“Let’s say you didn’t.”
“……Why aren’t you upset?”
Elzer frowned at Cesenia, who seemed too composed.
“About what?”
“Your warehouse with the Hepria cotton burned down, and you’re just sitting here calm?”
“Oh, that.”
Like Elzer had done earlier, Cesenia only dragged out the conversation. She should be panicking, making a fuss. But Cesenia seemed unbothered.
“Is that really what you’re upset about?”
“Then the Hepria cotton warehouse was quite large, wasn’t it? Wasn’t it difficult to set it on fire?”
“What?”
“Vast plains. Setting fire there, wasn’t it hard? There must’ve been plenty of guards, so it must have been quite a struggle.”
Elzer blinked in confusion at this unexpected scenario.
“Here, would you like a cup of tea? My conjecture might take a while.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“Listen, Elzer. Autumn is a season of dryness. So, the guards at my warehouse must’ve been regularly watering the place, right?”
Cesenia set down her teacup. The calm surface of the tea rippled from the motion.
“Someone who took a lot of money must have been anxious. They had to start a fire somehow, to finish the job and get the extra money. Eventually, after several failed attempts with arrows, they must’ve chosen another method.”
“…….”
“Ultimately, the person who took the money had no choice but to obtain oil. It would’ve been difficult for commoners to get oil, but they had to do it. They took quite a large sum for what seemed like an easy job. Must’ve been in a real hurry.”
“What are you doing?”
Ignoring Elzer’s question, Cesenia continued without hesitation.
“To set a fire with hard-to-get oil, that person must have suffered burns on their hands or somewhere.”
“Why are you telling me all this… Why to me?”
“I’m just recounting the case. Soon, Elzer, you and I will both receive the official report on this incident.”
That’s when it happened.
With a loud bang, the door opened. It was Rohan, and behind him was Lizbet. Lizbet seemed to have deliberately not stopped her brother from entering, catching up to grab Rohan’s arm belatedly.
“You shouldn’t just barge in when there’s a guest~”
Lizbet chided Rohan belatedly, grinning.
“My apologies, Lady Cesenia. I thought you were alone and intruded rudely.”
“No, it’s fine. Someone else here has already been quite rude.”
Cesenia stood up from where she had leaned towards her sister.
“What is this all about?”
“What do you mean? I’m just deducing who could have been foolish enough to set fire to my warehouse. And judging by how pale your face is turning, Elzer, it seems my deduction might be accurate?”
“Are you suspecting me?”
“I wouldn’t have to suspect if you didn’t keep making me do so.”
“I know nothing. I just heard your warehouse caught fire and came to tell you.”
“Of course, you did. Of course. Elzer, I hope that the report Rohan just brought doesn’t involve you.”
Cesenia smiled and carefully scanned the documents Rohan handed her.
“Anyway, I’ve told you about the fire, so I’ll be leaving now.”
“Alright, take care.”
Cesenia didn’t stop Elzer from leaving, just giving her a brief glance.
“But Elzer.”
“What? What now? You going to accuse me again?”
“No. You know, it seems you’re quite pleased about my warehouse burning down… Sadly for you, that warehouse… had nothing in it.”
Elzer’s steps halted suddenly.
“What?”
“Exactly what I said. There was nothing there. The goods were sold a week ago.”
“Are you crazy? Are you lying just to show you didn’t lose anything?”
“It’s true. If you don’t believe me, go and see for yourself.”
At Cesenia’s words, Elzer shook her head in disbelief.
“Don’t lie. If there was really nothing, why did you increase the guards there so much!”
“You claim not to be the culprit, yet you seem to know quite a bit about the situation. Sounds very~ much like a culprit, doesn’t it?”
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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