"I really don't understand, how desperate must Ying Huan have been to get you, this strange creature, involved."
Holding her forehead with a long sigh, the Drought Demon felt both amusement and annoyance as she waved her hand gently, then began to speak:
"The Lord of the Yellow Sands was once the first King of Loulan. Or rather, he was Loulan itself."
"Wait a second, why do I feel like this is the part where [the villain starts recounting a tragic backstory] is about to unfold?"
Just as Zhou Li was about to reach out to stop her from assigning a new mission, unfortunately, the Drought Demon paid him no mind. She supported her chin and narrated calmly within the Water Prison:
"Five hundred years ago, the first King of Loulan, Yister, founded Loulan at the Heart of the Yellow Sand. Relying on the Sky Pearl, Yister brought Loulan into a golden age."
Pointing at the Cat's Eye Stone on the King's Palace, the Drought Demon continued: "Yes, that very one."
