Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Fang Yu simply put down the jade pendant she had been playing with, then glanced around at the various jade items displayed in the shop with feigned disappointment. She then shook her head slightly and sighed, "Never mind."

Fang Yu turned around and walked towards the door at a leisurely pace.

Watching Fang Yu's receding figure, the shop assistant hurriedly chased after her outside. After glancing in the direction she had gone, he rushed back into the shop to report what had just happened to the manager.

The busy shopkeeper, his face grave, slammed the heavy ledger on the table with a dull thud, then shouted at the assistant beside him:

"You go and follow her right now. Make sure you find out who this woman is and where she got this jade pendant!"

Before he finished speaking, the waiter trembled as he followed the direction Fang Yu had left in.

Fang Yu had already made up her mind. Based solely on the shop assistant's unusual reaction when he saw the jade pendant, she was almost certain that the jade pendant was inextricably linked to this jade shop.

So she didn't go to other jade shops to look around, but walked straight ahead.

The man who had been tracking him had only followed him for two blocks when he suddenly discovered that Fang Yu, who had been so close, had vanished into thin air.

He stopped anxiously, staring wide-eyed at the bustling crowd around him, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

Unwilling to give up, the guy began frantically searching through the crowd, even roughly grabbing women whose backs resembled Fang Yu's and forcibly pulling them over to examine them.

In the end, the guy, who had gained nothing, clenched his fists in anger, his face contorted with rage, and he muttered some curses under his breath.

Then, as if he had suddenly thought of something, he abruptly changed direction and strode off in one direction at high speed.

Fang Yu, who had been observing everything from the shadows, smiled slightly upon seeing this.

After the men had gone far away, she came out of her hiding place.

At that moment, the situation reversed instantly, and Fang Yu was now secretly following the guy from behind.

Perhaps it was because the man was only focused on returning to report, or perhaps he simply hadn't realized that he had become someone else's prey.

In short, he didn't stop at all along the way, and walked straight into the back door of a wealthy family's house as if he were walking on air.

Fang Yu dared not delay for a moment, and quickly climbed up the high courtyard wall with lightning speed, her agile figure moving around the wall.

After the man stepped into the backyard, his eyes darted around nervously, and he was extremely cautious with every step he took.

Despite his apparent anxiety, his steps remained firm and clear, heading straight in a specific direction.

Fang Yu deftly concealed her figure, moving swiftly across the rooftop like flowing clouds and water.

Her movements were light and silent, closely following the waiter's figure.

When the waiter stopped in front of a house, Fang Yu also stopped in her tracks.

Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking down at the entire courtyard from his high vantage point.

The courtyard is spacious and open, with an exquisite layout and pavilions and towers arranged in a harmonious and orderly manner.

The guards patrolling the courtyard were all tall and agile, clearly well-trained martial arts practitioners.

However, compared to guards like Mo Jiu and Mo Shisan, these people were still slightly inferior in skill.

Judging from the imposing aura emanating from these guards and the scale of the entire courtyard, one could sense that the owner of this house was no ordinary person.

Fang Yu steadied himself, then leaped into the air, landing precisely above the room the waiter had entered, like a bird soaring into the forest.

She slowly crouched down and gently lifted a roof tile.

Through that small gap, she could clearly see that there were three people inside the room.

Seated in the very center was a woman dressed in fine clothes and with a dignified demeanor, with a maid standing beside her.

The shop assistant who had just rushed over was standing respectfully in front of the lady, his face full of flattery, and he was humbly reporting to the woman about the jade pendant.

The shop assistant said, "Madam, the man who came to inquire about the whereabouts of the jade pendant last time has disappeared. Today, a woman appeared with the jade pendant in her hand. I didn't dare to alert her, but I still accidentally lost her."

After saying this, the waiter lowered his head, not daring to utter a sound, seemingly waiting for the lady's punishment.

Looking down from above, the first thing that catches Fang Yu's eye is the lady's beautiful hair, which is adorned with gorgeous hairpins.

Due to the angle, it was impossible to see the lady's true appearance.

But from her orchid-like temperament, one can tell that although she has passed her youth, she still retains her charm and should be in her fifties.

The lady sitting at the table, who had been quietly gazing ahead, suddenly clenched her fist on the table.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and her originally peaceful gaze now flashed with a cold light, as if she had recalled something she deeply hated.

The lady spoke in an icy voice: "You must find that woman! If necessary, have Sixth Prince personally take charge. Remember, do it cleanly and efficiently, leaving no trace."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yu on the roof was startled, and her gaze instantly darkened.

Could it be that this lady is the real culprit who murdered the original owner's father?

Suddenly, a deep voice called out from outside: "Madam!"

At the shout, the door opened.

A man with a face full of scars and a hideous, grotesque scar strode in.

This fierce-looking man was unusually respectful to the woman in the house, and didn't even dare to look her in the eye.

Before the lady could even give her any orders, Liu Zi, as if he had already read her mind, preemptively said, "Please rest assured, Madam, Liu Zi will remove all obstacles for you and will not allow anything or anyone to pose the slightest threat to you!"

Upon hearing the word "threat," Fang Yu's heart tightened.

She subconsciously glanced at the spot where she kept her jade pendant at her waist.

Not to mention that Xishan Village is thousands of miles away from the capital, even if it were close by, the Fang family would still be nothing more than ordinary, unremarkable country folk.

How could a family like this have unintentionally offended this seemingly important lady?

Not knowing much about this house, Fang Yu knew that the lady's identity must be extraordinary, so he decided to start his investigation with the man named Liu Zi.

Just then, Fang Yu suddenly sensed something unusual.

With her keen intuition, she quickly put the tile she was holding back in its original place.