Lu Xuan froze at the words, his pupils contracting slightly.
He almost suspected he had misheard.
Xia Mingyue was actually offering the Mysterious Black Bird Cauldron, an artifact capable of shaking the world, to him with both hands?
"Fellow Daoist Xia..." His gaze darkened, and danger laced his voice. "I do not enjoy jokes."
Though he said that, Lu Xuan's fingertips unconsciously traced the patterns on the Mysterious Black Bird Cauldron in his palm.
The flawless Dao charm upon the cauldron made his heart tremble slightly.
Moreover, for Xia Mingyue to be willing to pay the price of a Heaven Origin Immortal Artifact in order to ask something of him—
It had to be something exceedingly dangerous.
"What exactly is it..." Lu Xuan suddenly stepped forward, his aura bearing down like a mountain. "That makes Fellow Daoist Xia willing to entrust her natal Immortal Artifact to me?"
Faced with Lu Xuan's wary expression, the chilling imperial might swirling around Xia Mingyue slowly faded away.
The Great Xia Empress, whom countless cultivators of the Great Xia Dynasty revered with utmost awe—
At this moment, her eyes rippled, and the corners of her lips gradually curled into a soul-stealing arc.
That breathtaking smile was stunning enough to shake the heart.
Empress Xia Mingyue parted her crimson lips, her voice like pearls falling upon a jade plate. "It is merely a small matter."
As she spoke, Xia Mingyue raised her fair wrist, her fingertips likewise brushing over the radiant body of the Mysterious Black Bird Cauldron, her voice incomparably gentle.
"I have admired True Immortal Lu for a long time. I am willing to offer this Heaven Origin Immortal Artifact, the Mysterious Black Bird Cauldron, as a betrothal gift, in the hope of joining with you in marriage."
The instant those words