Chapter 783 A Confidante In Phoenix City. (Part One)


    In a very short time, Harper had developed a fondness for the little beast she picked up from the


    Labyrinth Swamp. Because of its purple body hair, she named it Purple. However, the name seemed to


    have displeased the beast. It disheveled Harper''s hair and did not leave her until she changed its name


    to Patrick. And once it had its way, it continued to poke on her shoulder happily.


    Harper''s hair was in aplete mess and looked like a bird''s nest. Seeing this Diana was no longer


    upset about being despised by Patrick. The beast did not hesitate to bring its own master to a bad state


    like this. So it was no big deal that it disliked Diana.


    Looking at the terrible state of Harper''s hair, Howard suddenly gave her ab and said, "Take this


    andb your hair." Nobody knew where he got it from. Even Harper was surprised the most to find a


    comb from Howard and in a ce like the Labyrinth Swamp.


    Harper took theb and startedbing her hair. Shebed andbed her hair for a long time


    but failed to tie it into a bun. Finally, she pulled a silk ribbon from Diana''s head and tied her long hair


    into a ponytail.


    "You don''t know how to make a bun?" Howard asked raising his brows. He was surprised to see that


    the brave and invincible Harper, whom he had always known to be an all-round expert could not even


    tie her hair into a bun! How was it possible that she didn''t know the simplest way to tie up the hair? Had


    she neverbed hair for Matthew?


    "Hmm," Harper replied as briefly as she could. She was unwilling to talk about the reason why she


    didn''t know how to tie up the hair into a bun. Ever since she came to this world, she could never


    understand theplicated steps that went into making different hairstyles. Then she got married to


    Prince Matthew. Though she spent most of her time with Matthew, she always had Forsythia to help


    her in making different hairstyles. As a result, she never had to tie her hair on her own. Hence, indeed,


    one thing that the all-round expert Harper did not bother to master was tying her hair into a bun.


    "Come, let me tie up your hair," Howard said tenderly like an indulgent brother.


    "No, thanks. I am fine with this for the time being," Harper said as she returned theb to Howard.


    "It''s strange. We haven''t met any more poisonous animals on the way," Harper eximed, taking a look


    around the swamp.


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    Hearing Harper''s words, Patrick folded its arms on its chest and lifted its chin to look up into the sky, as


    if it was trying to say, ''It''s all because of my power. You should worship me.'' However, much to its


    dismay, no one noticed its proud gesture. It was a hard blow to Patrick''s ego. It threw a few nces at


    Harper with a lot of expectations. But when it failed to get the slightest mark of acknowledgment from


    Harper, it turned its butt against her head to vent its dissatisfaction.


    "Here we are!" Harper said as she halted and looked ahead with a sparkle in her eyes and a


    comcent smile on her face. The followers stopped as well and looked at the border that was not very


    far away. Their eyes reflected the bright daylight thaty right across the border of the swamp. They


    almost burst into tears of joy. They had stayed in the Labyrinth Swamp for seven days, and during that


    period they had no water to even take a bath. The stretch of seven days had been so terrifying that at


    every step, they had the fear of being dead. They had to be alert and vignt all the time because even


    one moment of negligence could cost them their life. Now standing close to the exit point of the swamp,


    they were indeed overjoyed.


    "The first thing I will do is take a shower!" Diana remarked.


    "Stop having that thought. We still have a lot to do before we can indeed go for a shower!" Harper said


    as she nced at Diana. "After stepping out of the swamp, the first thing we need to do is find a way to


    enter Phoenix City and also go out of it secretly, before the people in the city find us."


    "Can we really make it?" Diana believed that it was impossible. She had heard a lot about the guards in


    Phoenix City who were infamous for being fierce to intruders. And the idea of entering as well as


    leaving the city without being noticed by anyone was no less than daydreaming.


    Aftering out of the Labyrinth Swamp, Harper and her followers breathed the fresh air. They looked


    up at the bright and clear sky. It had been seven long days! But now that they were out of the swamp,


    they were still not able to walk free because they were in the vicinity of Phoenix City. To avoid being


    caught by the city guards, Harper and her followers hid at the edge of the swamp. After a while, Harper


    released a signal to get in touch with somebody. Diana was amazed. ''Did this woman have a helper in


    Phoenix City as well?'' she wondered.


    "Master, who are you trying to get in touch with?" Diana approached her and asked curiously.


    Harper snapped back giving a cold look at her. "Who is your master?"


    "You." With a bright smile on her face, Diana knelt in front of Harper and said, "Master, please ept


    me as your disciple."


    Harper was left baffled but before she could say no to Diana, a shrill voice of a woman cut through. "So


    this is the reason for you to call me here in a hurry? To see you ept a disciple?"


    Startled by the voice, all of them turned around. All of a sudden, a woman in a red dress appeared in


    front of them. She was holding a whip in her hand and had a very shrewd and authoritarian look on her


    face. Looking straight at Harper, she said, "So, Harper Chu, are you seeking refuge here? Or is it


    because that bastard, Matthew Jun kicked you out as he can''t afford to provide for you anymore? And


    now you havee to me for taking you in?"


    Harper''s face darkened and she felt helpless. Somewhere in her mind, she knew this wasing.


    However, at this moment she had no other choice than to put up with the gloating of this woman. "Do


    you think that''s even possible?"


    "Why not? It is very much possible. You are such a mean woman. How many men in the world can


    tolerate you for a long time?" said the woman as she arched her eyebrows and looked at Harper from


    the corner of her eye. Then the woman slowly approached Harper and stood in front of her, gaping at


    Harper from head to toe. Then she pouted her lips and shook her head. "Tut, tut, I have never seen you


    in such a mess. What kind of trouble did you get into this time?"


    "We all have been in the Labyrinth Swamp for thest seven days," Harper said in a calm tone.


    "You havee out of that Labyrinth Swamp?" the woman asked, pointing her finger towards the


    swamp. Her face changed dramatically at the very mention of the swamp.


    "Yes," Harper affirmed.


    "From where did you get in?" the woman probed.


    "From South Kingdom," replied Harper.


    The woman took a deep breath and circled Harper. She had a frown on her face and seemed to be


    evaluating the truth behind Harper''s statement. Harper remained still. Even though she looked terribly


    embarrassed, she wasn''t hurt. The woman said, "You''re kidding me. No one has evere out of the


    swamp alive."