What seemed like a blessing yesterday now felt like a curse. This scroll that caused Stella to get hurt if she tried to tear or burn it was nothing but a shackle, keeping her stuck.
“The wound won’t heal well because it’s magical. How can His Majesty be so cruel? What if it scars?”
Rudina recalled Stella’s child-like joy at being invited to the dinner, believing she was finally accepted as family.
Her eyes were even more swollen than before. Rudina looked a complete mess, her blue eyes barely visible.
“Rudina.”
“Yes, Huhuhu! Princess.”
Rudina sobbed in response.
“Keep this with you.”
Stella approached Rudina, handing her a small leather pouch and whispered softly.
The pouch was small but surprisingly heavy. It rustled with the sound of jewels. Rudina instinctively knew it contained precious stones.
“Princess, why? You should take it. What if something happens there? Keep it as emergency money!”
Rudina tried to return the pouch, but Stella firmly shook her head and then suddenly embraced her. Rudina, who had been crying nonstop since hearing the news, felt damp like a soaked cotton ball.
“Escape when you come to see me off at the harbor. They probably won’t have the capacity to care about you too. You might not get another chance.”
Stella knew well that Queen Eliza and Princess Beatrice despised her. Seeing Princess Stella, who was more concerned about her safety than her own, Rudina burst into tears again.
Rudina had been with Stella since she lived outside the castle, and it was unlikely that the Queen would leave her alone. She would probably be sold off as a slave to some distant land, or at best, be thrown away as a concubine to an old nobleman.
Rudina was aware of her situation.
“I’ll definitely come to find you, Princess.”
“Do that. I’ll be waiting.”
“I’ll become strong, earn lots of money, and definitely come to fetch you, Princess.”
“Keep that promise.”
“Huhuhuhu!”
Rudina, sobbing like a child, threw herself into Stella’s embrace.
Take care, my dear friend.
Stella patted Rudina’s back and turned her head towards the window.
There, a tiny creature with sparkling black eyes stared at her intently. Some were imitating her and Rudina, hugging and patting each other’s backs. But most of them were just staring at her, unblinking, with their eyes wide open.
Occasionally, when their eyes met, they would stretch their horizontally slit mouths wide and laugh with open mouths. Stella was grateful Rudina couldn’t see them.
One month later.
“Princess! Come here and help me peel these potatoes!”
Lying in a large hammock, half-asleep, Stella stretched lazily at the sound of Cuckoos’ metallic voice.
She slowly turned her stiff neck and opened her eyes, squinting against the bright sunlight.
The rocking floor, the salty smell of sea-soaked wood, the rough voices shouting angrily here and there. Seagulls, white as clouds, flying leisurely against the clear blue sky.
What was once a strange and unfamiliar place now felt like home.
Stella, with her golden hair tied up in a bun reaching her waist and wearing an old work uniform, looked like any other sailor, if not for her doll-like face.
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 🙂
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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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