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He thought I was nothing, now he's burning his kingdom to find me. #DragonKing #Regret #Fantasy
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00:00I was just a slave.
00:02But every night, I replaced the queen to sleep with Dragon King Blake.
00:06On the bed, I begged the king to mark me, make me one of his mates.
00:11Please make me your wife.
00:13He dismissed it.
00:14You are but a slave.
00:16To serve me is already your greatest honor.
00:18I closed my eyes in despair.
00:21Everyone knows the king's deep affection for the queen.
00:23So the next day, I pleaded with the ancient dragon lady,
00:27begged to mate with his eldest son.
00:29King Blake's dying brother.
00:31The ancient dragon lady warned me,
00:33Once you mate him, you will never be able to escape.
00:37You will guard his body until the end of your life.
00:41I will never regret it.
00:43Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the queen and King Blake's faces turn deathly pale.
00:48Blake came to Queen Kate's bedchamber again.
00:50The two nestled together under the lamplight, their breaths mingling,
00:54exchanging intimate words for a long time.
00:57Queen Kate, her face slightly flushed, rose to bathe.
01:01Before leaving, as usual, she extinguished all the lights in the palace.
01:06Ten minutes later, I pushed open the door and entered.
01:08The palace was dim.
01:16Why so slow?
01:17Your body so cold?
01:19I said softly.
01:20I stood outside for a while.
01:21Actually, I had been standing outside the palace in only a single layer of clothing,
01:25just in case I needed to go in for Queen Kate.
01:36A night of turmoil.
01:37Before dawn, I left silently.
01:40Queen Kate was waiting for me in a side hall.
01:42I knelt down, enduring the aches and pains all over my body,
01:46and repeated Blake's words from the night before, word for word.
01:49Queen Kate's gaze fell on the marks on my neck, her expression slowly darkening.
01:54She didn't speak.
01:54She simply returned to the main hall.
01:56She quietly lay down beside King Blake.
01:59The Blake suddenly opened his eyes.
02:03Going to see other dragons behind my back.
02:06His tone was teasing.
02:11Queen Kate was extremely beautiful, but her dragon body was weak.
02:14Therefore, no one dared to form a bond with her.
02:18At the banquet, the Blake fell in love with her at first sight,
02:21publicly proposing marriage and welcoming her into the kingdom as his principal wife.
02:26They seemed to be deeply in love, a match made in heaven.
02:29As her attendant, I was genuinely happy for her.
02:32But on their wedding night, Queen Kate fainted on the bed.
02:36King Blake possessed a strong dragon nature, which Queen Kate simply couldn't withstand.
02:41For three nights in a row, the two were unable to truly consummate their union.
02:46In desperation, Queen Kate devised a plan.
02:49Every night when the lights are off, I'll replace her to sleep with King Blake.
02:55In the darkness, dragons rely solely on their aura.
02:59Of all her attendants, only I are most similar to her in figure and voice.
03:05More importantly, I can imitate her dragon breath.
03:08Queen Kate promised me.
03:10Just three years.
03:12Within three years, she will regain her dragon form.
03:16After three years, she will give me a sum of spirit stones so I can leave the kingdom.
03:22I am a born dragon, bound by a blood pact.
03:25The life and death of my clan are in her hands.
03:29I have no choice.
03:30Ten minutes later, Queen Kate and King Blake rose from the inner hall.
03:35I returned to my side room, quickly cleaned myself of the marks,
03:39and then went to the main hall to prepare breakfast.
03:42As soon as I stepped into the hall, King Blake's gaze fell upon me.
03:46His tone was indifferent, yet scrutinizing.
03:49What are you wearing?
03:50I didn't know how to respond for a moment, and could only lower my head and purse my lips.
03:55Last night, he had lost control terribly.
03:58When his dragon nature surged, it never restrained itself.
04:02There were too many marks left on my body, which I could only cover with a high-necked robe.
04:06Queen Kate gently nudged him, her voice soft.
04:11Your majesty has forgotten.
04:13Charlotte has been silenced.
04:15He cannot speak.
04:16I immediately lowered my head and nodded obediently.
04:19In the kingdom, everyone thought I was a lowly dragon descendant whose voice had been sealed.
04:24This was her order to me.
04:25It was also the shackles she had placed upon me.
04:28As long as I didn't speak, no one would suspect who my substitute was at night.
04:33King Blake raised an eyebrow slightly.
04:35This little thing in your courtyard is quite exquisite, rather pitiful.
04:40Queen Kate's smile faltered for a moment.
04:42She looked at me, her eyes filled with suppressed malice.
04:46What does your majesty mean?
04:48Could it be you've taken a liking to her?
