Forensic Imperial Concubine

In the Secret Pavilion, seeing the mammoth collection of books arranged in rows, Harper felt a headache coming on. Although
she knew that the royal family of the Bright Dynasty had a hobby of collecting books about rare secrets, these many books were
way out of her expectation. Even though this building was built at the bottom of the lake, the air inside was surprisingly dry, with
no moisture.
"We have to look for it separately," Harper suggested at once. The collection of books in the Secret Pavilion was gargantuan. If
both she and Matthew were to search together, it wasn't possible to tell when they would find the one they wanted. Therefore,
the better option was to search for it separately, as that would help in saving some time.
Matthew nodded his head in agreement. The two of them moved to different places and began searching for the book which
recorded the history and secrets of the Qin Clan. They strongly believed that they would find some trace here because it was
impossible for some common people to destroy the Qin Clan. Only a powerful class like the royal family of the Bright Dynasty
could destroy the Qin Clan. No other forces would be that capable. Moreover, they suspected that the royal family of the Bright
Dynasty was actually searching for the missing Heavenly Book all these years, instead of looking for the reason behind Qin
Clan's elimination.
Harper was good at spotting things. Among all those shelves filled with piles of books, it was not an easy task to search for the
specific one which recorded the story of the Qin Clan. Fortunately, both of them were good searchers. It didn't take long for them
to locate the one they wanted.
"Harp, I think I have found something. Come here," Matthew called and asked Harper to come over. Harper hurried over and
took the book from his hand. She rushed through the pages, searching for relevant information and discarding whatever wasn't
useful. This book recorded the fact that the members of the Qin Clan had magic power. It described the Qin Clan to be a very
mysterious family. It even said that the Qin Clan was the main cause which led to the existence of the four countries in the world
as of today.
"It's strange. How could the Qin Clan be related to the union or the split-up of the whole world? You know, the world would be
divided into different countries at one time and would also be unified at some other. It's just nature's rule. Why does it have
something to do with the Qin Clan according to the book?" Harper asked in surprise.
Matthew shook his head and replied, "I don't know much about it. But I have heard that the Qin Clan manipulated the destruction
of the previous dynasty and promoted the present political situation of the world."

Harper grew more stunned. 'What on earth is the Qin Clan? How could it overturn the previous dynasty and produce four
different countries? Was it just an ordinary clan with some extraordinary skills?' she pondered inwardly.
"It is written that the Qin Clan came from another place. Which is this another place?" Harper asked herself. She had been of the
belief that the sooner she would get into this place and find out the relevant book, the sooner she would learn about the hidden
secrets of the Qin Clan. But on the contrary, she just ended up more confused about them. The only thing she confirmed was
that the Qin Clan owned very strong power. But still, all the members of it were killed overnight. It was unbelievable that such a
powerful clan went extinct in such a short period of time.
"The book also says that the Qin Clan possessed three Heavenly Books and a Sacred Seal. Those items would aid in finding out
the background of the Qin Clan. However, only people from the Qin Clan could read the Heavenly Books." Harper read the book
as she nodded in agreement. If anyone would read and understand the Heavenly Books, he ought to be extremely smart and
talented.
Matthew also looked into the book, and then said, "Harp, continue reading. Here's what you are looking for."
Harper immediately continued reading. "The whole world was divided into four countries. The Qin Clan was settled in the Bright
Dynasty. This made the other three countries fearful. Thus, they were secretly pressurizing the Bright Dynasty. The first emperor
of the Bright Dynasty was worried that the Qin Clan might become a threat to them, so he reached an agreement with the other
three countries. The agreement was to kill all the people of the Qin Clan."
Looking at these words, Harper furrowed her eyebrows as her face turned pale. The first emperor of the Bright Dynasty was
such a cruel tyrant. He had abandoned and plotted against the Qin Clan, who had helped him to destroy the previous dynasty
and helped him take the throne. He even colluded with the other three countries to exterminate the entire Qin Clan. Even though
the Qin Clan possessed strong power, they had no chance of survival against the combined attack of the four countries. But still,
there was something weird. None of the direct descendants of the Qin Clan could escape from the genocide. That was
abnormal.
"I guess it has something to do with the South Kingdom," Matthew recalled as he looked at Harper, who was lost in her thought.
It seemed that he knew what she was thinking. "According to the record, the people from the South Kingdom used some of their
secret skills to trap the people of the Qin Clan. Then, they triggered the fire from the thunder and burned the whole Qin Clan to
dust. Thus their destruction was complete. One of the three Heavenly Books was taken away by the first emperor of the Bright
Dynasty, another one was taken away by the Great Jade Kingdom, and the last one went missing since then. The Sacred Seal
was also divided into two parts, one half held by the South Kingdom and the other half by the Wonder Kingdom.

Now, you've got the missing one. Rolando has the other two books. Are you going to grab them from him?" Matthew asked. Now
that they got the information about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Books and the Sacred Seal, the next thing they needed to
do was to get them back one by one. He only hoped their impending tasks would not be that difficult.
Harper frowned and considered his suggestion. She knew Rolando pretty well after she had got along with him for a while. If she
went to the imperial capital of the Great Jade Kingdom and asked him to give the other two Heavenly Books to her, what would
be Rolando's reaction? Would he comply with her demand? Or would he give her a slap? Harper thought the probable result
would be the latter. She was sure that Rolando would likely give her a tight slap in the face. He had in fact got the Heavenly
Books after so much struggle, so one couldn't expect him to give them away so easily.
"I don't think we should rush. Rolando is a stubborn man," Harper replied slowly. "As for the Sacred Seal, I have no idea what it
looks like. How could I find it?"
"Continue reading," Matthew reminded her. Harper then proceeded onto the next page, only to find that it was a blank one.
Surprised, she turned one more page, but the result remained the same. "Is that all of it? It shouldn't be," she said.