Chapter 16: The Emperor's Welcome (Second Update Seeking Votes)

  Golden Leaf Imperial City, Norden Family Estate.

  Raymond Nord finished reading the secret report in his hand, and with a flash of electricity at his fingertips, the report turned to ashes.

  "Lilith, did you see that? That stinky little brat Zhi Bei has finally made something of himself. From now on, whoever dares to mock him again, I'll twist their head off." Raymon Nord stroked the emerald ring on his finger and spoke softly, with a hint of relief and subtle sorrow in his eyes.

  Raymond Nord is the leader of the Nord family in this generation, but when it comes to the next patriarch, it doesn't necessarily have to be him.

  As the head of this large family, leadership talent and great strength are one part, but descendants are also another important part.

  Among the dozen or so brothers of Raymond Nord, he had the fewest descendants, with only two sons. His wife died in childbirth and he never remarried. Moreover, one of his two sons, Zhi Bei, was destined to become a rice worm, making his strength too thin.

  Raymond Nord didn't marginalize Zine because he was a waste, but rather because his two sons, Huai'an looked like him, while Zine looked extremely like his mother. Moreover, since Zine couldn't cultivate magic and battle aura, Raymond's protection of him bordered on overindulgence.

  The clan leader had a lot of opinions on this, but he insisted on his own views and couldn't bear to see Qi Bei suffer a bit. On the other hand, it was the genius Huan An who, in order to temper him, was extremely strict with Lei Meng Nuo De.

  But now, Qibei also rose to prominence like a wise star. Although he still couldn't quite believe it, what Huai'an said was certainly not false. He would just have to wait for Qibei's return and verify it himself.

  "Harmos, look at how you handled the marriage between Mingyue and Qibei this time, haha." Remon Nord couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Hanmo Dadi was a majestic and wise emperor, but the contradiction between imperial power and the aristocratic families could not be alleviated in any dynasty. It's just that this contradiction is more acute in the Golden Leaf Empire.

  Even if the Noldor family says they want to give up power now, with the Noldor family's rallying call and influence, it would be hard for Ar-Pharaz?n to rest easy, unless he eradicates the Noldor family root and branch.

  But with tens of thousands of people in the Nuo De family, how could they possibly wait for their necks to be chopped off, so the contradictions between the two are fundamentally irreconcilable.

  The useless Fifth Young Master of the Nuo De family actually came back alive from the Mountains of the Dead!

  This news spread rapidly throughout the imperial capital, from high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary citizens, almost everyone was talking about this matter. If you didn't know about it, you would certainly be looked down upon.

  It has been nine months since he was kidnapped by the undead wizard and taken to the Undead Mountains.

  What is the Wraith Mountains? That's a forbidden place for the living, even if it's a king-class magician or warrior, staying in there for so long will also leave no bones.

  And yet, Zhi Bei, this useless piece of trash who can't even truss a chicken, somehow managed to do it.

  Some people say that Zhi Bei has been hiding in a mountain cave, living on earthworms and the like, until he was found by his older brother, Nuo De Hu.

  Some people say that Qi Bei found a spiritual medicine left by a divine spirit inside, and after eating it, his body became invulnerable to swords and guns, and immune to all poisons.

  Some people say that Qi Bei was favored by a female zombie who opened the spiritual vein in the Wailing Mountains, and to survive, he had to be XXOOed by that female zombie 100 times every day. If Qi Bei heard this version, I wonder what he would think...

  Apart from this, the most discussed topic is the marriage between Qi Bei and Ming Yue Princess.

  At first, Emperor Hanmo had personally promised that if Qibei came out of the Mountains of the Dead alive, he would marry Princess Mingyue to him.

  But whether Emperor Hanmose will go back on his word or keep his promise is now the focus of discussion.

  There are no longer many versions of how Qi Bei came back alive from the Mountains of the Dead, and the discussants have been divided into two distinct factions.

  One faction believes that Mingyue Princess is the most favored daughter of Emperor Hanmo, a genius at practicing bright magic, and is worlds apart from the useless Ziqi North. The promise made by Emperor Hanmo back then was just to appease the Nuo De family; even if Ziqi North were to return alive, he would still go back on his word, and what could your Nuo De family do about it?

  Another faction believes that as the Emperor, Hanmo's words are law and the Nuo De family is not easy to get along with. Now he has mounted a tiger and can't get off, so he can only swallow this bitter pill.

  The imperial capital is full of wind and rain, making such a big noise. If you say there's no pushing and shoving between the two sides behind the scenes, that's absolutely impossible.

  At this time, as one of the parties involved, Princess Mingyue sat calmly on a swing in the backyard with her unicorn cub, her white skirt fluttering up and down with the swing, like a figure in a painting.

  "Xiao Bai, he actually came back alive from the Mountains of the Dead, what should I do?" Princess Ming Yue asked softly, but her gaze was as clear and cold as the moon, without a hint of confusion, perhaps she had already made up her mind.

  The unicorn cub in his arms let out two cries, it couldn't understand what its master was saying.

  "Kill him!" A fleeting voice sounded in Mingyue Gongzhu's ear, and behind her, a ghostly figure appeared out of nowhere.

  The expression of Princess Mingyue did not change at all. The question she just asked was not for the unicorn cub, but for this mysterious person.

  "He can't die now, Father's plan is not yet complete. If he dies, the Nuo De family will inevitably counterattack, and when that happens, I'll be the sinner of the Golden Leaf Empire." Princess Ming Yue said calmly.

  "I only kill people, asking me is like asking in vain." The mysterious person finished speaking, his figure gradually faded away, and soon disappeared into the air under the sunlight.

  "Alas, I wasn't asking, I just wanted someone to talk to." Princess Mingyue let out a soft sigh and stroked her hair at the temples.

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  The southern main gate of the imperial capital, two rows of fully armed soldiers lined up on both sides. On the city wall above the gate, Emperor Harmoros himself stood on it, gazing deeply into the distance.

  To Hamos' left stood a group of his trusted ministers, while to his right were several key figures from the Noldor family.

  The head of the Noldor family, however, was sitting on Corti. Nold stood beside Emperor Hammos, this old man who shook the heavens had become old and frail, his face like tree bark, his eyes somewhat cloudy, holding a cane made of unknown material in his hand, looking as if he would soon ascend to heaven with one kick of his legs.

  It's just that Corty Nord from ten years ago already looked like this, yet he was still doing well, now he just looks even older.

  "You're not going to die, are you? Why don't you just go ahead and die?" Halmos glanced at the drowsy Kordi Nord, cursing inwardly. He was willing to bet that the old man's appearance was a put-on, but his face wore a warm and respectful smile.

  "Old Corti, it's very windy here, you'd better go back and wait." Emperor Harmor said with concern.

  "Ah...... Your Majesty just said something, I'm a bit hard of hearing and didn't quite catch it." Korti Nodder opened his bleary eyes and gazed at Emperor Halmos loudly.

  Hanmo Dadi repeated, Keti. Nuo De nodded and said loudly: "Your Majesty's body is important, it's windy, so I won't bother Your Majesty to wait, the old minister will see you off."

  Cordy Norder's voice was loud enough for everyone on and under the city walls to hear.

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