Time quickly passed, and fresh shoots sprouted on the withered branches, becoming lively.
Helen, who had vacated the temple under the pretext of engaging in rescue activities as a saint after the welcome ceremony, returned to the Lily Palace. The nobles of the Imperial faction eagerly sent her party invitations.
Upon hearing this news, I pondered for a moment.
“Should I host a party too?”
Perhaps I could meet a potential love interest among the men gathered there.
It might be a good idea to go out somewhere to find a candidate for love or something.
“Yeah, raise your arm a bit more there. There’s a tendency for reflexive movements to become more pronounced. Think of calmly tucking your elbows in a bit more.”
I also had a tendency.
To fall in love at first sight.
If I didn’t become captivated at first glance, love might be elusive.
“But don’t fall too deeply in love. You should love in moderation.”
But is there such a thing as loving in moderation?
It’s too complicated.
I sighed inwardly while adjusting Merm’s posture.
At least I felt good when I was with Merm.
His learning ability was exceptional, so correcting his posture little by little prevented him from making the same mistake twice.
“Uh, Your Majesty the Empress. Did you know about that…?”
The Imperial Knights had been staring at me for a few days. Eventually, unable to endure it any longer, Giovanni, the knight with the shortest temper among the dogs, cautiously approached and asked.
“Hmm? What?”
“Ah! Pretend you don’t know. Each time Your Majesty informs us about something, Merm improves his skills. Can’t you teach us too?”
I wondered how they knew about my knowledge of swordsmanship, but it seemed like their desire to learn was greater than that curiosity.
Even the knights gathered on the other side of the training ground seemed to have a similar mindset.
“Giovanni, you always have poor finishing moves. Because you don’t concentrate until the end, you get hit.”
“Ugh.”
“Such feelings are revealed through the feet. Every time you finish, your left foot is two steps ahead of the right foot. A gap is created there.”
“Oh… Such candid criticism, it’s been a while!”
The knight commander, Woxon, was not as skilled as his personality.
Right now, they were watching and learning without anyone to follow.
So, their skills were stagnating.
“If I were still in my original body, I could have led them.”
It’s a regrettable thing.
Still, I can correct their posture to some extent even now.
“Everyone, correct your postures. I’ll check each one of you.”
“Oh, yes! Everyone, correct your postures!!!”
When Giovanni shouted loudly, the knights took their positions without any fuss.
Moving among them, I pointed out details such as the subtle angles and positions of their legs.
“Wow, when you tell us, the movements really become more flexible.”
“It’s amazing, Your Majesty.”
“How do you know all this? You’ve probably never been near the training ground.”
The knights expressed pure curiosity without any malice.
I gestured towards Derek behind me and pulled out the prepared excuse.
“I received a dagger at the welcome ceremony.”
“Oh, that’s a famous story.”
“Yeah. But even before that, I kept hearing a certain voice. It was incredibly mysterious, sounding like it came from a distant place. Maybe news has reached the Desert Nation. They say if I receive the dagger, the spread of the Death Desert will stop.”
As time passed, the differences between the original Leonarda and the current me became more apparent.
From trivial things like food preferences to significant aspects like leading the knights.
If Derek were here, he would probably be feeling uncomfortable by now.
“No, then does God tell you?”
“Yeah. It seems like God also desires the strengthening of the knights. When I closely observe the knights, I hear the voice somewhere.”
“Ohhhh! Then, Your Majesty the Empress… are you also a saint?”
I responded to the excited question by simply brushing my hair behind my ear and smiling.
“Derek has been seeing Leonarda since childhood. Feeble excuses like reading from a book won’t work. In reality, Leonarda never even went near the study.”
Moreover, this kind of knowledge wasn’t easily obtainable.
“But if God says it, there’s nothing to say.”
Even if it seems suspicious, Derek can’t inquire, as it’s not his nature to shift the conversation elsewhere.
I can’t wield the sword until I’m convinced that I’m not Leonarda.
“Even if I know that the real Leonarda is already dead, I can’t help but hope that this body is still alive. It’s certain.”
Derek’s desire is only one.
To love Leonarda.
His love didn’t originally seek reciprocation; it was as blind as that.
Perhaps, torn between twisted hatred for me and a lifetime of devoted love, he will slowly decay from within…
“As much as possible, just think that Leonarda is alive.”
While I was saying this for a while, heavy footsteps were heard from somewhere. Along with that, a bone-chilling sanctity seemed to cover this place.
“Kook….”
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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