Chapter 2742 - Trying the Poison (1/2)

“There is nothing we can do to stop the eye mind. If we want to intervene, our only choice is to break the silkworm’s stupid contract with Li Keer and Exquisite. Their bodies might be injured when we sever the link by force, but at least their minds won’t be destroyed by that horrible mind.”

“It looks like there is only one solution.”

A dozen of the Very High spent half a day talking, but they could only come up with one solution. This solution would only save Exquisite and Li Keer, though. It offered no help to Han Sen.

“There’s no reason to hesitate. Let’s get this done now,” one of the Very High said. He readied himself to destroy the contract binding Li Keer and Exquisite to Han Sen.

“Stop it, Uncle Nine!” Exquisite said suddenly.

Her will was drowning in the sea of sadness coming from the eye mind, but the feelings were being filtered through Han Sen. Her experience of the eye mind was a little diluted, so it wasn’t as strong as if she was the one peering into the eye. Since Han Sen’s will was still holding off some of the eye mind’s power, she wouldn’t lose herself to the sadness easily. Her mind was still aware.

“Exquisite, speak quickly!” The Ninth Uncle was afraid Exquisite’s mind would be conquered in a matter of seconds, so he told her to speak as swiftly as she could.

“Uncle Nine, please do not incinerate the contract we share with Han Sen,” Exquisite said.

“Why?” the Ninth Uncle asked, looking at Exquisite. The Very High were all in shock.

“I believe he can stop the invasion of the Very High eye mind,” Exquisite said as she gritted her teeth. She was in the middle of the sad mind, and just speaking those few words cost her a lot of strength.

After hearing Exquisite’s answer, the Very High who hadn’t practiced the Very High Sense were in shock. “Exquisite, you think too highly of him. Even Very High like ourselves cannot withstand the eye mind once it has entered our consciousness. He is just a silkworm from another race…”

“Exquisite, I know how difficult it was for you to find a decent silkworm. But right now, you have to make a hard decision.”

“A strong man breaking his wrists is a challenge that requires courage.”

…

“Uncle Nine, please!” Exquisite pleaded, summoning the last dregs of her energy to speak. She paid no attention to the other Very High around them. As she spoke to the Ninth Uncle, the minor distraction allowed the emotions to encroach on her mind even more. She could no longer spare enough attention to listen to what was happening around her.

“Uncle Nine, you cannot listen to her. This will kill her.”

“Yeah! An outsider that hasn’t practiced the Very High Sense cannot block the Very High mind. It will only end up hurting the girls.”

The Very High did their best to convince him, but the Ninth Uncle frowned. “Making this decision is Exquisite’s right, and she has made up her mind.”

Some of the others who were present disagreed with the Ninth Uncle, but they didn’t dare say anything. They merely shook their heads and sighed.