All the women turned towards the direction of the voice and saw the groom himself, Rocky, approaching Isis.
"You can't just pop out of nowhere! You almost scared me to death," Isis said with a playful tone. She was trying to mask the fact that she was feeling flustered at the thought of Rocky's eyes looking at her with admiration. He was staring at her so blatantly that Isis almost felt embarrassed in front of the maids.
"Mr. Bai, get out of here please. You're not supposed to see the bride before the wedding, remember? It's a tradition!" Sue shouted as she rushed towards Rocky and pushed him out of the door.
Rocky shrugged and did as ordered. He proceeded to return to his room to continue cultivation but a guard stopped him in his tracks.
"Commander Rocky! I am so glad to bump into you! The Commander in Chief asked me to look for you. Come, let's go to him," the guard stated carefully not sound disrespectful.
"Alright, let's go." Rocky followed the guard towards the conference hall.
A full conference hall welcomed Rocky. In the middle, Lance was seated with Allen, head of Elite Regiment. Beside him, a familiar bald man sat. It was the second chair of Elite Regiment, Sheehan. However, there was still an unfamiliar middle-aged man to the left of Lance. And the uniformed commanders did not look like members of the Crimson Dragon Army. Rocky stared at the middle-aged man across the room. He could tell that he was a cultivator of the Supernal Stage or at least a man of special position.
As soon as Rocky stepped in, all the people in the room turned to look at him. Instantly, Rocky felt vulnerable. He could tell that there was tension in the room and that the people were not looking at him pleasantly. Sheehan, especially, stared at Rocky almost angrily. Rocky figured that he must have known that the Sea Blue Magic Jade was in his pockets. But that wasn't too likely. Rocky never mentioned the Sea Blue Magic Jade to anyone. He knew that the mere possession of such rare treasure would make him lots of enemies.
"Commander in Chief," Rocky addressed Lance with a curt bow.
"Is this your future son-in-law? He looks quite dashing, if I may say so myself!" the middle-aged man remarked as he stood by Rocky to observe his face. Rocky could see disdain in his eyes despite the praises coming out of his mouth.
"Rocky, meet Buff Xiahou, the Deputy Commander in Chief of Magic Dragon Army. As you know, that is one of the four great armies." Lance made the introductions and Rocky noted the knowing look in Buff's eyes. It was as if he knew of Rocky already.
"Nice to meet you, Deputy Commander in Chief," Rocky greeted with a slight bow.
"Don't be so formal with me. I've heard a lot about you and I find you quite impressive. Is it true that you only used 10000 city guards to defend against 30000 army of Timber Deity Empire? You show deep knowledge in the art of war. At your age, that is truly rare," Buff said. Once more, Rocky sensed a suspicious glimmer in his eyes that did not match what he was saying.
"Thank you. But perhaps I just got lucky," Rocky said modestly.
"Rocky," Lance started excitedly. "Buff generously gifted us with 30 thousand elites from the Magic Dragon Army under the order of His Majesty. Among them, there was a team of spirit manipulators at the Heavenly Stage. With their help, we can easily win all our battles!" It was obvious that he was trying to contain his excitement.
"As your wish, sir," Rocky said with a nod and said nothing more.
Lance looked to the Deputy Commander in Chief. "Buff, Rocky will be leading the Crimson Dragon Army. I hope you can share with him some of your wisdom," he said.
"Are you serious, General Lance? Why would you hand over the control of the army to this young man?" Buff looked horrified. He had no idea prior to that moment about that huge task given to Rocky. He was especially mortified at the thought of Lance making that decision. He had always regarded Lance as impressive, especially in the way he ran the army. Giving such a huge task to Rocky seemed irresponsible. Buff barely knew anything about Rocky, but he doubted he had a lot of experience behind him. He was too young to have spent significant years in the army, much less commanding one. Whatever small victory he had was most likely just luck, as Rocky admitted himself.
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