Female Novel
Chapter 775 The Deadly Adventure (Part One)
As they stood at the entry point of the Labyrinth Swamp, everyone looked ahead with a lot of fear intheir heart. The obscure stretch that lay ahead of them and the sickening odor coming from the swampmade them feel like going back. At that moment, Harper handed over an antidote pill to each one ofthem. These pills were meant to protect people from the miasma that pervaded inside the LabyrinthSwamp. Taking the pills in their hands, all her followers glanced at Harper. The resolute look on herface indicated that no matter how bad the path was, there was no turning back. Harper gave a pill toDiana as well. If she did not take the antidote pill, she would die inhaling the poisonous gas within amatter of two hours.novelbin
Diana looked at the antidote pill in her hand with a frown and said, "There is no use of taking thisantidote pill. It will not work here. The Labyrinth Swamp is a dead end. Nobody can get out of it alive.The miasma in the swamp is more than ten times stronger than outside. Since I will die anyway, itdoesn't matter whether I take it or not."
Harper got irked at Diana's remark. She grabbed Diana's chin and forced her to swallow the pill. "Nowthat I have made up my mind to enter the Labyrinth Swamp, it means I'm not afraid of this place nomatter what lies ahead."
Laughing grimly, Diana said, "You outsiders have no idea how dreadful the Labyrinth Swamp is. Eventhe best shamans in the South Kingdom can't survive the deadly poisons here. Even if you..."
Diana paused as soon as she remembered who she was talking to. She was reminded that Harper'sblood could kill even the most poisonous creature. Hence, Harper might be braced against all thepoisonous elements in the Labyrinth Swamp. Maybe she could survive. But that did not apply to others.
"I understand that your special physical abilities can protect you from the dreadful miasma in theLabyrinth Swamp. But what about the poisonous insects and fearful beasts? How will you save yourselfor us from them?" Diana's face looked pallid and ghastly. Catherine's attack not only injured her
shoulder but it impacted her internal organs as well. Although Harper had administered the necessarypills to treat her internal injury, her face still looked exhausted out of pain and fatigue.
"Let her walk by herself," Harper ordered the secret guards who had been supporting Diana. Then, shetook a glance at Diana and added, "Your lives are more important than her. If she wants to die, just lether be. No need to care so much about her."
"What do you mean, Harper Chu?" Diana refuted immediately.
"Humph!" Harper snorted. "Look at you! I don't feel pity for you. Catherine injured you so badly. In fact,she tried to kill you. But that doesn't make any difference to you. Instead of turning vengeful towardsher, you are tirelessly courting death since we have left the Starry Palace. I never imagined it was thiseasy to bully you."
"I don't know what you are talking about," Diana argued, setting her eyes on Harper's face, as herbrows stitched into a tight frown.
"There have been countless attempts of murder on me. Sometimes there were people from my ownfamily and sometimes there were enemies in the guise of friends. But look at me. I have never deniedmyself the chance to live my life to the fullest. When others want me to die, I try to be alive more thanever. I will not only live but also live a better life than anyone else," Harper said with gritted teeth,grabbing Diana's collar. "If I was in your place and my elder sister wanted to kill me, I would not ask fordeath to fulfill her wish. Instead, I would make her feel more miserable than death!"
There was pin-drop silence as Harper spoke. She seemed to be wanting to ignite the fire within Diana.All the secret guards stood in silence. Only Howard's eyes flickered slightly. Every word that Harperuttered was true. When she was in the Chu Clan mansion, everybody else except her grandmother,wanted her to die. However, she fought back each time. Not only did she defend her own life but shehad pushed all the people who wanted her to die in hell.
"What are you saying? Catherine is my biological sister. Blood is thicker than water!" Diana said.
"Huh!" Harper snorted again. "Even my biological father tried to kill me, let alone sisters. Besides, doesaffection between sisters really exist in a royal family?" Harper looked into Diana's eyes with aformidable look on her face and then, in an instant, released her grip on Diana's collar. Unprepared forthis sudden stance, Diana fell on the ground with a thud. "Go away if you want to die. I don't want tosee your face again," Harper said, turning her back at Diana.
Diana looked up at Harper's back. Harper's strong and broad shoulders seemed to be proving everyword she said. Diana could not help but feel moved and her eye softened. Diana thought to herself, 'Idon't owe anything to Catherine. On the contrary, Catherine had taken the position of the Holy Maidenfrom me.' Since their childhood, whenever they had a common liking towards something, Lance hadnever hesitated to give it to Catherine. If at all anyone owned me anything, it was Catherine. Yes!Catherine owed a lot to her. But Catherine always made it look like she had made a lot of sacrifices.With such thoughts in mind, Diana made up her mind that she would stay alive and get out of theLabyrinth Swamp, so that she could get even with Catherine.
"No! I'm not going to die. I'll go out of the swamp alive to get back at Catherine!" she announced in aresolute voice.
However, Harper did not look back at her. Instead, she gazed ahead at the Labyrinth Swamp. Theswamp was filled with heavy miasma making the visibility blurred. "Go ahead. Be careful along the way.Take care of each other," she ordered in a low yet stern voice.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Harper led the group by taking very slow and calculated steps into the Labyrinth Swamp. Howardfollowed right after her. Harper took each step with much caution. Once inside the Labyrinth Swamp, itwas very difficult to make out whether your next step would land on the ground or into the swamp.
Harper decided to use her flying skills. The Labyrinth Swamp was overwhelmed by the thick miasma.Even the slightest carelessness could lead to death.
After walking at a stretch for six hours, they sat down to take a rest. In the meantime, they even gotdrenched in a spell of heavy rain. Despite her injury, Diana tried her best not to fall behind. At themoment, she was sitting on the ground, gasping for air and her air of being a noble lady had justdisappeared from her face.
Howard was found to twist his body every now and then, furrowing his brows. It seemed as if he feltquite uncomfortable. But due to his good upbringing, he restrained himself from scratching his body.Nevertheless, he looked awkward.
"What's wrong?" Harper asked politely.
Howard squeezed his eyes and said in a suppressed voice, "I feel painful and itchy on my back."Harper was taken aback by his answer.
"Take off your clothes. Let me take a look," Harper said immediately.
Howard was rendered speechless as Harper made haste to unfasten his waistband. He stood still whilehis mind was in turmoil. He wanted to say that it was improper for a man and a woman to touch eachother's bodies even though they were siblings. But almost immediately, he remembered that there wasno blood relationship between him and Harper. Lost in his thoughts, Howard could only hear gasps oneafter another.