After being reborn, I locked up all the scumbags and bitches in one nest.

Qin Wanyou asked, "The Crown Prince is about to get married, don't you, as his uncle, have anything to say?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Xiao realized that they were choosing gifts. "These have always been prepared by the steward for me. I hope Your Highness will continue to take care of them in the future."

Please take good care of me?

Qin Wanyou looked at Murong Xiao questioningly, "What do you mean?"

Murong Xiao said, "Now that you are the princess, the management of the royal residence will be handed over to you."

Qin Wanyou looked at the gifts back and forth. "I'm not familiar with the Crown Prince and don't know his preferences. You can deliver them yourself."

Murong Xiao's gaze darted back and forth as he looked at Qin Wanyou. "So, who did you give this to?"

Qin Wanyou didn't hide it from Murong Xiao, "These are for my two sisters from the Xie and Liu families."

When Murong Xiao heard that it was for her best friend, she didn't look at it any longer.

"These ones, as grand and beautiful as peonies, are more suitable for the Crown Princess; those others, hmm, should be suitable for the young lady from the Liu family," Murong Xiao couldn't help but suggest, seeing Qin Wanyou picking and choosing back and forth.

Qin Wanyou was surprised that Murong Xiao knew so much about this, and looked at him with some doubt. Could it be that...?

Murong Xiao could tell from Qin Wanyou's expression what was going on in her head. "I see you haven't made a choice yet. It'll be dark soon. Aren't you going to have dinner? Also, when I was studying in the palace, Grand Tutor Xie taught me. I met the Crown Princess a few times, so we were friends. We rarely saw each other after I left the palace, so our relationship was just so-so. As for Miss Liu, what does she look like?"

Qin Wanyou was speechless.

However, what Murong Xiao said makes some sense. Xie Xuanyun is beautiful, elegant, and dignified, while Liu Xichun is more cute.

Having chosen a suitable gift, Qin Wanyou plans to deliver it tomorrow.

Murong Xiao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Qin Wanyou had finally chosen a gift. It really wasn't easy!

Immediately have Mo Nan serve the meal, which consists of dishes and pastries that Qin Wanyou loves.

While they ate and drank well here, Mo Dong's situation was a bit tough. Because he was afraid of alerting the enemy, he dared not buy dry food from the villagers multiple times. After running out of dry food, he could only go to the mountains to find wild fruits to eat. He couldn't even hunt pheasants or anything like that, for fear of being discovered.

After dark, the person in charge of making contact outside the village finally saw the Second Prince and the people from the Dali Temple arrive, and hurriedly waved to signal them.

Someone from the Second Prince's side immediately came to inquire.

Xiao Qi, who was in charge of the rendezvous, whispered, "I'm from the Prince An's mansion. I'm keeping watch here. Be careful and hide so the villagers don't find us."

The messenger immediately reported to the Second Prince and Lord Zhou Zheng of the Dali Temple.

Upon hearing that they were from the Prince An's residence, the Second Prince immediately summoned Xiao Qi to inquire about the situation.

After bowing, Xiao Qi said to the Second Prince and Lord Zhou, "Second Prince, Lord Zhou, we have already spotted that the young master of the Huang family will come to the village again tomorrow morning to take away the child. Our Dong-ge suggests that we keep watch and catch him red-handed tomorrow morning."

Lord Zhou and the Second Prince agreed, so under Xiao Qi's guidance, they avoided the main road into the village and secretly went to the foot of the mountain to wait for the rabbit to come to them.

Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, Lord Zhou suggested that the Second Prince wait there while he and Mo Dong led men up the mountain to investigate the cave.

The group arrived at the cave entrance, where torches illuminated the way.

A man dressed entirely in black emerged from inside. Upon recognizing him as a member of the imperial court, he immediately turned back to report.

However, Mo Dong and the officials from the Dali Temple immediately surrounded and attacked them.

The man in black was quickly defeated.

Then, the group slowly walked into the cave, carrying torches.

