After Xiao Linglang got off the horse, she knew to follow Tuoba Jin step by step without being reminded by him.

Tuoba Jin laughed in his heart. This cautious and timid look was exactly the same as the day she returned to the royal court in her previous life.

Holding the little girl's hand, Tuoba Jin strode into the palace gate, followed closely by all the officials.

The king is back at court today and a banquet is being held in the palace.

Seeing this, Tuoba Mu raised his brows slightly. When pushing the wheelchair, while no one was paying attention, Princess Jing leaned over and whispered in Tuoba Mu's ear, "Your Highness, the necklace on that girl's neck looks like the one from the Peace Era."

"I saw it." Tuoba Mu breathed softly and looked at the figure entering the palace gate with complicated eyes.

Since her husband had already seen it, Princess Jing knew there was no need to say anything more, so she pushed Prince Jing into the palace with peace of mind.

The palace banquet is held in Xuanwu Hall, and all officials are waiting there.

Tuoba Jin was not around and King Jing was of a gentle temperament, so the officials became bolder and began to whisper to each other, discussing the identity of the girl.

"Could it be a tribute from the Helan tribe?"

“I don’t think so.”

"That old villain Helan values ​​his life very much, there's no guarantee he won't do something like this." Another official sneered when mentioning the Daha tribe.

"Hahaha, so what? I was still sent back to Avici Hell by the Wolf Lord with one blow. I'm going to stay there."

For a moment, the officials burst into laughter.

"By the way, who exactly is this girl?"

"I can't guess it." Some officials refuse to join the topic, which shows that they really value their lives.

After all, the bloody incident a few months ago is still vivid in our minds. Anyone who dares to have any wrong intentions will be damned.

Tuoba Mu drank his wine in silence, his eyelids slightly raised, taking in everyone's discussions.

Chi Nu is now nineteen years old. If it weren't for the accident a few months ago, he would have been married by now. Now he is the Wolf Lord. Although the Ulolan tribe has been abolished, there are several good girls in the royal court who are suitable to be queens. It is time for him to consider it.

Princess Jing sat beside Tuoba Mu, behaving dignifiedly. While listening to the officials' conversation, she glanced at her husband's expression out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing that he was calm and composed, the hands hanging in his sleeves moved. The Wolf Lord had returned, which was different from when he was still a prince, so the harem could not be left in vain.

Thinking of the woman brought back by the Wolf Lord, Princess Jing's eyelashes drooped slightly, with some strange thoughts in her mind.

Just when everyone was looking forward to seeing who that girl was, Tuoba Jin appeared alone with a cold look on his face.

"It's been a long time since we last met. I didn't know you all missed me so much."

He shook his sleeves, sat down in the main seat with an air of dominance, rested his arms on his legs, and stared at the officials kneeling below him in a casual and unrestrained manner.

This seemingly joking remark made all the officials tremble with fear and cold sweat broke out on their heads.

This is not the Wolf Lord's welcoming banquet, but a beheading banquet for these people.

All the officials knelt on the ground and quietly sent a signal for help to Tuoba Mu. Tuoba Mu blinked innocently and covered his lips with his sleeves to cough at the right time.

They thought who was investigating their crimes.

"Drag him away and kill him!"

Tuoba Jin raised his hand nonchalantly with sharp eyes, pointed at a few people in the air, and gave orders lightly.

"No, Lord Wolf, I am innocent!"

"Wolf Lord, Wolf Lord, I am wronged—"

"Wolf Lord, no no no——"

"Tuoba Jin, you killed your father and brother, you are unkind and unjust, violent and ruthless, I wish you a bad death——"

For a moment, the hall was as silent as death. The other officials broke out in cold sweat on their faces, thinking that this man really didn't want to live anymore, and he didn't want the lives of his entire clan.

Suddenly, a round of applause broke out in the hall. Everyone looked towards the king in high position. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Well said, Ning Yun, what has Lord Potala done wrong? Tell me more, I can't remember clearly."

"As ordered."

Ning Yun took the order and turned to look at the man with disheveled hair being pulled by the guards, his eyes stern.

"During his tenure as Minister of Agriculture, Lord Potuo Luo colluded with businessmen, bought and sold official positions, embezzled and accepted bribes of thousands of taels of gold and tens of thousands of taels of silver, and forced women of good families into prostitution... etc. Lord Potuo Luo, the Wolf Lord will not wrongly accuse anyone."

Potala's legs were stiff and his eyes were dull. He... He had been very secretive for so many years, how could he...

"Please forgive me, Wolf Lord. I know I was wrong..."

Tuoba Jin raised his finger slightly, and the guard immediately understood. He raised his sword and slashed, and Poluo Luo's head fell to the ground.

Some timid officials fainted with their eyes wide open.

Tuoba Mu raised his eyelids and looked at Tuoba Jin. Was this too cruel?

Tuoba Jin sneered, thinking it was just a warning to others.

At a palace banquet, everyone ate with trepidation, so how could they care about who the Wolf Lord brought back? Those who had some hidden secrets suddenly became clear-minded. The Wolf Lord was not here, and the officials in the royal court knew something about it. At this moment... everyone kept their feathers tightly closed.

After Tuoba Jin dealt with the people, he became absent-minded and drank glass after glass of wine out of boredom.

As soon as the banquet was over, he turned around and left, more eager to escape than the officials who wanted to escape.

Officials: ???

There was a strange flash in Tuoba Mu's eyes, he lowered his eyes and whispered to Princess Jing to push him out of the palace.

The Qiuyue Palace was originally the Shuangyue Palace, and every brick and tile inside the palace was separated from the royal court yet strangely integrated. Ning Yun was slightly stunned when he saw Tuoba Jin coming here.

Wolf Lord, are you going to rest here today?

But the palace was dark and the lights were off, so the noble master must have gone to bed.

Ning Yun was just about to ask when he saw his wolf lord kick his legs and use the force to flip over.

He was left standing there alone, enjoying the breeze.

Scratching his head, Ning Yun looked at the palace gate right in front of him with confusion.

Xiao Linglang was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly pulled into an embrace filled with the aroma of wine.

She was startled.

After opening her eyes, Xiao Linglang pushed him away in shame and anger, "Wolf Lord! Why are you here!"

"Linglang hasn't gone to bed yet." Tuoba Jin glanced outside the tent. The calming incense was not lit yet, and a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.

"I just fell asleep and was almost scared to death by the Wolf Lord." Xiao Ling supported herself on the quilt with both hands and said sadly, with a reproachful tone in her voice.

Tuoba Jin smiled, turned sideways to face her, casually put his hand on her slender waist and squeezed it.

"Gu Rao woke Ling Lang up?"

"Yeah." Xiao Linglang took his hand away, lowered her eyes and asked him, "Why is the Wolf Lord here?"

"I will rest here tonight." Tuoba Jin said directly.

Xiao Linglang's body instantly stiffened and she stammered, "Wolf Lord, I...I..."

The hand in front of him was taken away, "I'm just taking a rest, just like every day."

Xiao Linglang heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, because he was the one who kept the promise.

So, Xiao Linglang wrinkled her nose, leaned forward, squatted beside him a little embarrassedly, and asked awkwardly: "Husband, it's so late, do you still want to wash up?"

Tuoba Jin let out a snort of laughter, stood up and said to the little girl who might be looking miserable, "Yes, Linglang, go to sleep first, I will be back later."

Xiao Linglang blinked, pursed her lips and nodded.

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