As she finished speaking, Cold Crane tried to run forward.

But after taking just two steps, she felt her body become sealed, unable to move. Fish Granny’s eyes grew solemn as the spiritual power in her palm gathered more and more intensely, slowly flowing toward Cold Crane, surrounding her entire body.

“No, no…”

Cold Crane wailed in anguish, painfully clutching her head. Her eyes widened, and her face became increasingly horrifying and distorted. Perhaps in extreme agony, her fingertips savagely clawed at her face, leaving one bloody scratch after another on her smooth skin.

In Fish Granny’s hands, Cold Crane had virtually no ability to fight back.

Moments later, the spiritual power surrounding Cold Crane gradually tightened…

“Ah…!”

Cold Crane screamed in agony, feeling as if her entire body was being pulled apart from all directions, as if she were being torn apart alive.

Finally, blood rushed upward, flowing from all seven apertures of her face…

…

…

With some consciousness remaining, Cold Crane’s legs weakened, and she collapsed to the ground. Suddenly, she began to laugh miserably.

“Hahaha…”

“Hahaha, I never expected it… I’ve lost again…”

When Cold Crane uttered the word “lost,” a trace of bitterness crossed her heart. In this life, Siqing and Fu Huan had achieved their happy ending, having children and enjoying family bliss together.

And what about her?

What about her?

“Your intentions were malicious. Losing was inevitable.”

“Cold Crane, remember this moment well, because you’re about to be obliterated, never to exist in this world again!”

After Fish Granny’s words, Cold Crane’s eyes suddenly widened as she turned her head to look. “Obliterated?”

“No, you can’t!” Cold Crane immediately crawled to Fish Granny’s side and clutched her legs. “Granny, for the sake of our past relationship, please spare me! I promise to behave myself and stay here, never bothering Siqing and Fu Huan again, alright?”

“If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?” Fish Granny felt not the slightest sympathy for Cold Crane. With a gentle wave of her sleeve, the Divine Decree’s light intensified, enveloping Cold Crane.

With Fish Granny’s spiritual power and the Divine Decree’s light simultaneously falling upon Cold Crane, she suddenly began rolling on the ground in agony.

“Aah…!”

Accompanied by a series of piercing screams, Cold Crane was seen lying on the ground, violently smashing her head against the stone floor, again and again, until her forehead was covered in blood.

Around a corner not far away, Chu Li stood holding Mu Yunjin, watching Cold Crane’s frenzied scene.

“Have you seen enough? You’re seriously injured. Shall we go home now?” Chu Li looked down at the person in his arms, who had slightly opened her eyes, his words gentle.

They had been about to leave, but Mu Yunjin said she wanted to see Cold Crane’s fate, so he had brought her back.

Mu Yunjin leaned in Chu Li’s arms, her gaze falling on the now frenzied and insane Cold Crane. She tugged at the corner of her mouth. “Let’s go.”

Having received her affirmative answer, Chu Li carried her away.

“Si… Siqing…” As Cold Crane’s consciousness grew foggy, she seemed to see Siqing, but when she blinked, the figure had disappeared.

So it was just an illusion…

She felt terrible; she really couldn’t hold on anymore…

Seeing the moment had come, Fish Granny withdrew her last bit of remaining spiritual power and connected it with the Divine Decree. Upon contact with the spiritual power, a cold light flashed from the Divine Decree, shooting directly at Cold Crane.

“Ah!” Cold Crane’s body flew into midair, her chest instantly pierced by the sweeping cold light.

In the next second, before she could have any conscious reaction, her body gradually became blurry and transparent, disappearing bit by bit…

After Cold Crane’s form vanished, the Divine Decree’s light also dimmed, falling into Fish Granny’s palm.

Fish Granny looked at the Divine Decree, smiled gently, and gazed toward the continuous mountain range nearby.

Leaning on her walking stick, Fish Granny walked a few steps forward, opened her mouth, and it was unclear whether she was talking to herself or addressing the undead soldiers…

“Cold Crane has been completely obliterated. From now on, this person will no longer exist in the world.”

“All of you, disperse now.”

After Fish Granny finished speaking, she found an empty spot and sat down alone, leaning against a large tree, her gaze fixed on the distance. Once seated, she never rose again…

…

Three days quickly passed.

After leaving the Tiansheng Continent, Mu Yunjin had fallen unconscious due to her severe injuries. This sleep lasted a full three days.

When she opened her eyes, several people were standing by her bed. The first person she saw was Chu Li, who was closest to her.

Seeing Mu Yunjin open her eyes, Chu Li’s heart, which had been tense for three days, finally relaxed. Although the imperial physician had said her injuries weren’t life-threatening, as long as she remained unconscious, he couldn’t find a moment’s peace.

“How are you feeling? Is there any discomfort?” Chu Li looked down at Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin was about to shake her head, but as soon as she moved her body, she felt pain in all her bones…

She had almost forgotten that back in the Tiansheng Continent, she had fallen directly from the roof. Several bones in her back were probably broken…

“I’m fine,” Mu Yunjin managed to say.

Chu Li touched her forehead, the corner of his lips curving slightly.

Jiang Qingxue watched from the side, smiling faintly.

“Where is this?” Mu Yunjin glanced around at the room’s furnishings, finding them unfamiliar.

“Inside the Northern Ming Kingdom’s palace,” Chu Li replied.

