Princess Mingyue

Corpse Eating Worms survive by feeding on the rotting flesh of zombies. However, they are unable to gnaw through the flesh of high-level undead like Silver Corpses, unless...

Qi Bei had no time to think. He suddenly turned and leaped beneath the Silver Corpse's nest. At that very moment, the Silver Corpse's attack followed.

For some reason, Qi Bei's movement was half a beat slower. As he dodged the attack, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. However, the Silver Corpse's nest was shattered by the Silver Corpse's attack, and countless black Corpse Eating Worms the size of little fingers swarmed out.

The Silver Corpse completely ignored these Corpse Eating Worms and pounced on Qi Bei like lightning, opening its foul-smelling maw and lunging for his throat.

This was precisely what Qi Bei had been waiting for. The bone spear in his right hand, glowing with a faint golden light, plunged fiercely into its mouth. One must know that when zombies attack at close range, their fangs are used before their claws.

Streams of foul-smelling black liquid flowed from the zombie's mouth, covering Qi Bei's face and body, but he couldn't care less.

Unless their heads were severed, zombies were immortal. Qi Bei's attack had only injured the Silver Corpse, but it couldn't kill it.

However, just because Qi Bei couldn't kill it didn't mean these enraged Corpse Eating Worms couldn't.

The Corpse Eating Worms burrowed in through the Silver Corpse's mouth. Its jaws were stuck open by the bone spear, unable to close.

Although the Silver Corpse's exterior was as hard as iron, its interior was no different from other zombies.

In the blink of an eye, both the Silver Corpse and Qi Bei were covered by the Corpse Eating Worms.

The Silver Corpse struggled for a few moments at first, then quickly became still. All its internal organs and brain, except for its skin and bones, were completely devoured.

At this point, the Corpse Eating Worms began to retreat; they needed to rebuild their destroyed nest.

Qi Bei lay still with his eyes closed. Suddenly, a few Corpse Eating Worms crawled out of his nostrils, and then a few more emerged from his ears.

"Hoo..."

Qi Bei exhaled a long breath of stale air. The places where the Corpse Eating Worms had crawled through his mouth and esophagus began to itch and go numb. He was a living person, and Corpse Eating Worms did not eat the flesh and blood of the living. Therefore, after crawling around inside him and sensing his fresh flesh and blood, the Corpse Eating Worms crawled back out.

Qi Bei pushed away the Silver Corpse's empty shell. His face had already begun to turn pale, and his lips were turning purple. To be honest, he not only had to thank the Corpse Eating Worms for devouring the Silver Corpse, but also for gnawing away the corroded flesh from his wounds. Otherwise, the area of corrosion would have been even larger.

"I hope these lower-level Undead Beads can work, otherwise the Corpse Eating Worms will have me for dinner." Qi Bei sat up with a wry smile, took out a few Undead Beads, and placed them on his wound.

Undead Beads were not just energy beads; they also had a significant function: they could absorb corpse poison.

After a while, Qi Bei frowned. His prediction had come true. The Silver Corpse's venom was too potent, and these cyan Undead Beads had limited effect.

Qi Bei's gaze swept around. Fortunately, there were no undead nearby. However, the undead wandered aimlessly, and it was possible that some would pass by later.

Finally, Qi Bei's gaze fixed on the Silver Corpse beside him. He pulled it over, pried open its mouth, and shook it vigorously.

A silver bead fell from its mouth, emitting a cold silver glow.

"Ha, heaven does not wish for my demise." Qi Bei laughed. He had escaped another disaster.

The capital of the Golden Leaf Dynasty had eighteen main roads, each ten zhang wide, crisscrossing the entire city like eighteen arteries.

Among them, Golden Leaf First Avenue was the imperial road, leading directly to the Imperial Palace. On the left side stood the offices of the central ministries of the dynasty, while on the right were the residences of the core ministers of the dynasty.

The Imperial Palace had eighteen main halls and one hundred and eighty palaces. Princess Mingyue, the emperor's most beloved daughter, resided in the Sleeping Moon Palace.

The turmoil caused by the undead mage eight months ago had gradually subsided, but the Sleeping Moon Palace remained heavily guarded inside and out.

In the back garden of the Sleeping Moon Palace, exotic flowers bloomed, their fragrance intoxicating.

The melodious sound of a zither, like flowing water, filled the Sleeping Moon Palace, making one's mind involuntarily sink into it.

In the Listening to Rain Pavilion, Princess Mingyue, dressed in a silver-white gown, sat before a seven-stringed zither. Her slender fingers danced like elves on the strings, and the music poured out from between her fingers, flowing into a long river.

A small white dog-like creature ran and played among the flowers to the sound of the music, looking very cute.

