At this, Sion chuckled, grabbing Arcadia’s arm.
“Arcadia, save Esdel. Hold on to her until I come back.”
“The doctors will save her! So you too, hurry…!”
Tears filled Arcadia’s eyes.
‘You foolish Duke. Your body is a rag.’
Esdel must be saved.
But we can be hurt, not you, Sion Belpast.
I was ready to beg forgiveness for my crazy brother and the assassin we missed.
If you’re like this… I’m too sorry.
Arcadia helped Sion to his feet.
“Arcadia, there’s only one way to save Esdel.”
“?!”
Then, Adrian called out to the Duke.
“Your Highness! That’s too reckless!”
“Arcadia…”
“Speak.”
“Can you shut Adrian up?”
Sion chuckled.
A heavy feeling settled in Arcadia’s chest.
“Take me to the top floor.”
“The top floor?”
“Yes. Where our sacred sword, Lapis, is.”
“!”
Your Highness.
Sion Belpast.
What are you thinking?
“Hurry up, it’s an order.”
“······.”
Following Sion’s command, Arcadia supported him up the stairs.
Ignoring the steward’s cries for treatment, the two men ascended.
Finally, at the top floor, in front of the room only Belpast could enter, Sion spoke.
“Arcadia, my friend.”
“!”
“Go to Esdel. Hold on to her until I return. Keep her from dying. Can you?”
“······You fool.”
Arcadia’s voice was heartbreakingly hoarse.
Sion laughed.
“Yes, I’m stupid. Have you just realized that? So… if you can’t save her, know that I will die.”
“I understand, you brat.”
Arcadia cursed, and Sion smiled in response.
“I’ll be back… I promise.”
Sion opened the blue sapphire door and entered the dim room, which closed automatically behind him.
Alone in the dark space, Sion walked slowly towards the wall where sunlight seeped through at the highest point.
The sacred sword Lapis, one of the three legendary swords spread across the continent along with the Imperial sword Luchela, floated on a blue silver shelf. Not just hanging, but actually hovering in the air.
It’s said to reveal the true form of whoever it pierces, a divine artifact of Belpast.
The only hope to eradicate the black magic driving a woman to death, which even the empire’s greatest magician couldn’t dispel.
[How can I call upon Lapis, Father?]Years ago, on his first visit to the sacred sword, Sion had asked his father, the previous Duke of Belpast.
Kneeling, his father had gazed up at the sword.
[You have to pray earnestly. Only then it responds.] [Has any Belpast ever received a response?] [Probably not. That sword, since created by God Belpast, has never been used.] [Not even once in a thousand years?] [Yes. Lapis is to be used only once for a truly earnest and precious wish. That’s our Lapis.]Kneeling before Lapis, Sion fervently called out the sword’s name.
‘Lapis, I earnestly beseech you to respond. Descend from your high place and save a woman. Please…’
Sion closed his eyes and kept calling Lapis in his heart.
‘Please… please…’
After some time, a deep and kind male voice echoed in the empty room.
‘Who are you, of Belpast?’
It was a voice heard in the heart.
Sion lifted his head, looking up at the floating Lapis.
“Sion Belpast. Your descendant.”
‘Why have you awakened me? Many have called upon me, but none have awakened me.’
“There’s a woman who needs you to reveal her true form and rescue her from darkness. Please help her.”
‘A woman… Is that what I should awaken for after a thousand years?’
“Yes.”
‘Why?’
“If she is gone, Belpast will disappear. And so will I.”
‘…’
“I love her.”
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.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
