Chapter 632: In my heart, my master is my father

King of Loulan: "A girl from the Central Plains, don't think that just because you come from some Mantuo City, the Western Regions' imperial court can't subdue you, you can act lawlessly and unrestrained, being arrogant and reckless here!"

"I, the King of Loulan, will never tolerate any provocation or threats in my life, and you and Mantuo City will certainly not be the first."

"As soon as the King of Loulan finished speaking, the guards stationed outside the door all rushed in and drew their swords, surrounding Li Qingluo and her party in a tight circle."

"The Shazi and Zhui Yu immediately poured out in full force, once again completely shielding Li Qingluo in the center."

"Although none of them had weapons in their hands, each of their faces was filled with fearless killing intent and aura."

"Even the King of Loulan was somewhat surprised."

"These people, are they really just ordinary guards?"

"Whether this princess was feigning calm or truly fearless, her eyes at this moment imparted a tranquility that earned the King of Loulan a measure of admiration."

"As it turns out, women from the Central Plains are not at all as the rumors claim, merely weaklings."

"This woman, on the contrary, reminds me of a once-famous female general from DaLiang."

"Over these years, the Central Plains have indeed produced another remarkable woman."

"Li Qingluo has actually crossed hands with madmen like the Chu Emperor, and she has grown under the hand of Duan Rongshi, that Yama-like killing god."

"Facing the King of Loulan's aura, she is indeed not afraid."

"Even though this is the Kingdom of Loulan."

"Even though these are strangers she has never faced before, she now has deep confidence and has long since weathered great storms."

"Moreover, she understands that losing the person does not mean losing the formation; if the initial momentum drops, one will never be able to rise again."

"She gently pushed aside the Shazi and Zhui Yu before her once again."

"She lifted her head and continued to stare at the King of Loulan, saying, 'Although Mantuo City originally belonged to the Central Plains, it was also occupied by the Western Regions.'"

"\"Therefore, present-day Mantuo City truly belongs neither to the Central Plains nor to the Western Regions, just like your Kingdom of Loulan, it is a truly independent kingdom. \""

"\"You may say I am the root of the Central Plains people, but our Mantuo City certainly does not represent any part of the Central Plains. \""

"\"And we are certainly not here to threaten your Kingdom of Loulan. \""

"\"I am merely passing through this place, wishing to befriend you in friendship; it is your Kingdom of Loulan's hospitality today that first chills the heart. \""

"\"Must I really swallow my anger, let your Kingdom of Loulan push me around, and not even utter a single complaint for myself? \""

"Where has the King of Loulan ever seen such a sharp-tongued, black-and-white-reversing woman?"

"He even doubts whether the guards at the city gate that day were really seeing double, miscounting their numbers and thus wronging her!"

"Good, good, good!"

"On the contrary, it is our Kingdom of Loulan that is at fault!"

"In that case, should the king and the Kingdom of Loulan apologize to you, this princess?"

"Li Qingluo: 'I dare not.'"

"\"I, the young lady, believe that Your Majesty is a person who distinguishes right from wrong; I could leave Loulan immediately, but I simply do not want to suffer an unjust accusation. \""

"King of Loulan: 'Distinguishing right from wrong?'"

"He laughed in anger."

"\"Enough! I, the king, can't be bothered to argue nonsense with you. \""

"\"I, the king, ask you, as a marriage-alliance princess, what are you doing running into our Kingdom of Loulan? \""

"\"If you want to ally with us, forget it! \""

"\"Our Kingdom of Loulan will never collude with any foreign kingdom to offend the imperial court and bring unnecessary trouble. \""

"\"If you truly harbor such an intention, then hurry up and get lost! \""

"\"No matter what princess you are, our Kingdom of Loulan will certainly not be intimidated by you. \""

"Li Qingluo: 'Well then, let me speak frankly—I deliberately came to your Kingdom of Loulan, and it is certainly not for any alliance.'"

"\"But rather to find a person. \""

"The King of Loulan wore an expression of 'As expected, I knew you had ulterior motives.'"

"\"Would our Kingdom of Loulan have the person that a Mantuo City princess like you is seeking? \""

"The other two empress dowagers and queens couldn't help but laugh and shake their heads."

"\"And yet you claim you had nothing to do with that bunch from yesterday. \""

"\"Now, among all the Central Plains people in our Kingdom of Loulan, besides you, there are only those ungrateful youths from yesterday. \""

"\"If that's the case, why bother to start out with a clean slate? \""

"\"You little miss, your words contradict each other, you're self-opposing, you've toyed with the old-timers you thought were, making us spin around—isn't that going too far? \""

"Anar said, 'In my view, even if she is the princess of Mantuo City, so what? We should first seize them all, give each a round of harsh torture, and then they'll be honest.'"

"\"And let her spout nonsense here with her mouth! \""

"Li Qingluo: 'Then what does the Empress Dowager Wusun think—who exactly is the person I am seeking?'"

"When Li Qingluo said that, Anar could no longer stay seated."

"\"You actually know who I am!? \""

"\"Great, you actually came aiming at me! \""

"\"What kind of person are you!? To put it another way, who exactly is the person you are seeking!? \""

"Anar's eyes flashed with a fierce light."

"\"Looking at Li Qingluo, it seemed as if he could hardly wait to swallow her whole. \""

"Li Qingluo said nothing."

"Anar certainly has no good temper."

