Liu Yuan was already in a weak position.
It was only to be expected that the child in her arms would be snatched away.
It was obvious that Luo Hao didn't really want to protect the daughter with the Loulan mark either.
But now Zhao Shuning couldn't speak.
Otherwise, she would surely let out a roar.
"Damn it! You've snatched the wrong person, do you know that? I'm not Luo Qiu! If I were Luo Qiu, I'd be laughing in my dreams."
She didn't know whether Liu Yuan did it on purpose or not. When the black - clothed men attacked, instead of protecting the child well, she loosened her hold on the child deliberately.
It wasn't how you should play it easy.
There must be something wrong with Liu Yuan.
She must have pulled some strings when the substitution happened earlier.
But what could Zhao Shuning do at this moment? She could only watch helplessly as she fell into the hands of the black - clothed men.
Liu Yuan was quite cooperative at this time.
She let out a wail and started acting, lying on the ground.
She was really good at acting, just as good as Xia Wanning.
The black - clothed men paid a heavy price and finally snatched the "Luo Qiu" from Liu Yuan's arms.
They must have come with the determination to die.
In the end, to cover for their leader to retreat with the child, hundreds of them gathered. They used their own bodies as sacrificial objects and blew themselves up in front of Luo Hao and the others.
The impact was extremely shocking.
After that, Zhao Shuning felt herself being carefully tucked into someone's arms. Then she was put on their mount. During the bumpy ride, she almost vomited her guts out.
After a long time.
She was finally let out.
The black - clothed man pulled off his mask. Zhao Shuning took a closer look.
This Loulan man was really good - looking.
It was a pity that he was so cruel.
"What's this?"
The black - clothed man pulled out a thin needle from her arm. Even Zhao Shuning didn't know when this needle had been stuck in her arm.
Now it seemed that it must have been when Liu Yuan and Ye Qingluan bumped into each other.
"This child."
The black - clothed man slowly stroked her face. Zhao Shuning thought they should realize they had snatched the wrong person now. Because there was a red lotus on her forehead, and the child they were trying to snatch didn't have this mark.
But unexpectedly, something else happened.
"This child is really beautiful."
Beautiful?
Zhao Shuning was a bit stunned.
Couldn't he see the red lotus on her forehead?
Glancing at the thin needle the black - clothed man had just dropped, Zhao Shuning seemed to understand something.
"So cute. I've never seen such a good - looking child before."
Zhao Shuning wanted to cry.
The man's hand gently pinched her cheek, and a nice smile appeared on his face.
Could he?
Stop pinching her cheek?
Before, Zhao Huai liked to pinch her cheek, and she endured it. But now this strange man, why did he also pinch her cheek?
"Leader, what should we do with this child now?"
The black - clothed man's eyes suddenly turned cold.
The man who was speaking quickly knelt on his knees and said nervously, "It was a wrong choice of words from your subordinate."
The black - clothed man's expression softened a bit.
"This child is the hope of our Loulan. Over the years, we Loulan people have been living a nomadic life, just waiting for this child to be born. Now we've paid such a heavy price to get her. In the future, she will make up for all our losses."
Zhao Shuning really wanted to shake her head desperately.
No.
She didn't want to.
The destined daughter of Loulan should be someone as great as Luo Qiu. She was just a woman from five hundred years later. Compared with the legendary Luo Qiu, the Eight - Phase Female Emperor of the Dongze Wilderness was simply insignificant.
"Your subordinate understands."
"From now on, we will surely use our lives to protect the Goddess."
Goddess?
What kind of title was this? She couldn't bear it.
Moreover, it always felt a bit strange.
Later.
Zhao Shuning grew up under the care of the black - clothed man.
She was surprised to find that the body she had now was so beautiful and charming, even more beautiful than Luo Qiu she had seen in the cave back then.
What made her even more suspicious was that as time passed, her appearance became more and more similar to that of Luo Qiu she had seen in the cave on Qingyun Peak.
In a blink of an eye, she was already eighteen years old.
It had to be said that the things Zhao Shuning had experienced in these eighteen years had really broadened her horizons.
The person who had abducted her was the black - clothed man.
People said his name was Mo Yan.
The name Mo Yan really suited him.
When Zhao Shuning looked at him, she always felt a sense of familiarity, but she didn't know where this familiarity came from.
During this period, with the protection of the Loulan people, Zhao Shuning tried countless ways to return to her own plane, but all of them failed.
In Mo Yan's eyes, she was even a bit mentally abnormal. They had never heard that there were other time - spaces in the Nine - State Continent.
Time flew by, and eighteen years had passed.
Zhao Shuning was confused about her current situation, but she had no way out. Every night when the moon was full, she would always wonder what her master looked like now.
If she had known she would come to this strange place, Zhao Shuning would not have been so reserved before. She should have seized the opportunity to be with her master and not left such a big regret.
"Qiuqiu."
"Lord Mo Yan."
When Zhao Shuning saw the black - clothed man coming, her attitude immediately became more respectful.
Mo Yan was really kind to her. From the perspective of a person from the later generations, he was truly a senior.
During this period, Zhao Shuning had wanted to return to Ruoqiang countless times. But when she saw the hardships of the Loulan people and the hopeful looks from the court officials, she just couldn't bear to do it.
Maybe she could use her own strength to make Ruoqiang and Loulan stop being enemies. Maybe they could shake hands and become friends for generations.
This peaceful way was exactly what Zhao Shuning wanted to try.
"Qiuqiu, you're in a daze again. Are you bored after staying in Loulan for so long?"
Zhao Shuning gave a soft "um".
The black - clothed man smiled.
Then he reached out and ruffled her hair.
Although Zhao Shuning had endured this kind of doting gesture for eighteen years, she still wasn't quite used to it.
"Lord Mo Yan."
Seeing the evasive look in the girl's eyes, Mo Yan withdrew his hand and said sadly, "I almost forgot. Qiuqiu is already a big girl."
Zhao Shuning had emphasized countless times that she wasn't Luo Qiu, but no Loulan people believed her, including Mo Yan in front of her.
As time went by, she got used to being called like this.
"Lord Mo Yan, is there anything else?"
"Aren't you bored staying in Loulan all day? I have a mission here. If you want to go, you can take a look."
"Mission? What mission? Can I go out? Where to?"
"The Sea of Unpredictability."