Chapter 1985: The Favored Concubine System

The soft-skinned, tender-fleshed n.o.ble Lady Zhou was lashed with the whip. Her thin garments were torn, blood oozed from her wounds, and her body twitched slightly. Her face had become blue and ashen, and the veins on her forehead protruded. She groaned.

Are you going to speak or not? Zhao Xu pinched n.o.ble Lady Zhous chin.

The pained n.o.ble Lady Zhous expression was dazed.

Whip her again. Zhao Xu released her chin. My country wouldnt tolerate demons and ghosts.

Ill speak n.o.ble Lady Zhous breath was weak. I have a system called the favored concubine system

Whats that? Zhao Xu asked as he approached n.o.ble Lady Zhou.

My wounds healed so quickly because of the systems abilities. I n.o.ble Lady Zhou hadnt finished speaking when her expression suddenly changed. You mustnt abandon me! You mustnt!

Ah n.o.ble Lady Zhou cried out as she collapsed. Instantly, her skin changed. It blackened and yellowed as her entire being lost its l.u.s.ter.

Her resin-like skin was gone. Her breath of orchids vanished. Her perfect body was reverted. All the things the system had given her disappeared.

n.o.ble Lady Zhou changed from a bright and colorful fragrant flower to a nearly rotten, yellowing vegetable leaf in a single breath.

Zhao Xu was alarmed at the abrupt onset of huge changes in her body. That beauty had suddenly turned hideous. It was quite a jarring s.h.i.+ft.

n.o.ble Lady Zhou wasnt truly ugly. How could someone enter the palace as a concubine while being ugly? However, the previous n.o.ble Lady Zhous perfection made her true appearance seem hideous by contrast.

She turned her head to look at her hands bound on the wooden frame. Her skin was dull and rough. It was an exact match for her appearance when she first crossed over.

n.o.ble Lady Zhou felt like she had been stripped naked. She was unable to show her face, feeling resentful and ashamed.

You cant abandon me after achieving your goal like this! You cant abandon me and just go! You cant n.o.ble Lady Zhou stomped her feet and wept.

If you abandon me, Ill reveal your secret, the enraged n.o.ble Lady Zhou said through gritted teeth.

Worthless.

The emotionless voice of the system sounded in her mind, followed by an explosion. The pain in her skull was incomparable. She felt her soul about to dissipate.

There was something like a whirlpool absorbing her soul into its center. Endless fear bubbled up inside her.

Her very essence was in the process of slowly dissipating, about to disappear from this world.

Was she going to die? To disappear?

Was the favored concubine system consuming her soul?

What did you say? What cant abandon you? Zhao Xu asked hastily. What do you mean? Raise your voice!

But n.o.ble Lady Zhous consciousness was in the middle of dissipating. Her eyes rolled back as she fainted.

The imperial bodyguard hurriedly searched for a breath and a pulse. He cupped his hands to Zhao Xu. Your Majesty, shes not breathing.

Dead? Zhao Xu frowned. She couldnt endure this little of a beating? Could one whipping kill someone?

In this critical moment, she died.

This was purposeful silencing.

What was the favored concubine system?

Zhao Xu looked around the torture chamber, as though searching for an invisible object.

Daoist Priest, let us check if there are more such evildoers in the inner palace. They said that when the country is about to perish, evildoers will certainly appear. Our nation stands firm. We will not tolerate these demons and ghosts rampaging about.

Translator: Kiara