Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Inside the dark interior of the mansion, sandalwood incense glowed with a dark red light in the bronze incense burner.

The man in black robes made a hand seal with one hand and covered his eyes with the other. Spider-silk-like light gathered in his palm and was slowly pushed into his eyes.

It made the already well-preserved eyes even more distinct and clear.

Seeing this, her red lips slowly curved upwards, and she chuckled softly, "No wonder your eyes have been nourished by the Xuanji Bone for more than ten years, they are so intelligent."

Her fingers, painted with bright red nail polish, slowly withdrew and touched her face.

"Soon, these unparalleled eyes will be mine, and with them, I can regain my unparalleled beauty..."

Suddenly, the smile froze.

The pale golden light that had just entered my eyes suddenly shot out without warning, like fireflies scattering, disappearing into the night through the cracks in the doors and windows.

And her once bright and lively eyes gradually lost their brilliance.

She leaned down, her fingernails slowly tracing the edges of her eyes, as if confirming something.

In the quiet night, her heart pounded heavier and heavier. "Who is it?"

Her red lips pressed down, and the veins on her neck bulged, revealing her anger. "Who has stolen my heart again?"

The man in black robes slammed his nail-painted fingers on the table and turned to look at the door. "Get in here."

A dark figure darted in from the shadows, and before he could even stand still, the man in black robes slapped him across the face.

"If a few dozen more people die, my plan will succeed. Why is my mental strength still waning? Didn't you say that Xuanji Tower wouldn't concern itself with matters of mental strength anymore?"

The shadowy figure hurriedly bowed and apologized.

"Reporting to Master, I have investigated and confirmed that it was indeed Gui Yao of Xuanji Tower who helped the people of the western city regain their minds."

Now, she has indeed fallen out with the Crown Prince and is unwilling to participate in this matter any longer.

As for why his mind wandered again tonight, he was guarding his master and hadn't had time to investigate.

"It must be her doing again. We specifically sought out a death row inmate, but she still had to meddle."

Her red lips parted in a wide grin, and she uttered each word slowly and deliberately, "Go, kill her."

……

On the other side, Gui Yao focused his mind, his consciousness reaching out like a wisp of silk, following the pull from the depths of his bloodline, slowly connecting with those eyes.

This time, she only saw a black robe.

She remembered that the person she saw last time was wearing a black robe. Now, the owner of the black robe should be facing away from her eyes, so she couldn't see any more.

Gui Yao waited patiently.

A moment later, she saw the black-robed figure slowly move, turning around little by little.

Gui Yao didn't dare blink.

She saw the front of the black robe, a very slender waist, tucked into a dark-patterned sash.

Further up, her chest, while not particularly full, still reveals feminine features.

Further up, on her fair and slender neck, the veins were still prominent, faintly revealing the lingering traces of her recent outburst of rage; further up, fiery red lips; and further up…

Gui Yao's gaze settled.

Above the nose, a finely crafted gold mask fits perfectly on the face, leaving only two dark holes in the eye sockets exposed.

A woman without eyes!

Gui Yao suppressed the chaos in her heart, circulated her spiritual power upwards, and a small tuft of snow-white hair peeked out from between the golden mask and the black hood.

Blind! White-haired woman!

How could she have her own eyes? Was she the one who gouged out her eyes and killed her?

But who is she?

The person who could lay a hand on her must be someone she wasn't on guard with, Gui Yao thought about her own background.

Princess Baozhu had many close women around her: her birth mother, the Empress; her maternal grandfather, the Duke of Zhenguo's family; her maternal grandmother; her aunts; her maternal uncles; many cousins; and even her personal female officials.

I've never heard of anyone being blind.

The fact that someone could kill her and then send someone to Nanyao in her place without being discovered suggests that this person is either of high status or powerful enough to help her.

There are many possibilities, and Gui Yao couldn't think of an answer for the time being.

But she was now certain of one thing: this person was using evil magic to nourish her eyes by capturing her mind, definitely in order to possess them for himself.

The saying goes, "Your appearance reflects your heart."

A good mind, especially a kind heart, can nurture the physical beauty and charm. She wore a mask, and white hair grew on her face. Either her appearance aged, or her looks were damaged.

