Shen Xirou wasn't unaware of the little butterfly's suspicious nature, nor did she completely trust its words. But the promise the little butterfly made was something she loved, so she actually ate it, ignoring all the doubts and convincing herself otherwise.

She even came up with many excuses for herself after the incident, but unfortunately no one wanted to listen, and everyone looked at her with hostility.

Lord Quan closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before finally saying, "Second Elder, for the sake of the three children, spare her life."

Just as the Second Elder was about to curse, he heard the City Lord Quan continue, "Abolish her and the three children's soul power and send them to the desolate city."

"Second Elder, send a few reliable people to keep an eye on them, and don't let them make a comeback."

One of the elders asked, "Aren't you going to spare even three children? Isn't that a bit too cruel?"

Lord Quan didn't want to be so ruthless, but he really didn't trust the three children's willpower.

“The four of them, mother and her children, have always lived together and have a very close relationship. If we only punish the cousin, the insectoids can still approach the three children and have them find a way to poison the city's defenders.”

"The consequences will likely be even more unimaginable then."

The elder thought the city lord's words made sense, but punishing three children who hadn't done anything...

Just as the elder was contemplating whether to truly abolish the soul power of the three children, a child's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

[No one knows a son better than his father; Lord Quan's guess was spot on!]

"You mean the Zerg really will target Shen Xirou's three children?"

[Yes, they've already made contact. The Zerg probably didn't expect the City Lord to be so ruthless, not even sparing his own son.]

They assumed that Lord Quan would feel guilty towards the three children after dealing with Shen Xirou, so they've now turned to Quan Shaohua, who's the more astute one.

They initially approached Shen Xirou because they thought she was dim-witted and easy to fool. Now they've discovered that while she is indeed easy to fool, Shen Xirou is truly not clever enough to even realize that her medicine has been switched.

To prevent such an accident from happening again, this time they chose the smartest of Shen Xirou's three children.

They have already given the Soul-Devouring Insect eggs to Quan Shaohua, instructing him to secretly scatter them on Lord Quan.

That thing can parasitize a human body as soon as it comes into contact with them; it doesn't necessarily have to be ingested.

The Zerg treat their partners fairly well; the paper they use to wrap the eggs is specially made and has excellent insulating properties.

Is it friendliness? I have a feeling they don't want their eggs to go to waste on other people.

It's not impossible, but intelligent people are indeed not very reliable.

Quan Shaohua felt that the City Lord would become wary of him and his three children. Rather than poisoning the City Lord, it would be better to poison the other elders.

He secretly went to Aunt Que's tent, planning to scatter insect eggs on the tent flap so that Aunt Que would get them when she lifted the flap from the inside.

Upon hearing this, Que Junya's face darkened, and she turned and rushed out. City Lord Quan and some elders also ran out, leaving only two elders to watch over Shen Xirou.

The two elders also wanted to go out and check the situation, but they were afraid that something might go wrong with Shen Xirou, so they had to stay behind.

Si Er asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why did Aunt Que and the others suddenly run out?"

One of the elders who remained chuckled, "The Third Elder had spies outside, keeping an eye on Shen Xirou's three children. They must have discovered something by now."