At this moment, two men in black were guarding a narrow entrance in the cave. Further inside was a cage containing more than a dozen children, all of whom had fainted on the ground.

In the spacious center of the cave, an old man with disheveled hair obscuring his face sat cross-legged, surrounded by eight cauldrons forming a circle. An old Taoist priest sat cross-legged on a rocky outcrop outside the circle, making hand gestures as if casting a spell.

The aura emanating from the cauldron flowed continuously toward the old man in the center.

Suddenly, the man in black at the door noticed what was happening outside and immediately shouted, "Master, someone's here!"

The old Taoist priest replied with his eyes closed, "Go out and see what's going on. The formation has been activated, so we must not let anyone in to disturb it."

"Yes." The man in black immediately went out.

The old man in the middle seemed a little flustered. The old Taoist priest spoke up, "Hold your breath and calm your mind. Absorb the purest spiritual energy. Do not be disturbed by anything else, or all your efforts will be in vain."

After he finished speaking, the old man in the middle gradually calmed down.

At the cave entrance, two men in black emerged and, upon recognizing the imperial court's men, their eyes flashed with shock and fear.

The two exchanged a glance. One of them went inside to report the situation, while the other secretly hid in a secluded spot.

Mo Dong and his group approached a place scattered with rocks step by step.

Suddenly, one of them said, "Wait."

Mo Dong and Lord Zhou both looked at that person, their eyes questioning.

The man carefully examined the rubble. "There's also a formation here, everyone be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, the rocks began to move, and Mo Dong and his group quickly retreated.

After seeing the direction the rocks were moving, the man shouted, "Northeast! Strike!"

As soon as the words fell,

A sword aura flashed past.

With a 'bang', a rock shattered.

At the same time, a white light struck.

It's dawn,

Qin Wanyou wanted to go out while the sun wasn't too strong.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw a special distress signal belonging to the Ghost Pavilion.

Qin Wanyou's heart tightened.

Immediately, I went to Linglong Pavilion with Shuangling and Moying.

After leaving the Ghost Pavilion, the three of them took the gifts and went to the Xie family to add to the dowry.

At this moment, the real Qin Wanyou had already changed her clothes and headed to Qingshan Village.

In addition, after Qin Wanyou left, Murong Xiao also received a message from his subordinates that Mo Dong and the others were in danger.

Murong Xiao and Mo Nan immediately headed to Qingshan Village.

When Murong Xiao arrived at Qingshan Village, he saw the Second Prince interrogating three bound men, asking, "Tell me, who ordered you?"

The three men knelt and begged for mercy, "Second Prince, spare our lives! We know we were wrong."

Seeing that they still wouldn't tell the truth, the Second Prince was about to make a move against them when he saw Murong Xiao's figure. His eyes lit up. "Uncle Prince, you've finally arrived. Mo Dong is injured and is currently being bandaged at the village doctor's house. The people up there are very powerful; we are no match for them."

Murong Xiao reassured the Second Prince, "Where is Lord Zhou?"

The second prince replied, "Lord Zhou is still guarding up there."

Murong Xiao instructed two people to check on Mo Dong's condition, and then led the rest of the group up the mountain.

The Second Prince knocked Huang Jiabao and the others unconscious with a single palm strike, leaving men to guard them before following Murong Xiao up the mountain.

Upon arriving outside the cave, they saw an exhausted Lord Zhou and several injured subordinates.

Murong Xiao hurriedly asked, "Lord Zhou, what's the situation inside?"

Lord Zhou said, "I didn't see it clearly either. We were attacked by men in black as soon as we entered the cave last night, and we haven't even gone deep into the cave yet."

His face was full of shame as he spoke, but he added, "We'll ask this chivalrous man later what the situation is inside."

Lord Zhou looked at the person who was meditating and healing under a tree.

Murong Xiao looked at this ordinary villager who had an unremarkable appearance and could be easily lost in a crowd.