Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

"Hairy egg!"

They grabbed the bird and caught it.

Mao Dan trembled, "I really can't tell you, Master. If I do, I'll die. I can't bear to leave you."

"I'm asking you, am I connected to the ghost market?"

Gui Yao's face turned solemn.

The ink-patterned Xuanyun silk was something from her spatial dimension.

The space existed as long as she had memories, and it contained not only the Ink-Patterned Mysterious Cloud Silk, but also many other weapons.

She also possesses considerable martial arts skills, along with five thousand faces and the Xuanji Bone, making her wonder if she is a demon from the Ghost Market, specializing in absorbing other people's skills and stealing their weapons and faces.

Is that why I'm constantly struck by lightning?

"The activities of the 'ghost market' are utterly depraved; you wouldn't be that kind of person."

Xiao Huaijin spoke first.

Even when she had no senses or emotions, she was at most indifferent and never harmed anyone. So how could she have created such an inhuman existence as the Ghost Market?

Mao Dan nodded frantically, "Master, have you forgotten? Mao Dan is the embodiment of the power of a loyal soul."

You just heard her say that places like the Ghost Market rely on poison to control subordinates and maintain loyalty. How could there possibly be loyal spirits there?

Gui Yao thought about it and felt that it made sense. Over the years, apart from digging up graves and robbing people, she didn't seem to have done anything immoral.

"Then who am I?"

She murmured softly.

Mao Dan tenderly rubbed her palm, "Master is a good person, the best person in the world, a person of immeasurable merit. Master, you must believe in Mao Dan."

Otherwise, how could Heaven have allowed its master to be brought back to life?

"That's enough."

Gui Yao hesitated for a few moments, unable to figure it out, then shook her head and looked at Xing'er again, "Do you have any other clues about Miss Pei the Sixth?"

Xing'er was still in shock and shook her head blankly.

"What weapon did the girl who escaped with Pei Liu use?"

"Eclipse Moon Blade"

Gui Yao raised her hand, and a heavy longsword appeared in her palm. "Is this it?"

Xing'er nodded, her gaze towards Gui Yao filled with curiosity, but even more so with fear.

Although Xiao Huaijin and Mao Dan considered Gui Yao a good person, she had seen too much darkness in the Ghost Market over the years.

Those who practice martial arts value their weapons most, as they are their life-saving charms. Gui Yao could not have found these, nor could they have been given to her by Miss Pei and the others.

Gui Yao asked again, "And what about the ghost market? How much do you know about it?"

Gui Yao thought that even if she wasn't a demon from the Ghost Market, the Ghost Market and she must have some connection. If they weren't friends, they were enemies. She had to figure it out.

All I know is that the Ghost Market headquarters moved to Nanyao.

Xing'er dared not hide anything and told her everything she knew: "Before we left, the people in Jiangnan withdrew. I don't know exactly where they moved to. They will contact us if needed."

Gui Yao nodded slightly and looked at Xiao Huaijin, "She's in your hands now."

They intended to seduce Xiao Huaijin. After seducing him, what did they plan to do? Xiao Huaijin must have wanted to know.

It was enough for her to take in Yu Qinghuan.

Xiao Huaijin waved his hand, signaling the swordsman to take the man away.

Gui Yao then looked at Pei Xuan and said, "Yu Qinghuan already knows she has memory problems, but she still decided not to be with you, fearing that you will resent her when you wake up in the future."

She entrusted me to protect your life and to help you forget her. What are your plans?

"I……"

Pei Xuan clenched his fists, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke with difficulty, "Do you have a way to make me forget her?"

His remaining rationality told him that Yu Qinghuan's initial target was the prince.

Although the prince is not the crown prince, he is still a very important figure in Nan Yao. The other party's seduction of the prince is probably aimed at the Nan Yao royal family.

Ghost Market is the enemy who kidnapped my sister, and Yu Qinghuan is acting on Ghost Market's orders.

For both public and private reasons, he could no longer have any involvement with her, even though she was also caught in a situation beyond her control.

There are two methods.

Gui Yao extended a finger. "First, I will remove your emotional ties, but from now on you will feel neither joy nor sorrow, neither love nor affection, yet you will be able to completely forget her."

Like a walking corpse.

Pei Xuan pursed his lips.

Gui Yao extended another finger. "Secondly, I will use my spiritual power to temporarily sever your emotional ties and cut off your feelings, but love is the most fragile yet the most resilient thing in the world."

It may take a year, two years, or even a few months for you to recover; it mainly depends on your willpower.

As you just experienced, the Love-Loving Talisman is not indestructible.

She stood up. "The path is yours; you decide how to choose."

"etc!"

Pei Xuan called out to her, "Are you Xiao Liu?"

He and Xing'er had different ideas. He trusted Xiao Huaijin and knew that his intuition was very accurate.

If Gui Yao truly is someone who steals martial arts skills and plots to kill, Xiao Huaijin can sense it.

Therefore, he had unrealistic expectations.

Gui Yao smiled and said, "The Pei family is a prominent clan in Nanyao. I don't mind having an extra brother; it's never a loss. But it's unfair to the real sixth daughter."

If one can conclude that she is Pei Liu based solely on her martial arts skills and weapons, then she probably has countless identities.

