Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Power of Destiny
Su Muyao couldn’t believe her eyes at first, but upon closer examination, she found that it was indeed the Empress.
The Empress held such a noble status, if she wanted to see her father, she could have just summoned him to the palace, there was no need to disguise herself and come to the Su Family in the middle of the night.
Furthermore, her father didn’t kneel when he saw the Empress.
What she saw was this scene.
...
When Su Zhihong saw the Empress appear, he wasn’t surprised, "Mother, why have you left the palace again? What if someone sees you?"
"If you wish to see me, you could simply call me to the palace."
The Empress replied, "If I frequently call you to the palace, it would arouse suspicion, leading to the discovery of your identity and then Little Yao’s identity, who knows how many schemes might unfold."
"The palace struggles are too fierce, back then your father didn’t want you to become a Prince."
"He had his responsibilities and had to return, and I hardly took care of you as you grew up, alas..."
The Empress couldn’t help but sigh as she spoke of these things.
"Mother, please don’t say that, Little Yao and I couldn’t walk freely in the Beast Emperor City without your protection."
The Empress shook her head helplessly and said, "That’s because of your own outstanding abilities."
Then she sighed again, "But even so, it didn’t stop Little Yao from ending up this way."
"She has been possessed, is there any way to save her?"
The Empress spoke with extreme tension and sorrow in her tone.
Su Zhihong shook his head dejectedly, "I have visited many places, tried countless methods, but none worked. Her body has been possessed by this soul of unknown origin, which acts malevolently. Showing any sudden outburst might only provoke her."
"If she realizes something and intentionally harms Little Yao’s body, Little Yao might never return."
"I can’t take risks or act rashly."
Speaking of this, Su Zhihong was on edge, his voice tinged with painful undertones.
The Empress also spoke angrily, "Are we just going to let it occupy Little Yao’s body, is there no solution?"
"It has ruined Little Yao’s reputation."
"Interestingly enough, the Beastman it fancies is precisely the Beast Husband we intended for Little Yao, it’s as if it came prepared."
The Empress frowned deeply as she said this.
"Originally, we planned for Jiang Mochuan to be Little Yao’s first Beast Husband, yet although they married, look at how she made him despise her, doing things that seem deliberately annoying."
"At this rate, even if Little Yao’s soul awakens, Jiang Mochuan and the others will not favor Little Yao."
"Little Yao is so beautiful and clever, if they interact with her, they’d surely come to like her. At that time, with their protection and support, we wouldn’t need to worry about Little Yao."
Indeed, she was biased. Back then, as an un-favored Princess, she was married off to reluctant Beast Husbands, entangled with interests each harbored, some even betrayed her.
Within the Royal Family, she survived numerous assassinations, skirting death multiple times.
She was later saved by him, who at that time protected and supported her ascent, even foregoing any title for himself, his love was so generous, she desired too much. Eventually, they had a child, who was Su Zhihong.
She gave her all-out love to her son, cherishing her granddaughter.
She wished to give them the best of everything.
But having experienced various toxic stratagems in her youth, her health wasn’t as before, she intended to pass the throne to Little Yao, who knew such an upheaval would happen.
The Empress discussed these matters with Su Zhihong.
Su Zhihong bore a grave expression, his brows tightly knitted.
"I once saw a fragment of a scroll, perhaps there’s a way to kill this soul."
"That is, to let Little Yao go to the coldest place in the Northern Territory, Little Yao’s body has a unique constitution. The soul possessing her, with malicious intent perhaps linked to darkness, only desiring to enjoy the comfort and luxury of life, unwilling to suffer."
"A warm and comfortable environment nourishes such a soul, but cold surroundings can weaken and freeze it. I’ll set the Su Family Forbidden Secret Technique upon her, waiting for the right moment, for Little Yao’s soul to return, and the soul to dissipate."
The Empress acknowledged the unique Su Family bloodline, "Very well."
"But whether her Beast Husbands would still willingly stay with Little Yao in the future, remains uncertain."
Su Zhihong sighed, "Let’s see each one’s fate, I personally chose Nanxi as her Beast Husband, his temperament is steady, possessing the Ancient Heavenly Snake Bloodline, I have a life-saving grace upon him, even if he dislikes Little Yao, he should still protect her."
The Empress lamented, "What a pity."
Su Zhihong also expressed some helplessness, "Indeed, originally these ten Beast Husbands were chosen for Little Yao at her birth, using a Magic Artifact activated with blood by her mother."
"That it was disrupted indicates some Beastmen intentionally altered something, relating to our entire Dongning Beast Kingdom and the Mortal Beast Continent."
"After Little Yao’s body was possessed, I never mentioned the ten Destined Beast Husbands, yet she forcibly married them."
"After marrying them, she purposefully did things to annoy..."
The Empress said, "These matters should be settled early, my health is unpredictable, even the Imperial Physician couldn’t find any issues."
"Mother, I will definitely save you, won’t let anything happen to you. On the Cang Beast Continent, there are Pharmacists, the Life-extending Pill refined by master Pharmacists can prolong life."
Su Zhihong discussed such matters with the Empress.
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After witnessing these scenes through Time Reversal, Su Muyao’s face changed dramatically, making her unable to believe what she saw and heard.
But just as she wanted to look again, she was suddenly hit by a wave of dizziness.
"Host, you’ve exhausted your spiritual power, you must not force it further, you will fall into slumber."
Su Muyao quickly withdrew her hand, ceasing the use of the Time Reversal ability.
"I didn’t expect it to really work, allowing me to see and hear these things."
Su Muyao really liked this ability; in this way, she could see many unknown matters.
Yet after seeing these, they greatly impacted her heart.
The Empress was unexpectedly her grandmother, and both her father and the Empress knew her body was once occupied by another soul.
So everything had a reason.
Were the ten originally Destined Beast Husbands true?
It was just like what the system said.
But everything was altered.
Listening to her father and grandmother’s dialogue, she deeply understood what was happening.
If they really had a karmic connection with her, even if it was their own decision, she shouldn’t let them perish; at least, they should live well.
Even if she was unfamiliar and disliked them, she couldn’t let Liu Mengyan and Dong Baishang harm them like this.
She had to resolve this issue.
At this moment, the trees beside her swayed their leaves and said, "Miss Su, have you returned?"
Su Muyao was amazed to hear this voice. Turning her head, she saw the tree beside her.
The tree continued with a crisp voice, "It’s me, Miss Su! Your power just now made me feel so comfortable, I can temporarily speak."
"You’ve finally returned, the soul occupying your body is finally gone."
Su Muyao was somewhat surprised, "You knew?"
The locust tree said, "Of course, Miss Su, your aura is so pleasant, but the smell of that soul is unbearable, your aura is much more comforting, warm, with a blessed feeling."
"Ah, I’ve actually blossomed, Miss Su, see, I’ve blossomed!"
Su Muyao looked up to see the locust tree blossoming in the middle of winter.
"No, I just used spiritual power to share the scene; how could it have changed you?"
The locust tree replied, "Miss Su is not an ordinary Beastman. When young, Miss Su accidentally shed blood on me, I can feel that Miss Su’s bloodline is extremely noble, with the Power of Destiny."