04:50King Blake chuckled.
04:51I haven't even blamed you yet, and you're already blaming me.
04:55As he spoke, he raised his arm.
04:57Take a look for yourself.
04:59His sleeve slipped down.
05:03Is this what you left last night?
05:05My pupils contracted.
05:06My body instantly stiffened.
05:10Last night he was too ruthless.
05:12I was driven to the brink of suffocation.
05:14And in a moment of loss of control, I bit him hard.
05:19But to him, it was nothing more than flirting.
05:22He was King Blake, a veteran of countless battles, his body covered in old wounds.
05:27These marks meant nothing to him.
05:29I knelt down, forehead to the ground.
05:31My body was ice cold.
05:33I don't know how much time passed.
05:35A cup of tea was splashed on me.
05:37I shuddered slightly from the burn.
05:39The next instant, a slap landed heavily.
05:42What do you think you are?
05:43A lowly dragon descendant cares to leave a mark on his majesty?
05:47Do you want to replace me?
05:49I had no time to explain.
05:50She waved her hand.
05:51Drag her away.
05:53Lock her in the sealing chamber.
05:55It was a seal cage used to hold dragons.
05:57My consciousness gradually faded.
06:00Until late on the third day, a small voice came from outside the door.
06:04Sister.
06:04It was Anna and my only family.
06:07Sister, what did you do to anger Queen Kate?
06:09Her voice trembled.
06:11She was clearly terrified.
06:12I shook my head.
06:13I didn't explain.
06:14When will his majesty return?
06:16The guards said his majesty will return to the palace tonight and will go directly to
06:22Queen Kate.
06:23I breathed a sigh of relief.
06:24What has happened outside?
06:26The crown prince whose dragon soul was sealed is getting worse.
06:29Even the dragon healer says he won't last much longer.
06:32Above King Blake is another legitimate royal heir.
06:35However, his dragon soul was damaged from childhood and his life force has been steadily weakening.
06:41That's why King Blake ascended the throne.
06:43I heard a soul binding ceremony will be held for him.
06:47But once bond, that person will never be able to break freeze for the rest of their life.
06:51They will be bound by his dragon soul until death.
06:54The path I was about to walk had no turning back.
06:57Bound by his soul, I would live the rest of my life bound by the dragon soul.
07:01At dinner time, I was released.
07:03Queen Kate ordered spirit food to be prepared for me, allowing me to rest for a while.
07:08Charlotte, I punished you in a fit of anger.
07:11I intended to confine you for half a day, but I was busy and forgot.
07:15Please don't blame me.
07:16I dare, Ken.
07:18Queen Kate nodded slightly.
07:20After a moment of silence, I finally couldn't wait any longer and took the initiative to suggest
07:25leaving the kingdom.
07:26You want to leave?
07:27My dragon body haven't fully recovered.
07:30His majesty still can't without you.
07:32I looked up sharply.
07:33She had clearly promised only three years.
07:36Queen Kate suddenly smiled.
07:37If you insist on leave, then Anna will take your place.
07:41You are sisters.
07:42Your aura and voice are similar.
07:45Store old is she?
07:46Thirteen?
07:49I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cave.
07:52After a long while, I heard my teeth chattering.
07:55Then, could his majesty grant me a title?
07:59A title?
08:00Queen Kate sneered.
08:02You dare to challenge me?
08:03If I were to choose a for his companion I would have a hundred to choose from, you wouldn't be
08:08a chance.
08:08Don't even dream of following his majesty's path.
08:12In Hazeri, you're nothing bliant.
08:14In his eyes, you're nothing but a plaything.
08:17Even if one day he suddenly decides to make you his bound servant,
08:21she smiled lightly,
08:22I could make you disappear with a flick of my finger.
08:25I could barely breathe.
08:27But, dragon bloodlens must ultimately be paid.
08:31Am I to be her substitute for life?
08:33There is a low-ray dragon servant in the Outer Palace about you at your age.
08:38Once your blood pact is complete, you will be given to him.
08:41Just then, the dragon king returned, and the queen stepped forward to greet him with a smile.
08:46Her majesty is back.
08:48These past few days on patrol must have been tiring, she said softly.
08:52That girl accidentally broke the dragon crystal cup presented as tribute from the Western Territory.
08:57I punished her by making her kneel for a moment.
08:59He looked weary, his eyes cold.
09:01How is the crown prince doing?
09:02Queen Kate sighed softly.
09:04These past few days I've asked every woman in the kingdom.
09:07Your majesty.
09:09To be honest, the matter of soulbinding is too terrifying.
09:12No one is willing.
09:13King Blake frowned.
