Celestial Bloodline - Chapter 259 The dark shadow

[Welcome to a New World, Innkeeper! Let’s build something cozy~]Masterchef Finn thought he was finally getting his restaurant when he was literally thrown into a world filled with beasts and magical creatures.And…he had to build an inn? Smack in the middle of nowhere? Er, no, not nowhere. In the middle of monster-infested areas!Fortunately, he had a massive shield to protect him and the inn. He could build stuff with the press of a button, and he could buy useful things from a mysterious market. He even got a cute panda mascot as a taste tester.Maybe this place wasn’t as bad as he thought.He thought that maybe, just maybe, he could finally live the relaxed life focused on cooking that he had once dreamed of!However, he soon realized that his future customers would be adventurers, mercenaries, merchants, and even other creatures. He was tasked to house them and feed them, to help them survive in the most dangerous part of their world.Like this, he was inexplicably drawn to a bigger world and was pushed to take on responsibilities outside his precious comfort zone.He was even asked to do [Missions] himself!What kind of Innkeeper is expected to do monster clearings!?...____If you like:- Adventures and Monster Fights (Weak to Strong tho!)- Quests / Missions- LitRPG- Cooking!- Business-building / Money-making- Inn-building / Infrastructure- Slice-of-life / Cozy!Check this story out!

Ace bodyguard Ziyu encountered the worst time travel in history——

In the beginning, the father was unjustly killed, the mother was angered to death, the family property was taken over by the nobles of the Hou family, and a two-year-old brother was left behind to be fed.

?Fortunately, her own space is still there, but unfortunately only ten acres of dry fish ponds, two multi-functional agricultural machines, two villas, and an 800-square-meter steel basement are left.

No matter how powerful your palace is, I will move all your property into the space.

Cloth, embroidery, furs, ready-made clothes, shoes, all collected;

Medicinal materials, grains, cakes, chickens, ducks and fish are all collected;

Groceries, porcelain, jade, curios, calligraphy and paintings, all collected.

Like locusts passing by, leaving nothing behind.

Empty tens of millions of taels of gold and silver from the enemy’s treasury, and by the way expose his true face of rebellion, and then escape.

When natural disasters strike, including floods, snowstorms, and wolf smoke, Ziyu is able to dominate and ensure safety…

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[TRIGGER WARNING: Mature Content + Dark Themes]EXCERPT:“Axel, no. We… can’t do this!” I jolted back when he pulled up my skirt.As if to retaliate, he grabbed my wrist and yanked my body to his. “We can do whatever I say we can do, María José.”“I’m your brother’s reject. Do you even hear yourself right now? He didn’t want me, Axel. What does that make me to you?”“I don’t care about Álvaro’s foolishness. It's his loss for losing a woman like you.”“Okay, I must confess. I'm not worried about him either. It's Rosa… you're getting engaged to my sister in a month!”“Let me remind you, María José—I don’t give a fuck about that, either.”No matter how hard I jerked, he wasn’t letting me go. And part of me—so, so foolishly—didn’t want him to.______Having spent her life avoiding the spotlight, María Jośe never imagined she’d be the one to bring shame to her esteemed De la Vega family. With beauty as captivating as a field of lilies, she is the prized daughter of an ambitious father who cares more for his reputation than his children’s happiness.When Álvaro Montenegro, the arrogant heir to the Alpha title, sets his sights on her as his chosen Luna, María Jośe is desperate for a way out.But everything changes when the Moon Goddess answers her prayer in the most unexpected way: María Jośe discovers she is an Omega—wolfless and the lowest rank in the pack. Once held in awe, she is now shunned; a source of shame to her father and a target for ridicule in the pack.As her life turns upside down , María Jośe's hatred for the pack grows. The only solace she finds is in her growing, forbidden bond with Axel Montenegro—Álvaro’s older brother, who has turned his back on the pack to live as Beta.These two developed a love-hate friendship born from their shared disdain for the pack’s cruelty, which slowly evolves into a passionate, secret romance.But when Álvaro discovers Axel’s interest in María Jośe, jealousy ignites within him and he suddenly wants María Jośe as his own.Love, vengeance, and betrayal all brewed into a whirlwind of drama, desires, and deadly comebacks. Will María Jośe rise from the ashes of her former life, or will she be consumed by the power struggles of the pack she despises? Will she give in to the oldest brother who is scared of commitment or the younger one who fiercely seeks redemption?

Getting betrayed, stabbed, and dumped in a monster nest wasn’t how Jemil expected to die.Turns out, the universe had other plans.When he awakens the forbidden Eros Beast System, Jemil gains the ability to tame—and evolve—beast girls through intimacy. The stronger their bond, the more powerful (and seductive) they become.Now stuck with a dangerously clingy fox spirit, a seductive plant nymph who wants “healing time” every night, an ice-cold phoenix valkyrie with serious tsundere energy, and a yandere snake woman who keeps coiling around his bedroll, Jemil’s survival is no longer about fighting monsters.It’s about surviving his own harem.Every beast wants his affection. Every touch unlocks new power. Every battle pushes their bonds further.And if he lets his guard down?They might just evolve…Into something that’ll kill for him.Or ride him into the next life.[Warning: Contains beast girls, spicy bonding, absurd system quests, dangerous waifus, and one very overwhelmed tamer.]