The Empress Wants to Go Home

"Doesn't it look like it?"

Lin Fan dried his hands and walked out of the kitchen to Long Yue with a smile.

Long Yue stared at Lin Fan before her in utter disbelief, scrutinizing him closely.

It was hard to believe that the legendary supreme ruler of the Demon Realm had originally been nothing more than an ordinary mortal...

Thinking back carefully, she should have realized it sooner.

She had fought the Demon Supreme several times, yet he had never displayed the wings, horns, tail, or other characteristics typical of the Demon Race or Monster Race.

"Right! Then how did you, Demon Supreme, get from here to the Immortal-Demon Continent?!"

Long Yue suddenly thought of something and eagerly stepped closer to Lin Fan.

This world had no spiritual energy, yet the Demon Supreme, originally a mortal, had been able to travel to the Immortal-Demon Continent. Didn't that mean there was some way to return to the Immortal-Demon Continent without spiritual energy?

"Hmm..."

Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then walked toward the door.

"Come with this Venerable."

Long Yue hurried after him. Then she suddenly remembered the unfinished cake, quickly turned back to put it in the refrigerator, and only then followed Lin Fan, her heart burning with eager anticipation.

Perhaps she would be able to go home soon!

At night, the road was lonely and desolate. Only the occasional roar of passing cars shattered the silence.

Lin Fan brought Long Yue to the roadside and stopped at the edge of a crosswalk.

"Demon Supreme, why have you brought this Empress here?"

Long Yue looked around the road in confusion.

Lin Fan raised a hand and pointed toward the middle of the crosswalk. With a faintly reminiscing expression, he said calmly, "One year ago, this Venerable traveled to the Immortal-Demon Continent from that exact spot."

"Hm? But there's nothing there."

Long Yue looked where Lin Fan pointed. No matter how closely she observed it, she could detect nothing unusual.

Based on their experience falling into this world, returning to the Immortal-Demon Continent required passing through a void passage connecting the two worlds.

Yet the void before them was incredibly stable. There were neither turbulent void currents nor the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy. It did not seem like a place where a void passage could be opened.

"There truly is nothing there, but this Venerable did travel to the Immortal-Demon Continent from that spot. It just wasn't through a void passage, but by a large truck..."

"A large truck?" Long Yue asked, utterly baffled.

Lin Fan nodded.

"That's right. When this Venerable passed by there that night, an out-of-control large truck crashed straight toward me. Its blinding headlights kept this Venerable from opening my eyes, and I don't remember anything that happened after that."

"When this Venerable woke up again, I had already arrived on the Immortal-Demon Continent."

After saying that, Lin Fan fell into thought.

Let alone convincing anyone else, even he had begun to doubt himself when he said it aloud.

But that was indeed the truth.

Just like in countless novel plots, he had been taking a boring walk at night when a large truck inexplicably sent him to another world. He had probably died then...

Yet strangely, he had not transmigrated as a soul. His entire body had crossed over to the Immortal-Demon Continent intact.

If only his soul had accidentally pierced through the void and landed in another world, that could still be explained. But how could a physical body cross the barrier between worlds and enter a void passage...?

Even now, he could not make sense of it.

"This Empress understands!"

Long Yue did not overthink things as much as Lin Fan did. The moment she heard that this method might let them travel back to the Immortal-Demon Continent, her eyes lit up, and she excitedly struck her palm with her fist.

"If we just do as you said, Demon Supreme—walk onto the road and let one of those large trucks hit us—wouldn't we be able to return to the Immortal-Demon Continent?!"

Lin Fan: "..."

Lin Fan did not know what to say. Long Yue's innocence had utterly defeated him.

How had he never noticed before that this Empress was so innocently adorable...

"Empress, it is not that this Venerable wishes to dampen your spirits, but things may not be as simple as you imagine."

"In this world, countless people die in traffic accidents every year. It can't be that every one of them traveled to another world, can it?"

"This Venerable believes that journey was most likely nothing more than a coincidence. Even if we reenacted it, we might not successfully return to the Immortal-Demon Continent."

"And if it fails... you understand. With the mortal bodies we have now, we may very well die on the spot."

Lin Fan's string of words struck like cannonballs, shattering Long Yue's excited and joyful heart. Yet she was still unwilling to so easily give up on a possible way back to the Immortal-Demon Continent.

"B-but... what if it really works, and we can travel back...?"

Lin Fan said nothing more. He silently stepped aside, clearing the way, then made an inviting gesture with his hand.

"Then please, Empress, show me how it's done~"

Long Yue: "..."

Long Yue pursed her red lips. After hesitating for a moment, she took a deep breath, determination filling her eyes, and slowly stepped forward.

In this world without spiritual power, every step was difficult for her. Everything was inconvenient, and she had to endure hunger and physical exhaustion. As the Empress, she had truly had enough!

She wanted to go back!

She had to go back!

As long as she returned to the Immortal-Demon Continent, she would immediately regain her cultivation as an Immortal Emperor and become the Supreme Saint Empress, revered by countless people!

Just as Long Yue gathered her courage and stepped onto the crosswalk, Lin Fan suddenly spoke from behind her.

"Empress, be careful. Make sure you pick one of those fully loaded trucks. That way, you might not feel much pain."

"W-what do you mean?"

Long Yue stopped and turned her head to look at Lin Fan in confusion.

Lin Fan smirked teasingly and said leisurely, "Nothing. I'm just kindly reminding you, Empress."

"Do you know? If a car hits you and you don't die right away, it'll be very painful!"

"You'll feel all your internal organs shift out of place, your bones shatter, and you won't even be able to struggle. You'll only be able to lie there groaning in agony, watching your twisted body spill blood and organs, before finally dying in despair!"

Long Yue: "..."

Long Yue silently swallowed and turned to glare viciously at Lin Fan.

"Don't think you can scare this Empress! This Empress isn't afraid of something as trivial as death!"

"You misunderstand, Empress. This Venerable was only kindly reminding you. I had no intention of frightening you."

Lin Fan shrugged, looking utterly innocent.

Long Yue turned away in irritation. Looking down at the foot she had placed on the crosswalk, she hesitated for a moment before pulling it back and returning to Lin Fan's side.

"Forget it. Upon further thought, this Empress should seek another way..."

With that, Long Yue walked back in the direction they had come from without looking back.

After thinking it over carefully, the Demon Supreme was right. Risking her life on an uncertain method simply wasn't worth it.

Besides, this world actually seemed rather nice. There was plenty of delicious food, and she hadn't even finished the cake yet. Staying a little longer wouldn't be so bad...

"A very wise choice, Empress~"

Lin Fan smiled faintly, his gaze turning solemn as he gave the spot where he had originally crossed over another look. Then he turned and followed her away...