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The people sent by the Prime Minister's Estate did not see any trace of Gu Danyan leaving the water stronghold.

On the side of the forest at the foot of the mountain, Gu Pingyan held Yin He in his arms as he watched the people of the Prime Minister's Estate leave with the news. The black clothed man stood beside her and told her, "If we leave with those people of the Prime Minister's Estate, it will only delay our time."

"What about one and two?" Gu Daiyan pulled on the reins helplessly and turned around.

"They'll follow if they get their horses." The man in black frowned. He took the reins in Gu Daiyan's hands and sped away before Gu Daiyan could react and jumped on the horse's back with her silver ears in tow.

She curled up on the horse's back as she resigned herself to her fate. Naturally, she knew that with her own speed, it was impossible for her to return to the Sky Flame early.

In order to seize time, they merely rested for four hours on the road before they resumed their journey. On the morning of the second day, when the city gates were wide open, they entered Sky Flame City and returned to the medicine house.

Qi Rou had just woken up and was holding the red dates when she saw Gu Daiyan walking into the pharmacy. A person dressed entirely in black followed her into the pharmacy.

The men that the Prime Minister had sent to the water stronghold returned to the Prime Minister's manor.

Gu Cheng flew into a rage when he heard that Gu Danyan had lost his temper with the Jing King in the water stronghold. Ignoring the Madam's advice, he directly sent his servant to the prince's mansion, wanting to call Gu Danyan back to interrogate him.

Qing Di from the Mansion had no choice but to come to the medicine house and interrupt Gu Liuyan's actions, "Previously, Master was extremely angry about the fact that Miss Zhi had to enter the Prince Jing's Mansion after her marriage annulment, and then heard that you were angry at Prince Jing in the water stronghold. Now, you're in a good mood."

Gu Ming didn't even raise his cigarette, his slender hands continuing to move across the table. "No time, I refuse."

"But... That's your father after all, miss. " Qing Dai helplessly continued, "If you don't go, old master will definitely not leave …"

Ye Zichen let out a long sigh, then put down the medicinal ingredients in his hand.

"I'll go."

In the Prime Minister's estate, Gu Zixian was sitting at the side while Gu Liuyan was sitting at the main seat beside him. He leisurely sipped his tea and looked at Gu Cheng helplessly: "Father, arguing with the Prince is not a big deal. If worse comes to worst, I'll just go over and apologize later!"

"Of course I have to apologize! That is our Navy Tide's Prince Jing! " Gu Cheng's face turned red. If Gu Mingyan wasn't a wangfei, he really wanted to point at his eldest daughter's nose and scold her, "You can't lose your temper with the prince in the future. You have to be a good match for him. This is your duty as a woman!"

"Got it." Gu Danyan put down the cup in his hand, stood up and was about to leave, but Gu Zixian stepped forward and stopped her. His eyes were red and filled with tears.

"Elder sister, does the prince not want to marry me anymore?" This' older sister 'sounded quite convinced.

Without waiting for Gu Daiyan to speak, Gu Cheng, who was behind him, rushed forward and pulled Gu Zixian to the side, shouting angrily, "You evil girl! We, the Gu family, have lost all face for you two. "

"Father!" Gu Zixian shouted.

"Don't call me father! You just broke off the engagement with the Qi family and immediately requested that Prince Jing enter the palace as your concubine. No matter what, you are still my, Gu Cheng's, second daughter, and you actually want to be my concubine! "This is really embarrassing me!" Gu Cheng pulled her to the side, reprimanding her nonstop.

Gu Zixian was already in tears. When had her father ever scolded her like this in the Prime Minister's Estate?

On the other hand, Gu Pingyan, who was watching the show at the side, only massaged the corner of his eyebrows and felt a headache coming on. Gu Pingyan, who was just teaching Gu Zixian a lesson a moment ago, turned his head and glared at her: "Yan'Er!"

"Father, I'm here." Gu Liuyan had no choice but to turn around.

"Do you still remember the day you went back to the door, your father asked for a promotion from the prince?" Right now, Gu Cheng was slightly calming down.

"Yes, why?" Gu Danyan frowned. He could not help but clench the handkerchief in his hand and release it. Time was of the essence.

"Father wants to take him in as his foster son. In the future, you have to speak up for brother in front of King Jing." Gu Cheng took the painting from the side and handed it to her.

Upon opening it, the man in the painting was handsome, but his expression was cold and hard, his gaze sharp. If one looked closely, they would be able to see that he bore some resemblance to Gu Cheng, and beside him was his name — Gu Yan.

She threw the painting into the arms of Qing Dai and merely glanced at Gu Zixian, saying in a low voice, "Daughter understands, many things have happened in the Sunset Water Stronghold. When the prince returns, we will welcome little sister into the palace."

The moment he finished speaking, Gu Zixian's smile blossomed while Gu Cheng's expression remained calm.

Gu Liuyan didn't care that much for now. Just when she was about to leave, she remembered that the Sunset Water Stronghold had something to do with the Mirage. After hesitating for a while, she turned around and walked towards her grandfather's courtyard.

This place was completely silent, and the small octagonal building was just like how it was before.

He pushed open the door to the courtyard. The herb shelves had all disappeared without a trace, leaving nothing behind.

Only Yun Fu, who he had met before, walked up unhurriedly and bowed respectfully towards Gu Mingyan. He said in a low voice, "Master left earlier. He only let me read the entire ancient book here and wait for Miss to cure the poison."

Only after hearing Yun Fu's words did she realize that he had already cured Tie Lingdang of her poison.

"It has already been undone." Gu Danyan smiled as she placed the prescription into Yun Fu's hands. Yun Fu looked at it and laughed heartily, "With this, master will be waiting for you at Ling Nan Yun's home. Miss will handle all the ancient books in this octagonal building."

"Yun Fu, do you know about the mirage?"

Yun Fu smiled but did not say anything. Gu Pingyan did not continue asking and could only order: "Have Yin Qiu come over later and bring these books and things to the medicine house. Take good care of them."

"Understood, miss." Yun Fu smiled as he nodded, and entered the octagonal building.

Looking at the empty courtyard, Gu Pingyan could not help but frown.

What did my grandfather leave for? Was it related to the mirage?

Although she could not understand, she could only temporarily put aside these questions and quickly returned to the medicine house. Qi Rou had already finished arranging the ingredients for her, and Cheng Er was helping. Only the black-clothed person stood aside without saying a word.

She took a few steps forward, but before she could say anything, she heard a few clangs. Several darts landed at her feet along with a few rocks. The black clothed man had already rushed to her side, raising his hand to block her from coming back.

Cheng Yi had already sent Qi Rou under the table, and Cheng Er had already jumped on top of the wall.

"What's going on!" Qi Rou called out in a low voice. Gu Qing Yan quickly ran over and hid under the table with her. A few men in plain clothes jumped over the wall and started fighting with the man in black.

Gu Daiyan's eyes turned cold. These people must have been sent by Mirage.