Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Chapter 286 Crowds and Lively

The woman wanted to leave Eternal City with the little mule, while on the other side, Ye Qingshuang, who had just left, was discussing the mother and child with Ling Yi.

"Ling Yi, don't you think that mother and child are a bit strange?" Ye Qingshuang thought carefully: "It's normal for there to be beasts in the mountains, but with so many people going there, even beasts wouldn't dare to approach the outer perimeter. The old lady is worrying too much."

“I think so too,” Baijiu said. “The people in the city are all happy about the sacrificial ceremony, but when the old lady mentioned it, she wasn’t happy.”

Baijiu can sense emotions. When the old lady spoke, he sensed worry. She told them not to go to Eternal Mountain because she was really worried about them. But why would an ordinary person like her firmly believe that Eternal Mountain is dangerous?

If it's just because of the beast, they should be told to be careful, not to not go.

Ling Yi listened to the discussion and spoke only when everyone looked at her: "The Time-Suppressing Artifact of Eternal Mountain is what I'm looking for this time, but when I was at Little Mule's house, I sensed the Time-Suppressing Artifact. It should have also discovered me. According to what I searched for before, it should have returned, but it didn't appear and left directly."

"what?"

After hearing Ling Yi's words, everyone fell silent.

They didn't know at first that Ling Yi was looking for something, but they found out after arriving in Qizhou. However, all they knew was that Ling Yi was looking for something; they didn't know anything else.

In the silence, Ye Qingshuang spoke up: "If under normal circumstances it realizes you should come back, but you haven't this time, does it mean... it doesn't want to come back?"

Ling Yi shook his head: "The possibility that it doesn't want to come back is very small, but besides that, there are other reasons."

"what?"

“That means it can’t come back for the time being.” Ling Yi said, “The Pearl Spirit is trapped and cannot move freely, but the Time-Suppressing Artifact has appeared in that alley. It can move freely, but it didn’t go anywhere else; instead, it appeared outside a courtyard in an alley. Plus, what that old woman said…”

Ye Qingshuang clapped her hands: "Got it!"

"The Time-Suppressing Artifact is unwilling to return because it's related to Mount Eternity. And the fact that it appeared outside the old lady's house, which she worriedly advised us, suggests that she may know something is wrong at Mount Eternity!"

"Hmm." Ling nodded. "That's roughly it. We'll have to go there to find out the details, but something's definitely happened at Eternal Mountain. Be careful when you get there."

"Okay," the group replied, indicating that they understood.

Little Golden Tiger was very fast, and arrived at Eternal Mountain in less than half a day.

There were guards at the foot of Mount Eternal. The guards were somewhat surprised to see Little Golden Tiger arrive. The news had only been sent out for half a day, and the powerful families had not yet arrived, yet someone had already come.

"No flying on the mountain," the guard said, looking at the group who had dismounted from the little golden tiger. "They can only go up on foot."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingshuang looked behind the guards, where the blue stone steps stretched as far as the eye could see.

Ye Qingshuang's lips twitched. They could use a flying beast, but instead insisted on walking up. The people of the Realm Lord's Mansion really know how to make a living.

"Okay." Ling Yi had no objection to this and agreed, then had the little golden tiger shrink.

Seeing this, the guards made way, and the group walked up the steps.

Ling Yi moved very slowly, step by step. Ye Qingshuang watched and felt that Ling Yi was doing it on purpose, so she asked, "Why is that?"

Ling Yi said, "We didn't have any news about it opening in advance. But the news of it opening in advance spread not long after we encountered the Time-Suppressing Artifact. I suspect that the Time-Suppressing Artifact told the person behind it about my existence."

After listening, Ye Qingshuang understood: "So this speed is to wait for others to arrive. With more people, it's less likely to be noticed?"

“That’s not it.” Ling Yi said slowly, “The fact that the Time-Suppressing Artifact discovered me and the Eternal Mountain opened ahead of schedule means that what they’re doing is related to people. What if they make their move before I arrive?”

Ye Qingshuang: "That won't affect your ability to find your things."

"It doesn't affect anything, but it does affect something else," Ling Yi said. "Anyway, more people are better; it's more lively with more people."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingshuang and the others fell silent.

The last time Ling Yi said it was good to have many people was in Twin Cities. Could he be thinking of killing someone again?