“We had guessed that the person must be someone we knew, and Shang Beiyu fits that description.”

"That person has been hiding in the palace for so many years without attracting anyone's attention or vigilance, which shows that his true identity is not very noticeable. This is especially true of Shang Beiyu."

"According to you, then Shang Beiyu is definitely that person." Black Owl's doubts deepened: "But at Shang Beiyu's age, how could he become the messenger of the Black Purgatory, and why did he willingly demean himself and allow the Chen family to scheme and humiliate him like that back then?"

Ji Fengyao remained silent for a while before saying, "If he really is that person, then he is not the messenger of the Black Purgatory."

"What is that?" Black Owl, Hu Ji, and Xi Que were all puzzled.

"That person referred to himself as 'this one' in front of me." Ji Fengyao stared at the three of them, her expression unusually solemn: "Brother Xiao Chen, if your guess is true, if Shang Beiyu is indeed the one who stirred the demonic seed within you, and if he is the one hiding in the palace, then he is most likely the master of the Black Purgatory!"

Black Owl, Hu Ji, and Xi Que were all stunned.

Shang Beiyu, the master of the Black Purgatory?

Although they had doubts about Shang Beiyu, one of them was a useless third prince who was looked down upon everywhere and ignored by everyone;

One is the notorious and feared leader of the Black Purgatory organization.

The difference in their images is simply too great!

“Miss, this, this is unlikely. Didn’t the Prince investigate and say that the Black Purgatory has been established for at least a hundred years? How old is Shang Beiyu? Besides, he is the third prince of the Great Zhao Dynasty. He couldn’t possibly have altered the memories of everyone inside and outside the palace to become the third prince, could he?” For the first time, Xi Que felt that her young mistress’s words were really unbelievable.

Ji Fengyao nodded in agreement with Xique's questioning, saying, "This is exactly what we need to verify. Regardless of whether he is innocent or not, we must treat Shang Beiyu carefully, just to restore his dignity as a prince. There's no need to do anything special, just be careful and polite."

The guest room across the street.

Just as Lin Shuang and Bai Lu finished washing and changing Shang Beiyu's clothes, Shang Beiyu woke up.

Looking around the simple room, he realized he had been brought to Jin'an Temple, but he only saw two maids and not the little bandit, which made him somewhat unhappy.

He made up a whole bunch of excuses, inflicting so many injuries on himself, all to create an opportunity to be alone with the little bandit girl. How could he be satisfied with just two girls?

"Feng... Feng Yao..." Shang Beiyu deliberately called out in a weak and hoarse voice, half-closing his eyes as if he were not fully awake. He knew that these two girls were smart and would definitely inform the little bandit girl if they knew he was awake.

Lin Shuang was already preoccupied with Hei Xiao, and when she saw Ji Fengyao take Xi Que away again, leaving her and Bai Lu alone, it was clear that Ji Fengyao was hiding something from her. Hearing that Shang Beiyu had woken up, she put down the handkerchief she had just washed and headed to the other side.

Ever since Lin Shuang nearly seriously injured Ji Fengyao last night, Bai Lu had been keeping a close eye on Lin Shuang. Seeing that she was about to leave, she quickly got up and asked, "Sister Lin Shuang, where are you going?"

"His Highness the Third Prince has woken up. I'll go tell the Princess Consort what he can and cannot eat, and whether there are any taboos regarding his recovery," Lin Shuang said as she walked out.

Bai Lu followed to the door and saw that Ji Fengyao's door was closed. She knew that the princess must have something important to discuss with the guards and Xi Que, so she quickly pulled Lin Shuang back.