Chapter 721 Changes In The South Domain (Part One)
For the past few days, Ken had been taking his men to annihte Francis'' force. In the middle of it all,
they found someone who took them by surprise. When the person was taken back to Matthew''s
mansion, everyone was too stunned to speak because they had all thought that the person in front of
them was already dead.
Harper was no exception. She couldn''t believe her eyes. After reaching out to carefully touch the
person''s face, she said, "You''re real. Everyone, he''s not fake."
The person in front of her—Jack, wanted to cry but he didn''t have any tear. "Your Highness, how could
you have been so heartless? If it weren''t for you, I wouldn''t have been captured by Prince Francis!" he
comined.
Harper pointed at her own nose with her finger. With an innocent expression on her face, she asked,
"Did it have anything to do with me?"
Even while listening to Harper at that moment, Jack felt extremely weak. Since he fell into Francis''
hands, he had been imprisoned for nearly a year. In the beginning, there had been someone who was
constantly observing him and imitating his movements, tone, and martial arts skills. He was locked up
in a ck prison and there was nothing he could do to escape. But every time he pondered on the
person''s purpose for closely observing and copying him, he was so furious that his whole body
trembled with anger.
"One of Francis'' followers was disguised as your maid. That was how they fooled me into their trap,"
Jack exined, wishing he could cry out. The entire time which he had been abducted, he actually
thought that Harper''s maid had betrayed her. He didn''t have any idea that it was an enemy''s trick.
Thus, he had walked into the trap and been captured. What was more horrible was that someone had
disguised as him and gone back to Matthew''s mansion. Even Jack couldn''t figure out any difference
between the fake one and himself.
"Oh, I see. No wonder something like that happened to you despite your shrewdness. I would think that
it would more likely happen to Fred or Barry. I guess those wicked people were just really skilled in
maniption," Harper willfully stated.
"Go and receive your punishment," Matthew ordered in an indifferent tone. Although his face was
devoid of any expression, Harper could tell that Matthew was very d. After all, Jack was one of the
guards who had grown up with him. When he found out that Jack had betrayed him back then, he was
inconsble. Later on, they did find out that the impostor wasn''t actually Jack. However, none of them
had thought or even imagined that Jack could still be alive.
"Yes, Your Highness," Jack briefly answered with sorrow on his face. He thought that Matthew didn''t
care about him at all even when he just escaped from being the enemy''s prisoner. He made up his
mind that he would take revenge on Francis. Jack even vowed that he wouldn''t show any mercy for
him once he''d been caught. But in the meantime, Jack couldn''t understand why Matthew was treating
him like that. Before he left, Jack looked at Anabel with a deep grievance. For her, he had fallen into
the enemy''s trap because he suspected that she had betrayed Harper. If it weren''t for her, he wouldn''t
have been abducted in the first ce.
After Jack left, Harper held Matthew''s hands and asked, "You''re very happy to see him alive. So why
are you still going to punish him?"
"Order will never be maintained without rules or standards. He is too sloppy. Among my four strongest
guards, he is the weakest one when ites to martial arts. I guess that''s why Francis chose to
capture him and had someone else imitate him. Because of his carelessness, someone had infiltrated
us," Matthew impassively stated.
Harper had to admit that Francis might not have seeded if he had done the same thing to Barry or
Fred. The reason that Jack had been captured was not only because he had the weakest martial arts
skills among the four, but also because he wasn''t vignt enough. Barry might look like a nerd, but he
was extremely cautious and mindful. Fred, on the other hand, had powerful martial arts skills. He could
be unnaturally strong when he needed to be. As for Ken, the fact that thete emperor had never
discovered his true identity was an indication of how cautious he had been.
Shifting the topic of the conversation, Matthew said, "By the way, we have received an invitation letter
from the South Kingdom. Including us, they''re requesting the presence of the other countries to watch
their Worship Ceremony. This is actually out of character for the South Kingdom. The Worship
Ceremony is extremely important to them. In order to avoid any trouble from happening, they have
never allowed outsiders to watch the rites. But this time, they have asked all the other countries to send
representatives there to witness the ritual."
"Francis went to the South Kingdom so they are now his allies," Harper asserted, immediately
understanding what he meant. Now that Francis had been defeated and fled away, he had nowhere to
go within the Bright Dynasty. It would be difficult for Matthew and Harper to find him if he was hiding in
the South Kingdom. But if he had reached an agreement to be allied with them in such a short time, he
must have had something to trade with them.
"I suspect that Francis has spies in the south domain''s army. Lance''s daughter had tried multiple times
to rescue Hoffman. He grew up in the south domain''s military camp. Even though he had been
relegated to a civilian and imprisoned in the Repenting Tower, it would be impossible topletely
remove his influence on the south domain in such a short period of time. What''s more, Harrison had
been guarding the south domain for many years, so he must still have some spies hidden deeply in the
south domain''s army. When the Imperial Pce had been in chaos thest time, Hoffman attempted to
run away. But he only ended up being killed, which is actually strange if you ask me." Matthew stated
his suspicions.
"It doesn''t matter if Francis is in the South Kingdom or not. We have to go there. I would also prefer a
public journey, rather than a secret one. Come to think of it, I want to know how many spies are there in
the south domain''s army," Harper stated while her eyes glowed with so many ideas.
"It will be risky," Matthew reminded her.
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"Matthew, by giving us this news, Francis is basically announcing that he''s in the South Kingdom. Even
if we refuse this time, he will definitely find another way to force us to go. Besides, themander of
the south domain''s army has been changed again and again, which we both know has caused
numerous problems. Our south domain borders on the South Kingdom. Thetter has been staring at
our Bright Dynasty like a tiger watching its prey. You don''t want our nation to be attacked by enemies
from different directions, do you? Because I can assure you that if we don''t act now, they''re going to be
knocking on our doors one day. And before we know it, they have taken everything precious to us.
Moreover, in order to investigate the matter of the Qin n, we have to go there sooner orter. Since
Francisid a path for us, let''s go there right now." Harper tried to persuade her husband with every
logical reason she could think of.
With a tight frown, Matthew announced, "I''ll go to the South Kingdom alone!"
"If you weren''t afraid that something bad may happen to me once I go to the South Kingdom alone,
then try doing it on your own now. I''m not a weak woman. Besides, people in the South Kingdom are
very good at using poisons. Can you guarantee that you won''t be targeted with the venomous insect
poison if you go there by yourself?" Harper said, crossing her arms over her chest to show her
displeasure. She even turned her head and pretended to ignore her husband.