Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Master Zhang's close followers also left.

Bai's heart settled down. With her husband and herself working together, and with the husband's help, they would definitely get through this ordeal. After all, the husband had her father-in-law backing him up.

When she looked at the dead again, a hint of smugness appeared in her eyes.

Regardless of the past or present, the master has always been on her side.

Besides, now that the dead soul has become such a ghostly appearance, what man would be interested in seeing it?

As for this bastard, what future can a lame man raised in the countryside have?

Her son, now the eldest grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, is already a formidable young general, serving in the military alongside his master.

Bai smiled faintly, knowing that neither her husband nor her father-in-law would abandon their capable eldest grandson to choose a country bumpkin.

Gui Yao glanced at the Bai couple and said loudly to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, in these five years, the spirit of the deceased almost perished while protecting our son's safety."

Although she has rested for several days, her soul is still weak and she cannot stay in the sun for long. Please allow me, Your Highness, to escort her back to Xuanji Tower to rest for a while.

What reason does the Crown Prince have to refuse?

More and more people gathered to watch, and the sun grew stronger. Sitting there, he felt like he was being tortured, and he even wanted to hide in the Xuanji Tower.

He asked himself again, why was he so foolish as to come to Xuanji Tower?

The black-robed man told him that his sister, Princess Baozhu, possessed the Xuanji Bone, and even at only two years old, her intelligence was already on par with that of an ordinary adult, indicating that she had developed her wisdom early.

They deliberately lured him into falling into the latrine and used evil magic to give him psychological trauma, making him afraid of dirt and people, to the point that he couldn't even have offspring.

He found it absurd; Zhuzhu was only two years old at the time, how could she know how to scheme?

But Zhu Zhu'er was indeed outstanding from a young age. What he couldn't learn in the Imperial Study, she could understand after hearing it once when she was two or three years old. She had a photographic memory and was also very studious.

At four or five years old, while other children were still ignorant, she was already planning her daily routine: practicing martial arts, reading books, and studying military strategy.

At the age of six or seven, he already knew how to manage his subordinates and employ people, saved Ji Lao Er and his wife, and helped him establish the Yilong Guard.

At the age of eight, she said she wanted to travel the mountains and rivers of Dasheng, but she brought back many girls of similar age, saying they were rescued from various distressed people and wanted to form the Five-Colored Army.

While he was thinking about how to sneak around having fun, she was leading the Five-Colored Army, which at the time numbered only a few hundred, in daily training sessions at a secret base, humming and hawing...

But none of this was enough to arouse his suspicion. What unsettled him was the black-robed man's claim that Gui Yao was Bao Zhu's man.

In Nan Yao, women held a status no less than men and were capable of achieving great things. Influenced by Nan Yao, Bao Zhu developed ambition.

Gui Yao came to the capital to consolidate power for Baozhu and seize the throne from him.

Even though he didn't know exactly what Gui Yao had done, he knew that she was involved with the Prince of Shu, the Duke of Qi, the Duke of Ning, and Cang Lan.

Moreover, she won over Xiao Huaijin's heart and became the Princess Consort of Nanyao, which allowed Baozhu to return to the capital.

He didn't want to doubt his sister, but one thing after another made him think more about it.

He could give this empire to his sister's children in the future, but he would not allow his sister to plot against him. That is why he came to Xuanji Tower today.

As a result, before he could even test Gui Yao, he ended up becoming Gui Yao's helper...

Upon closer examination, Gui Yao's methods of manipulating people are indeed in line with Bao Zhu's.

A sense of irritation arose in the Crown Prince's heart. He couldn't help but look towards the Xuanji Tower and found that Gui Yao had led the ghosts into the room and hadn't come out for a long time.

He clenched his back teeth.

What a convenient excuse! He's left the crown prince here while he himself goes off to enjoy some peace and quiet.

Once this is over, he'll definitely settle accounts with her properly.

Meanwhile, Gui Yao, whom he was secretly criticizing, was hiding on the roof of the Lady of Cheng'an Marquis's house with Xiao Huaijin.

With all their money gone and the arrival of yin energy, Lady Cheng'an fell ill, lying on her bed with her eyes closed, groaning softly.

Therefore, they did not notice that an assassin had infiltrated and approached the bedside with a dagger.

The dagger, emanating black energy, stabbed towards Lady Cheng'an without hesitation.

Gui Yao flicked a pebble from her hand, which struck the dagger, causing the assassin to miss his target and also waking Lady Cheng'an.

Seeing someone holding a knife and about to kill her, Lady Cheng'an, who was dying, sat up in shock and quickly got out of bed and ran outside.

The assassin gave chase, but Xiao Huaijin blocked his path. While the two were fighting, Lady Cheng'an had already run out of the courtyard.

Seeing that she was at a safe distance, Xiao Huaijin pretended to be outmatched and met up with Gui Yao to go to the Marquis of Cheng'an's courtyard.

Marquis Cheng'an was in no better shape; he was being chased and killed by assassins.

The guards of Prince Jin's mansion intervened when they saw that he was no match for the enemy, allowing Marquis Cheng'an to escape from the courtyard.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Guards sent by the Crown Prince to invite the assassins arrived at the Marquis's residence, forcing the assassins to retreat and seek another solution.

