Chapter 5776: Can't Even Watch
"So useless, what a waste of food."
Mo Yu couldn't help but chuckle at her words, then looked down at her. "Let's go." With that, he took her small hand and walked forward, not even sparing a glance for Princess Huaizhu.
Seeing this, Huaizhu grew furious, feeling a surge of profound grief and indignation. She was a princess from Tundong Kingdom! A noble and esteemed princess, yet the Crown Prince completely disregarded her. With such an attitude, Huaizhu had to wonder if, even upon entering the capital, the Crown Prince would treat her with any special consideration. Would Consort Li's pressure even affect the Crown Prince? Thinking of this, Huaizhu felt an abnormal surge of resentment. She wished that the group of skeletal monkeys would tear Qiao Lin to shreds.
However, despite these thoughts, she knew very well that with Qiao Lin's skill and ability, these skeletal monkeys were no match for her. The skeletal monkeys were somewhat intelligent, knowing to avoid those who were powerful. For example, Qiao Lin—those hateful monkeys wouldn't even look at her, nor would they actively provoke her. They even went out of their way to avoid her. Instead, they focused on attacking and besieging the Tundong people with lower cultivation, which was infuriating.
Princess Huaizhu's anger flared, and she turned to her maidservants, roaring furiously, "Are you all dead?"
"Can't you see this princess is in danger? Hurry up and get these dirty things away from this princess! Don't let them touch me, you useless things!"
Princess Huaizhu ran wildly. Carelessly, she tripped over a stone, immediately tumbling to the ground. She instinctively reached out in a panic and grabbed Qingluo beside her. Qingluo stumbled, then quickly helped her up anxiously.
"Princess, are you alright, Princess?" Qingluo cried out in alarm.
"Hurry and go!" Seeing the skeletal monkey horde surrounding them, Huaizhu cried out in alarm. She had Qingluo help her, and the two, stumbling and staggering, chased after the front group. They had already fallen to the very end. The Beimo Kingdom soldiers had long since fled, and even the guards and palace maids around the princess, seeing the danger, had also run off. The two had no one to ask for help. The remaining few delicate, weak palace maids were even more useless to them. Seeing that no one was coming to their rescue, they had no choice but to try and save themselves.
Several maidservants bravely began to control their long-unused mystic power, fighting against the skeletal monkeys that swarmed them. One palace maid had just cut down two skeletal monkeys when she was nauseated by their appearance and vomited. Some even weaker palace maids simply rolled their eyes and fainted on the ground, then were completely knocked unconscious by a small group of skeletal monkeys that surged forward, landing several punches.
Qiao Lin looked back at the chaotic scene and couldn't help but murmur, "Are these people all useless?" Among them, some were clearly level seven or eight mystic masters, yet each acted as if they were weak women with no power to fight back. Following their useless princess, accustomed to a pampered life, they had completely forgotten their identity as mystic masters.
Mo Yu pouted. "Ever since the corpse puppet crisis was resolved, most people in the capital have returned to their previous lifestyles." Especially those noblewomen raised in deep boudoirs, each unable to carry anything or lift a hand, despite their not-weak cultivation, they all acted as if they were too frail to even walk a few steps without gasping for breath.
A Royal Indignity
Especially when they came before him, they would faint at the slightest provocation, or act as if they were critically ill. Mo Yu felt he had truly had enough of these women. Compared to them, Little Lin was simply a one-of-a-kind fairy maiden. Those affected women couldn't even be compared to her, not even a single strand of her hair.
Now the world was slowly improving, with peace and prosperity. The old king was still his usual self, always ready to delegate and frequently wanting to take his concubines on excursions. As for matters of state, they were entirely handed over to the Crown Prince, while he himself enjoyed his leisure. As for whether the Crown Prince would occasionally cause him trouble, for the old king, that was no longer an issue.
Everyone quickly exited the Undead Village. Mo Yu had Baozi the guard gather everyone at the village entrance to count heads. The Beimo soldiers only had a few minor injuries, with no seriously wounded. Little Lin casually tossed them a few healing pills, which quickly restored them.
Everyone waited a short while at the Undead Village exit, then saw the Tundong retainers, maidservants, and nannies running out one after another, in a panicked and disorganized mess. This group looked as if they had been ravaged by something, completely scattered and in disarray, running crookedly. Some even carelessly crashed into the same tree one after another, hugging the tree and screaming, making a spectacle of themselves.
Qiao Lin was utterly speechless, watching them with a look of dismay. She felt as if she was watching a group of utterly incompetent villagers being forced to retreat step by step by a group of wild monkeys from the forest, fleeing in a desperate, helter-skelter fashion.
Mo Yu stood to the side, asking coolly, "Is everyone out?" He extended a finger, taking out a few mystic energy beads and shaking them, planning to detonate the group of skeletal monkeys in one go.
"Princess, the Princess is still inside!"
"The Princess isn't out yet!" several maidservants cried out anxiously. Just now, they had been so focused on escaping that they had long since forgotten about any princesses or princes. Now, coming back to their senses, their faces turned pale with terror. If something truly happened to the princess, if she died in this Undead Village, then they wouldn't be able to live either; they definitely wouldn't have to return, and would surely all be buried with the princess.
What an idiot, still hasn't run out yet, a real burden!
On that side, Mo Yu silently cursed, looking ahead. He saw Qingluo half-supporting, half-dragging Huaizhu through the misty gloom, both running out with terrified expressions. A large group of monkeys pursued them from behind.
Mo Yu flicked his finger, and five or six mystic energy beads whizzed past, exploding with a rumble at the Undead Village exit. The force of the explosion flung Princess Huaizhu and her maidservant several meters forward, sending them rolling heavily onto the ground.
Huaizhu's head spun for a moment. She only felt that the moment she was thrown, her cheek seemed to have heavily hit the muddy ground, scraping against stones or other hard objects. Half her face ached, and she could only moan "Ouch, ouch" as she lay on the ground.
Several maidservants quickly surrounded her, helping her up with many hands, repeatedly calling "Princess, Princess." Huaizhu was overcome with anger. Seeing the ones in front of her, she immediately recognized them as those who had abandoned her and fled when disaster struck. She slapped several heavy slaps across their faces, roaring fiercely, "You heartless dogs, I'll deal with you all when we get back!"