Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Gui Yao and Xiao Huaijin had arranged to meet at midnight outside the city gate.

She arrived just in time, but Xiao Huaijin was already there.

Seeing the two guards behind him, Gui Yao smiled brightly, "I'll have to trouble you two later."

This was the first time Zhaodeng had seen Guiyao. Her attire was indeed as he had inquired, and the tassels remained perfectly still as she walked, completely concealing her face.

Her worries deepened.

He was also on edge, but neither of them showed it, and they greeted each other with proper courtesy.

Xiao Huaijin glanced at Gui Yao's feet. "Miss, it seems you don't like wearing shoes."

They were heading to a cemetery.

Gui Yao slapped her forehead. "I really hate washing shoes, and over time it's become a bad habit."

I'd completely forgotten that someone now helps wash my shoes.

She reached into her wide sleeves and pulled out a pair of white satin shoes with silver trim and shimmering pearl beads, then put them on.

"I really should change my bad habits."

She wore a silver-white gauze shirt, light and flowing; if shoes were hidden in the sleeves, they would hang heavily.

Xiao Huaijin could see clearly that when she appeared just now, her wide sleeves fluttered, and those shoes appeared out of thin air.

Just like the paper and pen she took out last night.

He had his doubts, but said nothing more.

Gui Yao's smile deepened slightly. That's good; she doesn't like people who pry into things.

"Let's go."

Gui Yao mounted his horse and galloped away with a swift whip.

The man holding the lamp and the man wielding the sword looked at her back, exchanged a glance, and noticed she had a shadow!

She probably isn't a ghost.

But if it's a monster, it's no better.

Young Master Pei is already in such a state; we can't let anything happen to our master as well.

Gui Yao noticed the two gazes fixed on her and curled her lips into a smile.

She is different from ordinary people, so it's normal for them to be suspicious, as long as they don't have bad intentions.

Of course, if they harbored evil intentions, even all of them combined would be no match for her.

Half an hour later, the group arrived at the ancestral home of the Duke of Qi.

A large cluster of graves, unevenly shaped, stood bathed in moonlight; a gust of wind brought a chilling atmosphere.

Gui Yao, holding Qi Yu's birth date and time, walked along the rows of tombstones, stopping at the westernmost corner. "Here."

The swordsman and the lamp-bearer each took out an iron hoe and an iron spade, respectively. Gui Yao glanced at them, then reached into his sleeve and pulled out a steel chisel, a crowbar, a Luoyang shovel, and other items.

"For tombs built of blue bricks, you have to pry the bricks off with a chisel before digging inside."

She has experience in this area.

He reached out to take the steel chisel with the lamp, his fingers touching Guiyao silently.

It's warm!

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I thought of folk tales about monsters, and it seems that monsters also have warmth.

Xiao Huaijin noticed her little scheme and broke the silence by speaking up.

"The girl's sleeves can hold a lot."

Since Gui Yao didn't shy away from the topic, he no longer needed to suppress his curiosity.

Gui Yao laughed, "Hehe, we cultivators have our own Qiankun bags, and all of these are stored in mine."

It was actually a space about half the size of a bedroom. She didn't remember when the space had been there; it used to be used to store gold, silver, valuables, and food.

I've brought some useful tools because I'm coming to dig up a grave today.

Hearing her so frankness, and genuinely curious that a magic bag truly existed, he asked, "Then why did you take it out of your sleeve?"

Gui Yao was very understanding. "I'm afraid that if I just take it out of nowhere, it will scare you and you'll think I'm a monster, which would be bad."

The three people, "..."

What's the difference between this and taking it out of thin air?

The two workers didn't say anything more and started working, huffing and puffing.

Gui Yao took out some incense, candles, and paper money and lit them in front of the grave.

The coffin was revealed, and she used an iron bar to pry it open herself. Inside, there lay a skeleton.

"He's really dead?"

Gui Yao stepped forward and stared at the skeleton.

Xiao Huaijin asked, "How can you be so sure it's Qi Yu from just a skeleton?"

