Chapter 679 Set Off For The Marriage Alliance (Part Two)


    Instead of responding to his question, Harper only turned to look at Francis. Then, she suddenly


    reached out her hand and touched his face. Francis was shocked, but he didn''t move away. Rather, he


    looked at Harper with a soft and even doting look.


    While Harper was touching Francis'' face, she slowly said, "How I wish I could have a face like yours."


    "Why?" Francis asked, with a in smile on his face.


    "If I did, I could do wicked things without any pressure. After all, no one will believe that I''m capable of


    doing so because I look so innocent and kind." Taking back her hand, Harper went downstairs. That


    was all she wanted to say. She didn''t say another word or gave Francis the chance to respond. After


    all, she didn''t care whether Francis understood her.


    It took Francis a while before he got a hold of himself and looked at Harper who was slowly walking


    away. Then, the smile on his face faded away while his eyes narrowed at her. He involuntarily put his


    hand on his face and said to himself, "Do wicked things without any pressure? Are you reminding me of


    something, Harper?"


    As quickly as it came, Francis abandoned that thought. He then took the stairs to catch up with Harper.


    "Aunt Harper, would you allow me to send you back home? I actually want to learn some Go skills from


    you while we''re on the way."


    Harper stopped walking but didn''t answer. Francis had already stepped forward, got on the carriage,


    and stretched out a hand to her. "I haven''t yed Go with you for a long time. Would you y with me,


    please?"


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    Harper only stared at him for quite a long time. The smile on his face did not waver. With patience, he


    looked at her expectantly while waiting for her answer.


    After a while, she finally reached out her hand and got on the carriage with him.


    The first thing that Harper noticed was that a board was already ced inside the carriage. She sat


    opposite of Francis. He then pushed the ck stones in front of Harper and said, "You go first."


    Harper immediately took them and put the stones on her side of the board. When Francis saw that, he


    also ced one white stone on the board. They didn''t say anything. Francis raised his eyebrows and


    looked at Harper several times, but he discovered that her eyes were fixed on the board. Not once did


    she look at him. He couldn''t help but feel a little bitterness in his heart.


    "Distraction is a taboo in ying Go." Harper finally spoke. But it was only because Francis made a big


    mistake due to some distractions. It made his side vulnerable so Harper took the chance and began to


    attack aggressively. Soon enough, Francis was about to lose.


    "Aunt Harper," Francis mumbled while looking at the board. At that point, he knew that he had no way


    to win. Harper was going to win that round for sure. He had lost and he knew it. "I have failed... Watch


    out!"


    Francis suddenly dragged Harper to the ground while several arrows were shot into the carriage. The


    seats where they were sitting just then were now full of arrows. Francis held Harper''s waist with one


    hand and pulled out his sword on the side with the other hand. They quickly got out of the carriage and


    immediately found out that they were surrounded. The coachman and the guards had already been


    killed with the rain of arrows earlier.


    Those who were besieging Francis were surprised to see that there was another person inside the


    carriage. But they did not waste any second. They surged forward to viciously attack Francis. Their


    every move was intense, determined to kill him without mercy.


    Francis protected Harper with one hand and fought against the assassins with the other hand. It was


    quite hard for him. Fortunately, the assassins were not attacking Harper, or he would be injured


    inevitably.


    "Let me go. You''re the target. If you take me with you, I''ll just be a burden to you." Harper made a quick


    judgment. They didn''t seem to have any intention of hurting her. It was bing more obvious that it


    was Francis who they wanted.


    Francis also realized that. If he continued to take Harper with him, she might also be their target


    and he would not be able to protect her. So in the first chance that he got, he pushed her away from


    him.


    It so happened that Forsythia was rushing to the scene at that moment. When she saw that Francis


    was under attack and Harper was pushed out, she quickly ran to protect her. The situation became


    strange to everyone. Harper and Forsythia stood there without being attacked, while Francis was under


    siege by every assassin present. It actually looked like Harper was making her people kill Francis.


    Soon enough, Forsythia took in the situation that they were in. She turned to Harper and asked, "Your


    Highness, what''s going on?"


    "Their target is Prince Francis. Find a way to contact the city garrison," Harper calmly stated.


    Forsythia immediately shook her head before saying, "But I can''t leave you alone." After Harper


    boarded Francis'' carriage, it took her some time to catch up to them, only to find out that they were


    being assassinated. So at that point, she could not dare to leave Harper for half a step. If something


    were to happen to her, she would die.


    Meanwhile, the assassination was still going on when a pair of eyes in the dark fell on Harper. The


    person put on a wicked smile and said, "Harper, long time no see. Do you still remember me?"


    The person was none other than Diana, daughter of Emperor Lance from the South Kingdom. "Your


    Highness, let''s take this chance to go to the Imperial Pce and save Prince Hoffman," one of Diana''s


    subordinates suggested.


    For a few moments, Diana didn''t move from where she was standing. She was reminded of an


    anomaly with Harper. When Diana secretly attacked Harper with the Venomous Insect King, it only bit


    her back. In fact, it almost killed her. Soon after that, the Venomous Insect King also died. Ever since


    then, Harper had been a huge threat to the people of the South Kingdom.


    Then, Diana eximed, "Kill that woman! Don''t use the venomous insect poison. It''s useless for her.


    She is the greatest threat to the South Kingdom. Even the Venomous Insect King wasn''t able to defeat


    her!"


    "Is she the one who destroyed the Venomous Insect King?"


    "Yes. We should take this opportunity to kill her in order to prevent more troubles in the future!"