Blood Dragon

Within the scope of the Seven Kingdoms of Zhongyang, or within the sphere of influence of the church, the system of wives and concubines is generally accepted.For ordinary commoners, there are very few second wives, but nobles, wealthy businessmen, and some other people can have other wives besides the main wife.Kings usually have multiple wives.But although they are all wives, there is a huge difference in status.

The main wife has the same status as the husband in law, is regarded as the "mistress" and can dominate other wives, and has all rights including inheritance rights.For example, if the husband dies and there are no children, the main wife can inherit the husband's status and wealth.If she has a son, even if the child is not the eldest son, he will be the first heir by default.Usually, after the death of the parents, the family property can be divided among the different children, but the father's status can only be acquired by the first heir.

Compared with the main room, the status of the side room is much worse.She cannot be inherited by default (unless there is a will), nor is she considered to be the mistress of the household.The concubine's greatest rights are reflected in her children. Her children are also considered to be the legal heirs, but their succession is lower.

A concubine is the lowest of all wives, even worse than a concubine.They are not so much wives as playthings.Those nobles with corrupt private lives often gave concubines to others, and even exchanged them with each other.Their children also had no natural inheritance rights and were generally considered and raised in the family as servants only, not entitled to the same status as their half-siblings.These children are recognized by their fathers as heirs only if they are particularly favored (or if they have no other choice).And to do this, even some legal documents are needed as a basis.

Leiya looked at each other expectantly, her requirements were already very low, she should be able to...

"Why do you make this request?" Ashuruffat asked while stroking her smooth back with his hand.

"Because I...want to be with you all the time..." She whispered, Ashuruffat didn't answer, but because of a certain feminine intuition, she realized the answer that the other party hadn't said yet.

"Isn't it possible? Eh... can only... be a female slave?" Leia let out a somewhat unwilling sigh, but she was not angry or excited.Her body was still attached to his arms, her soft and petite body remained motionless due to excessive physical exertion.

"So tonight...can I...stay...overnight in your room?"

……

On the windowsill, a dark figure appeared.The movement of the black shadow was silent, and only the part of the moonlight blocked by it proved that it was a material existence.

"Mimilu." Ashuruffat called softly.Beside him, Leia was already fast asleep.Her body was clinging tightly to his side, her arms were wrapped around his arms, and she breathed lightly and evenly.

"Master, you found out." Mimilu jumped down from the window sill, her body changed color with the light, if you didn't pay special attention, you would think that she was just an illusion, a person who appeared in reality fantasy.

"What's the matter?" Ash Ruft asked softly.In order to sit up, he tried to pull his arms out of Leia's embrace, but the effort failed.Leia hugged her too tightly. "Why are you still up so late?"

"It's okay, Mimilu just wanted to talk to you." Mimilu said, her head turned to the window sill of the room.Through the window, a bright moon is clearly visible. "This moon... When Mimilu was in her hometown, she often went to the stream to catch fish at night like this." Mimilu had a clear happy expression on her face. "Everyone messed up the stream together, and was scolded by the elder. Because the water was muddy, you couldn't drink it. Others have to go upstream to drink water..."

She turned around with an embarrassed expression on her face. "Mimilu is thinking of the Great Elder and the others. I can't fall asleep just thinking about it."

"Mimilu, are you homesick?" Ashuruffat asked.

"Well, it doesn't seem like it's been a long time since I left my hometown, but I miss other people for some reason." Mimilu blinked and suddenly asked curiously. "Has the master thought about it?"

"I forgot." Ash Rufat replied. "I don't remember where my hometown is." He suddenly remembered that he never seemed to tell Mimilu about it.But maybe I said it casually, but I didn't remember it.

"Mimilu, do you want to go back?" Ashuruffat asked.

"Go back? But now, the master is facing a big crisis, and now the master needs Mimilu!"

"Even you feel it?" Ashuruffat said calmly. "It is indeed a big crisis."

Mimilu didn't attend any military meetings, and what she knew must have been deduced from the words of different people.From this perspective, since she also knew that the situation was not good, other people must have a deeper understanding.From the members of the original rebels to the black mages are no exception.The reason why they are so calm now is that on the one hand, there has not been any major failure, and on the other hand, they are using Carrie's plan to impress them with their strength.

However, Ashuruffat knew it was unreliable.As long as he suffers a major defeat, his power will collapse in an instant like a castle on a sand sculpture.

"Well, at this time, Mimilu can't leave, can't she?" Mimilu said seriously.

