"I have heard some things about why the Butterfly Divine Clan was exterminated! I had no real conformation until just now," Rocky replied with a frown. Jill's statement had gone forth to prove that Kayla had been telling the truth. The reason behind the extermination of the Butterfly Divine Clan was that he had come to know was correct.
"Mmm-hmm. The reasons are true. And gaining from the previous experience of the Butterfly Divine Clan, I have sealed up the Demonic Soul Cauldron. What's more, I have also banned the Phoenix Master Clan from contacting the Demonic Soul Cauldron ever again. They are forbidden to even think about it!" Jill continued.
"If that is the case, why are you so insistent on controlling the cauldron again?" Rocky piped up immediately.
"The situation in the Wild Spirit Land is getting more and more chaotic every day. The nine great clans of the spiritual race have fallen into decline one after the other. Sooner or later, the Phoenix Master Clan is going to follow suit and suffer the same fate. This means if we continue to live in such blissful ignorance, we will soon face the disaster of extinction. As the matriarch of my clan, I cannot see such a day come, and neither do I want to. But the cauldron was forcefully opened which signals an obvious conspiracy by some spiritual race clan. They have deliberately released the original and remnant souls of the most powerful ancient demonic beast in the ancient times with the sole intention of dealing with my clan. Although I'm not sure who is playing these tricks behind our backs, we can't just sit back and wait for death." Jill's expressions were getting more and more serious.
As soon as she finished her words, she looked up at Rocky and continued, "If you are willing to help us, then the Phoenix Master Clan will forever be in your debt, Prince Crimson!"
"I do want to help you, and I wish I could. But I have to apologize. If you really care about the Phoenix Master Clan, then for their sake, don't even think about controlling the cauldron. Otherwise, you will forever regret it," Rocky refused as he turned around. He was about to leave when Jill stopped him, "Prince Crimson, I won't give up what I want so easily. Just so you know, I am not going to let it go. You are one of those rare men I have ever taken a fancy to. You can't escape from me." It looked like she regarded Rocky as her prey now and had declared war on him.
"Go ahead and try." Rocky smiled without looking back and left her chamber.
"It is beyond my expectation to be refused by a human being one day. But from the way he holds himself, he must bear a big secret. What an interesting man!" It was obvious that Jill didn't take Rocky's refusal too seriously. After all, she was a superior spiritual race being. How could she give up so easily? If she couldn't conquer a mere, mortal human, she didn't deserve to lead the entire Phoenix Master Clan.
Rocky felt a little helpless after leaving Jill's residence, though he didn't show it. He hadn't expected that this trip to the Phoenix Master Clan would be the cause of such trouble dealing with the matriarch. That had been the farthest from his intentions. Moreover, he was sure that there was going to be a second time that he'd run into Jill. If she really wanted to bear a child with him, she would do anything to make that happen.
"It looks I am going to have to be on my guard now." Rocky felt a pang of pain in his forehead at just the thought. However, he also felt that this mysterious place might have something to do with the astonishing secret that was hidden by the spiritual race.
Early the next morning, Rocky, Felicia, and Erica were planning on going back to the Magic Phoenix Empire. Reaching their place of departure, they saw that Jill had come to see them off with the three elders in person. However, that wasn't the only surprise waiting for them.
"Prince Crimson, I hope you think about what I said last night." Although she had regained the dignified and steady manner as the matriarch of her clan, the way Jill was looking at Rocky was obviously different from before.
Erica was standing right by their side and noticed something between the duo instantly. She frowned a bit as curiosity came over her but refrained from saying anything at the moment.
Rocky merely nodded with a smile. Then along with the two other women, he rode off on the phoenix beast they had ridden while coming here and flew away from the Phoenix Master Clan.
"Thank you for your help, Prince Crimson. You have been of great service not only for the Phoenix Master Clan, but also for the entire Magic Phoenix Empire. What you did meant a great deal to us," Felicia said gratefully on their way back to the Magic Phoenix Empire.
"You're welcome, Preceptor Felicia." Rocky smiled.
"What did the matriarch say to you last night?" Erica asked Rocky. She seemed rather concerned about that.
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