Chapter 800 The Queen Of The South Kingdom (Part Two)


    After giving it some thoughts, Harper epted the invitation, saying, "Yes, of course. That would be


    work for me." She, then stood up, calling out, "Fred, let''s leave now."


    With the sword resting on his shoulder, Fred followed Harper out of the pce. The murderous look on


    his face remained unchanged. Catherine watched Harper leave the pce and regretted having


    missed the opportunity to trap her. At the moment, Catherine had to tend to her mother. Her mother


    had no idea about her misdeeds, though she must be specting something after what she had


    witnessed. If her mother knew what she had done, she would surely be very disappointed.


    "Mother, I..." Catherine then stammered. She didn''t know where to begin with.


    "Catherine, bring your sister back to the pce. I am going to pay a visit to your father," the queen said


    tenderly. She came close to Catherine and flicked her hair behind her ear just like she would cajole a


    little girl. "You should never forget that we are a family. We must always support each other."


    Catherine felt the heaviness in her heart and her vision became blurred. Her throat constricted and she


    could not utter a single word. After that, the queen turned around and went to Lance''s pce. It had


    been more than ten years since she visited his pce for thest time. Now as she walked to that


    pce, it felt as if a lifetime had passed.


    As the sound from outside reached Lance''s ears, he had a strong urge to walk outside to wee his


    wife inside his pce. However, after struggling a lot, he could only open his eyes. He was very excited


    to see the queen inside his pce after so many years. "What brings you here?" he asked, trying to


    smile through his pains.


    "It was so noisy outside, that I had toe out of my pce to see what was going on," the queen


    replied. She then took a seat on the side of Lance''s bed. She lifted his hand and began to feel his pulse


    skillfully to diagnose him. "You''re getting old. You are poisoned by the venomous insect poison."


    "Yes, you are right. I''m getting old. And you''re as beautiful and gentle as before. Time and tide do not


    wait for me. But it seems to have stopped for you," Lance replied, his voice still sounding weak.


    "Your Majesty, I saw her inside the pce today," the queen said softly. "You must have seen her


    before if I am not wrong."


    "Yes. I have," Lance said twisting his lips into a bitter smile. "I never expected to meet a descendant of


    the Qin n in this way. Strangely, they have their lineage still living in this world. I thought it to be a


    mere coincidence. After all, there are many simr looking people in the world. I didn''t expect that she


    would really be the descendant of the Qin n. No wonder she was able to destroy the library," Lance


    remarked. "Besides, it seems that she has a lot of grudge in her mind," he added.


    "Can you tell me what''s going on between Catherine and Diana? They seem to have a fight," the


    queen asked again. Her voice was as gentle and calm as ever. She had no idea about the intensity of


    the matter. In her eyes, there might be a minor tiff between the two sisters. She could never imagine


    that the fight was so serious that Catherine even attempted to kill Diana.


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    A bitter smile appeared on Lance''s face. He turned his face aside and said in a dejected tone,


    "Catherine doesn''t want to be the Holy Maiden. I think it is high time that we abolish the tradition of


    having a Holy Maiden in the South Kingdom."


    The queen remained silent after hearing Lance''s words. Then she heaved a sigh and said in her


    habitual gentle tone, "If she doesn''t want to be the Holy Maiden, then she doesn''t have to be. Catherine


    can do whatever she wants. I thought she wanted to be the Holy Maiden, so I had stopped Diana from


    competing with her. I had no idea that she didn''t like it. Moreover, she didn''t even speak about it to me.


    It was entirely my mistake."


    Catherine was standing outside the door, listening to the conversation between her parents. She was


    taken aback by the words she heard. As it turned out to be, Diana had never tried topete with her.


    Rather, their mother had made Diana move out of Catherine''s way because she felt that Catherine


    wanted to be the Holy Maiden. ''How could I have misunderstood my family members for so many


    years?!'' Catherine''s heart wrenched at the very thought of it.


    "Honestly, I am tired of all this. Now I n to abdicate," Lance said in a feeble voice after a moment of


    silence. "And then let''s find a ce to live in seclusion, where we can live a normal life just like any


    other ordinary couple. What do you think about it?"


