Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 822 Who Dared to Touch Her

"Father..." Mary was speechless, as she didn't expect that her father would put all the blame on her sister.

"Is that so?" Lucilla's beautiful eyes narrowed with suspicion, as she listened to Raef. She had heard from Lucas that Juey had a close relationship with Rocky, but she was not very close to the other members of the Xiao Clan. And when Raef pushed all the blame to Juey, something in her stirred with suspicion. Thus, she didn't believe a single word that came from his mouth.

She turned to look at Lucas and the other elders immediately.

"In that case, I have no choice but to have Miss Juey come here so that she can face the chief of the Xiao Clan," Lucas said after a short silence, as he thought about what they could do next.

"Go and check if Miss Juey has woken up,” Lucilla instantly commanded.

When Raef heard this, his heart skipped a beat and started beating fast. But it had come to this situation, so he would not show mercy, not even to his daughter. Anyway, he needed to ensure that the Xiao Clan would not be affected.

About half an hour later, Juey was taken to the Magnificent Hall. She didn't know what had happened last night, and she had been quite surprised to wake up in a strange room with two maidservants, who were looking at her strangely.

"Miss Juey, why did you stay in His Royal Highness's room last night? Do you know anything about the disappearance of His Royal Highness?" Lucilla asked as soon as Juey stepped her foot inside the hall.

"Miss Lucilla, I have no idea about what you are talking about. I don't know anything about why I woke up in that room or where His Royal Highness is.” Juey frowned. No matter what she did, she couldn't remember what had happened, and the only thing she could remember was that she had suddenly lost consciousness after she drank the tea that Mary gave her. She couldn't remember what happened afterward.

"Juey, don't lie to us. I'm sure you sneaked into His Royal Highness's room last night to take Mary's place. How dare you! Don't you know who you are? How could you take advantage of this to get yourself into the upper class? I am ashamed that I have a daughter like you!" Raef spoke harshly, and as soon as Juey heard his acidic accusations, she was struck dumb.

Her face flushed in shame and anger, especially with how her father was treating her. Although she did not know what happened to her, it was clear that it was her father who framed her with an unknown crime. A strong wave of sorrow suddenly overcame her, as she was so disappointed by her father's actions.

"Just admit it, Juey. Otherwise, our Xiao Clan will be implicated. You know that the disappearance of His Royal Highness has nothing to do with our Xiao Clan. If you admit it, our father will plead with Chief Lucilla for mercy..." Travis added. The truth was he was also in their father's plan.

At the same time, the other members of the Xiao Clan also started whispering to each other, as they discretely pointed at Juey, no doubt talking about her.

Juey trembled, and she looked down at her feet and away from their judging looks. She had never thought that her father would ruthlessly abandon her again as if she was some worthless garbage. "Miss Juey, do you have anything else you want to say?" Lucilla asked when she noticed that Juey didn't utter a word. How could she though, when her whole family was ganging up on her?

"I have nothing more to say." Juey shook her head helplessly, and at the back of her mind, she knew that no explanation could convince the people in the hall, especially when most of them accused her of the crime anyway.

"So, do you admit that you sneaked into His Royal Highness's room?” Lucilla asked.

"I didn’t say that, but you're already convinced I'm guilty, right?" Juey said, unable to hide the bitterness in her voice.

"No, this doesn't even matter. What really matters is the reason why His Royal Highness disappeared. Could he have been kidnapped?" Lucilla waved her hand in a dismissive gesture, as the issues of their family meant nothing to her anyway.

"I really don't know. Even if you killed me, I will still give you the same answer." Juey sighed in despair, but she was telling the truth, so she would remain steadfast in her answers.

The situation was giving Lucilla a headache. But if she didn't deal with it soon, it would only get worse, and her uncles would take advantage of it. If she failed to protect Prince Woods, she would be blamed by Princess Alyssa.

Then, the situation worsened faster than she expected. A voice echoed from the entrance of the hall. "Lucilla, I heard that His Royal Highness was missing. What happened?” It was her uncle, Tod, who had come rushing into the Magnificent Hall, much to the people's surprise. He was the only one, out of the four hall leaders, that didn't appear last night.

"Uncle Tod, it is still under investigation. I don't think His Royal Highness is missing,” Lucilla spoke with vague words, caught by surprise by his uncle's arrival. Although it was inevitable that he would find out, she didn't expect it to happen this soon, so someone must have leaked the information. She remained calm, but in her mind, she promised to rain hell for that person that leaked the news. "Investigation? What do you need to investigate? Someone must have kidnapped His Royal Highness, and our Cao Clan will be exterminated if Princess Alyssa finds out about this. As the chief of the Cao Clan, what are you doing?" Tod said anxiously.

"Uncle Tod, don't worry about it. Everything is under control.” Lucilla rolled her eyes at her uncle's obvious ploy to stir up trouble, and a deep frown marred her beautiful face.

"Under control? If everything is under control, why is His Royal Highness missing?" Before she could answer, several people came in, and one of them was Freddy, her third uncle and the hall leader of the Mystery Hall.

"You should treat this matter with delicacy. Besides, I heard that there was a naked woman in His Royal Highness's room, and they said that she is a lady from the Xiao Clan. So, the Xiao Clan probably did it on purpose to kidnap His Royal Highness. And by the way, I also heard that someone in the Xiao Clan humiliated my son in public last time, and that person didn't take the Cao Clan seriously. They must have been betraying us for so long!" As Tod spoke, his eyes wandered around the crowd and quickly settled on Raef. A few days ago, his son told him that there was a fellow from the Xiao Clan who humiliated him publicly. He had long planned to deal with the Xiao Clan, but when he heard that the guy who embarrassed his son was recommended by Lucas personally, he lost his confidence and couldn't take any action. But now, the Xiao Clan had thrown themselves into the fire, which gave him a chance to exact his revenge.

"Hall leader Tod, it's her." A disciple who was standing behind Tod pointed at Juey accusingly. Tod had come well-prepared, as he had already figured out the ins and outs of the matter, and now, he eyed Juey like she was disgusting and quickly commanded the disciples with him to capture her.

"I knew, from the very first time that I laid eyes on her, that she is an unscrupulous woman. Arrest her now! We won't let her go until we find His Royal Highness."

As soon as he finished speaking, two disciples of the Cao Clan came up behind him, ready to seize Juey. And when Lucilla saw this, she realized that her uncle wanted to take away the only clue that she had on Prince Woods's disappearance, which he undoubtedly planned to put her in a disadvantageous position.

She was about to stop Tod and the guards when a figure suddenly appeared. He was quite strong, as he flung away the two disciples who were about to arrest Juey like ragged dolls, and they landed on the ground a few feet away, whimpering like babies.

"Who else dares to touch her?" the figure hissed quietly, but despite the low tone of his voice, there was a firm and ruthless quality to it, like a sharp knife that cut the air from the hall.