They all want to change my future.

Chapter 72 Uninvited Guest

"How could Your Highness... possibly be dead?!"

"This must be pure nonsense!"

Qu Hongxiao gripped the jade disc tightly in her hand, almost losing control of her strength, and crushed the damned fragment into powder.

But her remaining rationality made her take a deep breath and forcefully suppress the surging anger and fear.

She began to think quickly; this was the prophecy of the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect.

Therefore, the purpose of sending Li Zhi and Lin Yueyin, masters like them, was actually for the sake of the Empress.

In order to kill the Empress at some point in the future?

What should we do now?

Qu Hongxiao calmed down, and the once magnificent scenery returned to tranquility.

I now have two choices: to believe or not to believe.

If it is a belief, what should one do?

Of course, we should nip it in the bud!

Qu Hongxiao said softly, "Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"

After making her decision, Qu Hongxiao began to think about how to proceed.

The only clue we have right now is Li Zhi, but is he really that important?

To be honest, Qu Hongxiao couldn't understand how the Empress could have lost, let alone died.

How could such a strong and powerful empress be decapitated?

It's impossible!

Qu Hongxiao felt a rare sense of unease, her thoughts like a tangled ball of yarn.

The Empress was not only her master, but also the only remaining person in the world whom she regarded as family, and the reason for her existence.

Anyone or anything that threatens the Empress's safety must be completely eliminated!

She took another deep breath, and the cool air cleared her head a little.

She looked towards the palace, her steps light, almost as if she were about to enter the palace immediately to report everything to the Empress.

But just as she was about to move, she abruptly stopped.

No.

We can't rush to report it.

How can I tell the Empress about something like this, with no beginning or end, just a future fragment of unknown origin and uncertain truth?

Qu Hongxiao recalled what the Empress had once said: she did not believe in the future.

Therefore, we need to figure it out first.

But how do we figure it out?

Qu Hongxiao immediately looked at the jade disc in her hand. She wanted to look at it again and discover more details.

Then, she carefully probed the inside of the jade disc with her divine sense again, only to find that the intricate patterns had already disappeared.

Are they just disposable items?

Qu Hongxiao looked at the gift that had been delivered at the cost of many people's lives and sighed inwardly.

It's probably going to be very difficult to see it a second time.

Since we can't see it, let's ask the person involved!

In the vision of the future, he heard Li Zhi's voice, the female voice he was talking to, which he had no recollection of.

Although Lin Yueyin deliberately changed her tone of voice when she spoke in the court of Jingzhao Prefecture, making her sound unfathomable, she could verify it by hearing her real voice again!

If it were them...

So, let's have a battle tonight!

Let's see what they're capable of, daring to presume to decide the Empress's life and death, and daring to humiliate her like that in the future!

Once the mind is made up, the murderous intent arises instantly.

Qu Hongxiao no longer hesitated and picked up the mask of the Star Gazing Pavilion Master.

The next moment, the Master of the Star Gazing Tower appeared, dressed in a black robe and wearing a metal mask.

His aura was completely concealed, yet he exuded a cold and murderous aura that kept strangers at bay.

With a swift movement, like a ghost blending into the night, she silently left the Star Gazing Tower and sped off towards Zhaoyang Prefecture.

The house where Li Zhi lived in Zhaoyang Prefecture.

Li Zhi was just about to go to sleep when the door opened. Hearing the sound, he looked up and smiled, "Miss Lin, are you planning a night raid?"

Outside the door, Lin Yueyin's voice rang out. She shook her head with a serious expression, her crimson eyes gleaming faintly in the night: "Someone is coming to Zhaoyang Prefecture."

The seriousness in his voice made Li Zhi raise an eyebrow: "Who?"

Lin Yueyin's courtyard was located in a corner of Zhaoyang Prefecture, a position from which she could observe the enemy and react immediately.

"He is a seventh-realm grandmaster."

Lin Yueyin succinctly replied, "It should be Qu Hongxiao."

"Oh? Her?" Li Zhi was somewhat surprised. "So late? To catch up?"

"I hope so." Lin Yueyin's tone was flat, revealing no emotion. "The killing intent is very strong."

Before the words were finished, a powerful and undisguised divine sense, like an icy tide, swept across the entire Zhaoyang Mansion in an instant, finally locking onto this small courtyard.

After locking onto the location with my divine sense, I confirmed that everyone was there.

A figure in black fell into the courtyard like a shooting star. His black robe fluttered slightly in the night wind, and the mask on his face exuded a chill in the moonlight.

Ji Baizhi realized something was wrong when Lin Yueyin arrived.

Her figure appeared almost simultaneously with the newcomer in the courtyard, directly blocking the path between the figure in black and Li Zhi's room. She calmly looked at the newcomer, her tone stern:

"Master of the Stargazing Pavilion? What brings you here so late at night?"

Qu Hongxiao completely ignored Ji Baizhi. Her divine sense penetrated the door and she could clearly see Li Zhi inside the room, as well as Lin Yueyin beside him.

Very well, everyone's here. Then let's make our move.

There were no unnecessary words, and Ji Baizhi wasn't even given more time to stop him.

Qu Hongxiao's aura suddenly erupted!

The black robe moved without wind, fluttering and rustling!

She raised her hand, and within her palm seemed to be a miniature star vanishing, before unleashing a massive, heavy palm force imbued with a destructive aura!

This palm strike was by no means a test, much less a joke.

This is one of her true killing moves: to control the stars and crush everything!

Its overwhelming power caused the surrounding air to groan as if it were about to collapse!

She was truly determined to break off all pretense and directly resort to murder, her target being Li Zhi and Lin Yueyin inside the room!

Ji Baizhi's expression changed slightly. She let out a soft shout, and her body glowed red as she prepared to take the blow head-on and protect her back!

At this critical moment—

Lin Yueyin made her move.

They spoke up too.

The voice was calm and clear, like a cold spring under the moonlight, clearly reaching the ears of everyone in the courtyard and piercing through the violent palm wind:

"Should we kill him?"

That sound!

That tone!

How could you say that!

It was indeed them, Qu Hongxiao confirmed, but the killing intent and anger in her heart cooled down instantly, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over them.

This is a setup; they deliberately lured me here.

Qu Hongxiao's mind raced, and the more she thought about it, the more something seemed amiss.

She had already felt a powerful suction force absorbing her violent palm strike, and the terrifying pressure was mostly dissipated like a tide.

Like a black hole swallowing everything.

Next, darkness fell. Lin Yueyin stepped out of the room, looked at the figure in the courtyard, and said calmly:

"You've already seen it, why bother coming here?"

"Playing tricks!"

Qu Hongxiao's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and her murderous intent rose once more!

But in his heart, he was thinking about escaping to that place. This was a trap set for him, how could he stay here and fight them head-on?

From Lin Yueyin's appearance to leading him to investigate, everything was meticulously planned.

They let themselves see the future of the Empress's death, which made them impulsively come to Zhaoyang Mansion alone.

Now that I'm in this mess, damn it, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect really knows how to scheme.