While the two of them were talking, Miguel abruptly appeared with a few of his followers. He became
infuriated when he saw that Tessa and Rocky were together. He scowled deeply, went straight towards
them, and pushed Rocky away roughly and aggressively. He was acting like he had found Tessa
cheating on him with Rocky, which was far from reality, and afterward, he turned to Tessa as if he didn't
do something so rude.
He asked her sternly, "Where have you been all morning? I've been looking all over for you for a long
time!"
"Where else would I be? I was at my father's house," answered Tessa. A disdainful expression quickly
took over her face as soon as she laid eyes on him.
"Ah, I see. No wonder I couldn't find you."
As Miguel spoke, he threw a heated glare in Rocky's direction. Honestly, it didn't matter to him where
Tessa was that morning, everything was acceptable for him as long as Tessa wasn't in Rocky's
company.
"Anyway, there is nothing good you could want from me, so you should just leave me alone." Tessa
pouted and rolled her eyes at Miguel, who just ignored her words.
"It's great that you have fused with a martial spirit at last. I think this is a sign, so I've already told the
leader that it's about time for us to get married," Miguel told her loudly as if he was letting Rocky
overhear on purpose.
"Why would I want to marry you? Stop dreaming!" Tessa's face darkened when she heard his boastful
words. She didn't expect that he would suddenly mention their engagement out of the blue.
"Don't be too strong-willed, Tessa. Don't forget that you were allowed to enter this time thanks to my
cousin's kindness, and she wouldn't have done anything if I didn't persuade her. You should give me
credit!"
Miguel immediately retorted indignantly.
"What are you talking about? Hannah didn't tell me anything about that, and she definitely would have if
what you're saying is true!"
Of course, Tessa didn't believe a word from Miguel, for she knew very well that he would lie just to get
his way.
Miguel looked stumped for a moment as if he was caught by surprise. He probably didn't expect her to
outright challenge his statement, and a guilty and uncertain look flashed quickly on his face. However, it
was gone in the blink of an eye.
"She must have forgotten to tell you then. Anyway, I definitely asked her," he insisted firmly.
"Well, that doesn't change a thing. I will never agree to my engagement to you," Tessa retorted at once.
She glared at him fiercely with a steely resolve, knowing that this was one battle she would never back
down from.
"You can't do this! If you don't marry me, then who are you going to marry, huh? The whole Sword
Spirit City knows of our engagement, so you can't deny it. And besides, the leader himself has attested
to this," Miguel reiterated aggressively. His neck and face were red from agitation, although Tessa
wasn't sure if it was because she had rejected him, or if it was due to the fact that she had humiliated
him in front of Rocky.
"If I were to marry anyone, then I'd rather marry him and not you!"
Tessa yelled angrily, gesturing toward Rocky who looked shocked that he was suddenly involved in
their fight.
"Me?!"
The last thing that Rocky expected was to be dragged along in their argument. He was at a loss
whether to cry or to laugh.
"You brat! How dare you steal my woman?" Miguel grew even more agitated at Tessa's words. He
already had a big problem with Rocky from the start, but this only intensified his hatred to unfathomable
heights. Right now, he wanted nothing more than to tear Rocky limb from limb.
"Young master Miguel, it seems that you have misunderstood the situation. I didn't do anything to take
her from you. It seems that she just prefers me. That's all,"
Rocky said impishly, adding fuel to the fire deliberately.
Miguel pointed at Rocky and shouted, "How dare you say that? You must be tired of living. Well, today I
will let you know how powerful I am, and you'll be sorry you ever messed with my woman!"
At that moment, he was so furious that he forgot that Rocky was more powerful than him.
"Are you going to teach me a lesson?" Rocky asked calmly with a smile on his face, which only served
to aggravate Miguel more.
"Cut the crap! I'll let you get a taste of my sword!" As Miguel waved his hand, the spiritual sword behind
him instantly rushed up, transformed into a green flame shadow, and rushed straight toward Rocky.
"No! You're going too far, Miguel!" Tessa blurted out in surprise, as she had not expected Miguel to
attack Rocky. She wanted to help Rocky out, but she felt a strong wind abruptly blow her aside. When
she came to her senses, Rocky was already in front of Miguel's spiritual sword, which terrified her to no
end. She felt a cold chill run through her spine.
