Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1822 He Was Telling The Truth

"All right. To tell you the truth, I am here to see Princess Layla." Left with no other choice, Rocky hadto tell the real reason for coming here.

"Oh, I see. You should have told me that earlier! I'm sorry for being rude.” Soon after the lady heardwhat Rocky said, her attitude suddenly changed. However, Rocky could still notice that her eyeswere fixed on him as if she was fully assessing him.

"May I also ask who you are, miss?" Since he had already revealed his purpose, Rocky thought ofasking who this young lady was. Based on her appearance and aura, he could tell that she musthave something to do with the princess.

"Me? I'm one of her friends. What about you? Why are you coming here to see her?"

"I am Odin, the Godly Genius of the Ghost Fief,” Rocky answered honestly.

"Oh, yeah. I heard that she is expecting you to visit today. But where is Leader Gilbert?" In fact, thisbeautiful lady was actually Layla. However, she did not want to reveal her true identity yet becauseshe wanted to test Rocky for a bit.

"He left a while ago, saying that he'll visit an old friend. But he should already be back soonenough,” Rocky replied.

"Then, come with me first. I'll take you to Princess Layla. Leader Gilbert could just follow afterward.”After saying that, Layla immediately dispersed the petals that were still trapping Rocky.

Rocky just nodded to her and followed until they got out of the garden and entered the inner hallof the palace.

However, upon entering the spacious hall, Rocky thought that it was a bit strange. There was not asingle piece of furnishing and it was very empty. The only thing they could see there was a goldenspiritual stone in the center of the hall, which exuded a holy and gentle aura.

"Miss, where exactly are we?" Feeling a little strange about the place, Rocky decided to ask the ladywith him. However, as he turned, he noticed that she had already disappeared.

Of course, Rocky immediately became wary. Thinking that it might be a trap, he wanted to get outof there to avoid any danger. However, the moment he tried to get out, he was instantly bouncedback by an enchanted barrier that surrounded the hall. It was not until then that he realized that thelady with him was actually the one who tricked him.

"Miss, what is happening? This isn't what you told me earlier,” Rocky shouted, knowing that thebeautiful lady was still watching him from somewhere.

"Well, I've heard that the Godly Genius of the Ghost Fief should be good in both martial arts andcritical thinking. The princess actually ordered me to test your abilities, so please bear with it. By theway, this is her cultivation hall. In order to prevent outsiders from disturbing her, she put a powerfulenchanted barrier around this building. Now, if you can break through it, the princess will recognizeyou. Good luck!" Layla's voice resounded, but Rocky could not pinpoint where it was coming from."Hmm, is there any restrictions? Like things that I am not allowed to do during the process?" Rockyasked rather calmly. He already had a lot of experience dealing with enchanted barriers, so he wasconfident that he could break out from it.

"Not really. You can do whatever you want. As long as you can come out, it's fine. But I don't thinkyou can get out of there too soon. So, I can't stay here with you. After you break the barrier, cometo the guest hall. The princess will be waiting for you there.”

Soon enough, Rocky felt that the lady's aura eventually disappeared.

"An enchanted barrier, huh? If it is made by a member of the royal family, then it should be aboutthe same level as the one I encountered in the Holy Heaven Palace.” Wasting no time, Rockyimmediately employed his skill to closely examine the enchanted barrier around him.

Meanwhile, after visiting his old friend, Gilbert finally returned to Layla's palace. However, uponentering the guest hall, he did not see Rocky there. He thought that the young man must have goneout, so he tried to search for him.

But just as he was about to go out, a graceful figure suddenly entered, running into Gilbert, whowas about to replace Rocky.

"Oh, Your Highness! I see that you have already come back.” Seeing that it was actually Layla, Gilbertimmediately bowed and cupped his hands towards her.

"Leader Gilbert! Where are you going?" Layla asked with a smile, although she already knew wherehe might be headed.

"We have actually arrived a bit earlier, but I had to leave for a while. I asked Odin, that is our GodlyGenius, to wait for you to come back, but when I returned, he was not here. It seemed that heroamed around somewhere, so I was about to look for him," Gilbert replied.

"Oh, Odin? There's no need to look for him. He's currently inside my cultivation hall.”

"Your cultivation hall? Why?" Gilbert was confused at what he heard. He did not understand whyRocky would come to that place by himself.

