"stop."

The black mist sped away within the palace, with Shi Wuxie in hot pursuit.

"A monster... uh..."

Before the palace servants could recover, another monster with bloodshot eyes and a ferocious face rushed in. They could no longer bear it and fainted.

Di Moyu passed by without even glancing at the "corpses" scattered on the ground, stepped over them, and continued to follow.

Crown Prince

"Master Huang, is there really no way to help the Shen family?"

At this moment, Yu Qingchen was sitting opposite Huang Guihe, a second-grade alchemist, in a side hall.

On the table were the items left behind by the Ice Diamond Killer that day: a storage bag, a ring, and a complete set of clothes.

"I'm afraid I'm truly powerless to help. Shen's condition is not caused by poison, but her life force is rapidly depleting. We also found nothing related to her illness in her storage bag."

Huang Guihe shook his head with a look of shame and said, "If you hadn't been so willing to spend so much money to use the Soul Nourishing Pill to replenish Madam Shen's lifespan, Madam Shen would probably have already passed away long ago."

"The Jun family also contributed funds to help with the Soul Nourishing Pill; it wasn't just my achievement."

Yu Qingchen shook her head, her brows furrowing with worry. "But the effects of the Soul Nourishing Pill are getting weaker and weaker. I'm worried that I won't be able to hold on until Xiao Jue returns, and then Shen Shi will..."

"Whoosh..."

Just then, a thick black mist suddenly rushed in from outside the door and flew towards Yu Qingchen.

"Your Highness, be careful!"

Upon seeing this, Huang Guihe immediately stepped forward, grabbed Yu Qingchen, and leaped away to narrowly escape.

"Hehehe..."

As soon as the two jumped away, the black mist vanished instantly, replaced by a masked man in black.

"You are the Ice Diamond Killer from that day!"

Upon seeing the person, Yu Qingchen's eyes widened immediately, and she asked in utter surprise, "How did you get in!"

The palace was heavily guarded, especially the main palaces, which were all protected by array formations. Even if the Ice Diamond Assassin had the power of a True Profound Realm expert, it would be absolutely impossible for him to enter the East Palace silently.

"Hehehe..."

The ice diamond assassin stretched and yawned, then casually picked up a ring from the table and put it on, saying with a strange laugh, "I was able to get in thanks to Your Highness for bringing my physical body back."

"Sure enough, that's a storage ring."

Upon hearing this, Huang Guihe's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect you to actually have something as precious as a storage ring."

Now everyone finally understands why the Ice Diamond Killer suddenly disappeared.

To create a false impression, the Ice Diamond Assassin used a feint, first hiding his physical body in a storage ring, and then the black mist entered Shen's body.

Although we don't know exactly how he did it, this is the only plausible explanation.

"What do you lowly ants know? What good things do I not have?"

Upon hearing this, the Ice Diamond Assassin gave a disdainful sneer, his sinister eyes flashing slightly, and then he moved and rushed towards the door. "I'm quite satisfied with having consumed so much life force. Consider yourself lucky today, I'll let you go for now."

"Bang..."

However, as soon as he reached the door, he collided head-on with Shi Wuxie, who was chasing after him, and was sent flying backward.

Shi Wuxie stood still, his scarlet eyes scanning the room before finally landing on the Ice Diamond Assassin.

Who are you?

Upon seeing Shi Wuxie suddenly appear, Yu Qingchen felt a headache coming on. Were all the palace guards dead?