#365 - I owe your majesty a favor
"Moreover, I am not the person Your Majesty is looking for."
As Xu Ming's words fell in this underwater garden, the Dragon Queen's gaze towards him became even more intrigued.
When others come here, after they learn the purpose of being brought here, they constantly pray in their hearts that they are the one.
But this Xu Ming is different.
"Could it be that Xu Ming thinks that saying this will attract my attention?"
The Dragon Queen thought to herself.
No, it doesn't seem so.
The Dragon Queen shook her head in her heart.
The Dragon Queen has lived for tens of thousands of years, while the other party is just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old kid.
The Dragon Queen can still discern whether a person is lying or not.
And every word this person says, in the Dragon Queen's eyes, is all true.
Xu Ming really doesn't care about so-called power and beauty.
Moreover, he does have a kind of confidence, confident that he is not the person she is looking for.
"Interesting? Why do you say you can't be the person I'm looking for?" The Dragon Queen tilted her head, looking at Xu Ming.
Xu Ming's expression was slightly dazed.
This mature woman making such an expression is really quite cute.
"If I were, Your Majesty should have seen it long ago, right? Or does Your Majesty need me to do some tests?" Xu Ming said with a smile.
The other party is a cultivator in the Ascension Realm, and not just any ordinary Ascension Realm, but an old-timer in the Ascension Realm.
Facing a cultivator of my low realm, even if they can't see through a person's entire soul, making a rough judgment is still no problem.
When I met her gaze for the first time, the feeling that my soul was about to be seen through should be her "testing" me.
And seeing the other party's expression so calm, it means that I am definitely not the one.
Otherwise, this Dragon Queen has been searching for her old lover for tens of thousands of years, and if she really found him, I don't believe she would be so calm.
Besides, my soul comes from another plane and somehow reincarnated here, how could I be the old lover she is looking for?
The Dragon Queen nodded: "What you said is indeed correct. When I first saw you, you didn't look like him, but that can't be the final conclusion."
The Dragon Queen took out a golden bead from her storage bag and threw it to Xu Ming.
Xu Ming caught the bead, looking at the Dragon Queen in confusion.
"This is the test that Young Master Xu just mentioned. Just in case, please drop a drop of blood essence onto this bead." The Dragon Queen said, "Whether you are the person I'm looking for or not, I will give you some compensation afterwards."
"Alright."
Xu Ming didn't waste any words, directly using sword energy to pierce his finger, and then condensed a drop of blood essence onto the bead.
The main reason why Xu Ming was so straightforward was because he did have something to ask of this Dragon Queen.
Now he has gathered the main fruit of the Blood Bodhi, and only needs a Linglong Pearl to repair Qingwan's body.
The Linglong Pearl is, after all, a celestial-grade treasure.
If he doesn't offer something in return, how could the other party give it to him?
Even if he lets her test him, she won't give him the Linglong Pearl. Otherwise, if everyone who comes to test gets a celestial-grade item, then the North Sea Dragon Palace wouldn't have tens of thousands of celestial-grade items.
But no matter what, at least there can be a chance.
As Xu Ming's blood, wrapped in sharp sword energy and martial artist's true qi, dripped into it,
This thing, similar to a night-luminescent pearl, absorbed Xu Ming's blood.
Xu Ming was thinking whether this bead would flash or not.
As a result, this bead just lay quietly in Xu Ming's palm, without moving at all.
Xu Ming raised his head, looking at the Dragon Queen in confusion, wondering if this was okay, this bead didn't have any reaction at all.
The Dragon Queen nodded: "That's fine. You are indeed not the person I'm looking for."
The Dragon Queen waved her hand, and the bead was directly put away: "Speak, what do you want?"
Xu Ming bowed: "I want a Linglong Pearl."
The Dragon Queen's lips curled up, her gaze towards Xu Ming carrying a hint of playfulness: "You are really asking for a lot. Do you think that you can get the Linglong Pearl just by doing this?"
Xu Ming: "Not at all. It's just that a friend of mine needs the Linglong Pearl, and I also know that just participating in a test is not enough to get the Linglong Pearl. I just hope to have such an opportunity.
If I can get the Linglong Pearl, then I will owe Your Majesty a favor, and I will definitely exchange it for a celestial-grade magic treasure in the future."
When Xu Ming said the last sentence, he really didn't have much confidence in his heart.
She is in the Ascension Realm, the master of the North Sea, and my favor as someone in the Dragon Gate Realm... it does sound a bit ridiculous.
As for exchanging it for a celestial-grade magic treasure in the future, I guess she wouldn't believe it either.
It's still the same reason, I'm just in the Dragon Gate Realm.
But this is the only promise Xu Ming can give.
The Dragon Queen looked at Xu Ming: "Is your friend a woman?"
Xu Ming nodded: "Yes."
Dragon Queen: "Do you like her?"
"..." Xu Ming was stunned for a moment, not expecting that she would ask this.
But thinking about it, it's normal. She has been looking for a man for tens of thousands of years, she is originally a love brain, and she is naturally more interested in matters of love.
Xu Ming nodded: "Yes."
"Very good." The Dragon Queen flicked her finger, and a stream of water directly entered Xu Ming's palm.
Xu Ming stretched out his hand to look, and on his palm, there appeared a blue-green rune.
Dragon Queen: "This rune has a validity period of thirty days. After the Four Seas Ceremony, you can go to the North Sea Abyss. There is something you want there, but whether you can come out alive by then depends on yourself."
Xu Ming bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You don't need to thank me. I'm just giving you a chance. If you can come out alive, that's your good fortune. As for owing me a favor, there's no need to exchange it for a celestial weapon." The Dragon Queen said, "I have nothing else to do. You may leave."
Xu Ming knew that she was dismissing him: "Then I will take my leave."
Xu Ming left the palace directly.
For the Dragon Queen, this was another empty trip, but the Dragon Queen was already used to it.
And Xu Ming, apart from a drop of blood essence, didn't lose anything. On the contrary, he got a chance to obtain the Linglong Pearl.
However, just as Xu Ming left, the Dragon Queen's brow furrowed slightly. The Dragon Queen felt her palm burning.
The Dragon Queen held up the bead in her hand. The originally dull and ordinary bead was now emitting a faint red light.
