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Chapter 291 The Mission of the Loulan Royal Family

"Does Orochimaru want to come in too?"

Orochimaru looked at the spacetime vortex and shook his head, saying, "Although I really want to go in, this is clearly prepared for you from the future, so I won't get involved."

Orochimaru was quite cautious. Although he really wanted to go in and investigate, he knew that with his strength, he had no way of predicting what would happen after entering the spacetime turbulence.

Moreover, there are two unknown and powerful beings. As someone who excels at preserving his life, he wouldn't risk it, especially since he hasn't officially split his soul yet to create the resurrection spell.

Maria Ozawa stood to the side, showing no intention of going in. She had come along just to watch the show; to be precise, she actually wanted to leave, but had been struggling to find an opportunity to speak.

"Bai, Lord Baimu, please take care!" But as soon as she said this, she regretted it, because she felt that her tone seemed to betray her master.

Fortunately, Aburame no Cheng did not take her words to heart and stepped into the vortex.

Relieved, she turned to Orochimaru and asked, "Orochimaru-sama, will Lord Shiraki be alright?"

"It'll be alright." Orochimaru stared at the center of the vortex with a faint smile. He pulled her to a higher place and smiled at her, "Come, let's witness the birth of the Demon King together."

Orochimaru knew very well that these people had returned to deal with Shisei Aburame, so during this period, no matter what Shisei Aburame did, he would not be in danger.

But he was not so sure, because he had not overheard the conversation between the two in the future, nor had he been able to glean any information about his future self from their words. It was precisely because of this uncertainty that he dared not risk his life.

Maria Ozawa seemed to understand, but not quite, and followed him to stand on the high ground and look down.

Soon, another figure appeared in the projection of the ley lines; it was Minato Namikaze, who had passed by earlier.

Soon, the two started fighting. He seemed to be trying to stop them, and finally he used a sealing technique.

The violent tremors underground carried all the way to the surface.

In the Loulan royal palace, the Loulan Queen awoke with a start. She pushed open the door, her face pale as she stared at her feet. She felt the seal she had personally set shatter.

"Your Majesty!" A servant rushed into the hall in a panic: "There's a huge tremor coming from underground—"

"Don't panic!" Although she was very flustered inside, she appeared calmer than anyone else at this moment, and she had to appear calm as well.

Because she is the backbone of the country, everyone else can fight, but she alone cannot; everyone else can descend into chaos, but she alone cannot.

"Send the order to evacuate the palace immediately!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The guard quickly saluted, then hurriedly got up and went to spread the order to disperse the crowd.

Just then, Minato Namikaze's disciples, Sarutobi Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, and Mamoru Uchiha, finally arrived before the Queen with the spy.

"Your Majesty, it was he who, in league with your Minister of State and the Captain of the Guard, broke the seal."

The Queen of Loulan merely glanced at the spy before asking, "Where is your master?"

Sarutobi Asuma said, "My master has already entered the vortex, but I believe that with his strength, he should be able to break the seal soon."

"Oh no!" Queen Loulan cried out, "You can't go in there!"

The ancient kingdom of Loulan has always guarded this place, which is actually a mission, a mission unique to their Loulan royal family. It is said that the dragon vein has the power to disrupt space and time, and the sealing technique they have mastered is said to have been passed down by immortals, who made them guard this place.

In order to improve the living conditions of her people, the queens of each generation did not hesitate to break the rules, modify the sealing techniques little by little, and even create sealing techniques that used the power of the dragon vein to change the environment.

So, are we really going to have to pay the price for everything we've done?

But what did we do wrong? We just wanted the country to continue and for the people here to live better lives.

But she forgot that the Loulan royal family took in people who had lost their way in the desert because they were afraid of loneliness, and slowly built up the country.

Therefore, from the very beginning, the ancient Loulan Kingdom was something for the Loulan people to relieve their loneliness.

The Queen of Loulan raised her hand and pointed, and a special natural energy entered the spy's mind, from which he quickly gleaned fragments of information.

"It really is Sunagakure!"

As for the rest, it didn't matter anymore. She said to the Uchiha beside her, "Kill him."

She then turned and walked towards the underground, towards the dragon vein. She was going to help, even if it meant sacrificing herself, to completely seal the dragon vein. She couldn't, she couldn't let these people be buried with him.

"Huh? Kill him!" Sarutobi Asuma was stunned. He hadn't expected that such a beautiful woman could say such cruel words without any expression.

The expression on his face suggested that killing someone was as simple as handling a trivial matter.

Before he could react, Uchiha Mamoru had already made his move. He took out a kunai, swiftly brought it down, wiped the blood off it, and quickly followed.

"You cruel bastard... Hey, slow down, wait for me!" Sarutobi Asuma was about to point at something, but seeing Uchiha Mamoru leave quickly, he followed closely behind.

"Hey! You two, shouldn't we be helping to evacuate the people?" Kurenai shouted from behind, but in the end she quickly followed. After all, they were one, with an indelible bond, and even if they encountered danger, they would face it together.

The underground dragon vein continues to erupt with immense energy, and the scenes within the spatial rift remain faintly visible.

However, the images were extremely unstable, and the order of events was reversed and chaotic. Sometimes there were two people, sometimes three, and sometimes five. In addition, the images were sometimes blurry and sometimes clear, so people outside had no way of predicting what was happening on the ground.

Although this made Orochimaru's heart itch, he still remained rational.

"Someone else is coming. Interesting!" At that moment, Orochimaru heard footsteps and turned around, only to find that the little brat who had left earlier had returned with the Queen of Loulan.

The Queen of Loulan arrived before the Dragon Vein with a solemn expression, for the current chaos in spacetime had rendered her powerless to stabilize it, and even sacrificing herself would be futile.

Now she can only hope that Minato Namikaze, who has entered the space-time rift, can successfully find the key and seal the dragon vein.

Just then, the image was reflected again above the dragon vein. The scene in the image was Minato Namikaze, who was now covered in wounds and his flesh was a bloody mess.

Left with no other choice, he had to break the seal on his hands...