After a long while, Princess Mingyue lowered her hands, and the music slowly dissipated. She looked up at the sky, her beautiful eyes emitting a sharp and proud gaze that contrasted sharply with her calm expression.

At this moment, a white light shot over like lightning. It was the little dog that had been playing in the flower bushes. Its speed was truly terrifying.

"Mingyue, your mind is vast, and your chest holds a million soldiers." Suddenly, a majestic and deep voice sounded from behind Princess Mingyue. Emperor Hanmos, clad in a golden robe adorned with a hundred beasts, appeared at some unknown time.

The little dog in Princess Mingyue's arms suddenly leaped up, its transparent eyes flashing with electric light, and a bolt of purple lightning shot towards the majestic Emperor Hanmos.

Emperor Hanmos didn't even blink. The purple lightning was blocked by an invisible wall of energy several meters away from him and dissipated into the air.

"The young beast of a Unicorn is truly loyal to its master. It's worthy of being a seventh-tier magical beast. Katie spared no expense to take you as her disciple," Emperor Hanmos laughed heartily.

Princess Mingyue turned around, caressed the smooth, satin-like fur of the young Unicorn, and slightly curled her cherry lips. "Is Father Emperor jealous? I heard Father Emperor pursued my master back then and was rejected."

"Cough, cough."

Emperor Hanmos coughed twice and immediately changed the subject. "Mingyue, has Katie said when she will take you to Tongtian Mountain?"

"About another six months. My master said she has some things to attend to." Princess Mingyue said lightly, but her tone revealed longing and anticipation.

Tongtian Mountain, one of the Five Great Holy Lands, a paradise for mages.

"Six months. The Nord Family should have calmed down by then," Emperor Hanmos said.

Mentioning the Nord Family, Princess Mingyue's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if recalling something unpleasant.

"Mingyue, are you still blaming your father for promising to marry you to Qi Bei Nord?" Emperor Hanmos asked.

"Father Emperor, although Qi Bei saved my life, I don't like this." Princess Mingyue thought of Qi Bei Nord's infatuated smiling face and felt a surge of displeasure.

"Qi Bei Nord has been missing in the Undead Mountain Range for eight months. That undead mage who took him can't last much longer. Once the undead mage dies, that good-for-nothing Qi Bei Nord won't survive. He's probably already turned to dust by now. However, if I don't make this gesture, I can't appease the Nord Family. My plan is still in progress. Since I can't crush the Nord Family in one fell swoop, I can only tolerate them for now. Anyway, we've endured for eight hundred years." Emperor Hanmos's eyes burned with fierce flames. He didn't hate the Nord Family; on the contrary, the Golden Leaf Dynasty owed much of its current prosperity to the Nord Family. However, their power was too great, so great that it made every emperor sleepless.

"What if he comes back?" Princess Mingyue sighed. She knew her father's ambitions. The Golden Leaf Dynasty was in an unprecedented period of stability. The Orc Empire to the west was fractured and had been in civil war for thirty years. The Saint Ana Alliance to the south was newly formed and couldn't threaten the Golden Leaf Dynasty yet. To the east, the ambitious Goths were kept outside the country's gates by the Golden Fortress, which took over five hundred years to build. This was the perfect time to consolidate the empire internally.

"Mingyue, you think too highly of that good-for-nothing, haha." Emperor Hanmos laughed heartily. If Qi Bei Nord could kill his way out of the Undead Mountain Range alone, wouldn't that mean a novice mage could instantly kill a King Grade mage?

Princess Mingyue also smiled faintly. The possibility she mentioned was indeed not very significant.

"Father, is that tiger from the Nord Family still causing trouble in the Undead Mountain Range?" Princess Mingyue was referring to Qi Bei Nord's older brother, Huai'an Nord. He could tear apart fierce tigers at eight, became a true junior warrior at ten, and was already a senior warrior at twenty. He was a true genius. His temper was fiery, but he was rough yet meticulous, earning him the nickname "Nord Tiger."

"Huai'an Nord is indeed a notable figure among the younger generation in the capital. He and his useless brother share the same mother, and their bond is incredibly deep. He still refuses to give up searching after eight months... Mingyue, why are you mentioning him out of the blue? Could it be that you've taken a liking to him?" Emperor Hanmos joked, his tone carrying undisguised admiration and regret when mentioning Huai'an Nord.

Princess Mingyue smiled faintly, but the arrogance in her eyes already indicated her stance. There were no young talents in the capital who could catch her eye, especially since she was about to head to Tongtian Mountain to become a disciple of the sacred land.

"Father, I heard that tiger is about to get engaged to the eldest daughter of the Feng Family. Ruixue seems quite sad," Princess Mingyue said meaningfully. Ruixue was the Eighth Princess and had always admired Huai'an Nord.

"Hmm..." Emperor Hanmos's deep gaze flickered as he considered something.