09:14What's there to be unwilling about?
09:16Just pick one, and control her through a blood pact.
09:19Queen Kate hesitated slightly.
09:21What if the dragon lady finds out?
09:23With a generous reward, someone will be willing.
09:26Under pressure, things can also be accomplished.
09:29My mother doesn't like you.
09:31If you can handle this this well, she will change her mind.
09:34Queen Kate agreed softly.
09:36Every time he returned from inspecting the dragon realm, King Blake would lose control.
09:41That night, I exhausted almost all my strength to please him.
09:45He was provoked to the point of losing control several times, chuckling as he gripped my waist.
09:52Why are you being so proactive today?
09:55Missed me?
09:56I didn't answer.
09:57I just struggled to sit up and placed a trembling kiss on his cheek.
10:01Such initiative was rare for me.
10:02King Blake sighed softly.
10:04Good girl.
10:05Dawn was approaching.
10:06I gradually came to my senses, trying to push him away with my weak hands.
10:10But he pulled me into his arms.
10:12Still trying to leave?
10:13I froze.
10:14King Blake pressed his cheek against mine, his tone low and dangerous.
10:19I am extremely sensitive to scent.
10:22Your trick.
10:24With Queen Kate.
10:26He chuckled.
10:26I knew it all along.
10:28My mind went blank.
10:30So that's how it is.
10:32No wonder.
10:33No wonder he became more and more audacious.
10:36Because he knew from the beginning.
10:39I am not her.
10:40So he already knew the person beneath him wasn't Queen Kate.
10:44So naturally, he didn't need to restrain himself.
10:47I tried to speak, but could not utter a word.
10:50The Dragon King saw my predicament and lifted the silencing curse.
10:54Then your majesty, when do you plan to give me a dragon seal?
10:58A dragon seal?
11:00King Blake chuckled.
11:01You are Queen Kate's attendant.
11:04Such a thing can only be bestowed by her.
11:07His tone was lazy, tinged with amusement.
11:10If I were to give it to you personally, wouldn't that ruin my relationship with her?
11:14He looked down at me.
11:16What's your name?
11:17I'll have someone send you some jewels later.
11:20Once Queen Kate's body recovers, I'll consider making you her bound attendant.
11:24I closed my eyes and smiled softly.
11:27Why give a title to someone who can be possessed for free?
11:30Queen Kate was right.
11:31Affection on the bed is never worth anything.
11:33Seeing my prolonged silence, King Blake laughed.
11:36What?
11:37Are you so happy you've gone mad?
11:39I laughed out loud.
11:40Unbeknownst to me, tears had already fallen.
11:43Thank you for your kindness, your majesty.
11:46I'm afraid I don't have that fort.
11:48King Blake paused slightly.
11:49His tone instantly turned cold.
11:51You were only used by me for a few years.
11:53Don't think too highly of yourself.
11:55One companion isn't enough?
11:57Do you also want to become the dragon queen?
11:59You also consider your master's dignity.
12:02He had never liked greedy women.
12:04His tone was already tinged with anger.
12:06In the kingdom, he wasn't without companions.
12:08Most of them were of medium bloodline.
12:10Like me, a low-ranking dragon descendant.
12:13I didn't even qualify to be a bound companion.
12:15Moreover, since Queen Kate entered the kingdom,
12:18he had never publicly favored anyone else.
12:21Everyone says,
12:22King Blake is restrained and calm, not succumbing to desire.
12:25He is deeply in love with Queen Kate.
12:28He always seems pleased to hear this.
12:30Behind Queen Kate lies the power of the clan.
12:32If he were to take his mistress's attendant as a companion,
12:35it would be tantamount to ruining his reputation.
12:38The more I think about it, the clearer I become,
12:40and the more desperate I feel.
12:42Those words just now were merely a casual act of pity
12:45after he had satisfied his desires.
12:47Once he calms down, he will definitely regret it.
12:50After all, he is the one who will rule the dragon realm
12:53with Queen Kate for life.
12:55I whispered,
12:56This servant is of lowly birth.
12:57I dare not presume to ask for the dragon seal.
13:00Staying by his majesty's side is unworthy.
13:03I only wish that his majesty and Queen Kate-
13:06My voice was so soft, it was almost inaudible.
13:08To be together forever.
13:09Anna heard that Queen Kate was going to marry me off
13:12to the Outer Palace dragon servant.
13:14She wept uncontrollably.
13:16We've served her for so long.
13:19How could she do this?
13:20That Outer Palace dragon servant,
13:22born with a brain deficiency like a young dragon,
13:25yet possessing a violent temper.
13:27He loves to tear apart the weak.
