Upon hearing her words, the queen indeed ordered the soldiers to stop.
Just then, Tuoba Xuanyi also arrived with his troops.
When they saw the Queen's soldiers surrounding Tuoba Xuan and his companions, they showed no concern for them.
Instead, he slowly knelt down before the Queen: "This humble general has arrived late to save Your Majesty, please punish me, Your Majesty."
The people surrounded in the middle never expected that Tuoba Xuanyi was actually the Queen's man. No wonder the Queen knew their itinerary so well.
Tuoba Xuan looked at Tuoba Xuanyi with sadness: "I never thought that you would betray me when I treated you like a brother."
"People strive for higher positions, water flows downhill; why should I stand behind you when I have a better place to go?"
Tuoba Xuanyi's eyes darted away, not daring to look Tuoba Xuan directly in the eye.
"I treated you like a brother, but you treated me like this. How could you live up to the trust I placed in you?"
"Trust cannot buy status. What I want can only be given to me by the Queen. I am willing to serve the Queen."
Tuoba Xuanyi also brought with her the military power of the Tuoba family. The Tuoba family was the greatest protector of the royal family, and now it was under her command. So wouldn't the entire dynasty be under her control?
"Xuanyi is indeed my favorite. How about we hand over all military power in this foreign land to you from now on?"
These words made Raymond's face darken immediately; she had made the same promise to him.
Therefore, the way he looked at Tuoba Xuanyi began to change; it was no longer admiration, but rather a sense of rivalry.
Queen Lei Chunxue looked at the three people in front of her with extreme pride.
"Tuoba Xuanyi has already shown me his true feelings. Now all the soldiers of your Tuoba family are under my command, haha."
The queen laughed unrestrainedly, as if she had already taken control of the entire foreign land.
“My Tuoba family is loyal only to my king. Your conspiracy will not succeed.”
"Hmph, what a joke. Now that the king has no heir and has been bedridden for a long time, it is only natural that I, the queen, should be in charge. If you know what's good for you, come with me, cure this plague, and we can govern this foreign land together, wouldn't that be better?"
Tuoba Xuan glanced coldly at the Queen and said in a cold voice, "My Tuoba family never betrays others. This plague cannot be cured by your rituals. You'd better stop making trouble and release us immediately so that we can treat our people and our king, lest we be branded as sinners for all eternity."
Tuoba Xuan spoke loudly, and the soldiers around him heard him clearly. The current epidemic has made everyone panic, and they dare not even leave their homes, making life unbearable.
Now that they heard that Tuoba Xuan had returned with a prescription for curing the epidemic, they were naturally overjoyed.
“Damn it, this plague is just a calamity sent down by the gods. Now I have found the divine oracle. As long as I perform a blood sacrifice, I can open the oracle and receive the gods’ instructions, so that my barbarian people can be reborn.”
Lei Chunxue's eyes fell on Cui Yulu, and she pointed at Cui Yulu with her slender fingers, saying, "She has the blood of a saintess flowing in her veins. As long as we use her blood to open the divine oracle, my people can be reborn."
Lei Chunxue's words excited Raymond. He hadn't felt this thrill in a long time. This woman had injured so many of his soldiers, and this was the perfect opportunity to take revenge on her.
"Take them back; I want to interrogate this woman properly."
"The person you want is me. Don't arrest those two. I'll go back with you."
"Now that the Tuoba family is under my control, what right do you have to negotiate?"
Seeing that the soldiers were about to attack, Tuoba Xuanyi quickly came to the Queen's side and whispered, "Your Majesty, leave this matter to me. I guarantee I will bring them back to you."
Lei Chunxue glanced at Tuoba Xuanyi and replied coldly, "Alright then, I want that woman alive, and I need to know the secrets she holds. As for Tuoba Xuan and that brat, you can do whatever you want with them. Just remember one thing: they don't need to live."
After saying that, he left with Raymond.
After watching them leave, Tuoba Xuanyi looked at Tuoba Xuan and Cui Yulu with a smug expression.
"Are you regretting not killing me before? But it's too late to regret it now. You can't kill me now, but it's easy for me to kill you."
Enraged, Tuoba Xuan glared at him with his tiger-like eyes.
“I don’t regret not killing you. Men of the Tuoba family never do anything they regret. I only regret trusting others too easily. If I could do it all over again, I would definitely keep Yu Yan by my side and never let her fall in love with you, you ingrate.”
Tuoba Xuanyi wasn't angry; instead, he looked at them with a smile.
“Take them away.”
Tuoba Xuanyi locked them in his villa.
The area was heavily guarded.
"Is it really a good idea to turn a perfectly good house into a cage?"
Cui Yulu picked up a pancake and put it in her mouth, taking a bite. She still had to eat.
Otherwise, you'll be the one who goes hungry.
Without strength, how can one escape?
"Big brother, you should eat something too. It's not good to be hungry. How can you protect us?"
As he spoke, he handed him a flatbread. Tuoba Xuanyi wasn't treating them badly; he even provided them with beef and mutton. Being locked up wasn't so bad after all.
However, things might be delayed in Kyoto for a while longer.
Seeing that he wasn't eating, Cui Yulu became worried, and the pancake in her hand no longer tasted good.
"Oh dear, I wonder how things are going in Kyoto. Actually, how much does it matter to me whether the world is at peace or not? My dream is just to run a small shop and make three meals a day. But things keep going against my expectations. Now I'm stuck in this foreign land and I'm being put on the altar for no reason. I'm really pathetic."
Cui Yulu placed the cakes in the container in front of her, her face full of grievance. She had been sent to the altar in Linshui Village before, and now she was going to be sent to the altar again. Fu Xiaoyu was trapped in Kyoto, and she guessed that no one could save her.
Upon hearing her words, Tuoba Xuan moved closer to her and whispered comfortingly, "Don't worry, little sister, I will definitely not let you be sent to the altar. With me here, you will be safe."
"Although I don't want to expose you, your current situation isn't much better. Even your soldiers have been bribed by the Queen. Do you think you can defeat them all by yourself?"
Abu stared intently at Tuoba Xuan, his amber eyes revealing an indescribable expression.
"Hey kid, you don't believe me, do you? There's an old saying in the Central Plains: 'A cunning rabbit has three burrows.' How do you know I have no way to escape from here?"
Tuoba Xuan spoke very softly, so that if someone overheard him, all his plans would be in vain.
"Since you're so confident, why haven't you eaten yet? You've made me worry for ages."
Tuoba Xuan watched Cui Yulu continue eating her pancake, smiled sheepishly without saying a word, and then picked up a pancake and started eating it himself.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
