Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Harper and her companions were only in Phoenix City for a brief amount of time. Similar to the way they entered the city in
secret, they silently left, as if they were just mere passers-by who had a cursory glance at the city.
Meanwhile, Diana felt that it was so unreal that she had actually entered the city and came out of it in one piece. It was so
surreal that she felt like she was stepping on cotton while they were on their way out.
"Master, we did come out of the Labyrinth Swamp alive! Not only that, we also managed to pass through Phoenix City! I can't
believe it!" Diana exclaimed while pinching her face. She was beyond ecstatic that it seemed like she couldn't feel the pain from
her pinch.
Upon hearing her words, Harper pinched one of Diana's legs really hard. This time, the pain was so harsh that tears almost
came out from Diana's eyes. "Do you believe it now?" Harper asked.
Harper loosened her grip on Diana's leg after seeing that Diana was slowly nodding her head. Harper's pinch hurt so bad that
Diana started to gently rub her leg to ease the pain. In fact, tears were finally welled up in her eyes.
Then, Harper climbed on top of her horse and got ready for their journey to the Birch Pass. But before she rode away, she turned
around and looked at the gate tower. Almost instantly, she saw a familiar figure. Even if she couldn't see the person clearly
because she was too far away, she immediately recognized him.
Standing beside Daphne was a handsome man. She trembled a little and muttered, "Darren, why are you here?"

she did something wrong. The truth of the matter was that nothing in Phoenix City could be hidden from Darren. He didn't show up because he was well aware that Harper didn't want him to. "Did she enter the city from the Labyrinth Swamp?" Darren gently asked. His voice was so soft and charming that it was so easy to make people disregard any precaution that they had. Daphne opened her mouth but she didn't respond to his question right away. She was considering whether she should betray Harper and tell her brother the truth or completely hide it from him. After weighing her

Lance and the Holy Maiden to enter the Labyrinth Swamp. She had no other choice but to get out of the swamp through our Phoenix City. Right now, she's headed for the Birch Pass. She told me not to tell you because she didn't want you to worry about her. Instantly, there was worry in Darren's eyes when he said, "Did she... get hurt?" Daphne sighed. "Don't worry. That monster is fine. All of her companions were injured, but she wasn't. She doesn't have

Darren thought it wasn't necessary for Harper to stay with Matthew any longer. As a matter of fact, Darren didn't want to think about it any further. If it wasn't for Daphne, he wouldn't have started to think about it again. "You know you talk too much. By the way, I heard that you're getting quite close with Rufus. I was informed that you had some people tied him up and delivered him to our mansion. I was too busy back then so I didn't ask you about this. Why didn't you tell me about your relationship with him? Why did you bother to kidnap him in our city?" Darren's voice was still very gentle while