The reason for his uncooperative attitude lay in his subconscious resistance still lingering.
‘I need cultivation.’
Look at Larisa. Smiling broadly, enthusiastically learning and happily hopping around. Doesn’t it seem like she genuinely enjoys it?
‘Is she really enjoying it?’
“Well, since today is the first day, how about going outside?”
“Where to?”
“Let’s go shopping.”
Siod nudged the kids out.
As the three people appeared in the shopping district through teleportation, exclamations erupted from various places. Teleportation was a high-level magic that only a few could perform, but the primary reason for the reactions was their beauty.
Someone who recognized them shouted softly, “Look over there, it’s the children of Rodante.”
People in the upper class were familiar with each other’s faces. Of course, Gwyneth and William didn’t memorize all the nobles they encountered, but it was common for nobles in general to do so due to the narrowness of high society.
“I think it’s the first time I’ve seen them here. Are they here for shopping?”
“Is that Larisa Rodante? She looks like a doll…”
“Hush, she’s not a Rodante yet.”
The shopping street in the central district, catering to the affluent clientele, was crowded with people. Sensing the attention directed at them, William loosened the uncomfortable knot in his throat.
“Well, if we keep walking straight from here, there’s a delightful dessert cafe, so let’s walk there.”
“Why not just go straight there instead…”
“It won’t be fun if we just go straight. Let’s at least window shop.”
William sighed inwardly, wondering what this had to do with noble classes. He had no interest in casually browsing items amidst the pouring gazes.
However, Larisa was different.
“Wow, look at that! The entire wall is made of glass!”
Larisa seemed like she had entered another world. The fact that one side of the wall was entirely made of precious glass fascinated her.
“I’ve never seen anything like this before!”
“Really?”
“Yes. Originally, if someone from the back alley enters this street, they get chased away.”
It was a new piece of information for William.
“Chased away?”
“Yeah. The guards prevent them from coming in. They say it’s dirty.”
He didn’t know there was such discrimination. William, unaware of the seriousness, and Larisa, fascinated by the bead decorations on the nearby store window, had different expressions.
“Wow, it’s so pretty.”
“Should I buy it for you, Teacher?”
“Huh? No!”
Larisa was already burdened with the house rent. She quickly waved her hands and said, not wanting to owe more to the teacher.
“I just want to look around!”
“Okay. If there’s something you want to buy, let me know.”
“Sure~”
Since Larisa spent a long time admiring each store, William reluctantly looked at the items.
“Usually, the items displayed here are the latest trends, but they’re not necessarily the best. The best ones are shown separately only to people who express their intention to buy.”
“Are you here to teach how nobles shop?”
“Oh, that too.”
Siod’s delight was evident when William started talking.
“Major nobles, like Duke Rodante, usually call merchants to their mansion rather than visiting shops like this. It’s too busy and tiring to haggle one by one.”
The idea of separately calling merchants to the mansion was appealing to him. William was convinced that he had no interest in shopping. Larisa, on the other hand, seemed different.
“William, look over there. There’s a rabbit on the hat!”
“Strange.”
“So cute!”
Siod laughed heartily at the contrasting reactions of the two children. Personally, he agreed with William’s opinion. Larisa probably didn’t know yet that the rabbit was a stuffed one due to her young age.
“Look at people, William.”
In response to Siod’s words, William observed the expressions of people walking around. As their eyes met, people dressed in fine clothes smiled at him.
“Do I have to smile back?”
“It’s up to you. It’s okay even if you act a bit arrogant.”
Phew. William let out a sigh of relief internally. He had just tried to smile back, but his mouth twitched, and it didn’t go well.
“So, among the people walking here, can you tell who is a noble?”
“Not everyone here is a noble?”
“As I mentioned before, nobles prefer to call merchants to their mansions. So, the people here? Most are foreigners, merchants, or employees working in noble mansions. But they all dress nicely, don’t they?”
“I thought they were all nobles.”
“There are many nobles, but there are also others. As Larisa mentioned earlier, this area is off-limits if you don’t dress well. It’s not easy to distinguish at a glance.”
Was he trying to teach how to distinguish nobles? William wondered what the significance of such distinctions would be. Knowing or not knowing, did it really matter?
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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