"Yeah, I've seen the original appearance of the dragon soul. It was about the size of two fists, but the dragon soul that separated from your body just now was only the size of a fist.”
The high priest immediately described the dragon soul that was only the size of a ping pong ball to Xiao Li.
"Impossible!!”
Xiao Li's eyes widened as he exclaimed. He did not look as weak as he did when he was seriously injured.
"The dragon soul is an ancient object, a vessel of tyrannical energy. Moreover, it has always existed in the Pi Xiu. How could anyone in this world separate it? Moreover, how could they separate it so perfectly and without anyone knowing? Other than Goddess Xuan of the Nine Heavens, who else had this ability?”
As she spoke, Xiao Li suddenly widened her beautiful eyes and said in realization,
"No wonder I suffered a backlash. No wonder the dragon soul chose to separate from me. It turns out that most of its energy has been stripped away, so its energy is not enough to support me to become a perfect guardian of Loulan. It can only allow me to become a guardian of Loulan for a short period of time.”
"But…who would have the ability to do that?”
Of course, the High Priestess didn't believe that someone could separate the dragon soul that the legendary Goddess of the Nine Heavens had bestowed upon Lou Lan. Thus, she could only choose another explanation.
"Could it be that most of the energy in the dragon soul has dissipated because it has been wandering outside for many years? Or perhaps it was absorbed and consumed by the growth of the little Pi Xiu.”
"I think it doesn't matter now.”
Xiao Li didn't seem to want to argue about the dragon soul energy. Her pair of cold and beautiful eyes, which no man dared to look at, were filled with grief as she looked at the Loulan people who were being slaughtered by the Eight Petites and the Chu soldiers. She looked at them lying in a pool of blood and said in a sorrowful voice,
"The most important thing now is how to save the people of Loulan, how to avoid this disaster, and how to let the people of Loulan continue to live.”
Seeing the defenseless citizens of Loulan being slaughtered one by one, how could the High Priest, who was the highest authority in Loulan but had no choice, not feel his heart ache?
However, she had no way to stop all of this. After all, even Loulan's guardian, Xiao Li, who was the biggest reliance of Loulan, was seriously injured. The dragon soul that they had protected for generations had also been snatched away.
How could a weak woman like her stop others from slaughtering the people of Lou Lan? Stop others from occupying Loulan and snatching the treasures inside? How could they stop the greedy and cruel slaves from other races, the innocent and pitiful people of Loulan?
At this very moment, the High Priest suddenly regretted his decision. If they hadn't played Ying Zheng for a fool and given up on the deal, if they hadn't bet everything on the dragon soul and Xiao Li, wouldn't everything have been different now? Would the hardworking and kind people of Loulan not have such a pitiful ending? Would their Lou Lan not be destroyed?
The High Priestess 'beautiful eyes couldn't help but shed tears of regret. Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world, and the dead people of Lou Lan could never be resurrected.
"Let's go and beg Ying Zheng to save Loulan! Save the innocent people of Loulan!"
Just as the High Priestess was filled with regret, Xiao Li, who was in her arms, spoke,"
"Although we once toyed with him, and even gave up the deal with him, and even severely injured his men, Ying Zheng was the only one who did not lay his hands on us, the people of Loulan, and only he left us a way out.”
"And judging from the current situation, if we want to escape this crisis and continue to survive, we can only rely on Ying Zheng!!”
The High Priestess could clearly see everything that Xiao Li said. She asked subconsciously,"
"But, we treated him like that just now. As the ruler of a country, will he help us?”
"No matter what price we have to pay, we must ask for Ying Zheng's help. If Lou Lan wants to escape this calamity, this is the only way!!”
Goddess Xiao Li's charming little face was filled with determination, and her pair of beautiful eyes subconsciously turned to look at Ying Zheng.
On Ying Zheng's side, Great Si Ming and Young Si Ming were meditating and adjusting their breathing. After a period of meditation, Ge Nia had recovered quite well. Although he could not use too much of his true energy, he could still kill two people who were trying to attack them from time to time with his sword in hand. It was quite easy for him.
"Am I right?"
Looking at the three forces that were engaged in a chaotic battle, Ying Zheng raised a confident smile and said to Ge Nia,"
"The human heart is the most difficult thing to guess. Even though I promised them great benefits like Loulan and agreed to set aside a piece of land for them to live in, and even promised to help them walk out of the desert and let them enjoy eternal peace, they still chose this path in the end.”
"It won't be long before the High Priest and Xiao Li will kneel down and beg me to save the people of Loulan. Don't you think it's funny?”
"This subject is willing to lose! He would not plead for mercy for the people of Loulan, nor would he pity them!”
Ge Nia forced a smile, then clasped his hands at Ying Zheng and said,"
"But, isn't this the result that His Majesty has always wanted to see? He allowed them to fight and reap the benefits.”
"This is the result I want to see the most. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken the risk myself!”
Ying Zheng's eyes sparkled with confidence,"
"But I didn't force them to give up on the deal, nor did I force them to rebel. On the contrary, they thought they were smart enough to play with me and even wanted my life.”
"Ge Nia, tell me, this is the reward I should receive for not offending the Loulan people after entering Loulan with so many soldiers?”
Facing Ying Zheng's tall and straight figure, Ge Nia subconsciously glanced at Ying Zheng's eyes, which were as bright as the stars, then hurriedly knelt down and said,"
"Your Majesty is far-sighted, able to control the overall situation and sympathize with his subjects. Ge Nie is sincerely convinced and thanks Your Majesty for your kindness!!”
At this very moment, Ge Nia, the successor of Phantom Valley, had completely understood Ying Zheng's plan and strategy for this trip to Loulan.
Thinking about it, the reason why Ying Zheng had made a deal with Xiao Li was to enter Loulan openly, and with a large army in his hands, he did not offend the people of Loulan at all. His purpose was to leave a good impression on the people of Loulan, and even the people of the world, and spread a good reputation.
The reason why Ying Zheng was so bold as to let the High Priest and Xiao Li take care of the dragon soul was to make them feel greedy and abandon the deal. It was because Ying Zheng would never really help tens of thousands of Loulan people to migrate, and he would never give a piece of his Great Qin territory to these foreigners of Loulan.
Therefore, Ying Zheng hoped to see the people of Loulan being wiped out the most. And with the rebellion of Xiao Li and the others, Ying Zheng had an honorable reason to sit back and watch the people of Loulan being slaughtered. In that case, he would not have to bear the crime of betrayal, because it was Xiao Li and the others who had played him for a fool and gave up the deal first.
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