Chapter 635: The master is a downright heartless scoundrel!

After A'na'er was released, she also had no strength left to struggle.

She even plopped onto the ground, her whole body limp.

Where is the previous madness and obsession now?

Tears kept sliding down her beautiful face; she seemed to have finally found an outlet, stammering, "I have no other choice."

"Otherwise, do you really think I still want to see him?"

"Back then, he, Nan Gongdi, callously patted his butt and left; by the time I discovered I was pregnant, I could no longer find any trace of him."

"I had originally wanted to go to the Central Plains to find him, but at that time the imperial court faced some crises. My father, the emperor, disregarded my wishes and arranged for me to marry into Wusun."

"Thus, day and night, guards were assigned to keep me locked in my room, not allowing me to step outside."

"I too once hoped in the night that he would return and take me away."

"Even if I were not this princess, I still want to be with him."

"But I waited for dawn time and again, yet he never came."

"I had cried myself dry, yet still planned to escape. However, on the eve of my wedding, my birth mother, who had resolved to help me leave, suddenly died under mysterious circumstances!"

"Back then I truly didn't know who the culprit was, so I cried and protested, refusing to marry. Because I knew my birth mother was definitely murdered!"

"My father, the emperor, found me and said that if I insisted on not marrying, he would not hand over the killer of my birth mother."

"He also knew that my birth mother died because of me."

"What else could I do?"

"I nodded and agreed to marry, demanding that my father, the emperor, turn over the murderer of my birth mother. When I personally slew the true culprit, that would also be the moment I married and left home."

"Only after I held power in Wusun for many years did I gradually realize. What true culprit could I possibly slay?"

"The true culprit who killed my birth mother back then was none other than my father, the emperor!"

"He staged that whole scene just to force me into marriage, using hatred to manipulate me so I would willingly wed for my birth mother's sake. He is the true mastermind!"

"But I also hate you!! Nan Gongdi!"

"If it weren't for your heartless abandonment, leaving me alone pregnant and waiting for you, I wouldn't have begged my birth mother to let me leave..."

By this point, A'na'er had already collapsed onto the ground, crying.

Nan Gongdi's face was filled with anguish and regret.

Just then, a sorrowful sigh came from outside the door: "My poor child——"

A swaying figure rushed in.

Then he embraced the A'na'er on the ground and sobbed, "My poor child. Was your birth mother's death like this back then? Why didn't you tell me?"

"At least, as your aunt, I could have made decisions for you!!"

"My poor A'na'er, how did you manage to get by in Wusun back then?"

The person who entered was none other than the Loulan Grand Empress.

Not only her, but the Loulan King and Loulan Queen also heard the news and rushed over.

Li Qingluo also hadn't expected things to develop to this extent.

She had originally planned to seize A'na'er and then leave with her master.

Who would have thought...

It's simply a situation that gives one a headache.

Moreover, Li Qingluo also faintly saw a resemblance to her birth mother in this grand empress.

Upon first entering the Loulan palace and seeing the faces of these people, Li Qingluo's heart had already been greatly startled.

Even now, seeing these faces again, she couldn't help but be startled.

The Loulan King also stared coldly at Li Qingluo, as if she were already a dead person.

Li Qingluo raised a hand to her forehead, looking at the weak, pain-filled Nan Gongdi, and couldn't help but mutter: "Master, back then... sigh, it really was your fault."

Put bluntly, he is a downright heartless scoundrel.

These wounds... he hardly deserves pity.

Li Qingluo certainly didn't dare say these words out loud.

She feared that speaking them might actually anger her master to death.

On the other side, A'na'er, exhausted from crying in the Loulan Grand Empress's arms, then softly said: "Aunt, back then I was too naïve, thinking love outweighed everything, which is why I stubbornly and willfully begged my birth mother to set me free."

"My birth mother... it wasn't A'na'er who killed her."

"How could A'na'er face telling the aunt the truth?"

"However, the sudden death of my father, the emperor, two years ago was also my doing. I suppose I've avenged my birth mother."

A'na'er wiped her tears; her emotions seemed to have eased considerably.

She suddenly lifted her head to look at Li Qingluo and her master.

Li Qingluo's heart jumped again.

Were those words just now something these foreign outsiders of other ethnicities could hear?

Is A'na'er planning to ally with the Loulan people to silence them?

Li Qingluo still stepped in front of Nan Gongdi.

"This... I just didn't know the truth, so my words and actions were disrespectful. Here, I, the humble daughter, first apologize to everyone, especially to the Wusun Grand Empress."

"My master truly owes you an apology; letting you suffer all these years, venting however you like on him is wholly justified."

"But as his disciple, I cannot stand idly by while seeing my master be beaten to death by you."

"Therefore, I, the humble daughter, am willing to negotiate terms with you. How must you act to release my master?"

"After all, even if he really died and you really vented your anger, wouldn't you have killed the father of your child? If the senior fellow disciple learned of this, how could he face the truth?"

