Chains of Demons 

Since the master had enough power to break out of prison, so he also managed to reach the princess's chamber and after seeing Yǐ sī tiē, he was very concerned of what's happening to her. He entered the swirling dark force and the King yelled at him "You! What are you doing! Get back here!"

But the master did not listen to the King and kept on moving towards Yǐ sī tiē. The dark force that is swirling around her made everything fly around the room and the master got hurt to some of them. "Argh!" his blood dyed the floor red but, he continued to push inside the swirling dark force until finally managed to touch her hand and said "Yǐ sī tiē, please wake up, try to control it, I am here for you."

The Princess heard her master's voice and opened her eyes filled with tears. She saw him and murmured, "Mas…ter…" before passing out and the dark force also vanished it.

The Queen rushed to the princess, and pushed the master away while screaming, "Get away from her!"

She looked at the princess in her arms while crying and yelled at the master, "You! if it wasn't for you, Yǐ sī tiē won't be like this! You stay away from my daughter!"

The King walked in front of the master and said, "You saved our daughter now but, it doesn't mean that I will revoke your punishment."

Then, the King shouted at the guards. "Guards! Take him away, be sure to not let him escape again!"

"Yes, your Majesty!"

They dragged the master all the way back to the prison. Later on, the shaman arrived and she did some spiritual chant to read what was happening to the dark force inside the princess. The King and Queen worried more when they noticed that there's something troubling the shaman.

"Your majesty, your highness, I would like to ask who is the person that went to the Princess and made the dark force disappear?"

"Her master, the one who taught her martial arts."

The shaman was even more troubled, "I was just wondering, the master is not related to the Princess whatsoever, but their connection is very deep and strong."

"What do you mean by connection?"

"The princess's dark force began wreaking havoc inside her body after she began learning martial arts. The blood seal inside her was broken, if this dark force can't be controlled in time, there's a possibility that its power might consume the Princess. However, the dark force inside her responded to the master and calmed down. Her master's energy balanced the Princess's Yin energy."

"So, you mean we can't kill that monster!? that monster tried to kill our daughter! This is utterly nonsense!"

The King was furious after hearing the shaman's words. All servants were terrified and kneeled down under their King's anger.

"Your majesty, with all due respect, this is the only way that seems feasible at the moment. For I don't even want to imagine what would happen to the Princess if the master died."

"Your majesty, it hurts me as much as it hurts you. Even if it's hard, think of our daughter, please! Let's do what the shaman is suggesting." cried the Queen.

Then the King took a deep breath and called, "Eunuch Li!"

"Yes, your majesty?"

"Gather all the Ministers to the court room now. Also bring that assassin. I have something to discuss with them."

"Yes, your majesty."

The King and the officials gathered at the courtroom and started the discussion.

The King was having doubts: 'why would the master teach princess martial arts and if he would just kill her in the future?' The officials were of the same thought. They were all confused and kept on thinking how to solve this case.

"Why did the assassin specially target the Princess?"

"The most important thing is, why did he teach her Martial arts?"

After the guards arrived at the courtroom with the master, the King questioned him while slowly sipping the herbal tea handed to him by Eunuch Li,

"You, what is your name?"

Master ignored his question and sneered, "Heh, you think your almighty? This kingdom, your era, they will all end soon. You better enjoy that precious tea you're holding!"

"You! You don't have the rights to say those words to his majesty! You demon!" (Eunuch Li)

The King ignored the words that were spoken by the master and continued,

"You're in the verge of death and yet you have the guts to utter those nonsense? Moving forward, I just want to ask you some questions."

"Go to hell!"

"Who do you work for?"

"I work for myself!"

The King slowly walked in front of Master and asked another question, "Why did you teach the princess martial arts? What were you planning?"

The master answered while smirking, "There's no thrill if she didn't even have the strength to resist, right?"

The King furiously stared at the master and was just about to slap him. However, the master continued, "Go on! Instead of slapping, why don't you just have me executed? Heh, isn't that how you usually do things? Your people are completely ignorant of how you deal with the things that you find unpleasant for you!"

"Guards! Take him back to the prison!"

"Yes, your majesty!"

"Your majesty, what are we going to do with the assassin?" the ministers inquired.

The King explained what the shaman told him and said,

"We will do what did the shaman told us."

Some officials were against it while some agreed to it. Minister Song says, "Your Majesty, can't we just let the Princess have a new master instead?"

"Minister Song, does your ears have problems? Haven't you heard what his majesty told us about the princess?"

"Minister Yu, What I'm just saying is, let's assume we followed the shaman's words. What do we do if the princess got killed or heaven forbids, what if he manages to manipulate her to do his bidding?"

Then, the ministers debated of the pros and cons of the situation and the King became even more uncertain of what to do.

"Quiet!"

Until Xiexie recommend something.

"Your majesty, I have something in mind."

"Speak."

"I've recently been studying some ancient books regarding a certain technique called 'Chains of Demons'."

"What! That is a forbidden spell!" Minister Yu said.