Chapter 112: This Was Merely the Beginning

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The situation was more serious than Mo Lian expected, so he did not plan to hide it from his mother and explained the events that happened on his journey back to his mother.

Hearing the peril that the crown prince experienced on his return to the capital, Queen Zhaos face turned pale from fright. She grasped onto the crown princes hand and asked, Were you harmed?

Mother, dont worry. Your son is unharmed, Crown Prince Mo comforted. As for the root cause of this matter, your son has already ordered Yu Xiu to investigate it. However, currently, from the looks of it, it should be related to the mutation of corpses. Therefore, a thorough search will need to be led inside the city for the next few days with the focus being families who held a burial recently.

Queen Zhao nodded furiously.

Royal Mother, Im afraid Guanlan City will be chaotic for a while. You and Twelfth Brother should stay inside the palace for now and not go out.

Mother understands. Queen Zhao gently said with a frown, Its you who should be more cautious since you frequently leave the palace.

Mo Lian nodded and spoke with his mother for a little longer before hastily bidding farewell and heading for the royal study.

He should naturally report this situation to the king so as to avoid criticism later.

As Mo Lian slowly walked on the quiet and secluded path powdered with osmanthus flowers, Mo Lian could sense that this calamity of mutated corpses was merely the beginning.

The rain stopped, but the ground remained wet.

Clack clack clack. A horse and carriage were the only presence on this empty street.

There was not a single person on the boisterous main street of Anshan Town. The stalls of street vendors that were placed on both sides of the street were also missing.

The doors of grain shops and steamed bun shops were knocked down long ago and the inside was ransacked thoroughly, as though a tornado had visited.

Qiao Zhongxing lightly sighed and pulled on the horses reins to stop the carriage. He turned to look inside the cabin, Qiaoqiao, we have arrived at Anshan Town.

Qiao Mu was still muddled from sleep. Upon hearing Second Uncles call, she opened her fatigued eyes.

She did not close her eyes until the latter part of the night yesterday, so she had not slept for more than four hours.

The little foodie also woke up, but she was well-rested and energetically called Sister when she opened her eyes.

Qiao Mu had no words for her and placed the child into their mothers arms before putting on her outer robes. She opened the cabin curtain and nimbly jumped down.

Second Uncle, lets rest here for a bit. Second Uncle had driven a whole night, she had to let him rest.

Miss.

Qiao Mu turned around and saw Shaoyao jogging over with a small sac in her arms. Heres some mantou and water. Have some.

Okay. Qiao Mu nodded. She looked behind Shaoyao but did not see Aoyes figure. He must have hidden himself in some corner.

Second Uncle, eat a mantou.

The timing was perfect. Qiao Zhongxing just happened to be starving beyond belief and hastily took two white mantou and a sack of water.

After giving some food to the impatiently watching Qiao Zhongbang, Shaoyao went into the cabin to distribute the rest of the food. However, the pleasant meal was quickly disrupted by a jarring voice.

You want me to eat this??? A voice an octave higher than normal was heard from inside the carriage.

The anger that Miss High and Mighty, Qiao Wenjuan, had repressed the entire journey erupted for good at this moment!

Slap! She stretched out and knocked the mantou out of Elderly Lady Qiaos hand and also splattered the water from the water sack onto the old womans hands.

Mother! How could I eat such coarse and lowly food? I might get a stomachache after eating it! Qiao Wenjuan completely disregarded the stab of pain in her mothers heart and ignored her mothers longing stare at the white mantou that rolled onto the ground.

It wont, it wont! This is kneaded and made by Shaoyao last night. Its very clean and wont cause an upset stomach!