Chapter 630 Arrested? Enter the Loulan Palace!

After the officers and soldiers entered and conducted a thorough search, they naturally found nothing unusual.

Not only could they not find anything, but they also clearly saw that the back kitchen was completely empty, without even a single grain of rice. Yet, these people from the Central Plains still looked energetic and didn't seem like anyone was hungry.

Could it be that they have some food hidden on them?

But that shouldn't be the case!

They entered the city gate to confiscate weapons, and they had almost no food on them.

But how did these thirty-odd people fill their stomachs?

Could it be that there are traitors in the city who are close to these people from the Central Plains and are secretly sending them food?

The officers and soldiers left with a belly full of doubts, while Que'er and the others were even more curious.

"Young lady, where exactly did you hide that thing?"

“These Loulan people practically overturned our dressing table, and this is their territory. They know exactly where to hide things and how to search, how…”

Sparrow scratched her head, her face full of questions, and also crawled into the room.

Looking around, he still couldn't figure out where his daughter had hidden those two human skin masks.

Li Qingluo pointed to a painting on the wall.

"Look at that beautiful woman, doesn't she look familiar?"

You won't believe it until you see it, and what you find will shock you.

There was a portrait of a beautiful woman on the wall. You couldn't tell it was the same face the girl had used earlier, unless you looked closely.

Sparrow clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Absolutely amazing!"

It's indeed difficult to tell the difference between the real and the fake.

Moreover, even the Loulan people could not have imagined that the traitor they suspected was nothing more than a painting on the wall!

The girl simply pasted the human skin mask onto the face of the beauty in the original painting on the wall. These Loulan people could search high and low and still not find what they were looking for!

After all, who would suspect a painting?

Perhaps they don't even know what they're looking for.

As Que'er was admiring the mask, she suddenly heard Li Qingluo say, "Have Qin Ling make a new human skin mask."

Sparrow thought that the young lady would be taking one more person out tomorrow.

But she misunderstood.

When Li Qingluo was about to take Zhuiyu out, the human skin mask that Xuancang had used yesterday was burned to ashes right in front of them.

In the blink of an eye, the thin, cicada-wing-like human skin mask turned to ashes.

Qinling's heart aches: What a waste! Can't we even keep it as a memento?

That ungrateful brat!

Nowadays, people only dare to burn money so recklessly because they have too much money; they've completely forgotten how they endured the hardships of the past!

Before Qin Ling could vent his resentment, Xuan Cang, who was standing to the side, couldn't hold back any longer and rushed out first.

"Luo'er, what are you doing?"

Xuan Cang, his face pale, reached out and grabbed the pile of ashes, but it was too late.

He didn't understand.

Could it be because of what happened when I met Zisu and the others yesterday?

Zisu and the others did have a bad attitude.

But they are all fellow disciples, does she really want to be so petty?

Yes, she was of noble birth and shouldn't have suffered such injustices, but she shouldn't take it out on herself, right?

Xuan Cang looked puzzled, and even a little angry.

Li Qingluo didn't care about his subtle emotions at all.

"Your face has already been exposed, and there may already be posters of you on the street today. Are you trying to walk into a trap by going out with that face on your face?"

"You should stay here for the next two days. Zhuiyu and I will go out to gather information and make purchases."

Xuan Cang: "But I already agreed with Zi Su and the others yesterday that we would discuss rescuing Master today. If I don't go, what will they think?"

"Their lives are probably very difficult right now. No, I have to go out and see!"

Li Qinglu shook her head and sighed helplessly.

She looked at Xuan Cang and knew that he was not her subordinate, so he didn't have to listen to her in everything.

"If your senior brother gets arrested, remember to insist that it has nothing to do with us."

Xuan Cang also said coldly, "Don't worry, whatever we do will not implicate you, Princess Yue!"

The people around them already felt very uncomfortable with what he said.

Before Que'er could utter a sound, Zhuiyu interrupted, "Our young lady is more than just the Princess Consort of Yue!"

“Young Master Xuancang has been traveling all over the country with us these past few days, and has even been to Rongle. Does he not know the true status and esteem of our young lady?”

“Even the princess of Daliang doesn’t give our girl a hard time. She calls her ‘sister’ repeatedly and is as obedient as a kitten. She has no airs at all.”

"What, you think you can bully us just because you're from the same sect? You don't respect our young lady at all?"

"Remember this! Even Master Nangong has never allowed his most beloved little disciple to suffer any injustice!"

Zhui Yu's barrage of words left Li Qingluo speechless.

As expected of Ah Shi's people, they knew what their mistress had gone through in just a few words.

Moreover, it must be said that Zhuiyu was quick-witted and left Xuancang speechless.

Xuan Cang's face was pale: "Luo'er, that's not what I meant..."

Li Qinglu shook her head, "Please forgive me, Senior Brother, Zhuiyu meant no harm."

In short, just be careful in everything you do.

After saying that, Li Qingluo stopped talking to Xuan Cang and turned to take Zhuiyu to change out of their human skin masks.

Xuan Cang didn't even realize when the two of them left.

Li Qingluo and Zhuiyu walked down the street wearing straw hats.

If you want to go out in broad daylight but don't want anyone to see your eyes, the only options are to pretend to be blind or wear a straw hat and pretend to be a farmer.

