Chapter 61

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Chapter 61: Craze

Ji Yunhe had a good sleep during the day. The new maid who delivered the food was quiet and left quickly after setting up the table. Changyi came over to patrol as usual and watched her obediently finish her meal, then he also left without saying a word.

Two living people had come and gone without any signs of life. Ji Yunhe began to miss that troublemaker, Jiang Weiyan.

She dismantled the black bed curtain used to block out light and sewed herself a large cloak. It was very handsome and heroic.

Looking through the window, Ji Yunhe saw the snow had stopped tonight. The moon was visible for thousands of miles with no wind or clouds, a perfect time to enjoy some moonlight.

Nothing blocked her hand when she reached out to test the magic seal. But when she tried to poke her head out of the window, blue runes appeared.

The hand could reach out and the head could not, how generous of him.

Ji Yunhe smiled and black gas danced at her fingertips.

She was not sure if she could break through Changyi's seal, but if she did, she would have to run as fast as she could to the snow covered mountains in the distance. Once there, she might be able to hide. By then she would likely never see any old friends again.

Ji Yunhe looked back at the empty room and took a deep breath. If her life had reached a near limit, then let her be selfish for once.

After the decision was made, Ji Yunhe summoned the power in her body and nine black tails appeared. With a gesture of her fingers, black gas condensed inside her palm and she pressed it against the blue seal on the window.

Boom! The whole pavilion shook and sounds of alarmed servants came from outside.

The blue seal resisted for a moment then broke under her strike.

Ji Yunhe released her palm immediately. She already felt weak just from dealing this one blow, her body could not afford any more exertion.

And she knew Changyi would feel it as soon as the seal broke, so she had to move fast.

Without further delay, Ji Yunhe stepped onto the window sill and jumped, her cloak flying out behind her like the wings of an eagle. She soared against the bitter cold, breaking countless invisible chains that tied her to the room, and headed straight for the moon and stars.

The servants flooded out into the courtyard as soon as she jumped.

Some were surprised by the nine tails behind her, some were shocked that she dared to break the seal, and some shouted to inform the lord.

But Ji Yunhe did not even look at them. She stepped over several rooftops and disappeared, leaving a garden full of people in panic.

The wind was strong and turned her face red in no time, but Ji Yunhe felt amazing.

The stuffiness that had sat with her for six years scattered and dissipated into the wind. Ji Yunhe looked at the moon and the distant mountains and was overjoyed. Even the chest pain from running did not make her feel any discomfort, only excitement.

Alive. Yes, she was still alive.

She ran all the way to the shore and looked around, there was still no one chasing after her. The lake was frozen over with a thick layer of ice, she stepped onto it and continued running for the mountains.

However, her speed was slowing down and her body grew weaker with every step. But Ji Yunhe laughed out loud while she ran anyway, like a small child.

Eventually her legs lost support and she fell down onto the ice, rolled out several feet with the cloak wrapped around her, and slided for a good distance before finally coming to a stop.

Ji Yunhe could no longer run and her nine tails disappeared, but she was still laughing.

After she grew tired from the laughter, she sprawled out on her back and looked at the stars. The condensate from her breath formed small puffs of clouds, adding some haze and beauty to the night sky.

She laid there for a long time.

Sound of footsteps slowly approached. She knew who it was without turning her head.

She did not have the strength to run anymore, and her body failed to make the disruption that her heart had desired.

"This was a romantic getaway, Changyi." She looked at the moon. "I feel like a warrior rebelling against the devil."

The "devil" stood next to her and his voice was even colder than the air around them.

"Get up. The ice is too cold."

The words were of concern, but the tone was so unkind.

For Changyi, chasing her down was too easy. Ji Yunhe now realized how naive she had been. But she did not regret her attempt to run away. She probably would never regret it.

Ji Yunhe the Warrior turned her head and looked at Changyi the Devil, then spoke out heroically, "The moon is beautiful, come and lie with me for a while."

The devil did not smile and his tone grew even worse, "Get up."

The warrior then turned into a dead pig not afraid of boiling water (A chinese metaphor for when someone has a thick skin and does not care about getting criticized or yelled at.), she shifted her bottom on the ice and moved sideways like a starfish. "Don't want to."

The devil nodded his head. "Okay."

Changyi moved his fingertips as soon as his word fell. Click click crunch crack, several pillars of water streamed out from the ice under Ji Yunhe, wrapping around her limbs and her neck and lifting her up.

"Hey hey hey, what is this?"

The water pillars were heated and warmed up her freezing arms and legs. Ji Yunhe tried to struggle but it was useless.

"You don't want to get up, then you will be carried back."

Changyi turned around and walked in the front while the water pillars carrying Ji Yunhe followed behind him.

"Changyi..."

Changyi ignored her.

"I gloriously broke through the seal and came out in style, it's too embarrassing to go back like this."

Changyi gave a cold laugh. "Embarrassing? Then you shouldn't have broken the seal."

Ji Yunhe understood. This fish did not openly complain, but was secretly angry with her. She put on a coaxing smile. "I felt well rested today, so I wanted to get some exercise. See, I didn't wreck your house, didn't get far, and didn't cause much trouble. Let me go and I will walk myself back. Being carried like this is so improper."

Changyi turned around. "I let you go, and you walk as agreed."

Ji Yunhe reassured him, "You let me go, I walk as agreed."

The water pillars withdrew themselves and merged back into the ice over the lake. Ji Yunhe landed firmly onto her feet.

Changyi turned around to lead the way while Ji Yunhe rubbed her wrist and glanced at his back. Then she looked up at the moon and let out a silent sigh.

Nine tails appeared in a flash, and she took off running again, leaping into the air. However, as soon as she jumped, silver hair and blue eyes instantly appeared before her. Alarmed, she tried to raise her hands, but Changyi had already taken a hold of her neck and pushed her back onto the ice.

His fingers did not exert force, they only restrained her movements.

Changyi's face was a look of suppressed rage. He glared at Ji Yunhe, and spoke while almost gritting his teeth.

"Do you think I still believe everything you say like before? Do you think you can still fool me?" He abruptly raised a hand and caught a black tail that Ji Yunhe had sneaked behind him for ambush. "Do you think... you can still hurt me?"

Nope.

At this point, Changyi's aura alone was enough to fully suppress Ji Yunhe. They were on completely different levels.

Or rather, from the start till now, she had never been his match.

When she stabbed him with her sword that night, it was only because he never thought of blocking her.

Changyi tightened his hand and the force passed through her tail into her body. She felt a brief sting in her chest, then all of her powers immediately scattered and her limbs grew weak. She could only look at him helplessly and be at his mercy.

"Ji Yunhe, you are now in my hands." His blue eyes rippled and turned into a dark, stormy sea. "I can tell you clearly now, the freedom that you want, I will not give it to you. You want to return to your roots, I will not give it to you either," he said while slightly leaning over, his lips coming to Ji Yunhe's ear. "You can only be in my hands, you can't go anywhere."

His hot breath blew onto Ji Yunhe's ear, making her shiver and giving her goosebumps down half of her body.

Just as she was trying to figure out what he was going to do, Ji Yunhe felt a sudden pain in her ear. Changyi bit her!

His bite broke the skin and made her bleed.

"What are you... doing?!" Ji Yunhe exclaimed in a startled voice.

Changyi wiped away the blood with a finger and revealed a blue colored rune imprinted onto her ear.

"Other than being by my side… " he said, "from the furthest end of the earth to the deepest corners of the sea, from heaven to hell, you will not be allowed anywhere."

He said with craze and certainty, Ji Yunhe knew this matter was now completely out of the question.

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