Chapter 1283
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Chapter 1283 Twilight of the Gods
Hugging Mumu, Skadi’s face immediately lit up with a smile. She bowed deeply to Lin Qiye, then held Mumu with both hands and ran toward the forest as if she had found a treasure.
Looking at Mumu’s bewildered appearance, Lin Qiye could only silently give it an encouraging look:
Whether you can please Skadi depends on you! Mumu!
“I apologize, although my sister is over a thousand years old, her mind remains forever like a child’s,” said Verdandi, standing at the edge of the cliff. Seeing this scene, the sharpness in her gaze toward Lin Qiye and the others softened slightly as she spoke calmly.
“Understandable,” Lin Qiye nodded and said, “The future should be like this.”
Hearing these words, a trace of surprise appeared in Verdandi’s eyes.
She glanced at Si Xiaonan and No. 27 in succession, then spoke again: “So, why have you intruded here?”
“There is something I want to ask of the three goddesses…”
Lin Qiye didn’t beat around the bush and immediately described Jialan’s current situation, finally resting his gaze on Skadi, who was playing happily with Mumu in the forest.
“…only the ‘Future’ goddess Skadi can save my beloved. Please, goddess, grant this request.”
Verdandi silently listened to Lin Qiye’s words, then looked toward the “Past” goddess Urd, who gave her an almost imperceptible nod.
“I understand what you mean,” Verdandi calmly replied, “but I’m sorry, we refuse.”
“Why?”
“Why should we help you?” Urd continued, “You are from Great Xia, we are the three goddesses of the North. Our positions are fundamentally different. The fact that we haven’t immediately arrested you and sent you to Asgard is already merciful enough. Why should we go out of our way to help you save someone?”
“I can pay you…”
“Payment? You mean that [Holy Grail] that can only be used a few times?” Urd shook her head, “We don’t need wishes granted by such a filthy thing, and we’re not interested in the other divine artifacts you possess.”
Lin Qiye was speechless.
Originally, Lin Qiye had indeed planned to use the wish power of the [Holy Grail] as a condition to request the three goddesses’ help, or even just Skadi’s assistance would suffice. But he never expected that before he could speak, Urd would already have figured out his intentions.
This single statement effectively blocked all of Lin Qiye’s options.
Lin Qiye and Si Xiaonan exchanged glances, the latter’s eyes full of helplessness.
“Goddess, is there really no other possibility?” Lin Qiye asked, clinging to his last hope.
“I’m sorry,” Verdandi extended her hand, elegantly pointing toward the path down the mountain, and calmly said, “Please leave.”
“Sister, I can actually help…” Skadi, hugging Mumu, suddenly poked her head out from the forest and said softly, “Although I can’t see his entire future clearly, I can feel that this big brother is so pitiful…”
“Skadi!” Verdandi glared at Skadi.
Skadi: (╥╯^╰╥
She silently withdrew her head back into the bushes.
“Please leave,” Verdandi extended her hand again, her tone firmer than before.
Lin Qiye remained silent for a long time, then let out a long sigh.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, Skadi’s head suddenly poked out from the bushes again:
“Sister!”
“Skadi! You cannot go!”
“…No, sister…” Skadi, hugging Mumu, stood bewildered at the edge of the bushes, extending one hand to point toward the gradually dimming horizon in the dusk.
“Sister… the sunset has turned red.”
Hearing these words, Verdandi and Urd were stunned, then, as if remembering something, their expressions changed dramatically as they quickly turned to look at the horizon.
The sunset, like scattered gold, gently illuminated every inch of the land. Although the light was growing dimmer, there was no sign of the red color Skadi mentioned.
“Are you sure, Skadi? It really turned red?!” Urd quickly ran to Skadi, grabbed her shoulders, and spoke with utmost seriousness.
“Yes, sister… it’s red, the same red as over a hundred years ago…”
Skadi seemed frightened, her little face turning pale, her voice growing increasingly faint.
Lin Qiye, who was about to leave, asked Si Xiaonan in confusion:
“What does this mean? Isn’t the sun yellow? And isn’t it normal for dusk to eventually turn red?”
“Asgard is not the mortal realm. Here, sunrise and sunset are governed by deities, so even at dusk, red should not appear because it foretells ill omens…” Si Xiaonan’s expression also grew increasingly grave. “It’s normal that we can’t see the red, but she… is different.
She is the ‘Future’ goddess, and if she sees red in the dusk, it means…”
“Ragnarok…”
Verdandi, in her purple robe, stood at the edge of the cliff, her eyes full of gravity as she looked toward the sunset. “Ragnarok again… Last time it was the mist of destruction, what is it this time…”
“Skadi, can you see where the red in the dusk is coming from?” Urd embraced Skadi’s shoulders and asked seriously.
Skadi, holding Mumu like a doll, hesitated for a moment, then slightly turned her head to look at Lin Qiye…
Lin Qiye’s expression changed.
Skadi stared at him in confusion for a long time, then shook her head. Her gaze swept around the emptiness surrounding him, and she spoke with uncertainty, “I, I can’t see… No, it seems like he’s been hidden?”
Verdandi’s expression tightened as she flashed to Lin Qiye’s side. With narrowed eyes, she spoke in a low voice:
“What else are you hiding?”
“I’m not hiding anything,” Lin Qiye replied in astonishment.
This time, Lin Qiye was truly wrongfully accused. He only had No. 27 inside him, and there was absolutely no place to hide anyone else.
“Sister, I might have been mistaken,” Skadi hesitated for a long time before finally saying softly.
Verdandi’s gaze seemed to dissect Lin Qiye, scanning his body inch by inch. After confirming there was nothing unusual, she let out a long sigh.
“Fine, you may go…” Verdandi, with her hands behind her back and her black hair gently floating, slowly walked toward the edge of the cliff. Her eyes were full of complexity and helplessness. “Ragnarok, Ragnarok… Since it is the twilight of the gods, how could it be so easily avoided?”
Although Lin Qiye was full of confusion, he didn’t ask further. He beckoned to Mumu, who immediately jumped out of Skadi’s arms, hopped onto Lin Qiye’s back, and clung to his neck like an ornament.
It followed Lin Qiye and the others down the mountain, not forgetting to turn back and wave to the dazed Skadi.
