Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

With her hair disheveled and wearing only an undergarment, Du Lingxi ran towards them with eyes wide with rage.

The Duke of Ningguo hurriedly put down his son's body, strode forward and pulled his granddaughter into his arms, "Child, your grandfather is here, your grandfather is still here."

"Father, Mother..."

Du Lingxi desperately stretched out her hands, struggling toward her parents.

"Why don't you want your daughter anymore? Is it because she's been naughty lately and made you angry?"

"Daughter will change, daughter will change everything, please don't abandon her, daughter can't live without her parents..."

She jumped and struggled in the Duke of Ningguo's arms, her cries for help tearing at her heart, "I have no parents anymore..."

These words seemed to be ripped from his very heart and lungs, causing the Duke of Ningguo's eyes to redden.

But he still retained his rationality and ordered the guards, "Investigate who woke up the young lady."

He shared the same idea as Gui Yao: they didn't want their granddaughter to know too much. Before coming, they specially gave her a sedative, so she couldn't possibly wake up on her own.

"No need to investigate further."

Gui Yao spoke in a calm, yet somewhat cruel tone, "It was Wang Cigu who had it done."

In order not to alert the enemy, all the servants in the manor, except for the Duke of Ningguo's trusted guards and a few people in Du Lingxi's courtyard, were not drugged.

Before Wang Cigu came to this courtyard, she instructed another maid in the courtyard that if she failed to return in time, she should ask the maid to go and find Du Lingxi to rescue her.

When Du Lingxi woke up and learned that her wet nurse was in trouble, she rushed over without even putting on her clothes, only to find her parents dead.

This time, Wang Cigu readily admitted it, a hint of satisfaction playing on her lips. "Having worked at the Du residence for several years, bribing a few people is still quite easy."

She turned her head to look at Du Lingxi, "Miss, see, this old servant was right, Gui Yao wants your parents dead."

Too bad it's too late for you to regret it. You personally sought her out. This young lady killed her own parents, hahaha…”

"Snapped!"

Gui Yao flicked her sleeve and slapped her across the face, "Shut up."

"Gui Miao".

Wang Cigu's face swelled up rapidly on one side, but she laughed. "What are you pretending to be so nice for? Did I say something wrong? That's exactly what you've been hoping for."

Since you knew I was the one who summoned Du Lingxi, it means you were secretly watching her, yet you didn't stop her. Can you honestly say you didn't have your own plans?

Although she couldn't understand Gui Yao's purpose in doing so.

"Bang!"

Gui Yao flicked his sleeve again, and a tremendous force slammed Wang Cigu to the ground.

"Why should I explain my thoughts to a fool like you?"

Wang Cigu fell straight down to the ground, the pain making her vision go black, and she couldn't even catch her breath for a long time.

As Du Lingxi watched this scene, her hoarse sobs gradually subsided, and her red eyes stared fixedly at Gui Yao.

"Did you really know from the beginning that my parents would die?"

"have no idea."

Gui Yao said calmly, "But after I deduced the truth, I did feel that death was the best relief for them."

"So, it really was me who killed them."

Du Lingxi felt as if all her bones had been removed, collapsing into the Duke of Ningguo's arms. "If I hadn't gone to find you, they wouldn't have died..."

You're wrong.

Gui Yao walked up to her and said, "You weren't the one who came looking for me."

She pointed at Wang Cigu, "It was she who led you to me step by step, and it was also she who cursed your mother, making her do those things."

Even if you don't go to Xuanji Tower, she will still make sure your parents can't live.

"My wet nurse... was using me..."

Du Lingxi slowly turned her gaze to Wang Cigu.

When she arrived, she heard her mother and wet nurse talking about paying off debts, and she also heard the wet nurse cursing her mother.

Gui Yao nodded. "Yes, she has been using you."

Why?

Du Lingxi's tears fell again, her lips trembling, "I've been very good to her, I treat her like a second mother."

Why did she do this to me? Why did she make me hurt my parents?

Gui Yao pulled a silver needle from her spatial storage, held it between her fingers, and looked at Wang Cigu, "I also want to know why."

Wang Cigu had recovered, her eyes filled with hatred. She said angrily, "You are the daughter of my enemy. I have wanted to strangle you countless times. How could I possibly want to be your second mother?"