"My lord, someone wants to kill me."

Lady Cheng'an and Marquis Cheng'an met in the front courtyard. "What exactly happened?"

How could Marquis Cheng'an have known?

He was also ill, but he was skilled in martial arts, so he was more vigilant than Lady Cheng'an and was not attacked by the assassins.

Upon learning that it was the Crown Prince who sought him out, he hurriedly asked, "May I ask what business Your Highness has with me? Is it related to the assassination attempt?"

When the Yilong Guards learned that assassins had come to the Marquis's residence, they immediately went on high alert, but did not say what the specific reason was.

"The Crown Prince is waiting for you outside the Xuanji Tower. Please come with us immediately."

They didn't say anything, and Marquis Cheng'an didn't dare to delay, but the lingering fear of escaping death still lingered, so he asked to bring a few more guards.

The Yilong Guards also sensed something was wrong and, fearing further assassination attempts along the way, did not object.

And their concerns were not unfounded.

Not long after they left the Cheng'an Marquis's residence, more than a dozen men in black rushed out.

The Yilong Guards immediately drew their swords, shouting, "Protect Marquis Cheng'an!"

But they never dreamed that someone would try to assassinate them, so only three Yilong Guards came.

The man in black was highly skilled in martial arts, and the guards of the Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion were no match for him.

The Yilong Guards are finding it very difficult to cope.

Gui Yao took out two crossbows from his spatial storage, one for himself and one for Xiao Huaijin, and shot and killed about ten assassins.

The situation of the Yilong Guard reversed. Gui Yao put the crossbow back into space, signaled Xiao Huaijin to be careful, and then flew behind an assassin.

The assassin, wounded in the arm by her arrow, was about to flee when Gui Yao seized control of his throat.

Gui Yao ripped the cloth off her face, and asked in astonishment, "Miss Zhang Liu? Why did you try to assassinate Marquis Cheng'an?"

Miss Zhang was struggling to breathe with her throat being choked, so she couldn't possibly reply.

Gui Yao asked himself, "Were you sent by General Zhang to assassinate me?"

She turned to look at Marquis Cheng'an, "What misdeed have you committed this time that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion wants to kill you to silence you?"

"You're saying she's the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's family?"

Because of Zhao Mingyue's affair, Marquis Cheng'an knew Gui Yao, but he did not know Miss Zhang Liu.

He was too busy currying favor with the Duke of Zhenguo's family to offend them.

Gui Yao nodded, then asked the Yilong Guard, "I didn't mistake you for someone else, did I?"

The three Imperial Guards, who had nearly lost their lives, hated Miss Zhang Liu to the core. They hurriedly nodded, "It was her. She was just watching the commotion."

Gui Yao dislocated Miss Zhang's arm, then used two small knives to end the lives of the other two assassins.

Then, feigning discovery, he said, "It's a dagger tainted with corpse energy! What grudge do the Marquis of Cheng'an and his wife hold against your Zhang family? To kill someone and then scatter their soul?"

Miss Zhang glared at her angrily.

She suspected that Gui Yao was the one who had stopped her from killing the Marquis of Cheng'an and his wife. She thought that Gui Yao had seen the dagger long ago and was still putting on an act.

But she couldn't say anything.

Instead, it was Lady Cheng'an who spoke up, "You're saying this dagger can kill people, and it can also kill souls?"

She could see clearly that this was the dagger that had almost pierced her heart.

Gui Yao nodded, "Pretty much. The dagger tainted with the aura of death will not only take your life but also severely injure your soul. Then, by sealing your body with the soil from the grave, your injured soul will be completely annihilated from the world."

Lady Cheng'an was immediately enraged and questioned Miss Zhang Liu about why she was so cruel.

Gui Yao said calmly, "If we don't leave now, there's no telling when the next wave of assassinations will come."

She glanced at Marquis Cheng'an and said, "If it weren't for your wife's pleas, I, the princess, wouldn't have bothered to personally escort a heartless man like you who abandoned his wife and children."

Marquis Cheng'an had already expressed his displeasure with her words, "Princess, please watch your words. When have I ever abandoned my wife and children...?"

"Why isn't it there?"

Gui Yao interrupted him, "Your eldest son looks so much like Tong Lao Er, if he's not yours, whose is he? Otherwise, why would His Highness invite you over?"

"What eldest son?"

Marquis Cheng'an was stunned; his eldest son and second son didn't look alike at all.

Besides, the second child isn't even his son...

Wait a minute, the second son is Zhang Erye's son, and he looks just like Zhang Erye when he was young. It was only after the Duke of Zhenguo discovered this that he allowed the second son to attach himself to the Zhang family.

Now that it was the sixth young lady of the Zhang family who was coming to kill him, Marquis Cheng'an immediately sensed a conspiracy.

Forget about arguing with Gui Yao, and hurriedly asked what exactly happened.

Gui Yao kindly explained that people suspected he was A Ye's wicked father, and that Master Zhang and his wife were also present.

Marquis Cheng'an immediately understood what was going on and shouted, "I'm innocent! I'm utterly innocent!"

That scoundrel Zhang Erye actually wanted to make him take the blame.

He immediately grabbed Lady Hou's arm, saying, "Come on, we need to talk to His Highness and get to the bottom of this."