Lin Shuang felt weak and sore all over, but she still instinctively rolled away from Lai Si. Shocked and heartbroken, she silently asked Hei Xiao, "Brother Xiao, what's going on? Why did you bring this person here... Why, why are you treating me like this?!"

Black Owl didn't even glance at her before turning around and leaving the room.

Lin Shuang then vaguely remembered that he seemed to have said something before:

To use their own methods against them?

He... he's seeking revenge for her plotting against him at Jin'an Temple!

Lin Shuang seemed to recall that she had never truly understood Xiao Chen as a person;

The Xiao Chen she saw was always the gentle and obedient Xiao Chen in front of the bandits.

But it turns out that his gentleness and obedience were only towards that bandit.

And it turns out he was such a vengeful and ruthless person!

Soon, a noisy struggle and Lai Si's foul language came from inside the room.

Black Owl did not linger outside, nor did he feel any remorse.

People who do evil must always be held accountable for their actions;

If she hadn't come back to court death, he wouldn't have bothered to search the world for her and seek revenge. But she just had to send herself back.

She brought this on herself!

The next morning, Ji Fengyao had just finished breakfast.

An old woman from the outer courtyard of Hui Nuan Pavilion ran in and whispered something to Bai Lu.

Bai Lu hurriedly came in to report: "Your Highness, Lin Shuang has returned to the manor."

"Oh, where?" Ji Fengyao was not surprised by the news, but upon hearing it, her feelings for Lin Shuang had already turned negative.

Bai Lu had no more affection for Lin Shuang and said directly, "It's in the abandoned woodshed in the backyard of the Prince's mansion."

"That ingrate! She actually dared to come back. I'll beat her to death!" Xi Que rolled up his sleeves and was about to walk out.

Bai Lu quickly pulled her back and said, "Sister, there's no need to dirty your hands to hit her. She has already received her retribution. However, she did sneak back to the manor after all, and she used to be one of our people. We should let the Princess decide her fate."

"What happened to her? She was caught breaking into the mansion and was beaten to a pulp by the guards?" Xi Que's words were clearly tinged with schadenfreude and satisfaction.

That would be best!

That ungrateful wretch deserves this fate!

Ji Fengyao also looked at Bai Lu with some curiosity.

Bai Lu pulled Xi Que to Ji Fengyao's side and whispered to them about Lin Shuang's current miserable state, leaving both of them dumbfounded.

"In our manor... she was... by a beggar..." Xi Que was incredulous: "How could a beggar have infiltrated our manor? Don't the guards and secret agents care? How can even a beggar be allowed to enter the manor so easily?"

"I know who did it," Ji Fengyao thought of Black Owl in an instant.

After the incident at Jin'an Temple.

Black Owl seems to have developed a deep psychological trauma related to women.

Besides in front of her,

He was no longer as close to the magpie and the white dew as before.

The magpie looked completely bewildered: "Who's so loyal?"

Bai Lu wasn't sure: "Could it be... Master Hei?"

“Most likely,” Ji Fengyao nodded and said, “Back at Jin’an Temple, Brother Xiao almost fell into demonic possession and lost his life, suffering greatly from that medicine. Lin Shuang clearly didn’t come back with good intentions this time. He must have run into Brother Xiao, which is why he decided to take revenge.”

The magpie was overjoyed to hear this, and with a beaming smile, she waved her little fists, saying, "Blackie is a tough guy, ruthless and doesn't talk much. Well done!"

Bai Lu nodded in understanding: "Life and death are minor matters. Even though Master Hei suffered such humiliation, and he didn't say anything at the time for the sake of the princess, he was still very resentful."