From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

The red-haired girl in front of him was naturally also within the range of Sasuke's genjutsu, but unexpectedly she broke free from his genjutsu so quickly and woke up from it.

Although Sasuke didn't put in much effort, it still shows how extraordinary the girl is.

"Bella, step back..."

Upon seeing her daughter appear, Queen Sarah's heart tightened, and she quickly spoke.

"No!"

Bella's expression remained stubborn, and Queen Sarah's face darkened as she shouted, "Step back."

"......"

Bella bit her lip and finally obediently retreated behind her mother, but still glared fiercely at Sasuke like a vicious cat.

"This guest who has come so late at night, what can I do for you?"

After her daughter withdrew, Queen Sarah said with a serious expression, "If you want money, I can give you all of it, just please don't harm my people."

"What I want is not money."

Sasuke shook his head and said calmly, "Besides, I know that His Majesty's caravans have been living in extremely poor conditions all these years, so I won't kick them while they're down. What I want are other things."

Upon hearing this, Queen Sara's expression showed no sign of relief; instead, it became even more serious. She said in a deep voice, "You want the dragon vein!?"

"Not bad!"

Sasuke nodded, admitting it outright.

"Besides the dragon vein, I also want to know what secrets the Lost Tower built by the ancient Loulan Kingdom holds?"

"Mom, don't agree to him!"

Bella quickly spoke up. Although she didn't know what the Dragon Vein and the Lost Tower were, she just didn't want her mother to agree to this villain's conditions.

"Bella, shut up! It's not your turn to speak!"

Queen Sarah's expression hardened, and she reprimanded her daughter.

After looking at the guy in front of him for a while, he said in a deep voice, "Fine! I agree!"

"His Majesty actually agreed so readily? This is somewhat beyond my expectations."

Sasuke smiled slightly, somewhat surprised by Queen Sara's quick agreement.

"I'm at their mercy, like a fish on a chopping board. Do I have a choice in this situation?"

Queen Sarah responded coldly.

She could sense the power of the person in front of her; even the Fourth Hokage from over a decade ago was no match for him.

It was something she couldn't resist.

Now that she is almost at her deathbed, she naturally doesn't care about her own life or death.

But she was the backbone of this group of Loulan survivors, the queen, and Bella's mother.

Under these circumstances, for the safety of her people and daughter, she had no choice but to feign compliance.

They were terrified that if they refused, the person in front of them would become enraged and kill them all!

'Looks like I played the villain this time...'

Sasuke chuckled, but didn't offer any further explanation. He said, "In that case, Your Majesty, let's set off now."

"Don't think about it!"

Bella could no longer hold back and said urgently, "Mom, this bad guy has bad intentions. If you go with him, he will definitely kill you after he has accomplished his goal."

"Okay, that's enough, Bella!"

Queen Sarah looked calmly at her daughter and said softly, "Bella, from this moment on, you are the Queen of Loulan!"

'After he and I leave, immediately lead your people away from here!'

Queen Sarah gave her daughter a look, and although she didn't say anything, Bella understood instantly.

Bella opened her mouth, as if to say something, but finally, under her mother's firm gaze, she nodded and choked out, "I understand, Mom..."

Queen Sarah breathed a sigh of relief, her face bearing a look of resignation, and stepped forward calmly, saying, "I apologize for keeping our guests waiting. Let's set off."

Chapter 248 Uchiha Sasuke and the Scarlet Flower Moon (Part 1)

On the way to the Loulan ruins, Sasuke glanced at Queen Sara, who was pale, covered in cold sweat, and swaying with every step. After a moment of silence, he stepped forward and channeled medical chakra into her body.

Under the warm, comfortable, gentle, and revitalizing flow of medical chakra, Queen Sara's complexion improved significantly, with a faint rosy glow appearing on her pale face.

"........"

Queen Sarah was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Thank you."

"It was I who first asked Your Majesty for a favor, and Your Majesty entrusted me with this task out of concern for the safety of your people. There are some things that I should do anyway."

Sasuke shook his head and said calmly, "However, Her Majesty's body is already nearing its end. Even my medical ninjutsu can only help Her Majesty alleviate her pain and live a few more years."

Sasuke was somewhat surprised to discover that the Loulan Queen did not actually have any serious illness, but rather that a mysterious and inexplicable force was slowly devouring her life force.

Queen Sarah's expression remained unchanged as she smiled and said, "I know my body perfectly well. This is my destiny, simply the way of fate."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke pondered for a moment before asking, "I don't recall seeing Her Majesty the Queen's husband in the Loulan caravan earlier?"

Sasuke found it strange. Since the Queen of Loulan was not in good health and her daughter was still young, why didn't she leave the affairs of Loulan to her husband?

It's one thing for the Loulan Queen to be in poor health for some reason, but surely her husband couldn't also be in poor health or even die young?

Upon hearing Sasuke's question, Queen Sara showed a strange expression and said softly, "I have no husband."

No husband?

Sasuke was taken aback, and then Queen Sara explained, "According to the Kojiki, the goddess of the rabbit who pacified the chaotic world was blessed by all living beings and gave birth to a child of the gods without being pregnant. Our Loulan royal family has signed a pact with the earth. Although the queens of each generation rarely married, they were blessed by the earth and each generation gave birth to offspring, and each generation was a daughter."

