Children of Loulan

She was staring at the boy with an infatuated look, as if he was the only one in the world. Even though the boy had opened his eyes and realized that she was looking at him, she was unaware of it. It was not until Dahl and Bayer's shouts came that she came back to her senses as if she had just woken up from a dream.

At the same time, she realized that her behavior just now was a little inappropriate, so she quickly lowered her head and tried to divert her gaze, but her body was out of control and she could not move.

“I’m… sorry.” Her face flushed and she stammered an apology, then quickly responded to Dal and Baier: “I’m here… Dal, Baier, I…”

However, before she finished saying "I'm here", Keremu pushed her out without hesitation, allowing her to successfully break free from his arms. Because at this moment, the situation of the two of them must not be seen by others, otherwise endless troubles would be waiting for them.

As soon as Hanguli left Keremu's arms, she was discovered by Dar who came over after hearing the noise. Dar and Baier immediately stepped forward to grab Hanguli, walked around her several times, and carefully examined her from head to toe. After confirming that Hanguli was not injured, Baier finally could no longer control his emotions.

She felt her legs go weak, and her body involuntarily fell forward, kneeling on the ground, and rushed straight to Hanguli. She hugged Hanguli's waist tightly, tears pouring out like a dam bursting, and her voice choked with sobs: "Miss, Miss, I'm scared to death! Wuuwuwu..."

At the same time, Dar also held Hanguli's hands tightly, his eyes blurred with tears and his face full of guilt: "It's okay, it's okay. Miss, it's all my fault. I couldn't hold you tightly. I'm really sorry..."

When Hanguli was pulled by the two sisters, there was still a blush on her face from the embarrassing scene she had just experienced, but what she did not expect was that the sisters would be so excited and cry around her. This sudden situation made her a little at a loss.

However, Hanguli quickly came to her senses. She reached out to help Bayer up from his kneeling position, and with her other hand, she held Dal's hand. Her tone was full of comfort and joy: "Okay, stop crying. Look at the two of you, crying so sadly. Aren't you just making fun of yourself?"

As they talked, Hanguli carefully wiped the tears from their cheeks. At this moment, Keremu also successfully got out of the predicament. He never dared to look directly at Hanguli and the others, but took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention to glance at the master and servants who were crying with their heads held together.

He pretended nothing had happened and walked past the three of them. Feeling his own heartbeat was abnormal, he frowned and reached out to touch the pendant in his arms. Only when he held the pendant in his palm did he feel a sense of relief!

At the same time, he was a little annoyed that he almost fell for the look in the eyes of this showgirl. He remembered that when he opened his eyes just now, he saw the person in his arms looking at him infatuatedly. He looked at those eyes and was sure that he had never seen such eyes before, but the inexplicable sense of familiarity made him lose his mind. It was not until he heard the shouting outside that he came to his senses and pushed the showgirl away!

It was only after he escaped that he realized that the person he had saved was the person he had been thinking about day and night, Ainur's substitute. Perhaps it was God's will that made him save her, so Keremu naturally attributed the familiar feeling just now to the fact that he had seen her before, and did not think any more about it!

After this thrilling sandstorm, Keremu immediately ordered an inventory of all personnel, horses and camels. Everyone worked together and completed the inventory in just half an hour. Fortunately, due to the appropriate response and timely measures, no one was injured or killed, and no losses were suffered.

Then, Keremu issued the second order without hesitation: "Team up and set off!" All members quickly took action and set out on the journey again. Those delicate and beautiful ladies also jumped on the camels and continued their unknown journey. However, due to the wind and sand, they delayed too much time. It was not until the night was deep and it was already 1:00 pm that the exhausted team arrived at the garrison tent.

The raging sandstorm during the day had covered many people's clothes with fine dust. As soon as the concubines entered the garrison tent, they couldn't wait to take off their sandy dresses and veils; while the brave and fearless soldiers could only hurriedly shake their bodies to try to shake off the sand. As for the stubborn remaining sand, they could only change their clothes after leaving the Gobi Desert and returning to the capital.

The next morning, the sky gradually brightened, the sun shone on the Gobi Desert, and illuminated the road ahead. This tenacious team once again took firm steps and moved forward into the distance. Ziya couldn't help but look back, and saw the long team extending behind him, like an endless dragon, crossing the vast desert with hope and courage.

