CHAPTER 827 THE TWO MET AGAIN
Lucilla looked up at Rocky and hesitated for a moment. After going through this, she was a little
suspicious of him. She felt that the things she had experienced seemed to be very strange, including
the sudden appearance of Rocky and Woods' unusual attitude towards him. She thought that
everything that happened since Rocky came was truly dramatic. And somehow she found it strange
that everything also seemed to be related to Rocky, yet she couldn't tell clearly how.
There were a lot of questions in Lucilla's mind. First, who on earth had destroyed Raef's plot? Second,
how did Woods disappear? And how could the person behind these events take advantage of the
timing of everything? It was like a perfectly planned prank. But in fact, this plan was perfectly executed
that it revealed Raef's plot against the prince and ruined Raef's plan. Lucilla couldn't wrap her head
around this well-executed plan. She found that what happened was hard to comprehend.
In all honesty, she wouldn't know it was Rocky who had planned such an exquisite and wonderful
scene.
"Chief Lucilla, I suggest we let Mr. Rookie and Chief Juey go to rest first!" Lucas reminded Lucilla at
this moment. This took her out of her train of thought on what had happened here today.
Lucilla glanced at Lucas and nodded in agreement with his suggestion.
Then, Juey and Rocky left.
After a short while, Lucilla also dismissed the Cao Clan's elders and hall leaders.
And just like that, the big and noisy hall was left empty and quiet. The only people left behind the hall
were Lucilla and Lucas.
"Chief Lucilla, what are your thoughts on the disappearance of His Royal Highness? Do you think his
disappearance is suspicious?" Lucas asked Lucilla as soon as he was sure that they were the only
people left in the hall.
"Yes, I find his disappearance really strange and suspicious. I certainly feel that His Royal Highness
was concealing something from us. But I have to mention that there is another thing that is quite weird,"
Lucilla said to Lucas with a nod.
"What is it? Tell me." Lucas narrowed his eyes in curiousness and asked.
"It's about Mr. Rookie. I noticed that the way His Royal Highness looked at Mr. Rookie was unusual. It
felt like it was not the first time the two had met. It seems to me that they were like old friends who
hadn't seen each other for years," Lucilla answered as she remembered the peculiar interaction of
Rocky and Woods.
"I have the same feeling, too. But if you look at the facts, Mr. Rookie isn't from the Timber Deity Empire.
So logically speaking, it's impossible for His Royal Highness to have seen Mr. Rookie before," Lucas
said. His face was painted with an expression of confusion.
"Besides, didn't you say earlier that Mr. Rookie recommended Juey to attend the Beast Master
Contest? Then all of a sudden, she has now become the chief of the Xiao Clan. Don't you think it's a
little suspicious?" Lucilla thought that this was not some sort of coincidence.
Lucas nodded again in agreement. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious it became.
"What if maybe we are overreacting a little? After all, all of these happened because of Raef's ambition
and plot. If it were not for him, things wouldn't be like this. However, we have a bigger problem at hand.
We have to know who on earth knocked Raef out and left a note on his body indicating that His Royal
Highness was missing," Lucilla said with a frown. There were so many thoughts going through her
mind right now that she couldn't focus.
"I will send people to investigate this matter further. I am just glad that the Cao Clan was lucky that we
didn't cause a big trouble this time. Otherwise we might have lost the fight against the Qi Clan. We
must now concentrate on the Beast Master Contest which will be held soon. We must go all out and
show our strength!" Lucas said with certainty and conviction.
However, Lucilla and Lucas didn't realize that they and the Cao Clan had become pawns in the hands
of Rocky.
On the other side, Rocky sent Juey back to the Osmanthus Yard after they left the Magnificent Hall.
"Mr. Rookie, did you save me last night?" she asked Rocky out of the blue. Juey had been unusually
silent on their way, so it was surprising when she asked this question. Then, she suddenly turned her
eyes to look at Rocky beside her.
"Tell me why do you ask this question?" Rocky looked at Juey and asked her with a soft smile.
"Well, because..." Actually, Juey didn't know why she asked the question. Maybe it was because she
felt that everything was under Rocky's control ever since he appeared. In addition, it was odd for Juey
that Rocky had been extremely calm until now. Even if Tod wanted to hurt him, he didn't even change
the straight expression on his face.
"Juey, you are the chief of the Xiao Clan now. If you have the time to think about this nonsense, then
you'd better think about how to be the chief first!" Rocky replied, still smiling playfully to himself. What
Juey felt was right indeed. However, he thought that there was no need to explain too much. What was
important to him was results, and the current results after what happened today were completely
according to his plan. Juey successfully became the chief of the Xiao Clan. The next stage of his plan
was the Beast Master Contest where Rocky was carefully calculating his next steps.
At that moment, Juey snapped out of her trance. She was suddenly shocked and said with a little
surprise, "Yes, I'm the chief of the Xiao Clan now. I'm not dreaming, am I?"
"Juey, I want you to promise me the second condition right now." There was a look of seriousness in
Rocky's eyes when he looked Juey in the eye. She could sense that this was really important to him.
She nodded her head without any hesitation.
"The second condition is to not doubt yourself. You have to remember that from now on, you are the
chief of the Xiao Clan. Everything that you do will be related to the Xiao Clan's future. Your behaviors
and decisions will have an impact on their welfare. So, you can't be the Juey that you used to be. You
must become the Juey who is the chief of the Xiao Clan. Do you understand?" Rocky said seriously.
Juey was a very important pawn for him. He had high expectations of her. What he hoped for her was
that even if he returned to the Holy Dragon Empire, she would be able to complete the task he asked
her to do.
"I see. Since this is what you ask of me, Mr. Rookie, I will try my best to grant this to you! I will do my
best to exceed beyond your expectations." Juey also nodded her head seriously. She realized that
what Rocky had given her was not only confidence, but an opportunity to change her life. She didn't
want to let him down.
Upon hearing Juey's reply, Rocky nodded with satisfaction. Then he sent Juey back to the Osmanthus
Yard and left the mansion of the Cao Clan by himself. He headed north of the capital of the country.
Not long after, Rocky found a tea house along the river called Willow Tea House. The willows on the
river swayed with the wind, and the scenery was pleasant. It was a refreshing sight after a tiring and
hectic day.
After Rocky entered the tea house, he found that it was empty. He found this strange since most tea
houses should be bustling and crowded during this time of the day. But after he thought about it
carefully, he knew the reason. Woods must have made a block booking in advance.
A shopkeeper then came up to him. He took a long look at Rocky before he bowed and asked, "Sir, are
you Mr. Bai?"
Rocky nodded courteously.
"Welcome, Mr. Bai. Please follow me upstairs." The shopkeeper greeted him with a big smile and led
him up the old wooden stairs.
On the second floor, Rocky saw Woods standing in the wooden corridor along the river. He was looking
up the cloudless sky as if he was deep in thought.
The shopkeeper retreated as soon as he led Rocky upstairs.
Hearing the approaching footsteps, Woods turned around to meet Rocky. Although he looked very
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