The Untouchable Ex Wife by Mizuki Sei

Chapter 1690

Finally, Silas revealed his request. Dragos was beyond the reach of society, and had survived on its own with its own clan laws away from the rest of the world. They never caused trouble to anyone... but that didn't mean they could have peace. The dragon's saliva was their clan treasure which blessed their land, but its rarity and value had brought them a lot of danger. Over the years, the number of greedy people that tried to attack the village had increased, each more scheming than the other. It was clear that the dragon's saliva brought them more trouble than blessings, so the villagers of Dragos had to find something to protect them if they wanted to survive.

Silas had been worried sick about such things until he met Stefan.

to be punished for what he had done to their beloved dragon-they wanted to cook him over a fire to pacify the dragon's wrath. Silas tried his best to dissuade them, and finally locked Stefan up in a dark room beside the memorial chamber. He figured someone would come to Stefan's rescue given his status, and when that happened, he could negotiate with them. As expected, Quinton and Xavier had come over with their men right away, and they were more powerful than Silas imagined. The fact that they chose not to destroy the village to

saliva." Silas had stopped being aggressive, and his old face looked desperate and hopeful. "If you agree, Dragos will live on fora very longtime." "That's it?" Xavier asked, looking perplexed. He thought they would ask for a lot of money, but their request

yes, we'll need your thumbprint for confirmation. If not... we’ll risk our lives to fight

villagers immediately tensed up when Silas said

and I have men-they can stand guard at the foot of the mountains or at the head of the village to protect you all throughout the