.

"Does that prove I'm a gentleman?" Zu'an laughed.

"Having the desire to steal but not the courage to do so is worse than a beast," Qiao Xueying snorted.

Zuan: "..."

I never imagined I would receive this evaluation one day.

Qiao Xueying stretched out her slender, white hand: "What about mine?"

Zuan was taken aback: "Your what?"

Qiao Xueying snorted coldly: "I risked my life with you in the underground palace and gave you the most precious half of my life's bond, but I didn't see you give me anything in return. Then when you came out and saw that young girl, you were very generous."

Anger level from Qiao Xueying +256!

Zu An's face flushed, realizing he had indeed acted somewhat unfairly. He quickly pulled out another spirit stone from his pocket and handed it to her; these were the ones that had been inlaid on Mi Li's phoenix robe.

To everyone's surprise, Qiao Xueying threw it back: "You gave her such a big one, but you only gave me such a small one? No way!"

Anger level from Qiao Xueying +512!

Zu An hurriedly handed her the remaining few spirit stones: "These are all I have here, take them all, they're bigger than hers combined."

"No way!" Qiao Xueying refused to accept it. "I want a whole one, and it can't be smaller than hers."

Zu An was immediately in a bind. The only one bigger than Ji Xiaoxi's was the one on Mi Li's phoenix crown. Should he give that one to her?

Considering that the other person had also saved her life and even shared half of her life points with her, giving no less than Ji Xiaoxi, she felt that her actions were truly disheartening.

Just as he was about to take the largest Heavenly-grade Yuan Stone, a cold voice rang in his mind:

"You used my things to pick up other women?"

Anger from Mi Li: +999!