Chapter 1156 The Heavenly Demon Clan's Condition

"I'm relieved to hear that, Chief Bryant," Rocky said with a smile.

While they were talking, a graceful and plump figure came in. She had a cold expression on her face, but as soon as she saw Rocky, her face brightened with happiness though it was only for a moment.

"It's nice to see you, Miss Shirley." Rocky recognized her immediately. It was Shirley who just came in.

"What are you doing here?" Although Shirley was happy to see Rocky, she hid it well and spoke to him in the same arrogant voice she often used.

"I'm here to talk with Chief Bryant," Rocky replied, not minding the cold treatment from her, as he was already used to it.

"Oh, I see," she answered, suddenly hesitant, as she looked from Rocky to Bryant. Finally, she felt that she had disturbed them, so she nodded at them politely and turned away. "I'm sorry I disturbed your conversation then. I'll go out first."

But before she could leave, Bryant stopped her. "Wait. We are done here, actually. And it's the first time that Prince Crimson has come to our Sky Army Group, so why don't you show him around for me?" he suggested.

Shirley hesitantly faced them, a look of unwillingness on her face. Unfortunately, she couldn't say no to Chief Bryant, so she just looked at Rocky, expecting him to turn the offer down.

However, Rocky had no reason to turn down Bryant's offer. It would be impolite to reject his kindness after all. So, he stood up and bowed a little toward Bryant before he walked to Shirley. "Thank you, Chief Bryant. I will be happy to see your Sky Army Group. Thank you, Miss Shirley, for your time."

Shirley snorted slightly and didn't deign to reply to Rocky. Then, she walked out without waiting for Rocky, who hurried after her after nodding at Bryant one last time.

The two of them strolled around the base camp of the Sky Army Group. It looked like an impregnable fort, and it was bigger and more majestic than the Crimson Dragon Group.

Shirley kept silent most of the tour, except when she had to tell Rocky about the places they went to, and even then, she kept them as brief as possible. However, despite her silence, she kept stealing glances at Rocky all the time.

She looked like she wanted to say something, and her movements were jerky and abrupt whenever she felt that Rocky wasn't looking at her. Finally, Rocky was fed up and asked her bluntly, "Do you have something to say to me? Just say it."

"What are you talking about? I have nothing to say to you!" Shirley contradicted. She lied because she was flustered and didn't know what to say to Rocky. She had a lot of questions for him, but didn't know where to start. This was the first time that they were alone

incerely.

"It's none of your business. I will take care of my own feelings. If you don't have anything else to do, just go." Shirley cast a sidelong glance at him. However, she could not stomach to see Rocky leave, so before he could leave, she walked away from him first. At that moment, Rocky could tell that she was as complicated as the other girls.

"I hope she can understand what I mean. Don't fall in love with me anymore." Rocky sighed, looking at Shirley's back.

Rocky then went to Bryant to say goodbye and left the Sky Army Group. He went back to the Crimson City first and made some arrangements, preparing to start the genetic modification plan of the spirit-manipulated beasts in the four groups.

When everything was ready, he went to the Imperial City. But he didn't go back to the Palace City. Instead, he went to the Fragrance House to see Laney. Earlier, he had asked her to look for clues about Alston. So, he went there to know if there was any progress.

However, instead of hearing the news he expected, he got another astonishing message about the Timber Deity Empire.

"What did you say? The Wood Clan is going to ally with the Heavenly Demon Clan, and Alyssa has to be sent to the Heavenly Demon Clan as some kind of condition?" Rocky was shocked by what he had heard.

"My sources are sure, so they can't be wrong about this. When I heard the news, I wanted to send you a message right away. Fortunately, you came back in time." Laney's face had never looked as serious as it did at that moment.

"The Heavenly Demon Clan once wanted to take away Alyssa's legendary guardian beast. This time, they must be plotting something by asking for such a condition. There's something wrong about their sudden request. Why do they want Alyssa?" Rocky wondered aloud.