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Chapter 783 A Confidante In Phoenix City. (Part One)
In a very short time, Harper had developed a fondness for the little beast she picked up from theLabyrinth Swamp. Because of its purple body hair, she named it Purple. However, the name seemed tohave displeased the beast. It disheveled Harper's hair and did not leave her until she changed its nameto Patrick. And once it had its way, it continued to poke on her shoulder happily.novelbin
Harper's hair was in a complete mess and looked like a bird's nest. Seeing this Diana was no longerupset about being despised by Patrick. The beast did not hesitate to bring its own master to a bad statelike this. So it was no big deal that it disliked Diana.
Looking at the terrible state of Harper's hair, Howard suddenly gave her a comb and said, "Take thisand comb your hair." Nobody knew where he got it from. Even Harper was surprised the most to find acomb from Howard and in a place like the Labyrinth Swamp.
Harper took the comb and started combing her hair. She combed and combed her hair for a long timebut failed to tie it into a bun. Finally, she pulled a silk ribbon from Diana's head and tied her long hairinto a ponytail.
"You don't know how to make a bun?" Howard asked raising his brows. He was surprised to see thatthe brave and invincible Harper, whom he had always known to be an all-round expert could not eventie her hair into a bun! How was it possible that she didn't know the simplest way to tie up the hair? Hadshe never combed hair for Matthew?
"Hmm," Harper replied as briefly as she could. She was unwilling to talk about the reason why shedidn't know how to tie up the hair into a bun. Ever since she came to this world, she could neverunderstand the complicated steps that went into making different hairstyles. Then she got married toPrince Matthew. Though she spent most of her time with Matthew, she always had Forsythia to helpher in making different hairstyles. As a result, she never had to tie her hair on her own. Hence, indeed,one thing that the all-round expert Harper did not bother to master was tying her hair into a bun.
"Come, let me tie up your hair," Howard said tenderly like an indulgent brother.
"No, thanks. I am fine with this for the time being," Harper said as she returned the comb to Howard."It's strange. We haven't met any more poisonous animals on the way," Harper exclaimed, taking a lookaround the swamp.
Hearing Harper's words, Patrick folded its arms on its chest and lifted its chin to look up into the sky, asif it was trying to say, 'It's all because of my power. You should worship me.' However, much to itsdismay, no one noticed its proud gesture. It was a hard blow to Patrick's ego. It threw a few glances atHarper with a lot of expectations. But when it failed to get the slightest mark of acknowledgment fromHarper, it turned its butt against her head to vent its dissatisfaction.
"Here we are!" Harper said as she halted and looked ahead with a sparkle in her eyes and acomplacent smile on her face. The followers stopped as well and looked at the border that was not veryfar away. Their eyes reflected the bright daylight that lay right across the border of the swamp. Theyalmost burst into tears of joy. They had stayed in the Labyrinth Swamp for seven days, and during thatperiod they had no water to even take a bath. The stretch of seven days had been so terrifying that atevery step, they had the fear of being dead. They had to be alert and vigilant all the time because evenone moment of negligence could cost them their life. Now standing close to the exit point of the swamp,they were indeed overjoyed.
"The first thing I will do is take a shower!" Diana remarked.
"Stop having that thought. We still have a lot to do before we can indeed go for a shower!" Harper saidas she glanced at Diana. "After stepping out of the swamp, the first thing we need to do is find a way toenter Phoenix City and also go out of it secretly, before the people in the city find us."
"Can we really make it?" Diana believed that it was impossible. She had heard a lot about the guards inPhoenix City who were infamous for being fierce to intruders. And the idea of entering as well as
leaving the city without being noticed by anyone was no less than daydreaming.
After coming out of the Labyrinth Swamp, Harper and her followers breathed the fresh air. They lookedup at the bright and clear sky. It had been seven long days! But now that they were out of the swamp,they were still not able to walk free because they were in the vicinity of Phoenix City. To avoid beingcaught by the city guards, Harper and her followers hid at the edge of the swamp. After a while, Harperreleased a signal to get in touch with somebody. Diana was amazed. 'Did this woman have a helper inPhoenix City as well?' she wondered.
"Master, who are you trying to get in touch with?" Diana approached her and asked curiously.
Harper snapped back giving a cold look at her. "Who is your master?"
"You." With a bright smile on her face, Diana knelt in front of Harper and said, "Master, please acceptme as your disciple."
Harper was left baffled but before she could say no to Diana, a shrill voice of a woman cut through. "Sothis is the reason for you to call me here in a hurry? To see you accept a disciple?"
Startled by the voice, all of them turned around. All of a sudden, a woman in a red dress appeared infront of them. She was holding a whip in her hand and had a very shrewd and authoritarian look on herface. Looking straight at Harper, she said, "So, Harper Chu, are you seeking refuge here? Or is itbecause that bastard, Matthew Jun kicked you out as he can't afford to provide for you anymore? Andnow you have come to me for taking you in?"
Harper's face darkened and she felt helpless. Somewhere in her mind, she knew this was coming.However, at this moment she had no other choice than to put up with the gloating of this woman. "Doyou think that's even possible?"
"Why not? It is very much possible. You are such a mean woman. How many men in the world cantolerate you for a long time?" said the woman as she arched her eyebrows and looked at Harper fromthe corner of her eye. Then the woman slowly approached Harper and stood in front of her, gaping atHarper from head to toe. Then she pouted her lips and shook her head. "Tut, tut, I have never seen youin such a mess. What kind of trouble did you get into this time?"
"We all have been in the Labyrinth Swamp for the last seven days," Harper said in a calm tone.
"You have come out of that Labyrinth Swamp?" the woman asked, pointing her finger towards theswamp. Her face changed dramatically at the very mention of the swamp.
"Yes," Harper affirmed.
"From where did you get in?" the woman probed.
"From South Kingdom," replied Harper.
The woman took a deep breath and circled Harper. She had a frown on her face and seemed to beevaluating the truth behind Harper's statement. Harper remained still. Even though she looked terriblyembarrassed, she wasn't hurt. The woman said, "You're kidding me. No one has ever come out of theswamp alive."