"Your Highness, we really had a narrow escape this time! We were just trying to resist the sandstorm and take defensive measures, but we were attacked by the enemy; and when we were doing our best to deal with the attack, the hateful sandstorm came unexpectedly. This series of unexpected events caught us off guard!" Ziya was still recalling the danger he had just experienced with lingering fear.

Keremu looked at Ziya beside him and asked, "Where is the soldier who reported the sandstorm?"

Ziya replied respectfully, "Your Highness, I have already inquired about the soldier who reported the sandstorm in advance. His name is Mo Ming, and he is a commoner. His family suffered a sudden change in his early years, and both his parents passed away. He had no choice but to come to this Gobi Desert to serve as a soldier to defend the territory. It has been exactly five years now."

After hearing this, Keremu nodded thoughtfully, and then looked at Ziya again, with a hint of admiration in his eyes. Ziya was a little confused, but he hurriedly asked: "I don't know why Your Highness is looking at me like this? But is there anything I did wrong?"

Keremu smiled slightly and said softly: "It's nothing, I just think you are becoming more intelligent and clever now." As soon as the words fell, Ziya was confused. He really couldn't figure out what he had done to get such praise from his master.

"Master, what on earth do you mean by this?"

Keremu rolled his eyes in annoyance: "This prince is praising you! In the future, you should do things like you do now and put more thought into it."

The next two days were very smooth and uneventful. The group finally arrived at the foot of the capital. Many gorgeous carriages had already been parked at the city gate. All the ladies jumped off their camels and rode in these carriages. The coachmen from the palace drove these carriages and, led by General Ankar, headed towards the palace.

After all the concubines entered the palace, Keremu rode into the city slowly. He deliberately lagged behind the concubines, and when they all went to the harem, he went straight to the front hall to report to the king and queen.

Upon entering the palace, Keremu knelt down and saluted: "Your son greets father and mother! Your son has brought the concubines back safely, and I have come here to report to you."

At this time, at the top of the hall, a man sitting on the dragon throne was about fifty years old, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, looking majestic and solemn; next to him, sat a woman wearing a gorgeous phoenix robe, covered in jewels and precious stones, looking noble. Both of them smiled and gazed lovingly at Keremu who was kneeling in the center of the hall.

The king spoke first: "Well, Muer, you have worked hard. Get up. Is your trip going well?"

Keremu stood up and said respectfully, "I have accomplished my mission. Although I encountered setbacks along the way, I have finally brought all the beauties back safely!"

The King: "I heard that you were attacked by foreign barbarians on the road?"

Keremu: "Yes, father, on the first night we entered the Gobi Desert."

King: "Tell me about it in detail."

Keremu told the whole story of the attack, but concealed the words the other party said, because he had a guess in his mind, but he didn't know how the other party did it and who did it. He wanted to take this opportunity to follow the clues and find out all the people involved.

After listening to his narration, the king looked at the other ministers and asked, "My dear ministers, what do you think about this matter?"

The Minister of Personnel, Turdi, stepped out and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I think that those barbaric foreigners should be wiped out completely."

Prime Minister Tuoheti bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate. Those foreigners have lived in the desert for many years, just like loaches, cunning and hard to catch. Not to mention the difficulty of exterminating them, our soldiers alone may find it difficult to adapt to such a harsh climate. Even if they can barely adapt, they will suffer heavy losses.

Moreover, they know the desert terrain very well. Their underground nests are like three burrows of a cunning rabbit, making it hard to guard against them. They appear and disappear at will, and sometimes they rush out to kill people. How can our soldiers resist them? Should we wipe out the enemy or let our soldiers die in vain? "

"Mr. Prime Minister, how can you boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige? Those foreigners have repeatedly harassed our Loulan country in recent years. Now they only have a few tens of thousands of people, so it is not difficult to wipe them out. If we wait until they become powerful, it will be extremely difficult to wipe them out!"

The Prime Minister was not to be outdone: "Mr. Minister, how many people do you think that desert can accommodate? I'm afraid tens of thousands of people are the limit. It will be difficult to increase the population further!"

Turdi still disagreed and said, "It is precisely because they have limited living space that they keep harassing us. Therefore, we must take action before they become too strong."

Toheti continued to refute: "They just harassed us a little bit, and you wanted to kill those tens of thousands of foreigners. If this happens, wouldn't the reputation of our Loulan Kingdom among the nearby tribes plummet?"

The assistant minister asked, "Prime Minister, which is more important, the country or reputation?"

The prime minister responded: "Does it mean that just because we have the land, we can ignore our reputation?"