MTL - Pretending To Be a Holy Place, I Was Signed For a Thousand Years - Chapter 67 Cut off the flesh and give you Buddha bones

CONTENT WARNING:/This novel contains mature themes, explicit sexual content, strong language, and adult situations. Reader discretion is advised./---She ran from the devil who raised her…And married the one who wore a crown.After her parents’ tragic death, Lydia Andreyevna’s life became a nightmare. Stripped of her name, inheritance, and freedom by her uncle—Lord Alexander—she was treated like property and promised to a Count four times her age.Desperate to escape, she fled into the cold night… and straight into blood.A stranger. Wounded. Beautiful. Terrifying.She should’ve left him.But she didn’t.She touched him once—and fate branded her forever.Her uncle caught her the next morning. Her escape failed. But when she begged Queen Olga for protection, the Queen offered her a deadly bargain:Marry the masked Grand Duke of Zolotaria.The king’s hunting dog. The butcher of the East. The devil in a crown.The man feared by kings.The heir to the throne.The same man she once saved.Ivan Romanov.They say he bathes in blood. That he kills without blinking. That he conquered kingdoms with a smile behind a mask. That no one sees his face—and lives.Some call him the devil. Others call him Death’s favorite son.But behind the mask is the same man she found dying in the dark.The same voice that haunted her dreams.The same hands she once held.Now, he’s her husband.Her jailer.Her obsession.She doesn’t know if she’s his prisoner, or his weakness.Cold and untouchable, Ivan doesn’t share his bed. Doesn’t share his secrets. But she sees it—the hunger in his eyes. The pain in his silence. The way he looks at her like she’s the only thing keeping his demons at bay.She should fear him.She should hate him.But the moment she dares to take off his mask… it’s already too late.Because Ivan wants her—her fire, her body, her heart.And in his world, what he wants, he keeps.Even if it means burning down the kingdom.She thought she was running from hell.She ended up in his bed.And the most dangerous thing of all?She doesn’t want to leave.

He doesn’t want to be wanted for bounty, or be a pirate, but if there’s no other choice, he can only become a pirate…..

Let the world turn upside down!

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[Flash Marriage + Marriage Before Love + Family Crematorium + Long-Planned + Mutual Redemption + Sweet Fluff]When her ex-boyfriend, who lost his memory in a car accident, announced his engagement to her own sister, Stella Sterling met a wild man in Lumina. She helped him on a whim, but the wild man said, “That was my first kiss. My family is very strict. Would you please marry me?”The wild man has a past he refuses to speak of; she has a first love she can't bear to look back on. A flash marriage—she thought it was a tacit partnership.Later, someone came to Owen Rhodes to complain, saying Stella Sterling’s smoking and drinking were improper, that her revealing clothes were a disgrace, and that her cursing and fighting were ruining the family's reputation.Owen Rhodes: “My wife is the most well-behaved and obedient person. She's too timid to cause trouble. The fault is definitely yours. Apologize.”The complainant: How about you take a look at the injuries on my face first?——————Owen Rhodes has a secret. From the age of 18 to 28, he has been using another person's name to accompany a bright and passionate girl. He thought this secret would never see the light of day in his lifetime, until the day he stripped naked and presented himself before her.

Song Haotian, an old man with dementia, was deserted by his children. This kind of news was common on the Internet. However, such an insignificant event actually led to a series of events.

Song Haotian’s adopted daughter made false claims about him in order to be selected for a talent show. The netizens cyberbullied the old man in order to protect their idol. Just when the netizens thought this case would end satisfactorily with the adopted daughter winning, an unexpected scene played out.

The head of East Asian Chamber of Commerce, the elder of an ancient martial arts clan, the beautiful CEO of the world’s most powerful security company, the head of the nation-renowned Chinese Medicine Association, and many other families and factions were involved in the case due to the false claim.

Later, the netizens finally found out the true identity of Song Haotian and how powerful he was. However, it was too late now.