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"Come, do it yourself." Qu Wentai handed a dagger to A Zhuochuan and taught him how to hold the dagger.

Azhuochuan pretended to be afraid, trembling and not daring to move, muttering: "I have killed people before, I just killed one yesterday..."

Qu Wentai folded his arms in admiration while the people around him shouted and cheered.

"Hurry up!"

"You're not scared, are you?"

"Azhuochuan, don't you have any eggs?"

"kill him!"

The envoy from Daya City collapsed to the ground in fear, and then Azhuochuan closed his eyes, made up his mind, and stabbed forward.

There is a kind of flower in the desert called wild poppy, which is a treasure belonging only to the Western Regions. It is as red as fire and its shadows are bright and clear, just like the scene in front of Azhuchuan, dazzling and charming.

"I, I killed someone..." A Zhuochuan was stunned for a moment, and after he reacted, he immediately knelt in front of Qu Wentai.

"Your Majesty, please send troops to help me! If Tie Ali reacts, it will be even more difficult to capture Karl City!"

"Good! Hahaha..." Qu Wentai touched Azhuochuan's head and said, "Azhuochuan, you will be the lord of a city in the future, so you must learn how to ride a horse well."

"Your Majesty, Karl City doesn't fight either..." Azhuochuan looked at Qu Wentai's expression and gradually his voice became softer: "Okay, okay, I'll learn when I get back!"

……

The city of Karl was engulfed in flames, and Azhuochuan and others caught Tie Ali off guard.

Qu Wentai was determined to capture Tie Ali this time, and he sent out more than 5,000 elite soldiers and generals.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Tie Ali tried to hold Li Xiaochun and his group hostage, but several people had already disappeared from Karl City. He knew then that there was a traitor in the city.

"Li Xiaochun, old ghost..." Tie Ali hated secretly.

He guessed that the two of them were in contact, but he couldn't figure out how they were in contact.

Lao Gui has lived in Karl City for more than 20 years. If he is a spy from the Central Plains, how could there be no movement for more than 20 years? Besides, the Sui Dynasty is gone...

But he did lose, and Tie Ali eventually hanged himself.

Three days later.

The elite soldiers and generals sent by Qu Wentai had already gone back, and Tie Ali's confidants and spies who were monitoring Lao Gui were all eliminated.

Azhuochuan became the de facto lord of Karl City.

On the tall city wall, Li Xiaochun sat on a mound and looked out over the entire city of Karl.

"What are you doing?" A Zhuochuan walked up and sat next to Li Xiaochun.

"Draw." Li Xiaochun said with a smile, "Draw Karl City and show it to the owner of the manor when we get back."

"Master?" A Zhuochuan was puzzled: "What kind of paintbrush is this?"

"Pencil, we actually come from a village called Nvzhuang in the capital. We said it was Yangzhou before because we were afraid that Tie Ali had spies in the capital. Yangzhou is far away from Gaochang, and he can't reach it."

"This trip to the west was planned by the owner of the manor." Li Xiaochun looked at him and said, "I didn't expect to meet Uncle Ghost and you. It's a pleasant surprise to take over Karl City."

"Nuzhuang!" Azhuochuan was surprised. He had heard of it.

"I used to be a cleaner of human and animal feces and urine, and I would often go in and out of the city. I have heard of him, but I only know his name."

"So, the one who came to do business this time is... a female farmer?"

"That's right." Li Xiaochun nodded: "Qu Wentai has given most of the rights of this transaction to Karl City. Our cooperation will be closer in the future."

"In two days I will continue my journey west to meet Qu Wentai and conclude this trip."

"Unfortunately, the owner of the manor said that Qu Wentai probably won't let us get in touch with the Western Turks..."

Li Xiaochun felt a little regretful. Gaochang could raise sheep, but it was not suitable. The place that was truly suitable for raising sheep was in Western Turkestan.

If they could trade directly with the Western Turks, the price of wool would probably be much cheaper.

"How did your owner know?" Azhuchuan felt a chill down his spine.

"The owner of the manor knows a lot of things." Li Xiaochun looked into Azhuchuan's eyes and said, "My name is Li Xiaochun, what's yours? I can't do business with you in the future without knowing the other party's name."

"My name is Zhuochuan, and I took my mother's surname. My mother... was a woman from the Central Plains who was captured and taken away by the confidant of the city lord before Tie Ali. He was forcibly married to her. My mother knew how to make wine, and that beast loved to drink. After drinking the wine brewed by my mother, he went crazy."

"When I was four years old, that beast beat my mother to death." Zhuochuan had tears in his eyes.

Li Xiaochun didn't know how to comfort her. As far as she could remember, she had already been at the village.

So he stuffed a handful of candy into Zhuochuan's hand...

"..." Zhuo Chuan stopped crying instantly: "In fact, this is not the first time that beast has beaten his wife to death. Before my mother, he fell in love with a Central Plains slave in the city, so he beat her beloved to death and forcibly possessed the woman. Later, the woman gave birth to a girl, who grew up to look exactly like a Central Plains person. The beast was furious and took the opportunity to kill the woman when he went crazy."

"That girl is my elder sister." Zhuo Chuan continued, "When my mother got married, my elder sister was only five years old. My mother loved her and kept her with her. My elder sister was pretty and good-looking. She was influenced by my mother and was able to make wine at a young age. Gradually, that beast began to have different ideas."

"Later, my mother sent my sister to the vineyard of Aye, who was also known as Uncle Ghost. After this incident, the beast became even more dissatisfied with my mother. However, there is retribution. Not long after the beast beat my mother to death, he drank himself to death."

"Then your sister..." Li Xiaochun didn't dare to ask further, for fear of getting bad news again.

"I'm making wine in the vineyard. The most delicious wine in the city is made by my sister." Zhuochuan held his head high and chest puffed out, feeling extremely proud.

"..." Li Xiaochun took out another handful of candy and stuffed it into Zhuochuan's pocket: "For your sister."

"Would you like me to draw a portrait of your mother?" she asked.

The owner of the manor was mentally retarded before, and Li Yin's mother was afraid that she would be wronged after getting married, so she trained Li Xiaochun to be the mistress. She knew a little about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, conspiracy and intrigue.

Later, the development of Nuzhuang exceeded her expectations, so she began to learn business management.

"I, I don't quite remember..." Zhuo Chuan was ashamed. He was too young at that time and could only remember A Niang's warm embrace.

"Wait a minute, I'll call my sister over!"

After saying that, Zhuochuan left quickly.

After a while, Zhuochuan brought over a veiled woman.

"Miss Li, this is my elder sister, Zhuoya."

Zhuo Ya and Li Xiaochun sat face to face, feeling a little awkward: "Miss Li, I'm not good-looking, so I wear a veil..."

"Would you like some candy?" Li Xiaochun grabbed another handful of candy.

The owner of the manor said that sweets are omnipotent.

The atmosphere became relaxed and Zhuoya began to describe.

"My mother has an oval face, and her eyebrows are always trimmed thin and curved, like willow leaves..."

Li Xiaochun sketched very quickly, and soon a gentle woman appeared on the paper.

Zhuo Ya said with a trembling voice: "The lips should be thicker, so that when A Niang smiles, her fangs will be visible..."

Li Xiaochun made some revisions.