The two of them strolled slowly along the bustling streets, but the farther they walked, the slower they beca.
The crowd swelled around them, with people pushing and shoving as if they were all converging in their direction.
Kenny Lin found himself "conveniently" pressed against Amalia.
Amalia’s eyes turned cold, "If you keep rubbing your body against like that, believe ..."
Kenny Lin imdiately straightened up, pushing himself off her, and frowned as he glanced at the crowd that kept pushing toward them.
"What’s wrong with these people? Why do they keep pushing in our direction? Could they be doing it on purpose?"
"Whether they’re doing it on purpose, I don’t know," Amalia said, narrowing her eyes, "But I know you’re doing it on purpose. So, here’s the question: Were you deliberately doing it?"
Kenny Lin cleared his throat awkwardly, "Of course not. They pushed , so I accidentally bumped into you. Besides, we’re lovers—what’s the problem with a little bump between us?"
Amalia laughed at his absurd reasoning, "Is that so? Then if I beat you up a little, that shouldn’t be a problem either, right?"
Kenny Lin covered his face dramatically, "I’m this handso, could you really bear to hit ?"
At that mont, a man standing nearby who had apparently been paying attention to them coughed lightly, "You two are quite interesting. I didn’t an to eavesdrop on your conversation, but shouldn’t you be running by now?"
"Running from what?" They both turned to look at the man.
"It seems like this is your first ti in Skyward City," the man replied.
He glanced toward the crowd that was still pressing toward them, looking sowhat anxious, "This isn’t the place for a chat. If you wait any longer, it’ll be too late. Let’s go, follow quickly."
Amalia heard faint screams coming from farther ahead in the crowd, it was a particularly chaotic sound.
The man in front of them wasn’t particularly powerful, only at Interdiate Nascent Soul stage.
Even if he intended to sche against them, he didn’t have the strength.
Amalia exchanged a glance with Kenny Lin, signaling for him to follow along.
The two of them followed the man into a nearby alley.
The alley was empty, and though the noises from the busy street could still be heard, it was much quieter here.
Amalia scanned the surroundings, confirming that there was no ambush before turning her gaze to the man. "You ntioned that if we waited any longer, it would be too late. What did you an by that?"
The man let out a sigh of relief and, hearing Amalia’s question, smiled, "Didn’t you check on the situation in Skyward City before coming here?"
"Is there a problem with Skyward City?" Amalia raised an eyebrow.
"It seems like you’ve just arrived today and haven’t heard anything yet," the man chuckled, "You’re lucky you ran into today."
"We didn’t just arrive. It’s been a few days."
Seeing that the man wasn’t showing any signs of ill intent, Amalia was about seventy percent sure that he ant well and offered a brief explanation.
The man’s face showed shock, "With looks like yours, you’ve been here for several days and still managed to stay safe? Must’ve been pure luck."
"Safe?" Amalia found his word choice odd.
Could there really be forces in Skyward City bold enough to secretly target cultivators?
The city wasn’t far from GreenLotus Sect, after all.
If that were the case, these people were being extrely reckless.
Seeing the suspicion in her eyes, the man quickly clarified, "It’s not exactly dangerous—just a very troubleso situation. Have you heard that the city lord of Skyward City has a daughter?"
Amalia shook her head, "I’ve never heard of her. This is our first ti in Skyward City. Is the trouble you’re talking about related to the city lord’s daughter?"
"Exactly. The city lord’s daughter is obsessed with handso n and beautiful woman. It’s said that in her mansion, aside from a few maidservants assigned by the city lord, every attendant and servant is male and female, and all of them are good-looking. Any attractive man and woman who catches her eye is likely to be pursued relentlessly."
As he spoke, the man wiped the sweat from his brow.
Amalia finally understood why the man was so concerned.
He wasn’t bad-looking himself and was probably afraid of being targeted by the city lord’s daughter.
That was likely why he had dragged them into hiding along with him.
"Are you saying the commotion up ahead is because of the City Lord’s daughter?" Kenny Lin asked with interest.
The man replied, "Exactly."
Amalia chuckled at this, "So, any man and woman who thinks they’re handso and beautiful is scrambling to get away, is that it?"
The man paused for a mont, then his expression shifted to one of realization, "That’s right! That explains the strange feeling I had... The problem lies there."
Could there really be that many good-looking people on the streets?
Or was the City Lord’s daughter’s taste just that low?
Although the rumors were exaggerated, it wasn’t likely that she would just randomly target anyone she saw on the street and insist on taking them ho.
It seed that so of the uglier folks were stirring up trouble by pretending.
Realizing this, the man couldn’t help but laugh.
However, when he looked at Kenny Lin and Amalia, he thought the City Lord’s daughter might indeed be bold enough to snatch these two right off the street.
"Anyway, you two should be careful. Word is that the City Lord’s daughter is looking to choose an official partner soon and has even declared she wants to marry the most handso man and beautiful woman on Mystic Void Continent. I’d say both of you are in so danger. If you can avoid going out, I suggest you lay low for now."
Amalia considered this for a mont, "Given the City Lord’s daughter’s status, she should have no shortage of handso n and beautiful won who are willing to marry her. If everyone’s avoiding her, there must be so other reason, right?"
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