“This might be better than a room. Then, have a good rest~”
The innkeeper laughed heartily, waved her hand, closed the door, and left.
In the vast shed, only the Grand Duke and I were left with an awkward silence and the sound of rain.
‘It’s too awkward. What should I do?’
While I was looking at my feet, the Grand Duke spoke.
“I seem to be constantly reprimanded by that innkeeper.”
I moved to a corner of the shed.
“Your Highness, please rest comfortably on the blanket. I’m used to sleeping on hay piles.”
Just then, a raindrop fell from the ceiling, hitting my face.
“Ahaha.”
I casually wiped the rain off my face.
“The roof is leaking, come here. Use the blanket. Hay is enough for me.”
In the darkness, the Grand Duke took off his cloak and laid it on the hay. Then he lay down, turning his back to me.
“I’m tired, so I’ll sleep first. You rest comfortably.”
Silence followed for a long time.
After what seemed like an eternity, my tense body relaxed in the continuing calm.
No sound came from the Grand Duke.
‘He must have fallen asleep. That’s good.’
Unaware of my surroundings, the awkwardness slowly subsided.
I wrapped my arms around my knees and rested my head on them, quietly listening to the falling rain.
The rain, like a beautiful nocturne, sometimes like an intense waltz, incessantly drummed on the tin roof of the shed.
‘The sound of rain is nice.’
I closed my eyes.
Listening to the rhythmic pattering on the roof, I felt as if embraced by a tranquil world, bringing comfort.
I quietly lay down at the far end of the blanket, away from the Grand Duke, and curled up with my eyes closed.
Since returning to the North, it had been a relentless journey. The red caterpillar incident, the battle with the monsters, and the brush with death.
And… the Grand Duke, who saved me.
My thoughts wandered and gradually faded into the darkness.
In the sound of the rain, I fell into a deep sleep.
How long had I slept?
As consciousness returned, the distant sound of rain drew nearer again.
The rain was beating on the ceiling even more fiercely than before I fell asleep.
‘The rain is still going.’
It was dark all around. Was it just before dawn, or still deep into the night?
Waiting for my eyes to adjust to the darkness, I gazed ahead.
‘!’
The face of the sleeping Grand Duke was right before me.
His hair, still damp from the rain, revealed its wet texture in the darkness.
Beneath the strands of hair, his long eyelashes were visible. We were that close.
‘Ah… I must have.’
After falling asleep, I must have unconsciously crawled into the blanket, ending up right in front of the Grand Duke.
He too was asleep, turned towards me.
The thumping of my heart echoed in my ears.
Hoping the rain would grow louder to mask the sound of my heart, so that the Grand Duke wouldn’t wake up.
‘The person who saved my life. The reason I live.’
I was momentarily insane.
I leaned towards him.
And very lightly… touched his lips with mine.
A reckless act before my rational mind could intervene.
‘I’m crazy.’
Slowly pulling my face away, I lowered my head.
‘I’m insane, Esdel.’
What had I done to the sleeping Grand Duke?
Feeling guilty, I slowly raised my head.
But then I saw the Grand Duke’s blue eyes staring at me.
Too shocked to speak, I couldn’t turn away from him.
His blue eyes looking at me seemed like a sea boiling over lava.
The sound of rain was fading from my ears.
The Grand Duke removed my mask.
“Your… Highness?”
“It was you who started 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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