“I’ve never been there, so…….”
Heading to his office, Icar mulled over Reneb’s words from earlier.
She was surely disturbed by the appearance of the fake princess at the imperial ball.
It wasn’t overtly obvious, but Icar, who was closer to her than anyone, saw it clearly.
Reneb’s evident hostility toward the princess.
Reneb and the princess of Solty had to stay together in the garden until the guest room was ready.
They inevitably had to face each other.
Therefore, Icar hastily investigated their relationship.
“I couldn’t find any connection between the princess of Solty and Lady Siren Duke.”
According to Dohan’s report, there was a high likelihood that the two were unaware of each other’s existence until now.
The Princess of Solty, Adria, had never left the Solty Kingdom, and the same went for the fake princess who had come to Basukeer as the real princess’s proxy.
Lady Siren Duke had also never left Paradium before coming to Basukeer.
“But why?”
Nine years ago, evidence was found that Lady Siren Duke and her family had stayed in a villa near the border, but Reneb herself said she had never been there.
That means she either never went there, was lying, or something else…
Icar was thinking that far when Dohan, who was looking at the documents, suddenly stood up.
“Have you returned, Your Majesty?”
Dohan asked, receiving a slight nod from Icar.
“Did Her Grace enjoy it?”
Icar recalled Reneb’s gaze as she stared at the magic stone in the sunroom earlier.
Did she like it?
She didn’t seem to dislike it.
She seemed strangely disappointed, though?
“But Your Majesty, I never imagined you to be so romantic, did I?”
Bain looked at Dohan for agreement.
Dohan awkwardly avoided Bain’s gaze.
Icar’s smooth forehead wrinkled slightly.
Bain usually caught Icar’s mood quickly, but not today.
He was unusually oblivious today.
“Your Majesty, you requested the magic stone to be carved in the shape of a Reneb flower, didn’t you?”
The first mined magic stone is never sold.
It was a kind of superstition that arose after the oncethriving Prison Baron fell from grace.
A vast amount of magic stones were found on the land owned by the Prison Baron.
When the land no longer produced magic stones, the Prison family fell into ruin.
Rumors spread through the creditors that not even a fragment of magic stone could be found on the Prison Baron’s estate.
It was done to remind those in the magic stone business that relying solely on magic stones and spending recklessly could lead to ruin, but at some point, it became superstition.
Icar had always considered keeping the first mined magic stone a foolish act.
But Dohan’s words moved him.
‘It would make quite a decent gift if carved nicely. What do you think, Your Majesty?’
How ironic that the Reneb flower, sharing the name with Reneb, caught his eye just as Icar was pondering what shape to carve the stone.
What was so funny that Bain kept snickering at him? Icar warned him softly.
“Bain, you seem quite comfortable just doing paperwork? Follow me to the training ground when today’s work is over.”
Only then did Bain stiffen, his face going pale.
“Yes, Your Majesty…….”
Dohan looked at Bain as if expecting a scolding and then lowered his eyes to the documents.
The silence of the emperor’s office was filled only with the sounds of quill scratching and parchment rustling.
(This is a time separator.)
The thick blue curtains that were tightly drawn blocked the afternoon sun, but the splendid chandeliers brightly illuminated the interior.
On the wall of the Empress’s secret space hung two large portraits.
On the left was the current emperor, seated on a golden chair, and on the right was a majestic portrait of Lucius.
The Empress Dowager of Paradium shifted her gaze from left to right, sketching the appearance of her son sitting in the golden chair at the innermost part of the Great Hall.
A satisfied smile hung on Nellia’s lips.
However, as soon as she heard the report from Lady Andni, Countess, her red lips twisted.
“The First Prince seems to have recovered enough to take a walk in the royal garden.”
Not long ago, the First Prince had not even taken a step outside his bedroom.
Although the public was told he was resting due to seasonal flu, Nellia knew that the First Prince’s illness was severe.
And that his death was not far off.
Unexpected news reached Nellia, who had been eagerly awaiting the day to toast.
‘The First Prince has not been seeking strudel lately.’
There was something fishy about suddenly changing his taste.
Strudel had been a dessert the First Prince had enjoyed consistently for years.
The opium in it was in very small amounts but was highly addictive, and it was not easy to quit purely by will.
But suddenly not looking for it?
The longterm assassination plan of the First Prince had certainly turned into failure overnight.
It was enough to enrage Nellia.
“What the hell happened!”
Unable to control her rising anger, Nellia threw the teacup she was holding.
Crash.
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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