"Uh..."
For a moment, Selene did not know what to say. Honestly, although she and Dilos had a good relationship, she had always thought they were merely close friends and superiors and subordinates. A marriage proposal was completely beyond her expectations!
If it had been an ordinary friend, Selene would have simply turned him down in a slightly more tactful manner. But since it was Dilos, she was considering how to reject him in a way both of them could accept.
After all, Dilos was not only her friend, but also the emperor of the Immortal Clan. If she mishandled this, it could very well damage their current relationship.
"I... um..."
Selene opened her mouth, but could not think of a better way to refuse him. Pushing the ring in the box back to him did not feel right, but putting it on did not feel right either.
"Uh, don't you already have a queen?"
Selene tried to subtly remind Dilos of Qin Jiayin. Even among the former vampire undead, whose private lives could be somewhat messy, monogamy was generally observed. On top of that, Selene herself did not like men who were fickle in love and wanted more than one wife, so she felt that the implication of rejection in her words was obvious enough.
To prevent Dilos from having some kind of emotional outburst, she had even secretly prepared her abilities, ready to make a super-speed "retreat" at any moment.
"What are you talking about? This is a ring dragon riders use to carry their dragons."
Dilos's speechless voice snapped Selene back to her senses.
"Huh?"
Selene blankly looked at Dilos's expression, only then realizing that it was not the look of someone proposing at all—it was clearly the expression of someone whose prank had succeeded.
Realizing something,