Ascent of Hero on the Dragon Throne

Anger burned in Travis' eyes as he stared at Juey and Rocky.

"Mr. Rookie..." Juey called out, looking for answers. She did not expect that she would be the chief of the Xiao Clan. Like a lost child, she looked at Rocky for help.

"Why not express your gratitude to His Royal Highness?" Rocky nodded to Juey.

After she got her bearings straight, Juey bowed to Woods and said, "Thank you so much, Your Royal Highness."

"I look forward to seeing how you will develop the Beast Curing Skill of the Xiao Clan," Woods said with a warm smile. He was joyous not because he was happy for punishing Raef, but because Rocky was alive. Seeing an old friend who he thought died a long time ago, alive and well in front of him sparked an unmatchable joy inside his heart.

"Your Royal Highness, as the chief of the Cao clan, I am also responsible for this accident. I am willing to accept any punishment!" said Lucilla. Though Raef acted on his own accord, his Xiao Clan was affiliated with the Cao Clan, which meant that the latter was also responsible for what transpired. This might make the Cao Clan lose Woods' support, but still, she was adamant to receive the consequences.

"Don't worry, Chief Lucilla. I won't hold you accountable. It's lucky that you have invited me to come over. Otherwise, I'm afraid that I will regret not coming here for the rest of my life!" Woods replied with a grin and then looked at Rocky. If he hadn't been here, he wouldn't have found out that Rocky was still alive.

Everyone was confused by what Woods had said. Even Lucilla was at a loss. She noticed that Woods' grin was directed at Rocky as if they were old friends.

"Your Royal Highness, please let the Cao Clan deal with Chief Raef. He endangered not only the name of his clan, but also ours too. For that, he sh

down, Your Royal Highness!" Lucilla was a little surprised that Woods would be so forgiving towards the Cao Clan in spite of what happened. She expected him to be angry and cancel the Cao Clan's rights to participate in the Beast Master Contest. However, except for punishing Raef, Woods didn't show any dissatisfaction with the Cao Clan. Of course, she was grateful for this.

After nodding his head, Woods cupped his hands toward Lucas respectfully. Then, he walked out of the hall in full view of the public, and when he passed by Rocky, he said, "See you at Willow Tea House in the north of the city."

Although the voice was low, it was so close that Rocky could hear it. He couldn't help but smile as he watched his old friend leave.

"All the Xiao Clan members, please leave now." Seeing that Woods had left, Lucilla waved her hand to tell the Xiao Clan members to leave first.

Soon all the Xiao Clan members, including Mary, retreated from the hall except Juey.

"Miss Juey... No, I should call you Chief Juey from now on. You can go back and have a rest first," said Lucilla as she turned to look at Juey, who still stayed beside Rocky.

"Chief Lucilla, I'll leave too," Rocky said.