The field of vision narrowed.
Carlos Arthur Ingram, the Emperor who had ruled the Great Calyta Empire for 430 years, looked down at his body with traces of injury and felt irritation and unease.
Unacceptable events were taking place. In addition to Dragonlord, who had always been a threatening presence to him, a detestable ‘Emperor’ had appeared.
‘Barrier…, moving the barrier freely, and more powerful than me…’
Stronger. Carlos tried to heal his injured body quickly, but even that seemed strangely impossible. In the meantime, his field of vision, which used to extend far into the distance, narrowed. It was a very subtle difference, something an ordinary person might not even feel.
But Carlos, who always gathered talented individuals and enhanced their abilities, immediately noticed the difference.
He unfolded his white, long, and wrinkle-free hands. Little by little, since Rustica Genesis crossed the barrier, little by little, she was slipping away from his hands.
Carlos smiled, twisting his thin, red lips.
‘Not yet.’
It wasn’t all ‘gone’ yet. Loo’s heart, brain, most of the organs, and spine were still in his hands. That’s right. ‘Most’ was in his hands.
She belonged to Carlos. That ‘beautiful woman,’ that is.
But she wasn’t here. If she were here, more could have been possible. The annoying kid who presumptuously opened the barrier would have closed it again, and everything would have peacefully returned to its place. The thief shook the tightly clenched hand.
‘Everything is in my hands, so why…’
Why does that annoying kid keep sticking to Rustica? Carlos felt the re-emerging sensation of emotions he had forgotten.
He wanted it. He wanted to possess it entirely, savoring the complete occupation and enjoying the uneasy peace behind the barrier. It was a jealousy and inferiority tinted with a deep green.
He wanted supremacy. He wanted to become an Emperor. He reached such a high place, yet he wanted to take everything from the newly appeared Emperor. The seed of the Bela Hwangjo, who had killed all without hesitation, was alive.
Loo.
His voice calling Rustica was sometimes heard. It was unpleasant.
Carlos, who had Rustica, couldn’t even see her, and he had failed several times trying to bring her back, but that guy saw and touched Rustica without a care in the world. The audacity of that lowly guy possessing his property was infuriating.
He had endured it because he had to keep his eyes far away, but now it had gone beyond tolerable.
Then it must be taken back.
Carlos’s bright and pale fingers flickered.
[Star Icon]“Loo, just a moment.”
Hayden’s face stiffened terrifyingly. Bright light began to flicker along his body once again.
Loo felt her throat tightening only after seeing the hand reaching for her neck, and it wasn’t just her throat; her entire chest, head, and stomach felt tight.
“Look at me, Loo.”
“Ah.”
No, it hurt. A sharp pain stabbed her abdomen. It was so painful that she felt like her breath would be cut off. Loo bent her body, and Hayden embraced her.
“Ah… no, let go.”
“Loo, I can do it.”
No, no. Loo shook her head. In such intense pain that it was hard to speak, she pushed Hayden’s hand away even as she breathed heavily.
Something was pulling her.
Come here. Come back to me. If you come back, it won’t hurt.
So come back with your own feet.
Son of a bitch. His intentions were clear, and his teeth ground as soon as he realized.
“I’ll do it, Loo.”
“No.”
This son of a bitch was trying to pull her back again. What happened last time when this occurred?
“Ham…jeong. You stay here.”
It’s not Loo who is being aimed at; it’s Hayden. Yes, I knew this would happen. Loo strenuously pushed away Hayden’s arms.
“Loo! We promised not to do this, remember? We promised not to do this!”
With a suddenly ferocious expression, Hayden shouted forcefully. He wanted to say, “Do I still look like someone you have to protect?” He could handle this more than enough.
But Loo, with her too absolute presence, firmly stated,
“No. Don’t move, and stay here.”
Even though she couldn’t breathe properly and took several breaths, Loo didn’t allow it.
“I don’t want to, please, don’t do this. I can do it. Let me do it.”
The face that had stiffened now began to plead.
“You’re the Emperor!”
It meant “Wake up.”
Emperor. You shouldn’t move easily, shouldn’t be shaken, and shouldn’t fuss over one person. I know. But Hayden didn’t become an Emperor for this.
“Soon…, I’ll come soon. If I don’t come by today, then… then move. No.”
“Why are you doing this to me? Why am I…”
If he wasn’t satisfied, he could show as much as he wanted. However, Loo, sweating profusely, shook her head again.
“I know this son of a bitch much better than you.”
A cold hand tightly grabbed him.
“Stay here, ‘Your Majesty.’ Never follow me.”
Loo was pulled away as if her hand was released and dragged by the force pulling her. The warmth that had gathered in her hand disappeared miserably. The man who couldn’t move a step in response to the words “Don’t follow” asked her with a puzzled look.
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
