"I'm leaving. I hope our paths will never cross again!" A faint smile appeared on Rocky's face before he disappeared in front of Erica.
The next day, Sabina and her two companions were released from the governor's mansion. Rocky was waiting for them outside the governor's enormous house.
"Why did you give the spiritual treasure to her? We risked our lives just to get it," Sabina grumbled as soon as she saw Rocky.
"Our goal was to ruin Alston's plan. And to make sure he will not get his hands on the spiritual treasure. Besides, I only gave her half of the treasure," Rocky said with a smile. He flipped his hands and a Mysterious Spirit Raw Gemstone glowed on the top of his palm.
"You are so cunning! Erica will be pissed off if she finds out!" Sabina's eyes twinkled when she saw the stone. She laughed as she imagined Erica's face once she discovered that she only got half of the spiritual treasure.
"Did she hurt you?" Rocky asked in a tender voice.
"No. But I'm confused. We stole the spiritual treasure, but Erica was still kind to us. She also asked me to give you a message." Sabina glared at Rocky suspiciously.
"What message?" Rocky asked.
"She said your paths would definitely cross again," Sabina replied.
"Looks like I am in trouble," Rocky bit his lips. He did not expect that to stop Alston's plan, he would get into trouble with Erica. With Erica's temper, Rocky knew he was in hot water. However, what worried him most was whether Erica would recognize him.
Since they had successfully ruined Alston's plan, Rocky and his companions went back to the Holy Dragon Empire at once.
A day later, the imperial preceptor of the Magic Phoenix Empire and Erica's master, Felicia, also arrived at the Blood Phoenix City.
Inside the hall of the governor's mansion, Erica handed the spiritual treasure to Felicia.
"You must be mistaken. It's only a chunk of the spiritual treasure," Felicia said as she held the spiritual treasure in her hands. She examined it more carefully, but she was still convinced that it was not the whole gem.
"Only a part of it? That guy lied to me!" Erica was furious. She did not expect that Rocky would deceive her.
"Don't worry. You mentioned that the man who gave you this is with the disciple of General Marcia of the Holy Dragon Empire. If that's the case, then it would be easy to find him. Take some of our people and go to the Holy Dragon Empire as soon as possible. Make sure you will come back with the missing part. But you have to be careful. Do it discreetly, just as I told you before," Felicia ordered. Since the incident about the spiritual treasure was of great importance and a delicate matter, they had to keep a low profile to avoid attracting the attention of the other countries.
"Yes, master!" Erica nodded and bowed her head. However, she could not help herself and asked, "Master, what is this thing? Even the Holy Dragon Empire sent so many people to steal it. And this was not the first time people risked their lives and searched for it. Spirit manipulators from other countries also came to the Magic Phoenix Empire in the past to secretly look for it."
"You don't have to know the answer to that question. Your knowledge about this thing will only endanger your life. Just follow my instructions and bring the missing part back to us," Felicia ordered in all seriousness.
Erica nodded, then turned around and left.
A few days later, Elder Duke returned to the Palace City with the spirit manipulator team. It enraged Alston when he learned that the treasure hunt expedition had failed and the spiritual treasure had been returned to the Magic Phoenix Empire.
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