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.

a refined person, and that had given Silas hope. On that day, the guards at the memorial chamber had caught Stefan, tied him up, and left him in the hall at the head of the village. The villagers raged, wanting him 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,

be a little unreasonable but... it's the price you have to pay for taking the dragon's 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

for confirmation. If not... we’ll risk our lives to

Silas said that, and gripped their

guard at the foot of the mountains or at the head of the village to protect you all throughout the year as long as you let Stefan go. It's completely free of charge." Xavier agreed quickly. It wasn't tough for him to arrange such a