When he heard that, Gilbert sighed and relaxed his shoulders. Valeria wore a look of surprise on her
face. She couldn't figure out how Rocky was unharmed after the explosion of the wooden man.
"What brought you here, sir?" Rocky greeted Gilbert as if nothing had happened.
"I heard that you and Valeria were fighting so I had to come and stop you. What happened?" Gilbert
asked, shooting Rocky a serious look.
Rocky looked at Valeria and smiled faintly. "It wasn't over anything serious. We were just fighting for
fun!"
A subtle look of confusion washed over Valeria's face. She had expected Rocky to tell the truth to
Gilbert. She had thought she would be punished for attacking him so viciously. What she hadn't seen
coming was Rocky deliberately defending her.
A small amount of red tinged Gilbert's cheeks. "For fun? Why would you do that here? You could have
destroyed my mansion!"
"Please don't be angry. It really was all in good fun. Miss Valeria accidentally exerted too much power,
but that showed me her true strength. It's a good thing!"
Although Gilbert was still unhappy and knew that Rocky was defending Valeria, he would avoid asking
further questions and causing more trouble.
"Guards, escort Miss Valeria back to the Fragrance Palace!" Gilbert ordered, pointing into the distance.
After that, Gilbert asked all the members and officials that were involved during the fight to heal
themselves. Then, he turned to Rocky and told him to stay.
After everyone else was gone, the look on Gilbert's face softened and he asked, "Why did you provoke
Valeria again?"
In front of the others, Gilbert was determined to treat everyone equally. Now that no one was around,
he wanted to avoid being too harsh on Rocky. After all, he knew how important the Godly Genius was
to the territory.
Rocky smiled bitterly and replied, "I didn't provoke her!"
"Then why did she hit you so hard?" Gilbert asked, tilting his head knowingly.
"It was just a misunderstanding." Rocky didn't want to divulge too many details.
Frowning, Gilbert responded, "I can see that Valeria doesn't like you that much, but for the sake of the
two fiefs, please try and get along with her."
"I want to, but I'm afraid I can't, especially after today..." Rocky looked up at the sky with desperate
eyes. Originally, he just wanted to act indifferently towards the engagement with Valeria so that she
would take the initiative to back off. However, he accidentally took advantage of Valeria. Now, she
would never let him go that easy.
Of course, Rocky didn't think that she could attack him again. He was more worried about how they
could get along with each other from now on.
"Couples almost always make up quickly after having quarrels. Things will be different once you two
are engaged. Due to recent events, I've decided to hold the engagement ceremony in three days. I've
arranged everything to fit our standards," Gilbert explained.
"Okay!" Rocky knew that it was best not to object. After all, the engagement was just a formality. There
was nothing else to say about it.
Afterwards, he returned to the Ghost Palace and continued his work.
As for Valeria, she slumped and sighed in every corner of the Fragrance Palace after she returned.
When Elder Leticia returned, the news that Valeria and Rocky had fought violently in the leader's
mansion was spreading. Valeria needed to understand how important the situation was.
"You used to know how to behave yourself. Why are you being so reckless? Fighting with the Godly
Genius of the Ghost Fief was foolish. If it weren't for the engagement, the leader of the Ghost Fief
would punish you!" Elder Leticia accused, pointing an angry finger at her.
Snorting loudly, Valeria uttered, "What are you afraid of? None of this matters. I don't like the guy
anyway..."
"Don't act on impulse. You know the importance of the engagement, so I don't have to say anything
more about it. But I have to remind you not to underestimate the Godly Genius of the Ghost Fief," Elder
Leticia said.
"Elder Leticia, what are you really trying to say?" Valeria stared at Elder Leticia for a while. She knew
that there was a deeper meaning behind those words.
"Today, in addition to visiting an old friend, I went to the slum where the people of the Ghost Fief built a
temple for the Godly Genius. I assumed he was only doing this on purpose to attract attention, but after
inquiring about it, I found out that no one there had known about his true identity until the bandits
attacked the slum and he interfered, and that was when his identity was finally exposed," Elder Leticia
explained.
"So what?" Valeria couldn't see why that mattered.
"Don't you understand? It shows that the Godly Genius of the Ghost Fief is kind-hearted. You will have
a hard time finding that kind of personality in the Shura Race. If you try harder to get along with him, he
will treat you right," Elder Leticia answered.
"I don't care!" Valeria pursed her lips and folded her arms over her chest defiantly.
With a shake of the head, Elder Leticia said, "You're too stubborn. You think you can do everything on
your own, but sometimes, a companion is what you need to get out of trouble."
"I don't want to be his companion," Valeria snapped.
"You are so stubborn. Forget it. It doesn't matter if you don't want to marry him. The engagement will
happen anyway," Elder Leticia said with a frown.
Hearing that, Valeria frowned back, but she also knew that she had no choice.
While they were talking, a man that Gilbert had sent arrived and announced that the engagement
ceremony would be held in three days.
"He must be feeling more anxious than us. I thought he would postpone the engagement because of
what happened today!" Elder Leticia was taken aback. Valeria had made a big fuss in Gilbert's mansion
and almost hurt their Godly Genius. Why didn't Gilbert lose his temper? Usually, he would try to make
things difficult for the Flower Fief and fight for the best interests of the alliance of the two major fiefs.
However, instead of blaming Valeria, he decided to hold the engagement ceremony even sooner. It
didn't seem like something he would do.
"He must be afraid that I will go back on my word and refuse to get engaged!" In Valeria's eyes, the
engagement would not benefit her.
"Or the Godly Genius of the Ghost Fief is unwilling to marry you and Gilbert wants to hold the
engagement ceremony as soon as possible in case more unanticipated events occur..." Elder Leticia
added.
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