"Ling Panxi, you didn't expect that you would end up in such a state, did you?" Wu Qingcheng's icy voice sounded in the darkest midnight.

Outside the Wu Gate in the country of Nanning stood two rows of soldiers holding torches. A badly mutilated woman was tied to a wooden stake in the midst of the soldiers. Knelt in front of her were dozens of her relatives.

The new emperor of Nanning, Xuanyuan Feng, walked with the new Empress, Wu Qingcheng, and came to a stop before her.

"Wu Qingcheng, I've always treated you as my best friend, but you stole my husband and even tried to kill my whole family. You are so vile. Your Majesty, why are you treating me this way? I love you so much that I did not hesitate to kill my father and brother for you. Only in this way did you have the opportunity to become the emperor. Why?" Ling Panxi raged feebly.

"Nonsense. It's all because of my own merits that I was able to ascend the throne. But you killed the emperor and injured the prince. You deserve to die," Xuanyuan Feng said angrily.

"Haha! It turns out that all this was a plot you two cooked up. You are using me, getting me to do these immoral things before abandoning me."

"You're not stupid, after all. To be honest, I was just taking advantage of you. I've always only loved Qingcheng, not a notorious, ruined beauty like you."

"A ruined beauty? So that's what I am to you, just a ruined beauty. Hahaha. Father, Mother, I was wrong. I didn't listen to your advice. You've warned me that Xuanyuan Feng and Wu Qingcheng were not sincere, but I didn't listen and broke ties with you. Now I've even put you in the way of life-threatening harm. If there's a next life, I'll be an obedient daughter and listen to what you say."

Ling Zhiyuan looked at Ling Panxi and said, "My child, we don't blame you. You are kind-hearted and were deceived. If you are more discerning in your next life and identify those who are deceptively good, we will die happy."

"Dad."

Xuanyuan Feng Yuanfeng said impatiently, "That's enough. It's getting late. Come on, execute all the members of the Ling family."

After he finished speaking, dozens of executioners walked up behind the Ling Family and killed all of them, even the children and elderly, as Ling Panxi watched.

In the last instant before her death, Ling Panyue cried out, "Panxi, I will definitely protect you better in my next life."

"Panyue, I've let you down. In my next life, I will definitely be your older sister again and treat you well," Ling Panxi said, pained.

Xuanyuan Feng looked at the dozens of corpses and said with a sneer, "How devoted. Enough. Torture this evil woman who poisoned the emperor and injured the prince to death."

"Xuanyuan Feng, how ruthless you are!" Ling Panxi shouted.

At that moment, a violent commotion came from beyond the city gates.

"What's going on? What's going on outside the gates?"

A soldier rushed to Xuanyuan Feng and said, "Your Majesty, bad news. It's Prince An, he's still alive. He brought a group of martial artists to the city gate."

"And here I was wondering why his corpse still hasn't been found. It seems that he isn't dead yet. Fortunately, I was prepared. Archers, get ready. Take aim at Ling Panxi. Ling Panxi, since you were still quite useful, I'll change your method of execution."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Wu Gate was rammed open. A group of people riding white horses rushed in and dashed straight toward Ling Panxi.

"No, Yuanan, don't come over. It's dangerous," Ling Panxi cried weakly.

Xuanyuan An acted as if he could not hear her. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived beside her. He dismounted from his horse and raised his sword to cut the rope that bound her.

"Release the arrows." Xuanyuan Feng gave the order as soon as the opportunity presented itself.

More than a hundred arrows flew straight at Xuanyuan An and Ling Panxi.

When Xuanyuan An saw this, he immediately hugged her tightly. In an instant, arrows shot the both of them through.

"Yuanan, I'm... I'm sorry."

"Panxi, you don't have to apologise. I have done everything willingly. I love you, and I do all this happily. I only hate that I had to retreat back then. I shouldn't have given up on you. Panxi, promise me that you will love me in your next life too. Don't leave me."

"I promise. Xuanyuan Feng, Wu Qingcheng, I curse you to die terrible deaths. If there is a next life, I will not let you off." After she said that, the two died in each other's arms.

"My throne is finally safe. All of those who might threaten me are dead. Guards, feed all the bodies to the dogs and finish off the people outside." After that, he turned around and left with Wu Qingcheng, leaving bodies littering the ground.

In the unspeakable pain, Ling Panxi gradually lost consciousness, but the hatred in her head became more and more clear.

Before she shut her eys, she sensed a flashing light shot towards her....

What was that?