When Yan Shaozhe saw Ma Xiaotao in Ye Qing's arms, seemingly lost in a sweet dream with a faint smile still on her lips, much of his tension eased, but he still could not help asking a question.
"Junior brother, did the treatment work?"
Ye Qing smiled and nodded. "Of course. Using words to provoke my martial niece's evil fire earlier worked very well. All her pent-up evil fire was stirred up, and it took me some effort to clear it all away."
"But we Light Attribute Soul Masters ultimately lack the ability to purify. All I can do is slowly suppress and wear away the evil energy in my martial niece's Martial Soul with my attribute. I can't accomplish it in a single leap, so she may need treatment every month or two from now on, possibly for as long as two or three years."
"Clearing all the evil fire from her Martial Soul in one go isn't impossible, but such a brutal method would most likely send the power of my martial niece's Phoenix Flame plummeting. It might even cause her Martial Soul to regress into an ordinary firebird."
Yan Shaozhe listened patiently to Ye Qing's explanation, then let out a long breath.
"That's fine. As your senior brother, I'm already very relieved that it works. Thank you, junior brother." A relieved smile appeared on Yan Shaozhe's face as he thanked him earnestly. "I won't let your efforts go unrewarded, either. I'll definitely give you a generous gift."
"Then I'll look forward to it!" Ye Qing laughed heartily.
Then, following Yan Shaozhe's directions, Ye Qing took Ma Xiaotao back to her dormitory on Sea God Island before heading toward Zhang Lexuan's dormitory.
Inside the Sea God Pavilion.
Mu En still sat in his recliner, recalling the aura Ye