“Missing people?”
When 5 pointed to the spirits shivering in the corner, he nodded.
“Lord Ant was right; they’re all underground. I didn’t know it would be such a heinous prison.”
Holding a large lock hanging on the bars, Number 5 shook it.
The missing people are beneath the secret space connected to the marquess’s office. Given the trap leading here, it didn’t seem like a mere coincidence, but I couldn’t fathom the reason.
I put the magic stones in my pocket and turned my wrist.
“Step aside.”
I pushed 5, who was still struggling with the lock.
If I inject just a tiny amount of magic into the open set spell, the lock should open normally, right?
Kwang [dash]!
The iron lock not only failed to open but also flew away, bouncing several times on the stone floor.
I held my head.
From the office to the underground prison. By now, people enjoying the party must have heard it all.
“Hurry and rescue the missing people.”
“Where are you taking us?”
A small voice came from behind. It was the girl guest who had visited us before and a boy who strongly resembled her.
“We’re going home.”
I lifted the boy and placed him outside the bars.
Before your sister gets more worried.
Upon hearing the word ‘sister,’ the boy obediently nodded his head.
When we barely got out of the basement, footsteps echoed loudly in the distance.
“Hurry!”
“Block their escape!”
Servants filled the mansion corridor, running toward us.
“This way!”
Number 5 guided us to another corridor. I carried the boy and a few young missing people on my back, and we ran in confusion.
Despite wandering through the twisted corridors of the Marquess’s mansion for a long time, we couldn’t find an exit. As if the mansion itself wanted to confine us, the corridors kept getting entangled. It was like that forest path back then.
At first, Number 5, who confidently guided us, had a darkening expression.
“Lord Ant, what should we do? It seems like the path…”
But as the servants menacingly chased us, we had no choice but to keep running forward.
“Gotcha!”
Until we reached a dead end.
“Oh no.”
I eyed the wall blocking our path. I wasn’t sure if breaking through it would lead to the outside.
“Gotcha!”
“Since there’s nowhere to go, don’t think about running away anymore.”
Chants from the servants came from behind.
I looked at the narrow corridor filled with servants.
“You don’t have the confidence to break through that.”
Someone will get seriously hurt if we try to break through.
On one side, servants, on the other, a wall was confining us. There was no other option but to choose the easiest escape route.
I put the children down and rushed without hesitation toward the servants. Just before colliding with them, I pivoted my foot.
My fist precisely embedded in the ceiling.
Kwaang!
With a loud bang, a hole burst open.
“Hurry.”
When I gestured to Number 5, he quickly lifted the missing people one by one. Fortunately, the scared servants didn’t attempt to stop us.
I couldn’t help but imagine what would have happened if my fist had hit them instead of the ceiling.
After placing the first missing person above ground, I realized my mistake.
The glamorous chandelier lights, the scent of luxurious perfume, and the melodious tunes of instruments.
We were in the midst of the party.
Kyrion looked at the cunning people who emerged from underground with an intrigued gaze, like moles.
Whoever they were, he seemed to like them quite a bit.
Thanks to them, the dull party turned into chaos in an instant. The awkward dance with Douglas Lady Yeongae could be stopped, and the faces of Esmeralda and Marquess Majin distorted beautifully.
Pale-faced as if seeing something unbearable, it was quite a comical sight.
“What are you all doing without catching them!”
However, when the servants appeared next, and Marquess Majin scolded fiercely, I felt an unusual premonition.
My body moved involuntarily. Whether it was because I wanted to tease Marquess Majin or simply because the fugitives looked pitiable, I didn’t know.
It just felt like I had to do it.
The fugitives gathered on the terrace. Some people even jumped over the railing to the garden just one floor below, but most hesitated, unable to muster the courage.
Among them, the children began to cry loudly.
Without hesitation, Kyrion tore apart the terrace curtain. Thick velvet layers were almost like a mattress.
Having jumped over the railing, Kyrion spread the thick curtains under the terrace.
“Come over here!”
As he shouted, a person who seemed to be their leader started handing over the fugitives one by one.
“Master Kongja! What are you doing right now!”
Marquess Majin shouted in frustration, but Kyrion just smirked. The aristocratic couple watched him with interest but didn’t intervene.
Beside them, Esmeralda silently wept with a pale face.
“Hurry, catch them!”
As Marquess Majin unleashed his anger again, the servants leaped towards the trembling terrace.
“Ack!”
“Ugh.”
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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