Xuan Cang does look better today.
He nodded towards Li Qingluo: "Junior Sister, do you have anything else to ask me?"
Li Qingluo: "Those who are chasing you all the way from the Western Regions, they are the subordinates of Princess Anar, right?"
Xuan Cang: "You are right."
"Princess Anar knew I had escaped, so she sent people to try to stop me as well."
"There were about thirty of them at the beginning, and when they chased me to Nan'an, there were only seven or eight left."
"But, they should have been solved by Junior Sister now, right?"
Li Qingluo: "Yes. The only survivor took the opportunity to bite his tongue and commit suicide."
"Brother, Master asked you to bring the jade pendant to me, so he must want me to save him."
"Saving Master is my unshirkable duty, so I'm determined..."
Before Li Qingluo could finish her words, Xuan Cang stopped her.
"No! Wait a minute, Junior Sister."
"I think you must have misunderstood."
"Master knows that you can't escape with your status, and even if you are smart and wise, he won't easily disrupt your life and make you run around for him."
"So I came to find you, not to ask you to save him."
"Master, I just want you to help him find something."
"Then, let me take you to the Western Regions."
"With something like this, Master will definitely be able to escape."
Borrow something?
Li Qingluo didn't understand. At this time, what did his master want that was more important than asking him to rescue him?
"I wonder if I have anything that I can lend to Master... and help him escape from that princess?"
She looked confused and puzzled.
Cang Xuan, like her, was actually a little suspicious.
"I'm not really sure about this."
"The master only said that he wanted an old painting."
"The older this painting gets, the better."
"The person in the painting has an extremely stunning appearance, and there is a red mole between her eyebrows."
"Junior sister, do you know who it is?"
Li Qingluo's face was filled with shock.
Is this referring to Duan Rongshi or...my mother?
The older the better?
That is the portrait of my mother!
And there is a red mole between the eyebrows, and the appearance is stunning and peerless. This must be referring to the mother!
But why does Master want Mother’s portrait?
It's a portrait from decades ago.
What does this have to do with his ability to escape from the princess?
He even made Cang Xuan go through so much trouble to find him with a token of trust, just for a painting?
Li Qingluo was just full of doubts when Que'er ran over excitedly.
"Girl, His Highness is back!"
"Your Highness has won a great victory and has returned to the city. He is now at the city gate, receiving the people's kneeling greetings and respects!"
Finally back?
Li Qingluo stood up happily and was about to leave when he remembered that Cang Xuan was still there.
She immediately turned to Cang Xuan and said, "Brother, regarding the portrait, I will definitely give you an answer before tonight."
After saying that, she lifted her skirt and left happily.
Watching her leave, Cang Xuan's eyes were filled with indescribable loneliness.
"Master, it would have been great if I had met Junior Sister earlier."
"Unfortunately, she already has a lover, and her heart has already been promised to him."
Thinking about it, he smiled self-deprecatingly and shook his head.
"Our identities are completely different, why dwell on these regrets?"
"It's better to leave as soon as possible..."
The sound faded away with the wind, and no one in this world would know these silent thoughts.
Li Qingluo took a carriage to the street.
Looking at the lively crowd, everyone's face was filled with joy and excitement.
She couldn't help but smile.
"Have you heard? The King of Yue could have suppressed the rebels on the first day, but not only did he not do so, he even fought with them for several days. Do you know why?"
"Why, why? Tell me quickly."
"I heard that he forced these rebels into a valley and locked them up without even moving a single soldier."
"Without food or water, the rebels gradually couldn't stand it anymore. Finally, the King of Yue personally led his men in and captured the rebel leader!"
"Then, after a fight with the leader, he actually admitted defeat and said he was willing to exchange his life for everyone else's."
"What was the result? Was he killed?"
"Of course not!"
"Not only did he not kill him, the King of Yue also subdued him, saying that he was a man of great loyalty and righteousness."
"This, won't be like inviting a wolf into the house?"
"What the hell. Now these rebels are outside the city, and the King of Yue seems to want to form them into an army."
"It depends on whether the emperor is willing."
Everyone thought of the tyrant's brutal behavior and felt worried for the King of Yue.
"Your Majesty ordered him to go out of the city to suppress the rebellion, but he has recruited all these rebels. Your Majesty, don't you think you have been fooled?"
"If he can suppress it in this way, isn't it still suppression? As long as there's no bloodshed or casualties, he's a good general! After all, whose son really wants to die?"
"That's right, it's not easy to win people's hearts. It's not as good as harvesting heads and making people's lives miserable."
"King of Yue! King of Yue!"
"King of Yue——"
The people of Nan'an City never thought that the threat fifty miles away could be ended without even shedding blood.
So, everyone was very excited when they heard about it.
If they really broke into the city, the princes and nobles would close their doors and their servants and guards would fight to the death to protect them, so they might not have anything to fear from losses.
But aren't these innocent ordinary people in the city the ones who suffer the most?
Naturally, there were also people in the crowd who cursed the King of Yue for being nothing but a fool who had no blood in his veins and was just an opportunistic fool.
Li Qingluo heard it all.
"Go, write down who these people are!"
She wanted to make a note in a small notebook to see if these people would still look the same in the future.
Sha San was about to go out trying to hold back his laughter when Sha Yi came over with difficulty, holding a letter in his arms and covering his chest.
"Miss, there's a letter from Jinling."
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