"How dare you talk to me like that? Don't you know who I am? I'm..." Angered, Gloria was about to
reveal her true identity.
"I'm sorry sirs, but did my wife and assistant offend you?" Rocky immediately cut her off and winked at
her and Valeria.
This slapped some sense into them, and they immediately stopped talking.
"Wife? You are married!" Holden, the young master who sat in the nearby table, exclaimed in surprise.
"If there isn't anything else, we are leaving now." Rocky wanted to leave as soon as possible to avoid
any more trouble that might lead to their identities being exposed. And so, he took the two and made
his way to the door.
"Wait!" Holden shouted as he suddenly stood up.
"Is there anything else?" Rocky asked, looking sideways.
"Where did you come from? What are you doing here?" From the start, Holden was wary of their
identities, so he began questioning them.
"We come from the south and are making our way up north to visit our relatives when we stumbled
upon this city," Rocky replied calmly.
"Visiting relatives? Who are you going to visit?" Holden didn't let up and continued to ask.
"My cousin..."
"Which clan is your cousin from?" Holden was still persistent.
"I'm sorry, but that matter has nothing to do with you," Rocky said sternly. He could tell that Holden was
deliberately making things difficult for him.
"And why is that? This border city is under the jurisdiction of our Sovereign Pavilion. Our Young Master
Holden has every right to question those who seem suspicious!" the man in brocade clothes chimed in.
"Oh, I see! Are you going to arrest and interrogate us?" Rocky sneered back.
"It depends on whether or not you cooperate! I want her to take off her veil now..." Holden said while
pointing at Valeria. He was eager to see her face.
"My wife is not beautiful, so she uses the veil to cover her face. If she takes it off, you might be
offended," Rocky said.
"I'm not afraid of anything. Take it off now, or you three won't be able to leave the city," Holden
threatened.
Facing such a predicament, Rocky narrowed his eyes to think of any other options. If Valeria didn't do
as she was ordered, he knew Holden would not give up. But if she removed the veil, it would only spell
them even more trouble.
So he took a look at Valeria and thought for a moment. He then suddenly raised the corners of his
mouth and said, "Since you are so interested in my wife's appearance, I will let you have a look." He
calmly made his way to Valeria.
Valeria frowned, wondering whether Rocky would actually remove her veil.
"Dear, I'm sorry." Rocky flashed her a reassuring look as he reached out his hand to take off her veil.
Valeria hesitated for a moment, but she knew she had to trust him.
The moment Rocky took it off, Valeria felt a cold wind brush against her warm face.
Then, Rocky moved away from Valeria, showing her face.
Holden and his followers were at the edge of their seats. They carefully examined every inch of her
face. After only a few moments, they began to feel extremely nauseated.
Valeria's face turned completely ugly. Her eyes were as small as tiny slits, her nose was short and flat,
her face was disfigured with pockmarks, and a large, disgusting mole was at the edge of her mouth.
Even Gloria couldn't help but burst into laughter.
If Valeria saw her face now, she would surely be angry at Rocky.
"Put on the veil quickly." Holden couldn't stand the sight of her face and hurriedly waved his hand.
With a triumphant smile, Rocky happily handed over the veil to Valeria.
"Sir, can we leave now?" Rocky asked again.
"You are so brave to marry such a woman. You can leave now," Holden suddenly said with sympathy.
"I'm afraid I didn't have a choice. Thank you, sir," Rocky replied with a bow while winking at the two
girls.
Soon, the three of them left the restaurant.
"Young Master, something is wrong!" the man in brocaded clothes immediately shouted, as soon as he
noticed something odd.
"What's wrong?" Holden glared at him.
"Look at the ground..." the man pointed.
When he looked down, he saw pieces of broken skin.
The man picked up a piece of skin and said, "Young Master, this seems to be a human skin mask..."
"A human skin mask? Did they disguise themselves with it?" This only confirmed Holden's suspicions.
He then ordered his subordinate, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and chase them!"
The man quickly rushed out of the restaurant only to find that the three of them vanished without a
trace.
Meanwhile, the three were now outside the border city and were ready to go to the Di Clan.
"Ha-ha! That was so funny!" Gloria burst into a fit of laughter as soon as they left the city.
"Why are you laughing?" Valeria looked at Gloria in confusion.
"Do you know how ugly you were just now? I could only imagine what you'll do if you saw your face!"
Gloria convulsed in laughter.
"Really? But I..." It was apparent that Valeria had no idea what happened.
"I temporarily changed your human skin mask, but because I'm in a hurry, I'm afraid I left some
evidence behind and the young master has found out about it by now," Rocky said with a smile.
"It seems that the rumors about the disciples of the human forces being arrogant and enjoying bullying
others are true," Gloria said after her laughter finally seized.
"Don't criticize them like that. The disciples of our Shura Race's forces also behave the same," Rocky
said as he glanced at Gloria.
"Hey, what do you mean?" She knew Rocky was referring to her, so she shot him a displeased look.
"You are too reckless to your master as an apprentice pharmacist!" Valeria said to Gloria, becoming
more suspicious as she noticed that Gloria talked to Rocky in a rude way. She obviously had no idea
that the apprentice was actually Gloria in disguise.
"Forget it. He's just a kid. There is no need to argue with him," Rocky said to avoid any fight between
the two.
Gloria immediately made a face at Rocky.
"Where are we going now?" Valeria asked to change the topic.
"Of course we are going to the place where the Spiritual Emperor Contest will be held."
"Shouldn't we find a suitable identity to get the qualification?" she asked again.
"We only have a month to enact our plan. If we look for an identity first, it might not go that smoothly. I
reckon it's better to go to the venue of the Spiritual Emperor Contest first. The members of many sects
and the spiritual race will arrive there in advance, so it'll be a perfect opportunity for us to observe our
opponents. As for how we'll participate, I will try to get us in..." Rocky found a very reasonable excuse
to get to the venue as soon as possible.
"Well, it's up to you!" Since Valeria was not familiar with the human race nor the spiritual race, she
didn't put much thought into it and relied on Rocky to form a plan.
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