13:28If I were given to him,
13:30I would never be able to escape.
13:31Even survival would be a luxury.
13:33I remained silent for a long time,
13:35only saying one sentence.
13:37I have a way.
13:38I knelt before the dragon lady's palace.
13:41I'll bond with dying royal heir.
13:43The dragon lady was greatly surprised,
13:46yet secretly delighted.
13:48She inquired about my name, bloodline, and origins.
13:52She also summoned a dragon sorcerer to perform divination.
13:56When the dragon pattern array lit up,
13:58the light almost resonated with the royal dragon's breath.
14:01The sorcerer nodded repeatedly.
14:02Although this woman's bloodline is low,
14:04it is extremely compatible with your highness.
14:06Their destinies complement each other.
14:08If a soul bond is formed,
14:10it will benefit the royal dragon soul.
14:12King Blake and Queen Kate
14:13quickly arrived upon hearing the news.
14:16Is this her?
14:16The one willing to bind with my brother?
14:18King Blake's voice carried amusement.
14:20She is indeed kind-hearted.
14:22Mother should reward her handsomely.
14:24I turned around.
14:25You?
14:26Weren't you silenced?
14:27The dragon lady has already released her.
14:29It's just that Queen Kate doesn't like my voice.
14:33She forbade me to speak.
14:34Queen Kate's face instantly turned deathly pale.
14:38Good child, I didn't expect you to be willing.
14:40Her eyes were full of approval.
14:42But once the soul bond is complete,
14:43you will have to guard him for the rest of your life.
14:46Have you thought it through?
14:49I will never regret it.
14:50Out of the corner of my eye,
14:52King Blake's hand slowly tightened.
14:54He stared intently at me,
14:55as if seeing me clearly for the first time.
14:58Child,
15:00what do you want?
15:01Whether it's treasure or status.
15:05Anything I can give,
15:06I'll give it to you.
15:08I looked up.
15:09At Queen Kate.
15:10Her gaze was icy.
15:11She forced a smile.
15:13But instinctively,
15:14she took a step back.
15:15My voice was calm.
15:17I have a younger sister.
15:18Her name is Anna.
15:19I request that she be allowed to serve
15:21in the dragon lady's palace.
15:23She's just a servant.
15:24I'll take her.
15:27Don't worry.
15:28I won't mistreat her.
15:30Queen Kate's face stiffened.
15:32She forced a smile and began,
15:34Mother,
15:35Anna is a servant I brought.
15:36Just dragonborn.
15:37King Blake coldly interrupted.
15:38Just a lowly dragonborn.
15:40If Mother wants her,
15:42then give her.
15:43Is there any need for further explanation?
15:47The dragon queen's expression was also grim,
15:50coldly staring at Queen Kate
15:52without uttering a word.
15:54Queen Kate bit her lip
15:55and ordered someone to retrieve my blood pack with Anna.
15:58Anna was taken into the dragon queen's palace,
16:01becoming her close attendant.
16:03The dragon queen told me that before her demise,
16:05she would arrange a safe haven for Anna.
16:08I only wanted to free Anna from Queen Kate's control,
16:10but I didn't expect the dragon queen to be so concerned,
16:13even arranging her future.
16:15Grateful,
16:16I promised to serve Kevin wholeheartedly.
16:18She spoke of her ill-fated eldest son.
16:20The dragon queen couldn't help but choke back tears.
16:23When she was pregnant with him,
16:25the southwestern dragons rebelled.
16:27The dragon realm was in turmoil.
16:30The old dragon king personally led his army
16:32to suppress the rebellion.
16:33The battle was perilous,
16:35and he nearly perished.
16:36The dragon queen was filled with anxiety day and night.
16:39Therefore,
16:40when the child was born,
16:42all dragon breath was gone.
16:43He should not have been born.
16:45But that very night,
16:46the old dragon king returned in triumph.
16:48They also brought back a dragon sorcerer
16:51from the depths of the continent's dense forests.
16:53That man's methods were bizarre.
16:56He forcibly summoned back the dragon soul
16:58using forbidden magic.
17:00He actually pulled a royal son
17:02who should have perished back into the world.
17:05This was a joyous occasion.
17:07Yet, it was also a curse.
17:10The dragon sorcerer had said that this act
17:12would be abhorred by the gods.
17:14Even if he survived,
17:15he would only live for 30 years.
17:18Kevin was weak in his youth,
17:22his dragon breath unstable.
17:23Though unable to fight,
17:25his talent was astonishing.
17:27His bloodline was pure,
17:28his consciousness clear.
17:30He should have inherited the kingdom's throne.
17:33But as he grew older,
17:34his dragon soul weakened more and more.
