A thought struck Rocky. He folded his arms across his chest, looked at Tasha for a few seconds and asked, "By the way, I know that you are going after the Sea Blue Magic Jade, but how will you know if it's actually that which will appear in the Myriad Beasts Ground?"
"How did you know about the Sea Blue Magic Jade?" Hearing Rocky mention the Sea Blue Magic Jade startled Tasha. Logically speaking, only those phoenix spirit manipulators from the Magic Phoenix Empire who had come to the Myriad Beasts Ground knew about it.
"When you came to the Myriad Beasts Ground, I happened to be nearby, so I overheard some of your conversations," replied Rocky honestly. Rocky was looking down to his feet, but he did not look even a bit ashamed of eavesdropping.
"Oh, I see. You were the one who was tailing after us." Rocky could not gauge Tasha's tone in her response, but he waited for her to say more. Tasha was still taking her time to absorb what Rocky had revealed. Then what Erica had said earlier suddenly dawned on her.
"You haven't answered my question yet. How are you sure it's the Sea Blue Magic Jade?" Rocky leadingly asked, obviously eager to get an answer.
"I can't tell you that. Otherwise, Erica would scold me and hate me for it. It's a secret between us!" Tasha shook her head violently, with her hands and lips tightened.
"Then I guess I will have to 'torture' you and force you to say it. Well, I do have plenty of time. Let's think about just what I will do to you... Huh, how about I take your clothes off, hang you upside down on the tree, and then apply magical saliva, which madly attracts the spirit-manipulated beast. Are the wild spirit-manipulated beasts around here? When they come, I will cut the rope and watch you fall to the ground as the beasts salivate and eat you up. I can't wait to hear your miserable shrieks..." Rocky rubbed his chin and said with a devilish look.
Tasha trembled after hearing Rocky's words and she stared at him as if he were a monster. It was as if all her blood left her and she was pale as ice. She was already convinced Rocky would do everything he said, maybe even worse. She lifted her head up and winced at the sight of Rocky as she already saw him as a demon.
"If you tell me about what I asked, you won't have to suffer. Aside from that, I can assure you that you will see Erica again." Rocky continued to tempt Tasha.
"Actually, I'm not very clear about that. It comes from my master, the imperial preceptor of the Magic Phoenix Empire. He calculated it by divination, where he has always been very accurate in. That's how we're sure that the one that is going to appear is the Sea Blue Magic Jade!" Thinking she had no other choice, Tasha told Rocky about what she knew.
"So, you are not sure whether this is the Sea Blue Magic Jade or not?" Rocky asked confused and frowning.
Tasha nodded.
The edge of his lips curled a bit and Rocky touched his chin. Then he looked up at Tasha, and a shrewd light flashed through his eyes. "Looks like you have to suffer a little now."
Before Tasha could react, Rocky appeared behind her and sealed her meridians with his spiritual power, making her unable to move. She tried to wiggle her body, but of no use.
"What are you doing?" Finding that she couldn't control her body to move, Tasha shouted at Rocky.
"I'm not sure if it really is the Sea Blue Magic Jade that will show up, but there are many other people from your Magic Phoenix Empire. For instance, Erica is a Supernal Stage spirit manipulator. No matter what, your kingdom has a big advantage in taking the treasure. What if it indeed is the Sea Blue Magic Jade, and it happens to be gained by your kingdom? I won't let that happen. I have to keep a chip," Rocky said carefully.
"How dare you threaten Erica and the others with me?" Tasha didn't expect that Rocky, who had been kind enough to save her, should take her as a hostage. It seemed that she was really in a den of evils.
"You are a smart girl. It's a pity that you have no idea just how dangerous the world is!" Rocky uttered, grinning. He leaned in, held up Tasha and threw her on Rubygon's back.
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