Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover

Vivian immediately turned around at the sound of the voice.

Indeed, it was Daphne and her son, Jason, who had arrived separately.

“Prince Kurt, have you decided? Are you coming with me to the Black Marsh? If you've decided, I'll bring you there

now,” Daphne asked smilingly.

Black Marsh?

What Black Marsh? Isn't this already our destination?

Vivian did not know what Kurt and Daphne were talking about. Her expression changed slightly as she asked,

“What's that place? Where is it?”

Daphne smiled again.

“Vivian, this man next to you is Elysium's prince. Back then, his mother committed a crime that was punishable by

death. Do you think the people of Elysium would agree to let a royal concubine who has committed a capital crime

stay here?”

Upon hearing that, color drained out of Vivian's face.

A crime that's punishable by death?

In order to save her child's life, the woman had tried her best to send her child away. Vivian could hardly believe

that Kurt's mother was sentenced to death because of that.

Should she have watched her child die and done nothing instead?

Vivian was so upset that she was quivering with anger.

“That's because this is such a horrible place that is brutal, conservative, and backward! Why don't you ask your son

if he thinks it's right for his father to sentence you to death in Yartran if you had tried to send him away in an

attempt to save his life?”

“I...”

Daphne was stumped and unable to come up with a reply.

It was a fact that that was an absolutely ruthless and senseless decision.

As Kurt listened to the two women's conversation, a surge of warmth rose in his heart.

“All right, that's enough. Vivi, wait for me here. I'll be back soon,” said the young man as he turned around to the

girl who was trying her best to defend him.

Vivian's face paled instantly when she heard that.

“No way. I'm coming with you. Where's that place? Let's go together.”

“Vivian, that's not possible. Black Marsh is located in the middle of the River of Styx. This ebony wooden boat can

barely support two people. If you come along, it will definitely capsize. Besides, Black Marsh is not as simple as you

imagine. The air there is extremely stale, and there are all sorts of poisonous creatures around. Moreover, if you

accidentally slip, you will end up falling into a bottomless swamp. Vivian, do you have a death wish?”

Daphne reminded Vivian in a rather cold voice.

Is it really that dangerous?

Fear appeared in Vivian's eyes after hearing the woman's words.

Upon seeing that, Kurt took Vivian aside and tucked some stray strands of the girl's hair behind her ear before

looking into her sparkling black eyes and saying gently, “Don't worry. I'll be fine. After all, I was born here, and I

know this place very well. All you have to do is to wait for me here and protect yourself. That would help me a lot.”

After he finished speaking, Kurt took out something from his pocket.

Vivian looked down and saw that it was a dagger that the man had carried with him since he was young. It was as

long as his palm and cleverly designed. It looked just like a child's toy with colorful patterns on the sheath of the

dagger.

“This is...”

“My mom made this for me when I was young. She had drawn the patterns on the sheath herself, and I have been

carrying it with me for years. I am giving it to you now, and I hope that it will keep you safe from harm.”

The young man spoke in a tender voice that felt like a gentle sea breeze. Vivian's heart skipped a beat, and a blush

quickly spread across her cheeks.

It was the sweetest thing Kurt had ever said to her.

Besides, apart from that eagle-shaped buckle, he had never given her any gifts. The dagger was the second one.

Moreover, it was something that his mom had left him.

When Vivian took over the dagger, she could feel the man's lingering warmth on it, and her heart raced.

“Alright. You have to be back as soon as possible.”

“Sure. Don't be scared. You're not alone here.”

Those were the last words Kurt spoke before getting onto the ebony wooden boat with Daphne.

The ebony wooden boat was, in fact, just made up of a few wooden planks tied together.

The reason the high priests of Elysium were able to cross River of Styx with that was mainly because of their ability

to control magnetic poisonous worms.

Once those worms entered the ebony wood, attractive forces between the magnetic forces in the worms and the

iron at the bottom of the river would stabilize the wooden boat on the surface of the river, preventing it from

capsizing.

However, the people of the backward Elysium tribe would never get to know that secret. They had always thought

that with such abilities, the high priests were gods who were omnipotent.

While Daphne took Kurt to the middle of the river, Vivian remained on the shore.

After Kurt disappeared from her sight, the girl found a rock and sat on it while playing with the dagger and gazing

toward the river intermittently.

Jason was also there with her.

However, they did not speak to each other, behaving just like complete strangers.

If not for the sudden footsteps that sounded behind them, both of them would probably not have had any

interactions until Kurt and Vivian returned.

“Someone is here! Let's hide!”

Jason was a boy after all.

When he heard the footsteps, his expression darkened, and he rushed toward the girl at once.