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Chapter 917 Found The Secret Path (Part One)
As there was no ill will between the Great Jade Kingdom and the Wonder Kingdom, Miguel neverexpected the latter to launch an attack against the former, specifically him and his army. It came as ashock to him. But what shook him to the core was the identity of their leader: Harper. Aside fromassaulting his men in the middle of the night, she also had her men burn all their food and supplies.
"Harper Chu!" Miguel hissed through his gritted teeth. Anger coursed through his vein as he looked attheir two warehouses that had been burned to the ground. But while the Wonder Kingdom was never apart of his plans, the reason he brought his troops to where they were was because he wanted to deterthem from involving themselves in the war that was brewing between the Great Jade Kingdom and theBright Dynasty. He had planned everything in advance, but Harper swooped in just like that and ruinedit all.
To be fair, Harper and Kile's friendship was not a new discovery for him. But he never thought Kilewould hand over his army to Harper and basically allow her to stir up trouble between the WonderKingdom and the Great Jade Kingdom. Would the emperor of the Wonder Kingdom approve of whatKile did?
"My Lord, what should we do? Nothing is left of our supplies. Worse, no one would be able to deliver usnew ones on such short notice. If we decide to take on the Wonder Kingdom right now, I'm afraid wewill be no match for them," one of the soldiers reported.
Miguel had seen this coming from a mile away. Frustration and self-pity fueled his anger as he knewthat he could not help his troops. Without any other choice left, he ordered, "Retreat to the place thirtymiles away. We need to ask for provisions from the surrounding ten cities before we can continue withour plans."
"Yes, My Lord."
Standing on top of the city's watch tower, Harper looked on as her enemies retreated like waves goingback to the sea. An evil smile appeared on her face as she said jokingly, "Kile, I think I'll have to rely onyou from now on."
Kile laughed. "It will surely be difficult for you if you go to the Wonder Kingdom without me by your side.I suggest leaving him here and ordering him to guard the Mountain Pass. I will go back with you," Kilesaid as he cast a look at Howard. He knew that Howard had been a brave general when he was stillserving in the army of Bright Dynasty. Unfortunately, he lost his way because of the trivial matters thatplagued the Chu Clan. Despite that, he was still a talented commander, one that could not beunderestimated.novelbin
Harper noticed Kile looking at Howard, making her look at him too. 'He is indeed a good commander,'she thought. 'But he isn't a person from the Wonder Kingdom.' With that, she turned to Kile and asked,"Do you trust him to guard the Mountain Pass? He isn't one of your citizens."
"Just the fact that he is your brother makes me trust him," Kile said with a knowing smile. "Besides, hewon't be here all alone. I will ask one other person to stand guard with him."
"Wow. May I ask who?" asked Harper, surprised and intrigued.
Kile pouted and looked in another direction. Harper followed suit, and she saw the person he wasreferring to, though her facial features had been distorted. "Princess Wanda!"
A profound smile blossomed on Kile's lips. "You know me, Harper. I'm no good at scheming. I had totake her with me to help me," he explained. As he said this, he looked very proud. Wanda Murong washis sister and shared the same mother with him. He loved her. Although she had a fragile body, shewas very smart and always helped him by providing him with the best and most appropriate ideas. If itweren't for her, it wouldn't have been possible for him to grow up to be a mature man.
"What? Are you sure you will let Howard take care of her?" Harper asked in surprise.
"Stop worrying, Harper. Have a little trust in your brother!" Kile said as he winked at her. "There isliterally nothing my sister can't do. I know your brother will listen to whatever she says as she has thebest ideas. So I'm not worried about her one bit. If your brother tries any funny business, her guardswould easily disable him."
Upon hearing that, Harper smiled. "That's good to hear. In that case, I don't need to worry aboutanything."
"Harper, Kile," Wanda Murong sweetly called out to them as she walked towards them slowly. Shelooked so calm and grounded that it was as if nothing would be able to disturb her and her emotions.Her self-confidence and security soared despite being physically weak.
"Wanda, thank you so much for your help," Harper said.
"Don't mention it, Harper. That's what I do," Wanda Murong replied. "My home country lies beyond thepass. It is my duty to protect it."
With that, Harper's face brightened up. "Thank you very much. In the next few days, my brother will behere to provide you with assistance."
Wanda Murong looked incredibly surprised by this statement. After a short pause, she looked at Kile,looking for an explanation. And Kile immediately gave her one, saying, "Harper's brother, Howard, willstay here to guard Mountain Pass with you. Miguel is a cunning man, so I beseech you to stay withhim. I also want to avoid the instance where Howard is framed or challenged by soldiers dissatisfiedwith the way he is leading them, so I'm counting on you to keep them in line. You are needed here, so Ihope you stay."
"I see. So, Harper, you and my brother will go back. Am I right?" Wanda Murong asked. Sheimmediately understood that Kile was going to go back with Harper. As for the purpose, it should be
searching for the object that her brother had been looking for all the time.
"Well, I'll go find something with her," Kile admitted frankly.
"Father always loses his temper recently. You must be careful after you go back there. Watch out whenfaced with the queen and the crown prince," Wanda Murong warned. She was still worried about him."Kile, you were supposed to lead the army this time, but Father was worried about your temper andcharacter, so he appointed the other commander. So no one will say complain about you when you goback. After all, everyone knows that you have always been uninhibited." She then turned to look atHarper and said in a soft voice, "Harper, your identity is very sensible to everyone now. You'd better gothere in disguise and don't reveal who you are. Otherwise, it would bring trouble to you."
"Yes, I will. Don't worry. We will be careful," Harper replied with a smile.
"That's good. You'd better leave as soon as possible. It will be bad if the news that you are going thereis known by others," Wanda Murong said considerately. "Have you already packed everything up?"