Bang.
The door closed, and Lin Fan inserted the key to lock it from the outside.
Longyue had changed into a man's casual attire. With her hair tied up high and wearing a hat, she stood behind Lin Fan.
Although her aura had lost some of its immortal grace, she now exuded a gallant and heroic demeanor.
"Demon Sovereign, why did you suddenly ask this Empress to change clothes? Where are you taking this Empress?"
"To buy some things, and also to buy you some clothes along the way."
"You can't keep wearing your immortal robe. It's too conspicuous in this world. You can't keep wearing this sovereign's clothes, right? You still need a few sets of clothes to change into."
Lin Fan said without turning his head as he walked down the stairs.
Having just returned to earth, there were still many daily necessities that needed to be bought for the house, and Longyue also needed clothes to change into. After getting the mobile phone, the next order of business was naturally to take care of living necessities.
Longyue examined the clothes she was wearing, and after pondering for a moment, she pursed her lips slightly and obediently followed behind Lin Fan.
Her Moon Silver Robe had lost its spiritual energy supply. Even if she wore it, it would no longer have its original protective function. In this world, it also looked out of place and was too conspicuous. She indeed needed a few sets of clothes for disguise.
Lin Fan led Longyue past the residential complex and headed straight for the main gate.
"We're not walking anymore?"
Seeing Lin Fan stop, Longyue approached and asked confusedly.
Lin Fan raised his mobile phone. On the screen map, a car could be seen approaching their location little by little.
"I called a car. It will arrive shortly."
As soon as his voice trailed off, a car approached from a distance and stopped steadily in front of the two of them.
"Oh! So this iron thing is this world's imperial carriage? Its design is quite unique."
Longyue approached the car, her curious eyes constantly scrutinizing it, unable to resist reaching out to touch it.
"This should be made of iron, right? But how does this car move? This Empress doesn't see any oxen or horses pulling it."
"The era of using oxen and horses to pull carriages is over. The current era is the era of the internal combustion engine."
"Internal combustion engine? What is that?"
Longyue's face was filled with curiosity.
"After the mobile phone, this is another great invention in human history."
Lin Fan smiled slightly and reached out to open the car door beside him.
"Alright, hurry up and get in the car."
Longyue got into the car and immediately saw the driver seated in the driver's seat. She pointed at the driver with curiosity and asked:
"Demon Sovereign, is he your servant?"
Lin Fan: "..."
Driver: "..."
As soon as these words were spoken, both Lin Fan and the driver couldn't help but fall into bewildered silence.
Longyue's beautiful face looked blank.
She felt as if she had asked something she shouldn't have...?
"Empre... Longyue, he is the driver responsible for driving the car, not my servant."
Lin Fan quickly explained, then followed Longyue into the car and said to the driver with an apologetic smile:
"Sir, I'm sorry, she was just joking."
"Haha... it's alright."
The driver was an experienced person. He laughed, not taking offense. After confirming the last few digits of the phone number, he started the car and drove onto the bustling road.
"Ooh! It really is moving!"
Sitting in the car, Longyue felt the car start to move and couldn't help but let out an exclamation of wonder.
Sedan chairs in the Immortal Realm could also be moved without relying on a demon beast, but it required spiritual energy to control them.
Yet this car required neither spiritual energy to move it nor oxen and horses to pull it. This was truly too magical!
The journey was extremely smooth; she didn't even feel the slightest bump!
Longyue peeked out the window, gazing at the unending traffic flow and the towering skyscrapers outside. Her small mouth was slightly agape, her beautiful face filled with astonishment.
The night they transmigrated was too dark, and she was in a hurry to deal with the Demon Sovereign, so she didn't have time to look closely at the tall buildings in the city. Now, the sky was bright spanning a thousand miles, and the bustling and prosperous city view was clearly visible.
It was truly unbelievable that humans, with their small bodies, were actually capable of creating such a magnificent scene that was famous throughout the world.
"Young man, is this your first time bringing your girlfriend into the city?"
The driver, who had been watching through the rearview mirror at Longyue, who was almost plastered against the car window, cheerily struck up a conversation.
Longyue's delicate brows furrowed, and she turned her head to look at the driver with dissatisfaction.
"This Empress is not this person's woman!"
"If you dare to utter any more words that insult this Empress, this Empress will definitely place a speech-restricting spell on you, so you can never speak again!"
With that, Longyue crossed her arms over her chest, her small mouth slightly pouted, looking like she was sulking.
Honestly, why did everyone casually assume she and the Demon Sovereign were a couple!
She was the Supreme Holy Empress, how could she possibly be the Demon Sovereign's woman!
Lin Fan: "..."
Driver: "..."
The driver fell into bewildered silence, not daring to speak again for a while.
He had seen many news reports before. Many of his colleagues, after making a female passenger unhappy, ended up being stabbed several times by the passenger or the passenger suddenly jumping out of the car.
And all those female passengers had one thing in common: their mental state didn't seem to be very good.
Currently, the mental state of the female passenger in his car also seemed not very good...
A normal person wouldn't call herself "this Empress" and call her boyfriend "Demon Sovereign," right...
"Sir, my girlfriend... she's not very well up here, please don't mind her..."
Lin Fan leaned over to the driver and pointed apologetically at his own head.
The driver showed an expression that said,
"just as I suspected," and nodded with a smile.
"It's alright, it's alright, I understand."
With that, the driver resumed driving with concentration.
Afterward, the driver did not dare to utter another word, and the car drove quietly all the way to their destination.
"We've arrived, young man."
"Thank you, sir."
Lin Fan thanked him, then opened the car door, got out with Longyue, and arrived at the entrance of Marvol Mall.
People came and went at the main entrance of the mall. As far as the eye could see, there was a sea of moving heads, and a continuous low buzz of noise echoed in their ears.
"So many people..."
This was Longyue's first time seeing such a vibrant and bustling city scene, and she stood there in surprise.
"This is a weekday, so this is considered a small crowd."
"Come on, this sovereign will take you to see the world."
Lin Fan smiled slightly and led the way towards the mall entrance.
"Hmph, this Empress is the Supreme Holy Empress, the sovereign over ten thousand sects in the Immortal Realm. What kind of scene has this Empress not witnessed!"
Longyue huffed in annoyance, very unhappy with Lin Fan's seemingly condescending words.
Lin Fan smiled without saying anything, silently leading her into the mall.
Sometimes, no words were more useful than seeing it with one's own eyes.
Pushing through the plastic curtain door of the mall, Lin Fan and Longyue walked into the mall together.
The mall was beautifully lit, bright, and enchanting. The sparkling lights illuminated every corner as if it were daytime.
The bustling customers walked back and forth between the various shops. Inside the transparent glass display cases, a wide variety of goods shimmered and shone under the light's spotlight.
Seeing this scene, Longyue couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.
It wasn't that she hadn't seen the markets in the Immortal Realm or the bustling markets in the mortal world. Both had their own prosperity, beauty, and hustle, but this was a different kind of prosperity and bustle, as if a prosperous era of precious pearls and jade was on display before her!
And this was actually just one of many markets in this world...?!
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