Sirus’s eyes grew cold.
“Who said that?”
“Isaac says so, and that there might soon be a concubine…… Ah! Why hit me, Loui!”
Noah, who was elbowed in the ribs by Loui, was about to get angry, then stifled his voice feeling the gaze of Sirus.
With the sensation of cold air flowing down his neck, Noah gulped down his dry saliva and knelt on one knee.
“I have spoken too much. Please kill me, my lord.”
“Do so.”
Without hesitation, Sirus drew his sword. As Noah tightly closed his eyes, Loui, who had been quiet until now, spoke up.
“There’s no need to stain your lordship’s sword with the blood of such a wretch.”
“You’re defending your subordinate.”
Thud[dash] thump[dash]!
Loui silently kicked Noah several times. Noah endured the kicking without letting out a moan.
Loui, who had stopped kicking, stood tall and said,
“He’s a fool, but he’s skilled. It will take much to raise another to his level, so please quench your anger. I will train him well.”
Sirus quietly glared at Noah and then sheathed his sword.
Loui asked,
“Do you have any future plans?”
Sirus turned his head and stared at the Duke Bronthe’s mansion.
“We’ve come far, so we can’t go back without any gain. We’ll wait one more week, and if there’s nothing to gain then, we’ll go back.”
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In a small mansion rented under a fictitious name, Isaac, who had been drinking, looked wideeyed at the battered Noah.
“What happened to you, runt? Did you run into thieves?”
“Do I look like someone who would get hurt by a band of thieves? I was hit by Loui.”
Isaac looked at Loui, who was standing indifferently beside Noah.
“Why did you hit him? Did he prattle on again?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t tell me…… he was babbling about the concubine in front of His Majesty?”
“That’s exactly it.”
“Ha!”
Isaac shook his head in disbelief.
“You’re really something, Noah. You’ve nearly been killed more than once for prattling in front of His Majesty, and you can’t correct that?”
“But I’m curious, aren’t I? About the woman who has captured our lord’s heart.”
“A bold and clever woman. One who would not hesitate to ruin herself for His Majesty’s plans. She seems to care little about reputation.”
“I’m really curious. Will he bring the concubine back to North Command this time?”
“I don’t know. Judging from His Majesty’s behavior, it seems likely.”
Isaac recalled how Sirus had treated Ariana.
Sirus claimed that he was kind to Ariana because of her ‘usefulness,’ but since when was Sirus that kind of person?
He even used ice magic, which he usually avoided, to save Ariana from being slapped by Rachel.
Moreover, he even showed off his ice magic in front of Ariana and said, “It’s just simple magic.”
No matter Sirus’s intentions, to Isaac, he looked like a boy showing off his skills to a girl he liked.
“The problem is the second princess’s feelings. She doesn’t seem to like His Majesty very much.”
“That can’t be. Where can you find a man as splendid as our lord? Even women who claim that looks don’t matter in a man fall hopelessly for him when they see him. Right, Loui?”
Loui sighed softly and said,
“Don’t talk nonsense to Noah, Isaac sir. He’s like a child and might prattle on again.”
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A spacious and luxurious reception room. Warm sunlight shone through large windows. Helena was playing the piano at one side of the room, while Victoria was sitting on the sofa, embroidering.
Rachel stood for a moment at the entrance of the reception room, watching her lovely daughters. Ariana, who had been locked in a narrow, cold underground prison for four days without a drop of water, was out of her mind.
Helena and Victoria, who had quarreled at the party, were in the same space but did not even make eye contact.
Rachel swallowed a sigh and called her daughters with a bright voice.
“Victoria, Helena. Come here and sit down.”
Helena walked clumsily to the sofa and sat at a distance from Victoria.
Victoria smiled at Helena, but Helena turned her head to the side with a “Humph!” Victoria gave a bitter smile, as if there was nothing she could do.
Just by their actions, Victoria seemed like an older sister, several years older than Helena.
Rachel too knew that Victoria was smarter and more mature than Helena.
Although she coddled Helena, who had to live as a baron’s daughter, if one were to think calmly, Victoria was the one who would be a strength to the family.
Of course, she had no intention of using her two daughters for the family’s sake. But there was belief that Victoria would marry into a good family on her own.
“We must start preparing for this year’s social season. It will be very busy. Especially Helena, you have to make your debut, so you need to prepare more.”
“How can I make my debut now? Everyone will whisper because of Ariana… I will only be embarrassed if I go! Everyone will pity Ariana and won’t even look at me.”
“That won’t happen, Helena. I, your mother, will never let that happen.”
Victoria asked cautiously.
“Mother, do you have a plan?”
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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