But when Qi Guze saw the dagger on Xu Yuehuai's body, he suddenly felt a dull ache in his head.
"Qi Guze, are you alright?"
He remained silent, his gaze wandering, unable to look her in the eye.
Xu Yuehuai's heart trembled slightly, and a bad premonition came over her.
"Qi Guze, has something come to mind?"
She tried to keep her voice calm, but her heart was pounding.
Qi Guze hesitated for a moment, then slowly raised his head to meet her gaze.
"Xu Yuehuai, do we... have a grudge?"
His voice was somewhat hoarse, and each word seemed to be squeezed out with all his might.
Xu Yuehuai's breath hitched, and she forced a smile. "You're overthinking it."
Qi Guze frowned, seemingly trying hard to recall.
But whenever I'm about to touch those memories, I get a sharp pain in my head.
He covered his head, his brow furrowed with pain.
Seeing his appearance, Xu Yuehuai felt bad.
After calming down, Qi Guze said softly, "No matter what happened in the past, I hope we can start over."
Xu Yuehua nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "Okay."
Despite feeling somewhat uncomfortable, she still chose to believe Qi Guze.
After discussing it, the two decided to stay on the mountain temporarily and slowly try to find Qi Guze's lost memories.
In the days that followed, Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze recuperated together on the mountain.
During the day, they would wander around, looking for herbs to heal their wounds.
In the evening, we would sit together in the yard and watch the stars.
Their time together gradually brought them closer.
Xu Yuehuai would occasionally bring up past events with Qi Guze, trying to evoke his memories.
When Qi Guze heard some key information, he would always show a painful expression on his face, as if something was stuck in his throat and he could not get it out.
Seeing Qi Guze like this, Xu Yuehuai felt extremely distressed. She knew that the most important thing now was to help Qi Guze regain his memories; only then could they return to their past relationship.
But now Qi Guze can't remember anything from the past, which worries her a lot.
After staying on the mountain for a month, Xu Yuehuai discussed with Qi Guze about going down the mountain.
“Staying on the mountain isn’t a solution. We need to go back to the city and investigate to see if we can find any clues about your memories,” Xu Yuehuai said.
Qi Guze nodded, "Okay, then we'll go down the mountain tomorrow."
After they descended the mountain, they immediately returned to the new courtyard that Xu Yuehuai had arranged for them.
Pei Xuan and the others were overjoyed to see Xu Yuehuai return. "Miss Xu, you're finally back!"
"Where have you been all this time? We're all very worried about you."
"And another thing, Your Highness! The Prince actually came back with you too!"
Xu Yuehuai reassured them, "I'm fine, aren't I? Don't worry."
She glanced at Qi Guze and said, "Yes, I have successfully found the prince. I have come back now to help him regain his memories."
"Oh, I see! That's wonderful!" Pei Xuan and the others were overjoyed that Xu Yuehuai had managed to find Qi Guze.
“By the way, sister, some things happened while you were away,” Xia Sen said from the side.
Xu Yuehuai looked at him, "What's wrong?"
“The people who set fire to our yard have been caught,” Xia Sen said.
"Who captured them?"
Where are those people now?
Xu Yuehuai asked.
Xia Sen glanced at Qi Guze, unsure of how to begin.
Qi Guze suddenly said, "I'm the one who captured those people."
Xu Yuehuai was taken aback. "You?" She looked Qi Guze up and down, feeling a little confused.
"Yes, those people wanted to burn you alive, but the men I sent to protect you caught them."
"We haven't found out who they are yet."
Qi Guze said.
Xu Yuehuai looked at him, unsure of what to say.
She had initially suspected that people from Wuling Kingdom had sent people to burn down their courtyard, but now it seemed she was overthinking it.
"Now that the person has been caught, let's hand him over to the authorities for trial," Xu Yuehuai said.
She glanced at Qi Guze and said, "Thank you for this."
Qi Guze shook his head. "We don't need to say thank you to each other."
Xu Yuehuai looked at him, feeling a little touched.
Although Qi Guze has lost his memory, their feelings for each other remain, which makes her feel very gratified.
In the following time, Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze went to the government office and handed over the arrested people to the authorities for trial.
The officials interrogated them for a long time but couldn't get any useful information out of them. They were just a bunch of low-level thugs who were paid to do things, and they had no idea who the mastermind was.
This gave Xu Yuehuai a headache. Who exactly wanted to burn her alive?
Could they be the Emperor of Wuling's secret enemies?
Or is it the influence of other countries?
This problem had been troubling Xu Yuehuai, and she decided to investigate it thoroughly.
After returning to the courtyard, Xu Yuehuai took out some account books and important items.
She carefully examined the ledgers, hoping to find some clues.
Qi Guze wandered around the courtyard, talking to the people around him, trying to find something to help him recover his memories.
The two were busy with their own things, and neither bothered the other.
As night fell, Zhou Wan and the others prepared dinner.
As everyone sat down to eat, Xia Sen couldn't help but ask, "Sister, what are you planning to do next?"
He had been thinking about this matter constantly, fearing that Xu Yuehuai would abandon them. Fortunately, Xu Yuehuai returned, otherwise he would have been in a hurry to go out with the Ghost Doctor and the others to look for people.
"I still have some things to take care of," Xu Yuehuai replied.
"So, are we going to stay here forever?" Xia Sen asked again.
"That's still uncertain; it depends on the situation," Xu Yuehuai said.
She didn't know what would happen next, so she could only take it one step at a time.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Xu Yuehuai lay in bed, lost in thought, unsure of what to do.
Qi Guze sat at the table, flipping through some old things, trying to recover his memories.
In the dead of night, Xu Yuehuai suddenly heard a noise outside.
She immediately became alert, quietly got out of bed, and moved closer to the window.
She carefully opened the window and saw a dark shadow dart across the wall.
"Who?" Xu Yuehuai called out and immediately followed.
The dark figure seemed unaware that Xu Yuehuai was following behind, and stopped in a corner of the courtyard.
He took out a letter and a box from his pocket.
"Who's there?" The dark figure suddenly turned around and looked in Xu Yuehuai's direction.
Xu Yuehuai paused for a moment, then remained silent from the shadows.
After observing the surroundings for a while, the dark figure continued on its mission.
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