After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

A battle began suddenly and ended just as suddenly.

Luna took the water bottle handed to her by the soldier, walked to a big tree, rinsed her mouth, and spat out the blood.

The soldiers were tense. The Duke's mood was hard to fathom, but the young lady would not hide her anger.

Licking her lips, Luna turned to look at the dimly lit street and gritted her teeth, saying, "What are you doing following us? Get back to your master!"

"Don't be angry, Luna, I'm from the Northern Territory too." Lilith blinked, looking innocent. "Don't forget, Duke Oswald has already accepted us, but there was a little accident later."

"You, and your husband, that weirdo!" Luna strode toward Lilith, raised her finger and pressed it against the tip of her nose, touching a spot as cold as a dead person.

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't bring herself to say them. Luna turned away indignantly, finally understanding what her brother's jokes meant.

Since we're already here, especially during this holiday, everyone has their struggles, all for the sake of the children...

She clenched her fists tightly and said, "Seraphina is already asleep at this hour. Let's take one last look before we leave."

Individual tragedies are insignificant in the face of the suffering of the times. Luna wished some people would die immediately, and others would come back to life right away, but she could not change anything.

The Duke's mansion was brightly lit. As soon as Luna entered, she saw her two sisters-in-law sitting in the hall, and their gazes quickly fell on Lilith.

"What happened?" Elena, who was holding the child, spoke first. In fact, this was also Elena's way of expressing her attitude; she did not reject Lilith's arrival.

"A magician stormed into the ice city, took Annie away, and four guards... were killed."

"That's Valesha, the president of the Mage's Guild. Her real age is unknown, but she's definitely not a young girl," Lilith added.

"Is that so? What's coming will come. Give Dane from the Special Forces an order to see if he can find Annie's whereabouts."

Alini sighed. It was a good thing that Annie left; otherwise, no one knew how much disaster this time bomb would have caused in Ice City.

It was late at night. She and Jenny got up at the same time, and without saying anything more, they slowly went upstairs to rest.

Luna waited until the door closed before beckoning to Lilith and slowly walking toward Serafina's room.

Luna gently pushed open the door, turned on the light, and stepped aside to let Lilith in.

In the girl's pink room filled with toys, Serafina lay sprawled on the cotton bed, the blanket with a kitten pattern already kicked to her feet.

Lilith gazed tenderly at her sleeping child, and it took her a long time to come to her senses before picking up a blanket to cover her.

"She's sensitive to heat. Summer nights in Ice City are actually a bit chilly, but her feet sweat very easily," Luna said at the right moment. It was an unintentional remark, but it completely shattered Lilith's mental defenses.

She dropped the blanket, covered her mouth, and ran out of the room. A few seconds later, she let out a suppressed sob at the end of the dimly lit corridor.

They had the exact same problem. Their family was a military family, and perhaps they had inherited some kind of excellent gene. The family members were all in very good physical condition. Even in winter, their feet felt like they had been roasted on hot coals.

But she knew absolutely nothing about her child. She didn't know what her child liked to eat, what she liked, how she slept at night, or how she covered herself with a blanket...

This family of three, who should have been happy, has been turned upside down: the mother has become a grotesque, the father is suffering torment at the hands of a goddess, and the daughter lives in a well-intentioned lie.

"Don't be sad, Lilith, King Frank's son, also calls me Mom."

Luna grinned and patted Lilith on the shoulder. "If you're talking about difficulties, everyone's having a hard time. You know, once you raise a child, they become your own."

Humans aren't plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? Luna also invested her emotions in these two children, and she was mentally prepared for the day when her lies would be exposed and the two children would leave her side.

She dared not imagine how heartbroken she would be; at least Lilith had already set an example for her.

"As long as I am here, and the Duke's mansion is still here, they will grow up safely."

"Thank you, Luna. If I could go back in time, I would definitely..."

"No way," Luna interrupted her in time, "If we go back in time, everyone will go crazy."

The two smiled at each other. On one hand, they would never be friends. Luna was good at socializing, but she was also a leader who couldn't tolerate any wrongdoing.

Indeed, it took Lilith a long time to realize that people like them used to always try to prove that they had the ability to lead the country.

They looked down on teachers, dukes, and even kings, believing that only they could lead humanity to greatness again.

On the contrary, Luna, who had always been looked down upon by them, became the last leader of humanity and managed most of the human territory in an orderly manner.

Oswald was a powerful and ruthless leader, and for a long time, his personally designated successor was mistakenly believed to be a blood relative.

All I can say is that Luna has become the person they imagined herself to be.

"What are your plans now? Will you continue to hide, or go over there and take a look?"

Luna invited Lilith to her private lounge, opened her treasured wine bottle, and poured Lilith a glass.

Sitting on the sofa, Lilith took the wine glass and said helplessly, "Now that we've shown ourselves, there's no point in hiding anymore. I am the embodiment of a curse, and the power of death allows my soul to wander endlessly. I also want to check on Thorne's current condition."

"That guy who couldn't control his lower body suffered a lot."

There's a saying that goes, "To describe a hero as a stallion is perhaps too conservative, because the word 'hero' insults the purity of a stallion."

Thorne's fate was both tragic and laughable. Who would have thought that the hero chosen by the goddess was truly handpicked? Anyone else would have given up long ago.

"My intelligence indicates that the Southern Principality and the archipelago inhabited by the dragons are already targeting the dragons. Your man... is probably working on becoming a dragon slayer."

Lilith, who had just put down her wine glass, twitched at the corner of her mouth.

It would be a lie to say I'm not ashamed. Honey, we're at least a creature of the same size!

"Thank you for letting me know, Luna. I'll go check it out."

Luna nodded. Actually, upon closer reflection, the fact that the warrior squad, each with their own ulterior motives, had come together actually reduced the threat to the Northern Territory.

If Nicole is a typical example of someone who goes through the motions but doesn't put in any effort, then Annie is a complete shut-in—no, a prison girl. As for Lilith and Diana, both of them have a twisted and abnormal love for Thorne; when they meet again, they'll probably either be blushing or have tears in their eyes.

"Before I leave, let me do a small favor for you, Luna, as a way of repaying you for taking care of Serafina," Lilith suddenly said.

"You're lucky you're not causing me any trouble." Luna waved her hand dismissively after taking a sip of her drink, but the next second, Lilith's words stunned her.

"I can help you break free from the torment of your dreams and allow you to find traces of the past, Luna. I can help you regain all your memories from before time travel."