Excessive ferocity due to caution

"Fang Qian...how could this be?!"

Luo Qili gasped in surprise.

The owner of this mansion... is actually the First Madam, Fang Qian!

"Isn't this kind of mansion... a reward bestowed by the imperial court upon meritorious officials?"

"In that case, shouldn't it be the 'Master's' land deed?"

Zhao Yi explained:

"uncertain."

"Besides the imperial court's reward, it's also possible that the 'master' voluntarily retired from the military and went back to his hometown."

"If that's the case, then the ownership of the mansion's land title is hard to say, since it's a private matter."

"And personally, I'm more inclined to believe that the 'master' is retiring to his hometown."

Luo Qili was curious.

Why?

Zhao Yi took out Che Lin's memo.

"Che Lin said that he had followed the master in battles across the country for thirty years."

"This shows that earlier, the court was unstable and the country was in turmoil."

"It was 'Master' and others who stood up to quell the turmoil and help the emperor unify the world."

"But often, when it comes to rewarding those who have rendered meritorious service... the emperor will find a way to get rid of them!"

Luo Qili's eyes sparkled.

"His merits are so great that they threaten the emperor's authority... There is nothing left to reward him with, nothing left to bestow upon him!"

Zhao nodded.

"That's right."

"But the 'master' of the Prince's Mansion was very clever. He retired from the military and returned to his hometown, voluntarily giving up all his glory, so that he could enjoy his old age in peace."

"Therefore, this mansion was not bestowed by the imperial court, and the master no longer holds an official position."

"Although this mansion is called 'Prince's Mansion,' it's only because 'Master' is the head of the family."

"As for the ownership of the land title, it needs to be settled with the person who bought the land title... that is, the First Madam."

Luo Qili murmured:

"So... we're not supposed to kill the 'Master,' but the First Madam!"

"The heart we're looking for isn't the master's heart, but... the first mistress's heart!"

Zhao Yi stood at the window on the side of the building, looking towards the main house in the distance.

Black mist was already surging over there, and malevolent energy was churning!

It seems something terrifying is about to emerge from inside!

"That ghost that attracted the paper doll steward... must have been sent by the First Madam."

"And it was the First Madam who killed the warehouse guard and took the key to the second floor!"

Zhao paused for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.

"No... I'm not being accurate in what I'm saying."

"The First Madam has been dead for a long time."

"Now, this First Madam... is nothing more than a flesh puppet."

"From the moment it was resurrected, everyone treated it as the First Lady!"

"But it knows in its heart that it is a brand new life with self-awareness..."

Everyone in the mansion respects it, yet... not a single person has ever acknowledged its existence!

"It lives like an invisible person in this world where there is absolutely no place for it."

"As a result, it was provoked and its emotions became unstable. The drawbacks of being a flesh puppet began to emerge—it used its status as the 'first wife' to quarrel with the master, make things difficult for the second wife... and even wanted to kill the second wife."

Recalling the drawbacks of flesh puppets being prone to negative or even extreme emotions when provoked, many clues in Luo Qili's mind came together!

"So that's how it is..."

Only then did she realize the bottomless pit the system had dug for them!

The mansion owner, the ghostly face appearing in the main house, the old man speaking one sentence after another...

Almost all the clues point to the "Master"!

Grass!

This system is a piece of shit, it's like it has no mother!

Zhao Yi rummaged through the bedside table and quickly found a record.

【today】

He wouldn't get on the boat with me.

...

【today】

He wouldn't come aboard with me; he said he loved me.

...

【today】

The master won't come aboard with me; it must be because of that vixen. If I kill her, he'll come aboard with me.

...

【today】

Men, not one of them is any good!!

...

【today】

Go to hell, all of you!!

...

【today】

I found that book. It says that if I can get the heart of my beloved, I can be resurrected!

Since this old man says he loves me... he must be willing to give me his heart, right?

Are you willing?

...

【today】

He seems to know my intentions... Damn it... Will he use my birthday as an excuse to get rid of me?

[Very likely!]

I absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait to die!

...

【today】

[Another boring birthday. He gave me a delicate heart, saying it represented his true feelings, and that he was willing to give everything for me, including his life… Ha, nobody believes a man's words!]

[But this exquisite heart looks really beautiful... I'll keep it for now!]

...

【today】

Something terrible seems to have happened at the mansion...

...

【today】

The master is dead... but his heart has vanished...

He saw that vixen one last time before he died; she must have taken his heart...

I must find his heart... I absolutely must...

...

【today】

That vixen has such powerful guards... Damn it!

...

【today】

The servants said that the fox spirit goes to the second floor of the main house every day.

The master's heart... must be there!

...

"A delicate heart?"

Zhao Yi squinted.

He opened Che Lin's memo.

The record for January 22nd was found.

"This old man actually ripped out his heart and gave it to the First Madam..."

Zhao Yi clicked his tongue, while Luo Qili on the side was shocked!

Let the First Madam see your true feelings... It sounds quite romantic at first glance.

Unexpectedly, reality turned out to be so brutal!

"The book on flesh puppets records that the power and life of a flesh puppet originate from resentment, which accumulates in its heart. The closer it is to its heart, the deeper the resentment becomes..."

"If the flesh puppet and its own heart completely fuse... then the flesh puppet will become an incredibly terrifying... ghoul!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Yi suddenly exclaimed excitedly:

"Goodness, we've got a job!"

Luo Qili was stunned. While frantically flipping through the book on puppet making, she asked:

"What?"

Zhao Yi:

"If I'm not mistaken, the lady's heart... should be stored on the second floor of the main house!"

"She might very well mistake that heart for the master's and place it in her own chest..."

"By that time..."

Luo Qili felt a chill in her heart!

Grass!

If so...

Aren't they doomed?!

and also……

What the hell are you so excited about?!

We're all going to be gone!

"Is there any solution?!"

She asked anxiously.

Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow:

"Come with me..."

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PS:

Go and write the next chapter right away.

Thank you for reading.

The storyline will be largely completed in the final stage.