Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

"Brother, did you leave the manor at night because of those lychees?"

The Duke of Yue nodded.

He had already had his attendants find out that the man carrying the lychee tree was resting at an inn in the south of the city.

He heard that the seller was a tough nut to crack and wouldn't sell no matter how much money was offered, so he decided to go there himself.

"Brother, don't go."

Shen Fei said before the evening, "I had dealt with him before and introduced myself, but he showed no intention of opening up."

That man was unusually tall and skilled in martial arts, but he was also very stubborn. If my brother were to force him to do something, it could damage our mother's reputation if word got out.

It's a matter of life and death, and a falling out would indeed be detrimental to the mother's reputation, which is why the Duke of Yue planned to go in person.

Hearing his sister say that, he asked, "Do you have a way?"

Shen Feiwan nodded, her tone slightly ingratiating, "If Wan'er brings the lychee tree, could brother grant Wan'er a request?"

Since it concerned his mother, the Duke of Yue was always easy to talk to. "Go ahead," he said.

"I haven't had a good time with my husband's family all these years; they look down on me."

Shen Feiwan lowered her eyes. "So, I want to manage the household at my parents' home for a few days, so they know that my parents' home still cares about me."

"When I go back for the Ghost Festival, I'll hand over the reins of the household to my sister-in-law, okay?"

"You weren't doing well, why didn't you write to let me know before?"

The Duke of Yue still cared about his half-sister, but she married far away and he was too busy to take care of her.

"Wan'er doesn't want her brother to worry."

Shen Feiwan tugged at the Duke of Yue's sleeve, "Brother, can you let me manage the household for a few days?"

"That's good."

Even if he were to manage the household for a few days, the Duke of Yue wouldn't be afraid of his sister causing any trouble.

"It's inevitable that there will be suspicion outside the household if I suddenly hand over the reins of the family."

He wasn't thinking of the Wang family, but a high-ranking family like theirs would attract attention with the slightest disturbance, and it wouldn't be good if they dug up something else.

Shen Feiwan said, "This is not difficult. This year, when Wan'er returns to the mansion, she will burn paper money for the elders and ancestors. My sister-in-law is also a married woman."

The elder brother, feeling sorry for his sister-in-law and seeing that she missed her home, let her go home to visit. The children all went with her, showing the elder brother's kindness and righteousness towards his wife's family.

After thinking about it, the Duke of Yue felt that his sister's words made some sense, and since his mother was still waiting to eat lychees, he agreed.

"Then I'll go and talk to Wang right now. You mustn't make a mistake."

Shen Feiwan smiled gratefully, "Brother is so good at dealing with people. Don't worry, I'll have someone bring the lychees over tonight."

After the Duke of Yue had gone some distance, the maid asked Shen Feiwan, "Madam, are we really going to forcibly seize it? Our people might not be a match for them."

Shen Feiwan twirled the powder in her sleeve. "I have to send my sister-in-law and nephew away. I'll just have to apologize to that man."

Upon hearing this, the maidservant did not try to persuade her further. She helped Shen Feiwan adjust her cloak, and the two went out.

Mi Po took Gui Yao's hand and hurriedly tried to follow.

Gui Yao asked Mi Po, "You asked me to come to stop Shen Feiwan?"

"Yes."

Mi Po kept walking, "I don't want her to make a mistake, please help me, Princess."

Her usually calm face was now filled with pleading. Gui Yao looked at her deeply, understood something, and nodded.

In an inn in the south of the city.

A tall man with a full head of hair and beard sat in a corner of the inn's backyard, holding a lychee tree in his arms, leaning against the wall and resting with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, his ears twitched, and the next moment, he opened his eyes and saw that it was still the woman who had come during the day.

"I told you, I'm not selling these lychees."

He turned his head away from Shen Feiwan, saying, "If you disturb my sleep, I'll punch you."

Shen Feiwan glanced at the two iron hammers, each bigger than her head, placed at his feet, and her breath hitched slightly.

She quickly composed herself and said, "I know you carried these lychees all the way from Lingnan with great difficulty to give to your sister."

She tentatively squatted down in front of the man. "How about we make a deal? I'll help you find your sister, and if I find her, you can give me some lychees, okay?"

Upon hearing this, the man turned around and said, "Don't try to fool me, or I'll still beat you to death."

"I'm not lying to you."

Shen Feiwan smiled, "I told you during the day that I am from the Duke of Yue's mansion. The Duke of Yue's mansion is one of the Eight Dukes and has some power and manpower in the capital."

"As long as your sister is in the capital, I'm sure I can find her."

The man thought about it carefully, then looked at the lychee tree again. "After you find it, how many lychees do you want?"

I only have sixty-one fruits left on this tree. My sister loves them, so I can only give you three at most.

Fifty-eight seeds were born, a very auspicious number. I'll leave them to my older sister; she'll definitely be happy.

Shen Feiwan's breath hitched again. Fortunately, she hadn't intended to actually make a deal with this man; otherwise, how could she explain those three lychees to her mother and brother?

She seemed to think for a moment, "Could you add two more? My elderly mother doesn't have long to live, and she's just thinking about this. I want her to leave this world without regrets."

Bargaining is merely a way to gain the man's trust and lower his guard.

Unexpectedly, the man said, "According to your logic, the old man is about to pass away, three pills are enough, too many are not good."

