Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Gui Yao returned to Xuanji Tower, removed her hairpins and jewelry, changed into loose clothes, had a hearty meal, and then summoned Mao Dan.

"I might need to expend some spiritual energy. Keep an eye on things in the building from now on."

"Master, is it safe?"

It knew Gui Yao wanted the eyes back. "If all else fails, how about we have Pang Cui and the others keep an eye on things, and then we'll steal them?"

Gui Yao touched her slightly protruding belly. "After eating and drinking your fill, you'll have plenty of energy."

But I don't know how much spiritual energy will dissipate, I've never encountered it before.

The worst outcome would be back to how things were when you first met me; anyway, you have experience taking care of me.

Her tone was relaxed, but Mao Dan tensed up, "Is it that serious?"

When it first met its owner, the owner was in a complete mess, both in spirit and body.

"Master, why don't you reconsider?"

It's not worth it to change your eyes like that.

Gui Yao flicked its head, "This is just a joke; at most, its spiritual energy will dissipate. How could its already repaired soul possibly be damaged again?"

Even if that were the case, she wouldn't want to.

She was still eager to regain her senses and recall the past.

"Starting last year, my soul repair has become slower and slower, but after the Xuanji Bone returned to my body, fragmented memories from the past began to appear in my mind."

"My eyes, like my cervical vertebrae, are part of my body. Perhaps if I get them back, my memories will grow stronger."

The feeling of knowing nothing was extremely unsettling, to the point that she dared not even approach her family, fearing they might also be the murderers.

What I fear even more is meeting my enemy and not recognizing him.

Gui Yao, feeling lazy and leaning back on the chaise longue, changed the subject, "If I lose all my spiritual power, you must not let the prince come in again."

Without spiritual energy to sustain her, her face might not be presentable; don't frighten her prince.

Mao Dan grunted in agreement, "The old formation has already been thoroughly familiarized by the Prince. I'll have Qingqing move two formation positions later."

The master is always stubborn, downplaying even the greatest risks, but if the master wants to do something, there must be a reason why he has to.

Gui Yao closed his eyes and focused his mind, his consciousness probing into those eyes again, only to find complete darkness.

If you feel it closely, your pupils are being pressed down by the dampness carrying body heat from all directions.

She snapped out of her daze and exhaled.

"how?"

Mao Dan couldn't wait to ask.

"It's still clutched in my palm."

"That heartless, depraved old hag."

Mao Dan finally had a chance to curse, "I curse her to never regain her appearance, to live like a rat in a sewer, and to be struck by lightning the moment she steps outside..."

"She really was struck by lightning."

When Gui Yao thought of the red lips that opened and closed when she connected with her eyes, she couldn't fully understand what she was saying.

But she probably still knew that the sacrifice was interrupted by the Five-Colored Army when it was only halfway completed, and they ended up saving her instead.

The black-robed woman's face was disfigured by lightning on the day of the sacrifice, and the black-robed woman also wanted to take over her body.

The fact that she has this idea shows that she has the ability to possess another's body.

With better options available, those eyes are no longer as valuable to the man in black robes.

This is also why Gui Yao did not risk pursuing her.

After Gui Yao told Mao Dan what she had seen, Mao Dan used all the swear words he had learned in the marketplace.

To Gui Yao, it was practically hypnotic.

Mao Dan stopped cursing when he saw that she was asleep, but his anger hadn't subsided, so he walked around the room with his butt sticking out.

Gui Yao wasn't asleep. She tried to reconnect with him using her spiritual power again, but found that the situation was still the same.

She continued to rest and recuperate; at this point, it was a test of endurance.

Do those people in black robes need to eat, drink, use the toilet, and sleep?

There will always be a time when she opens her eyes.

However, after sleeping for a short while, the bell rang.

Gui Yao guessed that Xiao Huaijin had arrived and sent Mao Dan to check on him.

Otherwise, the bell will keep ringing and disturb her sleep.

But she was wrong this time. Xiao Huaijin was dragged along by the Minister of Justice and Cang Lan to track down the man in black.

The two planned to stay up all night until the morning court session, then drag Xiao Huaijin along to court to discuss the theft of his mind.

