My Discarded Fiancé Returned (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 123
Lucas was the future of this empire. That was not only because he was the Emperor’s sole son and the Crown Prince, but also because he possessed the qualities Cornelius himself had acknowledged.
“Do you remember what you told me when I was about to leave for the battlefield? You said I lacked the qualities of a ruler and forbade me from calling myself your disciple.”
“Yes, yes… That’s precisely why I’ve been treating you as a stranger lately.”
He replied with natural ease, yet Cornelius’s heart had been deeply conflicted at that time.
Though Richard’s persistent pleading had played a part, Cornelius had only agreed to teach Lucas because he himself recognized him as the empire’s future.
“I told you then that I believed every choice I made was right—and I truly believed it.”
He was born with the dignity and grace befitting one destined to stand above others, possessed an unceasing drive for self-improvement, excelled in every field, and held a warm, discerning gaze toward people—all essential qualities for a sovereign and emperor.
“I wasn’t even afraid of death.”
Lucas saw this as proof of his valor. But Cornelius thought otherwise—Lucas had no idea that an emperor must fear death more than anyone else.
“Yes, I remember that day well… You were exceedingly brave. You even said you had no regrets.”
“I believed fearing death was shameful for a man.”
Had Lucas been a knight, even his master Cornelius could have understood. But he was the Crown Prince—the sole heir destined to rule the entire empire someday.
“I was wrong.”
No matter how exceptional his talents were, if he held his own life so lightly, he could never become a proper ruler. His arrogance, youthful impulsiveness, and boiling blood had blinded him to this truth.
“Back then, this disciple was foolish.”
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The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
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Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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