She fought back the nausea churning in her stomach, standing there for a long while to recover.
She recalled the Golden Crow into her space, then finally stepped toward the palace.
The moment she stepped inside, she felt an unsettling, shudder-inducing aura permeating the air.
The aura felt familiar.
Su Ye thought for a moment. It was very similar to the dark energy that had once clung to the secret pearl.
It was just that the aura in the palace was much, much denser than the one on the pearl.
Her brow twitched.
'Was the dark energy on the secret pearl—the kind that made plants go berserk and attack indiscriminately—a result of being too close to this palace, becoming tainted by it?'
The thought flashed through her mind.
Then, her gaze swept around the palace, but she couldn't find Su Qing.
Until, from behind a pillar, a low cough sounded.
"Benefactor."
Su Ye looked toward the sound.
