Old Ancestor: Thrown Out By The Nanny From The Start-Chapter 303 - Wedding Canceled
Chapter 303: Wedding Canceled
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Peklon frowned. The attendant was telling the truth. That information was for the inn manager only.
βWhereβs your manager?β πππeπΈππ―π―πΌπel.ππm
βIβm here, my lord. Iβm the manager.β A short, chubby man stepped out of the crowd.
βYouβre the manager? Youβve been here all the time. Why didnβt you come out earlier?β Peklon asked.
The manager didnβt know what to say. It was true. He had been there the whole time but only came out when he was mentioned.
βIβ¦ I didnβt know what was happening. I assumed with Shif caught, everything would be alrightβ¦β he tried to explain himself.
It was too significant a matter not to take seriously. If he didnβt offer any explanation, it would seem that he had been watching in the crowd without trying to do anything.
βSince youβve been here all along, Iβm sure you heard my questions. Do I need to repeat them?β
βOf course not, my lord. I heard everything.β The manager sighed. It seemed he couldnβt avoid it after all.
He had been trying to find an excuse to explain it away, but judging by the city lordβs attitude, that wasnβt going to happen. If the lord found out he wasnβt telling the truth, he would be punished for it. The manager had to tell everything he knew.
βMy lord, the guest in this room was a big shot. He was the man sitting opposite you during the contest yesterday.β
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Those words caused a sensation. It was as if someone had thrown a bomb in the crowd.
βThat man lived here?β
βThatβs understandable, but why was Shif here? Did that man give him instructions to come here? Once his cover was blown, he killed Shif. Is that it?β
βThatβs possible! But I still want to see his face because I canβt remember what he looks like.β
βI donβt think thatβs true. If that man really had summoned Shif here, why would he kill him in his room? Wouldnβt that blow his cover?β
βYou have a point. If heβs capable enough, he doesnβt need to worry about exposing himself. We donβt even know his name or where he came from. How can his cover be blown?β
βThatβs true. I donβt even remember what he looks like.β
Everybody was talking about it. If Peklon hadnβt been here, they would have let their imagination run wild. They had to watch their language in front of the city lord.
βDidnβt you check him in? How did Shif get in? You still havenβt given me an answer!β Peklon snorted.
Seeing that Peklon wasnβt pleased, the manager ground his teeth, took something out of his chest pocket, and opened his palm.
Red light filled the room.
βThatβs a core! A red core!β Peklon was surprised.
The manager explained right away, βThis red core of a magical beast is from that guest. Only a capable master could come up with such a precious object, so I didnβt take registration, nor did I dare toβ¦
βWhen I saw him in the contest, I assumed he knew you, my lord, so I didnβt think much of itβ¦ I didnβt know this was going to happen!
βAs for Shif, I really didnβt see him come in. I have no idea how he got into this room or what happened to him. I only saw him when you opened the door!
βMy lord, Iβve told you everything I know. Please take this core.β
The manager dropped to his knees and held the core in his open palms. His tone and attitude showed how serious he was. He wanted the trade of his life and the safety of his inn with this core.
Peklon didnβt take it, waving the manager off. He didnβt say anything after that and was lost in his thoughts.
The independent cultivator, the core, and Shifβ¦
The three things became entangled, and it confused his mind.
βIs he really an independent cultivator? Did he use that red core just to pay for the rent? Whatβs his relationship with Shif? The two of them didnβt know each other, but Shifβs dead body has now shown up in his room. πrπππ€ππ―π»πΌπ―eπ.ππ¨π
βWhat on earth has happened?β
Peklon was so confused. If those people were right and that independent cultivator was in it with Shif, why did Shif die here?
Was there a conflict?
That independent cultivator was the one that had warned Peklon. If he and Shif were partners, he didnβt need to do that. Moreover, he could have rescued Shif. There was no need to kill the man.
The fact that the independent cultivator had a red core meant either he was very capable or he was from a rich family because ordinary people wouldnβt come across such an object.
If those two men werenβt partners, could Shif be that independent cultivatorβs target?
Where was that independent cultivator now?
Peklon knew he could figure everything out if he could ask that man in person. But he had no idea where he was.
The south!
Yes, he must have headed for the south.
Peklon had told Himmel earlier that the center of the continent was to the south, so he knew that the independent cultivator had probably gone in that direction.
He made up his mind.
βTake Shifβs body away. Iβll explain everything to the Baih family. Theyβll decide what happens next!
βThe wedding is canceled. Go back home and have some rest!β
