NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3: Returning to Modern Times, The Naive Immortal Empress:
Chapter 3: Returning to Modern Times, The Naive Immortal Empress:
“What kind of magical device is this? Why can’t I stop?”
Qiu Shui, riding the electric scooty, glanced around at the towering buildings, utterly bewildered.
“Where am I?”
“I was soaring through the Shattered Void, caught in the turbulence of time and space. No matter how hard I tried, I was bound to slip up at some point…”
“I thought today would be the day I died, but looking at the situation, have I ended up in another world?”
“This world… it’s so strange!”
A heavy feeling settled in Qiu Shui’s heart.
The moment she regained consciousness, she realized she was atop a speeding magical device and almost collided with a tree. Fortunately, her experience kicked in, and in a split second, she stabilized herself and avoided disaster. However, she quickly noticed another problem—
She didn’t know how to stop this device!
“This thing is incredibly slow. If I weren’t seriously injured, I could just jump off.”
Qiu Shui frowned slightly.
“But right now, I’ve lost all my cultivation and am no different from a mortal. I can’t sense any spiritual energy in this world, and I can’t even perform basic healing techniques.”
“If I jump off now, I might break some bones.”
Arriving in an unfamiliar world, her first priority was ensuring her safety.
And this world was bizarre. Metal boxes roamed the roads, strange noises polluted the air, and these impossibly tall buildings…
Qiu Shui felt utterly lost.
Suddenly, without warning, the magical device beneath her accelerated.
Ahead of her, a large metal box hurtled toward her at an alarming speed.
“This thing wants to kill me,” Qiu Shui thought, her eyes turning cold and fierce.
As a once-great Immortal Empress, “Even if I die, it won’t be from fleeing like an insect! I”ll face it head-on!”
Perhaps there was still a slim chance of survival.
“Hah!!”
She prepared herself for a desperate fight.
But just then, a voice shouted from behind: “Qiu Shui! Don’t go forward! Swerve to the side, and squeeze the left handle to slow down!”
Qiu Shui froze.
“Does someone in this world know my name?”
Startled, she didn’t have time to ponder. She quickly trusted the voice, shifted to the right, barely dodging the metal object, and with all her strength, squeezed the handle. The electric scooty finally came to a stop at the side of the road.
There was no time to celebrate her survival.
The metal object halted too, and a man with a furious expression rolled down the window and yelled: “Are you insane?! You’re driving in the wrong direction and almost crashed into me! You trying to get yourself killed?”
Qiu Shui”s eyes sharpened, a fierce light gleaming within them.
The man: “???”
“What kind of lunatic is this?”
“Sorry, sorry, this is my sister. She’s not well.”
Lin Li came running up, panting heavily. After much effort, he finally caught up.
“There’s something wrong with her… here.”
He tapped his head lightly, his expression complicated.
Initially, he had just suspected that this woman looked like Qiu Shui.
But when she accelerated in the wrong direction and nearly collided with a car, Lin Li realized—
This was definitely Qiu Shui!
Back in the Immortal Cultivation World, Qiu Shui had carried him through countless life-and-death situations like this. His soul, hidden in the black pot, had almost been scared out of existence. His heart could barely take it.
And now, hearing her name, she had reacted immediately.
“You let her roam the streets when she’s not well? What’s wrong with you?”
The man grumbled, intending to continue cursing, but the dangerous glint in Qiu Shui’s eyes made him reconsider. Nervously, he drove off, muttering to himself.
With the situation resolved, Lin Li let out a deep breath.
He turned to look at Qiu Shui.
Her delicate nose, pearly white teeth, red lips, and those mesmerizing peach blossom eyes. Even with a bit of dust on her face, her beauty was undeniable.
She looked exactly like Qiu Shui from their past life. Even the imposing aura of the Immortal Emperor remained. How far she had fallen!
Though Lin Li accepted this reality, it still felt surreal.
Modern life and the Immortal Emperor… those two concepts just didn’t fit together!
And yet, at this moment, Qiu Shui was staring at Lin Li intently. The sharpness in her gaze had faded, replaced by a clear confusion, making her look… naive.
“Black Pot?”
“Qiu Shui?!”
They spoke at the same time. Lin Li cringed, his head aching.
“I’m not a weapon spirit anymore!”
“Not a weapon spirit?”
Qiu Shui parted her lips as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
It was as though her mind had short-circuited, and the bewilderment in her eyes grew.
“Didn’t you break through the void and ascend? How are you here?”
Lin Li was baffled.
Had Qiu Shui somehow ended up on Earth?
But this world didn’t look like the Immortal Realm at all! What kind of immortal works a 9-to-9 job six days a week?
“Let’s talk later. It’s not safe here.”
Qiu Shui glanced around, wary of the countless metal objects surrounding them.
“In a new world, we must be extremely cautious.”
Without another word, she grabbed Lin Li”s sleeve as if he were still the black pot, and sprinted away.
Lin Li: “…”
As expected, the Empress still saw him as her weapon spirit.
Exhausting. Maybe it was better to just let everything end.
…
On the street, moments after Lin Li and Qiu Shui vanished, Jiang Xueer and Li Fugui arrived, chasing after them.
“Li Fugui! Tell me where Lin Li went!”
Jiang Xueer”s voice trembled with anger, her eyes red with frustration.
She couldn’t understand.
Lin Li, who had always been so compliant and accepting of her moods, had suddenly changed.
Why was Lin Li angry?
Jiang Xueer was sure she had done nothing wrong.
She didn’t like Lin Li that way and only saw him as a brother. No matter how kind he was to her, she couldn’t force herself to love him if she didn’t feel that way.
“It’s too much!”
Jiang Xueer fumed, clenching her fists. “Lin Li will regret this! I’m done with him!”
“This is a mess…”
Li Fugui sighed to himself. He felt like the unluckiest person in the world.
Why had Lin Li, who always obeyed Jiang Xueer, suddenly become so assertive today?
It was honestly kind of impressive.
If Lin Li hadn’t walked off, leaving him to deal with Jiang Xueer”s wrath, Li Fugui would have given him a thumbs-up.
Well done!
“Li Fugui, tell Lin Li he’s finished if he doesn’t apologize to me today!”
Jiang Xueer stomped her feet and stormed off, leaving Li Fugui standing alone in the breeze, utterly baffled.
“What’s even going on…”