Chapter 103: Alone 3

"The jade phoenix attacked the capital and was captured by the Grand Master. Even though she was no match for him. It is now clear there is no way to take him down by force. However, the Grand Master is extremely attached to Shunde and it clouds his judgment, so I did some tampering with the pills I gave her…"

"What did you do?"

"I was certain the Grand Master and Shunde were in internal conflict with each other, and he would one day die from his arrogance. The final winner between the two of them should be her, so I tampered the pills with a spell that would allow me to easily kill her with a bit of magic," he paused.

"But she did not wait for me to pick out a good demon for her. She went off on her own and used Ji Chengyu and the jade phoenix as sacrifices." Ji Chengyu and Qing Ji...

Ji Yunhe closed her eyes and clenched her fist so hard that it trembled. It took a very long time for her to suppress her emotions.

"What about your spell?"

"The jade phoenix's power was too strong and broke the spell in the medicine." Ji Yunhe gritted her teeth and stood up.

"I shouldn't have wasted all this time here with you." She turned to leave and was blocked by Lin Haoqing's demon slave, Siyu. She held out a sword and said, "Aji, it'd be better if you stay." Lin Haoqing also stood up.

"The Grand Master always seems to be unconcerned about the world's affairs, but he will never let anyone be as strong as him. After the jade phoenix escaped from the Ten Square Formation, he spent years looking for her, and immediately went after her as soon as she appeared in the north. It is apparent that the Grand Master considered Qing Ji a threat. Now that she is dead and her power taken by Shunde, he will not tolerate Shunde for much longer. A little provocation is all that's needed, and they will soon be at each other's throats."

Ji Yunhe threw him a side eye, "So?"

"I don't know where Shunde learned the information about you and the jiaoren, and I didn't think capturing the jiaoren would be a priority for her. But I believe if she did not kill him right away, then his life shouldn't be in danger for a while," Lin Haoqing said calmly.

"She has set up a trap, just waiting for you to fall in."

Siyu agreed with him, "You can wait until Shunde fights with the Grand Master, then go save the jiaoren."

"Wait?" Ji Yunhe snickered.

"Princess Shunde is crazy, I know her madness better than anyone." Lin Haoqing fell silent.

"The torment I suffered at her hands, I don't want Changyi to endure even a second of it. I will go to save him today, and no one can stop me."

As she said this, the earth suddenly began to tremor and quake. The mark on Ji Yunhe's ear allowed her to sense that it came from the direction where Changyi was. She pushed open the door anxiously and walked out.

"Ji Yunhe," Lin Haoqing stood in the warm light of the house and watched her fading shadow, "remember, no one will go save you today." Ji Yunhe did not stop. Her voice drifted out to him from the darkness of the night.

"Mind your own business. You've never seen me today."