Fortunately, Li Qingluo had noticed many people wearing straw hats on the street yesterday, so she and Zhuiyu were able to blend into the crowd smoothly.

They didn't speak, but used hand gestures when something happened.

Let's sit in a teahouse.

Listen to it in a small restaurant.

Walking down the street, I would plunge into the crowd.

Before you know it, most of the day has passed.

Zhuiyu had already secretly made two trips to bring back food, and on the last trip, she carried dozens of large steamed buns that she had bought from more than a dozen stalls.

Moreover, he was extremely loyal and dutiful, and he wouldn't allow Li Qing to lift even the slightest heavy object.

At most, she had to lift herself up herself, while his neck, back, and both shoulders were covered with things.

Chasing the rain made Li Qingluo even feel like a useless person at one point.

Yet, I couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This guy missed out on Que'er; who knows what kind of wife he'll marry in the future.

But whoever it is, they should all enjoy good fortune.

The two had just landed in the courtyard, and Zhuiyu hadn't even put down the package she was carrying in her mouth when Sha Yi rushed over.

"Miss, someone else is here."

Li Qingluo ripped off the human skin mask and quickly went out to greet them.

Fortunately, the Loulan people were only there to deliver a message.

He invited Li Qingluo and her entourage to the palace tonight for a banquet and to meet the King of Loulan.

Moreover, none of the thirty-four people who entered the city at the beginning could be absent.

Can I enter the palace?

Li Qingluo certainly wouldn't refuse.

Today, she and Zhuiyu found quite a few useful things on the street.

Zhuiyu had a basic understanding of the Loulan language, so they deduced that they had extracted a lot of the knowledge they wanted.

The most important one is Princess Anar, who is indeed still in the Kingdom of Loulan!

Moreover, they have never left since they arrived.

Since she's here, she'll surely be able to find her master's whereabouts!

Li Qingluo is now full of confidence, and has already thought of dozens of ways to escape from the Loulan Palace tonight and find her master.

However, after seeing the Loulan people off, she noticed that everyone's expressions were rather strange.

Li Qingluo's heart also jumped.

"Has Xuan Cang not returned yet?"

She knew Xuan Cang would definitely go out.

But he also feared that Xuan Cang would no longer be able to free himself.

Of course, she had no objection to him staying with the other members of the Meteor Faction.

After all, they were the true brothers and sisters, while he was just someone who had come up to the top halfway through, and he wouldn't presume to try and compete for any position.

Regardless of whether they can rescue their master or not, it won't stop me from rescuing him.

Li Qingluo was more worried that Xuan Cang's departure would implicate her group.

Sparrow: "Miss, it's still early. Perhaps Lord Xuancang has some matters to attend to and hasn't had time to return yet?"

"Let's wait a little longer, he'll definitely be back in time!"

Li Qingluo looked at the setting sun.

She would not sit idly by and wait for her fate.

"We must prepare for both possibilities."

Soon after sunset, someone from the Loulan Royal Palace arrived and personally led Li Qingluo and her entourage to the Loulan Royal Palace.

Seeing that they all looked weak and pale, as if they were starving and about to collapse, the palace servants' eyes were filled with contempt.

These useless and cowardly people from the Central Plains.

If they weren't afraid that the stench would spread and they would actually die in this yard, they really wouldn't want to care about them at all.

They're just a bunch of useless locusts!

The palace servants, having thoroughly vented their anger, merely glanced at the crowd and led everyone out without taking a proper count.

The streets were packed with onlookers.

After all, so many people from the Central Plains have come before, but it's unprecedented for such a large group to stay quietly in this room for two or three days without making a sound!

So, who exactly are these people?

Everyone was eager to get a good look when suddenly someone in the crowd deliberately said in Chinese, "They arrested more than a dozen people from the Central Plains today!"

"I heard it's not just a simple matter of being expelled from the city. They've kidnapped the young master; they're in for trouble now."

"Really? They actually dared to kidnap the young master? Are they genuinely stupid or just courting death?"

"Those Central Plains people who only know how to run around recklessly all day, complain about spending money and working hard, don't know manners and rules, and are so arrogant that everyone hates them, why don't they stay here with a special pardon?

"I heard they were looking for someone. Now that they can't find that person, they're going to be in deep trouble themselves."

A group of people in the crowd laughed strangely.

Li Qingluo and her entourage, who had just boarded the carriage, couldn't smile at all.

Sparrow: "Miss, Lord Xuancang..."

Li Qingluo raised a finger and lowered her voice completely: "Shh—even if he gets arrested along with us, it's his own choice. Let's protect ourselves first."

Que'er and Granny Zheng both nodded solemnly and never mentioned the matter again.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived safely at the gate of the Loulan Royal Palace.

Even though it was just a royal residence, the imposing palace gates were in no way inferior to the grandeur and magnificence of the two great powers, Great Liang and Great Chu.

From the moment they entered the palace gates, Li Qingluo, along with Que'er and the others, began to stick their heads out of the carriage, taking in the mysterious and extremely luxurious place.

Each place has its own unique scenery.

Each of the hundred scenic spots is unique.

Although breathtakingly beautiful, for Li Qingluo and his companions, the Loulan Palace was both filled with exotic mystery and unknown dangers.

"Master, Luo'er is here. Luo'er will definitely find you."