Bang.
The door closed, and Longyue collapsed onto the sofa like a salted fish, so exhausted she didn't want to move an inch.
In her whole life, she had never walked so much on the ground. After a day of shopping at the mall, the soles of her feet ached terribly.
She never expected that a mortal body could be so fragile and weak...
In addition to the physical exhaustion, she also felt mentally drained.
No matter where she went in the mall, people assumed she was the Demon Sovereign's partner. On top of that, in the lingerie store, she was forced to try on all sorts of strange and eccentric underwear.
Even now, she couldn't forget the intense gaze of the female shop owner who looked at her body with shining eyes, occasionally reaching out to touch her, and constantly muttering things like, "I'm not a lesbian, I just think you're truly too beautiful"...
In the end, she was so frightened that she casually picked out a few sets of underwear and hurriedly fled the store.
"After a whole day of walking, it seems the Empress is truly tired."
Longyue lay motionless on the sofa, her round cheeks squished upwards. Her adorable yet lifeless appearance amused Lin Fan.
Longyue glared at Lin Fan with an annoyed look, too tired to even speak.
"For good measure, I'll store this cake in the refrigerator first. You are not allowed to sneak a bite; you must wait until after dinner to eat it."
Lin Fan placed the cake in the refrigerator, deliberately instructing Longyue. He then carried the groceries he bought into the kitchen.
"Of course I won't sneak a bite!"
Seeing Lin Fan's back as he walked into the kitchen, Longyue replied in a spoiled and dissatisfied tone.
She was the Empress of the Immortal Realm, after all. No matter how much she wanted to eat it, she would never do something as low as stealing food.
How dare that abhorrent Demon Sovereign doubt her high morality!
Inside the kitchen, Lin Fan skillfully handled the ingredients he had bought, managing two stoves at once.
Hearing the sounds from the kitchen, Longyue curiously got up and walked in.
"Demon Sovereign, you actually know how to cook?"
"Mmm, there was a past where I always cooked for myself."
Lin Fan explained plainly while busy slicing the meat.
Before he transmigrated, after graduation, he always cooked for himself in order to save money to buy his own house.
Now, after a few hundred years, it was a rare opportunity to be back in the kitchen.
A hint of surprise flashed across Longyue's face.
The majestic Demon Sovereign of the Demon Realm actually cooked for himself like a mortal.
This was truly different from the Demon Sovereign she had imagined...
"D-Do you need any help?"
Looking at Lin Fan's busy figure, Longyue hesitated for a moment before asking.
Lin Fan stopped the kitchen knife in his hand and turned to look at her with a hint of surprise.
"The Empress actually wants to help?"
Longyue's beautiful face flushed red.
"This Empress simply doesn't want to receive the Demon Sovereign's favor for free."
Hearing this, Lin Fan raised his hand and pointed at the green vegetables soaking in the water basin.
"In that case, I'll have to trouble the Empress to help wash the vegetables over there. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Hmph! Just washing vegetables. Don't look down on this Empress."
Longyue snorted, rolled up her sleeves confidently, and walked toward the sink.
After a short while, she lifted the washed green vegetables and showed Lin Fan with a proud look.
"See, this Empress has washed them. It wasn't difficult at all."
Lin Fan said nothing. He directly pulled a stalk of vegetable from her hands, felt the roots and the crevices between the leaves and stems, and a little fine mud and sand immediately emerged on his fingertips.
"Empress, washing vegetables also has a technique to it. It's not enough to just rinse the leaves. The mud and sand at the roots and in the crevices must be washed very thoroughly."
"Besides, washing them only once is not enough. They need to be washed at least twice."
As the Empress of the Immortal Realm, Longyue had never had to lift a finger for housework and had never cooked before. He had long suspected that she would only wash the surface of the vegetables.
"This Empress was just a little careless, that's all. I'll wash them again properly for you right now!"
Longyue's face showed her embarrassment. Unconvinced, she turned around again and threw the vegetables back into the basin to be washed.
Lin Fan smiled faintly and began working the wok and ladle over the fire.
Accompanied by the sound of sizzling stir-fry over the high heat, the aroma of the cooking slowly filled the kitchen. He was in charge of cooking, while Longyue, under his guidance, was in charge of dispensing the necessary seasonings.
"Soy sauce!"
"S-Soy sauce? Which one is soy sauce..."
"The black bottle."
"Oh..."
"That's dark soy sauce! Your Majesty Empress!"
"..."
"Salt!"
"Er... This Empress knows what salt is! It should be this one, right!"
"Your Majesty Empress! This is sugar! Sugar! Salt is salty! S-A-L-T-Y!"
"Oh..."
Soon, through the chaotic and awkward collaboration between the two, three dishes and one soup were served on the dining table.
Looking at the dishes on the table that were perfect in color, aroma, and taste, an inexplicable sense of pride rose in Longyue's heart.
Even though she was only responsible for doing minor work in the kitchen, this was the first time in her life she had participated in cooking.
Actually, she was quite great!
"Try it."
Lin Fan filled a bowl with rice and handed it to Longyue, then picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of meat in her bowl.
Longyue impatiently delivered the meat to her mouth and scooped two mouthfuls of rice, her beautiful face beaming with a bright smile like a sunflower.
She was already starving after a whole day of walking. For the first time, she felt that eating a full meal was such a happy and satisfying thing!
At the dining table, the two faced each other, eating quietly. The only sound was the clinking of bowls and chopsticks.
After dinner, Lin Fan stood in the kitchen washing the dishes, while Longyue enthusiastically sat on the sofa enjoying the cake.
"Demon Sovereign, there's something this Empress has wanted to ask you for a long time. Why are you so knowledgeable about this world?"
Longyue asked, looking at Lin Fan in the kitchen after shoving a large piece of cake into her mouth.
She had found it strange for a long time. The two of them clearly transmigrated to this world by chance at the same time. She understood nothing, yet the Demon Sovereign was extremely knowledgeable about this world and even had a base of operations here.
Anything she asked in the mall, he could answer everything, as if this wasn't his first time coming to this world...
"If you want to know why, it's because this is my first homeland," Lin Fan explained simply while washing the dishes.
"What?!"
Longyue's expression showed her shock, and the cake in her hand fell to the ground in her fright.
"Demon Sovereign, you were born here?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
Lin Fan was confused by Longyue's big reaction.
"Of course there is!"
Longyue stood up from the sofa excitedly, an anxious look on her face.
"This is your first homeland, Demon Sovereign. D-Does that mean... all the people here are actually from the Demon Clan as well?!"
Lin Fan: "..."
Lin Fan shook his head at Longyue, speechless at her fantastic idea.
"Empress, you're thinking too much. The people here are just mortals."
"Mortals? But Demon Sovereign, you... are you not from the Demon Clan?"
For a moment, Longyue felt her head was a little muddled.
This was the Demon Sovereign's first homeland, but there was no spiritual energy here, and the people were all ordinary mortals...
So that means, the Demon Sovereign, he is also... has a mortal body?!
Thinking this, Longyue's eyes instantly widened, and she stared at Lin Fan in disbelief.
"Demon Sovereign... you are actually just a mortal?!"
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