The blood drained completely from the Empress Dowager's face.
Mother Xia's expression changed drastically as well!
"Leave, leave right away..." The Empress Dowager began to say, but suddenly found her throat constricted as though someone were choking her, unable to utter a single sound.
Everything before her eyes grew blurrier by the second, and all the sounds around her swiftly faded into the distance.
It felt as though her very soul was being forcibly ripped out of her body—excruciating pain!
Unable to withstand the torment, her eyes rolled back and she lost consciousness.
The Imperial Physician stepped forward to check her pulse, his face pale, then checked her breath and shook his head. "The Empress Dowager has passed!"
Her pupils had dilated, her lips were slightly parted, and her face was contorted. She had died in the grip of extreme terror as the last thread of her will snapped.
