Chapter 956: Chapter 956

The Empress paused, her eyes fixed intently on the snow-white cat that dashed out of the bedroom.

However, the white cat, upon seeing a stranger outside the door after its rapid run, made an abrupt brake, its light blue pupils quickly dilating. Then, in a flash, it turned around and darted under the cabinet in the living room. It disappeared from sight.

"..." Zhao Douan said in a flat tone, "Its name is Qingyun, a bit timid with strangers. Come on in."

He bent down, took out two pairs of slippers from the shoe rack at the entrance, changed his own first, and then, seeing the Empress’s expressionless face, patted his head, opened the shoe cabinet nearby, and took out a pair of unopened disposable slippers.

The Empress hesitated for a moment before reluctantly changing into them and followed him into the living room, casually asking, "Qingyun? Clearly it’s white, why this name?"

Zhao Douan casually replied, "It’s a good omen, implying rising straight up to the Qingyun."

He walked into the living room, started pouring cat food into the cat bowl, and although he knew everything before him was fake, his heart was inevitably stirred.

After his sudden death in the previous life, he wondered how Qingyun was doing in the unfamiliar big city, where they used to rely on each other.

But his family would surely be notified quickly, and maybe his boss or colleagues would come over first, so he wasn’t worried Qingyun would starve, and eventually, it would be taken by family or friends.

The Empress cautiously walked into the not-so-large two-bedroom apartment, her gaze first attracted by the bright ceiling light overhead.

It wasn’t her first time seeing electric lights, but she didn’t previously know how to turn on this "illumination magic artifact," just aware that it was commonly seen in this city.

Her gaze fell on the switch on the wall, and she thought to herself, this seems to be the key to controlling the magic artifact and noted how widespread it was in this world, easily used by common people. Far superior compared to the spell lamps produced by the Heavenly Master Mansion.

Zhao Douan shoved the small bowl filled with cat food under the cabinet, then pretended to tidy up, started walking around the room, looking for any "abnormalities" in the house.

He said, "Feel free to sit."

The Empress didn’t respond, her eyes flashing as she watched everything in the room as if every item was filled with novelty. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚·𝔫𝔢𝔱

As Zhao Douan circled the house, he didn’t find anything left by "Xu," which puzzled him, making him wonder if he was mistaken.

He suppressed his doubts, stepped out of the bedroom and saw the Empress standing by the fridge, squinting and pondering something.

"Miss Xu, want something to drink? I remember there are some fruits at home." He stifled a laugh, walked over, and casually opened the fridge door, as bright light and cold air spilled out.

Instinctively, the Empress stepped back a couple of steps, squinting her eyes in suspicion at the fridge, muttering in Yu Country’s official language, "Ice storage chamber...why can’t I see ice blocks, nitre?"

There were fridges in ancient times too, but this one was clearly somewhat different...

Zhao Douan pretended not to understand Yu Country language, glanced at her with suspicion, and said with a smile, "What did Miss Xu say?"

The Empress kept a straight face, ignoring him.

Zhao Douan smiled and didn’t push further, turned to the kitchen, and when he came back, saw the Empress actually standing in the bathroom, looking up with furrowed brows at the water heater, curiously flicking the showerhead switch with her hand.

The water gushed out, catching the Empress off-guard, causing her to hurriedly step back, her sharp eyes, fingers forming a sword technique, almost slicing it through with a sword.

"Careful." Zhao Douan was startled, took a step forward, raised his hand to turn off the water, exhaled, and explained, "This is where you take a bath."

The Empress paused, somewhat realizing, nodding slightly, then pointed at the toilet beside her, pondered, "Is this a water well?"

She thought that since the other person was someone in the painting, she could let him clarify her doubts.

"...For Qingyun, sort of." Zhao Douan responded with an odd expression, hesitantly adding, "But for humans, well... this is a toilet."

The Empress’ pupils contracted, staring at him with shock and contempt, unabashedly disdainful, "People here live in such... unclean conditions?"

She couldn’t understand!

Who bathes in a toilet? Even in the Yu Country’s slums, people wouldn’t stoop to this.

Zhao Douan was stumped, difficult to explain, but fortunately, after the Empress cast an empathetic glance, she quickly exited the bathroom as if avoiding contamination with this filthy topic.

Then, as if a conversation box was opened, the Empress straightforwardly began to inquire about the function of various items in the room.

And most things that caught her interest were electrical appliances.

"What is that on the wall?"

"It’s an air conditioner. Um, it can blow out warm or cold air to make the room more comfortable." Zhao Douan held back the habit of addressing her as "Your Majesty," explaining patiently.

"A washing machine. You throw in dirty clothes, and it cleans them on its own."

"The kitchen. Um, this is the stove. You can light a fire and cook here, and this is a pot..."

The Empress became furious, glaring at him, "This I recognize!"

Zhao Douan smiled back.

When the Empress reached the computer, before she could speak, Zhao Douan took the initiative to say, "This is a computer, um, kind of complicated to explain, I use it for work. It can connect to the internet, um, but currently, it can’t connect."

He thought the Empress would interrogate him about it, but unexpectedly she suddenly said, "Is it similar to the thing in your hand?"

Zhao Douan, looking at her gaze fixed on his phone, was a bit surprised, nodded, "Yes. They are somewhat similar, one is larger, the other smaller."