Ok?

And this kind of operation?

Could it be that the lineage of priestesses in the Land of Demons is also like this?

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, pondering to himself.

The lineage of priestesses in the Land of Demons in this world is similar to that of priestesses in my previous life; they are mostly ascetics and rarely marry.

However, each generation has had offspring, and all of them are daughters.

The Loulan Queen's lineage signed a pact with the earth, but it's unknown what the witch's lineage signed a pact with.

And whose blessing did it receive?

As for the goddess of the rabbit mentioned by Queen Sara—Kaguya Otsutsuki—she did indeed give birth to the Hamura and Hagoromo brothers without any pregnancy and out of control.

Could it be that when Kaguya Otsutsuki swallowed the Chakra Fruit, which condensed the essence of this world over thousands of years, she was, in some way, receiving the blessing of this world, just like the priestess lineage and the Loulan lineage?

That's why they were able to conceive without pregnancy and give birth to the Hamura and Hagoromo brothers, who were far more powerful than the priestess lineage and the Loulan lineage.

But I don't know why she's not a woman?

Sasuke thought to himself, then nodded, "I see."

Sasuke now understands somewhat why Queen Sara's health is failing.

Those from the Loulan lineage and the witch lineage who were able to live to old age and die peacefully often passed away before their offspring reached adulthood.

This method of inheritance is similar to the Nuwa clan in the Legend of Sword and Fairy that Sasuke saw in his previous life.

Under normal circumstances, one's lifespan is immortal. However, if one reproduces, one will become like an ordinary person, losing one's divine body. As one's offspring devour one's spiritual power, one's spiritual power will gradually weaken, one will age, and one will eventually die from exhaustion of spiritual power.

After giving birth to offspring, the offspring will take away a large portion of the mother's power and life force. For example, after the birth of the Six Paths Brothers, Kaguya Otsutsuki lost at least half of her power.

However, Kaguya Otsutsuki herself was well-funded, possessing the essence of thousands of years of the world's energy as a supplement, even though most of her power was taken away by the Six Paths Brothers.

Kaguya Otsutsuki remains an immortal being, unlike the Loulan lineage and the priestess lineage, who would perish prematurely due to depletion of life force and power.

Queen Sarah coughed lightly a few times and said in a deep voice, "My guest, although I do not know who you are, I can sense that you are not an evil and bloodthirsty person."

The reason she agreed so readily was not only because she was concerned about the safety of the Loulan people and her daughter, but also because her sense of malice told her that the person in front of her was not an evil person.

Of course, she wouldn't completely place the safety of the Loulan people and her daughter on the morality of the people in front of her.

So when she left, she instructed her daughter to take the people of Loulan with her, and on the way to the ancient kingdom of Loulan, she also tried to persuade the people in front of her.

"The power of the dragon vein is uncontrollable and extremely dangerous. Even our Loulan lineage, which has a pact with the earth, ended up with the destruction of our kingdom after using the power of the dragon vein. The dragon vein is not something you can control, so you should stop now."

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty." Sasuke nodded and said without changing his expression, "The so-called Dragon Vein is not something I need. What I really need is the secret of how the Lost Tower can gather the energy of the earth. As for the Dragon Vein, I am only curious and want to study it. If it is as uncontrollable as Your Majesty says, I will not touch it."

Upon hearing this, Queen Sara gave Sasuke a deep look, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded: "I hope the guest has heeded my advice."

After saying this, the two fell silent and continued walking towards the location of the Loulan ruins.

..............

In another timeline, on the outskirts of Konoha Village, there are ruins of a house.

A girl dressed in pink clothes and light-colored shorts, with black hair and black eyes, fair skin, and wearing a pair of scarlet-rimmed glasses, whose eye contours, appearance, and some expressions were extremely similar to Sasuke, looked at the pink-haired young woman lying on a stretcher in the middle of the ruins with a worried expression, and bit her lip.

The girl's name is Uchiha Sarada. She is the only daughter of Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura, and a new generation of the Uchiha clan.

Sarada and her mother, Sakura Haruno, were both born in the Scarlet Flower Month, which is March, the time when cherry blossoms are in full bloom in spring. Therefore, March is also known as the Scarlet Flower Month.

"Aunt Jing, is Mom alright?"

Sarada looked at the middle-aged, black-haired woman examining her mother on the stretcher and asked.

"It's nothing serious." Shizune breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "Really, she's been prone to fainting since she was little."

"I've been too busy lately, and I was so exhausted that I passed out. I should wake up tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Sarada breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment of silence, she spoke again: "I said some very hurtful things to my mother."

Ok?

Shizune was taken aback. In her mind, Sarada had always been a strong-willed girl who was also very understanding. In fact, in life, it was more like Sarada taking care of Sakura than Sakura taking care of her.

How could such an understanding girl who never causes trouble for others say hurtful things to her mother?

While Jingyin was stunned and unsure how to respond, a heart-wrenching murmur rang out.

"Mortgage..."