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.

They had assumed it was because he was too weak to

exactly did those two do to provoke someone so

forward to testify on Kian’s behalf. The elders listened for a while and basically reached a decision in their

the watchful eyes of the crowd, Elder Gonzalez felt embarrassed. His face grew

angered you somehow, you shouldn’t

as he descended from the sky. “Are you saying that upright cultivators should just take whatever beating comes their way

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Elder Gonzalez and continued, “If I slap you right now, does that mean you can’t retaliate either? After all, you’re supposed to be an

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weaker, and they should just accept the punishment. Let

Gonzalez’s face flushed red with anger. He thought, ‘Why

Kian’s side, clearly supporting them, Elder Gonzalez didn’t know how the three

“The truth of the matter isn’t clear yet. It’s not

disciples. Although many people are speaking up for him, it doesn’t prove

fiancee, Nyx is extremely popular in the sect, and it wouldn’t be surprising if these people sided with her even if it meant

it? Are

took it upon himself to shield him. As long as he was around, he wouldn’t allow anyone to gang up on

the truth, why not just interrogate them?” Elder Magnus sneered, taking out a vial of pills. “Give each of them a truth pill, and

a knack for

consumed a truth pill would be compelled to speak only the truth until the effects wore off. The higher the grade of the pill was,

blurt out everything without being interrogated.

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

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

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

take random pills. Help us, please!” Clinging desperately to Elder

angered. “Are you saying that the pills I refined are random

held a high status in the cultivation world, sought after by

Gonzalez didn’t want to clash with Elder Magnus over this issue, fearing it would jeopardize future access to