Hades stood with his arms crossed, grimacing as if displeased with everything.
Finally, he stood abruptly and spoke.
“Tell Lord Makali to take care of himself. If he recovers, contact Caleb immediately.”
“Yes, yes, General Hades, we’ll relay your message.”
The two servants of the Makali trading company bowed their heads as Hades stood up, opening his robe.
Lord Makali was the grandfather of Karina, the Sultan’s second concubine, and the owner of a large fabric trading company in the Grand Bazaar.
Hades expressed his dissatisfaction to them.
“It’s disgusting seeing your faces, more disgusting than a cattle barn. If he’s been sick for so long, he should either die or retire. Why make life difficult for others?”
His mission was to persuade Karina, in order to get through to Latifa, which was why he had come to meet Lord Makali.
But visit after visit, Lord Makali made excuses, refusing to see him, which irritated Hades.
He added softly to the servants of the Makali company.
“I’m not telling your lord to die quickly, mind you.”
Exiting the Makali company’s reception room, Hades bumped an elephantshaped wooden sculpture with his elbow.
[Dash] Crash!“Ah, crap. Why was this here? So obstructive.”
The elephant, now reduced to just ‘phant’ since its trunk had fallen off, was pitiable.
“Tell them to hang it in Caleb’s estate. I’ll compensate.”
With that, he briskly exited, leaving the bluefaced servants behind.
“Damn it. What we primarily deal with in Makali is mostly silk… Can’t even threaten to withhold material since it’s not made from animal fur.”
Hades muttered continuously as he climbed onto the camel his servants had prepared.
“The silkworm cultivation is an endless nuisance.”
Hades, about to set off, stared quietly at the golden bracelets remaining on his arm.
Absently caressing them, Hades remained silent for a moment.
That moment was brief.
“Hmph. Don’t even have time for this. I’ll go mad if I keep dealing with that scatterbrained princess.”
Soon, Hades snorted, hastily withdrew his hand from the bracelet, and pulled the reins to drive the camel forward.
[Star icon][Star icon]Under the bright weather, Latifa sat on the carpet floor with a vacant expression, her legs crossed, spreading her long hair.
Her silver hair was already disheveled, strands twisted in strange ways, and numerous flashy hairpins and flowers were haphazardly inserted.
‘Ugh. My head hurts so much that I can’t feel anything anymore.’
Silver hair strands were already scattered in three clumps on the floor, showing just how difficult the struggle had been.
Asti, who had been roughly playing with Latifa’s hair to the point of nearly ripping out her scalp, was now lying next to her, drawing pictures on brown paper with colored charcoal.
She, suiting her plump physique, loved sweets and even while drawing, kept stuffing her mouth with red and green sugar lumps, so her tongue was a brilliant rainbow color.
Although it hurt, Latifa was daydreaming, watching cute Asti.
Having regained consciousness and gotten up to hear an explanation from Asti’s maids, she learned that the trial had ended well, but Hades was punished for causing a disturbance and had to dedicate himself to the royal palace.
That’s why she ended up in Karina’s palace, who is Asti’s mother.
There’s a onemonth grace period, but whether she can return to Khaled’s territory afterward depends entirely on Karina.
‘Should I just wait for General Hades like this?’
She had no idea whether Karina was on Luhan’s side or Tarek’s, so the future seemed entirely uncertain.
Meanwhile, Latifa was still Asti’s playmate, facing this dilemma even while injured.
Humming and drawing, Asti spoke to Latifa.
“You know, Latifa. I have one arrogant big brother. I hate him, maybe even more than Hades.”
“Huh? There’s another prince?”
The moment Hades’ name was mentioned, Latifa, who had been daydreaming, was startled and slightly disrupted her posture.
“That brother is no longer a prince! He quit being a prince. Now he’s a quasiroyal working in Atipisium.”
“Atipisium? What’s that?”
When Latifa asked, she sparkled and clung to her.
“It’s the place that makes the coolest clothes in the world! Gorgeous and beautiful clothes adorned with all kinds of jewels, necklaces, and earrings. I’ll make something like that! Look, isn’t it pretty?”
“Genius Asti!”
Tatskan, who had been selecting feathers on the side, chimed in.
Looking at the paper she presented, Latifa’s face hardened.
Considering a child drew it, the drawing was chaotic and weird, containing every color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, and even gold, silver, and black.
In truth, she couldn’t even tell if it was a drawing of clothes, jewelry, or some monster.
Smiling, Asti asked her.
“Latifa, isn’t it prettyyy?”
Is she really asking because she doesn’t know if it’s pretty or not?
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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