Gui Yao looked at the young girl who had appeared at Xuanji Tower. "Did you come looking for me?"

The girl, about seven or eight years old, dressed in fine clothes, looked at Gui Yao with a rather arrogant air, "You're the master of Xuanji Tower?"

She walked around Gui Yao with her hands behind her back, looking at Gui Yao with her hair disheveled, wearing a loose white dress, barefoot, and slightly furrowing her brows.

"Looks ordinary, but does he really know magic?"

"How did you learn about me?"

Gui Yao also looked her over. This little child was full of willpower. She walked directly into Xuanji Tower without Mao Dan leading the way.

It was on this very night, at the crucial moment when she wanted to regain her eyes...

"I have my own way."

The mature-looking girl said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yaksha. I have something to ask of you, but before that, you have to let me see your magic."

"When the Yaksha arrives, all the demons submit?"

The girl looked up at Gui Yao and said, "You do have some knowledge. Come on, show me your skills."

She kept her hands behind her back, like a seasoned leader, waiting to inspect her subordinates' abilities.

Gui Yao looked down at her, finding it somewhat amusing.

But this person is a destined one of Xuanji Tower, her future patron, so Gui Yao naturally grants her request.

The girl noticed Gui Yao's gaze, realized that she was short and naturally less imposing, and was about to stand on the stool.

Then, Gui Yao slightly raised her wrist, and her feet left the ground, slowly rising.

"how?"

Gui Yao asked her with a smile.

The girl instinctively clenched her clothes, but scoffed coldly, "This is nothing. Do you have any other skills?"

Gui Yao snapped her fingers, and a fierce tiger suddenly rushed in from outside the door, opening its blood-red maw and pouncing directly on the girl.

"what……"

The girl's face changed drastically. Unable to maintain her composure any longer, she closed her eyes, opened her mouth, and burst into tears, crying, "Help!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Gui Yao caused the tiger that was about to bite off the girl's neck to vanish into dust.

She sized up the girl for a moment before asking, "Is there anything else you want to see?"

The girl secretly opened one eye, and the tiger was gone.

She opened her eyes a second time, and there it really was. She breathed a sigh of relief, blinked away the tears from her eyelashes, and asked, "Can you catch demons?"

"Are you sure it's a demon?"

Gui Yao is still uncertain; I have been wandering the world for three years and have yet to encounter him.

The girl nodded. "Yes, can you catch it?"

"Can."

Since she approached Xuanji Tower with the power of her vows, it was something she could resolve.

"Where is the demon? And whose child are you?"

The girl then said, "I can't tell you that yet. That tiger was an illusion, wasn't it? I was caught off guard and got scared."

But I need to further examine your true abilities, as I've heard you can help people regain their senses.

"Then I'll only believe you're truly capable once you've genuinely saved those people. At that time, I will surely return."

She raised her chin, reverting to her haughty demeanor, "Alright, put me down now."

Gui Yao glanced at Mao Dan, then stopped and let the Yaksha fall back to the ground.

Mao Dan immediately understood her meaning: follow Yaksha!

Not to mention its master, it was also curious that this little child not only knew that Xuanji Tower could accept commissions, but also knew about the Heart and Mind Case.

The girl glanced warily behind her, making sure Gui Yao wasn't following, before quickly leaving Xuanji Tower and weaving through a maze of alleyways.

The bald egg has been painted black these past few days, which makes it easier to track it.

Gui Yao waited for a while, but Mao Dan didn't return. It was almost dawn in less than an hour.

This is when people are most prone to fatigue. She returned to her bedroom and used her spiritual power to check on them again.

Although it was pitch black, the sticky feeling had disappeared, meaning that the black-robed man was no longer holding his eyes in his palm.

She immediately focused her mind and strengthened her spiritual power to return her eyes to their proper place.

In the pitch-black room, the woman in black robes was dozing off, her eyes resting on the pillow.

She couldn't sleep well either; in her dreams, she was struck by lightning again.

A bolt of lightning struck, shattering her eyes and causing her excruciating pain. When lightning struck again, it felt as if molten iron had been poured onto her face, utterly devastating her.

"what……"

She woke up from another nightmare, instinctively reaching for her eyes on the pillow...