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Even until noon, she didn't get to wait for the reverse scale. The most likely cause for her to worry was that the reverse scale recovered its consciousness and discovered that Li Hen had been released and taken away to hunt her down.

"I wonder if the two of them could have changed into other transportation equipment midway after leaving. Li Hantian's injuries are serious, but he can't bear such a long journey. How is he right now?"

She could not sit still, but because the guards did not allow her to leave the courtyard, she could only find one of them and ask him about the family's matters.

The guards told Ji Tian Ning that the Fiery-Inverted Scale had given the family of the tassels a sum of money and sent them to Sanhuang Town. They started a small business and now they could live a good life without worrying about food and clothing. And the father's disease, the fire reverse scale also sent the royal doctors to cure.

Ji Tian Ning was relieved. This way, she would no longer have to worry about Gao Zi's family.

Ji Tian Ning sighed and thought to herself, "Tan Zi, you can rest easy. Perhaps leaving this chaotic world is also a kind of happiness." Now that your family is well, you can rest assured. I wonder where you will be buried, and if I have the chance in the future, I will go and pay my respects to you. "

He paced around the yard with worry, occasionally walking to the gate and looking into the distance, hoping to catch a glimpse of the reverse scale's trace. She had never hoped for the Fiery Inverted Scales to appear so early.

After waiting for a long time, he saw that the sky had already darkened and there was still no sign of the reverse scale. He felt as if boiling oil was tormenting him inside his heart.

Helpless, she went back to her room to rest. The fatigue in her body had yet to completely dissipate, and the pain from her lower body was still tormenting her.

He gently stroked the crystal skull pendant on his neck, then took out his makeup kit and carefully examined the skull in the mirror. The crystal skull was only half the size of an egg. The strangest thing was that deep within the eye sockets of the crystal skull, there was a faint flow of splendor.

The skull's eye sockets were flowing with a strange color. It seemed as if there was a liquid inside, making the skull look extremely mysterious, as if it had a life of its own.

Although the skull head was small, it was incomparably exquisite. Regardless of whether it was in terms of scale or workmanship, it was extremely precise. This made Ji Tian Ning wonder how such a thing was carved. Or perhaps, this crystal skull was formed naturally, which was even more incredible.

He gently caressed the crystal skull with his finger and probed its secrets.

Suddenly, the crystal skull began to emit a mysterious light. It seemed that Ji Tian Ning's touch had triggered the crystal skull.

Ji Tian Ning noticed that the light was coming from the depths of the crystal skull's eye sockets. In the past, because the crystal skull was on her collarbone, she was unable to notice where the light came from when it was emitting light. Today, in the mirror, it was clearly visible that the crystal skull was alive. The liquid in the eye sockets slowly fluctuated and the light emitted out.

Rainbow colored light surged out from the eye sockets of the crystal skull. In an instant, an illusionary world appeared before Ji Tian Ning's eyes.

Ji Tian Ning also knew that only she could see the illusion of the crystal skull, while the others could not.

He slightly squinted his eyes and a scene appeared in his mind. It was an illusion, but it was real beyond compare.

A dark red bloodstain dyed the snow-white ground. Hot blood instantly melted the ice and snow, slowly seeping into the snow.

Ji Tian Ning's heart immediately tightened. What she was most worried about was the crystal skull's prophecy, which was always linked to death. The death predicted by the crystal skull would be extremely important to her, to the people around her.

But, a bloodstain only appeared within the illusion, but nothing else appeared.

"Why?"

She focused her mind on the crystal skull and closed her eyes. Since the illusion appeared in her mind, she didn't need to open her eyes to see it.

After a moment, a person appeared at the source of the blood. His entire body was covered in bloodstains, and a few sharp arrows were stuck into his body. His bright eyes gradually dimmed.

"Hate the Heavens!" "No, no!"

Ji Tian Ning shouted loudly, but was unable to stand up. His body was ice-cold and filled with despair. Could it be that the death prophecy of the crystal skull was unable to be cracked, and Hateful Heavens still had to die in the end?

"Please, no, don't let him die. Whatever you want me to do, don't let Hate die. Crystal skull, I'm begging you, I've never begged anyone before, but today I'm begging you, change Hateful Sky's fate. If I have to die alone, I will use my life to pay for it! "

Hateful Heavens fell powerlessly to the ground. His body was deeply pierced by a few sharp arrows, and two of them had already stabbed into his chest.

A burst of chilliness caused Ji Tian Ning to tremble. If this scene were to become a reality, then even she would not be able to save his life in front of Li Hen Tian.

"Tian Tian …"

Li Hantian barely managed to prop himself up from the ground. He knelt down on one knee and used his other hand to prop himself up. Then, he opened his mouth and said a few words. He grabbed the arrow in front of his chest and pulled it out. The two streams of blood spurted out and splashed far away into the vast expanse of white snow, blossoming into plum blossoms.

The spirit in his eyes completely vanished. He stopped breathing, and his body fell onto the snow. In a few moments, blood dyed the surrounding snow.

