Chapter 899 A Chance To Prove Yourself (Part One)


    In order for the guards outside to be able toe into the Harmony Pce and extinguish the fiercely


    raging fire, Miguel destroyed the array set up by Harper. Soon after entering, the guards found the


    pce''s maids and eunuchs in a secluded hall. They all passed out, as if someone drugged them or


    targeted their sleep acupuncture points.


    "Your Majesty, please spare me!" one pleaded as soon as he came around.


    Miguel took a look at the man and his face darkened. "Who knocked you out?" he asked.


    "Princess Harper," answered all the servants who just regained their consciousness. "After she called


    us in, she attacked us, targeting our acupuncture points... And that''s thest thing I remember!"


    "Your Majesty..." Miguel looked worriedly at Rndo, who was looking like a mess as his hair had been


    singed at the ends. "Princess Harper... has escaped."


    Rndo clenched his fists tightly. Of course Harper would escape! Despite everything that he had done


    to deter her from trying to leave, he should have known that she would still try, especially considering


    how strong-headed she was. Was she the one who created the array so that it would cover her tracks


    and prevent people from entering the Harmony Pce?


    "Lock the gates of the city and make sure that no one leaves! Search every house in this goddamn


    capital and don''t stop until you''ve found Harper!" The expression on Rndo''s face was horrifying—it


    was obvious that his anger had already consumed his whole being!


    "Yes, Your Majesty," Miguel responded, asking his people to block the city gates at once and to go


    house to house in search of Harper. He knew that if she had already escaped from the Imperial Pce,


    the first thing she would do was leave the city immediately. ''Though the city gates have been closed in


    preparation for the coronation ceremony which is ted tomorrow, it wouldn''t be hard for her and


    Matthew to find another way out,'' he thought.


    "It''s just been over an hour since this fire started. I''m sure they haven''t gone that far. We can still


    apprehend them," Rndo said. "I''ll lead the guards to look for them."


    The Imperial Pce was flooded with bright lights and hordes of guards were stationed everywhere.


    The servants were extra careful as they were afraid of causing more trouble. When the news of the


    Harmony Pce burning broke out, they trembled in fear even more.


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    As soon as Matthew and Harper escaped the Harmony Pce, they immediately tried to make their


    way out of the city.


    "We don''t have much time. We must get out of the city as soon as possible! Once Rndo learns that


    the Harmony Pce has caught on fire, he''ll discover that I''m not there and I''ve escaped. I''m sure he''ll


    order his forces to block the city gates at once and search the whole city for me," said Harper


    decisively.


    "Well then, let''s look for Zorro first. There are many ways to exit this city," Matthew said calmly. The


    moment the escape was made known to Rndo, he was sure that Rndo would know he was the


    one who had taken Harper away. With how careful Rndo was, he would definitely be locking the


    whole city down with his men littering the streets, so they needed to be extra cautious. There was no


    way for them to sneak around, so now, their goal was to get underground and navigate their way out to


    safety.


    "We don''t have much time left. Fred, tell your people to disguise as us and walk towards the gates of


    the city. We need to get them distracted so that we''d have an opportunity to look for a way out."


    "No need," Harper interjected, shaking her head. "Our forces are few, so we can''t lose anyone at this


    time. All of us will head to our base and then escape this ce together. We just have to get out of the


    capital, because if we do, it will be almost impossible for Rndo to track us down."


    Matthew, however, disagreed with Harper''s n, saying, "I am not sure whether or not Rndo has


    found out our bases in the capital, but to look one way and row another is the best way to deal with


    this. Besides, we already have an agreement with some people who have lived in the capital for many


    years. They will help us escape as long as they are not caught. So do as I say—send people to


    disguise as us to attract Rndo''s attention. The others, follow me out of the city!"


    "Yes, Your Highness."


    Rndo led the guards to look for Harper throughout the whole Imperial Pce, but unfortunately, they


    weren''t able to find any trace of her anywhere. With that, he immediately sent his men to raid


    Matthew''s bases in the capital. As he made sure that it wouldn''t be easy for Matthew to smuggle


    Harper out of the capital, he could only be in one of his bases nning their escape.


    "Your Majesty, we have found thirteen bases. Our men are already on their way to find out if Prince


    Matthew and Princess Harper are there. Once any of them finds our escapees, they will send a signal


    to inform us."


    Rndo nodded silently as he sighed deeply. He even hid the Heavenly Book away so that Harper


    would at least have something to stay back for, but it obviously didn''t work. It turned out that he


    overestimated its importance to her. ''The secrets of the Qin n are not important to her at all!'' he


    thought, anger welling inside of him.


    He collected his thoughts and feelings over a period of a few silent minutes. Suddenly, he said,


    "Fernando, follow me out of the city." Rndo was quite aware that Harper would leave the capital as


    soon as she left the Imperial Pce. ''She would do whatever it takes,'' he thought. ''If I want to stop her,


    I must stop her before she gets out of my territory!''


    Harper and Matthew continued on without taking a rest. They even had to rush to the north domain in


    order to remind Shawn to be prepared. After all, Rndo was someone who had nothing to fear: if he


    became too anguished and attacked the Bright Dynasty, he wouldn''t experience any lingering


    repercussions.


    "Before I left the north domain, I had sent a message to Shawn asking him to be careful and to be on


    the lookout in case the Great Jade Kingdom decides to attack them. He is not someone I would


    consider careless, but I''m worried that Rndo may have a back-up n," Matthew said worriedly.


    "We''ll be there in less than three days. Don''t worry," Harper replied, advancing at an equal pace with


    her husband.