The Grand Tutor stood up from his chair, and with the help of two eunuchs, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will certainly live up to your expectations."

Mo Beichen nodded and quickly asked him to sit down.

He then had the eunuch announce the decree: during the Emperor's personal campaign, all state affairs would be handled by the Grand Tutor. Anyone who disobeyed would be subject to the Grand Tutor's authority to decide their life or death. Furthermore, Prime Minister Mu and Han Yixuan were to assist him from the sidelines.

(I forgot to mention that Han Yixuan had already been promoted to Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate when the new emperor ascended the throne.)

That night.

A distinguished guest has arrived at the Imperial Study.

After finishing reviewing the memorials in his hand, Mo Beichen paused slightly as he picked up the next one, then continued flipping through them, calmly asking, "Is it comfortable on the roof beam?"

The surroundings were completely silent.

Mo Beichen picked up a cup of tea and used his internal energy to send it high into the air. Not a drop of tea was spilled or fell.

"You do have some conscience, I didn't come for nothing, you even know to offer me tea." A deep and clear voice rang out.

Accompanied by the sound, a young man in black robes descended from the roof.

If Yun Qingluo were here, she would surely recognize this person as the nameless one who escorted them back then.

Mo Beichen looked up at him and asked, "What brings you here? Is the place quiet?"

Wuming curled his lips into a smile, his expression nonchalant and languid. He walked to the bracelet beside him, sat down, and said slowly, "Isn't it because I heard someone has made a big move, so I came to see the show? What, are you leaving the palace? Do you need me to guard this spot for you?"

Mo Beichen lowered his head to review the memorial in his hand, his face expressionless. "This is unnecessary."

A cold glint flashed in Wuming's eyes, but he remained silent.

After finishing reviewing the memorials in his hand, Mo Beichen put them aside, looked up at him, and saw that he was looking down, seemingly lost in thought.

"Thank you." Mo Beichen spoke sparingly, coldly uttering just two words.

Wuming suddenly looked up, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes, before he resumed his nonchalant demeanor. "To hear a thank you from you, my life has been worthwhile. Go in peace. I will protect the people in the capital for you."

Mo Beichen pondered for a moment.

"For matters that need to be addressed openly, you can contact Han Yixuan. But in private, just help me protect my two children and Luo Luo's family," Mo Beichen said in a low voice.

Wuming was slightly surprised, "Aren't you taking the child with you?"

Mo Beichen shook his head. “The dangers in the Southern Frontier are unknown. On the surface, I will send the child to Guoguang Temple and entrust the abbot with his care. I will also send heavy guards to protect the child. In secret, I will send the child to the General’s Mansion and ask Madam Yun to take care of him.”

Wuming raised an eyebrow. "I'm afraid no one will believe me."

Mo Beichen snorted coldly, "Otherwise, what use are you?"

The nameless man said angrily, "I came here purely because I had nothing better to do, fine."

Mo Beichen remained silent.

After a long pause, Wuming spoke up, "The elders in the building hope you'll go back and visit them before you leave?"

Mo Beichen threw down the memorial in his hand. "I'm not going."

Wuming sighed, "Alright then."

"Have someone in the building investigate the forces behind the man in black robes. Let the elders in the building handle this task. Once they find out, I will personally go back and meet with them." Mo Beichen changed his mind halfway through his sentence.

Wuming laughed, "You're still so petty. They're just worried that Yun Qingluo will hold you back, not that they really won't let you get married. Besides, everyone knows exactly what kind of person Yun Qingluo was back then. It's normal for those old fogies to be worried, so why are you so persistent?"

When they learned that Mo Beichen was going to marry Yun Qingluo, the elders in the building unanimously opposed it. Although a few of them joined in the commotion, they were only indignant that he had married before them.

But, to everyone's surprise, Mo Beichen pointed his knife at the elders and said, "I only want to marry her. Gods and demons can't stop me, let alone you."

After that, he never went back into the building to see the elders again.

Why.

Mo Beichen's eyes darkened slightly. "Where did those two go?"

Wuming knew that he was changing the subject because he didn't want to talk about it anymore, so he went along with him and replied, "Luo Xiuran went to the Southern Frontier to find a divine herb. After returning, he was distraught, as if he had lost his soul, and went into seclusion. Xiao Jue went to the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom."

"What are you going there for?" Mo Beichen asked.

“Didn’t you destroy the Sirius Kingdom? He went to investigate, hoping to infiltrate the Sirius Kingdom with his influence,” Wuming laughed.

Mo Beichen fell silent upon hearing this.

Wuming asked, "With General Yun in Tianmo Kingdom and Beiyue Kingdom, who do you plan to send to Tianmo North and Dongwu Kingdom?"

Mo Beichen glanced at Wuming indifferently, and Wuming surrendered, "Fine, I won't ask anymore. Stop being so mysterious. I'm leaving. I'm leaving the palace tomorrow. Why don't you go back and have a good sleep with your little darling... Ugh, you have no sportsmanship!"

Wuming got up from the ground and walked away cursing.

Mo Beichen lowered his head and continued to review the memorials in his hands with an expressionless face, but his speed increased.

Chengqian Palace.

Yun Qingluo sat at the table, with Yun Li, Yun Ju, and Yun Ying standing in front of her.

“If Achen and I leave the palace and stay there for too long, there will inevitably be internal strife in the capital. I cannot take the two children with me, so I will send them to the General’s Mansion and entrust them to my mother to take care of. Yunying, select one hundred Divine Guards and one hundred people from the Divine Medicine Valley to help me guard the General’s Mansion.”

Yun Ying frowned. "Why don't we send Madam Yun and the child to the Valley of Divine Healers? It's much safer there than here."

Yun Qinglu shook her head. "No, now that Father and Brother are on campaign, and the Emperor and I are not in the capital, if the General's Mansion is unattended, it will cause panic among the people. You just need to guard it well. Have the major strongholds in the capital keep a close eye on every move in the capital and respond accordingly."

"Yes, I understand. I'll send a message back right now. Select a group of people carefully and send them over tonight." After saying that, Yunying turned to leave.

Yun Qingluo called her back and instructed Yun Ying, "In the war between Tianmo Kingdom and Dongwu Kingdom, Achen will probably send the Mo family army and Tianlang Kingdom soldiers to fight. The Mo family army only has 200,000 men in total. As for Tianlang Kingdom, although it has a million combat power, it cannot take them all. It will have to leave some to defend, and the number of people will not be many."

"In that case, those people brought back from the wilderness should be put to use. These were all personally trained by you, Yunying. You can lead them to lie in wait at the battlefield, and then strike when the time is right."

"Why not just join them?" Yunli asked.

Yun Qinglu shook her head slightly. "The Mo family army has returned to the battlefield after many years, and they are full of ambition. We need to curb their arrogance. In addition, although the soldiers of the Tianlang Kingdom have long been integrated into the Tianmo Kingdom's camp, this is, after all, their first time fighting together on the battlefield. This battle will be very difficult, and they themselves know it. If they know that there is a team behind them to back them up, they will not fight with all their might."

Yunying nodded, and Yun Qingluo gave her a few more instructions before letting her go to do her errands.

"Yunju, your injuries haven't healed yet, so you should stay in the capital to recover and also protect the capital for me," Yun Qingluo said, turning to Yunju.

Yunju became anxious. "Valley Master, I've been in the Southern Frontier for so long and I'm quite familiar with that place. I'll go with you to the Southern Frontier."