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She did not force him. "Okay, let's go." She turned around and led Changyi out of the dungeon. This was probably the first time he had a real walk since he grew legs. He did not walk fast, so Ji Yunhe walked slowly with him.

When they arrived at the main mountain gate, the people from the court were already showing a lot of impatience. An armored general on his horse, wearing a black iron mask, kept pulling the reins and paced back and forth. When he saw Ji Yunhe walk out slowly with Changyi, he complained, "You lowlife demon slavers, if you miss our deadline, what shall be the punishment?"

Lin Haoqing was also here. He did not appreciate the general's attitude. The imperial court did not think much of the demon masters outside the Grand Master's house, and the noblemen had given them an extremely derogatory name, called demon slaver. It implied that they were slaves who played with demons for the pleasure of the nobles.

Lin Haoqing was about to speak, but Ji Yunhe laughed first and said, "This is still earlier than the agreed time. The general's lack of patience and mental stability will likely become an obstacle in the battlefields."

The armored general's frustration turned into anger. He drew his longsword, reined his horse toward Ji Yunhe and slashed down furiously.

Then the sword abruptly froze in mid air three inches away from her head. Next to her, Changyi's glowing eyes fixated on the armored general. With a sudden blue flash inside his pupils, the general's sword exploded into a million pieces and blew away with the wind.

It turned quiet and everyone was shocked. Destroying objects through space was not something any demon could do. The general's horse started backing away. No matter how much he pulled on the reins, he could not get it to stop retreating. The more he tried to drive the horse forward, the more it resisted.

The general was furious. He dismounted, drew another sword from a soldier behind him and swung it fiercely, cutting the head off of his horse. The main gate suddenly smelled of blood.

The general then removed the black iron mask from his face and turned his head angrily. "Who raised this war horse? Find him and kill him!"

Only after his mask had been removed did Ji Yunhe see that the general was only sixteen or seventeen years old. But his arrogance and hostility were quite formidable. After yelling at the people behind him, the young general turned his head and stared at Changyi.

"Jiaoren, just because you will be serving the princess doesn't mean you can do whatever you want! I can cut off your hands and feet even if I'm not allowed to cut off your head!" Ji Yunhe laughed again.

"This little general, breaking his hands and feet is not a matter of being allowed to, but a matter of if you have the capability, and you don't!" The young general charged at her, but was held back by a pair of hands from behind.

"Young general, the princess and the Grand Master repeatedly instructed that a safe journey was of top priority. Why don't you stop quarreling with this demon master."

The man speaking was wearing a white robe with a white ribbon tied around his forehead, and his face was chiseled like a jade sculpture. A disciple of the… Grand Master.