"After all these years in Wusun, I'm no longer some innocent princess."

"How could I, Queen Mother Anar, be someone who gets drunk easily or speaks softly to others easily?"

"It's foolish to deceive those people in the imperial court."

"Only the real Kurt can tell whether his mother is drunk or not..."

At this point, Anar's face was full of sadness again.

Li Qingluo handed her a cup of hot tea and said, "I guessed it too."

"Although your drunken eyes and expression were very similar and almost fooled us, your steps, even though they looked frivolous, were steady and you didn't miss a step."

Anar paused.

Nangong Di said: "Don't worry, no one else is suspicious."

Anar: "Did I speak to you?"

Nangong Di shut his mouth in frustration.

Li Qingluo quickly stepped out to smooth things over: "Senior, do you have any suspicions about someone?"

Anar: "During the meal, I have been excluding in my mind that six of the ten people that bitch mentioned are from the side branches of the imperial court."

"The four closest blood relatives, apart from the already ruled out Third Prince, are the descendants of my three uncles."

"And the timing of two of these three doesn't match the time of Kurt's personality change."

"The remaining one is the eldest son of the Fourth Prince."

"This child is gifted and has been interested in Buddhism since childhood. Moreover, he is deeply rooted in your Han culture and is highly respected throughout Hara City and even the Western Regions."

"I was also surprised by his sudden death."

"It's said that he encountered bandits and a sandstorm on his way to the Central Plains to study Buddhism. He became separated from his followers, and when they found him again, he was already dead."

"Logically, he's the most likely candidate. But his personality doesn't match Kurt's current personality at all."

"You saw it today. This Kurt has a violent temper, but that child is a very gentle and kind person who can't even bear to see someone kill."

Li Qingluo: "But it can't be completely ruled out."

"What if he has some demonic obstacles because of his life-and-death experience?"

After thinking about Li Qingluo's words, Anar nodded in agreement.

"You're right. I can't assume that I fully understand what kind of person he is based on the little knowledge I had of him before."

"And, after all the eliminations, he's the only one left."

Li Qingluo shook his head: "Aren't there some collateral relatives? Why don't you check?"

Anar sighed, "It's written in the sealed archives that this evil spell cannot be used on relatives beyond the fifth degree of mourning."

In other words, even if the relationship is several generations apart, the soul cannot be transferred even if the horoscopes are compatible.

Li Qingluo thought of another possibility: "Then how can you be sure that none of the remaining six distant relatives might not be true distant relatives?"

Anar's expression changed: "What do you mean?"

But she soon understood and was shocked: "You mean the illegitimate child of the royal family——"

Li Qingluo: "I wonder if such an incredible thing will happen in the imperial court."

"But I did experience a real incident not long ago where an illegitimate child was exchanged for a legitimate child."

"Even the woman who did this is from the Western Regions."

Although Anar was a little shocked, what had she not experienced over the years?

I quickly accepted this possibility.

"I will personally investigate this matter tomorrow."

"However, I might borrow two of your guards to protect me."

Li Qingluo: "Senior, please feel free to borrow it. And my master, you can use it as well."

"That's what he should do."

Li Qingluo quickly pushed Nangong Di forward.

Anar hesitated for a moment, but nodded and accepted reluctantly: "Okay."

Just as Nangong Di's face showed a hint of relief, he heard Li Qingluo say again, "By the way, Senior, I think we can start investigating this matter with that Yanshi."

Anar: "I thought so too."

Li Qingluo went to bed as soon as he returned to the mansion.

It wasn't until the next day that I heard Que'er say, "Miss, Mammy and Sha Er didn't come back last night. Should we send Sha San and the others out to look for them?"

Li Qingluo was lying down, but he immediately woke up and sat up. "What did you say?"

"You haven't come back all night?"

"Why are you telling me now?"

"The person hasn't returned yet, so has any letter been sent back?"

Que'er was also very anxious, but he just shook his head.

"Also, last night in the middle of the night, King Kurt from the front yard came back and had a quarrel with Queen Mother Wusun."

"The Queen Mother Wusun stormed out early in the morning."

"That Kurt is in the front yard and won't let our people in or out. Everyone is acting very cautiously, for fear of arousing the king's suspicion."

This yard is full of people from the Central Plains.

Although there are human skin masks, not everyone has one.

So in order to avoid being discovered by Kurt or even taking advantage of him, the only way was to avoid him.

Li Qingluo was extremely annoyed.

"At worst, tie him up!"

"Anyway, Anar has a way to get the real Kurt back. If you're in a hurry, just get him back first!"

Li Qingluo just didn't know what Anar's real plan was.

Is he seeking revenge first? Or are there certain harsh conditions for getting Kurt back, so he must first find out his true background?

Li Qingluo rubbed his brows.

"Who followed the Queen Mother out?"

