Chapter 734 The Best Candidate (Part Two)
After walking away for some distance, Luther looked back once again with worried eyes. However, he
still didn''t see anyone suspicious. "Is it true that I''m being over-cautious?"
"General, is something wrong?" the deputy general asked in confusion.
"Nothing. We have to expand patrols in the city. Since the pass has been blocked, some merchants
wouldin. We will double the patrols from today." Meanwhile, Luther had no clue about where
the three carriages of medicinal herbs that Matthew had procured were hiding. He wondered if it had
something to do with the aroma of medicinal herbs from their housest night. He doubted that they
had decocted those herbsst night and taken it along with them. But since the quantity of herbs was
high, it was not easy to transport the decoction!
When Luther was walking, lost in thought, he suddenly saw someone at the door of a pharmacy,
grinding the medicinal herbs into powder before packing it. He stopped and wondered, ''Did they grind
the materials into powder before taking them away?'' But that seemed impossible. There were a lot of
such medicinal materials.
"General, what are you thinking about?" The deputy general sensed that something was wrong with
Luther since Matthew and others had left.
"Do you have any idea about how to take away three carriages of medicinal herbs without attracting
any attention?" Luther shared his concern, his eyes almost popping out.
The deputy general thought for a moment, and then replied, "Of course, you can make them into pills
and take them away."
"Pills…" As soon as Luther heard the word, his eyes lit up. Harper was an excellent physician and was
good at making various kinds of pills with strange effects. Did she manage to turn all the three
carriages of medicinal materials into pills within just an overnight? What was the effect of these pills?
"Let''s go to the Treasure Pavilion."
If they wanted to know what effect Harper''s pills had, they should know what kind of medicinal
materials she had bought. But when Luther went to the pharmacy with his people, he found that the
door there was closed and a notice was hung on it, saying that the shopkeeper had some family issues
and the shop would remain closed for a month.
Luther squinted his eyes. ''What a coincidence! Her Highness bought three carriages of medicinal
herbs. But as soon as she left, the Treasure Pavilion closed for a month. One would only be delusional
to believe that there wasn''t any trick in it, '' he thought.
"Go find out where the shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion is! Catch him and bring him to me!" Luther
felt uneasy, so he went back to his mansion to check if there was any residue of medicine left in the
house where Harper had stayed. But the room was clean, except for a faint scent of medicine. To his
surprise, there wasn''t even a tiny piece of residue left.
"General, what happened?"
Luther shook his head. "No big deal. But I was just worried that the Treasure Pavilion might have sold
some fake medicinal herbs to Her Highness."
"I don''t think they would dare to do that. That was Princess Harper who they were dealing with.
Besides, everyone knew who Prince Matthew was and how much he cared for his wife. If they did
cheat Her Highness, they would be digging their own graves." The deputy general shook his head in
disbelief. "Moreover, it''s said that Her Highness has exceptional medical skills. In terms of medicine,
perhaps only a super master can cheat her!"
Luther didn''t speak out his guess as he didn''t want a further argument on this matter. He just smiled
and said, "You''re right. I shouldn''t have guessed it that way. Her Highness is such a capable physician.
She could never have been fooled by a small shop like the Treasure Pavilion. You may go back and
continue patrolling."
"Yes, General."
After all the people had left, Luther wrote a note and whistled to the window. A crow flew in and fell on
his arm. He put the note into a small bamboo container, tied it to the crow''s leg and fed the crow some
food. Then he let it fly away. Matthew and his wife had prepared a lot of medicines before setting out
for the South Kingdom. They must have learned that it was very dangerous to go there, so they carried
the medicines just in case. Or was it their intention to plot against others?
People in the Birch Pass were panicked as Luther had blocked the whole bordend. They thought
there would be an outbreak of war between the Bright Dynasty and the South Kingdom, and many
were seeking shelter for fear of getting hurt.
Matthew and hispanions, who were on their way to the South Kingdom, were going through a lot
of hardships. They were constantly under attack from various poisonous insects or beasts along the
way. No matter what medicines Harper used to drive them away, they kept showing up one after the
other. It seemed that in the eyes of the poisonous insects, the humans were delicious food, and they
were not afraid of the medicines that Harper used to expel them.
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"Your Highness, I think the poisonous insects and snakes in the South Kingdom can recognize human
beings. Otherwise, why do they keep chasing us?" At that moment, Jack felt like weeping, but he had
no tears. He still hadn''t found Francis, and his thirst for revenge was yet to be quenched. He couldn''t
let himself be eaten by poisonous snakes or bugs.
Harper was also curious. Those poisonous snakes and insects seemed under someone''smand,
and it looked like he was using the poisonous creatures to deal with them. And no matter how hard
they tried to hide, it wasn''t working at all. Those creatures always outsmarted them.
She then turned and looked at Matthew. Both of them thought of the same possibility that there were
spies in their team. But what was their intention behind sending poisonous insects and snakes after
them? Did they want to kill them, or did they want to wear them out, so they could be easily eliminated
once they arrived at the capital of the South Kingdom?
But no matter what their actual intentions were, they were no longer fit to stay in the team. After
exchanging a look, the couple instantly had an idea. In a sudden move, Matthew reached out to hold
Harper''s waist and jumped away. They disappeared from the team, but still, Matthew''s voice hadn''t
drifted away. "We will take a step first."