Latil clicked her tongue in disbelief.
“Ever seen such a bastard?”
Her patience, which she had tried to maintain as sternly as possible after becoming the emperor, finally snapped and a harsh curse slipped out.
It was understandable. During the time when her father was assassinated, Latil had been away from the capital to meet her brother, Crown Prince Lean.
Because of this distance, hadn’t she narrowly avoided losing the imperial palace to Tyla for half a year? And now what? Who assassinated who?
Even if the accused was not the perpetrator but merely the instigator, it was still ridiculous. Latil was in a better position the longer her father lived.
The problem that those who opposed Latil unanimously pointed out was also Latil’s short period of education as a princess. This was a disadvantage that could be compensated for as her father’s reign lengthened.
And now what? I killed my father? Latil, in her anger, was about to rip the letter to shreds, but she exhaled heavily and barely managed to relax her grip.
‘No, I shouldn’t get excited over this. It’s not good to be swept away by nonsense.’
But as she couldn’t hide her anger from her face, Sir Sonnaught asked with a curious look.
“What’s in it to upset you so?”
“Read it. It will baffle you.”
Sonnaught quickly skimmed through the letter that Latil handed over to him.
“……”
As it was a short message, Latil asked him right away.
“Did you read it?”
“Yes.”
“What do you think?”
“The person who wrote this letter, I’d really like to behead them. They must have a lot of oil in their brains, it would be good for the blade.”
“Wow, that’s brutal.”
When Sonnaught chuckled, Latil laughed softly and patted his back.
“I quite like that.”
Only then did a smile appear on Sonnaught’s face.
On the contrary, Latil sighed as soon as she took the letter back and put it down on the table. Not just the content of the letter, but there was something else that was bothering her.
“Sir Sonnaught. Doesn’t it seem like the person who wrote this and the person who vandalized my father’s grave are the same?”
“I find that strange too. If the person who vandalized the grave is the assassin, then this letter is quite contradictory.”
“Right. An ordinary assassin wouldn’t write a letter wanting to boast about their assassination.”
This was like leaving a mark on the tomb saying ‘I killed the emperor,’ and then leaving a letter next to it saying ‘You killed the emperor.’ Completely opposing claims.
Latil pondered for a long time, tapping her fingers on the table.
“For now…”
“Yes.”
“We have no choice but to investigate. Either way.”
“Yes.”
“Right.”
“……”
“……”
But why is he still here? Latil looked at Sonnaught for a moment, then raised an eyebrow. It seemed like all that needed to be said had been said, but Sonnaught hadn’t left.
Sonnaught, who was always by Latil’s side, was her bodyguard, but this was Latil’s bedroom. Even though he was a bodyguard, he wouldn’t always stick around inside the room unless ordered to.
When she looked at him in confusion, Sonnaught asked with a worried tone.
“Have you been focusing too much on desk work lately?”
Latil had caused a fuss about learning swordsmanship while following the knights since she was a princess, and she ended up learning it along with them.
‘Probably she’ll learn selfdefense at most,’ people had predicted, but surprisingly, she was talented and ‘she will learn a bit and then quit,’ was what they expected, but she continued to wield the sword even after becoming the successor. That’s what he seemed to be talking about.
“Oh. I’m busy, you know.”
Latil pointed at the pile of documents on the desk with a small smile.
“I’ll take a look at these.”
It was not an excuse. Everyday, endless issues that needed to be dealt with kept pouring in.
In the midst of all this, there was also the incident of someone vandalizing the former emperor’s tomb, and it didn’t seem like things would slow down anytime soon.
“And it’s going to stay busy.”
Sonnaught chuckled as he looked at the documents that Latil was pointing at. Looking at the thick stack of papers, he made a slight grimace, but turned back to Latil and made a suggestion.
“You must be under a lot of stress. Would you like to get some exercise? If you’re okay with it, I’ll spar with you.”
“Spar? Now?”
Latil checked the clock. It was 9:30 in the morning. Normally, she would have had to go to the public office by 9:00 a.m. and receive important reports overnight.
However, already 30 minutes had passed… If she went to her office, it would be around 10 o’clock. At 11, there was a state council meeting.
“Hmm.”
After a brief hesitation, Latil nodded her head.
“Alright.”
[This is the time separator]Holding her rapier, Latil seemed to take her stance for a moment, then immediately charged towards Sonnaught. As he was one of the few knights with whom Latil could swing her sword without reserve, her first strike was a powerful one.
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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