The party continued. The dragons began to eat the meal and drank alcohol prepared for them as some servants in black brought a long table filled with food and placed it in front of Kai and Ao.
There were a lot of assorted dishes. Fried rice, Steak, Ramen, Soba, Mapo Tofu, and Dumplings. Kai recognized some of them and ate them with Ao even though he had breakfast earlier. Even so, he didn't feel full yet. It seemed like his body was craving some energy from food to replenish it.
His body was still not in good condition yet, so it was something he appreciated. Maybe Ao also knew about it and prepared it for him. In that case, he needed to say thank you to her later.
While eating the food prepared for him, he asked Ao about Liliana, the Vampire lord's daughter's condition. The Dragon King replied that she couldn't find the girl. But probably, she had returned to Bucharest without him.
Kai was a bit worried. He'd like to check on her condition, but it was still impossible as he was in this Castle. He tried to contact Amber earlier, and it was blocked by something. So he wasn't able to know the outside condition.
Shrugging his shoulders in defeat, he looked forward and noticed the dragons began to chat with each other. The two leaders in the front also talked to each other even though the red carpet separated them.
"Hahahaha, our lord has finally gotten married." Panlong laughed loudly as he raised the cup filled with alcohol in his hand. The old dragon glanced at Kai as his red eyes flashed in excitement. "I am looking forward to knowing our lord's husband."
Kai felt excitement and a fighting spirit from the old man. If he needed to describe this dragon with white hair, then he would answer that Panlong looked like the combination of Marcus and Ranga. Loud and a battle maniac.
'There is no other way to describe it.'
Then there was the woman with braided hair. She looked rather calm, but her slit eyes gave her a cunning image. Maybe she was the strategist in this Castle or someone that dealt with the political and outside relationships in Ao's place.
Even her laugh sounded cunning. He could feel a shiver sent down his spine when she glanced at him with her slit eyes open.
"My lord." She suddenly spoke to him while closing the fan that hid her lower mouth. Kai could see her beautiful face clearly for the first time when she did that. She had a perfect nose bridge, small lips, and a bit of blush around her cheek.
A grin was plastered over her face as she tilted her head slightly. "Please forgive my rudeness. But may I ask a question?" She asked with a friendly tone.
However, Kai knew better due to his innate ability. This woman was trying to test him. Ao narrowed her eyes at the woman, Qianlong, but she didn't even flinch, although her emotion was roused slightly.
Then Ao glanced at him, sending a telepathic message through their newly built connection.
[Dear husband. You can just ignore her. Qianlong is a cunning woman, but she's loyal to this lady. Even if you do nothing, she will still follow my order.]
That was one way to settle this. But Kai didn't want to hide behind Ao. He wanted to be accepted by the dragons for who he was, not because he was Ao's husband.
Every single dragon went silent after Qianlong's question. Panlong also looked at Kai while stroking his beard, curious about his answer.
That was why he needed to answer Qianlong's question if he wanted to be fully accepted by the dragons.
'Don't worry, Ao. I can handle this.' He replied to Ao and smiled softly, giving off a friendly vibe.
"Ask away." He replied with a lower tone that was filled with dignity. The dragons were surprised because this was the first time he spoke, and they were also surprised that he didn't mind Qianlong's rudeness and was willing to answer her question.
"Thank you very much." Qianlong bowed her head to show her gratitude. Then she raised it again, showing a different expression from before. If she looked rather cunning and enjoying herself earlier, then she had a serious expression fitting of a leader of a faction.
"My question may be rude, and this Qianlong understands if you punish her later. But please allow me to ask this." Qianlong started while lowering her fan. A burst of dark blue Spirit Power suddenly appeared from her body, filling the room.
It was then followed by a burst of red Spirit Power from Panlong. Two powers clashed and dyed the room with dark blue and red colors. It was as if the two leaders had already talked about this beforehand.
But after seeing Panlong's amused expression, Kai understood that the old dragon was just following the mood.
The weaker dragons got suffocated by the massive Spirit Power that suddenly filled the room. They held their necks, and some even fainted, especially those who were close to Qianlong and Panlong.
Loud thuds resounded in the room, and Qianlong's beastly voice rang. "Do you have what it takes to stay with our King?" It shook the room.
Normal people or those weaker than the two leaders wouldn't be able to speak in this situation. The servants who stood near the entrance also fainted.
Still, Kai and Ao were fine. It was understandable for the Dragon King, who was way stronger than both leaders. But it was amazing that a human could withstand this kind of pressure.
That was why the two leaders gave a silent nod to each other. Whatever the answer that came from the young man who had become their King's husband, they had already fully accepted him. They knew at least the human wasn't a burden and would be able to protect their King when they were unable to.
But they still wanted to hear his answer. And Kai gave them what they wanted, not in the form of an answer, but in the form of a question.
"Do you even need to question that? Are you unable to understand why I sit beside her? I am even willing to take on all of you if that is what is needed to sit beside my wife."
Qianlong blinked a few times while Panlong laughed out loud. Then, they retracted their Spirit Powers, and the room turned back to normal.
Those who were suffocated earlier were breathing normally. But the ones who fainted still hadn't regained their consciousness yet. It would take them a few seconds to recover.
It took Qianlong a few seconds to process before she laughed shrilly while bowing her head.
"Right. Please forgive my foolish question."
"Don't worry," Kai replied with a smile. "It's natural to be curious. Also, I am curious about many things. I might inconvenience some of you with my questions in the near future."
"Please ask us anything; we will be happy to help," Qianlong replied, raising her head and tilting it slightly.
She was a Dragon who evolved from a snake. She was the most cunning among all dragons but also the most loyal to the Dragon King due to her help. That was why she asked such a question, testing the man that sat beside her King.
And now… "This Qianlong will even put her life for our lord." She also recognized the man as her King's husband and was willing to help him. And she had come to respect him a little.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