"My hair is soaking wet. It looks like I'll have to wait until it dries."
Longyue touched her fine, dripping hair, a look of helplessness on her face.
Compared to the overly cute pajamas on her body, her wet hair was actually more of a problem for her.
At least no one else saw the outfit, but if she wanted to sleep, she had to wait for her hair to dry.
If her energy was still there, she could have casually dried her hair with her own power. But now, she could only wait for it to dry naturally.
After losing her energy, everything seemed to become so troublesome...
"You wait here, I remember that thing should still be around."
Lin Fan returned to the bedroom, opened the drawer at the bottom of the cabinet, and began rummaging through it repeatedly.
"Found it."
Soon, he took out a hair dryer from inside.
In the past, when his hair was long, he bought a hair dryer for the convenience of sleeping quickly after showering. However, after he cut his hair short, the hair dryer was never used again and just sat in the drawer.
"What is this thing?"
Longyue examined the hair dryer in Lin Fan's hand, her beautiful face full of curiosity.
"A hair dryer. It's something that can dry hair quickly."
"Sit still, the demon king will help you dry your hair."
Lin Fan encouraged Longyue to sit in front of the mirror, lifted her pitch-black hair with one hand, and turned on the hair dryer with the other.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Accompanied by a whirring sound, hot air blew from the hair dryer's nozzle.
Longyue was greatly shocked.
"The Demon King, this thing can blow hot air. Are you sure this isn't a magical treasure?!"
"It's not. It's just an electric current flowing through a heating element to warm the air blown out by the fan."
Lin Fan explained with a smile while helping Longyue dry her hair.
"S-So this was also invented by humans in this world?" Longyue asked again in disbelief.
Lin Fan nodded firmly.
"That's right. This world doesn't have spiritual energy. Everything you see was invented by humans."
"Be it the water heater or the hair dryer, they are just one among tens of thousands of inventions in this world."
"One among tens of thousands..."
Longyue mumbled in confusion.
Had she not seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that humans without cultivation or power could create such treasures.
And there were still tens of thousands of other strange and practical treasures in this world!
As Longyue was immersed in her shock, Lin Fan, who was drying her hair, slowly smelled a strong floral scent from her.
He was very familiar with this floral scent because he had just used it not long ago.
It was the smell of body wash and shampoo!
Lin Fan lifted Longyue's fine hair and sniffed it carefully, his brows slightly furrowed.
Fragrant! Too fragrant! So fragrant that it was actually a bit pungent.
Through the mirror, Longyue saw Lin Fan holding her fine hair and sniffing it, which startled her, and she quickly turned her head.
"W-What are you doing...?!"
Lin Fan did not answer. Instead, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he guessed:
"Empress, is it possible that because the demon king said you smelled of sweat, you deliberately used a lot of body wash and shampoo, wanting to cover up the smell?"
Longyue: "..."
"O-Of course not, this empress only used a little..."
With her little scheme suddenly exposed, Longyue refuted in a quiet voice, her face flushing red.
This unconfident refutation naturally immediately aroused Lin Fan's suspicion. He put down the hair dryer and turned towards the bathroom.
"Empress, can you explain why half of my body wash and this shampoo are suddenly missing?"
Lin Fan walked out of the bathroom holding the bottles of body wash and shampoo, which were not even half full.
Longyue: "..."
With the facts exposed before her, Longyue knew she could no longer defend herself. She turned her head with a red face and felt guilty.
"It was my first time using it, this empress didn't know how much to use..."
Lin Fan: "..."
"It's alright. That's my fault for not telling you beforehand."
"Next time you use it, one pump is enough."
Lin Fan sighed softly, put the body wash and shampoo back into the bathroom, and returned to continue drying Longyue's hair.
Longyue sat obediently in front of the mirror, letting him play with her fine hair, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
Her hair had only ever been touched by herself or her personal maid. This was the first time it was touched by a member of the opposite sex, and moreover, by the Demon King...
A woman's hair should not be casually touched by a man...
But the Demon King was just helping her dry her hair, maybe it doesn't count as anything, right...
"Alright, your hair is all dry. You can rest early."
After confirming that Longyue's hair was dry, Lin Fan put away the hair dryer, walked to the light switch, and reminded her:
"I'm turning off the light."
"Oh, oh..."
Longyue snapped back to reality, got into bed first, and pulled the blanket over herself again. Then, still worried, she peered out from behind the blanket and strictly reminded him:
"Remember, you are strictly forbidden from crossing the line!"
"Got it..."
Lin Fan replied reluctantly, then casually turned off the light, and soon lay down on the bed.
In the darkness, Longyue lay flat on the bed, her eyes calmly staring at the ceiling, but her heart could not find peace for a long time.
Even now, she felt as if she was immersed in a dream.
She should have been here to kill the Demon King, but now she was being cared for by him in every way, and even lying with him in the same bed...
Why did things turn out this way...
Longyue glanced at Lin Fan sleeping beside her, and a terrifying thought suddenly flashed in her mind.
Judging from his breathing, the Demon King seemed to have fallen asleep, sleeping so unwarily beside her...
If... if she went to the kitchen and got a knife now, maybe she could instantly kill the Demon King!
The moment the thought appeared in her mind, Longyue was shocked and shook her head forcefully and repeatedly.
No! Absolutely not!
How could she have such a terrifying thought!
After she lost her cultivation, not only did the Demon King not harm her, but he even took her in. As the Empress of the Immortal Realm, how could she repay kindness with hostility!
Besides, she fell into this world only after shattering the void with the Demon King. If she wanted to return, the Demon King's strength was certainly indispensable.
Relying on herself, let alone returning, whether she could survive in this world might also be a problem...
The Demon King must not be killed!
At least, I cannot make a move at this stage!
Even if I have to make a move, it will be after we return to the Immortal Demon Continent, to fight head-on, fair and square!
Mhm! That's right!
After convincing herself internally, Longyue quickly discarded that terrifying thought, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
In the dark and silent night, Lin Fan, with his back to Longyue, slowly opened his eyes. The corner of his lips raised slightly, and then he closed his eyes again and fell asleep calmly.
Tonight will probably be safe...