"Good question," Mingjue says with a touch of dry humor (despite the increasingly leaky ceiling). "Something about requesting a boon from a god. A big chunk of Jinlin Tai's here, too."

He soaked in Xichen's warmth for moment, considering, then shook his head and let that be all he said about the boon request.

"But I guess I have rooms there, if no real furnishings."