"So why not you propose a condition, and we peacefully settle this grudge between us?"

Anar had not yet spoken when the Loulan Empress Dowager first rebuked, saying: "Absurd!"

That Central Plains man betrayed Anar back then, causing her to suffer endless hardship. Even if he is Kuerte's biological father, he deserves death ten thousand times!

Even if you are the princess of Mantuo City, don't even think about interfering in this!

Come, seize them all for this widow!

Outside, the sound of clashing weapons followed.

It seems, even if more guards came from the Loulan palace, capturing Li Qingluo tonight would not be so easy.

Li Qingluo knew this was also her last chance.

She quickly spoke up: "Rather than both sides suffering losses, wouldn't it be better to sit down and talk calmly?"

I feel sorry for my guards who risk their lives for me; could the Loulan king really be willing to sacrifice his own palace guards just to capture our sincere selves?

It is said the Loulan king loves his people as his own children; precisely because he cherishes the lives of his kingdom's people, he dislikes war, dreads killing, and hardly interacts with external foreign tribes.

Even submitting to the Hara court and offering countless gold and silver each year is merely to restrain the warlike court from invading Loulan, so that Loulan's people may live in peace; thus, they have humbly submitted, becoming only a small state under the Hara court.

The Loulan king surely does not want this peace and tranquility to be completely shattered, right?

If something were to happen to me in your Loulan, Mantuo City would definitely not let it go.

Although Mantuo City is now merely a small town, neither DaLiang nor Dachu can take it back, and the Western Regions cannot capture it.

Its military strength, Your Majesty the Loulan king, you can estimate as you see fit.

However, the Loulan king at this moment seemed utterly furious.

Even though Li Qingluo's words were already this clear, the Loulan king merely gave a cold laugh.

Enough!

There are hardly any in this world who can threaten me, threaten Loulan!

Girl, you are ultimately too young.

I truly despise war and killing, but I will absolutely not allow anyone to bully our Loulan!

Your master Nan Gongdi has even wronged my elder sister to this point! If I do not vent this anger today, if I do not kill him, I cannot quell the hatred in my heart.

No matter what you say, he must die!

Li Qingluo's eyes turned cold and ruthless.

At worst, we fight to the death; with them, can we not even bring our master out of this Loulan palace today?

Moreover, the Loulan king is right before our eyes; if we were to also bind the Loulan king…

Li Qingluo was about to act when Zhui Yu rushed in, covered in blood.

But what if we also add the Lanhai King?

Not only the Lanhai King, but also the Tianfeng Merchant Guild.

Not only the Tianfeng Merchant Guild, but also the renowned Medicine King Valley!

Not only the Medicine King Valley, but also Prince Su of Daliang, King Yue of Dachu, and even the background of the MiaoJiang Fifth Month Sect.

Loulan king, do you really want to provoke this person before you? Do you know who she actually is?

Zhui Yu did not make things too clear.

But when he brought up these identities and backgrounds, it was already enough to shock the Loulan king, and even the others in the hall.

Li Qingluo said nothing, merely staring silently at the Loulan king, her eyes showing no fear or retreat.

The slaughter outside grew louder and louder, and the sound of clashing weapons also grew louder.

The Loulan king heard the guards shouting loudly: "Disaster, they cannot be killed at all!"

They are wearing soft armor; blades cannot penetrate—

Upon hearing this, the Loulan king's face finally changed dramatically; he quickly reached out and shouted: "Stop!"

Everyone, cease fire!

The voice transmitted outside the hall, but the fighting outside did not stop.

The Loulan king quickly looked at Li Qingluo, and only then did she order: "Everyone, stop."

Inside and outside the courtyard, everything finally fell into deadly silence.

The Loulan king's veins bulged with anger; he had indeed never suffered such threats and humiliation.

Li Qingluo, however, remained calm, merely supporting Nan Gongdi as she turned.

The night is already too deep tonight.

The master is seriously injured and needs rest.

As for the rest, let's discuss it tomorrow. Everyone, please forgive us for imposing on you for another night.

The Loulan king asked her: "Who exactly are you?"

Li Qingluo: "Tomorrow, I will certainly reveal my true identity."

Everyone, why not first think about how to exchange terms with me?

In that way, we can also coexist peacefully.

To save lives, she is determined to do so!

Even if Loulan does not release the people, she must rescue them today.

However, this matter is not so easily dropped.

Li Qingluo understands this in her heart; Nan Gongdi understands it even more.

He looked toward Anar, as if he had thousands of words to say to her.

Yet when it came to his lips, he could not utter a single word.

Because by now, saying anything is useless.

Anar glared at him fiercely, as if no matter what he said, she already hated him to the core.

The two were thus completely separated, and Li Qingluo also supported Nan Gongdi as they walked out of the hall.

She first glanced at the ones she had killed, seeing that although each bore bloodstains, at least they were still alive.

She first let out a sigh of relief, then immediately called for Qin Ling.