Forensic Imperial Concubine

"Of course I'll go with you. I'll be worried about you if you go there by yourself. It's too dangerous there. No one would be able to
help you if I weren't there," he slowly said.
"Then, that's it. We're going to the Starry Palace together. Thank you very much, my escort," Harper stated with a chuckle.
"It's my pleasure, my Harp," Matthew replied.
The next morning, the keeper woke Harper and Matthew up very early and urged them to take a bath and change clothes. After
that, he asked them to burn incense and pray before leaving for the Starry Palace.
They followed everything that the keeper told them and after a while, they were finally on their way with his guidance.
The Starry Palace was built on the top of the Holy Mountain. From foot to top, the mountain was heavily guarded. When they
reached the foot of the mountain, the keeper turned to Harper and Matthew. He then said, "I'm sorry but I'm only allowed to
escort you up to this point. From now on, you need to go to the top by yourselves. The palace is right there at the very top. You
will encounter a lot of posts where you will need to be checked. But with the pass token given by the Holy Maiden herself, you
can go through each one smoothly and reach the top safe and sound."
Harper smiled and thanked him before he left. Then she showed the token to the guards. The guards thoroughly checked it
before letting them get through. The couple walked slowly, as if they were on vacation while enjoying themselves very much.
People in the Holy Mountain were raising numerous poisonous insects and snakes to help the Holy Maiden in enhancing her
poison skills. Strangely enough, Harper thought that she could sense the breath of all the plants and animals in the mountain. It
actually gave her chills for a little bit.
"What's wrong?" Matthew asked in confusion when he noticed that Harper closed her eyes.
A light flashed in Harper's eyes. "I don't know why but it seems like I can feel the breath of everything in the mountain, a flower, a
grass, even a bug."
Matthew was a little surprised. "You can feel it, too?"
"Wait, you feel it as well?" It was Harper's turn to be taken by surprise.
"Yes, I can. You know my internal force is very powerful. I can release it to move around the whole mountain and feel everything.
But it's a surprise that you can also do it without the help of internal force. Is it because of your special bloodline? But I don't
know if it's a good thing for you to have that," Matthew stated, at odds with the ordeal.

"It doesn't matter whether the bloodline is good or bad. The tripod taken from the Secret Pavilion is good for refining medicine,"
Harper replied while her eyebrows furrowed. In the beginning, she didn't give the tripod that much attention. But unexpectedly for
her, the tripod was quite convenient in refining pills. Harper wished it could be bigger. But if it were, it would be too large for her
to carry around.
"If the tripod is of no use, the master of the Secret Pavilion wouldn't have traveled such a long way to come and take it back.
There are a lot of valuable things in the Starry Palace's library. But I'm not sure if we can get in there," Matthew said in a playful
tone.
"The keeper of the inn told me that anyone who dares to enter the library would suffer the punishment from heaven. I don't know
if it's true. But I haven't seen a divine thunder and lightning splitting people. That must be an eye-opener," Harper stated with so
much interest.
"It's just a lie. There's no punishment from heaven at all," Matthew responded with a sneer.
Holding Matthew's arm, Harper curiously asked, "How could you know so much about the Starry Palace here? Is it because you
actually admired the Holy Maiden very much that you had already sneaked in here and took a look at her before?"
"Do you want me to punish you on the bed tonight? Because you know, I would really love to do that," He asked while giving her
a warning look. He didn't like it whenever she would say things like that, insinuating that he had eyes for women other than her.
The smile on Harper's face froze. She then touched her nose with embarrassment. Well, he couldn't blame it on her. He knew a
lot of things about the Starry Palace, which naturally gave her the suspicion that he would be into the Holy Maiden. Plus, the
Holy Maiden's behavior yesterday was a little strange as well so it made her more confused.
"I was just joking. Don't be upset, honey. The Holy Maiden is beautiful, but she's too boring. I know she's not your type. However,
her rigid personality is somewhat similar to what you used to be," Harper teased him.
Matthew didn't say anything in response. To be honest, he didn't have any impression of the Holy Maiden. But he had indeed
sneaked into the library before. Unfortunately, he was discovered while he was trying to find something there. He was even
wounded by the protective device in the library. So he got nothing useful at that time.
"Remember, there are many traps in the library, so be careful." As soon as Matthew thought of the traps in the library, he couldn't
help but keep on giving caution to Harper. He didn't want any harm to come to her. If something were to happen to her, the
situation would be out of control.

"Don't worry. I'm going to behave really well," Harper assured him. After a long while of walking, Harper stopped to look at the top
of the mountain. She then sighed before saying, "Is this for real? We're only halfway there! I would be tired to death if I continued
walking to the top. Honey, can you take me there, please?"
"I remember that you've just gotten your force back," Matthew replied. Although that was what he said, he reached out to hold
Harper's waist and quickly took her to the top of the mountain.
Harper enjoyed his help very much. Although she had regained her spiritual power, she was pleased that he was willing enough
to help her. Until now, she still didn't know who had attacked her in the general's house. It was clear that the intention of that
attack was to kill her. In fact, it did kill the real Harper.