Chapter 623 Blowing Up the Cave! Parting Ways!

Even if we don't consider all of them, if one or two of the key states in the Western Regions were to break apart, wouldn't that create an opening for attack?

Moreover, once the heart of a city is broken with the imperial court, how far away are the other cities?

The Western Regions will eventually fall apart.

Nanping was surprised to hear what Zheng Mama said, and realized that it seemed to be true.

Despite her shock, she clapped her hands in ecstasy: "Sister Luo'er, amazing!"

Li Qingluo looked at them helplessly.

She hadn't initially thought that far ahead.

Although he did want to sow discord and then win over the Eagle Kingdom's royal family, he didn't know that Queen Heliya was capable of taking on such a great responsibility.

Everything was simply going with the flow.

However, she had already decided in the cave that she must kill Baza and then destroy the cave.

If all goes well, it will be worth the trip if we can be on good terms with the new king of the Eagle Kingdom.

The worst-case scenario was that they would wipe out the entire city lord's mansion and then let the Eagle Kingdom fall into internal strife.

Unexpectedly, the late queen, also known as the late king's Khatunhailiye, was also such a clever woman.

Wasn't she using her own opportunity to reclaim the throne of the Eagle Kingdom?

The title of goddess wouldn't fool Li Qingluo.

Whether Helena will keep that promise in the future depends entirely on her conscience.

As for continuing to destroy this cave, consider it a gift from Li Qingluo to the Eagle Kingdom.

After the items were placed at the entrances of the caves, Li Qingluo, Xuan Cang, Zhuiyu, and Sha Yi each took their places.

Although the Eagle Kingdom is just an oasis in the desert, it occupies a very important position and is a necessary passage for those traveling to Hara City or other small countries.

Merchants, soldiers, and even the imperial court all inevitably travel to Eagle City.

Therefore, the people of the Eagle Kingdom also made a living and became wealthy from this, with every household doing small businesses. Over time, this place became a commercial hub for the entire Western Regions.

Therefore, Eagle City has everything; you can get almost anything there.

If Li Qingluo wanted something flammable or explosive, it wouldn't be that difficult for her.

"Young lady, will this work?"

Sparrow looked suspiciously at the boxes at the entrance of the cave, unsure of what to do.

Li Qingluo: "I believe in Zhuiyu."

Yes, these things were all prepared by Zhuiyu.

When Li Qingluo expressed her desire to destroy the cave, Zhuiyu offered to help, saying she had a way, but needed a few things.

The four of them, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning, had followed Duan Rongshi since childhood and had learned almost everything.

Lei is dead, so we will not mention him again.

Zhuiyu actually has a talent for explosives, but this skill is usually not used, so almost no one knows about it.

He was someone close to Duan Rongshi, so how could he be an ordinary villain?

Moreover, one should trust those one employs and not employ those one one distrusts.

Li Qingluo naturally trusted him completely.

Zhuiyu is not a boastful person.

Que'er nodded: "Then shall we retreat further? Miss, please take care of yourself."

Que'er seemed very nervous. These days, she and Zheng Mama have been taking turns staying by Li Qingluo's side.

Li Qingluo: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

After she finished speaking, she straightened up, drew her bow fully, and nocked an arrow with a burning flame.

"Thump—"

"Thump—"

"Thump, thump—"

Amidst the resounding beat of the war drums, four arrows were fired in unison with a series of 'whoosh whoosh whoosh'.

Then 'BOOM—'

"Boom boom—"

Bang!

The entire sand dune was blown up.

The rumbling sounds even underground were deafening, like an earth dragon turning over, making one hear the valley shattering, and instilling a strange sense of dread.

Even in Yingcheng, a hundred miles away, people felt the tremor and covered their ears, squatting on the ground.

Fortunately, the city lord's mansion had already informed everyone that the harmful grotto would be completely sealed off and would not reappear in the world for at least fifty years.

Therefore, the people of Eagle King City all know that this is the goddess helping them to absolve the many sins committed at the grotto.

People kept chanting: Allah...

As for Shatuo Buddha, he will be buried under that cave along with the cave and the bazaar, along with them, after their deaths.

Amidst the swirling yellow sand, Li Qingluo quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose with a veil.

Que'er and Granny Zheng rushed forward to protect Li Qingluo. The three of them squatted down and waited until the yellow sand had mostly dispersed before they boarded the camels with the help of the Sha Zi men.

Only after they had walked far away did the original direction of the grotto gradually reveal itself under the yellow sand.

All the openings were completely collapsed and sealed off.

Ordinary people should no longer think they can easily get in.

In this way, that grotto will no longer kill people.

Those innocent lives lost in the grottoes will now have a proper burial site and will no longer be wandering ghosts.

Nanping stared in that direction, her face filled with pain and helplessness.

"If there are truly souls in this world, then you should all go home."

