The Empress entered the Emperor’s bedroom, and not long after, the chamberlain reported.
“Your Majesty, His Highness, the Crown Prince, is waiting outside.”
“The Crown Prince? I have several sons; when you say Crown Prince, who are you referring to?”
“It is His Highness the First Crown Prince and His Highness the Second Crown Prince.”
In response to the chamberlain’s answer, the Emperor chuckled.
“Chamberlain.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Has it ever happened before that the Empress and the children came to me at the same time?”
With a lively glint in his eyes, the Emperor asked. The chamberlain, hesitating for a moment, answered.
“…Of course, it has happened. In the past, that is.”
The Empress glanced away, inwardly clicking her tongue.
‘It would have been better not to say the next words.’
While having such thoughts, the chamberlain quickly added.
“When the Crown Princes were young, Your Majesty and the Empress occasionally read books to them together.”
Regret flashed in the Emperor’s eyes, as if recalling a day from the distant past.
As if to say, “Ah, yes. There were such times. I was quite indifferent to my two sons.”
Finally, permission came from the Emperor’s lips as he briefly looked down at the red carpet on the floor.
“Let them in.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Thus, following the Empress, the First and Second Crown Princes joined, consoling the Emperor’s wounded heart.
Until the inebriated Emperor fell asleep on the bed, the Empress and the Crown Princes continued the harmonious family atmosphere.
That way, the Emperor wouldn’t feel the absence of others and wouldn’t have time to feel empty.
As the Empress left the bedroom, leaving the sleeping Emperor behind, she sent a glance to her two sons as if to say, “You’ve worked hard.”
Watching the First and Second Crown Princes each return to their respective bedrooms, the Empress thought.
It was fortunate that she didn’t heed Lady Seren’s advice.
Pirates emerged from the waters.
Not missing the opportunity, Lady Seren promptly gave orders to her soldiers.
“Don’t let a single one escape!”
Woahhhh!
Soldiers brandishing their swords rushed towards the pirates who were climbing ashore, letting out cheers.
Lady Seren, standing atop a high tower, looked down at the scene and remarked.
“…The numbers seem quite substantial.”
“It seems the rumors about previously hostile pirate groups joining forces are true.”
In response to her subordinate’s words, Lady Seren merely nodded in agreement.
She had expected as much.
In this area, pirates had previously sustained themselves by plundering cargo ships and luxurious passenger vessels.
Valuable goods like precious metals were sold as merchandise on other continents, and they even kidnapped nobles to demand ransom.
As a result, the damage to the Southern nobles engaging in trade with other continents was considerable.
Even when naval forces were deployed to capture small pirate groups, new pirate groups emerged shortly after.
As long as their foundation remained unchanged, uprooting them entirely proved challenging.
Lady Seren turned her gaze towards the sea, where the pirate ships were located, slightly away from the mainland.
As her subordinate mentioned, the flags on the pirate ships varied.
It seemed like a promise had been made among pirates who previously did not encroach on each other’s territories, as they now united.
Rumors about Lady Seren coming to the Southern region under the Emperor’s orders had already reached their ears.
That’s why they joined forces and launched a coordinated attack, as witnessed.
“…?”
Feeling a gaze directed at her, Lady Seren quickly turned her head in that direction.
However, among numerous soldiers, pinpointing who had been looking at her just a moment ago was challenging.
Lady Seren stiffly smiled, concealing a letter inside her jacket.
Recalling Lady Reneve’s advice to be cautious of pickpockets during the spring festival.
How long had it been since the pirates who climbed ashore engaged in fierce combat?
Surviving pirates began leaping back into the sea.
“Pirates seem to be retreating.”
This is not the first time they have come ashore. As soon as Siren Viscountess arrived in the South, she imposed a complete ban on the departure of trade and passenger ships heading to other continents.
For the pirates, it meant a complete cut-off of supplies on the sea. Attacking only small fishing boats wouldn’t be enough to sustain them.
Pirates had to settle on land periodically to replenish water and food. However, with Siren Viscountess’s military forces besieging them, even this wasn’t easy.
Moving to another continent in a situation where supplies were not sufficient was unwise. It was akin to facing death on the sea.
Like the saying goes, when a cornered rat opens its mouth to the cat, the pirates near the South were now trapped.
Therefore, it makes geographical sense for them to come ashore from the sea.
Siren Viscountess looked at the calm sea after the pirates left and shouted, “Transport the wounded.”
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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