Mu Yunjin understood and asked again, “When will I be able to get up and walk?”

“Injured tendons and bones take a hundred days to heal. When do you think you’ll be able to get up?” Jiang Qingxue teased.

Mu Yunjin pouted, frowning slightly. “But I miss little Mu’er.”

Before becoming a mother, she hadn’t realized, but after becoming one, she discovered that just being away from her child for a few days made her constantly think and worry about them…

She wondered if little Mu’er had been behaving these past few days.

Just as she was thinking this, the cry of an infant came from outside the room…

“Oh my, little Mu’er, be good, don’t cry, don’t cry.” Qiqi, holding a small infant, walked toward Mu Yunjin’s bedside.

At the mention of little Mu’er, Mu Yunjin’s eyes brightened.

“Master, the Prince of Ning ordered me to bring little Mu’er from the Phoenix Feather Pavilion yesterday. When I saw you were awake just now, I went to bring little Mu’er to you,” Qiqi said. Knowing that Mu Yunjin couldn’t move, she bent down and placed little Mu’er in the space beside Mu Yunjin on the bed.

Mu Yunjin turned to look at little Mu’er.

Little Mu’er, who had been crying pitifully, stopped upon meeting his mother’s gaze. He stuck out his tongue and smiled sweetly.

Mu Yunjin couldn’t help but smile along, her eyes filled with love.

…

Outside in the main hall.

“Master An, Master An, come here for a moment.” Huang Yan stepped into the hall, saw Master An sitting inside drinking tea, and immediately beckoned to him.

Master An raised an eyebrow, his gaze fleetingly glancing at Hua Ying sitting nearby. “If you have something to say, just say it. Why all the secrecy?”

“Come on, hurry up!” Huang Yan felt somewhat awkward, stamped his foot, and pulled Master An outside.

Once outside the hall, Huang Yan deliberately found a corner. Seeing that no one was around, he finally spoke, “We’ve already rested for three days. Should we make another trip to the Tiansheng Continent to find the whereabouts of the Jasper Moon Spring?”

Yesterday, I secretly had Lei Yan use his formless space to take me to the frontier, but there wasn’t a single person there. I wanted to find a leader to ask about the location of the Jasper Moon Spring, but there was no one to ask.”

Hearing this, Master An stroked his beard and glanced toward the main hall. “I’m telling you, you’re always doing useless things!”

“What do you mean? How is finding the Jasper Moon Spring useless?” Huang Yan didn’t understand.

“You… ah!” Master An sighed, reaching out to poke Huang Yan’s temple. “You haven’t even confirmed the young lady’s feelings, don’t know if she wants to be with you, yet you’re in such a hurry to find that spring!”

“What if she doesn’t want to remove her beast spirit form? You’d have wasted all that effort for nothing,” Master An said.

After Master An finished speaking, Huang Yan remained silent for quite a while.

As Master An was about to sit back down, Huang Yan finally reacted, grabbing Master An’s sleeve and sheepishly saying, “Then do you think she likes me?”

“You…” Master An almost said, “What’s wrong with you?” but he held it back in the end.

Taking a breath, Master An said helplessly, “Usually you seem thick-skinned enough, confessing your love to her without hesitation, but at the crucial moment, you drop the ball!”

“What does ‘drop the ball’ mean?” Huang Yan wondered.

Master An pursed his lips, realizing he had let some modern vocabulary slip out in his hurry. He cleared his throat and rephrased, “Let me tell you, the Jasper Moon Spring isn’t going anywhere. What you need to do right now is confess to the young lady and see if she’s willing to spend her life with you. Understand?”

“What if she’s not willing?” Huang Yan blurted out foolishly.

“Look at how spineless you are. How about I call Hua Ying out here for you right now?” Master An raised an eyebrow.

Huang Yan swallowed but didn’t reject the proposal.

“Wait here then.” Master An smiled and was about to walk back.

After taking two steps, he was again held back by Huang Yan. “Do you think she might hold a grudge because I accidentally hurt her before?”

“I’m not her, how would I know?” Master An was completely speechless.

“Do you want me to get her or not?” Master An asked one last time.

Huang Yan glanced at Master An and nodded slightly.

“Pfft…”

At that moment, a snicker came from nearby, accompanied by trembling sounds, clearly indicating that the owner of the laugh was highly amused.

Huang Yan and Master An both raised their heads and looked up at the roof.

Qiqi’s body hung upside down from the roof, giving the two a bright smile. “The weather’s nice today. I just came out of the Master’s room and decided to lie here and sunbathe.”

The implication was that she wasn’t eavesdropping; they had come to her.

“You cat girl, always acting like a cat. It’s already July, aren’t you hot?” Master An couldn’t help but laugh.

Hearing this, Qiqi flew down from the roof and looked at Huang Yan with a mischievous expression. “Are you planning to confess to Hua Ying?”

“…” Huang Yan’s expression became awkward.

Seeing he didn’t speak, Qiqi smiled and patted Huang Yan’s shoulder. “Go ahead with confidence. As long as you talk to her properly, she will drink the water from the Jasper Moon Spring to remove her beast spirit form for your sake.”

“W-w-what did you say?” Huang Yan felt somewhat horrified.

How did they know that drinking water from the Jasper Moon Spring could remove the beast spirit form?