Chapter 165: Entering the Imperial City 3

A week after returning to the imperial capital, Princess Qamari and Bai Lan settled down in the pharmacy. One with exceptional medical skills and the other with enough knowledge to recognize the different herbs, the two quickly garnered a little bit of reputation.

"Princess, it's so peaceful and serene here. I wish life would go on like this forever."

But she knew such a wish was futile. The number of mutated beasts outside the City Gates grew by the day, raising unrest in the merchants' hearts.

"Bai Lan, you said every dark magic wielder will become two times stronger under the influence of the Dark Moon. What happens after the Dark Moon disappears?" Princess Qamari fiddled with a handful of herbs, her eyes peeking out of the dome-shaped shop with a thoughtful expression on her face.

For the past few days, her left eye had been constantly twitching, filling her heart with a faint inkling of the inevitable about to descend.