Chapter 847 Rndo Showed Up (Part One)


    Instead of going into the imperial capital of the Great Jade Kingdom, Harper chose to live in a house at


    the peaceful outskirt. She was about to contact Matthew. Her arrival wasn''t a secret anymore as Miguel


    had already known of her existence. And thus she considered it unnecessary to hide behind the


    shadows.


    One night, however, Harper had an unexpected guest turn up. As soon as the man arrived, the twelve


    secret guards protecting her immediately showed up with their weapons, ready to fight. The man,


    however, sat quietly in the backyard, enjoying the evening breeze, fully unintimidated by the warriors in


    front of him. The twelve were stunned: First, they didn''t know how the man was able to enter their


    master''s yard without being spotted, and second, they didn''t understand how he could be so calm with


    all of their swords pointed at him.


    Harper quickly ran to the door to see what was happening. The moment she opened it and looked


    outside, she felt her heart skip a beat. "Rndo!" she eximed happily. "It''s you!"


    A profound smile appeared on Rndo''s lips. "Harper!" he responded excitedly. All of a sudden,


    however, the expression on his face became grim. "Your men are such horrible people," he said,


    ring at the men surrounding him. "When I heard that you are living in a lovely house at the outskirt, I


    prepared the delicious food and drinks that I know you will enjoy. Then, I came here to personally


    deliver them to you and see how you''re doing, but as soon as I step foot in here, your men surrounded


    me like I''m a trespassing criminal. They won''t even let me make a sound!"


    Harper could not help but smile. "Are you sure that''s what you came for?" she yfully teased as she


    approached Rndo. "It seems like you came here in the middle of the night to simply bluff my


    guards."


    "I have prepared a special wine for you!" Rndo replied, evading Harper''s question equally yfully.


    "Do you know that this concoction is exclusive to the Great Jade Kingdom? Here! Try it!" He shook the


    bottle in front of Harper''s face as if to entice her.


    Harper chuckled and nodded her head. Before she sat down to drink, she ordered her twelve secret


    guards to leave. When they did, she took the seat opposite to Rndo and said, "How did you know so


    soon that I am already here?"


    "Did you forget that I''m the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom?" Rndo poured a cup of wine for


    Harper. "I think the better question is how would I not know who has entered the Great Jade Kingdom?"


    Harperughed. "That is true," she said as she sipped wine from her cup.


    Rndo''s tone suddenly became serious. "But Harper, how could you be so heartless? You were


    already at the gates of the imperial capital but you decided to leave! Because of that, I had no choice


    but toe here to see you! Are you that unwilling to see me?" he said, a scowl forming on his face.


    Harper rolled her eyes. "Rndo, you know that I''m the princess of the Bright Dynasty. Since Matthew


    and his envoys have not arrived yet, I can''t go in first," she exined. It was the perfect excuse for her.


    Rndo sighed deeply. "Indeed, that is the protocol," he admitted, sounding defeated. He then put food


    on Harper''s te and said, "Taste our famous dishes and see if you like them."


    Harper took a small bite and said, "I never knew that the dishes here in Great Jade Kingdom would


    have this spicy kick. I really like this. It''s delicious!"


    Rndo''s eyes widened with happiness. His expression was so tender that it wasparable to a


    spring one would see in the middle of a dessert. "I''m d you like it," he said, deep appreciation


    coloring his voice. "I was worried that you would not like the food here, but then I remembered that you


    like spicy dishes, so I took a gamble and brought you all of these!" He then gestured to all the things he


    brought.


    "Ah, are you talking about the hotpot?" Harper asked.


    "Yes," Rndo replied. "It was a pity that I was a monk back then. Also, I was injured so I couldn''t


    really eat the spicy soup pot and was only allowed to taste the clear soup. You know what? I have


    asked people to cook it for me several times, but none of the tastes hase close to the one that I''m


    craving." A deep kind of sadness was shining through his eyes. "You must have a secret recipe for it


    because no one else could recreate it!"


    "I''m very ttered," Harper responded, amused by what she was hearing from Rndo. "But have you


    considered that maybe the way you remember how that food tasted like was influenced by the


    experience you had back then?"


    Rndo thought very carefully for a while and replied, "I think so. At that time, I didn''t have to worry


    about so many things. But now..." His voice trailed off. After a few moments, he spoke again. "The


    experiences I''ve had when I was a monk are very different from what I am experiencing now as an


    emperor."


    "I think it''s incredible how you adapted and changed yourself to live the life you''re living now," Harper


    slowly replied. "To be honest, before, I was worried about whether or not you could get things under


    control once you go back to your country after leaving for five years. After I see how you''ve handled


    everything, all I can say is that I am proud of you."


    Something seemed to be filling Rndo''s eyes but he was able to quickly conceal it. He then continued


    filling Harper''s te with food. "But thinking about it, the time when I was still Chodak was the most


    rxed time I have ever had."


    "Chodak, Rndo—they are both you. No matter who you are, you are always my friend," Harper said.


    "I''m d to hear that," Rndo responded, his smile intoxicating. "But about this wine—you cannot


    drink too much of it!" he suddenly warned. "It is super strong, and it will make you drunk so easily. So


    please drink in moderation!"


    "Really?" Harper put down her cup. "But this wine is so good—it''s so pure and refreshing! It''s so


    different from every liquor from Bright Dynasty. Everything we have there literally tastes like gasoline


    that whenever I try to drink them, I just choke. The wine here is so mild and smooth—just like you are!"


    Rndo burst outughing. "What? You''re the only one who thinks I''m gentle and mild."


    "Aren''t you?" Harper asked back. "People all say that Prince Rndo is as gentle as jade and as warm


    as the spring wind. And when you became the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom, your people all say


    that they have the mildest emperor thisnd has ever seen! So it''s definitely not just me."


    Rndo said no more. Instead, he just continued casually putting food on her te. Every dish was


    perfect for Harper, he made sure of that. Their tastes were all mild so as not to overwhelm Harper''s


    taste buds. That was howmitted he was to making everyone feelfortable.


    "Rndo, we haven''t yed Go for a long time. Do you want to?" Harper suddenly asked with a huge


    smile on her lips. "It''s sote and we''ve eaten so, so much. I''m pretty sure if we go to sleep any time


    soon, we''ll suffer from indigestion. So... do you want to y chess for a while?"


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    Rndo really liked the idea, so he agreed. "Not like you''re giving me any choice," he teased yfully.


    The maids then removed the food from the table in order to set a board down. They also made tea, so


    that the two yers wouldn''t be short of refreshments. After everything was ready, Harper and Rndo


    began their match.