Chapter 790

The Loulan affair was over.

The aftermath was certainly not as simple as just collecting the corpse of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

Before Su Xuan and the others arrived at Loulan, Did Chi You had arrived here first. Without asking right from wrong, he slaughtered the people of Loulan and imprisoned the High Priestess. In front of her, he slaughtered the people of Loulan before the stone statue of the Nine-Heaven Xuan Nu. Not only did he want the High Priestess to witness how the people of Loulan died, but he was also driven by a perverse sense of humor, wanting the Nine-Heaven Xuan Nu to witness how the people she cherished withered away. Of course, the Nine-Heaven Xuan Nu might not necessarily be able to see this; in the final analysis, what existed here was just a stone statue.

After the members of the Yin-Yang School collected the corpse of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, following Meng Tian's order, the three thousand Golden Fire Cavalrymen also quickly took over the entire Loulan.

Not to mention that the golden-armored guards of Loulan had already been slaughtered by Did Chi You, even if they had not been damaged, they could not stir up any waves in the face of the three thousand fire cavalrymen commanded by Meng Tian.

One reason was that Loulan had been closed off for many years, and the population of the entire nation was not large, with only a few thousand soldiers available.

The second reason was that the guards of Loulan had never fought against anyone and were lax in combat; how could they compete with the elite Golden Fire Cavalrymen who had participated in the war of Qin destroying the six states?

Soon, Su Xuan and the others arrived at the Loulan Palace and came to the platform.

Seeing the High Priestess imprisoned in a cage, Su Xuan walked over, raised his hand, and formed a blade with his palm.

As the palm blade fell, a crisp sound rang out, and the entire cage was instantly shattered.

The Loulan High Priestess was freed.

Dragging her severely injured and weak body, she looked at Su Xuan.

She naturally recognized Su Xuan.

Su Xuan's previous battle with Did Chi You gave her hope. Although there was an accident where Su Xuan was slashed by Did Chi You, in the end, Su Xuan defeated Did Chi You.

It could be said that Su Xuan's arrival resolved the crisis in Loulan.

Looking at Su Xuan, the Loulan High Priestess said softly: "Strange Central Plains person, thank you, thank you for saving Loulan!"

Su Xuan said calmly: "You don't have to thank me. Saving the world is a duty that our generation cannot shirk. I am irreconcilable with evil!"

Hearing Su Xuan's words, the Loulan High Priestess felt even more moved in her heart. She did not expect this person to be so noble.

She continued: "That may be so, but after all, it was you who killed that demon and saved our Loulan. The thanks that should be given must still be given."

While speaking, she asked Su Xuan about another matter: "That young girl earlier, and the giant dragon transformed from the dragon soul..."

After Did Chi You died, she actually really wanted to say a few words to Xiao Li.

Unfortunately, Xiao Li did not give her this opportunity and directly let the Pixiu carry her and Su Xuan to the square below.

After that, she only saw Xiao Li riding the dragon and ascending, disappearing without a trace.

Witnessing the departure of Xiao Li and the Pixiu, she felt complex emotions, feeling empty in her heart, as if she had lost something.

"It doesn't hurt to tell you. That young girl was transformed from the tears left behind by the Nine-Heaven Xuan Nu and was born to stop this catastrophe. The giant dragon is called Pixiu, the son of the Dragon God Yinglong. It was hidden in the dragon soul and was only able to manifest because it was stimulated by Xiao Li's power!"

"After completing the mission, the Pixiu took Xiao Li and has already left this world!"

"So that's how it is!" Although the High Priestess already had some answers in her heart when she heard the dialogue between Xiao Li and Did Chi You earlier, knowing the origin of Xiao Li and the dragon soul, she still felt a bit lost after knowing they had left.

After all, the Loulan tribe had received the order of the Xuan Nu and had guarded the seal of the Did Chi You sword for generations, not daring to have any slack.

As a result, in the end, the incarnation of the Xuan Nu appeared, and as the contemporary High Priestess of Loulan, she did not even say a word to the other party. It was somewhat uncomfortable after all.

Immediately after, she heard Su Xuan say: "I forgot to tell you one thing. With the Pixiu ascending and leaving this world, the dragon soul of your Loulan no longer exists. After losing the dragon soul, the water source of Loulan is about to be cut off. If Loulan continues to stay here, it won't be long before it perishes because of the cut-off water source, just like those nations that perished in the desert!"

"What?!"

The High Priestess came to her senses, her face changing drastically.

She never expected that such a thing was waiting for her.

No wonder her heart became empty after seeing the Pixiu leave, as if she had lost something. It turns out that what she lost was the dragon soul!

The dragon soul had extraordinary significance for Loulan. It was precisely because of the existence of the dragon soul that Loulan's water source had not been cut off for two thousand years, and while the small nations in the desert perished one after another, Loulan still survived.

Now, although Loulan had suffered a great catastrophe and heavy casualties, there were still many survivors.

Now that they had lost the dragon soul, where should these survivors go?

The High Priestess never expected that Loulan would lose the dragon soul. The dragon soul was transformed from the Pixiu. It was understandable that the Pixiu completed the mission and left this world, but for the people of Loulan, without the dragon soul, it was equivalent to losing the hope of living.

"Goddess, is this your punishment for us? Punishing us for not guarding the Did Chi You sword well!"

The High Priestess could not help but mutter to herself in her heart.

This matter made her very uncomfortable.

Su Xuan's voice rang in her ears again, and she could not help but perk up and listen carefully.

"Therefore, there are only two choices before you now!"

Looking at the Loulan High Priestess, Su Xuan said faintly: "The first choice is to lead your people to continue staying in Loulan, and then wait for the water source to dry up, for everyone to turn into withered bones, and for Loulan to perish together!"

"The second choice is to lead your people to join my Great Qin and become the people under the rule of my Great Qin. My Great Qin territory is vast, and I don't mind giving you a place to stay!"

After hearing Su Xuan's words, the Loulan High Priestess was stunned, and then she looked at the Golden Fire Cavalrymen who had already occupied the entire Loulan and replaced the original Loulan golden-armored guards to guard the entire Loulan.

She said softly: "Do I have any other choice?"

"It seems not!"

Su Xuan gave a positive answer.

The Loulan High Priestess took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I need to consider it!"

She was a smart person. After hearing these words from Su Xuan, how could she not know the origin of Su Xuan and the others?

I am afraid that Su Xuan and the others did not come to deal with Did Chi You from the beginning.

If it were purely to deal with Did Chi You, why would they bring a large army, and this army looked like elites at a glance.

I am afraid their purpose was Loulan!

Just after sending away the demon Did Chi You, another group of invaders came. The Loulan High Priestess's mood became very heavy.

However, perhaps because she already knew about the loss of the dragon soul, she was not angry.

In any case, these Central Plains people were much better than Did Chi You, who slaughtered everything without asking right from wrong. At least they were willing to reason.