Though Mu En's gaze was calm, it still carried a hint of scrutiny.
He quietly watched the earnest-looking youth before him, then slowly nodded.
"However, you'll only remain at Shrek for a year at most. Several months have already passed. Before you leave, can you completely resolve the Evil Fire in Xiaotao's body?"
This was the question Mu En cared about most.
He did not know Xu Tianyao's true thoughts.
If Xu Tianyao was deliberately dragging things out to gain more leverage, then at least that meant Ma Xiaotao still had hope of a complete recovery, and the academy would not mind paying a certain price.
But if even Xu Tianyao himself was not confident, then things would become troublesome.
Because once the treatment was forced to stop halfway, no one could predict whether that would be good or bad for Ma Xiaotao.
So he had to receive a clear answer, so he would know where things stood.
Faced with Mu En's gaze, Xu Tianyao fell silent for a moment.
A moment later, he gently shook his head.
"Your Majesty Dragon God, forgive this junior for being unable to give you a definite answer."
"Treating Evil Fire cannot be done overnight. Every refinement consumes a great deal of my Soul Power, and my current Soul Power reserves and recovery speed are not enough to support long-term treatment."
"At the current pace, even if I spend the entire remaining year refining Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire for her, it still may not be enough to completely eradicate it."
Xu Tianyao said this without lying. That was the truth. Without long-term treatment, or purification with immortal herbs, Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire could not be eradicated.
When Mu En heard this, he could not help but sigh softly.
He had originally thought that if