Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

The sound of Nyx pushing open the door was light, but it let in a cold breeze, making its presence known.

But Aurelius seemed too tired, and his senses had dulled. He didn't notice her arrival at all.

He rubbed his aching temples for a while, tilted his head back, and drank a cup of bitter tea before forcing himself to continue reading the memorials.

Whether true or not, such actions successfully tugged at Nyx's heart.

She furrowed her brows and stood behind him. "Why are there suddenly so many things to handle?"

At the turn of the year, even the most diligent Emperor needed a break. He couldn't stay tense all the time.

Even though Aurelius had been resting for the past few days, he shouldn't have accumulated so many memorials. Besides, he wasn't the type to push work off until the next day.

Hearing the movement, Aurelius swayed slightly, raised his face to look at Nyx, and his voice was hoarse. "Nyx... you're here? Why aren't you asleep yet?" He glanced out at the dark sky. "What time is it now?"

"It's already past midnight," Nyx said, lifting the kettle from the stove to pour him a cup of hot water to soothe his throat. Her tone was a little reproachful. "So you know you should be sleeping."

If it were in modern times, staying up at this hour might be common. But for people in this era, it completely went against their natural biological rhythm.

She lifted her eyelids and spoke softly, "I've heard that staying up late not only harms your health, but it also damages your appearance and causes your hair to thin..."

Aurelius's face stiffened imperceptibly for a moment before he quickly composed himself, showing a helpless expression. "Since it's harmful, Nyx, go to bed. I'll try to rest early too."

He said he would try to rest early, but it was clearly an excuse. He wouldn't rest until he had dealt with this pile of

memorials.

Nyx didn't press him further. She simply placed her hands on his shoulders and gently massaged his stiff muscles. "It's okay. I'll stay here with you."

The harem couldn't interfere with state affairs, but she had never been one to follow many rules.

Nyx sat beside Aurelius, naturally picking up one of the memorials and started flipping through it, her expression growing increasingly serious.

She thought, 'No, wonder the memorials have piled up so high.

An urgent report had come from Kellingtown-several barbarian tribes had formed an alliance and started a rebellion.

The barbarians attacked the local government office, decapitated the governor, and hung his head on the city wall They also rampaged through the streets, burning, killing, and looting.

The local garrison commander tried to lead his troops to suppress the rebellion, but the rebels avoided direct confrontation, abandoning the city and retreating back to their tribes.

Kellingtown was surrounded by mountains and water, with a complicated terrain and toxic miasma. The barbarians hid in the deep mountains and forests, making it impossible for the officials to do anything.

After the main forces withdrew due to a lack of supplies, the barbarians returned and once again attacked the city.

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After several back-and-forth skirmishes, the local civilians were suffering unbearably, with countless deaths and injuries, leaving almost every household empty.

The gruesome news made Nyx's heart tighten. She could almost smell the bloodshed behind the words on the memorial.

"Have you decided how to handle this?" She flipped through the rest of the memorials on the table, quickly scanning them and noticing there were both pro- war and pro-peace factions among the courtiers.

no significant

all considered bargaining chips to appease the barbarians. Some even suggested handing over

X on this memorial with his red pen, Nyx

enough, Aurelius furrowed his brows and shook his head. "We can't

only encourage the barbarians, making them believe that this great nation was nothing

crimes in his territory, and he couldn't retreat even an inch. He needed to repay them in kind, using the rebels' heads and blood to soothe the souls of

barbarians in Kellingtown only surrendered a few years ago. They were subdued by Erik's forces. Now they've rebelled, probably because they heard Erik was injured and

healed, and he was back to normal, ready to fight at

this, and the barbarians in Kellingtown, with their

send him to suppress the rebellion." He raised his

resent me?"

want to admit it, Nyx was Erik's wife. They had been married for less than a year, and now he was sending Erik to fight in a distant land. The dangers

couldn't help but worry. But when she met Aurelius's cautious gaze, she comforted him by shaking her head. "He's a general. He has

more capable they were, the greater their responsibilities. If Pale Wolf was the best candidate to suppress the rebellion,

personal revenge, are you?" she joked, trying to lighten the heavy

don't get along well, I would never harm him on something like this,” Aurelius swore, as if

clear-minded when it came to matters of public and private. After

true enemies, but trusted allies who could watch

squabbles were, it

to provide Erik with soldiers, supplies, and weapons. The current late-night

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been through thick and thin,

and embraced Aurelius, gently stroking

teenage years, bearing a heavier burden than anyone else. Aurelius buried his head in her chest, wrapping his arms around her waist, raking a deep sniff, losing himself in the

sleep firer, Nyx advised, "We'll discuss things further when

of sending troops to quell the rebellion was no small task, with too many

a soft, little white cat in the blink of an eye, curling up in her

into chaos, and Aurelius was furious, appointing Erik as Expedition General to lead 300,000 troops and fight the rebellion on

and join Pale Wolf in suppressing the rebels. However, the

wasn't suited to go. It would likely distract Pale Wolf, so she decided to abandon

with her mate, who was about to leave for a long trip, at the Duke's Mansion. On the day of his departure, she personally saw him off

sky in hues of dawn, she rode a pure white

arms.

was dressed in full battle gear. Just before the bell tolled, they held each other tightly for a few moments before

left the city gate and had walked a good distance, the adjutants and others teased, jokingly wondering if the

ears turned red. He was just shy, not ashamed, and didn't think it was dishonorable

course, he didn't

that he could be with Nyx for a long time and give her a more stable life. Those teasing him were

a strong marital bond

wife was incredibly beautiful. A glance from afar, and they thought they saw a

wife," said one of the adjutants, as he thought

home, stroking his beard and

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large, but the elderly were

be seen. All that was left was a greedy, playful wolf