"I've heard that after Qi Yu died, his body was laid in state and he was placed in the coffin for burial, which was done in the normal manner."

Gui Yao frowned slightly. "I previously suspected that he might have taken medication to fake his death."

If someone faked their death and was exhumed, it would be impossible to place another person's remains in the coffin.

This is a taboo for prominent families, who believe that burying someone else on their ancestral land will ruin the feng shui.

She pointed to the white bone knee, "And Qi Yu once broke his leg; there are fracture marks here, so it matches."

Now that we've confirmed Qi Yu's death, the task at hand is to find his soul.

Bones are the root of the soul, and blood is the guide of the soul.

Gui Yao used a handkerchief with Qi Yu's birth date and time written on it to wrap a finger bone from the coffin, and said to the swordsman and the lamp bearer, "Please trouble you two to bury the coffin back."

She found a clean spot, placed the finger bone on the ground, sat cross-legged, and took out a dagger to cut her fingertip.

Blood dripped from his fingertips into the white bones. Gui Yao formed a hand seal and chanted, "The bones house the primordial soul, the blood draws the spiritual root, the three souls and seven spirits, heed my command, activate!"

In a moment, the stark white bones turned a pale blue. Gui Yao touched them through the handkerchief and found them slightly warm. Her face lit up with joy. "It's done."

He whispered something, and the skeleton began to spin frantically, like a compass.

The thinner end points towards the capital.

Xiao Huaijin watched all this silently. Seeing Gui Yao finish bandaging her finger bone and stand up, he asked, "Are you going back to the city?"

Gui Yao glanced at the two people who were still filling in the soil, and shook her head, "No rush, let's go back together."

She noticed that when she used the bone-searching technique to find the soul, the lamp-wielder's face was as white as paper. She guessed that the lamp-wielder and Xiao Huaijin had left, and she must have been terrified.

Gui Yao took out a pot of water, washed his hands, and then took out two roast chickens. "They will share one, and we will share one."

Using spiritual power makes you hungry faster.

He tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Xiao Huaijin, then took a bite himself.

Xiao Huaijin took the food and took a bite. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Gui Yao. She ate quickly, but her movements were not rough. Upon closer inspection, her gestures were quite elegant, indicating that she had received a good upbringing.

Is her lack of wariness towards him due to confidence or trust?

trust?

Xiao Huaijin's lips twitched. He had already secretly investigated her when they first met, so how could she possibly trust him?

Gui Yao seemed to see through his thoughts. She smiled and said, "I can read faces. Prince Jin is a kind and good person."

The two are destined for each other, and their entanglement is unavoidable.

For the sake of that clump of wish power, spiritual energy must be revealed, so there's no need to hide it in space.

Having been friend-zoned, Xiao Huaijin finished his chicken leg and quietly joined the soil-filling team.

With one more person, the process was much faster. After the blue bricks were restored, Gui Yao handed the kettle to Zhang Deng to wash his hands.

He laughed and said, "Don't be afraid. I am neither a ghost nor a demon, and I will not harm your master."

For some reason, she had a particular fondness for loyal people.

Zhangdeng took the kettle, feeling a little embarrassed, realizing that his thoughts had been seen through.

However, Gui Yao waited for her and Zhi Jian to leave together, and even gave them a roast chicken, which was unexpected.

Based on her years of experience in judging people, Gui Yao wasn't putting on a show, unless Gui Yao's acting was so good that it blinded her.

But as the prince's bodyguard, representing his reputation, she couldn't help but feel guilty. Since the other party had pointed it out, she had to apologize no matter what. "I'm sorry."

Gui Yao waved his hand, not caring much.

The four rode back on horseback. The closer they got to the capital, the hotter Gui Yao's finger bones became, indicating that they were getting closer to the location of the soul.

Guided by the finger bone, they arrived at a grand mansion.

Upon seeing the words on the plaque, Gui Yao whispered to Xiao Huaijin, "Your Highness, please wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped over the high wall and followed the finger bone to a magnificent and exquisite bedroom.

On the bed, lay a woman in her twenties, her brows furrowed, as if she were sleeping restlessly…