"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
A flicker of anticipation actually appeared in Wujin Hongyue's eyes, leaving the Ghost Corpse Emperor, who had just spoken, utterly stunned.
Yet Wujin Hongyue had no intention of leaving even the slightest time for delay.
Thus.
She turned to look at Ge.
"Senior Ge, please help me relay this to the Xia Emperor. I will lead my Fifth Junior Brother into this battle. Afterward, I will bring my Junior Brother here with me, and I hope we may join the Xia Palace as Named Disciples."
The moment Wujin Hongyue voiced her request, everyone was dumbfounded.
Even Qin Shaofeng had never expected such a development.
He had not interacted much with Third Senior Sister in ordinary times.
Yet all he had ever sensed from her was her steadiness.
It was hard to imagine.
That Third Senior Sister would say something like this.
When he looked over in utter astonishment, what he saw in Third Senior Sister Wujin Hongyue's eyes was an extraordinary glint.
It seemed to be determination.
The kind of determination that allowed no change.
"You wish to become Named Disciples of our Xia Palace?"
Ge was likewise shocked by her words.
The threshold of the Xia Palace had once indeed been extraordinarily high.
Ever since that battle years ago, the Xia Palace had almost become an existence at odds with the entire Starry Sky World.
Nearly everyone wanted to draw a clear line between themselves and the Xia Palace.
Even Qin Shaofeng was no exception.
It was not that Qin Shaofeng dared not get involved, but that he was unwilling to meddle in these matters.
After Ge saw through Qin Shaofeng's thoughts, the Xia Palace had not made any demands of him.
Instead, in their view, being unwilling to have any involvement with the Xia