Baili Yanque and Yue Kou spoke in unison:
"Poison them?"
They seemed to be confirming whether what Yunxi meant was the same as what they had understood.
Yunxi nodded seriously, indicating that she meant exactly what she had said. As for whom the poison would be administered to, that went without saying.
After a moment of silence, Baili Yanque finally said:
"Ranxi, you intend to use the 'Lingering Affection' that was once used on the Ancient Battlefield. Only this time, you want to poison Qian Ji and kill the Evil Insects that have entered her body."
Upon hearing Baili Yanque's explanation, Yue Kou frowned. He was about to speak when Yunxi beat him to it.
"Yes, Lord Baili. If there had only been one adult insect inside Lady Qian Ji before, we truly could have wiped it out through Soul Severance. With two Ghost Kings acting together, Lady Qian Ji would at most suffer a drop in cultivation; her injuries would not have been too severe.
But now that adult insect has laid insect eggs inside Lady Qian Ji's body. It clearly intends to use her Soul Power to hatch the eggs and create new Evil Insects.
Lady Qian Ji is in the Ghost King Realm. The two of you should know better than I do how many eggs her Soul Power can hatch. And throughout this process, Lady Qian Ji will suffer immensely. Watching her cultivation turn to nothing before her eyes would also bring an even greater crisis to the Ghost Domain. Other than perishing together with the Evil Insects inside her, she would not consider any other solution.
That is also why I left behind my natal Exotic Flame, Taixu—to prevent Lady Qian Ji from perishing together with the Evil Insects.
Poisoning her will indeed cause Lady