Chapter 826 Lenient
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 n. 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 n," 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 n, I am also responsible for this ident. I am willing
to ept any punishment!" said Luci. Though Raef acted on his own ord, his Xiao n was
affiliated with the Cao n, which meant that thetter was also responsible for what transpired. This
might make the Cao n lose Woods'' support, but still, she was adamant to receive the
consequences.
"Don''t worry, Chief Luci. I won''t hold you ountable. It''s lucky that you have invited me toe
over. Otherwise, I''m afraid that I will regret noting 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 Luci 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 n deal with Chief Raef. He endangered not only the name
of his n, but also ours too. For that, he should be severely punished," Lucas said sternly.
"It''s up to you," Woods said indifferently. He didn''t care about Raef or the Xiao n at the moment.
What he wanted to know was why Rocky was still alive and how he got in the Cao n''s mansion. He
then gave Rocky a slight nod.
Upon hearing this, the people of the Cao n breathed a sigh of relief.
"Take Raef out and watch over him closely. We''ll decide his fate after the Beast Master Contest,"
Luci said in a cold voice.
Soon, Raef, whose face was as pale as a sheet, was taken out of the hall.
"What about Miss Mary? What are you going to do with her, Your Royal Highness? I guess it was Miss
Mary who drugged you," Luci asked Woods as she looked at Mary, who was still kneeling on the
floor, shaking in fear of what might happen to her.
Truth be told, Woods didn''t care about what happened at the moment as he was preupied with
Rocky. He thought for a while and asked, "Is Miss Mary also going to take part in the Beast Master
Contest?"
Luci nodded her head. She wanted to deal with Mary together with Raef so that news about what
happened wouldn''t spread. However, since Mary was a vital role prepared by the Cao n for the
Beast Master Contest, losing her would be a huge blow to the Cao n. Hence, she hoped that Woods
would spare Mary. But she didn''t have any say on this matter, nor could she stop the prince from
punishing Mary.
This time, Woods turned to Rocky for help and saw him shake his head.
"As for Miss Mary, she personally admitted her mistake, and it was her father that forced her to poison
me. In addition to this, she is going to participate in the Beast Master Contest on behalf of the Cao
n. That is why she would not be held ountable for the time being," Woods dered after
contemting for a while. He knew the Cao n would suffer a heavy blow if Mary were to be
disqualified from the contest. He would not be so lenient if this were under normal circumstances. After
all, he was the prince of the Timber Deity Empire. No matter how good-tempered he was, he would
never allow anyone who poisoned him to get away scot-free. However, after seeing Rocky give him a
hint, he decided to let Mary go this time.
"Thank you so much, Your Royal Highness!" Mary couldn''t help but shout with gratitude. She was
surprised but grateful for Woods'' decision. She didn''t expect that Woods would let go of her that easily.
Of course, Mary didn''t know that the one she should thank for was Rocky. Otherwise, she would have
suffered the same fate as her father.
Hearing that Woods would not punish Mary, Luci breathed a sigh of relief too.
"Chief Luci, Master Lucas, I''m afraid I have to leave now. The next time we meet will be in the Beast
Master Contest. I hope the Cao n can achieve good results then. I have very high expectations for
you people, especially..." While speaking to Luci and Lucas, Woods stood up and turned to look at
Rocky.
"The Cao n will not let you down, Your Royal Highness!" Luci was a little surprised that Woods
would be so forgiving towards the Cao n in spite of what happened. She expected him to be angry
and cancel the Cao n''s rights to participate in the Beast Master Contest. However, except for
punishing Raef, Woods didn''t show any dissatisfaction with the Cao n. 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 n members, please leave now." Seeing that Woods had left, Luci waved her hand to
tell the Xiao n members to leave first.
Soon all the Xiao n 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
Luci as she turned to look at Juey, who still stayed beside Rocky.
"Chief Luci, I''ll leave too," Rocky said.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.