With Sharti running a fever, Tein took care of her, while Birena cleaned up the mess inside the old log cabin. During this time, Bireta took Ren out to the balcony.
The day was still chilly, but neither of them seemed to mind. In fact, Ren’s mind appeared to be entirely focused on the bedroom, showing little concern for anything else.
“Dumb dog.”
“…….”
Ren looked at Bireta, his face expressionless, his head held stiffly, his thick eyebrows raised. He looked anything but a poorly-behaved dog.
Bireta flexed her empty hand a couple of times, missing the cane she hadn’t brought.
“How long do you plan to stay here?”
“…….”
Ren’s emotionless face slightly changed, revealing clear annoyance and irritation.
Bireta suppressed a sarcastic laugh that threatened to escape.
“And you think you can stay by your master’s side like this?”
“What do you mean?”
Ren’s reaction indicated that Bireta had hit a sensitive nerve.
Bireta scrutinized Ren’s face. It seemed vaguely familiar, probably from one of the hundreds of wanted posters she had seen in her mercenary career.
“With no charm like this…. tsk tsk.”
“What’s that got to do with anything?”
“Use that head of yours.”
“Why do you keep……”
As Ren frowned, Bireta let out a laugh.
“Runaway slave, master, all that acting, how long do you think it’ll work? Look. The girl’s lying there because we hid you.”
“…….”
The mention of Sharti immediately softened Ren’s aggression.
He began to listen attentively to Bireta’s words, unlike his previous disdainful attitude.
“Listen here, dumb dog. Sharti may have taken pity on you, but I don’t.”
Bireta craned her neck back and forth, making cracking noises. Her stooped back straightened, transforming her appearance from a hunched old woman to something more formidable.
“How can I trust you, hiding everything from your name, identity, to your family history, not to mention your supposed amnesia?”
Strong.
Instinctively, Ren tensed his body.
Watching him, Bireta relaxed again.
“Hmm, the body is honest. Unlike the mind, memories ingrained in the body naturally surface.”
Bireta patted her bent back again.
“Dumb dog. If you want to regain your memory, follow me.”
“…….”
“Staying inside under Sharti’s protection won’t help your memory. I roam around the village often, it’ll be more beneficial.”
“I need treatment.”
“You can move fine, can’t you? My grandson can take care of you, he’s been called a doctor after all.”
It was a perfect persuasion with no escape.
Being with Sharti wasn’t helping him regain his memory.
Sharti, completely covered in a dark robe from head to toe, leaves early in the morning for the log cabin and returns in the evening. After dinner, she goes out again to gather herbs, returning late at night.
Their conversation was minimal, lacking verbal skills.
There was no stimulation, just waiting for Sharti’s return most of the day.
“…….”
Ren’s mind provided a clear answer.
His body seemed ready to nod in agreement.
Yet, strangely, Ren found himself unable to speak.
“Don’t you need to recover your memory before you can leave?”
Bireta was right.
He couldn’t keep living like this without his memory.
His family or friends might be worrying about whether he is alive or dead. They might be waiting for his return.
It would be right to recover his memory as soon as possible.
‘…That’s right.’
Bireta observed Ren, who seemed lost and tangled in his thoughts.
His amnesia seemed real.
Ren, shaken and lonely due to amnesia, appeared like a lost boy.
“Speak up, dumb dog. Do you want to stay here, or do you want to be with Sharti?”
Ren reflexively frowned at Bireta’s question.
It was a stupid question. Weren’t they the same thing?
But the fact that he couldn’t answer that question made him feel most foolish and stupid.
‘Was she just a benefactor?’
Just a doctor and patient relationship. If that was all, staying with Bireta wouldn’t be a problem, right?
He didn’t even understand why he was so hung up on Sharti.
“If you want to keep staying by Sharti’s side here, you’ll have to make a choice.”
Bireta’s gaze became serious.
“Either find your memory and leave. Or… start building new memories by Sharti’s side.”
“Can’t I find my memory and still stay by Sharti’s side?”
“You only have a mouth on you. That won’t happen. I guarantee it.”
Her confident words irked Ren.
A chill passed over Ren’s face.
“On what basis are you so sure?”
Ren too had thought that finding his memory meant he would leave.
But Bireta’s direct labeling of him as someone who would leave was irritating.
His expression clearly showed his discomfort, and Bireta smirked slightly.
“As long as there are memories of growing up seeing different things, there will be conflicts.”
“Do all people in the world grow up seeing the same things and live together? Even if their status, gender, or blood is different, they all live together.”
“Then why do you think our Sharti lives alone?”
“…….”
Bireta pondered for a moment.
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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