If you're made a fake emperor, why did you change the country's name?

The sky was bright.

On a gentle hill, tens of thousands of troops were quietly stationed, their black "Two Wolves" banners fluttering in the morning breeze.

It was Xiaoyue Jinquan's team!

He was supposed to rest for a day and wait to arrest civilians, but because he had already arrested them ahead of time, he set off early and arrived outside the imperial city early in the morning!

Inside a lavishly decorated carriage, Xiaoyue Jinquan slowly closed the white jade folding fan in his hand and waved to a general outside the carriage.

"Pass down the order: the army shall encamp here."

"Yes, Your Highness!" the general replied respectfully.

Xiaoyue Jinquan added, "Also, check on those Liang civilians we captured on the road. Make sure they don't die, or we won't be able to use them."

"Yes, sir!" the general replied again, then turned and left.

Xiaoyue Jinquan lifted the carriage curtain, his gaze fixed on the distant capital of the Great Liang Dynasty. A confident smile appeared on his face as he laughed, "Emperor of Great Liang, I never expected you to have such skill, to be able to create something so ingenious. However... that's enough for now."

He lowered the carriage curtain and calmly ordered, "Someone come here."

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Go to my fifth brother's military camp."

"yes!"

……

Soon, Xiaoyue Jinquan's carriage, escorted by a group of personal guards, arrived at the entrance of the Five Wolves' camp.

Before the carriage had even come to a complete stop, he saw Xiaoyue Jindao escorting Xiaoyue Jinshang out of the camp.

Xiaoyue Jindao said in a deep, booming voice, "Seventh brother, it's a deal then. You must help your fifth brother correct him properly!"

Xiaoyue Jinshang smiled broadly and patted his chest, assuring him, "Don't worry, Fifth Brother, don't worry! I'm the kind of person who always sides with family, regardless of right or wrong!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyue Jinquan, who was in the carriage, unconsciously frowned.

When did they become so close?

"Move closer," he commanded in a low voice.

The convoy moved slowly forward, and the sound of horses' hooves immediately attracted the attention of the two men in front of the tent.

The carriage curtain was lifted, and Xiaoyue Jinquan gracefully descended, a perfectly timed smile on his face, about to greet them.

However, his gaze inadvertently swept over the empty sleeve of Xiaoyue Jindao's right arm, and the smile on his face instantly froze. He subconsciously blurted out...

"Fifth brother, what happened to your right arm?"

When Xiaoyue Jindao saw the Erzilang banner, his already gloomy face turned as black as the bottom of a pot after hearing those words.

He snorted coldly, said nothing, and turned to walk back to his tent.

This sudden turn of events left Xiaoyue Jinquan completely stunned.

He looked at the general beside Xiaoyue Jindao with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong with your prince?"

The general quickly cupped his hands and replied in a low voice, "Your Highness, my lord was ambushed by the Emperor of Liang in the city of Daliang and suffered some injuries."

"An ambush?" Xiaoyue Jinquan frowned, unconsciously tapping his palm with the folding fan in his hand as he fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Tuoba Hu felt a pang of anxiety and wanted to take the opportunity to pull Xiaoyue Jinshang away from this dangerous place as soon as possible.

Seeing that Xiaoyue Jinquan had only asked about the general from beginning to end and hadn't even glanced at him, Ke Xiaoyue Jinshang felt a surge of annoyance at being ignored.

He shook off Tuo Tuoba Hu's hand and said sarcastically, "Second Brother is really leisurely. We've been here for several days, and you're only just arriving outside the capital."

Xiaoyue Jinquan glanced at him, intending to ignore this good-for-nothing, but then suddenly remembered something, turned to face him directly, and asked, "How did Fifth Brother get into the Imperial City? Do you know about this?"

Seeing that Xiaoyue Jinquan was finally looking at him seriously, Xiaoyue Jinshang immediately showed a hint of arrogance and puffed out his chest, saying, "Although I don't know the details of this matter, if Second Brother wants to know, please beg me, perhaps..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiaoyue Jinquan had already turned around and returned to his carriage without looking back.

"Back to camp."

Two words floated out lightly from inside the carriage.

Xiaoyue Jinshang's second half of his sentence suddenly caught in his throat, and he froze on the spot.

He could clearly feel the gazes cast upon him by the soldiers around him, as if they were mocking him.

His face flushed crimson instantly. He gritted his teeth and muttered curses at the carriage, "They're all wolves in sheep's clothing! What's with the act! What's so great about them!"

The people in the carriage seemed not to have heard half of what was said, and the procession left the Five Wolves' camp without stopping at all.

Inside the carriage, Xiaoyue Jinquan lifted a corner of the curtain and summoned a general.

"Have the spies in the army investigate Xiaoyue Jinshang thoroughly. Find out what he's been up to lately, who he's met, and report everything to me, no matter how small."

"Yes!" The general accepted the order and left.

The curtain was lowered, and the carriage returned to darkness. Xiaoyue Jinquan frowned deeply and muttered to himself, tapping his fan.

"With my fifth brother losing his right hand, the greatest threat to me has been eliminated."

But why would he hold a grudge against me for losing his arm?

Is it a coincidence, or... that good-for-nothing is so audacious as to dare betray the Wolf Kingdom?

……

The Imperial Palace, Tianji Pavilion.

Zhao Yu frowned slightly as he looked at the image of Xiaoyue Jinquan deep in thought in the Heavenly Mirror.

Just as I thought, these two wolves are no pushovers.

With just a hostile glance and a few words, Xiaoyue Jinquan could immediately deduce so much.

Zhao Yu slowly stood up and pursed his lips.

I hope the seed I planted was deep enough that it wouldn't be pulled out so easily and ruin my plans.

Zhao Yu waved to the elder of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

"Alright, that's enough for today."

The elders of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and others quickly put away the Heavenly Secrets Mirror.

Zhao Yu stood up, stretched, and looked thoughtfully at the morning light streaming in through the window.

"It's time to prepare for the next battle."