"They're Demon Generals-and organized into military units, at that." The girl's eyes were half-open, half-closed, glimmering with spiritual light.
Given who she was, she needed only to probe carefully for everything inside to be laid bare.
This startled her greatly. Before coming here, she truly had not known that Prince Qi was actually colluding with the demon race!
"Could this dynasty really have deep ties to my race?" Wherever the girl's gaze fell, not only the present but even the past swirled and interwove into images.
"The Divine Strategy Army-my race actually formed an army!" Blood-red scenes reflected in her eyes. She tapped her foot lightly. "Stop!"
The Giant Eagle descended some distance away, coming to rest soundlessly on a rooftop.
With Demon Generals in Prince Qi's Residence, she could approach, but the Giant Eagle could not enter their range without alerting the demons inside.
Once she had landed, her toes never touched the ground as she stepped lightly across the rooftops through the downpour.
Her movements were lighter than those of the most nimble cat, and her running figure seemed even more like a mountain spirit out of legend.
But just as she was about to reach the walls of Prince Qi's Residence, she suddenly stopped again.
The closer she came, the more she could sense.
"A Demon King. I can't go any farther."
This was not the first time. The girl could sense that familiar yet unfamiliar trace of aura, and her expression grew complicated.
"The Divine Strategy Army, a Demon King-is this your means and your scheme?"
Back then, Emperor Shizu of Great Wei had appointed her Dragon Lord, making her sovereign of all demons. But after she passed away, despite the contingencies she had left behind, the demon race had still splintered.
The girl felt a