In the blink of an eye, Miguel's spiritual sword swept a little over Rocky's shoulder, just as Rocky
appeared in front of Miguel. Rocky's face had considerably darkened, taking on a cold, standoffish
expression, which could make anyone tremble in fear.
"Young master Miguel, please be lenient wherever it is possible. I won't argue with you because you
are the young master, but if you don't behave in front of me, I promise that you will regret it!"
Rocky reprimanded him dismissively as if he was scolding an ill-mannered child.
"You brat—!
How dare you!
Are you threatening me?"
Miguel stammered awkwardly, as Rocky's imposing manner intimidated him.
"Oh, don't be silly. Does it look like I'm threatening you?"
Rocky grinned wide, showing his sharp teeth like a predator, as he waved his hand with a flourish. All
of a sudden, Miguel's spiritual sword flew backward rapidly as if an unseen force had pulled it back. It
shuttled the way it came from and passed through Rocky's shoulder, and then it streaked across
Miguel's face, leaving a thin line of blood on his face.
"Humph, is this all you can do? I know you wouldn't dare to hurt me!" Although he broke out in cold
sweat at that moment, Miguel still pretended to be calm.
All of a sudden, a scream ripped through the tense silence they shared. A servant behind Miguel had
been wounded. His spiritual sword had pierced through the servant's right shoulder, and blood flowed
heavily like a thick, crimson river.
Miguel looked behind him slowly, and he could not help the tremble that shook his hands nor the sweat
that broke out on his forehead.
Rocky leaned close and whispered harshly to Miguel's ear, "It won't be him that I'll stab next time.
Remember what I said."
After saying that, Rocky walked back to Tessa, leaving behind an ashen-faced Miguel, who looked like
he was about to throw up.
Tessa glanced at Miguel with a sliver of pity, but she quickly turned away from him when Ricky called
her.
"Let's go," Ricky said to her as he gestured for her to go, and both of them turned their back on Miguel
as if he didn't pose a threat to them.
Miguel gnashed his teeth in impotent anger. He was humiliated and could do nothing but curse at
Rocky's back just to save face.
"Bastard, just wait and see. I will tear your limbs into pieces!"
After that, Rocky and Tessa returned to the Fragrance Pavilion, and Rocky continued teaching Tessa
the Mysterious Beast Transformation Skill. In the afternoon, he went back to the beast farm, where he
was met by chaos. Sounds of shouting were coming from inside the farm, and as soon as he stepped
inside, a beast suddenly rushed out from nowhere and almost ran him through. Fortunately, he was
able to react quickly and dodged sideways. Upon a closer look, he realized that the beast was Ally,
Hannah's spiritual beast.
Before long, several disciples of the beast farm also came rushing out, their faces bathed in sweat as
they panted for breath.
"What's wrong with Ally? Why did it suddenly run out?" Rocky questioned them with a frown.
"We have no idea! We were feeding it just now, but it suddenly went berserk and ran off in a flash. We
couldn't stop it at all!" one of the disciples from the beast farm replied. Rocky almost pitied the man, for
he looked like he was about to lose his mind too.
He looked back at Ally with his eyes narrowed in thought and saw that it was about to run off once
again. In the next breath, he stepped closer toward it and reappeared in front of it in the blink of an eye.
"Ally, stop it!" Rocky spoke calmly but firmly, giving off a sense of deterrence. He made sure not to
shout, as that would only worsen the situation, but he also gave off the air of someone who should be
obeyed.
However, the beast seemed to have lost touch with reality. It wouldn't listen to Rocky at all. It reared up
on its hind legs irritably and was about to trample Rocky beneath its heavy body.
"No! Stop, Ally!" At that moment, a harried and nervous voice suddenly rang out, but it didn't stop the
beast.
Meanwhile, Rocky simply increased the flow of his spiritual power when he saw that he was in danger.
He stopped Ally's movement, put his hand on its forehead, and temporarily used the Mysterious Beast
Transformation Skill to calm it down.
It was at this point that a graceful figure quickly walked up. It was none other than Hannah.
"What's wrong with it?" Hannah asked Rocky immediately when she saw him.
"I have no idea. I just came back and saw it like this," he answered helplessly, shaking his head.
The person in charge of the beast farm also rushed over in a hurry, and when he saw Hannah, his face
became white as a sheet. He hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands. "I'm sorry, Miss
Hannah! I failed to keep an eye on it. It's my fault for allowing it to run off. Please punish
me!"
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