“How are you feeling today?”
“Terrible.”
He muttered with a sneer.
Craig, having been bedridden for a long time, struggled immensely to move around.
Even speaking and moving his upper body, which the physician called a miracle, seemed unsatisfactory to him.
“Did you do what I asked?”
“I did.”
“Hmm.”
He nodded arrogantly.
No words of thanks or appreciation. It seemed natural for him, as if receiving a report from a subordinate.
This too was starkly different from Craig. His frivolous and undignified past made her even more certain.
She casually sat in a chair and pretended to be concerned.
“You should recover soon.”
“Even if this wretched body heals, what’s the use? Just having a pretty face doesn’t matter.”
“That was your pride, wasn’t it?”
Craig used to take pride in using his handsome face to charm women, considering it the only joy in life.
“Of all things…”
He irritably looked at his hand and trailed off.
Cordelia guessed what he might be thinking.
‘Must be annoying to end up in such a body.’
She smiled kindly.
“Did you eat?”
“That garbage soup? To think that’s called food here. Seems like the people of this castle have lost their taste.”
“Even if it doesn’t suit your taste, you should eat a little. You need to regain your strength.”
He waved his hand dismissively.
“Enough. Why are you here today?”
“I thought I hadn’t finished telling you about your past.”
“Oh, right. The past. Go on, I’m tired.”
Cordelia swallowed and slowly recited the prepared content.
Craig leaned against the bed headrest, eyes closed.
“You started reading at three.”
“Hmm? Smarter than I thought. Did I fall from a tree at four?”
“And at five, you first manifested magical power.”
“What? This body, I mean, I did?”
He couldn’t hide his surprise. Understandable, since this wasn’t Craig’s past.
Cordelia continued calmly.
“At twelve, your teacher said there was nothing left to teach you.”
“…”
“And at seventeen, you became the youngest head ever.”
Yes. This was the past of Leonard of the White Serpent Atilei.
His genius was so renowned that she didn’t even need to inquire through servants.
“Such an amazing past. Worthy of the head of Atilei.”
As she finished, Craig’s expression changed dramatically.
“Did Maximilian send you?”
The air turned sharply hostile.
“Damn it. To think he’s extended his reach here.”
Craig, or rather Leonard, struggled to get up, but his unhealed body resisted. Instead, he clenched his teeth and manipulated the magic in the air. Several flames hovered threateningly.
Seeing this, Cordelia gasped.
“How can you use magic in a different body?”
“Even if the body is like this, I haven’t forgotten how to use magic. I have enough power to kill you.”
He replied coldly, flicking his finger, sending a fireball swiftly towards her.
She ducked her head in alarm, avoiding it. She could see the trajectory of the magic.
Leonard’s eyes widened slightly.
“You dodged?”
“Wait! Let’s talk. Why do you assume I’m your enemy?”
“If you were an ally, you’d have already knelt and revealed yourself.”
More threatening fireballs followed.
Cordelia barely dodged them, but the last one burned part of her dress.
“Kyaa!”
“What are you? How do you dodge my magic?”
“Well, I can see it.”
“See it?”
“Yes, I even knew you were the head of the White Serpent because when I threw the letter, I saw the Atilei crest.”
“Ha, don’t make such absurd lies.”
“It’s not a lie!”
She hurriedly spoke before Leonard could attempt another spell.
“I’ve been able to see magic since I was little. It’s true!”
“Seeing magic? One in ten thousand might feel magic, but seeing it? Really?”
“Test me if you want. I’ll guess the form of the magic you create.”
Leonard eyed her skeptically, then, without warning, shaped magic into a form.
“Hmm. A deer.”
“…”
“A rabbit!”
“…”
“Ah, um. A goat?”
“It’s not a goat, it’s a sheep.”
Amazingly, her ‘seeing’ ability wasn’t a lie. Leonard’s eyes twitched ever so slightly.
“Unbelievable. With such talent, why didn’t you learn magic?”
“When I was young, I didn’t know it was a talent, and later…”
At thirteen, her mother passed, and her family’s fortunes plummeted.
They were almost unable to pay the servants, even selling household items.
In such a situation, learning magic, which required substantial money, was an impossible dream.
And there was also the fundamental question of whether her father would have allowed it.
“There were unavoidable circumstances.”
But she didn’t want to spill her pitiful past to a stranger. She smoothly glossed over it.
“Now do you believe me?”
“Really not sent by Maximilian?”
“No. Maximilian is your brother who killed you, right?”
Her casual question made Leonard’s guard rise again.
“Before another fireball comes, let me add one more thing.”
“The rumors are widespread in the capital.”
“What rumors?”
“That the Atilei head was murdered, probably by his brother. He’s already requested succession rights.”
“Ha, succession? Who dares?”
“That’s what I thought. Here the head is alive and well.”
She chimed in.
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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