The Medallion

Rocky and the others headed to the Cao Clan since it wouldn't be possible for them to casually meet Woods, who was now the emperor of the Timber Deity Empire. He intended to ask Queenie to take them to the royal palace to meet him instead.

Due to the constraints of time, accompanied by Queenie and Lucas, Rocky left the Cao Clan and headed to the royal palace soon after.

After passing through the strict security at the royal palace gates, Rocky and the others were finally ushered to the side hall.

They didn't have to wait long. Woods walked in, looking imposing in his imperial robe. He was no longer the humble prince they once knew. The officer had reported to him that the chief of the Cao Clan had arrived to see him, and Woods thought that it was only Queenie who was waiting for him. He stopped abruptly in his tracks when he saw Rocky standing in the hall, smiling broadly at him. His eyes widened in surprise and Woods quickened his pace towards Rocky.

"Oh, come on now! It has hardly been a year. Why are you so excited?" Rocky teased as the smile at the corners of his lips grew wider.

"Finally! I have been waiting for you! I thought you wouldn't come!" Woods exclaimed, grabbing Rocky's shoulder. He heaved a deep sigh, as if the man's mere presence gave him hope.

"Where is Alyssa? I want to see her," Rocky said with urgency in his voice.

The smile faded from Woods' face. "She's not here as she has been taken back to the Wood Clan," Woods said seriously.

"The Wood Clan? Is she really..." Rocky shook his head and pinched his brows in frustration.

"The Wood Clan has already decided to exchange her for a spiritual treasure, and she is not in a position to disobey their order," Woods sighed.

"Why? She has a legendary guardian beast! Why do they have to use her for the exchange?" Rocky asked with a deep frown.

I do. If we go to the Wood Clan now, we may still have time to stop the Wood Clan. But that won't be an easy task." The very idea that they treated his elder sister like a commodity annoyed him from the beginning. But he could do nothing about it, even though he was now the emperor of an empire. The Wood Clan was the spiritual race backing their empire, and they were free to decide whatever they pleased. He had no control over the Wood Clan, whatsoever. It was the same in Alyssa's case as well. She was too connected to the Wood Clan, and couldn't say no to

Alyssa had a legendary guardian beast, something the clan badly wanted to get their hands on. The only reason

may have a solution," Rocky said after considering all their options at that point.

shook Rocky's shoulder, unable to

the spiritual treasure we had found in the Hell of Dragon Fang," Rocky confessed. Under the current circumstance, he

race took that half from you!" Woods said, shocked by this new

to hear about this too. No one who had taken part in the treasure

we need to hear her opinion first. If she has already made up her mind to marry into the

was taken away. She asked me to give it to you whenever I met you."

opened it. There was only one sentence in the

the letter was burned to ashes.

Rocky said

going into the Wood Clan alone?" Woods asked with concern when he saw Rocky's

arrangements." Rocky knew that Woods might already have made some plans to help his sister.

them to the Wood Clan," he said, his smile widening. The two of them came to a silent understanding.

replied, nodding his approval. Using the dowries as cover, they could approach Alyssa without arousing the suspicion of the Wood

our

escorts was finalized.

things go smoothly, every one of them was deliberately disguised. The girls were dressed in men's clothes, although it was

next morning, they set out for the Wood