Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 965 You're Back (Part Two)

Derrick was extremely angry. He cursed in mind that Victoria was so useless. She failed to stop Matthew and made his Black Flag Army show up here. Considering that the powerful Black Flag Army was here, he knew that Victoria had been defeated. Thus, the best option for him was to retreat for the time being. As long as he was alive, he still had a chance to make his way back.

With that thought in mind, Derrick intended to retreat and run away immediately. However, as soon as he moved, an iron net fell from the sky and trapped him tightly.

"Bastard, you have been captured!"

Joshua snorted. He had guessed that Derrick cherished his life very much. When he found himself in a disadvantageous situation, he would definitely find a way to escape. So Joshua had prepared to prevent his escape in advance. As long as Derrick wanted to escape, he would definitely be a rat in the hole!

The net was made of iron. Thus, no matter how hard he tried, Derrick couldn't break it and his face turned livid. "You can't kill me. I am the only one who knows where the secret treasure house of the Qin Clan is hidden," Derrick said, staring at Joshua hatefully.

Joshua squatted in front of Derrick and said, "You such a fool; do you think Princess Harper can order us to kill you here if she doesn't know the hiding place of the treasure?"

"So, it's Harper who wants to kill me!" Derrick was shocked. The reason he dared to make such a mess in the Phoenix City was that he had firmly believed Harper would not kill him, but now it turned out he was completely wrong. After all, Harper was a heartless person. She had killed his father. Thus, she would never show mercy to him.

"Please let me go, and I'll take you to find the treasure," Derrick pleaded at once.

"I'm not the kind who likes treasures!" Joshua spat on Derrick's face and broke the sinews of his right hand with a sword. Derrick was both painful and furious, but he couldn't resist. Holding his wrist, he wished he could tear Joshua to pieces. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

"Don't worry, Lord Derrick. What I'm good at is to torture people, making him feel that death is better than being alive. You'll soon beg me to kill you!" Joshua dragged the iron net to the lord's mansion.

"Tsk-tsk, our general must be itching again. This time, the lord would have a lot to suffer. I've never seen anyone who won't beg for mercy in front of our general!" one of Joshua's subordinates exclaimed.

When Harper sent people to escort Victoria back to the Phoenix City, the rebellion in City had already been suppressed. But when she saw the lord of Phoenix City who was tormented badly, Harper's mouth twitched slightly and she whispered in Matthew's ear, "Darling, I think you'd better find a wife for Joshua, in case he may suffer from some unknown illness after being single for too long time."

Matthew checked Joshua from head to toe, who was still excited about his masterpiece. Joshua didn't have the slightest idea that Matthew had already planned to find a tough woman to discipline him. How dare he make the lord look so bloody and show it to Harper when knowing that she was pregnant?

Seeing that Harper came back, Derrick moved his mouth without lips and said with difficulty, "Kill me..." His teeth were also removed by Joshua, so he couldn't speak clearly.

With a sinister smile, Harper said, "Derrick, you are the lord of the Phoenix City, the doorkeeper of the secret treasure house of the Qin Clan. How can you die? You have to guard the secret treasure for all your whole life."

Derrick's eyes widened in disbelief. Only the last lord of the Phoenix City knew he was the doorkeeper of the treasure, which was a top secret passed down from the last lord. How could Harper know it?

"You..." Derrick uttered with great difficulty.

"Do you want to ask me why I knew such a fact?" Harper had a brighter smile. "Have you forgotten that I am the only direct descendant of the Qin Clan? How could I not know your secret?"

"The treasure..." Derrick hesitated.

"The secret treasure house is just a cover. The real inheritance is in the Heavenly Book. The secret treasure you've been thinking about in your mind is just a lie," Harper explained slowly. "After that door, there is no piles of gold and silver jewelry, nor is there any elixir that can help you live forever. There are only skeletons and endless silence and fatigue!"

Derrick widened his eyes as though he couldn't believe what she said. Then, he found it hard to breathe. In no time, he kicked the bucket. Victoria was unwilling to believe what Harper just said at all. After Harper opened the door of the secret treasure house, Victoria saw with her own eyes that there was nothing there. As she couldn't accept such a blow, she went crazy. In all her lifetime, she made great efforts to gain the treasures, but it turned out to be nothing inside!

