Chapter 267 The Power of Destiny
Su Muyao doubted that she was seeing things, but upon closer inspection, she realized that it really was the Empress.

With such a noble status, if the Empress wanted to see her father, she could simply order him to enter the palace. There was absolutely no need for her to disguise herself and come to the Su family in the middle of the night.

Moreover, her father did not kneel when he met the Empress.

This is what she saw.

……

Su Zhihong wasn't surprised to see the Empress appear. "Mother, why did you leave the palace again? What if someone sees you?"

"If you want to see me, just call me into the palace."

The Empress said, "If I summon you to the palace too often, that would be terrible. If people discover your identity and then Xiao Yao's identity, who knows how many tricks they would use."

"The infighting within the palace is too fierce; your father never wanted you to become a prince in the first place."

"He has his own responsibilities and has to go back. I haven't taken good care of you much growing up, sigh..."

The Empress couldn't help but sigh when she talked about these things.

"Mother, don't say that. If it weren't for you protecting and shielding Xiaoyao and me, we wouldn't be able to walk around Beast King City with our heads held high."

The Empress shook her head helplessly and said, "That's because you have outstanding abilities."

As she spoke, she sighed again and said, "Even so, Xiao Yao has still ended up like this."

"Has she been possessed? Is there any way to save her?"

The Empress spoke these words with extreme tension and heartache.

Su Zhihong shook his head dejectedly and said, "I've been to many places and tried every method, but nothing works. Her body has been possessed by this soul, whose origins are unknown. It acts viciously, and showing anything rashly will only provoke it."

"And if she discovers anything and deliberately damages Xiaoyao's body, Xiaoyao might not be able to come back."

"I cannot take risks, nor can I act rashly."

Speaking of this, Su Zhihong was tense, and his voice was filled with sorrow.

The Empress also spoke with an angry tone, "Is there really no way to stop it from taking over Xiao Yao's body?"

"She ruined Xiaoyao's reputation."

"It's strange that the beastman she's set her sights on is the same beastman we were planning to marry for Xiao Yao. It seems like she came prepared."

The empress's brow was furrowed as she spoke these words.

"Originally, the plan was to marry Jiang Mochuan to Xiaoyao as her first beast husband, but even though she did marry him in the end, look at what she did. She made Jiang Mochuan hate her so much. The things she did seemed like she was deliberately trying to annoy people."

"If things continue like this, even if Xiao Yao's soul awakens, Jiang Mochuan and the others will not like her."

"Xiao Yao is so beautiful and intelligent. They will definitely like her once they get to know her. With them protecting and assisting her, we won't have to worry about her."

She was indeed biased. Back then, as an unfavored princess, she married unwilling men, each with their own interests involved, and some even betrayed her.

Living in the royal family, he survived numerous assassination attempts and near-death experiences.

She was later saved by him. He protected her and did so much to help her get to this position. He didn't even want a title. His love was so inclusive. She was too greedy. Later, they had a child, Su Zhihong.

She loved her son and her granddaughter unconditionally.

I want to give them the best of everything.

However, she had experienced various poisonings and assassinations in her youth, and her health was not as good as before. She had originally planned to pass the throne to Xiao Yao, but unexpectedly, something unexpected happened.

The Empress was saying these things to Su Zhihong.

Su Zhihong looked solemn, his brows furrowed tightly.

“I once saw a fragment of a scroll that says there might be a way to kill this soul.”

"That means sending Xiaoyao to the coldest place in the North. Xiaoyao has a special constitution. The soul that possessed her was malicious and must be related to darkness. She only wants to enjoy a life of luxury and enjoy everything she has. She can't endure hardship."

“A warm and comfortable environment can nourish such a soul, but a cold environment can weaken or freeze it. I will set up a secret restriction of the Su family on her and wait for the right moment. When Xiao Yao’s soul returns, this soul will dissipate.”

The Empress knew that the Su family had a special bloodline, and said, "Very well."

"It's just that we don't know if her beast husbands will still be willing to stay by Xiao Yao's side in the future." Su Zhihong sighed and said, "It depends on their fate. Nanxi is the beast husband I personally chose for her. This child is calm and has the bloodline of the ancient celestial serpent. I have saved his life. Even if he doesn't like Xiao Yao, he can still protect her."

The Empress also lamented, "What a pity."

Su Zhihong said helplessly, "Yes, these ten beast husbands were originally chosen by Xiao Yao's mother when she was born, using her blood to activate a magical artifact."

"The fact that it was sabotaged means that some beastmen are deliberately changing things, which is related to our entire Dongning Beast Kingdom and our Mortal Beast Continent."

"After Xiao Yao's body was possessed by this soul, I never mentioned these ten destined beast husbands. Instead, she forcibly married them."

"After marrying her, she deliberately did things that were annoying..."

The Empress said, "We still need to resolve these matters as soon as possible. I don't know how much longer my body can hold out, and the imperial physicians can't find any problems."

"Mother, I will definitely save you and make sure nothing happens to you. There are pharmacists on the Azure Beast Continent. Skilled pharmacists can refine life-extending pills that can prolong life."

Su Zhihong was talking to the Empress about these things.

……

After Su Muyao saw these scenes through time travel, her expression changed drastically; she could hardly believe what she was seeing and hearing.

But when she tried to look again, she suddenly felt dizzy.

"Host, your mental energy is depleted. You can't force it anymore, or you will fall into a deep sleep."

Su Muyao quickly withdrew her hand and stopped using her time-reversal ability.

"I didn't expect it to actually work; it allowed me to see and hear all of this."

Su Muyao liked this ability very much, because it allowed her to see many things she didn't know before.

Seeing these things had a great impact on her.

The empress turned out to be her grandmother, and her father and the empress also knew that her body had been possessed by other souls before.

It turns out there's a reason behind everything.

Were they just ten destined beastmen?

Just as the system said.

But everything changed.

Only after listening to her father and grandmother's words did she truly understand what was going on.

If they were truly entangled with her, even if it was their own choice, she shouldn't have let them die; at the very least, they should have lived well.

Even if they are strangers and dislike them, they shouldn't let Liu Mengyan and Dong Baishang harm them like this.

She needs to resolve this matter.

Just then, the trees nearby rustled their leaves, as if saying, "Miss Su, are you back?"

Su Muyao listened to the sound in surprise, turned her head and saw the tree next to her.

The tree still made a crisp sound, saying, "It's me, Miss Su. Your strength just now felt so good. I can speak for now."

"You're finally back. The soul that occupied your body before is finally gone."

Su Muyao was somewhat surprised, "You knew?"

The locust tree said, "That's right. Miss Su's scent is so pleasant, but that soul's scent is unpleasant. Your scent is much more comfortable, warm, and gives me a feeling of being blessed."

"Ah, I've actually bloomed! Miss Su, look, I've bloomed!"

Su Muyao looked up and was surprised to see locust trees blooming in the dead of winter.

"No, I just used my mental power to let you see past scenes. How could it have changed you in any way?"

The locust tree spoke up: "Miss Su is no ordinary beastman. When I was a child, Miss Su injured her finger and dripped blood onto me. I could feel that Miss Su's bloodline was extremely noble and that she also possessed the power of destiny."

(End of this chapter)

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