"Of course, if you think this method is unworkable, you can still choose the old method."
Seeming to have noticed Xilos and Mei Fu's hesitation, Wen Ke'er calmly added another sentence.
Yet she wore a smile, looking indifferent and somewhat frivolous.
"What method?"
Though she knew Wen Ke'er's next words probably would not be pleasant, Xilos still frowned and asked.
After coming to Blue Star and spending time around Shen Yi's other women, she had gradually learned some of Wen Ke'er's background. The world Wen Ke'er had originally come from was not simple either.
Now, judging by Wen Ke'er's understanding of the Elf Tree and the remedies she had proposed, she clearly knew far more than Xilos did.
When Wen Ke'er had just mentioned returning the Elf Tree to its original seed state, Xilos had not been able to think of it right away.
But it was feasible, after all.
Yet if they used it, then all her long years of effort would...
Taking a deep breath and gathering her resolve, Xilos waited for Wen Ke'er's answer.
"It's simple. Either you die, or Mei Fu and Kolun both die."
"Although the two of them are far weaker than you, using them as sacrificial materials to replenish and regulate the Elf Tree's changes would be very easy."
"As for you, you know perfectly well what condition you're in. If you undergo another sacrifice, everything left behind from before—even the remnants of the Black Fog—will completely erupt. You know what will happen then."
"That would be a situation even husband's Seven-Petaled Polo Sha couldn't save."
After saying that, Wen Ke'er moved closer to Shen Yi and deftly opened a bottle of aged Balvenie from the ice bucket on the table.
In an instant, the room was filled with the pleasant fragrance of