CHAPTER 948 KIND OF A SURPRISE

Alyssa cast a cold glance at Rocky as if to say, "If you dare to say that again, I will kill you and let

beasts and vultures feast on your corpse."

However, Rocky just smiled calmly and continued, "The Cao Clan is of great use to me and also to

Prince Woods. Naturally, we can't let the Cao Clan fall into the hands of Prince Geoffrey. You must

think the same way, right?"

"But there is no need for you to stand out. Have you forgotten who you are?" Although Alyssa knew

that Rocky was right, she wasn't pleased about it, as it caused him to stand out and made things more

troublesome and complicated.

"I didn't mean to stand out, you know. But everything happened so quickly that I had to act fast too. As holds © this.

they say, desperate times call for desperate measures," Rocky said helplessly. Of course, he didn't do

those things just to complicate matters. If he could, he would have avoided getting people's attention,

but he would rather expose himself rather than let someone be ganged up on and pushed to a corner.

"I did not expect that Prince Geoffrey will do something like this just to deal with the Cao Clan. His

move is risky and quite unexpected. If you hadn't tried to gain more time in a hurry, I'm afraid he would

have succeeded. In that case, if he lost the support of the Cao Clan, my brother would fall into a

passive position. However, because things turned out this way, I would not be surprised if you will also

be targeted by Prince Geoffrey and the Qi Clan. They might have planned to win you over before, but

now, they probably want to destroy you, if not kill you outright," Alyssa analyzed.

"I had no choice. If that's the case, I can go back to the Holy Dragon Empire ahead of time," Rocky said

as he shrugged indifferently.

"No way! After all, Chief Lucilla has agreed to be your wife. You are the handsome son-in-law of the

Cao Clan now. If you suddenly disappear, it will inevitably cause more trouble." Alyssa shook her head.

"Do you really want me to marry Lucilla?" Hearing what Alyssa said, Rocky had a bad feeling.

"Nonsense. If you don't marry Lucilla, the others will surely ask questions that you won't be able to

answer. Besides, you made your bed, so you should be the one to lie on it. After all, you are the one

who created this mess. Don't tell me you won't do the honorable thing and marry her?" Alyssa asked

with a wicked grin on her face.

"Then I will definitely break off the marriage," Rocky said bluntly.

"There are so many men in the Timber Deity Empire who want to marry her. If you break it off, they will

hunt you down and kill you," Alyssa threatened.

"Stop teasing me. What's your plan after this?" Rocky could tell that Alyssa was just provoking him, so

he didn't worry about it anymore. He knew for a fact that he couldn't directly break off his marriage. If

he did that, his efforts today would be in vain.

"Actually, whether you marry Lucilla or not doesn't have much impact on the overall situation, as long

as you are in the Cao Clan. However, after this incident, the fight between my brother and Prince

Geoffrey will inevitably start in advance. I'm sure that Woods will encounter a lot of unpredictable

obstacles in the future, so I hope you can help him. But with your current strength, I'm afraid that you

cannot help much..." Alyssa said thoughtfully.

"Well, I am sure you already have a plan, so let's hear it." Rocky raised an eyebrow at her, as a small

smile pulled at the corners of his mouth.

"You will go back to the Cao Clan first. Wait for me in the pavilion five hundred meters outside the south

city gate tomorrow morning. From there, I will take you somewhere secret, and that will probably take

us three or four days. Finish any loose ends that you may have, so no one will make a fuss if you

disappear for three days." As soon as she finished speaking, Alyssa disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After that, Rocky went back to the Cao Clan's mansion. Since he would leave with Alyssa for a few

days, he had to prepare himself just as she told him. He went to his room first, but as soon as he

arrived at his door, he saw that there were several maidservants gathered around. They were bustling

all over the room and were going in and out with wooden buckets in their hands. When he entered, he

saw a big steaming bathtub inside the room.

"I didn't say I want to take a bath, did I?" Rocky asked one of the maidservants.

"Chief Lucilla asked us to prepare this bath," the maid replied politely.

Hearing that, Rocky's eyes narrowed slightly in confusion, and as he entered the room, the

maidservants left and closed the door.

He looked at the big bathtub filled half-way with warm steaming water that looked very inviting. Petals

were sprinkled around the water, which gave it a pleasant and calming scent. Since it was already

prepared, he did not want to waste it, and he didn't want Lucilla's effort to be wasted either, so he

hurriedly removed his clothes and soaked in the warm water.

Rocky felt all his muscles soften as soon as he came into contact with the water's warmth, and he was

soon lulled into total relaxation. He leaned against the bathtub and closed his eyes to rest.