"Yes, tiny Miguel?" Kile laughed mockingly. When he was a child, he had to disguise himself as a weak and inferior prince, but ever since he met Harper, he knew that he couldn't do that anymore. She was able to pretend to be weaker way better than him that even if people were so mad at her, they still believed her more than him! Only later did they find out that they had been set up by her.
"You are only courting death, you fool!" Miguel scowled. Although he often smiled and seemingly didn't pose any danger to anyone, his true nature could not be farther from it: he was someone who couldn't get along with anyone because of his sinister personality. Those who knew him well knew that the moment he became serious only meant that he was angry, and that whoever caused his bad mood would pay severely.
Harper lazily reached out her hand and pulled Kile back. Kile immediately stepped back just in time to dodge an sneak attack launched against him by Miguel. His eyes widened and he shouted, "You dirty, dirty rat!"
"Get out of the way," Harper said, slowly getting in front of Kile. She then launched a potent counter-attack against Miguel, which effectively forced him to back down.
"Miguel, I advise you not to use your internal force anymore," Harper persuaded at once. "The poison in your body has already been triggered. Continuously using your internal force will lead to the back flow of the blood in your body, making you bleed from your eyes, nose, and mouth, and shortly after, your death."
Miguel just knitted his eyebrows and then tried to initiate his internal force. Surprisingly, his blood circulation was indeed messed up. He then realized that if he didn't take Harper's advice and continued to use his internal force, he would spit out blood on the spot. "Lady Harper, you are so good at scheming!" he said exasperatedly. "You make sure you hurt the people you saved!"
"People?" The expression on Harper's face was cold and grim. "Do you consider yourself a person?"
"Harper Chu, don't be too arrogant!" Miguel felt his anger surge within him. "The Wonder Kingdom won't be able to protect you!"
"I don't need their protection," Harper said nonchalantly. "Between you and I, Prime Minster Miguel, you are the one who needs protecting. And unfortunately, the Great Jade Kingdom won't be able to protect you."
"You..."
"Let's go, Kile," Harper said calmly. "He won't be able to stop us."
"Kile, you are too naive," Harper said calmly. "The Great Jade Kingdom and Bright Dynasty are adjacent to the Wonder Kingdom. The South Kingdom is adjacent to Bright Dynasty and Wonder Kingdom. Is the Wonder Kingdom willing to let the army of the South Kingdom pass through it to attack the Great Jade Kingdom?"
"Of course not!"
"Similarly, Bright Dynasty won't allow the South Kingdom to pass through its kingdom to deal with Great Jade Kingdom. As long as Rolando can resist the attack of the Wonder Kingdom and Bright Dynasty, he will win and the South Kingdom will just be onlookers. If the two kingdoms win, he will still be safe and sound and rule his own kingdom. If the Great Jade Kingdom wins, the South Kingdom will take advantage of the opportunity to divide part of the land next to the Bright Dynasty and Wonder Kingdom."
Kile soon replied, "But after Bright Dynasty and Wonder Kingdom fall, Rolando will definitely not spare the South Kingdom."
"What if the South Kingdom surrenders to Great Jade Kingdom?" Harper asked as she looked right into Kile's eyes. If South Kingdom was willing to surrender and became a state of the Great Jade Kingdom, Rolando would never attack the South Kingdom. It would be a heavy loss for his country to resist two countries alone. Thus, he wouldn't take actions against the South Kingdom in the next ten years. In the end, the kingdom which would benefit most in this turmoil turned out to be the South Kingdom!
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