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According to Xia Yun's understanding, every boy and girl of the Tuoba tribe will undergo a special coming-of-age ceremony when they reach adulthood.

The most crucial part of this coming-of-age ceremony is to chop off the head of a living person with one's own hands!

The identity of the living person could be an ordinary citizen captured from the border of Daliang Dynasty, or a member of other grassland tribes who are also barbarians.

In other words, no member of the Tuoba tribe is innocent, and everyone has his hands stained with the blood of sin from the moment he or she becomes an adult.

"I'm hungry."

When the atmosphere in the room became extremely serious, suddenly, Tuoba Weiwei said something out of the blue.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning raised their eyebrows at the same time.

The eccentric personality of the woman in front of them was really beyond their expectations.

Xia Yun immediately waved behind him.

Chong Heihu, who was guarding the door, immediately gave the order.

"Tell the kitchen to prepare the meal and send it over immediately."

As soon as Chong Heihu finished speaking, a soldier immediately ran towards the kitchen.

"I heard that Lord Xia's mansion has the best chef in the whole capital, Hongyanlou, and the best wine in Daliang Dynasty. This time, I will have a good time."

Tuoba Weiwei said with a smile.

This woman knows a lot!

Xia Yun thought to himself.

It seems that Tuoba Weiwei has not just arrived in the capital. She has probably stayed in the capital for some time.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t know about Hongyanlou and Xiamao Liquor.

After a while, two soldiers entered the room carrying prepared food and drinks.

When the food was placed on the table, Tuoba Weiwei actually dropped her reserved attitude and started to wolf down the food.

It can be seen that Tuoba Weiwei is indeed hungry.

“It’s really delicious!”

With her mouth full of food, Tuoba Weiwei did not forget to take a sip of wine.

Just like that, Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning sat quietly by the side, watching Tuoba Weiwei eat.

A quarter of an hour later, after having eaten and drunk their fill, Tuoba Weiwei showed a rare look of calmness on her face.

"To be honest with you two, I am indeed from the Tuoba tribe, and my name is indeed Tuoba Weiwei."

Tuoba Weiwei finally admitted her identity.

"But I came to the capital not to murder the Daliang Dynasty, but to find a way out for my Tuoba clan!"

When he said this, Tuoba Weiwei's eyes were directly fixed on Xia Yun.

Upon hearing this, a myriad of thoughts suddenly emerged in Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning's minds.

"If what I know is correct, the Tuoba tribe should be considered an extremely powerful race among the northern barbarians. If you want to find a way to survive, why come to my Daliang Dynasty?"

Lei Zhenning asked immediately.

Unexpectedly, when Tuoba Weiwei heard this, she suddenly burst into laughter.

"Why are you laughing?"

Xia Yun spoke next.

"My two lords, there is no need to hide it from me. The imperial court's 300,000-strong army has marched towards Changchun and the Hexi Corridor respectively. They will arrive at the front line soon and fight against the 500,000 barbarian troops in the northern border."

"By then, the entire northern Xinjiang region will become a battlefield. Where will there be any way out?"

A gleam of brilliance suddenly appeared in Tuoba Weiwei's bright eyes.

At this point, the fear in Lei Zhenning's eyes became more intense.

You must know that although the war in the northern border is a foregone conclusion, the news of the imperial court's 300,000-strong army going to war is still top secret.

Even among officials in the capital, most had no way of knowing.

And this woman in front of me actually has such a method! As a member of the Tuoba tribe, she accurately understood the every move of the 300,000 troops of the imperial court!

"What is the purpose of the Tuoba tribe? Tell me directly."

Unlike Lei Zhenning, Xia Yun was not too shocked by Tuoba Weiwei's accurate prediction of the movements of the 300,000-strong army.

Since the other party came with a special purpose, he naturally should have special means.

"The Tuoba people just want to survive."

Suddenly, Tuoba Weiwei's expression became extremely solemn, and she looked at Xia Yun and spoke word by word.

"Are there any Tuoba people among the 500,000 barbarian troops in the northern border?"

Xia Yun asked.

"not yet."

Tuoba Weiwei shook her head.

"What do you mean temporarily?"

Xia Yun keenly caught the unusualness in Tuoba Weiwei's words.

However, this time, Tuoba Weiwei did not directly respond to Xia Yun's question.

"Does your Excellency know why the 500,000 barbarian troops from the northern border appeared this time?"

Tuoba Weiwei raised an eyebrow and asked back.

Hearing this, Xia Yun hesitated for a moment.

Indeed, the sudden invasion of the 500,000-strong barbarian army in the northern border seemed too inexplicable to him.

You know, just over two months ago, Zhao Gongming and Xiao Yan led the imperial army to defeat the Tatar troops.

Logically speaking, the barbarians who had just been defeated should not continue to attack at this time, even if they did not submit to the Liang Dynasty.

"Let me tell you the answer."

Tuoba Weiwei smiled, then stood up and walked to the map of Daliang Dynasty on the wall.

Pointed out a location on the map with his hand.

When Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning saw the location that Tuoba Weiwei pointed out, they were all surprised and suddenly realized what was going on!

This was because the place that Tuoba Weiwei pointed to was none other than the Shaqiu Dynasty located to the north of the Daliang Dynasty!

"During the time when the Daliang Dynasty's army was fighting against the Japanese pirates, the Shaqiu Dynasty sent people to the Mobei grasslands and gave a lot of benefits to almost all the tribes. At the same time, they gathered them together and used troops against the Daliang Dynasty."

"We, the Tuoba clan, know that the warriors of the Daliang Dynasty are good at fighting, and we don't want to get involved in this mess."

"But my Tuoba tribe is from the northern border after all. Once the war in the northern border lasts for a long time, the Dune Dynasty and other tribes will definitely unite and force my Tuoba tribe to send troops."

"By then, everything will be destroyed, and my Tuoba clan will probably be wiped out in one day!"

Tuoba Weiwei spoke one after another, telling the truth about the invasion of 500,000 barbarian troops in the northern border, and at the same time showing the dilemma of the Tuoba tribe.

After all, the Tuoba tribe did not want to participate in this war in the northern border.

But if the Daliang army wins, they will certainly not let go of the Tuoba tribe, which is also a northern border tribe.

And if the combined forces of the northern border barbarians win, they will also not let go of the Tuoba tribe, whom they regard as aliens!

"So the Tuoba tribe wants to join the Daliang Dynasty?"

Xia Yun pondered for a moment and then asked.

"Given the style of our Tuoba clan, even if we want to surrender to the Liang Dynasty, I'm sure the emperor of your Liang Dynasty will not agree."

Tuoba Weiwei smiled.

Although she was from the Tuoba tribe, she was very clear about the cultural differences between the Tuoba tribe and the Daliang Dynasty.

In particular, the Tuoba clan's almost brutal style was not welcomed by the Daliang Dynasty at all.

"My Tuoba clan's idea is to form an alliance with the Daliang Dynasty!"

At this moment, Tuoba Weiwei finally revealed the true purpose of the Tuoba clan!