Chapter 191: Ling Xue's past

Lin Qingyue said: "That's fine, but before that, I want to search her memories!"

The Flying Corpse Silkworm had been extinct for thousands of years; its sudden appearance was by no means accidental.

Lin Qingyue didn't care about the life or death of a Feng Kingdom princess, but she absolutely would not allow the tragedy of a thousand years ago to repeat itself!

Prince Ling Zhen nodded in agreement.

Lin Qingyue's fingers quickly drew a talisman in the void, and she chanted: "All things of the past, the heavens can bear witness. With blood as the guide, trace the dream and return to the shadow!"

As the golden talisman script sank into Ling Xue's body, she fell into a deep dream.

And everything in the dream was also displayed before everyone by Lin Qingyue's Dream Tracing Technique.

A cold, desolate palace, a crying little girl.

No one could connect this scene with a princess of noble birth.

That day was the day her mother was beheaded.

Just because her mother's country had gone to war with Feng Kingdom, she had to be killed to sacrifice the flag.

Even though she had once been the most favored noble consort in the Feng Kingdom harem, even though she had already given birth to an heir and had no more connection to her mother's clan, she still couldn't escape death.

It was also from that day on that Ling Xue knew there was no such thing as true love in the world; everything was calculation and utilization.

Thus, to win a path to survival for herself, she deliberately let the Eldest Prince see her being abused by palace servants, and it indeed won her a trace of his pity.

Under the protection of the Eldest Prince, her days in the harem gradually got better.

But Ling Xue knew deeply that once she lost her value, she would eventually be abandoned. She had to demonstrate her value as soon as possible to gain a foothold.

It happened that the monarchs of the three Central Plain kingdoms were holding an alliance, and she was able to see the Crown Prince of Qi, Dongfang Qi—that young man who was born noble beyond compare.

At that time, there were many princesses attending the meeting, and Ling Xue was not conspicuous, but she hid the deepest thoughts.

She knew Dongfang Qi's weight and knew she had to seize the opportunity to get close to him.

Thus, she deliberately stole Dongfang Qi's jade pendant and then pretended to help him find it, thereby bringing them closer.

The way she talked and played with Dongfang Qi fell into the eyes of her Imperial Father and Imperial Brother, and it took on a different meaning.

Sure enough, after the three-kingdom alliance ended, Ling Xue's treatment in Feng Kingdom improved significantly.

Even her most heartless Imperial Father would take the initiative to summon her to his side, stroking her long hair and saying with a smile:

"Our A-Xue is growing more and more beautiful, with the shadow of your mother. No wonder the Crown Prince of Qi looks at you differently."

He actually had the face to mention her mother?

Ling Xue felt a surge of nausea in her stomach, but on the surface, she wore an innocent smile: "It's all thanks to Imperial Father's good upbringing!"

"A-Xue, have you ever resented Imperial Father?"

—Is this testing her?

"Imperial Father gave his daughter life and treated her like a pearl or treasure; how could his daughter resent him?"

"It's good that you understand. As a Princess of Feng Kingdom, you must always shoulder the duties you should."

"Daughter will remember Imperial Father's teachings!"

She acted extremely well, sometimes innocent and lively, sometimes arrogant and willful, looking exactly like a spoiled child.

But no one knew that since she was five years old, nightmares had haunted her every night.

Sometimes in her dreams, her mother was beheaded in front of her, holding her own head and asking her:

"A-Xue, when will you avenge your mother?"

"Have you forgotten your mother?"

"A-Xue, mother is in so much pain..."

Sometimes, the person being beheaded in the dream was replaced by herself.

Then she would hear her mother's hoarse, mocking voice: "So what if you are a princess? Once you lose your value, you will still be discarded like worn-out shoes."

"A-Xue, you must resist, you must kill them! Only when they are all dead will you be safe!"

One day, waking up in the middle of the night, she sat in the pitch-black darkness for a long time, finally unable to help but cry and ask:

"Mother, you always tell me to take revenge and kill, but what should I do? Even just staying alive takes all my scheming..."

"What should I do..."

Just when she was lost and helpless, a black shadow wandered around her.

"Princess Ling Xue... Princess Ling Xue..."

"Who are you? Don't come over, woo woo... I'm scared!"

"Don't be afraid, at least I won't hurt you like your Imperial Father. Princess Ling Xue, I was attracted by your resentment and am here to help you achieve your wish."

"I can give you the power you want, help you take revenge, and do everything you want to do."

Ling Xue was afraid at first, but soon desire suppressed her fear:

"You can give me power? This is the Imperial Palace, there are protective arrays specifically for driving away evil and suppressing demons, how did you get in?"

"You also said that those are specifically for driving away evil and suppressing demons. This also shows that I am not an evil demon."

"Not an evil demon? Who exactly are you? Why don't you dare to show your true form?"

"I am a god, a god who has come to the human world to save people from suffering! Poor child, be my loyal believer! With my protection, no one will be able to bully you from now on. If you don't believe me, look—"

That black shadow drifted into Ling Xue's body, and she suddenly felt that her body possessed a different kind of power.

It was also from that day on that she came into contact with the Guiyuan Sect and learned that sincere worship could allow her to gain powerful strength, and she became more and more powerful.

But just like this was far from enough.

She hated her Imperial Father and hated her own country.

Who said a princess can only be used for marriage alliances? A princess can also lead a country to destruction!

Under her secret assistance, the power of the Guiyuan Sect gradually blossomed throughout Feng Kingdom, and there were more and more believers.

It was just that an accident happened later.

Prince Ling Zhen discovered the existence of that sect, and upon investigation, he was shocked by its powerful cohesion and brainwashing ability.

The believers in the sect ignored the country and only worked for the god they believed in.

He realized that if this continued, it would likely bring evil consequences to the country, so he carried out a crackdown across the country without hesitation.

It took a whole year for him to clear out the Guiyuan Sect.

And at that time, Ling Xue was already an elder of the sect.

The black mist in her body was clamoring: "He destroyed our foundation of many years, you must kill Ling Zhen! I order you to kill Ling Zhen, did you hear me!"

But the Ling Xue of today was no longer the weak princess who had no strength to truss a chicken back then.

After she tricked that black mist out of her body, she suddenly pulled away the black cloth covering the window, and the dazzling sunlight poured down.

And that black night let out a sharp, painful howl in the sunlight.

"You... you betrayed me, Ling Xue, you... aren't you afraid of divine punishment?"

"Divine punishment? Do you really think you are a heavenly god? For so many years, I have long since investigated your background. You are just a ghost, a pawn bred out, perhaps you do have some special abilities and are stronger than ordinary ghosts, but fear of light is your greatest weakness."

"Ling Xue, you actually laid a hand on me... you ungrateful woman! Ah—"

In the final scream, that black thing vanished into thin air.

Ling Xue watched as the soul that had accompanied her for many years dissipated, without the slightest attachment, instead revealing a smile of success:

"I will not be controlled by anyone! No one can control me!" ===== CHAPTER 192 =====