"Don’t worry. I accompanied him there to give him a small test. I just wanted to see if he really is asextraordinary as you claimed him to be," Layla explained in a cheerful tone.

Upon hearing this, Gilbert could not help but swallow. He was well aware that Rocky might suffer alot if Layla was indeed serious in testing his abilities. After all, she was an expert in setting high-levelbarrier techniques and was unmatched even in the royal family. In fact, only a few strong warriorscould break her enchanted barriers.

Afterward, Layla sat on the main chair in front of the guest hall and also motioned Gilbert to take aseat.

When both of them had finally sat down, Layla then said, "Have you thought of my proposalalready?"

"Yes. After discussing it with several elders and Odin, we have come up to an agreement that theGhost Fief will wholeheartedly support you to become the next leader of the royal family,” Gilberttold her bluntly.

"Thank you. I really appreciate it." Layla heaved a deep sigh, very much relieved at Gilbert'sresponse.

"You must have known that the Ghost Fief is allied with the Flower Fief. Hence, I will also try my bestto persuade them into supporting you. In fact, you can already consider it done. However, I'm afraidthat even with the two fiefs, it won't be enough to contend against Prince Zain's influence,” Gilbertadded without sugarcoating anything.

"I know. I also have the same concerns, so I have already sent some of my men to persuade theother fief leaders. At this point, I am aware that my chances of succeeding are still low, but I cannotback out now. I will still try until the last moment,” Layla uttered with conviction.

"By the way, you must have already heard that Prince Zain is sending the troops of the Shura Raceto invade the territories of the human race and spiritual race.” Gilbert opened up another topic."Yes, I am aware. Of course, he did this to strengthen his position. Previously, the royal family triedevery means to make the human race and the spiritual race turn to each other while pulling thestrings from behind. This way, they thought that they could benefit from it. But surprisingly, thespiritual race was defeated by the human race, and the ploy of the royal family was thwarted. Thiseven led to the alliance of the two races to fight back against our race. It was really inexplicable.Whoever was leading the human race that time must be a genius,” Layla remarked.

"The truth is I am also responsible for that matter. Under the command of the royal family, I sentsomeone to the alien worlds to capture some elites and bring them back here in our world.Moreover, I sent some spies into the human race and the spiritual race to sow the seed ofdissension. However, I did not expect that the elites from the alien worlds could escape. After that,they stirred up trouble and eventually ruined my plan. They even managed to kill one of my trustedmen, making me lose such a capable assistant,” Gilbert recounted, admitting his guilt.

"In my opinion, this is not really your fault. The current royal family is being too impatient andgreedy. Everyone knows that the existence of the human race and the spiritual race is the mainreason why the continent can maintain its balance. If we try to destroy them, we will suffer theconsequences that the natural law will bring upon us. Since my mother retired, the royal family hasbeen trying to conquer the entire continent over and over again. They were too determined to driveout both the human race and the spiritual race, defying the will of the gods.” Layla could not helpbut let out a frown as her resentment towards the current royal family surfaced.

"That is true. However, we are still bound to obey the order of the royal family. We cannot goagainst their wishes...” Gilbert sighed in helplessness. If it was not really for the command of theroyal family, he did not want to cause trouble to the human race and spiritual race.

"That is the exact reason why I need to regain the position as the queen of the Shura Race. I will besure to inherit my mother's will and lead the entire race to prosperity once again. I shall end thecurrent royal family's wicked ways!" Layla declared firmly.

"Your mother helped my clan once. Now, it is my turn to repay that kindness. Rest assured, I will dowhatever I can to help you." Gilbert expressed his heartfelt support.

"Thank you. I am so relieved to hear that...” Layla let out a huge smile, satisfied that there were stillpeople who were loyal to her and to the principles that she was fighting for.

"I see that you were already having a pleasant conversation with Leader Gilbert, miss.” Out ofnowhere, a figure suddenly came inside the hall. The moment he spoke, Layla's eyes widened andwere instantly fixed at him.

"Odin? I thought you were in the princess’ cultivation hall?" Gilbert was also stunned upon seeingthat it was actually Rocky who came in. He did not expect that he would break through Layla'senchanted barrier so soon. Moreover, he was confused that Rocky was addressing the princess as ifhe already knew her.

However, Rocky already had a hunch that the lady he met earlier was actually Princess Layla herself.He was just going along with Layla's act and was waiting for her to reveal her true identity.