The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

The Daqian Dynasty was certainly not an enemy and would not attack Loulan.

If Daqian wanted to attack Loulan, they would not be able to stop it.

Half an hour later, a group of Loulan cavalry appeared in front of Ning Quan.

Leading the group was a tall and straight man wearing armor and looking very heroic.

"Is the visitor His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince of the Daqian Dynasty?"

The man rode forward and asked respectfully.

"It is this king, who are you?"

Ning Quan looked at the other person and said calmly.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, I am General Aimonto, the commander of the Loulan Imperial Guards."

"I have come here by order of Her Majesty the Queen to welcome His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince."

Amonto said with a fist clasped.

The attitude is very polite and no one dares to be negligent.

The Daqian Dynasty was a huge behemoth for the Kingdom of Loulan and even all the countries in the Western Regions.

"Commander Aymonto, you are too polite."

Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Your Highness is too polite. Please come in, Your Highness."

Aimonto made a gesture of invitation and said.

"it is good!"

Ning Quan nodded slightly, then led the team slowly towards Loulan City.

"Your Highness, why hasn't Zhang Tinggao shown up yet?"

"Didn't someone notify him in advance? Did something happen?"

As they were marching, Li Cunxiao frowned.

As early as when Ning Quan set out from Hulun, he had sent scouts to inform Zhang Tinggao in advance.

Logically speaking, Zhang Tinggao should have been waiting here.

But he hasn't shown up until now, which makes Li Cunxiao feel something is wrong.

"Wait a minute, maybe there's something else going on."

"But even if something happens, it doesn't matter to us."

Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Hehe, Your Highness is right. With Loulan's strength, I can sweep them away in a matter of minutes!"

Li Cunxiao grinned and said with a relaxed look on his face.

Li Cunxiao was certainly not exaggerating. How many soldiers and horses were there in the entire Loulan?

No more than two thousand.

Ning Quan brought a total of 4,000 soldiers and horses with him on this mission to the Western Regions.

……

At the same time, Loulan City.

In a dungeon of a mansion somewhere, Zhang Tinggao was tied up and hung on the wall.

His face was extremely pale and there was blood at the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that he had been beaten.

"Cough cough cough..."

Suddenly, he started coughing violently.

"Pfft~"

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face suddenly turned extremely pale and he looked extremely weak.

"Haha, I never thought that I, Zhang Tinggao, would fall into the hands of a group of barbarians?"

Zhang Tinggao smiled miserably.

"Master Zhang, it's our fault for not protecting you well enough that you have suffered."

A soldier covered in wounds said guiltily.

In this dungeon, there were six or seven other soldiers, all of whom were injured.

They were all soldiers who followed Zhang Tinggao to the Western Regions and were responsible for protecting Zhang Tinggao's safety.

However, they did not expect to fall into an ambush. Not only did more than a dozen brothers die in the battle, but the rest were all captured.

"I don't blame you. It was all my fault. I fell into Qiyad's trap."

Zhang Tinggao shook his head with difficulty.

Ziyad was the uncle of Queen Amina of Loulan. He was extremely powerful in Loulan, even surpassing the queen.

The reason why Zhang Tinggao was arrested was because Qiyad did not want Loulan and Hulan to trade.

No matter how powerful Qi Yade was, he would not dare to do anything to Daqian.

But the reason why he was so arrogant in Loulan was because he had the support of Beiting behind him.

It was under Beiting's strong request that he took the risk to attack Zhang Tinggao.

"Master Zhang, you must hold on. His Highness will be here soon, won't he? He will definitely rescue us!"

The soldier gritted his teeth.

"Well, His Majesty will be here soon, and he will definitely rescue us."

Hearing this, Zhang Tinggao said firmly.

"Da da da……"

At this time, footsteps were heard outside.

"Squeak~"

As the cell door was opened, a team of Loulan soldiers walked into the dungeon.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

After coming in, the soldiers immediately picked up Zhang Tinggao and others from the wall without saying a word, and then dragged them out of the dungeon.

Outside the dungeon, a carriage was already waiting there.

After Zhang Tinggao and others were dragged out, they were immediately stuffed into a carriage.

Then, the carriage slowly drove out of the city.

"Haha, if I'm not mistaken, it should be His Highness who has arrived."

Zhang Tinggao thought that Ziyad was going to kill them, but he soon realized that Ziyad was going to transfer them away.

Of course, there was only one reason why Ziyad did this, and that was that His Highness had arrived.

Ziyad could not continue to detain them in the mansion and had to move them to another place.

Zhang Tinggao guessed correctly, Qiyad really wanted to transfer them.

Ning Quan's arrival made Ziyad panic, especially when he learned that Ning Quan brought several thousand troops, he became even more afraid.

In theory, Qiyad could have just killed Zhang Tinggao and others and then destroyed the bodies.

But Ziyad was cautious.

By keeping Zhang Tinggao and others alive, he will have something to hold against them if the matter is exposed.

..........

the other side.

Ning Quan followed Aimonto and entered Loulan City.

Before entering the city, Ning Quan left Li Cunxiao and a large group of troops outside the city, and only brought Zhang Fei, Cai Sheng and others as well as a hundred soldiers into the city.

Loulan was a kingdom after all. Bringing more than 4,000 soldiers into the city was too disrespectful to them.

"Loulan is indeed worthy of its reputation. Its prosperity is in no way inferior to that of the capital!"

As soon as he entered the city, Ning Quan couldn't help but exclaim.

Although Loulan City is not as big as the capital, it is extremely lively.

There are shops on both sides of the street, and there are many pedestrians on the street. It is bustling and prosperous, and there are endless caravans.

These caravans came from all over the world, including Persia, the Arab Empire, the Crescent Moon and other countries, and of course there were also caravans from Daqian.

"Your Highness, Loulan City has been an important town in the Western Regions since ancient times. It's a gathering place for caravans, and countless merchants travel to and from Loulan City every day."

Aimonto said respectfully.

"Well, that's true."

Ning Quan nodded slightly to show his agreement.

"Your Highness, it's still early. Please go to the inn and stay there first."

"Rest for a while. I will take you to the palace for a banquet in the evening."

Amonto bowed.

"it is good!"

Ning Quan nodded.

……

The posthouse is located in the east of the city, not far from the royal palace.

As a place to entertain distinguished guests, Loulan Inn covers a huge area and has a beautiful environment.

After following Amonto to the inn, Ning Quan was led into a separate courtyard.

The courtyard is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people including Ning Quan. It is luxuriously decorated, fully equipped, and has servants to serve them.

As the prince of Daqian, Ning Quan naturally enjoys the best treatment.

"Your Highness, please take a rest. I will come back in the evening."

After settling down a bit, Aimonto said respectfully.

"Well, you get busy."

Ning Quan said calmly.

"Yes!"

After saying that, Aimonto turned and left.