"\"Pointing at her, he shouted angrily with a stern expression: 'What are we waiting for? Quickly seize that seductive woman who spreads heretical lies!'\""

"\"Take her away and torture her severely! Make her spit out everything clean and honest! \""

As soon as the soldiers moved, everyone surrounding Li Qingluo immediately shouted loudly, "Who dares!"

Anar sneered: "You still dare to cause trouble in Loulan; today I'll make you know how tough we are!"

Li Qingluo: "And you, as the Empress Dowager of Wusun State, aren't you also pointing and gesturing in Loulan?"

"The Loulan king and queen, even the empress dowager, haven't spoken to seize me, yet you, an empress dowager of another state, already overstep to command Loulan's soldiers to capture people."

"Turns out, Loulan's claim of having no dealings with other countries is just a deception."

"In fact, for this Wusun Empress Dowager, they even pardoned a group of Central Plains people to frolic in Loulan, and now they let her freely point and seize people in your country."

"Could it be that this Wusun Empress Dowager was never a princess of the imperial court, but actually a princess of your Loulan?"

This time, even the Loulan empress dowager was provoked by Li Qingluo's words.

"Insolent!"

"Anar's relationship with our Loulan is indeed special, but you absolutely cannot spout nonsense here!"

"From my perspective, you, the Princess of Mantuo City, are truly ignorant of propriety and deserve severe punishment!"

The Loulan king rubbed his forehead; this time he was unusually calm.

"Enough!"

"Let her speak first—who exactly is she looking for?"

"Mantuo Princess, since you recognize the identity of the Wusun Empress Dowager, the person you're seeking must be related to her, right?"

"If you don't speak, I'll just let her deal with you."

"Don't keep saying we Loulan people are unreasonable and bully outsiders!"

Li Qingluo stared at Anar and said coldly, "My father is Nan Gongdi!"

Upon hearing that, Anar completely lost composure and jumped up on the spot.

"What did you say! Nan Gongdi is your father!?"

In the blink of an eye, Li Qingluo and her companions were all locked up.

It wasn't a prison; they merely confined her to an empty palace.

Moreover, they separated Shazi and Zhui Yu from her, leaving only Que'er, Zheng Mama, and Li Yunchu—three women—with her.

However, nobody was panicking.

Especially Li Qingluo, who sat cross-legged, leisurely drinking tea and eating pastries.

"The pastries here in Loulan are much better than those in Eagle City."

Since she became pregnant, Li Qingluo has developed a liking for sweets.

In these two months, she has eaten more pastries than in the previous year.

For this reason, Qin Ling also advised her to eat less.

After all, who is like her?

She eats too much all day!

And she eats everything!

Even if she vomits, she turns around and eats again.

This makes Qin Ling unable to bear watching.

Even if she is thin, she still needs to restrain herself; otherwise, a large fetus will make delivery difficult, and the one who will suffer will be her as the mother.

Fortunately, Li Qingluo is not only able to eat, she can also move.

Along the way, she has probably lost quite a bit of weight.

Since Qin Ling is not here now, it's Li Yunchu's turn to become anxious.

She sat farthest away, staring at Li Qingluo constantly eating, and couldn't help but ask kindly: "Um... Luo'er, what time is it now... You really aren't afraid of the Wusun Empress Dowager?"

When Li Qingluo heard her call "Luo'er", her hand movements hesitated for a moment.

After she accepted it, she slowly replied, "What is there to fear about her?"

"She must be furious to the point of going mad by now. What I'm waiting for is her coming to find me again."

Li Yunchu looked horrified.

She is truly bold to the extreme.

The Wusun Empress Dowager looks like a lunatic, and she has provoked her!

Moreover, along the way, watching her destroy the Eagle City lord and confront the Loulan king,

she is indeed a fine specimen!

She is indeed the legitimate granddaughter of the legitimate mother.

On the contrary, I myself...

Why did I provoke her in the first place?

So, is all this your plan? You just wanted to anger her and then stay in this palace?

I think the Loulan king is also angered by you quite a bit.

Luo'er, for your master's sake, taking such risks—is it really worth it?

Just say your master is incapable; why insist on saying he's your father?

The Wusun Empress Dowager seems to care a lot about your master; aren't you afraid she'll kill you?

Li Qingluo took a sip of tea and swallowed the last pastry.

"Why should I fear?"

"I'm more afraid she won't go mad."

"Her concern shows that my master must still be alive, and I also have a chance to find his traces."

"And in my heart, my master is my father."

As the words fell, the one who had been secretly watching Que'er outside the window turned and said: "Miss, they look like they're about to change shifts!"

Li Qingluo hastily clapped her hands and stood up: "The moment has come."

The moon hung high in the treetops.

Li Qingluo followed a black crow through Loulan Palace.

Evading the sentries, she leapt onto the roof.

She slipped through the howling night, eluding the patrolling guards.

Behind her followed Zhui Yu and Sha Yi, two shadows she could not shake off.

Fortunately, they knew better than she how to hide, and at the crucial moment they dragged her fully into the night with them.

The three worked together skillfully, and at last she heard the expected clamor.

"Nan Gongdi! How dare you deceive me!"

"I trusted you again and again, yet you made me go around in circles!"

"I, Anar, have fallen into your hands in this life; now how must you explain yourself so that I do not kill you?"

"Speak! Otherwise, I will kill you myself tonight!"

At last, Nan Gongdi's weak voice came through: "What exactly do you want me to say?"