"Tian Tian …"

Ji Tian Ning screamed in despair. Could it be that she was still unable to save Hen Tian from death even after putting in so much effort?

With a pale face, the crystal skull's light returned to its socket, and the illusion disappeared.

Ji Tian Ning jumped up and ran outside. She did not know how long the illusion of the crystal skull had been there to warn her. Would she still be able to prevent this from happening?

"Empress …"

The two women stared wide-eyed at Ji Tian Ning, who was running away.

The guards stopped Ji Tian Ning at the entrance of the courtyard. Ji Tian Ning gazed into the darkness as he feebly discovered that he didn't know where he should go to find the reverse scale of fire and Hateful Sky.

She sat down on the ground and gazed mournfully at the endless darkness. She was so powerless, she couldn't do anything for Hateful Heavens.

"Are you really going to die? Will he really leave me? Was it forever? I haven't become your wife yet. You can't, you can't … "

Tears fell uncontrollably as the pain in her heart caused her to curl up. She was no longer a bystander who could leave in a carefree manner with a smile on her face. Deep within, he felt endless grief and helplessness.

She was a transcender, but she couldn't change anything!

Initially, Ji Tian Ning thought that she was aloof and different from others. However, only now did she realize how weak and laughable her tiny strength was.

Even though she could save the mother and son pair, she couldn't change their fates.

Even if she could save Li Hantian, she could only let him die in such a desolate and innocent manner.

"What, what else can I do?"

He stared into the darkness, dazed and helpless. The moonlight shone on the snow, giving off a cold and serene glow.

The two ladies hurriedly ran over and helped her up from the snow. They did not dare to ask or say much, as they had already been instructed not to ask or say anything no matter what they saw.

Ji Tian Ning leaned on the two girls. If it weren't for these two, she wouldn't have been able to stand up.

The tears fell drop by drop onto the snow, seeping into it.

Standing in the cold wind, she didn't know what to do or where to go in order to save Hateful Sky. In the vast world of Heaven and Earth, she was so small and insignificant that nothing could change her.

"Fire Reversal Scale, if you kill Li Hantian, I will never forgive you in this life!"

Hatred rose from the bottom of her heart. Even if she let Hateful Sky leave, why would Huo Ni Lin have to lead people to chase after her? She chose to stay by his side. Was that not enough?

Using his own freedom, even his entire life, in exchange for Li Hen Tian's departure, in exchange for Li Hen Tian's life and freedom, wouldn't this also extinguish the killing intent in his heart?

Her body was trembling like the last yellow leaf in the cold wind. She stared into the distance, waiting for the final result.

"Tap, tap, tap …"

The faint sounds of horse hooves could be heard from afar, breaking the silence in the snowy night. Ji Tian Ning really hoped that the crystal skull's prophecy would just be a boring thing that wouldn't have any effect.

Under the moonlight, a group of cavalrymen came from afar. The snow on the ground was crushed and splattered everywhere.

Ji Tian Ning straightened her body. If death was the only thing she had to face, then facing reality and not revealing her own softness and sadness was the best way for her to do so.

The white horse was not obvious in the snow. What was obvious was the red figure of the horse. Was that red the color of blood?

Those cavalrymen coldly watched as the Fiery-Scaled Beast approached on its white horses. They scattered and dismounted when they saw that they were near the courtyard.

From the distance, he saw Ji Tian Ning standing in the snow. The moonlight shined on her body and covered her with a layer of silver gauze, giving her the feeling of an otherworldly woman riding the wind and leaving.

With a cold expression, he dismounted from his horse and slowly walked into the courtyard. He did not look at Ji Tian Ning, but headed straight for his room. After running for a whole day and night, he was already a bit tired, but his body was no longer as strong as it was back then.

"You still killed him and won't let him go."

A sentence filled with boundless sorrow caused Huo Ni Lin to stop in his tracks and cast a sidelong glance at the trembling Ji Tian Ning. How did she know that Hateful Heavens had already been killed by him?

He didn't want to kill Li Hantian, but that Hu'er didn't want to be tied down. "He didn't take it to heart. He was just a man without any status. If he died, he would die.

He looked back at the emotionless eyes of the reverse fire scale and the freezing temperature. The last bit of hope that he had left in his heart also quietly disappeared. He did not refute, nor did he deny that Li Hantian was indeed dead.

"I want to take a last look at where his corpse is."

There was an unquestionable certainty in his tone. Huo Ni Lin didn't bother to deny it. He did what he had to do, and he didn't dare to admit to what he had done. Even though he was the one who killed Hu'er, how could he possibly take Hu'er's death to heart?

The man who had a secret relationship with Ji Tian Ning was finally dead. A dead man could dispel his displeasure. But seeing the deep sorrow on her face, why did his heart ache?

"Someone, show her Hu'er's corpse."

He turned and walked into the room. He hadn't eaten since morning, hadn't rested, and was lying wearily on the couch.

Someone carried Hateful Tian's body over and placed an icy cold body in front of Ji Tian Ning.

Ji Tian Ning slowly walked over. She walked very slowly as she knelt in front of Hateful Sky's corpse.