Yeon Woo’s days continued without anything special.
Every morning, she delivered the herbs she gathered from the mountains to the pharmacy, and in the afternoons, she went around the village to find sewing jobs.
Yeon Ho continued to frequent the brothel and indulge in frivolities, while Mrs. Park still gave Yeon Woo a hard time.
Despite Biyeong telling her not to use the bow, Yeon Woo didn’t stop hunting with it.
A little more effort meant earning a bit more money.
Besides, she now felt restless if she didn’t go up to the mountain and shoot her bow.
If there was something different than usual, it was that Biyeong sent rice and meat every day.
Thanks to this, Yeon Woo’s household became more comfortable, allowing her some leisure.
She occasionally met Biyeong and chatted, listening to stories about his life in the military.
Today, like any other day, Yeon Woo returned home after collecting sewing pay from a neighbor.
“I’m back.”
As she entered the main gate, she noticed an unusual, excited atmosphere in the house.
Walking into the yard, she saw a pile of gift bundles on the porch.
Curious, she checked and found delicious-looking pan-fried meat, fruits, women’s ornaments like hairpins and rings, and other luxury items like embroidered pouches inside the bundles.
Yeon Woo, puzzled by the array of unknown bundles, opened the door to the inner quarters.
“Mother, what are all these bundles for…….”
She began to ask Mrs. Park about the bundles, but then she gasped at the sight before her.
The inner quarters were filled with even more bundles than the yard.
Mrs. Park, seated more primly than ever, held a red bridal robe, usually worn only at weddings.
The elaborately embroidered robe felt ominously to Yeon Woo, who asked Mrs. Park.
“Why the bridal robe?”
“It’s for your wedding.”
Mrs. Park, wearing a colorful ring she had never seen before, gently stroked the robe’s surface.
Yeon Woo raised her voice in protest.
“I told you I won’t have a wedding!”
“There are guests present. Don’t be rude!”
At Mrs. Park’s words, Yeon Woo looked around and saw an old man, around sixty, catching her eye.
The man’s skin was rough like basalt, and his face was speckled with warts and age spots.
His nose was as big as Yeon Woo’s fist, with visible hair in the nostrils.
Mrs. Park, who had just been angry, smiled warmly at the old man, incongruous with her earlier demeanor.
“I apologize for the rudeness. My daughter is still immature. Please be understanding.”
At Mrs. Park’s words, the old man squinted his frog-like eyes and scrutinized Yeon Woo from head to toe.
Feeling his creepy gaze, Yeon Woo shuddered.
The old man, with toad-like purple lips, spoke in a raspy voice.
“There’s a special charm in taming an untamed wildflower. The younger the age, the more its beauty shines. I understand the brashness of youth.”
Yeon Woo’s face flushed with rage and humiliation at the old man’s demeaning words, but Mrs. Park continued unperturbed.
“We are just grateful for your generous understanding.”
Mrs. Park bowed excessively low to the old man.
Then she grabbed Yeon Woo’s skirt, forcing her to sit beside her.
“Your future husband, Mr. Bae Jinseo, has kindly sent these items for the wedding. Now, go and greet him.”
“…….”
Bae Jinseo, the elderly man whom Mrs. Park had recently arranged Yeon Woo’s marriage with.
Seeing his actual face, Yeon Woo realized the awful rumors she had heard were not exaggerated.
Yeon Woo, not agreeing to this marriage, kept her mouth shut and looked only at the floor.
Mrs. Park scolded her.
“What are you doing being so disrespectful! Go and greet him right now!”
“Hehe. It’s alright, it’s alright.”
Surprisingly, Mr. Bae seemed quite magnanimous in response to Mrs. Park’s tone.
However, his next words made Yeon Woo frown deeply.
“Your figure leaves much to be desired. With such breasts, can you even properly nurse? But your face is quite pretty, I suppose.”
As Mr. Bae licked his lips, examining Yeon Woo’s body again, his rudeness knew no bounds.
“How plump must your hips be? I need to check how well you can bear children. Come, sit on my lap.”
Mr. Bae patted his thick, stubby thigh.
Was he mistaking this place for a brothel?
Yeon Woo barely contained her urge to shut Mr. Bae’s obnoxious mouth.
She had encountered such people before.
Those who couldn’t differentiate between what should and shouldn’t be said. With such people, words were often not enough.
Eye for an eye. Rudeness repaid with rudeness was her philosophy.
Taking a deep breath, Yeon Woo spoke.
“Mr. Bae, you are quite different from what I imagined.”
“Oh, is that so! What did you think when you saw me?”
Mr. Bae leaned forward eagerly, his tiny eyes widening slightly.
After a brief pause, Yeon Woo stared intently at Mr. Bae’s face.
Unable to endure the silence, Mr. Bae fidgeted, urging her to continue.
“Did you find me handsome?”
Mr. Bae spoke as if he had never seen his reflection, shamelessly.
Yeon Woo looked straight into his eyes and slowly replied.
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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