A crown princess who doesn't do infrastructure construction isn't a good doctor.

"Then I'll disguise myself for a little while, just a short time, and no one will know."

Qin Suiyou still shook his head.

"No."

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Yue frowned.

"You think what you just said doesn't hold true, and I've already explained it to you, yet you still refuse. What are you thinking?"

Qin Suiyou looked out through the half-open window and said something that surprised Tuoba Yue.

"That's none of your business."

"Truly intense."

After muttering this, Tuoba Yue stroked his chin and said, "You really are a very special person. It's a pity that you're Beitang Yan's male wife. Why don't you come with me to the Northern Region? I'll make you a high-ranking official."

Qin Suiyou gently curled the corners of his lips.

"Does Chief Tuoba's statement imply that he is certain he can return to the Northern Region?"

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Yue retorted, "So you're saying I can't go back?"

"The court has subdued the Northern Region and wants to seize power. As the former leader, you will naturally be under their control. After all, although you and the Crown Prince have an agreement, it is still just a verbal agreement between the two of you. If Beitang Yan had lost back then, the Emperor could have made it invalid with just one word, and even punished him with a serious crime."

After a long silence, Tuoba Yue smiled brightly.

"I might as well let you in on a little secret: I did keep my promise to Beitang Yan, but before I set off for here, I had already made arrangements in case my brothers would rise up if I couldn't return safely."

Qin Suiyou said, "They might not be able to defeat us. We don't want to lose our lives in the end."

Tuoba Yue: "I'm not stupid. I didn't come all this way for nothing."

Why are you telling me all this?

"Because you're funny."

"Their true intentions are not being made clear, so there is no need for cooperation."

Tuoba Yue straightened his posture slightly and said softly, "Actually, I know you are not from Beiqian."

Qin Suiyou raised an eyebrow slightly.

"How to say?"

Tuoba Yue raised his eyes and looked directly into Qin Suiyou's eyes, then said, "I saw you on a vast ocean. You even saved someone back then."

Qin Suiyou narrowed his eyes, as if he were recalling something.

After a moment, Qin Suiyou said, "Are you still holding the dagger I gave you?"

Tuoba Yue smiled, then took out a dagger wrapped in a wolf skin from his waist and gently placed it in front of Qin Suiyou.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xi and Ke Zuo, who were behind Qin Suiyou, were both startled.

"You're actually that kid from back then!"

Tuoba Yue laughed and said, "You two may not be as tall as me. The only reason you saw me back then was because I was often hungry and abused, which is why I didn't grow tall."

Looking at the dagger in front of him, which was wrapped up very well and whose interior was preserved as if it were new, Qin Suiyou said, "I never expected that you would have achieved such success."

"It's all thanks to you."

Ke Zuo whispered from behind, "No wonder we were talking about so many shameful things. I was starting to think he was an idiot. Turns out he's an old acquaintance."

Everyone present heard it clearly, and Tuoba Yue didn't say anything, only saying, "There's nothing I can do, I have good eyesight."

Lu Xi asked, "Then how did you manage to grow this tall in just a few years?"

After looking Lu Xi up and down, who was even shorter than Ke Zuo, Tuoba Yue immediately understood why he asked that question and said, "This is probably fate."

Lu Xi frowned slightly, not realizing that Tuoba Yue was referring to himself indirectly, but said nothing more. Ke Zuo, on the other hand, almost laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight.

"What are you laughing at?"

Ignoring the commotion behind him, Qin Suiyou said, "I won't ask you to do anything because of the past favor, but can you tell me the purpose of your trip?"

"Of course I know you're not the kind of person who would take advantage of someone's kindness."

Tuoba Yue said this, and then continued, "After I merged the tribes of the Northern Region, I didn't actually intend to fight against the Northern Qian. The Northern Region was really short of resources. Even if we could recuperate, it would be difficult for ordinary people to survive in the perennial ice and snow. We had no choice but to borrow grain from the warmer Northern Qian, but the Northern Qian emperor refused to give it to us, saying that if we wanted grain, we had to submit to him."

At this point, a hint of anger appeared on Tuoba Yue's face.

“If Beiqian were truly a country that treats its people well, I would agree even if it meant facing condemnation from all the people of the Northern Region. But the people of Beiqian have no respect for us; they only want to enslave us. Look at this post station we are staying in now; it’s the worst one.”

"Then why did you make that bet with Beitang Yan during the great battle, and now you've come to Yejing as agreed?"

Tuoba Yue calmed down and said, "In the past, several of the major tribes were not convinced by me and wanted to take my place. I don't know how chaotic things will become after I come here. The Northern Region can only survive by facing a do-or-die situation."

"Putting yourself in a do-or-die situation is a method where the risks far outweigh the rewards."

Tuoba Yue nodded and said, "I know that, but this is the last chance for the Northern Region. You know, the agreement I made with Beitang Yan back then wasn't just the one that's being talked about now."

"What else?"

“My father was originally a descendant of the oldest and most secretive tribe in the snowy mountains of the Northern Region. However, that tribe was so isolated from the outside world that in the end, only my father was left, and he was driven out by other tribes.”

"Before my father died, he gave me the last sacred object of that tribe. That sacred object would guide me to find the person who could break the deadlock in the Northern Region. When I met Beitang Yan, the sacred object reacted. I thought that person was him, so I made a promise with him that after the defeat, I would never fight Bei Qian again, and I would help him ascend to the highest position in the future, as long as he could treat the tribes of the Northern Region well."

Lu Xi was curious about the sacred object, so he asked, "Could you let me take a look at it?"

Tuoba Yue shook his head and said, "I have a special connection with the sacred object, so I hid it on the snow mountain and did not carry it with me."

Qin Suiyou asked, "According to you, Beitang Yan is not actually the person you are looking for to break the deadlock, right?"

"That's right, that person is actually you."

Qin Suiyou was somewhat surprised, and then heard Tuoba Yue say, "You saved me because I had not yet signed a contract with the sacred object. It wasn't until a few days ago when you came to receive me as the host that I recognized you and also received more definitive instructions from the sacred object."

Upon hearing this, Qin Suiyou remained silent for a moment, and Lu Xi spoke first: "I don't think it could be anyone but Youyou. I thought it was Beitang Yan before, not only because of his good destiny, but also because his destiny is related to Youyou's."

Tuoba Yue looked at Lu Xi, who was speaking eloquently, and said, "I thought you wouldn't believe these things."

Lu Xi crossed his arms and said proudly, "I'm an expert."