In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 137 Queen Loulan
"That being said, it's a good thing. After all, smart people know what's best for them."

Qingshui crossed his arms and looked around while commenting.

Observing the level of infrastructure, the appearance of residents, and the business atmosphere can all reflect Loulan's national strength.

Of course, we also need to observe the geographical environment to see if it is suitable for combat.

This is the instinct of a ninja who has been on the battlefield several times.

Although Loulan seems to be prosperous now, it has not yet become a metropolis like the anime theatrical version that Shimizu watched in his previous life.

There are no towering skyscrapers, but houses with a strong Gobi style, plus straight and wide streets and busy and smooth traffic. All of these show the Queen of Loulan's grand plan for Loulan.

I just don't know, after the future of this world is changed by myself, whether Baizu will transform into An Lushan and come to this time and space.

But no matter what, it's always a good idea to investigate the intelligence first.

At the same time, in the Loulan Palace.

The Queen of Loulan was tiredly holding a document and looking through it carefully. Suddenly, she asked the waiter next to her:
"Where are the messengers from the Sand Village? Have they arrived at Loulan? Have you found out which jonin led them?"

The waiter replied, "Your Majesty, the soldiers guarding the city gate saw four ninjas wearing Sunagakure uniforms coming in today. The one leading the group, after comparison, should be the Jounin Kazekami Chiarashi."

"It's actually this person. It seems that the Sand Village attaches great importance to our Loulan."

Feng Shang Qianlan's position in Sand Village is the highest among the group, second only to the Kazekage and the two elders. He can be considered a small senior official, so naturally he has some weight.

"Have they requested an audience?"

"No, they wandered around after entering the city, and even asked for information in taverns and other places. Your Majesty, do you think the Sand Village could be..."

The Queen of Loulan shook her head slowly.

"If Sunagakure intended to attack Loulan directly, we would have been dead by now. They should be investigating the domestic situation and preparing to control Loulan later."

The Queen of Loulan closed her eyes and thought.

After years of war, the Sand Village is now quite exhausted, but after signing a peace agreement with Konoha and freeing up their hands, it would be very easy for them to deal with Loulan.

But they fight wars for profit, and they control Loulan for profit.

Sending troops to capture Loulan will only result in a Loulan that has experienced war and is no longer prosperous. If she were the ruler of Sunagakure, she would definitely want a prosperous Loulan that could provide huge benefits to Sunagakure and the Kingdom of Wind.

What Sand Village wants is to control Loulan to gain benefits. As long as she can provide benefits that satisfy Sand Village, then Sand Village will not mind letting her continue to be the queen.

But in this way, Loulan's future development momentum will slow down.

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"The ruler of Loulan now is undoubtedly the Queen of Loulan. The Queen's lineage relies on the ability inherited from their bloodline to suppress the dragon veins and, to a certain extent, borrow the power of the dragon veins, which has enabled Loulan to have good weather and good harvests in the Gobi Desert and evolve into a large oasis."

"There are three ministers who have a certain say in the country: the Minister of Finance, the Minister of State Affairs, and the Minister of Public Security. Their names are..."

"The total population and military strength estimates are..."

After half an afternoon of exploration, the four of them gathered together to summarize the intelligence.

There is no An Lushan among the ministers. Maybe the future has really been changed and such a thing no longer exists. Or maybe it is too early now and that guy has not traveled through time yet.

But no matter what, it's a good thing.

If An Lushan were there, there might be some changes.

If An Lushan comes later, then Sunagakure will have completely controlled Loulan by then, and once they show up, they will be targeted and captured by Qingshui. "Without further delay, let's go to the palace to find the Queen of Loulan. I see that some people in the city are already looking for us. It's probably because we stayed in the city for too long and didn't go to the palace. Her Majesty the Queen is already feeling the pressure."

Feng Shang Qianlan looked at the sky and said to everyone.

"That's fine. We haven't had dinner yet, and haven't found a place to stay tonight. Why not let the queen arrange it for us?"

Maki patted his stomach and followed.

The Queen of Loulan did prepare a sumptuous dinner for the people from Sunagakure and arranged for three ministers to accompany them for drinking.

"Everyone, please forgive me for the poor hospitality."

The Queen of Loulan had a bright smile on her face and toasted Qingshui and the others.

This is a woman with red hair, who looks to be in her early thirties, with a pretty face, elegant temperament, dignified and generous manners, and is very beautiful.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, the village has not yet lifted the war ban. We must abide by the ninja ban during our mission. We are not allowed to drink alcohol. We can just eat some vegetables and drink some soup."

Feng Shang Qianlan pushed the wine glass over and said seriously.

"I see. It's me, the protagonist, who was not thoughtful enough. I'll drink three cups as punishment."

The Queen of Loulan picked up the wine glass with her bare hands and drank three cups of water in a row. Her face was slightly red, and she looked quite charming.

Qingshui was now sizing up the Queen of Loulan.

Red hair is a relatively rare hair color, otherwise Kushina's red hair would not have been laughed at by her classmates in the ninja school.

Rasa and Sasori's mother both have some Uzumaki blood. Although they are not pure Uzumaki clan members, they also have red hair and much more chakra than ordinary ninjas.

The Queen of Loulan also has red hair. I wonder if she is also related to the Uzumaki clan.

While thinking, Qingshui suddenly felt his foot being stepped on by Ye Cang next to him.

"Ok?"

Ye Cang puffed up his cheeks slightly, half-closed his eyes, like an angry kitten, then quickly turned his head, a smile appeared on his face, and said to the Queen of Loulan:
"Your Majesty, you are so beautiful!"

"This little sister from Sunagakure is really good at talking. You are also very beautiful!"

The Queen of Loulan replied with a smile.

Others did not notice the little movements between Qingshui and Ye Cang, and just thought that Ye Cang stood up and spoke to liven up the atmosphere.

This girl...

The possessiveness is quite strong.

Qingshui laughed silently, moved his lips slightly, and activated his ability to manipulate airflow, restraining the vibrating air near his mouth, turning it into a line that was transmitted into Ye Cang's ears, comforting him.

Ye Cang glanced at Qingshui in surprise.

She had never seen Shimizu perform the secret ninjutsu of transmitting sound. Apart from the Konoha Yamanaka clan, she had never even heard of this ninjutsu being used in other places.

After some pleasantries, the Queen of Loulan took the initiative to start talking about business.

In such an informal occasion, talking about serious matters can often have some unexpected effects.

It actually has no direct relationship with whether or not to drink alcohol. It is mainly related to the atmosphere, and drinking alcohol is a good way to create a good atmosphere.

　My schedule is totally messed up... Another bad day...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)