Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Given such an obvious situation, it's impossible that those alchemists didn't notice it. As for why they didn't say it directly, they probably didn't know what was inside Xue Zhao's body.

A member of the royal family, who is engaged to the young sect leader of the Zhaoyue Sect, must be a princess, and a princess who is engaged to the number one sect, Zhaoyue Sect. Who can guarantee that she will survive having her heart cut out?

No one can guarantee Xue Zhao's safety. As for the Zhaoyue Sect... even the young sect leader doesn't like her, so naturally the people of the Zhaoyue Sect won't help her.

"Lifeline?" Xue Zhao looked at Ling Yi with surprise: "So, if I take that thing out, I'll die?"

"Hmm," Ling Yi replied calmly.

Xue Zhao had always wanted to resolve her physical condition, but she had never found anyone who could help her. Now, the three people she met first offered their assistance and then noticed her physical problems. She should have been happy that someone had finally noticed her health issues, but... it turned out that the ending was still the same: death.

Xue Zhao remained silent. In the darkness, only the clatter of horses' hooves could be heard. After an unknown amount of time, Xue Zhao finally spoke: "Whether I remove it or not, I will die. I want to live a little longer."

Ling Yi glanced at her but didn't speak. Ye Qingshuang understood that Ling Yi was probably only approaching because of what was inside Xue Zhao's body. She immediately said, "Miss Xue Zhao, I helped your people kill those people from the Zhaoyue Sect. In addition, we already have a grudge against the Zhaoyue Sect, so they will definitely not let us go. Could we stay by your side for a while?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Zhao looked up at Ye Qing Shuang, but did not answer immediately.

She couldn't discern Ye Qingshuang's cultivation level, but judging from how she severely injured over fifty Spirit Venerable experts with just her flute playing, her cultivation was quite high. Such a person wouldn't be afraid of the Zhaoyue Sect, yet she still insisted on following them.

Xue Zhao looked at the three of them and said, "You three saved me, so it is only right that I protect you."

Seeing that Xue Zhao agreed, the three of them said nothing more.

...

Zhuhua Palace.

Xue Zhao led the three back to the palace, whereupon palace maids immediately came to serve them.

"Take our three distinguished guests to rest," Xue Zhao said to the palace maid who came to serve her. "Make sure to take good care of our three distinguished guests."

"Yes," the palace maid replied, gesturing for the three of them to enter.

Ling Yi looked up at Xue Zhao, and when she met those eyes as black as night, she said nothing and turned to leave.

“Miss Xue, you…” Ye Qingshuang looked at Xue Zhao and asked, “Would you like to hear a piece of music?”

Xue Zhao smiled and said, "Miss Ye, it's getting late today, let's do it tomorrow."

Ye Qingshuang thought, there is no tomorrow.

"Alright." Xue Zhao didn't want to, but Ye Qing Shuang didn't insist and turned to leave.

The palace maid led the three to a room. After they had seen the room, the three asked the maid to leave. As soon as the maid left, Baijiu couldn't help but say, "That Miss Xue seems to be dying..."

Ye Qingshuang looked at him: "What do you mean?"

Baijiu said, "My eyes can see different things. I just saw that the aura on her body has faded."

That is a sign of someone who is about to die.

After listening, Ye Qingshuang didn't say anything, but looked at Ling Yi: "You said nothing has changed over the years, so why did you change tonight when you met us?"

“She hasn’t changed over the years because she didn’t know her own body’s condition. The change tonight is because she did know.” Ling Yi said calmly, “She said that her body started to weaken after she fell into the water when she was seven years old, and she died at the age of seven.”

The fragment of the Spirit Pearl entered her body and was hidden in her heart. Her heart gained power and was brought back to life, but Xue Zhao did not know this. She only thought that her body had become weaker since that year. As for the spiritual energy in her body, as long as someone who wanted to tell her did not want to, there would always be another reason to tell her.

"Sigh," Ye Qingshuang sighed, "The palace is going to be lively tonight."

...

Inside the palace, Xue Zhao changed into a plain dress and sat down. Her gaze swept across the palace as she said softly, "Uncle Li, I want to eat cloud cake from the south of the city."

As Xue Zhao finished speaking, a middle-aged man appeared inside the room. He was Xue Zhao's bodyguard: "Princess, it is getting late, and I am worried about leaving at this time."

"I've already returned to the palace, Uncle Li, there's no need to worry. Go on."

"But……"

"Uncle Li, you heard what they said. I don't have long to live. I want to taste the pastries that my mother used to love the most..." Xue Zhao stared at the middle-aged man below: "Uncle Li, I miss my mother. Don't you miss her?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man said softly, "I'll go right away."

"Go ahead," Xue Zhao said softly.

Uncle Li didn't linger any longer, quickly got up and left, thinking he would be back soon.

Xue Zhao watched Uncle Li's departing figure and murmured softly, "Go, and don't come back..."

It was no accident that she fell into the water when she was seven. Her mother wanted to seek justice for her, but her father said that as long as she was safe, that was enough and protected the real culprit. The real culprit later killed her mother.

Father Emperor, Mother Empress...

Xue Zhao raised her hand to her chest: "Why did you save me?"

"You saved me, so why don't you help me?"

With her mother dead, she lost her protection. Her father knew that the young sect leader disliked her, but he wouldn't let her break off the engagement. Every time she was in danger, it was an opportunity for him to gain benefits.

Her fiancé disliked her and wanted to kill her.

The protector assigned to her by her father was more obedient to her because of her mother, but he never told her why she was like this.

No one loves her, no one cares for her, and no one wants her to live.

"Want me to help you? That's easy, isn't it?" A deep voice sounded. Xue Zhao looked down and saw wisps of black mist rising from her chest and wrapping around her body. At the same time, the voice sounded again: "Nine years have passed. Darkness has finally grown in your heart. Tell me what you've been suffering for?"

“If you had done this earlier, I would have come out sooner. As long as I come out, I can help you kill all those who have hurt you.” The black mist covered Xue Zhao’s face and slowly said, “With me here, no one can hurt you anymore.”

"I want to kill the person who hurt me..." The black mist obscured her eyes, the last glimmer of light disappeared, and Xue Zhao was completely shrouded in the black mist.

...

"what!"

"There are monsters!"

"Help!"

A piercing scream shattered the long, quiet night. Ling Yi and the other two stood in the darkness, watching the monster emerge from Xue Zhao's room, tear apart the palace servants who were screaming for help, and rip out their hearts to devour them.

Upon seeing this scene, Ye Qingshuang's expression turned extremely ugly, as if she had thought of something.

Countless footsteps echoed outside the hall; it was the patrolling soldiers who had heard the screams. The monster had spotted them and intended to attack, but was somehow affected and jumped onto the high wall to leave.

The arriving soldiers looked in the direction the monster had left, their expressions filled with alarm: "It went towards His Majesty's palace! Quick, protect His Majesty!"

Ling Yi and the other two followed.

They were faster than the soldiers and arrived at the emperor's bedchamber before the soldiers did. When they arrived, the monsters were already fighting with the people responsible for protecting the emperor.

At first, the monster seemed a bit unaccustomed to it and was at a disadvantage, but later, the monster adapted and killed one of the old men.