Female Novel
Chapter 720 The Collusion Had Begun (Part Two)
"Oh? Is that so? Tell me," Diana asked with interest. She actually noticed that he didn't feel that well.But still, she chose to ask because she knew that Francis wouldn't like to talk about his state.
After some dry coughs, he took the wine jar, poured a bowl of wine, and quickly drank some again. Thisway, he suppressed his desire to cough. "I heard that the Worship Ceremony will be held in the SouthKingdom very soon."
"Yes, it's a very important ritual for us," Diana slowly said. The Worship Ceremony was a grand eventfor everyone in the South Kingdom. If anything unpleasant were to happen during the actual ceremony,the people believed that the kingdom would be in trouble since bad luck would descend upon them.
"It's a good opportunity to attract Matthew into coming to the South Kingdom. There are two things onhow this will work. One, the kingdom sends invitations to all the other countries to participate in theWorship Ceremony. And two, you include a promise to show something really fascinating in theinvitation letter. I'm sure Matthew and his men wouldn't be able to decline," Francis said without hastewhich would make anyone feel comfortable upon hearing his voice.
Diana carefully thought about his plan before asking, "What kind of thing would be fascinating enoughto lure him?"
"How about the Holy Article from your kingdom?" Francis suggested.
For a moment, there was a twinkle in Diana's eyes. The Holy Article of the South Kingdom was actuallymedicines. But she didn't believe that Matthew would fall into the trap if she lured him through that.After all, Matthew was a prince and already owned various medicines all over the world. It would beunnecessary for him to risk his life by coming to the South Kingdom just for some medicines.
"I'm afraid he won't take that kind of bait," Diana said.
"As long as you spread the news far and wide, I'm sure he will come. Trust me," Francis said with alittle difficulty. He then paused for a little while and took a deep breath. At that moment, the exhaustionhad started to sink in. So he closed his eyes in an attempt to feel a little bit better. "I'm very certainbecause if there's anything unusual happening in the South Kingdom, they will suspect that it hassomething to do with me. Whether it's true or not, they will come there to take a look in person."
"I see. Well, that makes sense," Diana replied after giving it a thought for a while. Then she looked atFrancis and noticed that the man looked like he would give anything for some sleep. She added, "Inthat case, don't worry. I'll ask my men to get ready. Anyway, you must be tired after running all the wayhere. Take a rest first. We'll talk more about it when you wake up."
In fact, Francis couldn't hold on any longer. If he wasn't exerting every bit of energy that he had left, hewould have fallen asleep long ago. So when he heard Diana's promise, he felt extremely relieved.Without a heavy burden in his heart for the time being, he fell asleep right away.
While looking at Francis as he slept, Diana felt a hint of fascination in her heart. When he spoke, hisvoice was as gentle as the wind. He was also very good-looking and she had to admit that he had aface that nobody could resist. If she were to only consider his facial features, she would never think thathe was capable of doing anything remotely evil. The Bright Dynasty was home to a lot of handsomemen, but Diana found that Francis was on a different level.
"You have such a beautiful face," Diana softly said while she reached out her hand to stroke his cheek.Francis seemed to have felt what she was doing and unconsciously furrowed his eyebrows. It evenlooked like he was irritated by it, but he didn't wake up. "It appears like the men of the Bright Dynasty'sroyal family are all quite handsome," Diana commented to herself.
Then, Francis started to mumble random words in his sleep. Diana couldn't understand him clearly, butthere was one thing he said loud enough that it was hard for her not to hear. "Harper," he murmured. Atthat, Diana couldn't help but laugh. "You are so strong that you would never shed tears even in a reality
as grim as this. But you still treasure her even though she hurt you so much. Why do you keep ondoing this to yourself?"
Later on, Diana pulled the curtain open. She looked at Owen who had been driving the carriage. Whenhe saw Diana, he was worried and looked inside.
Diana laughed. "Don't worry. He'll be fine. He just fell asleep. He was seriously injured but still ran allthe way here. So, he is in dire need of some rest," she comforted.
"Thank you for saving him, Princess Diana," Owen said.
"You're welcome. We're helping each other after all. It seems like your master likes Harper a lot. Am Iright?" Diana responded in a calm tone while she fidgeted with the silver bracelet on her wrist.
The expression on Owen's face immediately changed as soon as he heard Harper's name. If it weren'tfor her, Francis wouldn't have been hurting so much. Jason wouldn't have gone separate ways withFrancis because he wanted to cooperate with the South Kingdom. Francis and Jason had supportedeach other for so many years. But not long ago, they had different opinions which couldn't bereconciled. And it was all because of Harper. Owen knew that Francis must be very upset by it.
"No, he hates her and is just so desperate to kill her! I too loath her with every fiber of my being. If I seethat woman again, I'll kill her!" Owen exclaimed while he furiously gritted his teeth.
Diana raised her eyebrows when she heard what Owen had to say about Harper. But she didn't care abit about his anger. She had only fought with Harper twice, but she didn't have any advantage. So inhindsight, Diana had no idea what kind of person she was. When she attacked Harper for the first time,she had lost the South Kingdom's precious venomous insect. The second time, she almost got herselfkilled. What was more, the way Harper fought was so unique that she had never seen such skills. Shestill felt a lingering fear whenever she would recall that fight.
"To be honest, I'm afraid that even if Harper were standing right in front of you, you wouldn't be able tohurt her even by a bit. That woman is very dangerous. She's the only one who makes me want to runaway whenever I get remotely close to her. But don't get me wrong. I want to kill her as well! Atwhatever cost, I'm going to make sure it will happen," Diana told him.
"So we have a common enemy then. Princess Diana, I know that I'm not as strong as her, but with yourhelp and that of the South Kingdom, things are going to be different. I think with our combined forces,killing her would be a piece of cake." Owen said while he turned around to look at Diana.
Raising her eyebrows, Diana responded, "May that be true at all costs. I wish great fortune for thisalliance and our future endeavors."novelbin