Female Novel
Chapter 790 Secret Plan (Part Two)
Harper smiled and replied, "Yes that is how it is in most of the cases. Men are used to treating theirwives that way. When they are happy, they spoil their wives, but when they are angry, they treat theirwives indifferently. Then, why is it considered wrong if a woman behaves in the same manner? Sinceyou want a wife who should be an equal partner, my temperament and personality should also matchwith yours. Otherwise, how will I be a suitable ally to my handsome and unparalleled husband?"
"Now, that sounds good. Rather, I should say, that sounds much better than the sweet words you saidto me in the past," Matthew said. He kissed her hair and held her closer to his chest.
Hearing that, Harper smiled happily. She remembered that she was asked to say "something nice" toher husband. And she tricked him by saying "something nice" repeatedly, but she gave up on it verysoon.
"If you like to hear nice words, I will say them to you every day. I promise the nice words will bedifferent each day and you will never get bored of them." Harper chuckled, rubbing her nose onMatthew's chest.
"All kinds of 'something nice'?" Matthew asked as he lifted Harper's face to glance into her beautifuleyes.
"You are so smart!" Harper remarked. Of course, she would just repeat the "something nice" to him. Itwould give her a headache if she had to think of new nice words to praise him every day. No matterhow unique she tried to be, all complimentary words would be used up sooner or later.
"And how cunning you are!" Matthew pointed at the forehead of Harper. "You are yet to tell me how youmanaged to cross the Labyrinth Swamp. Will you tell me now?"
"It was easy. I used this," Harper said in her usual nonchalance and took out the Sacred Seal. It wasthe same seal that she had taken from the library of the South Kingdom. "This seal saved my life even
when the library collapsed."
Matthew watched with his eyes wide open as Harper continued, "This looks like any other jadependant. Is it very powerful?"
"It can open an enchantment barrier," Harper added. She went on to demonstrate the power of theSacred Seal to Matthew. As soon as the spiritual energy was put into the Sacred Seal, there was asudden emission of a soft light that kind of wrapped around the couple. Matthew watched the soft lightwith awe in his eyes.
"Is this also a secret skill of the Qin Clan?" Matthew asked.novelbin
"I don't know, but since I am able to use it, it means that it has something to do with the Qin Clan. Butwe know too little about the Qin Clan," Harper remarked. She let out a sigh and continued, "The more Iknow about this Sacred Seal, the more I feel that the destruction of the Qin Clan is not that simple. Asthey were really powerful, how could they be easily slaughtered?"
"No matter how powerful they were, they were bound to have some weakness," Matthew said in asuggestive tone. "Don't get too worked up with this. The more anxious you are, the more mistakesyou'll make. Take your time, and the truth will be revealed sooner or later."
"Yes, you are right." Harper nodded. "Do you know why I entered the Labyrinth Swamp?"
"I am sure you must have been forced into it," Matthew said decisively. He believed it must have beena helpless situation for Harper that made her enter the Labyrinth Swamp. She would never go there outof choice. After all, she was not a fool. She knew how dangerous it was.
A gleam of shimmer flickered in Harper's eyes. "I was attacked by Catherine, the Holy Maiden. At thattime, I had no other choice but to enter the Labyrinth Swamp."
"The Holy Maiden?" Matthew furrowed his brows as he vaguely remembered being encountered by awoman when he went to the South Kingdom in search of Harper. That woman even tried to stop himfrom going close to the Labyrinth Swamp. But he didn't notice her. At that time, his only concern was tofind Harper.
"Well, I had always underestimated this Holy Maiden. I just thought she had the same hobbies as me,but I didn't expect her to be so scheming." A stiff frown settled on Harper's forehead as she spokeabout Catherine. Harper then thought of how ruthless Catherine was. The latter didn't hesitate even foronce before hurling a death stroke to her own sister Diana. She was indeed more vicious than Harper'shalf-sister Hailey.
Matthew brushed it aside and said without much interest, "Well, I can't remember meeting such aperson. And even if I met her, I did not pay attention to her."
"Have you ever been to the South Kingdom before?" Harper asked curiously. Suddenly, a possibilityoccurred to Harper.
Matthew nodded and replied, "Yes. I went to the South Kingdom ten years ago. The former emperorasked me to take the Sacred Seal of the South Kingdom. Unfortunately, although I entered the library, Icould not break through the security mechanism of the library. I ended up getting hurt and couldn't getthe Sacred Seal. From then on, I have never entered the library."
"Did you happen to meet Catherine when you went to the library back then?" Harper probed.
Matthew scrunched his forehead and thought carefully but failed to recollect anything significant fromthat time. "No, I don't remember seeing any girl even at that time. And even if I met her before, I didn'tcare to remember. Obviously, who would care about a person we have met only once?"
"Oh! She is quite a beauty! Certainly not the type to be forgotten so easily!" Harper remarked.
"The Holy Maiden of the South Kingdom was just a teenager ten years ago. Who knows whether shewill be beautiful or not?" Matthew snorted. "And even if she is a drop-dead gorgeous, haven't I seenenough beauties in my life? What's the big deal about her?"
Harper felt sorry for the Holy Maiden as the latter had a huge crush on Matthew. She recalled howCatherine tried to break the ice with her. At the very beginning, she had worn plain clothes andappeared in front of the tavern that the couple lived. Slowly, she started coming to Harper and becamepally with her. Later, she invited her to the Starry Palace. Her only aim was Matthew. But since Matthewhad no impression on her at that time, Harper didn't realize such a secret crush at all.
"It will be an interesting trip to the South Kingdom this time." A trace of excitement flashed in Harper'seyes. "Darling, you can ask someone to take Diana back to the South Kingdom secretly. I believeLance must be very glad to see his precious daughter alive."
"Speaking of Diana, I have a question. Since when are you being so close to her? I even heard hercalling you master," Matthew asked. He didn't know much about Diana, but he could sense that shewas an extremely cunning opportunist.
"Well, all thanks to the Labyrinth Swamp. While I was dealing with the challenges in Swamp, she got aclear view of my powerful strength. She was so impressed by my strength that she wanted to be mydisciple. Since then, she has been calling me master. But I haven't agreed to accept her as my discipleyet," Harper answered casually. "I just saved her from danger as I did for the others."
Matthew nodded as he got the clarity of the matter. He suggested, "Darling, it's a good idea to take heras your disciple. We can help her to climb up to a high position so that the South Kingdom and theBright Dynasty can form a temporary alliance," Matthew added slowly. "Even if the peace will be short-lived, it is still worth it."
"Okay, so be it," agreed Harper.