716 Weakness (2/2)

Queen Ju regretted her outburst. Failing to control her feelings was a sign of emotional immaturity, and she was supposed to perform better. ”I don't understand why the Dragon King said that. I'm not worried…”

”You are ambitious and smart enough.” Gu Shenwei interrupted her and treated her as an opponent in need of negotiation. ”I appreciate that, but if you have even a little bit of knowledge and respect for me, you'd better get straight to the point.”

Queen Ju tried to make several expressions but failed, so for the first time, her expression became cold, which was more like what it naturally was. ”I want to bear you a son, an heir, and that's the only request I have.”

”We're still young; there's no need to rush.”

”But if even Lotus is jealous of the woman around the Dragon King, then I think I should be more anxious.”

”But like Lotus, you are wrong. You are the Queen, the only Queen. If I have an heir, it must be yours.”

”You promise?”

”I can't promise. I might die on the prairie tomorrow. Even back in the Western Regions, I'm not sure of winning. The Unique King hasn't exerted all his might. He is terribly powerful and has not yet fully unleashed it. I may still die in an assassination attempt. If that happens, then you will be grateful that you did not bear me a son.”

”I won't…” Queen Ju anxiously argued.

”You haven't seen through the truth yet,” Gu Shenwei interrupted her. ”You were born a princess. Even if you were banished or and exiled, you are still a princess. There's a state that belongs to you in name and all you lack is the power to take it back. I'm the opposite of you. I have the power, but no pretext. There's no land in the world that belongs to me by right. I have to fight for every inch of it. The Land of Fragrance, the five kingdoms at Xiaoyao Lake, as well as the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Norland that you see, are all temporary cases for me.”

Gu Shenwei didn't expect that he would speak so much, but he felt that it was necessary. ”If I die before I defeat my enemies, then all the lands and the soldiers I've gathered will all vanish overnight as if nothing had ever happened. This is my weakness, a weakness that the Unique King doesn't have, the Khan doesn't have, and that you don't have. Your titles will be remembered, but I will be forgotten by the world.”

”Even if all goes well, and I defeat all my enemies and bring the whole Western Regions to its knees, that's just the beginning. It will take at least two or three generations to gain the loyalties of the people. And it will take even longer to reach the status of the Khan's family in the Norland.”

”So, do you still want to bear an heir for me? At this moment and for a long time to come, there will be nothing he can inherit.”

Queen Ju bowed her head. The Dragon King's words were far beyond her imagination, but after a quick examination, she understood the truth. It wasn't actually that complicated because she had felt uneasy about the Dragon King's origins long before she became queen.

Fame was illusory and would not add any power to its owner.

But fame was also real, and a person skilled at using it could magnify the power in their hands a thousandfold.

”I believe in you. That's why I'm anxious to have an heir. I'm sure that our son will inherit a large legacy. But you are right. We're young, there's no need to rush, and this is not the right place.”

”You are a qualified queen; none of the noblewomen in the camp are comparable to you.”

Queen Ju smiled again. 'That's it,' she thought. She and the Dragon King would probably never have a false display of affection. They were together simply because of interests. All of a sudden, she felt relieved.

”Will I always be your queen?”

”Yes, as long as you do not act too self-assertive, like when you wanted to take the King of the Stone Kingdom to the Land of Fragrance back at Xiaoyao Lake, or like this time, when you met the Second Consort in person without consulting me.

Queen Ju blushed a bit and quickly and solemnly said, ”No, not anymore. The Dragon King can rest assured of that, but I also want you to remember that I want to bear your child in the right place at the right time.”

After a moment of silence, Gu Shenwei nodded.

Xu Yanwei who was listening intently by the door felt puzzled because she didn't hear the familiar sound from inside the tent. Then she saw the Dragon King come out alone. She became more puzzled and asked, ”The Dragon King is leaving?”

”Mmm.”

”But…”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

”But nothing. This is war.”

”Don't make it too complicated. War or whatever, I don't understand. But if men didn't sleep with women before the war, my sisters in the Retention Alley would've had to live off of air.”

”She's the Queen, not one of your 'sisters' in the Retention Alley.”

”Oh.” Half-understanding, Xu Yanwei drawled a bit sarcastically, ”Can I be honest with you?”

”Of course.”

”The Dragon King should find a 'sister' to satisfy your sexual desire. Look at you, even the first-year chick can tell that you desperately need a woman.”

The two maids sniggered, and Shangguan Hong looked left and right in embarrassment. Xu Yanwei opened her big eyes even wider and continued her tirade, asking, ”What's so funny? This is the truth. As long as he's a man, he has to either cut it off like Shangguan Hong or cannot live without women… Don't mention Shangguan Fei to me. Oops, it's getting more and more confusing. I told you that I'm not good at speeches. Dragon King, please don't go…”

Gu Shenwei walked into the darkness. Long Fanyun led the horse to him. He knew what he needed; it was not women but killing.

It was already the second half of the night when he returned to the Dragon Army camp, but Gu Shenwei was not sleepy at all. He drew his saber and sword and put them on the table. Then he brandished them each in turn, not tiring of wielding them even by the time the early morning sun had risen.