"Thank you, Mimilu. If this time is over...you can go home."

"Hey, master, but Mimilu..."

"You have helped me a lot. You didn't owe me anything a long time ago. After fighting this time, I think the war is probably over for the time being. I will also settle here temporarily..."

Leia's hand loosened a little, and Ashuruffat pulled his arm out of her embrace.He got up from the bed.

"Master, can you accompany Mimilu to the platform on the top floor to look at the moon?" Mimilu suddenly suggested.

Both Ashrufat and Mimilu have powerful dark vision, so standing on the platform at the top of the castle, the two of them can see the vast space around them at a glance.It must be said that this towering castle holds too many secrets.In the castle, Ashurfat obviously only went up two or three floors, but he was able to reach the top floor which was half a league away from the ground.From here, the houses of distant towns look like models made of small wooden blocks the size of a finger.

But Mimilu is the type without any fear of heights.Even on such a tall tower, she still climbed onto the railing, with her tail sticking out in the air, dangling back and forth.The two of them silently bathed in the moonlight, looking at the stars and moon in the sky.

"Is the master feeling a little uneasy?" Mimilu asked suddenly.

"Why do you think so?"

"Because the master is very busy. Back and forth, one thing after another... The master doesn't even have much time to accompany Mimilu. Is the master not sure about this battle? Back then, the master pretended to be the green-skinned boss. Back then, it wasn’t like that.”

"I'm really not sure." Ashuruffat replied.In front of Mimilu, he doesn't have to hide anything. "Mimilu, although I have a plan, I don't know if it will succeed. Mimilu, I have something, I hope you can promise me."

"Mimilu agrees." Mimilu tilted her head curiously. "But why does the master say that?"

"If I die, Mimilu, you go straight back to your hometown. Don't do anything stupid like trying to collect my body." Ashuruffat said.

"Dead?" A trace of confusion flashed in Mimilu's eyes. "The master means... will the master die?"

"Do you still remember the man we met in Mill City last time? The man named Beler, the man who dragged me to drink some wine after I bought the piano. There was a young entourage beside him... "

"Mill City? Where is that?" Mimilu looked confused.

"Remember that big fruit you ate? That kind of breadfruit?"

"Oh...it's there! That city! Mimilu remembered." Mimilu licked her forelegs with her mouth, as if recalling the deliciousness back then. "That food is delicious. I remembered that at that time, the owner hadn't come down for a long time, and I climbed to the window to look at it several times. That person's name is Belle? It seems that this name is indeed..."

"It's that person. This time, my opponent may be him. It should be said, not yet, but he should be the next one. I don't have the confidence to beat him." Ashuruffat smiled.But he was obviously smiling, but Mimilu felt something that frightened her, and her eyes suddenly became crystal clear.

"If you can't fight, you can leave. Master, we can leave here...to go to other places, places where he can't find..." Mimilu suddenly rushed over and hugged Ashuruffat.

"Mimilu, I can't escape anymore." Ashuruffat replied. "Do you remember that a lonely guest came to me that day? He came alone!"

"Mimilu remembers."

"I shouldn't have let her go that day...but it's useless to regret now. She locked me with magic. Although I don't know how she did it...the whole process, she obviously didn't show any signs of using magic , and didn't carry anything suspicious, but she just locked me. Now, they know where I am, they know my approximate location, and they can use magic to track me infinitely. No matter where I run, they will catch up. I can't escape, and I have no choice but to fight to the death."

……

Leia opened her eyes.It was the dream that woke her up.For a long time, she often had nightmares, and those dreams left her with nothing but darkness and fear.She had too many such dreams.In the dream he wanted to run away, to hide, but when he woke up, he only felt uneasy, hesitant, and trembling.In the past, every time she woke up, she fantasized about the man who was destined to be with her in the future, and then fell asleep again.This time she instinctively wanted to repeat, but suddenly realized that it was no longer a fantasy.Then she realized that she was alone in bed now.She wiped her eyes and found that it was midnight.She was the only one on the elegant silk bed that was flooded with light, and Ashuruffat who was by her side had left at some point.

what happened?Where is the Duke?A sudden uneasiness made her drowsy.She got up from the bed and put on a dress.The room seemed to sense her thoughts, and a hazy light came from nowhere, illuminating the room.Ashurfat was no longer in the room.

She walked out of the room.Did you also go to the study on such a night?Leya didn't take a few steps when she heard a cold voice behind her.

"Little princess, it's so late, where do you want to go?" A familiar voice sounded.