Chapter 608 Eagle City? Tracking down Nanping and Master's whereabouts!

A secret message from the sect?

Could it be a letter from Master?

Li Qingluo: "Senior brother, have you seen it? What did Master say?"

Xuan Cang replied, "It wasn't a letter from Master."

"It's your second senior sister and sixth senior brother."

"Now, only the two of them are still leading everyone to guard Meteor Mountain in the sect."

Queen Dowager Anar of Wusun first captured four disciples of the Meteor Sect.

Then Nangong Di was lured from the Great Chu to the Wusun Kingdom, where a trap was carefully set.

After capturing Nangong Di, Xuan Cang, who had gone with him, was sent away by Nangong Di, who then sent him to Nan'an to find his junior sister, Li Qingluo, and ask her for something that could help him escape.

That is, a portrait of Munemasa Seigetsu.

Li Qingluo had heard Xuan Cang mention his sect along the way.

Now we know that this sect is a sect founded by the Nangong family itself nearly a hundred years ago.

Master, who is also Nangong Di's great-great-great-grandfather.

Originally, he was just a bodyguard in the martial arts world.

Later, he got into trouble for his chivalrous deeds and was eventually forced by his enemies to hide in Meteor Mountain.

He hid for more than a decade, and in his spare time, he took in a group of homeless wanderers.

Later, the group settled down on the mountain.

Unexpectedly, the imperial court regarded them as bandits.

Just as they were about to be wiped out, their grandmaster suddenly jumped out and shouted that they had only founded a sect and had not done anything immoral.

Furthermore, they promised to protect all the villagers living at the foot of Meteor Mountain.

The villagers also testified that these江湖人 (jianghu people) had never done anything wrong, which is why the imperial court did not take any major action.

In the end, they acted immediately and the sect was actually established.

Originally intended as a way to escape the world, it eventually grew into a powerful and well-established sect.

Even orphaned boys from the foot of the mountain came to join his school, drawn by his reputation.

Most impressively, the founder also created the Meteor Sword, a martial art renowned throughout the world for the Meteor Sect.

Now, in Nangong Di's generation, the sect has seven elders and nearly a hundred disciples within the mountain.

The sect leader has nine personal disciples, including Li Qingluo!

It was only then that Li Qingluo realized that the Meteor Sect was indeed not a small or insignificant sect.

There are now four fellow disciples who have been captured by the Empress Dowager of Wusun along with Nangong Di.

Xuan Cang is now with Li Qing.

There are two more guards on the mountain.

So, is there another senior brother or sister?

Besides, weren't there supposed to be seven elders? How come there are only two senior brothers and sisters guarding the mountain with the other disciples now?

Xuan Cang didn't say.

Li Qingluo didn't ask any questions.

Xuan Cang quickly opened the letter and read it in front of Li Qingluo, then his eyebrows furrowed and he showed a hint of anger.

"Your second senior sister and sixth senior brother have locked the mountain gate and are now leading more than twenty inner disciples down the mountain, heading towards Eagle City."

Li Qingluo: "They also went to the Western Regions? Did they enter the Western Regions through another route?"

Xuan Cang: "There is a river leading to Kunlun Mountain that can indeed lead to the Western Regions."

"But that road is extremely difficult to travel and is far from Manto City, so ordinary people don't go that way."

"These two dared to disobey orders and go down the mountain on their own. If our martial uncles return to find the sect deserted, this will be a real problem!"

Li Qinglu stared at Xuan Cang.

Xuan Cang changed the subject: "We need to find them as soon as we get to Eagle City to prevent them from causing any more trouble."

Li Qingluo: "Senior brother, please calm down. Second senior sister and sixth senior brother are probably just eager to save people, which is why they can't wait to go to Eagle City to meet you."

"With more people around, it might be much easier for us to rescue our master."

Xuan Cang nodded, "Junior Sister, you're right."

"By the way, when can we set off?"

Li Qingluo: "I just received the news. I can leave tomorrow."

The following day, a wedding procession set off discreetly and mysteriously from Mantuo City, braving the scorching sun and swirling yellow sand, heading rapidly towards the Western Regions...

With the document bearing the seal of the Lord of Mantuo City, the Western Regions were extremely shocked, but since it concerned Mantuo City, they dared not hesitate or delay.

After careful consideration, the official at the gate quickly wrote a letter and pretended to readily allow passage.

"Since Mantuo City is willing to submit to our Western Regions, we naturally welcome it."

"We've already let in a princess from Liang, so why would we be afraid of a princess from Mantuo City?"

The official spoke tentatively through the ornate carriage, while observing the expressions on the faces of everyone in the wedding procession.

Seeing their anger, the officials felt relieved.

If someone is too calm and collected, it might be a sign of a trap.

The fact that so many people are so impatient suggests that something has happened in Manto City, and they're rushing to find a backer.

The official couldn't help but sneer: "How come I've never heard of any princess in your Mantuo City?"

"Isn't this city lord a young and promising man who hasn't even settled down yet, and he already has a princess?"

"Are you plotting something?"

A soft voice came from inside the carriage: "I am Princess Luoluo, the city lord's own sister."

"It was kept in the family's inner quarters and had never been seen by the world."

"Just as you useless people still don't know your brother's background and origins, what's so strange about never having heard of my name?"

“If my brother hadn’t encountered difficulties, he wouldn’t have sent his own sister to marry into your Western Regions, hoping that Mantuo City would seek peace with your Western Regions.”

