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.

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

thought, ‘What exactly did those two do to provoke someone so mild–mannered?‘

people stepped forward to testify on Kian’s behalf. The elders listened for a

Gonzalez felt embarrassed.

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

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

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now, does that mean you

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and got beaten because they were weaker, and they should just accept the punishment. Let the younger generation settle their disputes. Why are you intervening in, you

Gonzalez’s face flushed red with anger. He thought, ‘Why is he sticking his nose into

them, Elder Gonzalez didn’t know how

gritted his teeth and said, “The truth of the matter isn’t clear yet. It’s not

bully my disciples. Although many people

in the sect, and it wouldn’t be

are you going to do about it? Are you saying only

any elders to look after him, so Elder Magnus took it upon himself to shield him. As long as he was around, he wouldn’t allow anyone to gang

out a vial of pills. “Give each of them a truth pill, and we can

pills. When he was young, he had a knack for creating

truth until the effects wore off. The higher the grade of the pill was, the stronger the effect would be. In the same vein, the lower

might blurt out everything

disciples of the Celestial had heard the truth pill. They were extremely curious, staring intently at the vial in Elder Magnus‘

men turned deathly pale, though their injuries made it hard to tell. They stammered weakly, resisting vehemently,

many people watching, if they took the truth pill and revealed their malicious intentions

desperately to

you saying that the pills I refined

high status in the cultivation world, sought after by

it would jeopardize future access to the pills