"No!" Mao Jixue had been watching from the terraces. She grabbed the railing as she saw the city burn all of a sudden. She figured Sovereign Cinders was the one setting fires everywhere. Right, she had to do something.
When she was about to run off from the terraces, a firm grip held onto her shoulder. Mao Jixue stopped and turned to the general holding her. General Liang spoke with the utmost respect, "Your Highness, you shouldn't. We have strict orders not to let you leave the Residence."
"My people are in danger. I don't care what Immaculate Ivory Qilin said—"
"The order came from the Sacred Guardian." General Liang would twist her face if she could. Tch, that demon really had the audacity to use his black-gold token whenever he wished. He would even ask General Xu to deliver his orders.