"Although my brother has only just sent a letter to your capital, your royal family will soon send someone to fetch me!"

Now that you know the inside story, why don't you release them immediately?!

"You have delayed my journey and auspicious day, and you have also delayed the reunification of Mantuo City and the Western Regions. Can you bear the consequences?"

Li Qingluo's imposing manner intimidated the officials, who could only hastily and sheepishly let the man through the gate.

However, just to be on the safe side, the official still sent someone to secretly follow them.

The news that Mantuo City had voluntarily offered its princess to marry into the Western Regions to seek peace quickly spread throughout the thirteen kingdoms of the Western Regions.

This event shocked the thirteen kingdoms of the Western Regions even more than the Liang Dynasty sending a princess for a marriage alliance.

There were thirteen kingdoms in the Western Regions, and all thirteen kingdoms were subject to the royal court of Hara City.

The various tribes in the Western Regions were closely connected, united and helped each other, and had strong and well-equipped armies, so they had always been very powerful adversaries of the Great Liang and the Great Chu.

For many years, the ambition of the Western Regions to attack the Central Plains has never ceased.

In the past two years, there have been frequent actions and frictions.

Having already successfully killed the Prince of Liang, and then captured Mantuo City, if they continued their advance into the heart of Liang, taking over the Central Plains would be just around the corner.

Unfortunately, the Lanhai Kingdom suddenly appeared, halting the southward expansion of the Western Regions.

The Western Regions were absolutely furious.

So they frantically turned around and tore open a breach in the Great Chu, preparing to besiege Mantuo City.

However, the city of Mantuo, which had been under siege for a long time, actually sent a princess to marry into the country.

The Lan Hai Kingdom, which appeared out of nowhere, was already mysterious and baffling to everyone.

Why the sudden marriage alliance? Is this some kind of scheme they're up to again?

Or perhaps the city lord of Mantuo finally realized that he was about to be completely isolated and surrounded by the Western Regions?

The thought of this possibility made the people of the Western Regions feel somewhat arrogant and proud.

Nobody knows what tricks Mando City is up to.

Anyway, I heard that the wedding procession only had about thirty people.

Upon hearing of this shabby scene, the entire court of the Western Regions burst into laughter.

Naturally, no one really took Li Qingluo and her group seriously.

Even the Western Regions Imperial Court no longer took Mantuo City seriously.

They were simply waiting for Mantuo City to come and submit to their Western Regions...

After Li Qingluo and his group passed through the Pass Mountain, they swiftly killed all the people who had been following them as darkness fell.

Then they hid the corpse and ran away.

As they crossed the loess and Gobi Desert, they abandoned their magnificent carriages and dumped the fake jewels from their chests into the river.

Then they put on their saddles and everyone began to gallop.

Crossing the grasslands.

I've seen the Milky Way and starry sky.

I slept on the hillside where the wind never stopped howling.

After more than twenty days of arduous travel, we finally arrived in Yingcheng.

As Li Qingluo crawled out of the tent, she was immediately greeted by a face full of sand.

Eagle City is located in a desert.

Before entering the desert, Li Qingluo and his group had already arranged for a local contact to bring them safely into Eagle City.

Today marks her third day in Eagle City.

However, both Master and Nanping suddenly disappeared without a trace.

This made Li Qingluo feel uneasy and couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Even though she had been traveling at full speed, more than two months had already passed since she arrived in Nan'an.

Only after stepping outside did I realize just how vast this world truly is.

Only after seeing the mountains and rivers along the way did I realize that traveling ten thousand miles is worse than reading ten thousand books.

The Western Regions were even more vast and expansive than she had imagined, with diverse landscapes.

Anything can happen in just over two months.

She was worried about both Nanping and her master.

That's why I didn't want to wait any longer today and decided to go out and investigate myself.

Brushing the dust off her face, Li Qingluo pulled the veil off her head, completely covering her face.

After crossing the border into the Western Regions, in order to avoid attracting attention, the group had all changed into Western Region clothing.

They avoided crowds along the way, and even now that they have arrived in Eagle City, they are staying in a remote tent.

It didn't attract much attention from others.

"Young master, this way."

The person guarding the door was the informant they had met before entering the desert.

He is also the head manager of Tianfeng Trading Company in the Western Regions.

His name was Batur, and he was a middle-aged man in his forties.

He knew Yingcheng like the back of his hand. It was he who led Li Qingluo and the others to successfully cross the desert and escape a sandstorm disaster.

Now, Batur is going to take them to meet a local tyrant in Eagle City.

They said that the local bully might know about the princess from Daliang coming to marry him.

Therefore, Li Qingluo decided to personally meet with that local tyrant, hoping to extract information as soon as possible.

The group arrived at a large mansion.

Upon entering, one sees abundant fruits soaking in a water vat.

Yingcheng is short of water. Many residents have to queue all day at wells outside the city just to get a bucket of water for their whole family.

Meanwhile, this local tyrant recklessly watered his flowers, soaked his fruits and vegetables, and even splashed water on the floor to wash away the sand and gravel that blew onto it.

Li Qingluo's brows furrowed deeply.

Following the exotic garden, we arrived at the inner courtyard.

"Lord Alikun, the young master has arrived."

The servant placed one hand on his chest and reported inside.

A moment later, the beautiful maid came out barefoot and said, "Please have your attendants lay down their weapons. Only one person may follow you inside."

Zhuiyu and Shayi quickly stepped forward.

"Young lady, bring your subordinates!"

Li Qingluo pointed to Batur beside her: "Come in with me."