Chapter 905: Chapter 530: What Is It Like to Be the Empress’s Guide?
The ride-hailing car sped through the neon-lit city, Zhao Douan lost in the darkness, a bit distracted.
Before long, the car pulled up by the roadside, snapping him out of his reverie. He opened the car door, stepping onto the ground, closing the door heavily, and habitually pulled out his phone to make the payment.
Only then did he walk towards the shop that was still open—fortunate to be in a big city, otherwise at this time, only a few skewer shops would still be open.
There weren’t too many nor too few people inside, and Zhao Douan sat down somewhat awkwardly, ordered a single meal, and took a cup of water to sip slowly, his mind still pondering how to explore this painted world.
Just then, the shop door suddenly opened again. A girl in a shirt, slacks, and sandals hurried inside.
The slightly sleepy cashier let out a soft call, attracting the attention of the customers inside.
What a beautiful girl!
In this world, although Xu Zhenguan had changed her style of dress, her looks remained undeniably striking, and most rare was her aura.
The Royal aura cultivated over the years, paired with a face ready to debut at any moment, gave off a sense of "oppression".
Regardless of gender, people didn’t dare to meet her gaze, their hearts pounding, and speaking in a nervous fluster.
The previously lively and noisy shop suddenly quieted down, with customers pausing their conversations, looking at her in surprise.
But Xu Zhenguan only slightly frowned in response and pretended not to see—being an Emperor, she was familiar with this feeling of being the center of attention wherever she went.
"How... how many?" the cashier stuttered, inquiring.
Xu Zhenguan swept her gaze, walked straight to an empty seat, sat down calmly, and said lightly, "One, I’m ordering."
The cashier almost instinctively handed over the menu... Well, the Empress was very familiar with this shop, having visited more than once, not just for the distance or its late hours, but importantly, because the shop didn’t require "scanning to order"!
Her fingers pointed quickly over the menu, ordering a large table of food with a swift flourish, then asked with an authoritative tone, "I’m in a hurry, can you make it faster?"
"Ah... If it’s just you, you won’t be able to finish so much..." the cashier kindly reminded.
The Empress slightly frowned: "Can you make it faster?"
The cashier felt an inexplicable sense of fear, quickly nodding and rushing towards the kitchen.
In this world, the Empress had lost her cultivation, becoming an ordinary girl, but she still had her beauty and powerful presence.
And as her eyes swept around, the other guests at the tables all averted their gazes one by one in guilt.
One word to describe it would be:
Thrilling!
Which big star has come to dine? Why can’t they think of it for a moment? But so beautiful, so charismatic, definitely not an ordinary person... Similar thoughts sprouted in the diners’ minds, and some picked up their phones, seemingly wanting to sneak a picture, but hesitated out of fear of being caught.
Nobody noticed that at the table behind the Empress, Zhao Douan had completely frozen.
He maintained the posture of holding his cup, but his mind was buzzing.
Xu Zhenguan? How could it be her? Why is there an Xu Zhenguan in this world? This doesn’t make sense!
The first thought was "look-alike". But almost the next second, he dismissed the idea.
Ridiculous.
This caliber of face, find me another match? Especially with that aura, that gaze... Absolutely no mistake, it’s Zhenbao.
But no matter how he thought about it, six hundred years ago, old Xu couldn’t possibly have pre-painted a future descendant in this world... No, this isn’t just an ordinary resemblance; it’s clearly the same person.
Ah, that’s right, when Zhenbao was cultivating, she would also visualize the Human World, and she would enter the painting... So, did we both enter the same picture? This is different from the previous painting settings.
If the previous paintings were stand-alone versions, then upon reaching the fourth level, it turned into a multiplayer version.
She encountered a second online "player" in this "game"!
Of course, all of this is just speculation, and it’s hard to conclude whether the Zhenbao in front of him is indeed the Empress doing a cultivation visualization. It requires further interaction.
Zhao Douan’s thoughts fluctuated, gradually calming down his amazed expression. His lapse didn’t attract the attention of others because he wasn’t the only one stunned by her beauty, and his current appearance was totally unfamiliar to Xu Zhenguan, as long as he didn’t reveal this, the Empress would only regard him as an NPC in this world...
His gaze flickered as Zhao Douan put down his water cup, took a deep breath, and suddenly stood up, walking towards Xu Zhenguan.
He wasn’t sure how long he could stay here, so he needed to make the most of the time.
And his obvious action also caught the attention of many nearby tables, at a table next to the Empress sat a young couple, the boyfriend couldn’t help but admire:
This caliber of beauty, bro, you dare to go up and strike a conversation, really brave.
Many were also showing looks of watching a good show.
Zhao Douan ignored the glances of others, nonchalantly sat across from the Empress at the empty seat, smiling slightly: "Hello, may I join you? You look somewhat like a friend of mine."
Ugh—
The guy at the nearby table nearly choked, holding back laughter, giving a strange look, thinking to himself, bro, is this your pick-up line from the early 2000s? Nowadays, on TikTok, people have progressed to giving girls portrait paintings, your technique seems a bit lacking.
Looking at the sudden stranger before her, Xu Zhenguan instinctively furrowed her brows, keeping her face cold, she calmly replied, "I... have no interest in talking to anyone."