Rings of the Arcana - Chapter 73: Bloodmend Phial (1)

How can life be the same, no matter who you spend it with?Xue Yue got married. To save her brother's life, she sold herself into marriage for 500 yuan.He Lang hadn't been home for several days. He never would have thought that upon returning, he'd find his room occupied, his bed slept in, and... an extra wife.He Lang couldn't wrap his head around it: He wasn't even there, so how was he 'married'? Is anyone going to do anything about this?...Later, “Wife, when are we going to get our marriage certificate registered?”“Weren't you unwilling back then?”“Who was unwilling? Who? Who was it? I'll go beat them up.”“...”

Princess Anastasia of Orsenia is regarded as the kingdom’s treasure. However, she carries a heavy secret— she is diagnosed with an incurable illness. She is fated to die before she turns 18.

For years, her parents desperately searched for a cure but to no avail. That is, until a mysterious letter arrives, claiming that the only way Anastasia can escape her cruel fate is to send her to a monster:

King Caspain, the ruler of Sorvando, a vampire kingdom.

The letter prophesizes that Anastasia will live, only if she makes that bloodthirsty King fall in love with her. However, Anastasia knows it’s nearly an impossible task. Sorvando is filled with dangers. And she is only but a weak human.

Yet, her will to live won over her fear. No matter how cruel the king may be, Anastasia will still try to win his heart.

Now, if only she can keep her own heart from falling for him as well.

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[Excerpt]

“Cas-pian…”

And he looked back to see that she was biting her lower lip as though she greatly enjoyed that kiss.

He smirked again and whispered in his deeply seductive voice, “I like my name even more ever since I started hearing it from your beautiful lips. And I like it even further when you say it in that hushed tone.”

Anastasia had no idea what Caspian was hinting at yet.

So he dropped some more hints, “Wife, weren’t you asking me what the first night meant? Let me show you.”

This story is about a world where internal energy is the base of power. And to what extent one can use it, people are classified into three categories. Cultivators, Aurans and Mages. But the world soon faces a critical situation where humanity is at the brink of extinction. But there is hope. Though only a sparkle at the moment, it may soon turn into a beacon. And that sparkle of hope is a lone hunter.A hunter who watched all his loved ones die before his very eyes… who witnessed humanity being pushed to the edge of extinction…To save humanity, he is given one last chance.A chance to return to the past.A chance to awaken the power hidden inside him. Something dangerous… but necessary.Can he awaken it? Can he wield it for the sake of everyone? Can he save humanity? Can he protect the ones he failed before?If you are looking for a story with an overpowered MC who climbs the ladder to the peak, awakens the power already within, then this book is for you.Let’s dive into Derek’s second chance at life.Discord server: https://discord.gg/MPHevYxYR4

[Raising Babies + Sweet Romance]Su Xingwan wakes up inside an old-school CEO novel—as the “evil aunt” who starves and beats the three genius children left in her care.In the original plot, the kids’ uncle arrives, sees the abuse, and locks her away to die in a psychiatric ward.But Su just got here—and she’s read the whole book.Looking at the three bony, wide-eyed toddlers, she decides:“Plot twist—I’m fixing this.”• Eldest (Da Bao): a prodigy sold to a celebrity couple, future business titan.• Middle (Er Bao): bound to a villain system that keeps whispering, “Find Uncle—destroy the aunt!”• Youngest (Little Bao): mind-reader, destined to be the story’s adored koi heroine.Su sets out to undo every scar the original owner left.Little Bao blinks: “Why is Bad Aunt suddenly… nice?”Er Bao narrows his eyes: “Trap detected.”Da Bao clutches his siblings: “She’s brainwashing you!”When the formidable Uncle Lu Yun finally arrives, he expects a rescue mission. Instead, he finds three giggling kids curled in Su’s arms—and decides the children aren’t the only ones he wants to take home.