Divine Emperor of Death

Chapter 4746  The Reality Of A Harem?

”However, every family is united when they rise like a dragon, but they shatter like glass after succeeding. The ones who start this inevitable betrayal are none other than one of the sisters whom your wives think will remain faithful to you and them. It doesnʼt have to be me. Fairy Xiu Juili could be one of them.”

”…” Davisʼs expression sank.

”Now, you could badmouth, but donʼt go badmouthing wives. I hate it.”

”Have I said something wrong?” Fairy Thunderblaze raised her chin brazenly, ”Sheʼs new to your harem and is bound to feel left out. Right now, she has the most capacity to start something that would shatter the unity of your harem. Besides, this phenomenon is even more pronounced when they have children and have to look after their sonʼs rise or daughterʼs safety.

”Of course,” Davis sneered, ”You think I havenʼt considered that?”

He and his family, especially Mingzhi, had worked so hard to put laws in place and didnʼt forget to teach their children their values. They had already planned for it to be unified for at least three generations, and even the fourth generation could remain unified as long as they paid attention.

Fairy Thunderblaze continued nonchalantly, ”By the second or third generation, your wives will be busy caring about how to lengthen and safeguard their line of the family. Branches will take shape, and the difference in talents of the descendants will inevitably separate them. They will start pouring more resources into their line by secretly siphoning off funds from the Treasury. Even if not for them, their descendants will beg for more and shake their hearts with emotional pleas. You will have no choice but to watch them be influenced year after year.”

”Even if the descendants donʼt influence your wives, you will watch them fight for the family resources like hungry wolves. Spirit soil rich in minerals, resource grounds for nurturing higher grade resources, restaurants, inns, armament and artifact shops, they will seek to take control of each and every wealth-making facility in the empire to further their line of the family and their ambitions. Problems will naturally occur. I suppose you will be there to stop it and resolve the altercation. But how many times can you do it?”

”Even if you didnʼt step in and the issue naturally resolved itself with your descendants being fair and lawful, wanting to avoid internal conflict, what would they do next? They will expand outward. Conquest~”

”It is something you donʼt like to do. Am I wrong?” Fairy Thunderblazeʼs eyes narrowed, ”Well, one of your descendants is going to carry it out like theyʼre lit on flames. Theyʼll undertake violence, start causing casualties, and incur losses both in terms of members and wealth. If they lose, they will come back to you, begging for more resources. If they win, their ambitions will expand, finally offending a power that they canʼt possibly deal with.”

”Then theyʼll have no choice but to ask their grandmothers, your wives, who will inevitably plead with you to protect them and allocate more resources, saying otherwise they will die and lose their cultivation. What will you do then? Favoritism is the devil. Will you support them and offend the other branches, forcing them to move and follow their own agendas when unity was supposed to be the familyʼs utmost goal?”

”…” For a moment, Davis had no words to say.

He was completely speechless, his mouth closing and opening.

Fairy Thunderblazeʼs bosoms also heaved as she took a deep breath, ”After the fourth generation, I guarantee a close-knit and no stern-rules family like yours will inevitably start to crack and dissolve into many branches. Thereʼs no denying that since each and every sect, family, and empire has seen that happen.”

”…” Davis inwardly grumbled, ”What are you trying to say?”

”What Iʼm saying is it will eventually happen, so why are you…” Fairy Thunderblaze paused, her gaze soft yet hateful, ”… pretending that you can remain unified if I am not there?”

”…” Davisʼs heart shook.

He reached out to the cup to take a sip. Silence ensued for a few seconds before he placed the cup back on the table. He turned to face her and stared into her eyes.

”Iʼm not really worried about what would happen after the third generation. There would be too many Wills to consider and control. If they respect me and listen to my Will, good. If they want to leave and start their own powers, also good. But you- are you capable of swallowing your pride and shooting a smile at your sisters even when things are bad between you all? Are you capable of making the effort to reconcile when the wrong is on their side?”

”…” Fairy Thunderblaze was momentarily taken aback.

”Evelynn can. Isabella can. Everyone in my harem can do that, but you canʼt. To you, pride and dignity are above all, and I respect that. I donʼt wish to tear it down nor make you live a life that youʼre not willing to live. It will only bring us misfortune and unhappiness.”

With a loud and firm voice, Davis made it clear. He turned around, taking a sip again, but his heart was in turmoil.

He guessed he made it clear that he was not willing this time around, and Fairy Thunderblaze made it clear that she wouldnʼt digest keeping his harem around as long as they were wives of equal stature.

There was no reconciliation or workaround between their values and ego.

So Davis knew he must not touch her intimately, never!

Besides, he hadnʼt told her yet, but after getting out, he had determined himself to erase her memories. She knew too many secrets, so he couldnʼt possibly let her leave just like that, even if she was an ally.

Once he did that, he knew they might not share even an allied relationship, as Fairy Thunderblaze would know he had attacked her but wouldnʼt know why. As astute as she was, she knew her memories mightʼve been sealed or erased, bringing their allied relationship to an end.

Fairy Thunderblazeʼs expression kept quivering behind her veil, her thoughts unknown. After a period of silence, she lowered her head, and her lips moved.

”My pride and dignity are not above all. As long as I am not trampled, my imperial father has taught me to defer to the one whom I have wholeheartedly accepted as my imperial husband. You come… near to that stature and could enjoy tens of thousands of concubines as long as I remain your Empress, yet youʼre satisfied with the thirty of them alone.”

”Tens of- what?” Davis shot a look of disbelief at her as he felt that he had heard wrong.

”I told you.” Fairy Thunderblaze kept her gaze straight, her fists clenched, ”My affection and ambitions for you are greater than anyone could possibly come in your life, and you will conquer the Greater Realms and spread your seeds everywhere, but I alone will be loved and put on a pedestal by you. I wish… we had met earlier when none of them could get by your side, but fate has given me this insurmountable void to cross. I suppose I have no choice but to… forget my first love.”

Her voice turned soft as her lips quivered and her eyes trembled. She stood up, bowed her head, and cupped her hands before she turned around to leave.

Davis reached out his hand as he saw the corner of her eyes shimmer with light as droplets visibly refracted, making him reach out his hand, but ultimately chose not to raise his voice to stop her.

He swallowed the uncomfortable weight that had formed in his throat, forcefully thinking about the happiness of his wives over an outsider as he returned to his studies.

However, he was unable to concentrate for a long while until he laughed wryly.

”Haha, advancing or retreating, both lead into a ravine. What a tragedy…!”

He shouted with lament as he laughed at himself before finally managing to immerse himself in the studies, thinking that if he could get out first, this issue could be dealt with much more thought and consideration.