Chapter 786 The Young Master Of Phoenix City (Part Two)


    Darren didn''t respond. Although he was with Harper for such a short time, he thought that they were


    close friends. The word "like" wasn''t enough to express his feelings for her, but he wasn''t sure if he had


    fallen in love with her. It was ratherplicated. He was eager to see her, but at the same time, he


    didn''t want to see her. So he didn''t know what his exact feeling towards her was. He couldn''t


    understand himself. It was all too chaotic for him. Dealing with his emotions was in fact, a struggle.


    "Maybe," he briefly replied. He wasn''t lying. He wasn''t sure whether he really liked her or not, whether


    he loved her or not. But it didn''t matter at all. She was now another man''s wife and it seemed like they


    loved each other very much. He had no other choice but to silently bury his love in his heart.


    Meanwhile, Harper had been silent since she and herpanions left Phoenix City. Howard


    suspiciously looked at her. He then briefly looked at Diana while he swallowed what he wanted to say.


    After leaving Phoenix City, the twelve secret guards hid themselves once again, leaving only Howard


    and Diana with Harper.


    "Master, what''s wrong? You''re so quiet." As a very talkative person, Diana, who didn''t look like the


    princess of the South Kingdom at that time, kept on trying to start conversations at random while they


    were on the way. But even though she had spoken so much, Harper wasn''t responding at all.


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    After some time, Harper finally sighed and said, "Well, I should have at least visited him."


    "Who? Who are you talking about?" Diana curiously asked, as if she was so eager to discover the


    hidden secret. Howard was also interested, but he wouldn''t dare to ask Harper. Then, he kept on


    wondering who the man on the gate tower of the Phoenix City was.


    Rubbing her face, Harper replied, "Let''s go. We have to reach Birch Pass as soon as possible so we


    can meet with Matthew. The reason that the Holy Maiden attacked you is that she wants to take over


    your power. I''m afraid that she might have taken over the South Kingdom by now."


    "That''s impossible. The Holy Maiden can''t participate in any official affairs," Diana stated while shaking


    her head.


    "The Starry Pce already copsed. There''s no Holy Maiden in the South Kingdom anymore.


    Perhaps, the fall of the pce has given her a great opportunity to kill you. Otherwise, I just don''t


    understand why she wanted to kill you," Harper seriously said.


    "What?" Diana didn''t know how to respond to that. If Catherine wanted to kill her, there must be some


    reason. She had considered that Catherine was upset with her because she didn''t appear at the Holy


    Maiden selection back then. But it seemed like it wasn''t the reason. Catherine possibly had other ns.


    "I thought that sisters going against each other only happens in the Bright Dynasty and the Great Jade


    Kingdom. I didn''t expect that it''s also possible in the South Kingdom," Harpermented.


    "If Catherine is aiming for the throne of the South Kingdom, what would you do?" Harper asked while


    tilting her head.


    After a moment of silence, Diana said, "It''s not that easy to be the queen of the South Kingdom. If she


    can handle the position, she can have it. I don''t care about the title that much."


    Upon hearing what Diana had to say, Harper had apletely new perspective about her. Harper


    didn''t expect that Diana would say that because she thought that Diana would simply say that


    Catherine would never get the throne.


    "Don''t you want to be the queen of the South Kingdom?"


    "What''s so good about being a queen? You have a bunch of officials constantly telling you what you


    have to do and what you can''t do. As a queen, you have to sleepte at night and get up early to


    handle numerous official affairs. It''s like a constant cycle of a strict schedule every single day. But as a


    princess, you can go to brothels, gamble, pick a fight, or pay a visit to other countries. Do you think a


    queen can do all of this kind of fun stuff?" Diana sharply said.


    With a smile, Harper responded, "No, I don''t think so. I actually agree with you. Being a prince is more


    fun than being an emperor. It''s a tough task to be an emperor. In fact, an emperor can''t even marry


    whoever he wants. He has to marry women from different kingdoms to forge strong alliances and


    establish power." Harper actually despised the idea of being the king or queen of a kingdom.


    "So, Prince Matthew doesn''t want to be the emperor?" Diana asked.


    Harper smiled but she didn''t answer. She didn''t know exactly why Matthew didn''t want to be an


    emperor. But she understood that the responsibility of an emperor was too heavy, and she was the only


    one he wanted to take responsibility for.


    Diana mumbled, "Men love the throne, don''t they? A prince who doesn''t want to be an emperor is not a


    good prince. The princes in the Bright Dynasty always fight with each other. Aren''t you afraid that the


    current emperor will soon take control of the entire kingdom and then get rid of Matthew and you?"


    "We aren''t afraid of him. If he thinks that our mere existence is a threat to him, we can simply hand


    over the power to him," Harper nonchntly stated. It was clear that she didn''t care about power that


    much. Meanwhile, Howard was surprised by her words. He thought, ''If Matthew were to give up his


    power, who would maintain his tasks in the Bright Dynasty?''


    "Without Prince Matthew, the Bright Dynasty will no longer be a threat to the other kingdoms.


    Consequently, the Great Jade Kingdom will be the most powerful one. I don''t think Lucas will be


    that stupid," Diana stated. At that moment, the world was divided into four parts. The South Kingdom


    and the Wonder Kingdom were in a weak position. The Great Jade Kingdom and the Bright Dynasty


    were racing against each other, bridle to bridle. The Great Jade Kingdom had Rndo while the Bright


    Dynasty had Matthew. If the Great Jade Kingdom were to lose Rndo or the Bright Dynasty were to


    lose Matthew, the other kingdom would quickly be the most influential one.


    "Is there someone you''re forgetting who we can''t underestimate either?" Howard suddenly asked.


    "Who?"


    "The young master of Phoenix City, Darren Feng!"