"There are only a few people in the Great Jade Kingdom who can hurt you. You and Rolando are very close, just like brothers are. It wouldn't have been easy for anybody to hurt you this much without him knowing. So, you must have left the capital for a significant reason before someone plotted against you." While she was speaking, Harper's eyes were fixed on Miguel, so she clearly saw Miguel's pupils shrank at her assumption.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Miguel said, "Don't make wild guesses here. I won't tell you anything. Of course, I have to thank you for saving me. But please release my acupuncture point. I have something to do."

"What is so important that when the new emperor is about to crown his empress, you appear hundreds of miles away from the capital? Can you reveal even a little bit of information to me?" Harper curiously asked.

"Your Highness, please don't push me too hard," Miguel replied. As soon as he finished speaking, he close

eparate the two of you, so you won't agree to his request. However, His Majesty is not someone who would give up so easily. Therefore, your trip to the Great Jade Kingdom will be extremely dangerous.'

"If possible, it's not too late for you to turn around now and go back to the Bright Dynasty," Miguel suggested after thinking about it for a while.

"Now that I've already reached the Great Jade Kingdom, I have never thought of retreating without doing something about it. I can give what Rolando wants to know in exchange for reading the book. I believe he won't say no," Harper said, raising her eyebrows.

'Naive!' Miguel thought. He wanted to tell Harper that Rolando's target was nobody else but her. But when he remembered what Rolando had said to him, he swallowed his words and said, "Now that you're going to the capital, please take me with you. I'm injured right now and I can't go back there by myself."

"Okay, I'll take you to divert us from boredom."