Chapter 944 Being Tortured And Questioned (Part One)
When Dous woke up, he found himself tied to a tree trunk. Felton, on the other hand, was leaning
against another one not far from where he was, his head tilted to the side. Dous didn''t know if his
brother was alive, but immediately felt his blood run cold when he saw the man and woman sitting side
by side by the fire.
"Your Highnesses, what are you doing? We are family, remember? Why did you tie me up?" Since
Dous knocked out by Matthew the time he saw him, he had no idea what the couple did to the rest
of the Qin n. As for him, he initially thought that they kidnapped him mainly because they wanted to
use him to threaten his n and save Felton. Now that he realized that Felton was already saved, he
became confused as to why they still took him.
"You''re awake," Harper said as soon as she noticed Dous had alreadye to his senses. "That''s
good. You''re here because I want to ask you a few questions. If your answers satisfy me, there will be
rewards. If you fail to do so, you will be punished," she continued as she roasted hare meat on the
raging fire.
"Princess Harper, we are cousins. You can ask whatever you want to and I will tell you everything I
know. But can you untie me first?" Dous pleaded.
This plea seemed to fall on deaf ear because instead of responding, Harper just started asking
questions. "What is the purpose of the Qin n?" she asked, her eyes deep and her facial expression
undecipherable.
"Purpose? Is there any other purpose other than trying to remove the curse its members inherited?
You''ve seen Felton. If things go on like this, he will be the first one to not survive," Dous said with a
grin.
Harper turned to look at Dous, her stare piercing. As she looked away, she sent a potent surge of
her vital energy towards him, leaving him a huge gash on his shoulder.
Dous screamed at the top of his lung because of the pain. The pained shriek was so loud that it
startled and disturbed the birds within a mile radius. It took him a good while to calm himself down, and
when he did, he red at Harper as tears welled in his eyes. He was shocked that she dared treat him
like that.
Harper ripped some roasted hare meat from its bones and fed it to Patrick, which was sitting next to her
like a guard intent on protecting its master. It seemed to be enjoying the treatment it was being given,
looking fully satisfied.
"Next time, think thoroughly before you answer. I''m not into sarcastic, annoying responses. Try that
again and I promise you your forehead will be my next target." Harper''s voice was so sweet and soft,
and her smile hadn''t left her lips. The sharp contract between the threating words she just said and her
angelic demeanor was enough for anyone to tremble in fear.
Matthew wasn''t meddling with his wife''s business. While all of this was happening, he was just carefully
cutting the roasted hare meat into tiny pieces and feeding it to Harper. He would asionally eat some,
but just seeing his little wife torture a bastard was already satisfying to him.
"I''m just telling the truth!" Dous murmured in between his gasps for air. With his arms tied, he
couldn''t tend to his injury, so he was trying to stabilize himself by taking in deep breaths.
"I decide whether you''re telling the truth or not. If I think you''re lying, I''ll continue cutting up your flesh
like it''s this hare meat. Again, try not yelling out dumb answers. I would enjoy them if I was in a good
mood, but unfortunately I am not. That first attack was just the tip of the iceberg—I have more ways to
torture you than you''ll ever learn. And if you think I''d hesitate to kill you, don''t. Most of the members of
the Qin n died twenty years ago. Adding you to that list would not be a big deal. Get it?" Harper said
coldly.
Dous'' jaw dropped. Harper was not bluffing—she would kill him!
"What do you want to know?" Dous said exasperatedly. He was starting to feel uneasy, and
honestly, scared. At that moment, all he was wishing for was that Felton would wake up soon. He knew
with him around, Harper wouldn''t be as vicious as she currently was.
Instead of answering, Harper put a bone directly into Patrick''s mouth. Patrick seemed displeased with
this, but with Matthew around, it didn''t dare act up. It gnawed the bone resentfully as it stared at
Dous with its bright green eyes, thinking, ''If you annoy my master once again, I, too, would leave a
gash on your body!''
"I know the Qin n works with so many people. Name them all." Harper asked straightforwardly. She
thought the Qin n had the courage to battle against Matthew in public because their background
was strong enough topete with him.
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Dous was confused and asked, "Aren''t you the one who cooperates with us?"
Harper rolled her eyes. The next minute, Patrick shot out like a sh of lightning, followed by a shrill
scream. Patrick drew out its sharp w, on which there was still blood dropping, but Dous was so
painful that his face was distorted and his eyes were widen out of anger. If he could move, he would
definitely risk his life to fight Harper.
"Dous, it seems that you haven''t learned your lesson. If I am the one who cooperates with the Qin
n, do you dare to oppose me like this? Do you think I''m easy to fool?" Harper said slowly.
With the veins on his forehead standing out, Dous ground his teeth in anger. After a long while, he
opened his mouth and called, "Darren."
The resentment was burning in Harper''s eyes. Before Dous could say something to stop it, Patrick,
which was standing on his shoulder, wed him again with its sharp nails piercing into his corbone. It
was so painful that he couldn''t help but tremble. This woman was not a human being. His life was
worthless in her eyes.