Lina, who was strolling through the garden with Ariana, broke the awkward silence and spoke.
“I’m sorry.”
It couldn’t be helped, but Lina felt a sense of guilt for deceiving the Saint for no reason and bowed her head deeply.
“It’s okay. There must have been some circumstances back then. But more importantly…”
Ariana slowed her pace and asked Lina.
“You already knew, right?”
“What? What do you mean…?”
“That I’m a Saint and the princess of Festius.”
“Oh, yes… I’m sorry about that too.”
Seeing her, who appeared as a saint, and not being surprised, it seemed like she had already known.
‘She might have felt bad.’
Moreover, even though she knew the fact in advance, she must have been annoyed by Lina, who didn’t even show it.
Especially considering that she was cross-dressing, it felt like she had involuntarily deceived the Saint.
Feeling an inexplicable sense of guilt, when Lina bowed her head even deeper, Ariana spoke with a gentle smile.
“You have nothing to be sorry about. Maybe, I would have felt awkward pretending not to know first.”
“Thank you for understanding. But… there’s something I want to ask.”
“Go ahead.”
“How did you know that I was Theo back then?”
Even if someone had a good eye, recognizing that Theo and her current self were the same person at a glance was unbelievable.
Even the Duke didn’t recognize her. Lina, unable to overcome her curiosity, asked carefully.
“I can see. The color of people’s souls, so to speak.”
“The color of the soul?”
“I’m just saying it like that. It’s hard to express in words, but I can see the energy each person carries. And based on my experience, depending on the color, I can tell if that person is a bad person or a good person.”
“So, the colors of the souls of bad and good people are different?”
“Yes. The darker the color, the more likely the person is bad. However, your color is very bright and clear. It’s been a while since I’ve seen such colors.”
The Saint stopped for a moment, looked at Lina, and continued.
“And even if you couldn’t see the energy, you probably noticed it at some point, right? Anyone who saw you looking at the Duke who had collapsed that day would.”
She couldn’t know what kind of eyes she had back then, but it seemed quite impressive to Ariana. In response to her words, Lina, who felt a little awkward, scratched her head and replied.
“Is that so…?”
“Yes, you two suit each other well.”
It was the first time she had heard that she suited the Duke well. In response to Ariana’s words, Lina’s smile brightened.
And at that moment, not far away, the laughter of women could be heard.
‘Who could that be?’
At the temple, if you donated a small amount, they often provided rooms for nobles to stay for a few days. Because of this, when passing by, some idle nobles occasionally thought about staying to offer prayers.
Just as they were about to pass by, at that moment.
“To be accepted as a saint with a half-hearted subject.”
A mocking voice filled Lina’s ears.
‘A half?’
“Born from a mother who rolled in from who knows where, a prince consort of the empire. If the mark of the saint hadn’t manifested, you wouldn’t even have been recognized as royalty.”
“Exactly. What if the mark of the saint does manifest? That’s still being a half.”
“Right. Also, there’s no relic, right? A saint without a relic. That’s also being a half.”
They laughed mockingly at something that seemed amusing to them, gossiping from behind without any basis. However, the target of their conversation was all too clear.
Lina looked at Ariana with a cautious gaze. However, she, in contrast, maintained a nonchalant expression, as if such incidents were already familiar to her.
“Saint…”
“Oh, I’ve shown you an unpleasant side, haven’t I?”
Then, she continued with a raised corner of her mouth.
“Well, there’s nothing to hide since everyone will find out eventually. My mother used to work as a maid in the royal palace. I don’t know about the empire, but having an illegitimate child in Festius is very embarrassing, even if it’s of royal blood.”
Festius was a country known as the land where the Helios god first descended. Because of this, the influence of the temple was stronger than any other country, and their laws had a very unfavorable view of illegitimate children.
‘Even the king couldn’t officially have a concubine unless the queen died.’
The fact that the princess was not the queen’s offspring was already known to everyone. Rumors even spread that she was recognized as a princess due to the manifestation of the saint’s power. However,
“Even so, you are a princess of a country and a saint. There’s no reason for you to silently endure such words.”
“But there’s not a single wrong word in what they say. According to them, I should have been abandoned in the first place. Fortunately, I’m a half with the manifestation of the saint’s mark.”
Although she was thought to be a well-raised young lady, the image of Ariana she met in the magic potion shop came to Lina’s mind.
“A half saint, everyone calls me that.”
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 🙂
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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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