Therefore, they steal minds and spirits in order to reshape their behavior.

But now they're no longer screening, probably because she discovered the conspiracy and disrupted their plans.

Make the other party afraid to nitpick about quality, and focus on achieving the quantity target first.

The man in black robes in the dark room was unaware that Gui Yao had completely guessed his thoughts.

She took a deep breath, lifted the eyeball from the box, and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Baozhu, is that Guiyao from Xuanji Tower you?"

He then chuckled and dismissed the idea himself.

"I guess not. You sacrificed yourself to save the Five-Colored Army, but they worshipped you in return."

But the fact that they were able to wake up means that the sacrifice was at least half completed, and your flesh and blood and soul have already been destroyed.

You've made a deal with the gods and demons, letting heavenly lightning take my eyes and ruin my appearance. You must have paid a heavy price for that.

Three years have passed, and despite my best efforts, I have yet to make your eyes and my body one, nor have I been able to restore my appearance to its former state.

How could you, a mere mortal, possibly walk between heaven and earth and acquire such skills in just three short years?

That couldn't be you, right...?

She paused, then revealed a wicked smile. "But if it really is you, that wouldn't be bad either."

I've heard that your current body is incredibly agile and imbued with spiritual power.

Her long fingernails suddenly dug into her eyes, her red lips parted slightly, and she gritted her teeth as she squeezed out a sentence, "Then I will take your body, once and for all."

"what!"

Gui Yao, in pain, quickly regained her composure and severed the connection with her eyes.

The long fingernails pinched her eyes so hard that Gui Yao's tears fell uncontrollably.

When Mao Dan got home, she saw this scene and quickly brought her a handkerchief. "Master, what happened?"

Gui Yao took the handkerchief, wiped her eyes, and told him what had happened.

"woman?"

It jumped up in anger, "Indeed, the most poisonous heart is that of a woman."

However, remembering its important business, it suppressed all the cursing and swearing it had been simmering over.

"Fat Green and Red Eyebrows have discovered suspicious people who are hiding in a house in the east of the city."

That house was originally the residence of a high-ranking official, but it was confiscated by the imperial court after he committed a crime. Later, it was haunted and fell into disrepair, and repairs were expensive, so it has remained vacant ever since.

Upon hearing this, Gui Yao immediately stood up. "Let's go take a look."

"Owner."

Mao Dan stopped him, saying, "Before I came, I wrote a note and had Pang Cui and Hong Mei deliver it to the Prince and De Shun respectively."

"Your eyes are still in that wicked woman's hands. What if she tries to harm your eyes again once we leave Xuanji Tower..."

With De Shun and the Prince, shouldn't that be enough?

Mao Dan wasn't really sure either, after all, that wicked woman had evil magic, but it couldn't bear to risk returning home.

Gui Yao replied, "It's precisely because the eyes are in her hands that I have to go."

Besides, she had just shed tears from the pain, and it was unknown whether her other eyes would also be affected and tear up.

If that's the case, she'll be exposed, so we need to act quickly.

The prince and Deshun couldn't match her speed.

Gui Yao's worries were not unfounded.

Those eyes, nourished by countless thoughts, had acquired sentience and, once connected with the body, seemed to come alive.

As Gui Yao shed tears, so did the other person.

The woman felt her eyes welling up with tears, and her expression changed drastically. "Someone come here!"

After a servant entered the room, she asked, "Are your eyes wet from crying?"

The servants took a closer look and were also taken aback. "Yes, she shed tears."

"She really came back!"

The woman's face was filled with shock and indignation. "Why? Why was she able to come back alive?"

Why should I, who have cared for my eyes for years, have to listen to her the moment she comes back?

Only the owner of the eyes can connect with them; it must be that the pearl has returned.

The servant, realizing something, said worriedly, "Master, this person can control his eyes, which shows he has some ability. Could he have found this place?"

The woman placed one hand on the servant's shoulder and said urgently, "Pack your things, let's leave now."

With his other hand, he clenched his eyeballs in his palm. "I can't let her have them. If I can't use these eyes, I'd rather destroy them."