Chapter 398 No Kidding

Isis and Marin were dumbfounded by what Rocky said. Fixating their eyes on him, the cousins asked for confirmation in one voice, "The two of us?"

"Yeah, the two of you." Rocky nodded.

"Deputy Commander in Chief and Commander Marin, it is a known fact that both of you come from noble families. Also, everybody knows that you're good at fighting in a battle with weapons and tactics. But, I assume you also know something about art. For example, you know how to play musical instruments, play Chinese chess, sing and even maybe dance. Am I right?" Rocky asked Isis and Marin while looking at them in turns with his squinting eyes.

"Oh my God, Rocky! Are you looking down upon my cousin? She is a pro at all of these things that you mentioned, so how dare you question it? She is a master in dancing, in particular. In the whole Holy Dragon Empire, nobody can outstrip her in dancing the Rainbow Skirt Under The Moon. She even danced for His Majesty of the Holy Dragon Empire once, and he praised her..." Marin blurted out.

"Cousin Marin!" Isis shouted as she was annoyed by Marin's speech. She had known Rocky for enough time to know that he never asked a casual question. That was why she had a bad feeling that maybe he would make her do something against her will.

"Oh, is that true?! That's great! So I think you also know how to play musical instruments, such as heptachord, don't you?" Rocky went on asking Marin after he seemed pleased with what he had just known about Isis' diverse skills.

"I know a little about playing the heptachord. Cousin Isis taught me previously," Marin answered in a modest tone. In fact, she was quite good at playing the heptachord.

"All right, then! Good news! You're qualified to act in the play!" Rocky said confidently.

"Rocky, do you want to make fun of us? Is this your plan? I mean, is there any other reason for you to insist on making the two of us act in your play? Why don't you act by yourself?" Isis asked suspiciously. She believed that he must be kidding with them on purpose.

"I have two reasons. The first is that I'm not a female, and the second is that I don't know how to play any musical instrument or even dance. The play must cast two females who are good at dancing and playing musical instruments," Rocky explained calmly and patiently.

"Rocky, what the hell do you mean?" Rocky tried to explain to them, but the more he spoke, the more confused Isis and Marin felt. They had no idea what ki

able explanation that satisfies you?" Rocky asked with a big smile on his face.

It was not until now that Isis realized she had been set up by Rocky. What she said right now was like a slap on her face because the explanation turned out to be very simple. To make it worse, she had required Rocky to explain to her. Known as an outstanding tactician in the Crimson Dragon Group, she was overwhelmed with shame.

"The performance of you and Commander Marin will directly determine the effectiveness of the scheme. In other words, the fate of Wild Heaven Pass is in your hands," Rocky said in a somewhat serious tone. By now, he had done a lot in preparation for the empty fort strategy, yet the result solely depended on the acting capability of Isis and Marin. They not only had to act as if it were real, but they also had to convince their enemies.

Isis fell silent after hearing what Rocky said. Some moments later, she suddenly raised her head and asked him seriously, "I have a question that you should truthfully answer."

"Sure, go on," Rocky said with a smile at the corners of his mouth because he thought that he knew what Isis was going to ask him. 'She will ask me why I was willing to carry out Lance's order by coming here to help, ' he thought.

"Why on earth did you come to Wild Heaven Pass?" Isis' question took Rocky by surprise.

"Why, you ask!" Rocky burst into laughter as he wondered how she would feel if he told her that it was because he wanted to rescue her and Marin from danger when he was told about that.

Of course, it was just kidding. He would never have done that because of how soft-hearted he was.