Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 804 What Was The Truth (Part Two)

"After the establishment of the four kingdoms, the Bright Dynasty was feared by the people of the other three kingdoms because the Bright Dynasty had the support of the Qin Clan. They were afraid that the Qin Clan would help the Bright Dynasty to destroy their kingdoms. So they united together and pressured the Bright Dynasty to kill the members of the Qin Clan. Is this what happened?" Harper calmly asked.

The queen shook her head and responded, "No, there's no truth in that."

"It's not true?" Harper felt even more surprised. She had thought that she was right.

The queen nodded vigorously. "The person who was able to destroy the Qin Clan didn't exist on this continent. The clan was destroyed later on and the four kingdoms unintentionally became the accomplices."

"I don't understand."

The expression on the queen's face turned solemn. "Back then, the Qin Clan was forced to move to this place. When the clan was destroyed, only your mother survived because she went outside when everything was happening. But no one seemed to be aware that your mother was still alive. Later on, I just found out that someone among the Qin Clan was alive."

"One more thing, I'd like to ask why the women of the Qin Clan will die when they get pregnant."

The queen looked at Harper intently and said, "Members of the Qin Clan all have spiritual energy. One must experience a certain kind of baptism when reaching adulthood so they can have real maturity. Women of the Qin Clan who haven't experienced this kind of baptism will lose all the energy in their bodies when having a baby. It's inevitable that they will die. You must go back to the homeland of the Qin Clan to complete the baptism."

Harper squinted and asked, "How can I complete it?"

"You need to enter the Death Pool in the secret realm of the Qin Clan to refine your body. In order to find the Death Pool, you must have the complete Sacred Seal. It will lead you to the right place. Before that, My Lady, you must not become pregnant or you won't be able to escape death," the queen warned Harper in a serious tone.

A gleam of light was briefly seen in Harper's eyes. "So I have to get the other half Sacred Seal from the Wonder Kingdom as soon as possible. By the way, what on earth does the Heavenly Book have to do with this?"

The queen looked at Harper in a loving yet strict way. "The cultivation method of the Qin Clan is written in those books. You can't go to the Death Pool if you're not powerful enough. Otherwise, you'll certainly die. So, currently, your top priority must be to collect the three Heavenly Books to practice the cultivation method written on them."

With that information, Harper suddenly had the urge to curse. She finally found out why the Heavenly Books were useful to her. What was recorded on them was not secrets, but cultivation methods. Moreover, the Sacred Seal was to be her guide in finding the way to the Death Pool. Had she known this, she would have taken all the Heavenly Books!

"Judging from your reaction, it seems like you didn't know about this."

Maintaining her composure, Harper answered, "I didn't know so I just completely gave up the Heavenly Book of the Bright Dynasty. I even handed over my own Heavenly Book as well."

For a moment, the queen was petrified. Then, she understood that among the Qin Clan, only Harper's mother survived. When her mother reached adulthood, she had not been baptized so she must have died giving birth to her. It must have been the reason why Harper didn't know anything about the Qin Clan.

"Then why do you have the spiritual power?"

Harper then clenched her hand. "I don't know. I just naturally learned and mastered it at the same time. I wasn't able to use it until recently. It's actually very useful."

"The spiritual power is, of course, useful. You'd better be careful not to expose it to others, especially when the enemies are hidden in the dark and you're not strong enough. My Lady, please be careful," the queen worriedly said.

Harper nodded and was about to leave. But then a purple figure rushed in and jumped on her shoulder. It looked happy and satisfied, looking like it had eaten a lot of delicious food.

Harper grabbed Patrick from her shoulder, rubbed its head, and said, "Did you steal some food? I was wondering why you were missing after I entered the palace. Was it because you were eating in secret?"

"This is..." The queen looked at the purple beast in Harper's arms in surprise, and then she smiled. "I'm relieved that's it's with you."

"Do you know anything about it?" Harper asked in confusion while she held Patrick in her hand. After all, Patrick came from the Labyrinth Swamp. Because of what she did, they had a relationship based on a contract.

"It's almost unbelievable that the guardian Holy Beast of the Qin Clan would acknowledge you as its owner. After the death of its first owner, it didn't have a master for a hundred years. Now I'm relieved. After you successfully grasp the cultivation methods, you can go back to the place you belong to," the queen responded with a big smile. She had been worried about Harper just then, but now she was completely at ease.

Harper smiled without saying anything. She was thinking that it would be hard to get the two Heavenly Books from Rolando in the Great Jade Kingdom, not to mention the Sacred Seal of the Wonder Kingdom. Even though she used to have a good relationship with Rolando, she was sure that he wouldn't readily give the Heavenly Books to her. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

"My Lady, please take care of yourself!" the queen exclaimed once again while she saw Harper off.

"We will meet again in the future. Please take care of yourself as well. I'll live well with a smile just like today," Harper said while she smiled at the queen.