17:38Ultimately,
17:39he no longer left his dwelling.
17:41He was placed on the azure lake behind the kingdom
17:44in a secluded meditation hall.
17:47Since I have agreed to the soul binding,
17:49I will stay by his side.
17:51I'd heard he disliked others being near him.
17:53In the entire Jade Lake Palace,
17:55only one dragon mage accompanied me.
17:58It was the same person from back then.
18:00When the dragon mage led me into the inner hall,
18:03he was still asleep.
18:05My gaze fell on his slightly trembling eyelashes.
18:09He was two years older than King Blake.
18:11The two didn't resemble each other.
18:13King Blake was a veteran of countless battles.
18:16His dragon breath fierce and his aura imposing.
18:19But his skin was extremely pale.
18:22His features were delicate.
18:24He possessed an almost fragility
18:25that didn't belong to the dragon race.
18:27If you ignored his lineage,
18:29he even looked more like a human.
18:32I asked the dragon mage about his habits,
18:35temperament,
18:35and everything that needed to be avoided.
18:38At sunset,
18:38he finally awoke.
18:40It was time to take his medicine.
18:41Following the dragon mage's instructions,
18:43I had been brewing the elixir all day.
18:45Now I placed it before him.
18:47I knelt down.
18:47He raised both hands high.
18:49Your highness,
18:50please take your medicine.
18:51He glanced at me.
18:52His tone was flat.
18:53You're the one who will be bound to me after my death?
18:55Yes.
18:56He said calmly.
18:57Rise.
18:58I stood beside him.
18:59Please take your medicine,
19:00your highness.
19:01He reached out and took the bowl.
19:02He flipped it gently.
19:03The thick black liquid
19:04was poured into a vase beside him.
19:06He looked up.
19:07A smile played on his lips.
19:08I don't want to drink it.
19:10He smiled provocatively.
19:11What can you do to me?
19:12I looked at him silently.
19:13The dragon sorcerer had said
19:15he was a man of deep emotions
19:16and strong principles.
19:18I had asked him what he meant.
19:19The dragon sorcerer simply smiled.
19:21He told me an old story.
19:22He said that this Kevin
19:23had displayed astonishing talent
19:25in his childhood.
19:26At 13, he won first place
19:27in the Bloodline Trouble.
19:29At 15, the kingdom was shaken.
19:31His name resounded among all races.
19:33He should have been the perfect heir,
19:34but just before his ascension,
19:36he was cultivating with King Blake on the lake.
19:38He accidentally fell into the lake.
19:39His dragon soul went out of control.
19:42The dragon lady was furious.
19:44She executed all his attendants.
19:46From that day forward,
19:48he forbade anyone to approach him.
19:50I understood.
19:50He wasn't heartless.
19:52He was simply tired of implicating others.
19:54The fact that the dragon mage
19:56had stayed by his side for so many years
19:58was enough to explain everything.
20:00And now, he knew I was bound to him,
20:02yet he attacked me.
20:03A ridiculous thought crept into my mind.
20:05Seeing me staring at him,
20:07his smile faded slightly.
20:09Why are you staring at me like that?
20:10I didn't answer.
20:11I simply brought back another bowl of medicine.
20:13Your Highness,
20:15I truly cannot do anything to you.
20:17But since I am destined to be bond to you
20:19sooner or waiter...
20:20I lowered my head,
20:21gently stirring the medicine.
20:22My voice was calm.
20:23How about...
20:24He paused for a moment.
20:26Let me try my rights as a partner first.
20:28He seemed completely taken aback by my words.
20:31His gaze fell upon me,
20:32with obvious scrutiny.
20:34I looked up at him.
20:35Or drink the medicine now.
20:36He chuckled softly,
20:37a dangerous glint in his eyes.
20:39What do you want?
20:40I pressed my lips tightly together.
20:42The dragon mage had told me that
20:43Kevin had refused to take any elixirs for six months,
20:46which was why he had weakened to this state.
20:48If this continued,
20:49he probably wouldn't last much longer.
20:51I hesitated for a few seconds.
20:53The next moment,
20:55I suddenly reached out and pressed my hand against his chin,
20:58gently touching his cheek.
21:00His body temperature was extremely low,
21:03like an empty shell drained of dragon's breath.
21:06In the instant our breaths mingled,
21:08I involuntarily trembled.
21:10His body leaned back slightly.
21:12His Adam's apple protruded,
21:13so thin it seemed about to pierce his pale skin.
21:16When I looked up again,
21:18his face was flushed with an eerie red.
21:20His eyelashes trembled slightly,
21:22with suppressed anger.