Que'er: "Kill seven and kill sixteen. It's decided by drawing lots."

Li Qingluo: "They are both quite smart, so there is no need to worry about them."

"Tell Sha San, Sha Si, and Sha Wu to go look for Sha Er and Mammy. Make sure you bring them back!"

"Get out of the backyard and avoid Kurt's eyes."

Que'er quickly turned around and went out.

Li Qingluo sighed, his mood becoming solemn.

Did something happen in Nanping?

Li Qingluo didn't even know whether she had arrived in Hala City successfully. If she had successfully reached the imperial court, she would not have failed to show up at the banquet last night.

I didn't even hear a single word about her at the banquet.

Nanping seemed to have disappeared in the maze on the way to Hala City, and no one remembered her at all.

Li Qingluo felt more and more uneasy.

Just then, someone came from the front yard and asked Li Qingluo to go and serve.

Que'er is not here, and only Li Yunchu is left in this yard.

Li Yunchu originally wanted to ask why Luo'er should go. Luo'er was of noble status and could never serve the King of Wusun.

But she didn't speak the Western dialect, and she was afraid of being exposed if she opened her mouth, so she could only stamp her feet in anxiety.

Li Qingluo's current identity is Anar's personal maid.

As the king of Wusun, Kurt is indeed qualified to give orders to himself.

But he was not a real person from the Western Regions, and it was very likely that he would be discovered if he went there.

But there is no way to avoid it now.

Although I don't know what Kurt is up to, it's definitely not a good thing.

In just a moment, Li Qingluo had prepared himself mentally for the situation.

The servant sent by Kurt had urged her several times and cursed in the Western dialect at the gate of the courtyard: "You are just a lowly maid, and you dare to take advantage of the king. Who do you think you are?"

"The Queen Mother went out today without you, but this is not the right time for you to lie around and be lazy!"

"Asking you to serve the king is a blessing you've earned in three lifetimes. Don't be ungrateful!"

"Come out quickly! If you keep dawdling, do you want me to come in and arrest you myself?"

"Bah! She's just a lowly servant, yet she lives in a separate courtyard. When did our Wusun slaves become so extravagant? It's really unruly."

Li Yunchu didn't understand most of what he said, but she knew that what the person in front of her said was definitely not good.

She opened her mouth and made a roaring sound, glaring at the servant fiercely.

The servant was frightened by her.

Infuriated, he grabbed the stick beside him and raised it angrily: "How dare you scare me——"

Li Yunchu was so frightened that she covered her head and screamed, but before the stick fell, someone grabbed it.

"What do you want to do?"

Li Qingluo snatched the stick with just a little effort.

A fierce look appeared on her beautiful face.

The servant was frightened by her expression and his heart skipped a beat.

Moreover, how did she manage to snatch the stick from his hand so easily?

How could she have so much strength?

"It's you, what do you want to do?"

"I, I am the king's man. If you dare to offend me, be careful or you will die in the end!"

Li Qingluo weighed the stick in his hand.

"How I died, I really don't know."

"But I absolutely know how you died today."

"How dare you come into my yard and touch my people."

"court death!"

Before the servant could react, Li Qingluo raised his hand and hit the servant hard with the stick in his hand.

The servant was beaten so hard that he screamed in pain.

Li Qingluo showed no mercy.

The boy was beaten with one stick after another, leaving him unable to defend himself.

And no matter where he ran, Li Qingluo could catch up with him in just three or two steps.

Finally, they dragged him to the ground and continued beating him.

The servant originally wanted to escape through the door, but Li Yunchu was faster than him and closed the door.

"Ha. It's your bad luck to fall into our Luo'er's hands today!"

"Deserve it!"

"You bastard! Who told you to speak so arrogantly and insult our Luo'er?"

"Kill you!"

After hearing Li Yunchu's voice and words, and comparing them carefully with her face, the servant finally realized: "You—lowly slave—you are actually from the Central Plains, and you are a man dressed as a woman!"

Li Yunchu was so angry that she kicked him.

"You're the fucking man dressed as a woman!"

Li Qingluo shouted, "Kill one!"

Sha Yi immediately flew in from outside the wall.

"girl."

Li Qingluo: "He knows our identities now. We can't let him leave the backyard. Tie him up first!"

Li Yunchu excitedly asked, "Luo'er, can you leave him to Qin Ling and me? We promise we won't let him get away!"

She has a hundred ways to make this lowly slave suffer a fate worse than death!

Li Qingluo saw Li Yunchu's expression and simply said, "Okay. But don't lose your humanity."

She could imagine the couple's methods.

This servant must have done nothing good since following Kurt, but Li Qingluo also didn't like people around him who didn't even have a little bit of humanity.

After saying that, she walked out.

He then ordered Zhui Yu, who had followed him outside, "Prepare to capture Kurt alive!"

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