When Wanyan Da and Lin Wanqing left the palace together and finally stood at the entrance of the cave on Jade Bamboo Shoot Peak, Gao Hongyuan came out and bowed to the two of them, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Majesty."
"Gao Hongyuan, I have already given you one more chance. If you fail today, you should know the consequences," Lin Wanqing said coldly.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will not disappoint you today. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please follow me inside." Gao Hongyuan did not explain further, but turned and led the way.
Lin Wanqing handed a sachet to Wanyan Da, saying, "Your Majesty, the scent inside is strong."
Wanyan Da pushed Lin Wanqing's hand away and walked straight in with Gao Hongyuan. How could a dignified man be afraid of any stench?
But when he entered the cave and smelled the stench inside, he couldn't help but feel nauseous and raised his sleeve to cover his nose.
Wanyan Da then understood why Lin Wanqing had given him the sachet earlier. He was too embarrassed to ask for it back, so he had to hold back.
Unlike before, there was a large iron cage in the cave, with about a dozen "people" standing inside.
Calling them "people" is inaccurate; they should be described as a dozen or so mummies.
They were all shriveled and withered, their eyes tightly closed, standing motionless.
"What is this?" Wanyan Da asked, somewhat puzzled.
Lin Wanqing looked at Gao Hongyuan, "Let the King take a look."
“Yes. But there are no living people here, Your Majesty…” Gao Hongyuan looked at Lin Wanqing.
"Throw her in." Lin Wanqing looked at the two guards and pointed to the palace maid following behind her.
The palace maid was already terrified when she saw the mummified corpse standing in the iron cage, but as a servant, she dared not leave.
Unexpectedly, the Queen is now going to throw her into a cage.
The palace maid hurriedly knelt down and begged, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
The guards ignored her cries and pleas, dragged her over, opened the iron cage, pushed the palace maid inside, and locked the cage again.
The palace maid screamed and retreated to a corner when she saw the mummified corpses around her.
The mummified corpses remained motionless.
Wanyan Da looked at Lin Wanqing with some suspicion. Lin Wanqing understood what he meant and quickly explained, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. Gao Hongyuan."
Gao Hongyuan nodded slightly, walked to the cage, and began to mutter incantations.
Before long, Wanyan Da saw the mummies move. They moved quickly and pounced directly on the palace maids in the cage.
He squinted.
"Ah—!!" The little palace maid screamed in shock at the horrifying scene before her.
When a person is in a state of extreme terror, their body is completely unable to move.
A mummified corpse bit the young palace maid's neck, and blood spurted out.
A mummified corpse was biting the young palace maid's hands, feet, and all over her body, and blood kept gushing out, staining the ground.
The palace maid's flesh and blood seemed to be drained away, shrinking rapidly until she became a dried-up corpse.
Gao Hongyuan continued chanting, and the mummified corpses slowly stood up, then stopped moving, with some blood still dripping from the corners of their mouths.
"Your Majesty, is this the monster that you showed me, the one that bites people? I remember you said something different back then."
A hint of shock flashed in Wanyan Da's eyes when he saw this scene, but it was only fleeting.
Even if a monster can kill a person, how many bites can this little monster take?
"Your Majesty, please be patient. Wait a little longer, and I am sure I will give you a pleasant surprise."
Wanyan Da stopped talking and continued watching.
Just as he was about to lose patience, his eyes suddenly widened.
The little palace maid, who had previously closed her eyes, lost her breath, and turned into a dried corpse, now slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes were only white, making her look extremely strange and terrifying.
Then she stood up and, like the other mummies, remained standing still.
"Your Majesty, has this been cultivated?" Wanyan Da's face showed shock.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com