21:23I suddenly remembered King Blake's teasing of the human nun.
21:26Her expression then,
21:27a mixture of shame and resentment,
21:29overlapped with this one.
21:31My heart skipped a beat.
21:32A pang of guilt rose within me,
21:34but I had promised the dragon lady to take care of him.
21:37I suppressed my racing heart,
21:38forced composure.
21:40If your highness doesn't take the medicine,
21:41my voice was low.
21:42I'll do it again.
21:43He glared at me fiercely.
21:45After a long while,
21:46suddenly he snatched the medicine bowl from my hand.
21:49He drank it all in one gulp.
21:50The dragon sorcerer was overjoyed
21:52to see him finally taking the medicine.
21:54I bent down to wipe the remaining medicine from his lips.
21:57The distance between us suddenly closed.
22:00Out of the corner of my eye,
22:01I saw his pale, thin hand
22:03gripping the corner of the blanket tightly,
22:05as if he was suppressing something.
22:08Your highness's weathing has stabilized
22:10considerabilized these past few days,
22:12and your body is no longer as cold as before.
22:14It's all thanks to the elixirs.
22:15These things are meaningless.
22:17The dragon mage it has worked extremely hard
22:19to brew the medicine for you.
22:21If you keep refusing to drink it,
22:22he will be very sawn.
22:23I held out my hands.
22:25Your highness, look.
22:26My once fair fingers.
22:27The elixirs need to be tested for temperature repeatedly
22:29to avoid harming the dragon's breath.
22:31Now covered in scalded blisters.
22:33I've only been learning for a few days,
22:35and my hands are like this.
22:36His gaze fell on them.
22:37He was silent for a moment.
22:38Then he frowned and drank the rest of the medicine in the bowl.
22:41From that time on,
22:42he never refused to take medicine again.
22:45Half a month later,
22:46the dragon mage reported his condition to the dragon lady.
22:49Why the sudden improvement?
22:50Could it be just a final burst of energy?
22:53Dragon lady need not worry.
22:55His prightness has truly recovered.
22:57However, it is indeed thanks to Charlotte.
23:00I said before,
23:01though her bloodline is low,
23:02it complements his prices.
23:03In the great hall,
23:05all eyes instantly fell on me.
23:07Daenerys' expression softened.
23:10She gestured for me to sit beside her.
23:12She asked him,
23:13How well has Charlotte served you?
23:16He was silent for a moment.
23:17He said softly,
23:18She has taken very good care of me.
23:20Her gaze towards me grew even gentler.
23:23Queen Kate suddenly covered her mouth in chuckles.
23:25Your highness is unaware of this.
23:28When Charlotte was in my palace,
23:30her skill in serving King Blake was also excellent.
23:34The air froze for a moment.
23:36I tried my best to remain calm,
23:38but my hands trembled uncontrollably.
23:40He looked up.
23:41He glanced at her coldly.
23:43Who are you mocking?
23:45The dragon queen's face instantly darkened.
23:49Queen Kate,
23:50though you are young,
23:51you should not be so rude.
23:53King Blake suddenly spoke.
23:54With my mother and brother here,
23:56when did it become your place to speak?
23:58Queen Kate's eyes reddened slightly.
24:00She lowered her head and remained silent.
24:02A few days later,
24:04Anna rushed to find me.
24:05Her expression was tense.
24:07Queen Kate has found a stutitude again.
24:09This time,
24:10it wasn't a servant from the palace.
24:12I was taken aback.
24:13It was what you were doing from outside.
24:15Their aura, their voice,
24:16everything that was exactly that hers.
24:19I frowned.
24:21How do you know?
24:22Anna whispered.
24:24That night,
24:25King Blake suddenly turned on the lamps.
24:28After seeing clearly,
24:29he flew into a rage.
24:30He beat that woman half to death
24:32and throw her in front of Queen Kate.
24:35Queen fainted on the start.
24:37And then?
24:37My heart skipped a beat.
24:39Anna said.
24:40King Blake said.
24:42Since she didn't want to be with him,
24:44then he no longer needed to stessa
24:46into her bedchamber.
24:47From that day on,
24:49the two lived in separate chambers.
24:50I responded softly,
24:52living in separate chambers.
24:54It was tantamount to announcing
24:56to the entire kingdom
24:57that a rift had appeared between them.
25:00King Blake didn't favor her.
25:01The Dragon Queen disliked her.
25:04They had no children.
25:05No wonder Queen Kate
25:06had been looking haggard lately.
25:08But a question lingered in my mind.
25:10Since King Blake already knew
25:12about the substitute,
25:13why did he never care all these years?
25:15But now that someone else has been involved,
25:18he's completely turned against them.
