“It seems likely, doesn’t it? They don’t want the information to leak completely. If it did, the Order would not sit still.”
In the Bonous Empire, the Order’s power was immense. They would want to monopolize any rare flower that emits sacred power. So, the Odor family would rather sell it to private parties than hand it over without gaining much in return.
Dimitrius smirked.
“I’ll gladly buy it.”
Dimitrius, being half-human and half-demon, desperately needed sacred power to maintain his human form.
Hence, his surroundings were filled with various sacred artifacts.
If he had to open his demonic power as he did five years ago during the attack, he would need even more sacred power. And he would definitely need someone who could freely manipulate sacred power.
Hoping that such a situation would not arise, Dimitrius leaned back in his leather chair with the document Killian handed him.
He pondered for a moment before speaking.
“Let’s see how they react first.”
After swiftly writing a letter, Dimitrius sent it to the Odor family.
It would be good if they succeeded immediately. If not, it didn’t matter.
Dimitrius was confident in negotiating.
But after meeting Lady Ollentia Armenia, things seemed to get a bit complicated.
He knew she had sacred power, but he didn’t approach her since he didn’t need someone to use sacred power immediately.
But after opening his demonic power for the first time in five years to save Ollentia, he now needed to succeed in the negotiations for the hallucinatory flowers and find someone who could manipulate sacred power freely.
The best candidate seemed to be Ollentia right before his eyes.
Dimitrius straightened up and looked intently at Ollentia, who insisted that the hallucinatory flowers emitted light.
She was wearing a thin white dress that slightly revealed her shoulders, not seeming to mind the cold. Bathed in the moonlight seeping through the forest, she herself shone as brightly as the moon.
Her pale platinum hair and ripe apricot-colored eyes only added to her luminosity.
Wasn’t it her, rather than the hallucinatory flowers, that was radiant?
Dimitrius, amusing himself with such thoughts, addressed Ollentia.
“Let’s leave this place. It’s spring, but the night is cold. You’ve really come out with that outfit?”
Ollentia brightened up at this.
“Oh my! Are you worried about me?”
She was truly incorrigible.
A single comment and she would tease him like this.
Dimitrius, thinking how exasperating she was, turned around and walked through the forest. The niece of Count Odor would surely follow on her own.
Dimitrius was remarkably quiet, deep in thought, still emitting an overwhelming presence. It was odd; even street toughs and knights seemed to find it difficult to be around him, yet why was she unaffected? That was strange in itself.
Then, after much contemplation, Dimitrius cautiously spoke.
“Now I have to ask. Are you still unaware that you possess sacred power? If you saw white light from the hallucinatory flowers, that’s likely the vibration of sacred power.”
Sacred power…
Ollentia burst into laughter.
“Really? What kind of misunderstanding do you have? Sure, my ancestors had sacred power. But not me. You know, a normal person like me might be able to see the vibrations of sacred power.”
“You’re from the apricot tree family, known for exorcising spirits, right?”
“Yes. And so?”
“I felt it when I held your hand.”
‘Felt what, exactly?’
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
