Karaf couldn’t show a drunkard-like appearance to Bannet.
Especially if he ended up saying things in a drunken state that he couldn’t remember, at that moment, it was truly irreversible.
Already having a rock-bottom level of favorability, if he did something like that, she might never want to see his face again.
Karaf sighed even more deeply, holding his forehead.
But then, it happened.
“Your Highness, Bannet has come.”
“…Bannet?”
Karaf’s complexion brightened in an instant, and unconsciously, he sprang up from his chair.
As the door opened, Aisha quietly entered.
Karaf couldn’t hide the pleased expression on his face as he asked, “Have you been very busy? It seems quite difficult to see your face…”
“What? It’s only been a few hours since I left, you know?”
When Aisha asked with a puzzled expression, Karaf closed his mouth and mumbled hesitantly, “Since you went to the monastery… I couldn’t find my belongings, and I wondered if you started hating me.”
Hearing this, Aisha responded with a bewildered face, “Your Highness, it’s not that you didn’t come to see me, right?”
“What? Why wouldn’t I come to see the Empress? I really missed you…!”
He blurted out his inner thoughts, and his face turned as red as a rose.
Aisha’s eyes widened even more as she said, “What? I… Your Highness, you always came to see me first… So I thought you would do the same this time…”
The two realized they had misunderstood each other.
In reality, whenever Karaf wanted to meet her, he would personally go to her, displaying all kinds of whims.
Not once did Aisha come to him first.
While he was locked up in his room, he had somehow become uneasy about something.
Maybe something happened at the monastery.
Perhaps she met the second man referred to as the “second flower” and heard something unpleasant.
Or maybe it’s just something I dislike…
As he habitually reached for the bottle of alcohol, he paused.
But when he didn’t react for a while, she slightly worried and gently touched his face.
Whether he was upset about receiving a traditional accessory from the minority or if the modest and simple gift displeased him compared to expensive jewels, she had all kinds of concerns.
In the end, it was when Aisha regretted that her thoughts were too short.
She noticed a slight sparkle of tears in Karaf’s eyes under the sunlight and asked in surprise, “Your Highness?”
Karaf, realizing his facial condition, quickly covered his eyes and said, “Oh, the sunlight is too bright…”
He nonchalantly rubbed his eyes.
Seeing him, who could have everything he wanted, so pleased with such a simple gift that he shed tears, Aisha felt a bit embarrassed.
“…Thank you. Since it’s too precious to hang in the room and admire, I’ll carry it like a talisman.”
Saying so, Karaf attached the sun catcher to his chest with a very serious expression.
Aisha reached out hurriedly, feeling embarrassed, “No, it’s okay! Don’t attach it to your luxurious outfit just because of my gift!”
“No. This is more splendid and beautiful than any accessory I have. I’ll proudly show it off to all the nobles by wearing it on my chest. They must know that it’s a gift personally made by Bannet.”
At his words, Aisha’s face turned even paler, and she exclaimed, “Absolutely not! How can you display such a clumsy accessory in front of nobles…?”
Karaf turned to her and asked, puzzled, “Clumsy craftsmanship? Do you really think there will be anyone daring enough to say such things in front of me?”
Seeing his eyes gleaming with madness, Aisha discreetly avoided his gaze.
Certainly, in front of him, who proudly bragged about the gift given by Bannet, and with a luxurious outfit adorned with all sorts of badges and medals, there would be no one who could make such remarks.
In another sense, Aisha felt that she gave him a gift unnecessarily.
“Then, I’ll go brag about it now.”
With cheerful steps as if he might fly away, Karaf left the room.
Left alone, Aisha buried her reddened face in her hands.
As evening approached, Jakal headed to the inn to move Sosa and luggage.
However, someone seemed to have arrived inside before him.
A man with brown hair was unable to lift his head.
It was the Naesun clan that Jakal had encountered in Rikaon.
Jakal said expressionlessly, “Seems unharmed.”
The man, lowering his head at Jakal’s bone-chilling words, shivered and said, “I’m truly sorry… I sold Rikaon’s life to survive…”
“Do you have any idea how many lives almost died for your one life?”
“…”
Kneeling in front of them, he shed tears.
Jakal coldly looked down at him and asked, “You’re kneeling here crying, but do you know how many lives were sacrificed for your survival?”
“Is this your sincerity, or is it the village chief’s order?”
He looked up in surprise, tears welling up in his eyes.
Jakal asked indifferently, “Did the village chief tell me that if he apologized, I would let him stay in this village?”
“Oh, no! This is truly my sincerity…”
“Are you telling me now to believe that the chief didn’t instruct you?”
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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