Chapter 451

Chapter 451

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Nyx looked up. The private rooms upstairs had curtains blocking the view. She couldn’t tell where the stare was coming from, so she frowned and looked away.

Soon, the food arrived. The innkeeper trailed behind the waiter, his earlier grumpiness gone, replaced by a big grin. He bowed to Nyx, lowering his voice. “There’s a VIP upstairs who’d like a word with you.”

“A VIP?” Nyx set down the fork she’d just picked up, her face serious. “What kind of VIP?”

Could it be the Voss family catching up already? Or maybe that Feather Sun Palace cultivator?‘ she thought. No wonder she’d felt watched.

Suddenly, Nyx lost her appetite. She wanted to pack the food and bolt. But the innkeeper stepped in her way, raising an eyebrow at Kian, hinting heavily. “That VIP’s got deep pockets.”

He’d booked the best room, ordered the priciest dishes, tipped the waiter in gold, and wore robes styled like an immortal’s- but fancier than most. A real high roller, miles above the broke guy she was with.

Hearing the VIP was loaded, Nyx panicked more. She ditched the food–no time to pack–jumped into Kian’s lap, hooked her arms around his neck, and rushed him. “Let’s go, quick!”

The Voss family didn’t have much, but they had cash. She’d swiped a ton without breaking a sweat. If this rich guy wanted to talk, it had to be the Voss family.

fast? Did the Feather Sun cultivator fly them over?‘

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rough face and a bushy beard–not someone you’d mess with. Yet he wore the light blue robes of a righteous sect cultivator, complete with a crown, looking totally

her. The standoff drew eyes. Diners glanced over, curious but cautious. Some timid ones packed up and edged toward

himself, he bowed with a toothy grin. “Don’t be scared, young lady. I just saw how

“Textbook thug lines–how could I not be scared?‘

I’m not interested.” Bale threw out offers–money, jewels, land, even spirit stones and pills–but Nyx shot them

the innkeeper, sneered at her high–and–mighty act, jealous they weren’t women who could snag a big

but-” the innkeeper started, seizing

skin. With a sweep of his huge

leg! It’s broken!” His shaky wails mixed with the sound of smashing furniture. The inn flipped into chaos. The crowd, once

“He’s hitting people!”

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the guards!”

Nyx tugged Kian to slip away, but Bale

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“I wanted to play nice, win you over fair and square, but you keep brushing me off,

slammed his shoulder into him. A loud “bang rang out. Kian held his ground; Bale’s massive

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