Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Rock''s New Ally (II)


    Before he went to the castle, he took out a jar from his small bag consisting of a cream that he thered around his exposed skin. This cream he brought from his new wolf pack was a specialty there. It was an item used to hide the scent of a werewolf for at least three hours. It was useful for assassination, espionage, or even during gueri battles against another wolf pack.


    However, Rock had never used it before, because he was so powerful in his new pack that he could''ve just ughtered the enemies with ease.


    ''I am still no match against His Majesty, so I have to be careful right now.''


    After covering his exposed skin with the cream, he jumped from the tree branch and dashed through the woods until he reached the castle wall.


    He climbed the castle wall with ease, and once hended at the castle ground, he looked around, only to find there was no guard.


    ''It seems that everyone is so joyful and rxed today, to the point no guards are standing around the castle ground,'' Rock thought. ''This is the perfect opportunity to meet with my Princess!''


    Rock dashed around the castle ground to find an opening. Of course, it would be dumb of him to just walk through the corridors. There might be no guard, but the servants must''ve been busy inside the castle, and he couldn''t let them spot him.


    He found an opening through an open window from the second floor. There was a small light akin to one or two candles from inside, so he suspected there must be someone there.


    He remembered that room as a guest room, but he couldn''t help but wonder, ''I don''t think that room has ever been used before. Does His Majesty have a special guest? Or is it Princess'' guest?''


    As he stared at the window from below, a woman suddenly poked her head out. She was gazing up at the full moon, and with Rock''s ability to see in the dark, he could clearly see the face of the woman.


    She was young, probably around Princess Swan''s age.


    She had long, straight ck hair, a signature feature for people in the East, and


    her eye shape only confirmed his assumption. freewebnovel


    She had a thin smile while gazing at the moon, as if she was longing for something... or someone.


    Rock caught himself staring at this mysteriousdy for a long time, and he muttered out of instinct, ''What a beautiful woman...''


    Rock usually didn''t have any opinion about the opposite sex. Other than Princess Swan, whom he thought to be extremely beautiful and alluring, this woman was the second one to ever catch his attention.


    ''Is she a guest from the Eastern Long Dynasty? Is she Princess Swan''s friend? She''s such a kind and sweet person, I''m sure her friend would be just as kind and sweet, right?'' Rock pondered. He went quiet for a while until a question popped into his mind, ''Does she have a man by her side?''


    Rock closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He tried to detect any sign of a werewolf or other beastmen in that room, only to find out two other things instead.


    First, the scent of that woman was overpoweringly sweet and sensual and Rock found his body started trembling out of excitement.


    "Ngh! Agh... so distracting," Rock clenched his fist as he tried to control himself. His head already got dizzy just by having that woman''s scent@nder his nose, even when he stood far away from her. He@ouldn''t imagine what would happen if he was in the same room with her.


    Rock knew that if he jumped into that woman''s room, she would probably scream, and his mission to meet with his Princess would be aplete failure.


    The wise thing to do here was to find another opening to enter the castle.


    However, aside from that woman''s scent, he also caught another scent from that room, and it made him unable to leave her alone.


    That scent was tea leaves, ginger, and another strange scent that he couldn''t fathom, probablying from freshly brewed tea.


    ''Is it a special tea from the Eastern Long Dynasty? I heard that they are very advanced in tea making and tea ceremony. It must be a tea I never smelled or tasted before, Rocke thought. ''That must be it. I shouldn''t ruin my whole n for a woman I just saw.''


    Rock turned around, ready to find another spot he could use to enter the castle.


    But his feet froze on the spot, refusing to move as worry began to creep inside his heart.


    ''What if that tea has been poisoned? Assuming that woman is Princess Swan''s guest, that means Jade must''ve been nning to kill her. What if she gets hurt just because she is my Princess'' friend?''


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    There were too many what-ifs in his head that he couldn''t get rid of. He gritted his teeth as he was getting frustrated by his own indecisiveness.


    "Argh! Screw this!" Rock finally decided to toss his logic and followed what his instinct told him to do. He made one jump after another in quick session to reach the open window.


    Long Xiurong gazed at the moon for


    a while until she felt at ease. Truly, the moon view was always clear in this kingdom, because there weren''t many people to begin with, and the beastmen didn''t need fire to keep themselves warm. As proof, only Princess Swan''s room and hers used the firece as heating.


    She decided to return to her seat and poured the now-lukewarm ginger tea into


    the teacup. She took a whiff of the ginger tea and smiled, "Hm, that bunny is doing a good job this time. This tea has a strong ginger aroma. I guess I shouldn''t be too mean to her."


    Long Xiurong picked up the teacup and was ready to take a sip when a shadow suddenly blocked the moonlight from the window.


    She turned her head spontaneously, and her eyes widened when a man in all ck, like an assassin, suddenly appeared at her window.


    Long Xiurong dropped her teacup instantly, and it shattered the moment it hit the ground, making a noise that coincided with her gasp.