Chapter 767 The Library Copsed (Part One)
A day had passed and yet the library door remained firmly shut with no one able to open it. As Lance
returned to the Imperial Pce, the Holy Maiden stood guard from outside. Her face was solemn as
she recalled what she had been told about the library. Only the Holy Maiden would be able to open its
door. For years that had held true until Harper arrived here and changed everything. Now, the library
was denying her ess no matter how hard she tried. She was clueless about what had changed. Still,
she was certain that this weird phenomenon must have something to do with Harper.
Diana didn''t leave the Starry Pce either. She nced at the Holy Maiden, taking pleasure in her
misfortune. "Catherine, as the Holy Maiden, you seem to be quite ordinary. What? Can''t you even open
the library door and go inside? If that''s the case, don''t you think it''s time for you to give up on being the
Holy Maiden?"
The Holy Maiden, on the other hand, merely turned a deaf ear to Diana''s teasing. All her concern was
over the library. Over and over, she tried to form a connection. However, she just couldn''t feel a thing.
Ever since Harper got sucked into it, the connection was severed.
"Hey, Catherine, I''m talking to you! Would it kill you to reply?" Diana growled as she stomped forward
and grabbed Catherine''s sleeve. Right then, the earth shook again. Diana failed to stay on her feet and
was thrown a distance back. Catherine also fell to the ground because of the great shock. But she was
better than Diana. She did not care about her own safety. Instead, her gaze shot straight to the library.
The enormous library fell through the ground and sank beneath the earth right in front of them. In
seconds, it had be nothing but a pile of ruins. Dust filled the air as the earth rocked. The entire
South Kingdom was shaken up, its people growing jittery at the strange happening. Even Lance who
had just fallen asleep woke from his slumber.
"Your Majesty, something is wrong!" someone anxiously called out as he ran into the king''s quarters.
Lance shot up from the bed at once and asked, "What happened? Why are you panicking like this?"
"Something terrible happened at the Starry Pce!" replied the servant.
Lance''s heart skipped a beat at the mention of the Starry Pce. "What? Did something happen to the
Holy Maiden?"
"No. The library waspletely destroyed. It''s a mess there. Princess Harper was trapped inside and
has note out yet!" the servant said anxiously. If Matthew found out his beloved wife was buried
inside, he would go crazy. The whole South Kingdom would have to face his wrath. It would be a
disaster.
Upon hearing that, Lance felt everything turned ck. He staggered, unable to steady himself.
Fortunately, the servant beside him was quick to react and keep him from falling onto the floor. He
understood the severity of the situation. Lance bristled as he gave out his order. "Go find her! She must
be found and brought here to me, dead or alive!"
"Yes."
The entire Starry Pce was in chaos. After all, the library was an essential part of it and had now
copsed, almost taking the rest of the pce with it. Broken white jade bricks and crystals scattered
all over the ground. Taking in the destruction surrounding her, the Holy Maiden looked dumbstruck.
Diana was also in a terrible state herself, as the incident had badly hurt her leg. Now the Starry Pce,
which everyone revered, was in shambles. Diana was too horrified to say a word.
"The Starry Pce is destroyed." the Holy Maiden stated in a rather calm tone, though her eyes held
an array of mixed feelings. Her home for the past ten years was now wrecked, yet somehow a part of
her was happy to know that. Why would she feel happy to see her home demolished? Probably
because she had never wanted to live here, just as she had never wanted to be the Holy Maiden.
Diana struggled to get up. The guards quickly regained their senses and came to help her and
Catherine get out. More guards and servants began to clean up the debris while simultaneously
searching for any trace of Harper.
Kile had been feeling drowsy earlier, so he had headed back to his room to rest. Waking up from the
earthquake in the middle of the night, he had the sudden urge to run away. However, he wasn''t quick
enough and was struck on the head by falling zed tiles. When he appeared in front of the library''s
ruins, his head was wrapped in thick gauze. He looked ridiculous.
"Slow down, Your Highness!"
"My beauty! Where are you?" Kile shouted as he jumped over the ruins in search of Harper. "My
beauty, are you still alive? Please answer me."
"Your Highness, be careful!" Kile''s servant cautioned as he followed him, fearing something bad would
happen to him again. Kile had been very unlucky since he had arrived here. He was even sustaining
injuries while still sleeping.
"Why are you following me? Stop it! Go and search for my beauty instead!" Kile urged in an irritable
tone, furious that they weren''t following his orders to clean up the ruins. Even he, the lofty prince, was
helping out.
Miguel had been resting when he heard about the chaos in the library. His first thought was that it was
Harper''s fault. But it turned out that she was actually buried beneath the ruins.
"Master, what should we do?" asked his servant, York.
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"Send a message to His Majesty and tell him that Lady Harper was imprisoned in the Starry Pce''s
library and that the library copsed. Also tell him that she is trapped inside and no one knows whether
she is dead or alive," Miguel stated as he calmed himself. He had thought entering the library was one
of Harper''s tricks. While she was a cruel and cunning woman, she would never put her life in danger.
She valued her life too much for that.
"Yes, master," York replied at once. After he left, Miguel rolled down the window and looked outside.
The passersby were all terrified at the sight of the pce. Lance worried about Harper who was still in
the library. If anything terrible happened to her, the whole bnce of the four kingdoms would be
smashed to smithereens!