25:20I don't understand.
25:21And I don't want to think about it anymore.
25:24The Jade Lake Palace is surrounded by water.
25:27A group of plump, spirit-scaled fish
25:29lives in the water.
25:31Kevin accompanies the dragon lady
25:32to the lakeside
25:33to feed the fish
25:34and cheer her up.
25:36He was thin.
25:38Standing in the night wind,
25:39he looked too frail.
25:41I went back to get my cloak.
25:43I walked into a winding corridor.
25:46Suddenly,
25:46someone slammed me against a stone.
25:49My mouth was covered.
25:51My eyes widened.
25:52In the darkness,
25:54King Blake's face
25:55suddenly drew closer.
25:57His narrow eyes
25:58held a hint of ferocity.
26:00He interrogated me,
26:02word by word.
26:04Are you really hurt?
26:06His grip tightened suddenly.
26:08He held my chin firmly.
26:10Speak.
26:11Trying to pretend
26:12you're silenced in front of me?
26:14His fingertips were icy,
26:16yet they coiled around my face
26:18like venomous snakes.
26:20I turned my head away in disgust,
26:22but he forcibly turned it back
26:24with a single finger.
26:26You think you can get away
26:27by not speaking?
26:28His voice was low.
26:30Is it her?
26:30He stared at me.
26:32His gaze was scorching.
26:33I'll only need to touch you
26:35one more time,
26:37and I'll know.
26:38My pupils constricted.
26:40Has he gone mad?
26:41I had already agreed
26:43to form a soul bond
26:44with his brother.
26:45From that moment on,
26:46I belonged to his brother.
26:48How dare he?
26:51King Blake stared intently at me.
26:54His voice was as cold as a blade.
26:56The one I used for three years
26:58has become my brother's companion
26:59in the flink of an eye.
27:00He could barely contain his rage.
27:02How dare you deceive
27:03both of us brothers
27:04at the same times?
27:05Especially me.
27:06Isn't staying by my shide
27:08as a servant's
27:08better than guarding
27:09a dying dragon's body?
27:10You truly willing to be bound
27:12to a dead dragon?
27:13I finally couldn't hold back.
27:15I shoved him away violently.
27:16Her voice trembled.
27:18If I don't do this,
27:19Queen Kate will be betrothed
27:20to that insane,
27:21low-rankled dragon servant.
27:24Once betrothed,
27:25I will completely lose
27:26all possibilities.
27:28Even if he changes
27:29his mind later,
27:30he can no longer
27:31give me any identity.
27:32I will forever remain
27:34a being that cannot
27:35see the light of day.
27:36Trapped in darkness,
27:37bearing all
27:38Queen Kate's desires,
27:40yet never threatening
27:41her in the slightest.
27:42This is her true scheme.
27:44King Blake was clearly unaware.
27:46His expression faltered slightly.
27:48In that instant,
27:49I skevamed hard on his foot.
27:51I turned and fled,
27:52stumbling and staggering
27:54all the way,
27:54until I returned
27:55to a place with lights.
27:58At that moment,
27:59Kevin's figure
28:00appeared in my sight.
28:01He stood at the end
28:02of the corridor,
28:03quietly looking at me.
28:04His brows furrowed slightly.
28:06Why did you take so long?
28:07My heart suddenly calmed down.
28:09I smiled.
28:10I walked over
28:11and draped an outer robe
28:12over him.
28:14The dragon sorcerer
28:15chuckled beside me.
28:17It's late.
28:18His highness was worried
28:19something might happen to you,
28:20so he insisted on coming
28:21to find you.
28:22He gave a soft hum.
28:23His voice was extremely low.
28:25I was just afraid
28:26she'd fallen into the lake
28:28and disturbed the fish.
28:29I made him a wheelchair.
28:30I pushed him around the lake.
28:32It was better than being
28:32confined to his bed all day.
28:34A grove of green bamboo
28:36grew on one side
28:37of the corridor.
28:38He'd pick up a book
28:38and sit quietly for a while.
28:40Me?
28:41I leaned against the stone,
28:42basking in the warm sun,
28:44drowsy.
28:45Suddenly,
28:45I heard his voice.
28:46Why are you bound to me?
28:48I awoke from my half-dream.
28:50I sat up.
28:51He had already closed the book.
28:52He looked at me intently.
28:53My mind went blank.
28:55After a moment,
28:55I spoke.
28:56I don't want to be given
28:57to that mad dragon servant.
28:58He lowered his eyes.
29:00His tone was slightly cold.
29:01I knew it.
29:02And then,
29:03he stopped looking at me.