Moreover, since Tian Lei brought her to the capital, she had a premonition that she was from the capital of Dasheng, not Pei Liu of Nanyao.

The hope in Pei Xuan's eyes faded. "Then can you help me find Xiao Liu? I'll give you a reward."

Gui Yao coldly refused, "Xuanji Tower doesn't accept commissions from men. You'd better get better yourself and go find them yourself."

Xiao Huaijin gave her a deep look. She had previously agreed to help him find Pei Liu, and her current refusal was merely to provoke Pei Xuan's fighting spirit. How could someone so kind be a murderer who would steal treasure?

Gui Yao, unaware of his thoughts, brought some food back to Xuanji Tower from the Prince's Mansion. Yu Qinghuan was wiping the antiques on the display shelf with a rag.

Upon seeing her return, she put down the rag, wanted to say something, but ultimately only called out, "Miss Guiyao."

Gui Yao then recounted the events at Prince Jin's residence.

Yu Qinghuan clenched the rag in her hand. "I guess he'll choose the second option, and I hope so too."

Gui Yao handed her the food that had been packed from the Prince's residence.

"If he chooses the second option and his life is in danger, I will completely sever all ties between us."

"Thanks."

Yu Qinghuan took the food box.

Gui Yao glanced at the rag in her hand. "Xuanji Tower is not crowded, so it only needs to be cleaned every two or three days. There is a library on the west side where you can take any books you want to read."

"I will."

Yu Qinghuan quickly replied, "I have things to do right now, so I won't think too much."

Gui Yao didn't try to persuade her anymore. She went back to her room and moved the glass mirror that Zhao Mingyue had given her onto the dressing table.

Looking in the mirror, I changed faces one by one.

The little pesky boy asked curiously, "Master, what are you doing?"

"Look for Pei Liu's face."

Gui Yao stared intently at the mirror, her eyes unblinking. There were so many faces; she was afraid she might miss one.

Mao Dan tilted his head. "I don't think I've seen this before."

Guiyao didn't stop, continuing to replace them one by one.

Five thousand and one, not one of them was Pei Liu.

Gui Yao lay on the table, lost in thought.

February has arrived, and all things are welcoming spring.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Pei Xuan still hadn't made a decision. Zhao Mingyue asked Mao Dan to deliver a message, asking if she was free to go to the Qi family's ancestral graves together today.

Gui Yao was idly playing in the sun when she received an invitation from Zhao Mingyue. She went upstairs and said, "I need to change my clothes."

She was wearing a pearl-embroidered gauze dress given to her by Zhao Mingyue, which Yu Qinghuan had sewn for her; it was dazzling and gorgeous.

However, it is impolite to visit graves.

Mao Dan then flew back to tell Zhao Mingyue.

They feared that if Guiyao saw it, he would think of those unspeakable secrets, which would affect their master-servant relationship.

These past two days it has been trying to avoid Gui Yao and hide to play with Feng Youcheng. Today, Zhao Mingyue conscripted it to be this messenger.

Not long after Gui Yao changed into a black outfit and went downstairs, Zhao Mingyue and her son came to pick her up.

The Prince of Shu followed behind on horseback.

Gui Yao raised an eyebrow slightly.

The Princess Consort had just been buried, how could he possibly have time to go along?

Zhao Mingyue explained, "I took Cheng'er to see you a couple of days ago, and Yuanyuan cried so hard she almost choked."

Yuanyuan is the daughter of the Princess Consort and Ji Linchuan.

"Cheng'er was afraid that her younger sister would cry again today, so she brought her along. The Prince was worried about the two children, so he came along too."

It's a good thing that they didn't take their anger out on the child because of Ji Linchuan's matter, but I wonder if they have other motives.

Gui Yao greeted the Prince of Shu with a smile, saying, "Let's go together then."

Unexpectedly, someone was already paying respects at Qi Yu's grave. The person was sitting in front of the grave with their back to them, and judging from their figure... it was a woman!

Gui Yao and Zhao Mingyue exchanged a glance and then looked at the Prince of Shu.

The Prince of Shu noticed their questions and was also curious as to why a woman would come to see Qi Yu alone.

It should be noted that the current Duchess of Qi is Qi Yu's stepmother, and the two are not close. The possibility of her coming to pay respects to Qi Yu alone is almost zero.

Qi Yu's sisters are all married, and they are always surrounded by servants when they go out.

Driven by curiosity, he strode toward the grave. The woman noticed him and quickly picked up the hood from the ground and put it on, covering her entire face completely.

This only fueled their curiosity. The Prince of Shu asked, "Who are you?"

The woman was wearing a dark purple dress with cloud patterns, and the style was rather mature. Judging from her clothes, she looked like a woman around forty years old.

When asked by the Prince of Shu, the woman did not answer. She simply lowered her head, wiped the corner of her eye, nodded slightly to the Prince of Shu, and left. Her back was straight, but her steps were hurried.

Gui Yao also arrived at the grave, looking at the woman's back, "She shouldn't be Qi Yu's sweetheart."

Judging from his back and hands, this person is somewhat old and has a commanding presence, like someone who has long held a high position.

The Prince of Shu asked suspiciously, "Could it be the Duchess of Qi? But if it is her, why is she being so secretive?"