My sister loves to eat this too; if there's not enough, she won't have enough.

Shen Feiwan then pretended to be hesitant and said, "Alright then, three it is, but you have to give me the freshest ones."

"Of course, everything on my tree is the freshest."

In order to let his sister eat fresh lychees, he has put in a lot of effort over the years and finally developed a method to transplant the fruit-bearing trees along with the soil from Lingnan into a large vat to keep them alive.

Every year when the lychees ripened, he would carry the lychee tree from Lingnan to deliver the freshest lychees to his sister, a tradition he continued for five years.

But three years ago, his sister suddenly lost contact, and he searched for her for two years without any success.

This year, the fake Taoist priest asked him to come to the capital to look for her, so he came. However, he walked through the streets and alleys of the capital for two days but did not see his sister. Instead, the lychees were about to ripen.

Now that this woman says she can help, I guess I'll just have to give it a try.

Seeing that he believed her, Shen Feiwan reached into her sleeve, but asked, "What's your sister's name? What are her features?"

"My sister's surname is Zhu, and her name is Zhu Zhu."

A proud look appeared on his face. "My sister is very skilled in martial arts, the smartest in our village, and the most beautiful in the village."

The fake Taoist priest said, "Sister has the countenance of wealth and nobility; she is destined for wealth and nobility and should be born into a wealthy family."

"Surname Zhu?"

Shen Feiwan pondered in her mind that there were no powerful or wealthy people with the surname Zhu in the capital, and since this person mentioned a village, Zhu Zhu must also be from the countryside.

A woman from the countryside could not possibly achieve much; having some martial arts skills and becoming a maidservant in a powerful household was the best way out.

Then she wouldn't need to be afraid anymore.

"Alright, I'll send someone to investigate right away. I'll definitely find your sister for you."

She stood up and said, "With this tree that's half a meter tall on you, you can't stay in an ordinary inn even if you pay money. Why don't you come with me to my residence?"

Don't worry, I won't touch your lychees until I find your sister.

The man hesitated. His sister had once said that when traveling, one should always be wary of others.

But the inn's door was indeed small, and his tree couldn't fit inside. However, in order to keep moving forward, he hadn't had a proper night's sleep for several days.

Seeing him deep in thought, Shen Feiwan quickly took out a handful of powder from her sleeve and sprinkled it on the man.

This powder is potent enough to keep a man unconscious for seven days. Once he is too weak, she can tie him up and send him away from the capital on a fast horse. After seven days, even if he recovers his strength and returns to the capital, she will not be afraid.

But to her utter surprise, the powder had no effect on the man and instead enraged him.

"You lied to me and tried to harm me."

He stood up, swung the iron hammer, and smashed it at Shen Feiwan.

Shen Feiwan felt as if a mountain had appeared in front of her, and she was only halfway up the mountain. When the huge iron hammer came crashing down, she turned pale with fright, but even more so with resentment.

"This is a sleeping potion; it will only truly kill you when my brother arrives..."

She wanted to explain; she was unwilling to die like this.

But the hammer missed its target, and she was pulled aside.

A figure in blue engaged in combat with the man under the moonlight.

"And who are you?"

When the man saw Gui Yao suddenly appear out of nowhere, he assumed that Gui Yao was trying to steal his lychees like Shen Feiwan. Enraged, he put the lychee tree on the ground, picked up another hammer, and swung it at Gui Yao.

Gui Yao was tall for a woman, but this man was not only tall, but also strong, like a giant with immense strength. When he smashed his hammer into the ground, a deep pit appeared.

But he was also extremely fast.

Gui Yao had seen everything from the shadows and knew that this person looked old, but was either a child in age or had the mental capacity of a child.

Furthermore, it was Shen Feiwan's fault to begin with. She was asked by Mi Po to save Shen Feiwan, but she was unwilling to use her spiritual power to deal with the man.

Therefore, he only used his kung fu, but his opponent's martial arts were not weak either, and Gui Yao fought with great interest.

Since her rebirth, she had never had such a satisfying match with anyone. Thinking about having a good fight with this man tonight, she shouted, "Again!"

Suddenly, the other person put away the hammer and burst into tears, "Sister, waah, sister, I've been looking for you for so long, but you helped someone else beat me up."

Gui Yao stopped her attack. "Who are you calling?"

The man hung the two hammers around his neck, strode over to Gui Yao, and half-squatted down to look at her.

"You're Sister Zhu Zhu! Your voice is the same, and your martial arts are too! It's been three years! Sister, don't you recognize Da Shan? You haven't gone back to the bandit village. Da Shan misses you so much, boohoo..."

"Which village is known as the Bandit Village?"

Gui Yao lifted the tassel in front of her, looked him up and down, and listened to his words. It seemed that he really was looking for her. De Shun had said that she learned her martial arts skills in the martial arts world.

Zhuzhu'er was her nickname, and it's hard to say that she might use the alias Zhuzhu when she traveled the martial arts world.

Da Shan recognized her face and hugged her tightly. "Waaah, I knew it was you, sister! How could you forget the bandit village in the Wuji Mountains of Lingnan? We all miss you so much!"

His face was full of sorrow. "Are you abandoning Dashan? Why haven't our sisters, Qingxuan, Chibai, and Huang, written to us?"