Li Hao discerned the intent behind her question. After a brief silence, he said quietly, "It was bestowed upon me by a senior."
"Which senior?"
The noblewoman questioned him again, this time with a distinctly aggressive edge.
Li Hao felt the atmosphere in the hall suddenly turn icy. His pores tightened slightly beneath the pressure permeating the air, which far exceeded what someone in the Immortal Lord Realm could withstand.
But he had just traveled here from the Southern Region and endured the gaze of that Supreme's avatar. Why would he tremble with fear here?
"Forgive me, but I cannot say."
Li Hao cupped his hands slightly, still observing the proper courtesies.
The noblewoman had not expected this youth, who was unremarkable apart from his handsome appearance, to possess such composure. A flicker of surprise crossed her eyes. She walked gracefully into the hall and took the seat of honor. A maid beside her offered immortal tea, its curling steam forming a white dragon above the cup, condensed from the blood energy of the Dragon Clan.
Drinking this tea could improve one's physique, imbuing the immortal body with dragon energy and strengthening it. A single cup equaled several years of arduous cultivation for an ordinary True Immortal.
Yet the noblewoman did not even glance at it. She merely studied the youth quietly, looking down upon him from her seat of honor.
"What is your relationship with that senior?"
She asked softly.
Seeing that she was still probing him, Li Hao frowned slightly. He knew there seemed to be some misunderstanding: the item he had presented was actually a marriage contract.
No wonder the Mystic Turtle Emperor Soul had said that bringing this item to the Su Clan would allow him to obtain what he wanted.
Through a marriage alliance, he