"He is the prince of the Timber Deity Empire! If he was killed, there would be dire consequences. It would be difficult to avoid war between the two countries. You did it because you had no choice. Now that the reinforcements have come, we don't have to kill him," Allen responded calmly.
Rocky didn't respond. Instead, he put away the Frozen Wind Dagger and summoned Uriah. He immediately mounted Uriah and galloped away in a huff, feeling the stares of the crowd as he left.
As Rocky left, Allen suddenly noticed that Sabina was standing nearby. At a loss for words, he stared at her in shock.
Noticing Allen's gaze, Sabina abruptly looked away unfeelingly and started in Rocky's direction.
"Sabina..." Allen tried to reach out to her.
However, Sabina didn't stop. Setting her eyes on Rocky's diminishing figure in the distance, she vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Sabina!" Allen immediately followed suit, vanishing into thin air.
After the three had abruptly left, a silence fell over the site. The commanders and a few Evian City troops stood wordlessly, not knowing what to do.
Sabina, who had left the training ground to chase after Rocky, was suddenly stopped by a shadow that suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Don't you recognize me? I'm your uncle!" Allen exclaimed.
It turned out that, the head of the Elite Regiment was the younger brother of the master of the Ji Clan— Sabina's father.
"I am not a member of the Ji Clan anymore," Sabina responded coldly.
"Why do you say that? Your father has already..." Before Allen could finish, Sabina snorted incredulously. "'Father'? What father? I don't have a father."
"Sabina." Allen's eyes were suddenly stern. He raised his hand in anger, about to strike the haughty girl, but immediately stopped when he noticed the look in her eyes.
"If you promise you won't mention him, I will still call you 'uncle'," Sabina said with cold eyes.
This seemed to appease him somewhat. "After all these years, how have you been? I heard that you have already become an
y could barely make out a delicate figure laying asleep on the belly of a beast. Beside her, there was some wild fruit laid out on a lotus leaf.
Rocky's presence instantly woke the beast; it raised its head vigilantly.
"Hush!" Rocky harshly whispered, gesturing at the beast to calm down.
But it was too late. The maiden was awoken by the sudden movement, and she raised her head sleepily to look at the man who disturbed her slumber.
"Mr. Bai?" Sue exclaimed in a sleepy daze.
She leaned on Rubygon's back for support.
"Did you wait long?" Rocky asked concernedly.
"No," Sue shook her head. "How is Evian City?" She stood up.
"It's safe." Rocky smiled reassuringly.
"That's great! I knew you could handle it!" Sue cried excitedly.
"Let's go. I'll take you home," Rocky said, reaching out a hand to her.
As they emerged from the cave, they were surprised to be met by a person and her beast.
"Why are you here?" Rocky asked, wondering why Sabina followed him.
"You shouldn't have left without saying anything. The army of the Timber Deity Empire has just retreated. You need to be careful! The prince might bear a grudge against you," Sabina whined.
"Are you worried about me?" A playful smile spread on Rocky's face.
Sabina's cheeks turned a bright red. She glared at Rocky, however her heart started beating much faster.