Over the past few months, someone exceptionally ruthless had killed several Grand Governors and nobles in the Great Qian Empire.
This was, of course, Gu Zimei's handiwork.
She had now acquired the water-attribute power of the Ice-Ice Fruit, the wind-attribute power of the Float-Float Fruit, and the fire-attribute power of the Flame-Flame Fruit.
But she had killed more than just three people.
After killing certain people, she had failed to seize their fruit powers.
So Gu Zimei had had to kill a few more.
Her next target was the earth-attribute power of the Sand-Sand Fruit.
Three Grand Governors from the Qing Kingdom alone had died!!
This enraged the Lord of the Qing Kingdom, Qing Wuji.
At that moment, in the Qing Capital.
"My king, although we are reluctant to admit it, much of the evidence indicates that these incidents are closely connected to that witch, Gu Zimei."
"Someone has seen her Devil Fruit power. It is said to be an unknown Devil Fruit!"
Qing Wuji said coldly, "You mean they were all killed by that Gu Zimei, who isn't even twenty?"
The assembled ministers immediately fell silent.
Qing Wuji flicked his sleeves and was about to turn away.
Suddenly, he felt the temperature in the room drop a few degrees.
His expression instantly turned cold and stern. "Who's there??"
The ministers also sensed that something was wrong. This was the Qing Kingdom's palace.
Who dared cause trouble here??
Yet the cold grew increasingly intense, until everyone's expression changed drastically.
This was an Ice-Ice Fruit Ability User.
Qing Wuji's body abruptly turned into a sandstorm, tearing the roof straight off the palace!
The other ministers surged outside as well.
Soon, they were greeted by the sight of thick ice covering the entire palace.
The palace attendants who had been on duty