29:05I was fully awake,
29:07yet an inexplicable unease
29:09lingered in my heart.
29:10His dragon breath
29:11gradually stabilized.
29:12The dragon mage prepared
29:13to go out
29:14and collect rare medicinal herbs,
29:16just in case.
29:17Before leaving,
29:18he gave me a thin wooden box.
29:20Inside the box
29:21was a worm
29:22the size of a thumb.
29:23This is a treasure
29:24of the Southwest dragon clan.
29:26If anything happens,
29:27crush this.
29:29No matter where I am,
29:31you will be able to sense me.
29:33I nodded and accepted it.
29:34Before leaving,
29:35he chuckled and joked,
29:37Shouldn't I change my address
29:38and call you
29:39the new dragon lady?
29:40I smiled bitterly.
29:42Please don't tease me.
29:43Soulbond.
29:44It wasn't a normal
29:45marriage contract after all.
29:47Even if he truly perished,
29:49Kevin's consort position
29:50wouldn't fall to
29:51a lowly dragon like me.
29:52My final destiny
29:53will likely be guarding
29:55the dragon's body
29:56deep within the dragon palace.
29:57This was the unspoken exchange
29:59between me
30:00and the dragon lady.
30:01After the dragon mage left,
30:03suddenly,
30:03my responsibilities multiplied.
30:05For example,
30:06changing his robes
30:07and regulating
30:08his dragon breath.
30:09The first time
30:10I wiped his body,
30:11his ears turned red
30:12and he struggled,
30:13almost angrily,
30:15insisting on doing it himself.
30:16I stared at his
30:17reddened earlobes.
30:19I couldn't help but wonder,
30:20had he never allowed
30:21any servants near him?
30:24Even King Blake
30:25had several servants
30:27attending him
30:27during his baths.
30:28He never treated us
30:29like human beings,
30:31just beings
30:31to be ordered around.
30:33Kevin gritted his teeth.
30:35Don't you feel ashamed?
30:36I smiled bitterly
30:38where he couldn't see.
30:39If I were still a girl
30:40who hadn't experienced
30:41these things,
30:42perhaps I would still
30:43feel ashamed.
30:44Unfortunately,
30:45I am no longer.
30:46There's a word
30:47I've thought about
30:47for a long time.
30:49Later,
30:49I saw it in a book.
30:50Only then did I
30:51understand what it meant.
30:52Those women who have
30:53lost their purity,
30:54that's what they are.
30:56I sat there,
30:56chin in hand,
30:57lost in thought.
30:58Suddenly,
30:59someone gently draped
31:00a coat over my shoulders.
31:02I turned around.
31:03His hand was
31:04on the pages of a book.
31:05What nonsense
31:06are you looking at now?
31:07I felt a little guilty.
31:09I hid the book
31:09behind my back.
31:10He had a vast collection
31:12of books,
31:12and he cherished them greatly.
31:14Yet he allowed me
31:15to browse freely.
31:16When he was in a good mood,
31:17he would even teach me himself.
31:19I told him
31:20what I had noted down,
31:21like asking for a reward.
31:23His tone carried
31:24a casual smile.
31:25Not bad.
31:26I was a little dissatisfied.
31:28You're like
31:28you're coaxing a child.
31:29How old are you this year?
31:3418, he said seriously.
31:36I'm almost 10 years older than you.
31:39To me,
31:40you're still a child.
31:42I was speechless for a moment.
31:44I actually felt he had a point
31:45for a fleeting moment.
31:47I was lost in thought,
31:49unconsciously.
31:50I had been by his side
31:51for almost two years.
31:53In these two years,
31:54his body,
31:55though still weak,
31:56had gradually stabilized.
31:57The dragon mage
31:58concocted many new elixirs for him.
32:01Every day,
32:01he would set up array patterns
32:03in the room,
32:03using secret techniques
32:05to stabilize his dragon soul.
32:07That day,
32:08before the dragon clan's
32:09grand ceremony,
32:10the dragon mage
32:11asked him to make a wish.
32:12But he looked at me.
32:14You wish for me?
32:15I froze.
32:16Many thoughts
32:17flashed through my mind.
32:18Finally,
32:19I whispered,
32:20I wish you could be happy.
32:22He asked softly.
32:23What kind of happiness?
32:25I thought for a moment.
32:26To get better?
32:27To marry a partner
32:29of high bloodline?
32:30The lamplight flickered.
32:31He asked softly.
32:33Are you serious?
32:34I looked away.
32:35Whether it was genuine or not
32:37didn't really matter.
32:38What mattered was,
32:39the god the dragon sorcerer
32:41spoke of
32:41seemed to have truly come true.
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