Chapter 15 - The Empress Wants to Go Home
“Do I not look like one?”
Lin Fan dried his hands and walked out of the kitchen to stand before Longyue with a smile on his face.
Longyue had a look of disbelief, her eyes carefully sizing up the Lin Fan before her.
It was incredible. The legendary Supreme Sovereign of the Demon Realm was initially just a mortal…
Thinking back carefully, she actually should have discovered it sooner.
She had fought with the Demon Sovereign several times, but he had never revealed any demonic or beast-folk features like other demons, such as demon wings, horns, or a tail.
“That’s right! Then Demon Sovereign, how did you get from here to the Immortal Demon Continent?!”
Longyue suddenly thought of something and excitedly moved closer to Lin Fan.
This world had no spiritual energy, yet the Demon Sovereign, who was originally a mortal, was able to transmigrate to the Immortal Demon Continent. Doesn't that mean there exists some method to return to the Immortal Demon Continent even without spiritual energy?
“Hmm…”
Lin Fan’s expression was pensive. After hesitating for a moment, he walked towards the door.
“Come with this sovereign.”
Longyue quickly followed. Suddenly remembering the cake she hadn't finished, she hurriedly turned around to put the leftover cake back in the refrigerator before catching up to Lin Fan's pace, a fervent hope ignited in her heart.
Perhaps she would be able to go home soon!
At night, the road was deserted and cold. Only the occasional whistle of a speeding car broke the silence.
Lin Fan brought Longyue to the side of a road and stood at the edge of a crosswalk.
“Demon Sovereign, why did you bring this Empress here?”
Longyue looked around the road, a look of confusion on her face.
Lin Fan raised his hand and pointed to the center of the crosswalk. His expression showed a hint of reminiscence as he said flatly:
“A year ago, I transmigrated to the Immortal Demon Continent at that very spot.”
“Hmm? But there’s nothing there.”
Longyue looked in the direction Lin Fan was pointing. No matter how carefully she observed, she couldn’t find anything unusual.
Based on their previous experience of falling into this world, if they wanted to return to the Immortal Demon Continent, they had to pass through the void corridor connecting the two worlds.
However, the void before her was incomparably stable. There were neither chaotic void currents nor the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy. It didn't look like a place where a void corridor could be opened.
“There is indeed nothing there, but this sovereign did indeed transmigrate to the Immortal Demon Continent from there. However, it wasn't by using a void corridor, but by a large truck…”
“A large truck?” Longyue’s face was full of confusion.
Lin Fan nodded.
“That’s right. That night, when I was passing through there, an out-of-control large truck came straight at me. The blinding headlights made it so this sovereign couldn't open my eyes. I don't remember what happened after that.”
“When I woke up again, I had already landed in the Immortal Demon Continent.”
With that, Lin Fan fell into deep thought.
Never mind getting others to believe this story, even he himself had some self-doubt.
But that was indeed the truth.
Just like in many novel plots, while he was out on a boring walk at night, he was unfortunately sent to another world by a large truck. Thinking back, he should have died then…
What was strange, however, was that he didn't transmigrate as a soul, but his entire person transmigrated to the Immortal Demon Continent, untouched.
If it were just his soul accidentally penetrating the void and falling into another world, that would be understandable. But how could a physical body pass through the world barrier and enter a void corridor…?
To this day, he still couldn't figure it out.
“This Empress understands!”
Longyue didn't think as much as Lin Fan. The moment she heard she could return to the Immortal Demon Continent through this method, her eyes immediately lit up, and she excitedly struck her palm with her fist.
“As long as we do what you said, Demon Sovereign, and we go stand on the road and get hit by that what's-it-called large truck again, we’ll be able to return to the Immortal Demon Continent, right!”
Lin Fan: “…”
Lin Fan didn't know what to say. He had already been defeated by Longyue’s naivety.
How had he never noticed before that this Empress was so naive and cute…
“Empress, it’s not that I want to pour cold water on you, but things might not be as simple as you imagine.”
“In this world, countless people die in traffic accidents every year. It’s impossible that all of them transmigrated to another world, right?”
“I believe that transmigration was most likely a pure coincidence. Even if we reenact it, we might not necessarily succeed in transmigrating back to the Immortal Demon Continent.”
“And if we fail… you know, with our current mortal bodies, we would probably die on the spot.”
Lin Fan’s string of words was like a volley of cannonballs, shattering Longyue’s excited and joyous heart. But she was still unwilling to easily give up on a possible way to return to the Immortal Demon Continent.
“B-But… what if it really does succeed…?”
Lin Fan didn't say any more. He silently stepped aside, cleared the path, and made an “after you” gesture with his hand.
“Then please, Your Majesty the Empress, give us a demonstration~”
Longyue: “...”
Longyue bit her red lip. After hesitating for a moment, she took a deep breath, her eyes showing determination, and she slowly took a step forward.
In this world without spiritual energy, every step was a struggle for her, everything was inconvenient, and she had to endure hunger and physical fatigue. As the Empress, she was truly fed up with it!
She wanted to go back!
She must go back!
As long as she returned to the Immortal Demon Continent, she could immediately recover her Immortal Emperor cultivation and return to being that Supreme Sacred Empress who was revered by tens of thousands!
Just as Longyue mustered her courage and stepped onto the crosswalk, Lin Fan suddenly spoke from behind her:
“Empress, be careful. You must choose one of those fully-loaded large trucks, that way you might not feel any pain.”
“Y-You, what do you mean?”
Longyue stopped in her tracks and turned her head to look at Lin Fan with confusion.
Lin Fan gave a teasing smile and said leisurely:
“It’s nothing, just kindly reminding you.”
“Did you know, if you get hit by a car and don’t die immediately, it will be very painful!”
“You’ll feel all your internal organs have been displaced, the bones in your body will be shattered, and you won’t even be able to struggle. You can only lie there groaning in pain, watching helplessly as your twisted body spills out its internal organs and blood, and finally die in despair!”
Longyue: “…”
Longyue silently swallowed and turned her head to glare fiercely at Lin Fan.
“Don’t even think of scaring this Empress! A mere death, this Empress is not afraid!”
“The Empress misunderstands. This sovereign is just kindly reminding you, I have no intention of scaring you.”
Lin Fan shrugged, a look of innocence on his face.
Longyue turned her head back angrily. She looked at her foot on the crosswalk, hesitated for a moment, then withdrew her foot and returned to Lin Fan’s side.
“Forget it. This Empress has thought about it and decided to look for another way…”
With that, Longyue walked back in the direction they came from without turning her head.
She had thought about it carefully. The Demon Sovereign was right. To risk her life for an uncertain method was really not worth it.
Besides, this world actually seems pretty good. There’s a lot of delicious food, and the cake isn’t finished yet. It wouldn't be so bad to stay a while longer…
“Truly a wise choice, Empress~”
Lin Fan smiled slightly, gave his original transmigration spot another grave look, and then also turned to leave…