After listening to Ranxi's explanation, Yue Kou rolled her eyes inwardly. She hated dealing with people like this—people with eight hundred schemes in their hearts, whose words and actions left not a drop of water to seep through.
Now Ranxi had even advanced by retreating, leaving Yue Kou with even less standing to blame her. After all, the other party had also taken enormous risks. So she simply said:
"Forget it. There's no meaning in discussing this now. As long as the outcome is good, that's enough. I simply think you're far too bold. These decisions clearly involved an element of gambling. What will you do if one day you lose that gamble?"
She truly was curious, which was why she asked.
After considering it seriously, Yunxi replied:
"Lord Yue Kou's reminder is correct. Some matters truly cannot be gambled on. Since I chose to gamble, I will naturally accept the loss and bear the consequences if I lose."
Seeing how seriously Yunxi spoke, Yue Kou knew that she had indeed thought the method through carefully before proposing it, so she did not continue the subject.
Only after taking a sip of tea did Baili Yanque, who sat nearby, speak.
"Ranxi, what are the chances of saving those Immortal Practitioners whose souls you forcibly extracted?"
Yunxi set down her teacup and said:
"As long as the Black Armored Larva has not completely fused with the soul, there is a chance to strip it away. If it has not been fused for long, and they can endure the pain of an Exotic Flame scorching their souls, they can still be saved.
"This time, Lord Baili deployed his domain very quickly and also acted to suppress the mature insect within Lord Qian Ji, leaving those Black Armored Larvae without a leader.
"And