Of the more than one hundred people in the wedding procession, only she and Cui Qilang remained. How could Princess Nanping feel good about this?

She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, then turned to look at Li Qingluo: "Sister Luo'er, I... still intend to continue to Hala City and complete this journey of marriage alliance."

Li Qingluo: "Why?"

"Nanping, you need to think this through! Now that I've rescued you, you can choose your life anew."

"If your concern is about Cui Qilang, I can resolve that for you."

Nanping shook his head with a wry smile.

"What good will it do if I run away?"

"They will definitely send another princess."

“If it wasn’t me, it would have been another sister.”

"Sister Luo'er, I'm already very grateful and touched that you came to see me."

"There are still people in this world who are truly sincere to me. Even if I lose my life on this journey, what regret would I have?"

“I was born a noblewoman of the Great Liang Dynasty. I was a princess before and have now been granted the title of princess. The blood of the royal family still flows in my veins.”

“Now that I have received a salary and enjoyed honors, I should shoulder the responsibilities of being a royal daughter.”

“I fled. I am sorry to the more than one hundred wronged souls who came to escort me to my wedding, and I am sorry to the Great Liang.”

"If my trip to Hala City can move the imperial court with my words and actions, and make them temporarily halt their invasion of Daliang, then it will be worthwhile."

"Sister Luo'er, this is the path I chose myself, I'm not afraid."

Li Qingluo turned her head and looked angrily at Cui Qilang.

"And you?"

What are your thoughts?

"Do you really intend to send her to the imperial court like a lamb to the slaughter?!"

"As long as you tell the world that she has died in Eagle City, and as long as you return to the Great Liang Dynasty and tell the Great Liang Dynasty that even if ten princesses are sent here, the Western Regions will never extinguish their ambition to invade the Central Plains, all of this is an inevitable result. Isn't this matter easily resolved?"

"Cui Qilang, answer me!"

Cui Qilang had no expression.

It was as if the sandstorm had completely covered his face; he was as expressionless as a heartless puppet.

He cupped his hands and replied, "Princess Yaoguang, the marriage alliance is the princess's mission, and escorting the princess to Hala City is also my mission."

"Please consider the fate of the Liang Dynasty and its people."

"Don't let Daliang be easily drawn into the flames of war."

Li Qinglu stared at him, her anger gradually subsiding, replaced by cold laughter.

"War? So, the ones who will cause the Great Liang kingdom and its people to suffer the ravages of war are this county princess and Princess Nanping?"

"If we are even slightly selfish, will we be sinners for all time?"

"Cui Qilang, you're really something."

"You can personally push Nanping into an abyss of no return, just for your sanctimonious hypocrisy and righteousness."

"If the peace between two countries depends on a woman, then what difference is there between the weak and sycophantic country and the beasts who, with their spines broken and afraid to go back to the battlefield, have no choice but to send their children out to be tormented by the enemy?"

"The signing of this agreement under the guise of peace is a sign of the strengthening of friendship between the two countries."

"Nanping is nothing more than a pawn that the Great Liang has put forward to appease the Western Regions! Can't you even see that?"

"How can a land without a backbone tell its story to posterity?"

"The Great Liang Dynasty is headed for destruction."

Cui Qilang: "Princess Yaoguang, please be careful with your words!"

"For the sake of you saving my life and the princess's life, I will pretend I never heard your absurd and outrageous words today."

"I have never even seen you in the Western Regions."

"But from now on, we should each go our own way."

"Princess Yaoguang, farewell forever."

After saying this, Cui Qilang nodded to Nanping, then turned around and left first.

Although Nanping was somewhat moved by Li Qingluo's words, he clearly did not change his mind.

She smiled and said to Li Qingluo, "Sister Luo'er, I know you have other important things to do, so please don't worry about me anymore."

"Nanping still has its own path to walk."

"We say goodbye here."

"We'll meet again someday, if fate allows."

After saying that, Nanping quickly turned his horse around and chased after Cui Qilang.

Que'er and Granny Zheng looked anxiously in the direction of Nanping and asked urgently, "Miss, are we just going to let the princess leave like this?"

"Why don't we tie her up, and then kill that Cui Qilang while we're at it? That way, nobody will know about it."

"My lady, please make a decision quickly! There's no time to lose. I'll send Sha San right away—"

Li Qingluo raised her hand to stop Que'er.

"No need."

“She’s right, this is her own path.”

"Since she's so determined to go for a political marriage, what's wrong with kidnapping her?"

"In the end, I went against her wishes, which made her resent me."

“My trip wasn’t entirely in vain; I did manage to save her once. But you can’t persuade a suicidal ghost with kind words; I can’t save her two or three times.”

"Everyone is only responsible for their own life."

"Let's go, we should go to Loulan to find our master."

After saying that, Li Qingluo turned around without hesitation and rode her camel northward.