Chapter 774 Forced Into The Labyrinth Swamp (Part Two)


    Unable to hold it back any longer, Lance spat out the blood in his mouth. The eunuch and the guards


    became frightened. "Shamans! Call the shamans right this second."


    The situation in the Imperial Pce was nothing short of chaos. While Lance was spitting blood, a lot of


    shamans came to the pce in a hurry. Meanwhile, Matthew with his troops, was attacking the cities of


    the South Kingdom. It was reported that the Starry Pce had been destroyed. All of the people in the


    South Kingdom were hysterical. If Lance became seriously ill, the kingdom would be ruined soon


    enough!


    "Shaman, how is the emperor?"


    Being summoned by Lance, all the officials of the South Kingdom rushed to the pce. Their kingdom


    was in grave danger at that time. If anything bad happened to Lance who was an important pir of the


    entire kingdom, it would suddenly turn this chaotic situation into a hopeless one.


    "His Majesty spat blood and then fainted due to excessive rage. He is fine now. He has already woken


    up, but he can''t be stressed out or provoked. His Majesty calls for all of you," the shaman announced.


    "Okay," the officials stated in chorus.


    All of them walked into the room one by one. Meanwhile, Lance leaned against his bed with a pale face


    and said, "You are all here."


    "Your Majesty."


    "You already know the current situation of our kingdom. Matthew with his ck g Army is now


    heading towards the south and soon they will arrive at our capital. To put it inly, it''s going to be hard


    for our soldiers to resist. I''m afraid it won''t be long before the South Kingdom falls." Lance coughed


    twice before he continued, "I didn''t expect that it would turn out to be a big mistake to invite the envoys


    of the three kingdoms to attend the ceremony."


    "Your Majesty, Prince Matthew will certainly retreat after we hand over Princess Harper to him," an


    official responded right away. ''Why is Prince Matthew attacking the South Kingdom? It was all because


    of Princess Harper,'' he thought. The officials were all thinking that before Prince Matthew and his army


    coulde to the kingdom, he needed to know that Princess Harper was safe and sound. As long as


    she was fine, they didn''t have to worry about Prince Matthew''s invasion.


    When Lance heard that suggestion, a hint of hatred appeared in his eyes. "Speaking of Harper... She


    kidnapped Diana and strayed into the Labyrinth Swamp with her."


    The faces of all the officials turned pale as soon as they heard the news. They couldn''t believe the grim


    reality that they were facing. Once a person went into the swamp, their corpses couldn''t even be found.


    No one had ever entered the swamp ande out alive to tell about it. What was more, a lot of highly


    skilled shamans once tried to enter the swamp, looking for secret medicines to make those long-lost


    secret remedies. However, their efforts were in vain as they had nevere back. Even as a member


    of the South Kingdom, they couldn''t resist the miasma inside the swamp.


    The prime minister was now in a panic. "What? What should we do now? Princess Harper went to the


    Labyrinth Swamp herself. It''s not our responsibility, right?"


    Lance bitterly smiled and asked, "Do you think Matthew is a reasonable man? If she had been fine in


    our kingdom, why would she have risked going to the Labyrinth Swamp?"


    The crowd looked at each other in dismay. How could they know what Harper was thinking? She was


    the one who dared to go to the swamp on her own! Was she courting death? They wouldn''t know.


    Besides, why did she hold the princess as a hostage and took her to the Labyrinth Swamp?


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    "Your Majesty, why did Princess Harper abduct the princess and run to the Labyrinth Swamp with her?"


    The expression on Lance''s face dramatically changed. In order to take back the Holy Article of the


    South Kingdom which had been stolen by Harper, he had sent guards to surround the Starry Pce.


    Harper abducted his daughter so that she could escape. On her way out, she was so agitated that she


    must have chosen to enter the Labyrinth Swamp on a whim!


    "She took away our kingdom''s Holy Article and tried to flee with it. But she took the wrong way and


    entered the Labyrinth Swamp." Lance chose his words carefully so he could shift the me on Harper.


    If Matthew looked into the matter, the South Kingdom would evade the responsibility as well. In the


    worst-case scenario, he could give ten beautiful women to Matthew as the recement and each of


    them would be more beautiful than Harper!


    All of the officials were keen and immediately understood their king''s actual intention. To put it bluntly,


    Lance wanted to take the Holy Article back from Harper, but she refused. So, he sent people to siege


    and force her into the Labyrinth Swamp, but they couldn''t expose their king''s lie. They also had to help


    him make the lie believable.


    "Prince Harper shouldn''t have stolen the Holy Article of our kingdom. If she had just been honest and


    told us that she wanted to borrow it from us, she could''ve just said so. Why did she have to do that?


    Now, she lost her way and found herself in the Labyrinth Swamp. How could we exin this entire


    situation to Prince Matthew?"


    Lance''s eyes lit up as soon as he heard that. "Yes, that''s it! Harper got lost and went into the Labyrinth


    Swamp. It has nothing to do with us!"


    The officials all nodded in agreement. It was Harper''s fault. She was unfamiliar with this ce and she


    even stole a valuable thing belonging to the South Kingdom. She seeded in taking the Holy Article


    but in return went into the Labyrinth Swamp. This time, even if God was with her for help, it would be


    impossible to save her from the dangerous swamp!


    "Your Majesty, then, Princess Diana—" One official tried to bring it up, but couldn''t finish his sentence.


    At the mention of Diana, the smile on Lance''s face vanished in an instant. In terms of spells and poison


    making, his treasured and younger daughter Diana was as good as her elder sister Catherine. He had


    always been fond of his younger daughter more. He didn''t expect that in his old age, there was a


    possibility that his younger daughter would die before him. Harper forced Diana to enter the Labyrinth


    Swamp so her life was in grave danger. Harper, herself wouldn''t even be able to protect herself. How


    could she protect his beloved daughter?!


    "You may leave now. I want to be alone." Lance waved his hand, gesturing for the officials to leave. At


    that moment, he seemed to have grown old, not an aloof and proud king, but an old man who had lost


    his beloved daughter. "Diana, my daughter, I''m sorry."