There seemed to be! Xu Xiaoshou suddenly thought of something.
He raised his head and smiled as he accepted the azure lantern from Dong Ling's hand.
"No need for President Dong Ling to trouble herself. I don't trust anyone else—I choose to swallow it myself."
The flame within the lantern burned brilliantly, illuminating the faintly stunned expression on Dong Ling's face.
This fellow really doesn't mince words... Dong Ling thought.
But he was the heir of a Half-Saint faction.
Others might suffer an accident from swallowing a Lesser Heavenly Flame, but Young Master Xu should have no such problem.
"President Dong Ling."
Xu Xiaoshou stared at the Peaceful Lake Little Azure Flower in his hand and suddenly asked, "What level is the true Peaceful Lake Azure Flower? Was it truly born from the Firmament Tree, one of the Nine Ancestral Trees?"
"That's right."
Dong Ling affirmed, "The Nine Ancestral Trees possess extraordinary divine wonders. The Peaceful Lake Azure Flower was indeed born from the Firmament Tree—there is no doubt about that. Even now, it still blooms upon Stillwater Lake in the City of the Living Futu, and no one has managed to subdue it for tens of thousands of years."
As she spoke, her tone turned teasing. "Now that you have obtained the Peaceful Lake Little Azure Flower, you have this lead. Perhaps someday, you can try to bring the Peaceful Lake Azure Flower into your possession as well."
Xu Xiaoshou immediately smiled. "No one has been able to subdue it for tens of thousands of years. I don't think I possess that kind of ability."
Weren't you the one who thought yourself extraordinary? Dong Ling grumbled inwardly, though her expression remained calm. "Young Master Xu, you jest. You truly do possess talent beyond ordinary people."
``` Praised, Passive Value