"So, you never truly cared for her."

Gui Yao raised her hand and stroked Du Lingxi's head. "All her pretense towards you is just a pretext for one day making you deal with your parents yourself."

Your father only had your mother in his heart. He was willing to sell your life to keep your mother. Your mother…”

Gui Yao said with pity, "Knowing the harm those unfaithful acts would cause you, your mother still chose Wang Cigu over you."

"Guiyao, my dear girl!"

The Duke of Ningguo frowned slightly. Although he guessed that Gui Yao would not say these things without reason, these words were too cruel to a child.

Wang Cigu also had some doubts. Wasn't Gui Yao always protecting that little brat?

Why are you now stabbing her in the heart with every word?

What is she planning?

Gui Yao flicked the silver needle at the tip of her finger, making Ningguo Gong's eyes widen.

"Lord Duke, this is the truth. Madam Du poisoned Du Shao in revenge."

Du Shao had been married to her for over a decade and had long seen through her intentions, yet he willingly touched her fingers to ingest the poison.

They were all willing to die, but no one informed Little Yaksha; Xuanji Tower wouldn't take the blame for harming people.

Wang Cigu didn't see Gui Yao's finger movements, but she did see the shirking of responsibility on Gui Yao's face.

So it turns out she was afraid of incurring the wrath of the Duke of Ningguo. The Master of Xuanji Tower is nothing more than that.

Du Lingxi had long since lost interest in what others were thinking. Her ears were ringing, and her mind was filled with Gui Yao and Wang Cirong's words, "None of them care about me..."

Yes, no one loves you.

Seeing her suffering, Wang Cigu felt a surge of pleasure.

"Your father named you Lingxi so that he would always remind himself that you were destined to die young."

Xi means dawn, and also the dew drying in the sun. Like morning dew, it appears briefly in the world. Your father is afraid of the pain of losing his daughter, so he doesn't dare to be sincere with you.

"I wasn't the only one lying to you. If it weren't for trying to please your mother, do you think he would even give you a second glance?"

Her child didn't even have a chance to live, so why should Du Shao and Xie Shuxian's daughter have an easy time?

The color drained from Du Lingxi's face little by little, and her eyes were ashen with death.

Not to mention her, even the Duke of Ningguo felt both resentful and angry upon hearing the explanation of the name.

When his son was named Ling, his first thought was of the morning dew waiting for the sun to shine. But his son explained that Ling means beautiful and Xi means the dawn, hoping that she would have a smooth life.

Looking back now, I realize my son clearly didn't dare look him in the eye; that wretched child…

Suddenly, his hands felt sticky and wet. Looking down, he saw that the Duke of Ningguo was terrified; his granddaughter was vomiting large amounts of blood. "Quick, the royal physician!"

Just then, Gui Yao pierced the top of her head with a silver needle.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing Gui Yao's actions, Wang Cigu realized something was wrong and struggled to stop him.

But the next moment, she was once again slammed away by a tremendous force.

Gui Yao took out a handful of silver needles from her spatial storage and instructed the Duke of Ningguo, "Take her to bed, I'll make sure she's alright."

Once the needle was inserted into her head, her vomiting of blood stopped. The Duke of Ningguo chose to believe Gui Yao and carried Du Lingxi to the nearest room.

As soon as Du Lingxi lay down, Gui Yao's silver needles pierced into various acupoints on her body like a sudden rainstorm.

Gui Yao originally intended not to let the child know too much, so she left Mao Dan to guard her.

But when Madam Du appeared with an aura of death, Gui Yao changed his mind.

With both parents dead, there's no way to hide it from Little Yasha.

If one were to use spiritual power to alter her memories, those memories would eventually resurface, and she would likely suffer twice the pain, just like Madam Du.

Therefore, she deliberately induced her to experience extreme grief and despair.

Extreme pain wounds the soul, and the soul, out of instinct for self-preservation, will shut down the pain and actively forget that bad memory.

Then she would use her spiritual power to assist in applying acupuncture and reinforcing the barrier, and those forgotten memories would be permanently locked in the dark corner of her soul, never to awaken again.

In this way, the little demon can still be a happy little girl when she wakes up, and she is not considered to have altered other people's memories.