    "I think that would be a great idea. I just hope that Catherine and Diana don''t find it difficult to take care


    of this country. As the elder sister, Catherine would have to pay more attention to everything. Diana has


    always been very impulsive. Even I''ve corrected her for her reckless behaviors so many times, but she


    still turns a deaf ear to my words. Catherine is going to have a hard time getting along with her," the


    queen replied. She still considered the fight between her daughters to be a minor issue. In her eyes, no


    matter how much difference they might be having, they were a family, and they could never turn


    against each other. They can always forgive each other ande together as a family.


    "No, it''s not like that anymore," Lance corrected the queen. "Diana has be a sensible girl now.


    She can take care of herself and will not be so reckless anymore. You will be surprised if you meet her


    now." He then used all his strength to move his hand. He tried hard for a long time but he found himself


    too weak to move even a finger. Then, he sighed helplessly, "Ah, I''m getting old. I''m bing more


    useless day by day. Now I don''t even have the strength to raise my hand."


    "Don''t worry. The poison in your body will be detoxified soon. You are the king of the South Kingdom for


    the time being. No matter how powerful the poison may be, it can''t keep you down like this for a long


    time. You will be fine. You will rise very soon and take control of the kingdom in your own hands. Have


    faith," the queenforted her husband. With the angelic smile on her face, she looked like God''s


    messenger who had descended from her heavenly orb to give assurance to Lance that everything


    would be like before. Lance smiled back at her before closing his eyes.


    Catherine, who had been listening to her parents'' conversation from afar, found something changing


    inside her heart as she heard her father sounding so down and out. Her newly acquired knowledge


    about her parents'' stance regarding her position as the Holy Maiden also melted her heart. Catherine


    could no longer bear it anymore. She turned around and ran away, while she repented vehemently.


    How much she had misunderstood her family members! She had always thought that her father didn''t


    like her, so he pushed her out and made her the Holy Maiden. She even despised Diana all these


    years because initially Diana was supposed to be the Holy Maiden instead of her. In her original theory,


    Diana escaped from the selection of the Holy Maiden because her father favored her and wanted her to


    live a free life. Now she knew that she had a wrong notion about everyone.


    ''Why? Why did I have to know about all this now? Why sote?'' Catherine screamed inside her head.


    All her ploys that she had been scheming against her father and her sister seemed to be making fun of


    her now. It was as if something very heavy that had fallen on her shoulders made her stoop down. She


    wanted to run away from it, so she started running. She ran as fast as she could until she knocked


    someone down. In the process, she even hurt her knees. Ignoring the pain, she quickly got up and kept


    walking ahead. But suddenly, she was stopped by someone.


    "Catherine, since when have you be such a reckless woman? Isn''t it me who is supposed to act


    like this?" Catherine looked around and found the owner of the familiar voice. It was Diana standing at


    a distance, smirking at her. "Oh! I understand. You must have got tired of being oppressed all the time


    and so you want to try the feeling of being free. Am I right?" Diana provoked Catherine.


    Catherine raised her head and looked at the sly smile on Diana''s face which enraged her once again.


    She had the impulse to p Diana right in the face, and she did. With the impact of the p, Diana''s


    face turned aside and flushed immediately.


    Diana caressed her red cheek tenderly and shouted, "Catherine, don''t you know you should not p


    anyone in the face? How could you do this to me? How should I exin to Father and Mother? I can''t


    just tell them that I fell to your hand and got my cheek swollen!"


    "Why not? I think it''s a good excuse. You walked carelessly and fell on my hand by ident. That''s


    why your face has turned red!" Catherine sneered back.


    Diana, however, merely snorted, "If it were not for Mother''s sake, I would have a fight with you!"


    "Anytime!"


    Catherine said and then walked past Diana to go out of the pce. But Diana called out again,


    "Catherine!"


    "What now?" Catherine retorted furiously.


    "Well, never mind. Let''s go to see Father and Mother together!" Diana suggested.