Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 945 Who On Earth Was This Guy

"Who said I was acting?" Of course, Lucilla wouldn't admit it, because if she admitted that she was acting, Tod would catch her lying and use that against her.

"Shame on you! You seduce men all over! The man named Rookie is not a good person. He only wants you because he wants to curry favor with our Cao Clan and use our power to his advantage. It is pathetic that you still fell into his trap,” Tod spat at her. He looked at her with disdain, as if she was a grain of sand that had entered his eyes, which he wanted to wash away immediately. The earlier situation had been great for him, but to his dismay, that young man named Rookie had to come and destroy the Qi Clan’s plans.

"Well, what's the situation now, Tod? You know clearly what you have said in public just now. Do you want me to repeat it to Elder Xia?" Seeing that Tod was still making trouble, Lucas immediately looked at him with sharp eyes.

His threat melted Tod's fighting spirit and he shut up in an instant, backing off obediently. "Regardless of what caused this matter, the most important thing right now is to protect the Cao Clan. What do you think?" Elder Xia said as he stroked his beard.

"I think we'd better agree to the Qi Clan’s proposal first. Since Prince Geoffrey is willing to propose a marriage for the Qi Clan in person, it means that the Qi Clan has already sided with him. If we refuse Prince Geoffrey, it would look like we are going against him, and with the current power of the Qi Clan, they could easily take action against us. We will definitely suffer losses," Tod said immediately. The truth was he also hoped that Lucilla could marry into the Qi Clan so that he would have an excuse to force her to hand over her position to him.

"No! Once we agree to the Qi Clan's proposal, our clan will be undoubtedly be controlled by Prince Geoffrey and the Qi Clan." Lucas's face darkened at Tod's suggestion.

"Then what can you do to help us out, Master Lucas?" Tod asked with a sinister smile.

Hearing this, Lucas frowned. He also knew that if they refused Geoffrey, there would be serious consequences.

"It seems that we have to send for Prince Woods. Only he has the strength to fight against Prince Geoffrey in the Timber Deity Empire..." Lucilla suggested after thinking for a while.

"I'm afraid that Prince Woods would not dare to confront Prince Geoffrey face to face. Everybody knows that Prince Geoffrey is the most popular candidate of the emperor. If it weren't for Princess Alyssa, Prince Woods wouldn't have had the chance to compete for the throne at all.” When Lucila heard Tod's answer, she felt like he had thrown cold water over her.

Lucas glanced at Tod shortly, before he turned to Elder Xia and said, "I agree. I think Prince Woods is the only hope.”

"Then chief, let's send for Prince Woods first!" Elder Xia also had doubts if Prince Woods would step in for them, just like Tod, but he agreed that if Prince Woods was willing to stand up for the Cao Clan, their problems would be resolved. He decided that it would be easier to check with Prince Woods first and once he had a positive answer for them, that would be the time to make more plans.

Lucilla nodded and then ordered someone to go to Woods" mansion to report at once.

About one hour and thirty minutes later, the people that they sent came back and reported that Woods was not in the mansion, and they didn't know where he had gone.

The faces of the Cao Clan members fell.

"I think Prince Woods must be afraid of his brother Prince Geoffrey, so he has already run away to hide," Tod sneered.

"In this case, it seems that we have to agree to the marriage of the Qi Clan for the time being because if we go against Prince Geoffrey openly, it will put our Cao Clan in a disadvantageous situation. Besides, Tod is right. Prince Geoffrey is the best candidate for the emperor's successor. Therefore, if Prince Geoffrey can win the emperor's throne and we're on his side, it will be more beneficial to the future of our Cao Clan," Elder Xia said after careful consideration.

"No, I will never agree to marry anyone from the Qi Clan,” Lucilla refused firmly.

"If you don't want to agree to this marriage, then you should give up your position as the chief of the clan. That way, any trouble that the Qi Clan brings to you will not affect the whole clan,” Tod said insidiously.

"Elder Xia, I think we'd better think of another way. Even if Chief Lucilla agrees to marry into the Qi Clan, we can't solve the problem for good. It is a short-sighted solution because once we agree to this deal, the Cao Clan will fall into a passive position in the future, and that will be separate trouble on its own," Lucas suggested.

"What do you think?" Elder Xia looked at the other elders.

Several minutes were spent by the elders whispering to each other, although it soon became evident that most of them wanted to go with the Qi Clan's proposal. For them, peace was the most important thing for the time being.

Seeing that the elders had reached an agreement, Lucilla's face darkened and fell, for she knew that they would never side with her.

Lucas knew it as well, that most of the elders would push for the wedding even though it would not help matters in the long run. He could not help but sigh helplessly.

At this time, a disciple of the Cao Clan came to report that Prince Geoffrey had urged them to make a decision soon.

"Go ahead. It's a necessary sacrifice for the Cao Clan. If your father was here, he would have made the same decision,” Elder Xia said calmly. He knew that Lucilla was in a dilemma, but he knew that she should do it for the good of the clan.

With no other choice left, Lucilla glanced at Lucas helplessly and had to nod her head at last. She knew that if she didn't agree, she would be forced to hand over the position of the chief to someone else.

After that, Lucilla and Lucas returned to the Magnificent Hall.

"Chief Lucilla, have you made up your mind?" Geoffrey asked as soon as he saw that Lucilla was back.

All the people in the Magnificent Hall pricked up their ears. All of them wanted to hear Lucilla's decision, as it had the power to overturn what had come to be a precarious situation for the Cao Clan,

"After the discussion between the elders and myself, I have decided that...” Lucilla hesitated at this point as if she could not even force herself to say the words. She looked helplessly at the others. Suddenly, two figures appeared outside the Magnificent Hall and walked inside, side by side. At once, all eyes gravitated towards the newcomers.

"Chief Lucilla, you should think twice about your marriage!" One of them spoke loud enough to be heard above the furious whispers of the other guests.

It was Prince Woods. He suddenly appeared at the critical moment, and the one who had come in with him turned out to be Rocky.

"Lucilla, since the Qi Clan invited Prince Geoffrey to propose for them, I took the opportunity to invite Prince Woods over. He will propose for me, and this way, you need not be ashamed to pick me," Rocky said to Lucilla, raising his eyebrows.

"Mr. Rookie..." Lucilla was surprised at first, but then she was delighted. She didn't expect that Rocky would invite Woods here at this critical moment.

Meanwhile, Lucas breathed a sigh of relief and could not help the wide smile that pulled at the corners of his lips.

Geoffrey didn't expect that his brother, Woods, would come, and he was even more surprised that it was Rocky who invited him and not the Cao Clan. A displeased expression flashed across his face, but it disappeared quickly and he said calmly, "I didn't expect that my dear brother would also come to join the fun...”

"You are here too, aren't you? I can't believe you agreed to be the matchmaker for the Qi Clan. What a surprise!” Woods smiled at his brother, but apart from that, no other emotion could be seen on his face.

When the two men's eyes met, sparks flew in all directions, and the atmosphere in the Magnificent Hall suddenly became more intense.

In everyone's eyes, after the previous proposal contest, Rocky and the Qi Clan respectively invited the two most qualified princes of the Timber Deity Empire to back them up. They had never seen such a scene before!

However, what surprised everyone the most was Rocky, and they could not help but wonder what kind of man was he that he could easily invite Prince Woods just to come here to propose for him.