Watching William like that for a while, Larisa, as if resigning herself, smiled and said,
“Fine. Let’s go.”
Then she forced a bright smile and said,
“Should we go say goodbye to Mom tomorrow morning?”
“…Yeah.”
“Then. Shall we sleep here?”
William hesitated for a moment, then nodded. In response, Larisa pointed to the only bed.
“Okay, William, you sleep here. I’ll sleep on the floor.”
“I’ll sleep on the floor.”
“Master, please don’t be stubborn and lie down.”
“You’re the one being stubborn. How can I make a girl sleep on the cold floor?”
After hesitating for a while, William successfully persuaded Larisa to let him sleep outside instead and managed to get her to sleep on the bed.
William laid a mat on the floor and lay down, contemplating for a long time. What does she mean by a sham marriage?
William couldn’t even sigh for fear of waking up from the dream. The sound of Larisa’s cough throughout the night was bothersome, making it impossible to fall asleep. Could it be a lung disease? Why did Larisa die in this life?
The next day, early in the morning, the two went up to the church hill again. Larisa said with a smile,
“Mom, I’m getting married.”
When William’s throat made a sound, Larisa chuckled.
“William is making me happy. So, Mom, take care.”
It’s a lie. Larisa is telling a lie to reassure her deceased mother. After finishing the farewell, Larisa looked back at William and asked,
“Do we have to go to the city hall?”
Her face was tense.
“Uh… probably?”
Past William would have known, but the current William didn’t know. Although Larisa’s mention of a sham marriage yesterday was a hint.
Inside the shaking carriage, Larisa apologized.
“Sorry, William. If I had just had a family registry, we wouldn’t have needed to get married…”
Luckily, Larisa was good at talking to herself. Instead of answering, William smiled.
“Do you feel relieved thinking that I’m leaving?”
“Huh?”
“No, you’ve been smiling a lot since yesterday.”
Haven’t I been smiling that much? William absentmindedly touched his face with one hand.
The process of registering the marriage at the city hall was boringly simple. It was just a matter of signing documents.
The problem came after leaving the city hall. Grenavier was standing there.
“You…!”
Grenavier approached, grabbed his son by the collar.
“I thought it might be, but did you really get married?”
Larisa hid behind William with a frightened expression.
“Mother, please don’t do this.”
“That girl looks like she won’t live long anyway. Why are you fixated on her? William, you’ll be unhappy if you keep seeing her.”
“I’m already married.”
“You dare to do it without my permission!”
His face heated up. It was because his mother slapped him across the face. Larisa couldn’t even scream; she just clung to William’s coat.
William embraced the trembling Larisa and said, “Mother, I’m an adult. I can get married without your permission. And…”
William used the incantation.
“[Undine.]”
He wasn’t sure if Undine would be summoned even in the dream, but since it was just a dream, he felt like there was nothing that couldn’t happen.
Undine was summoned in the form of the mermaid princess as William remembered. Grenavier’s eyes widened significantly at the sight of the spirit for the first time.
“I’ll study magic on my own from now on. So, please leave us alone.”
“You… How did this suddenly happen? You met Siod?”
William found it too bothersome to even explain, so he stayed silent. However, his attitude only fueled further misunderstandings.
“Right. You met Siod, huh? Learned magic from him, didn’t you?”
“Yes.”
“Where is he?”
“You said you forgot everything?”
This time, Grenavier couldn’t say anything. Leaving the shocked Grenavier behind, William wrapped his arm around Larisa’s shoulder and left the place.
He tried to call a carriage to leave the capital, but he was blocked by identity checks, so he had to return to the slums.
“It’ll only take a few days for the documents to be processed.”
“Yeah…”
Larisa started coughing again.
“Why are you coughing like that? Did you take your medicine?”
“There’s a lot of dust in the textile factory. It’s not that severe.”
“Wait, I’ll go buy some medicine for you.”
“Don’t, William. Stay here. Huh?”
“Why?”
“I’m scared… What if the witch comes while you’re gone?”
William had no choice but to sit beside Larisa. He laid her on the bed, and William sighed.
“Your mother isn’t that scary.”
“Yeah…”
Larisa seemed exhausted, likely falling asleep. The fatigue caught up with her after staying up all night. Eventually, William rested his head on the bed and fell asleep as well.
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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