Ascent of Hero on the Dragon Throne

"Actually..." Aware that Juey misunderstood him, Rocky wanted to explain his side further. However, Juey had already grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the interview area.

"Miss Juey, you misunderstood me. I don't want to..." Rocky was amused. Juey was too excited to let him finish what he wanted to say.

When the disciples that were tasked to keep the order for the Xiao Clan saw Juey, they made way for her. Rocky did not have the chance to finish his words. She dragged him into the interview area as the surrounding people fixed their eyes on them, including Mary and several beast curers.

Almost everyone in the crowd knew Juey. They whispered among themselves and speculated about the identity of Rocky and why he seemed to be so intimate with Juey. Their being together made most of the people jealous.

Mary also became upset when she saw that Juey's body was just an inch away from Rocky. She immediately walked towards them and scolded her sister, "What are you doing, Juey? How can you behave like this in front of all these people? Do you want them to gossip about you?"

"Fine." Juey let go of Rocky.

Mary then looked at Rocky with anger in her eyes. As she stared at him, she realized he looked familiar. She thought carefully and asked, "Are you the one working at the beast farm?"

"You still remember me?" Rocky replied with a sheepish smile.

"Mary, he wants to take part in the interview. Can you include him?" Juey asked.

"Him? He is not even a spirit manipulator. He is not eligible for the interview," Mary answered without batting an eyelash.

"We accepted an apprentice who was not a spirit manipulator before. He could learn the cultivation method once he joined our cla

Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.

To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.

"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."

She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.

into account the Xiao Clan's reputation.

"Mary..." Juey was about to say something, but Rocky spoke, "Okay, I hope you know how to keep a promise. There are several witnesses here."

Mary looked around and saw that the people had whispered among themselves. She felt disgraced arguing with a servant like this. It was not her style, and she felt embarrassed. However, Rocky's presence was disturbing. She felt uncomfortable at the very sight of him. She really wanted to get him out of her sight for good.

She then turned around and went back to her seat. She asked the other interviewees to leave, and before long the interview area was empty.

"It's all my fault. I forced you to come here, and now Mary is pissed off with you. I don't know how to fix this. She will definitely find fault with you." Juey blamed herself. She knew Mary would send Rocky packing if he failed the interview.

To her surprise, Rocky smiled and walked towards the interview area.

The surrounding people fixed their eyes on Rocky, expecting him to fail. Obviously, it was part of Mary's plan to embarrass him and make him the laughingstock of everyone.