Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 472

Noticing Kian’s unease, the two beaten men felt a sense of satisfaction.

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This was exactly what they wanted–exposing Kian’s true colors in front of everyone, letting Nyx see what kind of violent brute her fiancé was, and then having Elder Gonzalez back them up to retaliate. That way, Kian would definitely be kicked out of the Celestial.

Nyx caught sight of the smug expressions on the two swollen faces and irritably averted her gaze.

Her frown made Kian who had been secretly glancing at her even more nervous. But in the next moment, she grabbed his hand.

Nyx stepped forward, positioning herself protectively. She held Kian’s hand while gently rubbing her thumb over the back of his hand as a soothing gesture.

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“Please calm down, Elder Gonzalez. There must be a reason for all this,” Nyx said firmly, her tone radiating unwavering trust. “My fiancé would never start a fight without cause. It must have been something these two did that pushed him to his limits.”

In an instant, Kian felt as though a heavy weight had been lifted from him. His heart, which had nearly stopped, began pounding wildly.

Gazing at Nyx’s back, he was overwhelmed with emotion. Though she wasn’t tall or imposing, she stood steadfastly in front of him, shielding him.

Nyx had countless admirers in the Celestial, and once she spoke, many of them quickly chimed in, rallying to her side. “That’s right. It must be as she says.”

“Mr. Linden’s temperament is uncommonly gentle. Even when I insulted him, he remained patient.”

“Yes, that’s true.”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Linden. I scolded you before, but you didn’t hold it against me. You even thanked me for complimenting Nyx.”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Linden. I’ve wronged you before.”

In the cultivation world, strength was highly revered, and the cultivators at the Celestial were no exception.

After witnessing Kian block Elder Gonzalez’s attack, the crowd’s attitude toward him completely changed. Even those who had previously disliked him out of jealousy now treated him differently.

because he was too weak to fight back. Now, it seemed

‘What exactly did those two do to provoke

The elders listened for a while and basically reached a decision in

the watchful eyes of the crowd, Elder Gonzalez felt embarrassed.

my two disciples angered you somehow, you shouldn’t have resorted to such extreme measures. Drawing your

A surge of fiery spiritual power accompanied Elder Magnus as he descended from the sky. “Are you saying that upright cultivators should just take

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slap you right now, does that mean you can’t retaliate either? After

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disciples caused trouble and got beaten because they were weaker, and they should just accept the punishment.

anger. He thought, ‘Why is he sticking his nose

on Nyx and Kian’s side, clearly supporting them, Elder Gonzalez didn’t know

teeth and said, “The truth of the matter isn’t clear yet. It’s not necessarily my disciples‘ fault. Elder Magnus, don’t be so

used his superior strength to bully my disciples. Although many people are speaking up for him, it doesn’t

be surprising if these people

going to do about it? Are you saying only you’re allowed to protect your disciples, but I can’t protect Kian?”

took it upon himself to shield him. As long as he

you want to know the truth, why not just interrogate them?” Elder Magnus sneered, taking out a vial of pills. “Give each of them a truth pill, and we can start

was young, he had a knack for creating unconventional pills,

only the truth until the effects wore off. The higher the grade of

some cases, the person might blurt out everything without being

heard the truth pill. They were extremely curious, staring intently at

their injuries made it hard to tell. They

many people watching, if they took the truth pill and revealed their malicious intentions toward Nyx, they would definitely be kicked out of the

take random pills. Help us, please!” Clinging desperately to Elder Gonzalez like a lifeline, the two

saying that the pills I refined are

refiners held a high status in the cultivation world, sought

Elder Magnus over this issue, fearing it would jeopardize future access to the pills he needed. He forced a smile and said, “My