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Changyi slammed the cell door shut and locked her inside. A blue light flashed on the bars. Like the Grand Master, he had sealed the prison. He looked at Princess Shunde.

"Under the monstrous waves, I saved your life. Now, I want to return it."

The torch in his hand flew out and landed inside the cell. The dried grass and hay were instantly ignited. Princess Shunde shrieked in horror,

"Someone! Someone come!" She tried to extinguish the flames, but they spread like a hell fire fueled by rage and hatred. The entire cell was set aflame in no time.

"Help! Help! Master!"

Princess Shunde cried in desperation. Changyi held Ji Yunhe and turned away without another look. They exited the prison of the Grand Master's house.

Ji Yunhe looked past his shoulder, and only now did she see that it was nothing more than an ordinary courtyard. The fire in the courtyard lit up the sky of the capital, and Princess Shunde's calls grew muffled.

Ji Yunhe whispered under her breath, "Don't make random bets."

Changyi paused his steps and looked at her inside his arm. She lifted her head and returned his gaze.

"Fate will note it down."

Princess Shunde was now… paying for her loss in a different way. Changyi did not understand what she was saying, but he did not seem to care either. He carried her down the empty main pathway of the Grand Master's residence.

After leaving the burning courtyard, a group of imperial soldiers gathered before them. The disciples of the Grand Master's house had all been pulled to the warfront, and the ones that came back ran away just now because of Princess Shunde. At this time, the only person standing in front of the soldiers was Ji Chengyu.

Ji Chengyu had met Changyi before. When he saw him walk out with Ji Yunhe, his eyes widened with shock.

"Jiaoren... Jiaoren..."

Although the world was full of demons, only one jiaoren had his long silver hair and ice blue eyes. The imperial soldiers lost their will to fight as soon as they heard Ji Chengyu.

The light of the fire shined on Changyi's hair, turning its silver color red. Changyi did not speak, but he tossed an object out of his sleeve. It was an old, dirty, tattered rag doll. The doll was thrown at Ji Chengyu's feet.

Ji Chengyu was even more shocked to see this doll, and did not pick it up. After a long time, he looked up and asked Changyi, "My brother asked you to bring this? Where is he? He..."

Changyi did not stay any longer. His hand glowed and his body disappeared with Ji Yunhe. A flash of blue light streaked across the night sky like a comet.

Not to mention the imperial soldiers, even Ji Chengyu himself would never be able to catch up. Changyi carried Ji Yunhe and soared through layers of clouds.

Ji Yunhe looked at the stars that she had not seen in years from inside his arm. They fascinated her. But the most fascinating thing was the face in front of her.

No matter how many years had gone by, no matter how many things had happened, Changyi's face was still stunningly beautiful. Even if his gaze had changed...

"Changyi, where are you taking me?" Ji Yunhe asked him.

"The Northlands?" He did not answer her. Ji Yunhe was silent for a bit then asked again.

"Did you come to save me?"

Ji Yunhe thought Changyi would stay silent and keep ignoring her, but to her surprise, Changyi opened his mouth, "No."

Then they landed on a mountaintop. He released her from his arm and she staggered backward, finally finding support against a large boulder. He stared at her just like before, but the look in his eyes was now detached and indifferent.

He raised his hand and pulled a strand of Ji Yunhe's hair with his long, slender fingers. With a slight pinch, her hair fell to the ground. He had cut a strand of her hair to tell her that he was here for vengeance.

As if he were saying: This time, I'm here to hurt you. Ji Yunhe understood his intentions but did not know what to say. The sky brightened as a ray of sunlight beamed over the horizon behind Changyi.

Against the light, Ji Yunhe could not see his face very well. But when the sun beamed further down and shined onto her shoulder, she felt a sharp, burning pain.

She immediately clutched at her shoulder with her hand. But that hand suddenly felt the same burn. She looked down at it and was so stunned that she forgot about the pain. And Changyi's eyes also fell onto her hand. The sunrise covered the land.

Most of her body was under Changyi's shadow, but the hand exposed to the sun was stripped of flesh and blood, leaving only the bones intact...