Looking at the crazy old Victoria, Harper shook her head. The so-called secret treasure caused the fierce scramble among so many people. Yet, they didn't know that the secret treasure didn't exist. Even though she had exposed the truth, more people would still scramble for it just due to their greed.

"That's so boring. I've spent so much time searching for such an empty warehouse. It's a big loss for me!" Rolando said lazily. "Boring! I should go now."

"Where are we going?" asked Harper.

"The Great Jade Kingdom perished. Where can I go? As the former emperor of a perished kingdom, of course, I will roam around the world." Rolando waved his hand and left without looking back.

Looking at Rolando's receding figure, Harper didn't ask him to stay. Rolando had his own pride, and his pride wouldn't allow him to live under other people's roof, even though he was no longer an emperor.

"Darling, let's go back to the imperial capital." All of a sudden, Harper missed the relatives and friends of the imperial capital a lot. Now that her brother came here, and the Phoenix City needed time to recuperate, it was time for her to go back to the imperial capital.

When they arrived at the imperial capital, Harper felt that she had been away for a long time. She got off the carriage at the gate of the capital, looking at the prosperous capital, and smiled with satisfaction. Yes, she came back again.

A young man was holding a pretty girl in his hand. His eyes reddened as he saw Harper get off the carriage. He called with tears brimming in his eyes, "Harper."

Harper was a little surprised. He looked at the boy who held the child, and found that the boy and the girl were Alexander and Gianna whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Before she could say anything, Alexander had released his arms from Gianna's and ran towards her. But when the boy was about to rush into Harper's arms, he was stopped by Matthew.

"You brat, who allowed you to be so reckless? Don't you know that your sister is pregnant? What if you hurt her?" Matthew was so nervous about his wife's safety, fearing that someone would hurt her.

Alexander stood still and restrained his impulse to cry in the arms of Harper. He mumbled, "Harper, you're back."

"Sister, give me a hug," Gianna said innocently. Although she was only one year old, she could speak now. Alexander was afraid of the threatening look of Matthew, but little Gianna wasn't. She waved her two little fat hands to ask for the hug of her sister.

Harper stretched out her arms to hold her, but as soon as she touched Gianna, the latter was grabbed by Matthew. "Gianna, your sister is going to have a little niece for you, so she can't hold you. Let me hold you."

Gianna looked at Harper curiously. She was so cute that Harper wanted to kiss her. So, she pecked on her chubby face and said, "Do you miss me, Gigi?"

"Yes, yes." Gianna's eyes sparkled and some saliva slipped down from the corner of her mouth. She also wanted to peck on her sister's face.

Alexander held Harper by his hands. Although he was just eleven years old, he was almost as tall as Harper.

Harper touched his head and said, "Alexander, you are taller, almost taller than me."

Alexander blushed and said, "My sworn father said, when I am fifteen or six years old, I will be taller than you, or even Brother-in-law."

"Has Marquis Pearce come to imperial capital with you?" asked Harper smilingly.

"My sworn parents are both here, and they want me to go back to the imperial capital for further study," Alexander said as he looked at Harper timidly. He didn't ask for his sister's opinion because he really missed her. He wanted to go back to the imperial capital, and he felt at ease as long as he stayed with his sister.

"Well, it's a good idea to go back to the imperial capital. After you are back, I will worry less about you," Harper said slowly. "Have you ever seen our brother?"

"Our brother?" Alexander looked at Harper in confusion, wondering who the brother she referred to.

"Howard Chu."

Alexander shook his head and answered, "I've met Prime Minister Zack, my teachers, the retired Grand Secretary Franklin and his wife, and Prince Allen. But I haven't met our brother yet.

Harper blinked her eyes and thought, 'I don't think Howard wants to go back to this place that makes him sad. He used to be ambitious and wanted to make a splash, but his ambition was thwarted by me. Even though the world is settled, I guess he is not willing to go back here.'

Not far away, Zack, in his usual light blue brocade robe, was looking at Harper and smiling elegantly and gently. "You're back," Zack said simply.

"Yes, we are back," Harper smiled.