If Reneb was cast as a stumbling block to the protagonists’ love, Icar was used as a stepping stone to grow Lucius.
The empress harbored the ambition to enjoy great power by placing Lucius on the throne.
To do that, Lucius’s abilities had to be far superior to the other princes in the eyes of the emperor.
Fortunately, Lucius grew as the empress wished. It meant that Lucius had no match in Paradium.
But did such a son feel like a frog in a well to the empress?
The empress chose the prince of Basuker, Icar, as the next comparison for Lucius.
There was no doubt that it was a very bad education method, but it seemed that the empress had a good grasp of Lucius’s disposition.
Proud Lucius, following the empress’s intention, kept himself honed every day by competing with Icar.
When the effort had become a habit, Icar died without becoming an adult.
But why was Icar alive both when Reneb lived her first life and after she regressed?
There were more questions.
In fact, from Basuker’s point of view, the west of Paradium was a strategic stronghold.
If Icar had the purpose of conquering Paradium, he would have attacked the Siren Duke’s territory first.
If he had used the Siren Duke’s territory as a base for territorial expansion, it would have been easier.
If Basuker, who could travel a fortnight’s distance in a moment, faced Paradium headon, it would have been obvious who would win.
Of course, Reneb was able to live longer thanks to Icar not doing so.
Reneb thought to that point when someone walked up from the opposite side.
“Kieran, who is that person?”
“The young lady of the Asili Count.”
Kieran had just said that when the distance to the young lady of the Asili Count was closer.
The young lady of the Asili Count slightly bowed her knee and greeted Reneb first.
“You must be ‘that person’ who decided to stay in the garden?”
That person?
Reneb didn’t exactly know what she meant, but it seemed that the other party knew who she was.
Reneb also slightly bent her knee and greeted.
“Nice to meet you. I ended up staying in the garden as the construction of the guest room is delayed.”
As if observing, the young lady of the Asili Count spoke.
“You may not know the situation here since you are a foreigner, so let me tell you something. What kind of place the garden is.”
“……”
“For generations, the garden has been where the emperor’s concubines stayed.”
Whether she was providing information or showing off, her intention was not clear, but Reneb nodded calmly.
“I know how the garden was used before.”
“You knew, did you?”
Reneb’s answer made the young lady of the Asili Count’s expression a bit subtle.
“Yes. But I heard that the current emperor does not have a concubine. So the garden can be considered not to serve the same function anymore.”
Reneb spoke resolutely, hoping that the young lady of the Asili Count would not make a careless misunderstanding.
“I’m glad you knew. I was worried you might have a needless misunderstanding, so I told you. Then, until we meet again, be at peace.”
After finishing speaking, the young lady of the Asili Count passed by Reneb with a relieved expression.
Reneb stared at her back for a moment, then asked Kieran.
“Is there a marriage negotiation going on between the Asili Count’s family and the emperor?”
“My lady, I’m sorry, but I don’t know about such an important matter…….”
Kieran shook his head with a troubled expression.
But it was now predictable that many families would want a marriage with the young emperor.
Noble marriages tended to be early.
And the marriage of the royalty was even faster.
It was even considered late that Reneb married at 16 and Lucius at 18 in her previous life.
“Kieran, is it true that His Majesty is 20 years old this year?”
“Yes.”
Having ascended to the throne as emperor not many years ago, Icar’s marriage was undoubtedly delayed, despite being busy with state affairs.
“Is that so.”
Reneb grasped her chin and nodded her head, and a young servant approached, bowing at the waist.
“There’s a guest here to see the lady.”
(This is a time marker.)
Reneb’s mouth fell open as she immediately returned to the garden.
On the spacious and sufficiently ample sofa for Reneb to sit alone, two robust men were awkwardly sitting, making it look quite cramped.
“Daughter!”
“Reneb!”
Two men of the Seiren house loudly called out as they saw Reneb.
Reneb quickly covered her ears with both hands.
Contrary to the anticipation that a barrage of nagging would begin, the two men of the Seiren house looked grim but kept their mouths tightly shut.
But the moment Reneb removed her hands from her ears, a booming voice rang out.
“How can you be so heartless!”
“Leaving without a word, are you out of your mind?”
Kieren started to tremble in fear at the two men’s vehemence.
“Phew…….”
After sending Kieren out, Reneb had to endure a long scolding from her family. If her mother had been alive, she would have probably received a few hits on her back.
“Have you calmed down now?”
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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