Chapter 66 - The Empress Doesn't Like Durian

“Haaa~”

After finishing her shower, Long Yue dried her hair with a towel and walked out of the bathroom in her pajamas.

In the past, in the Immortal Realm, she wouldn't normally bathe unless there were special circumstances. Sometimes, a hundred years could pass without her taking a single bath.

She would usually only bathe if she was injured and needed to soak in a medicinal bath, or if there was a grand banquet where she needed to preside, in which case she would bathe and change her robes.

Other than that, she would not waste time on bathing.

But just like sleeping, since coming to this world, bathing has also basically become an essential part of her daily routine.

Every time she stood under the shower and let the hot water wash over her, the fatigue of the day seemed to wash away with it, leaving her feeling indescribably refreshed.

As she walked into the living room, a strange, pungent smell instantly shot up her nose, making her involuntarily frown and cover her nose.

“Demon Sovereign, do you smell something strange?”

“Oh, that's the smell of durian.”

Lin Fan was sitting in the living room. He used a knife to make a small cut in the durian and then broke it open with his bare hands, handing a pod of the flesh to her.

“You've come out at just the right time. The durian This Sovereign bought has arrived. Have a taste.”

“Durian? What is this strange thing? How can it smell so bad…”

Long Yue leaned closer and sniffed with her delicate nose, then immediately wrinkled her brow, a look of disgust on her face.

The smell was as awful as rotten eggs that had been left out for a long time.

Is this really something edible?

“Demon Sovereign, you haven't brought some weird thing to try and trick This Empress into eating it, have you?!”

Long Yue pinched her nose and looked up at Lin Fan, her face full of wariness.

On the Immortal-Demon Continent, there was a fruit with a similar smell called the 'Stinky Egg Fruit,' which was specifically used as an insect and beast repellent.

And that Stinky Egg Fruit grew in none other than latrine pits, absorbing nutrients from them to bear fruit.

It would absorb the smell from the pit into its fruit, which had an air-purifying effect. Once punctured, it would release the accumulated smell, causing all insects and beasts within a hundred-li radius to flee upon smelling it.

She felt that this yellow lump in front of her was just like that Stinky Egg Fruit!

“This thing is called durian. It's a type of fruit, and this is just how it smells.”

“This Sovereign hasn't added anything strange to it.”

Lin Fan explained innocently, but Long Yue still didn't let her guard down in the slightest and remained suspicious of his words:

“Are you sure you haven't added anything strange to this thing? Like… shit?”

Lin Fan was speechless. He took the initiative and picked up a piece of durian, popped it into his mouth, and began to enjoy it with great relish.

“See? If there were shit in here, would This Sovereign be eating it?”

“Hard to say.”

Long Yue replied, sizing him up with a scrutinizing gaze.

“Who knows if you have some kind of weird food fetish, Demon Sovereign.”

Lin Fan: “…”

“Empress, if you talk like that when you're outside, it's very dangerous…”

Lin Fan had black lines down his face as he said irritably.

Putting aside his identity as the Demon Sovereign, even an ordinary person wouldn't add shit to food, okay!

“You'll know once you taste it. Although this thing doesn't smell very good, it tastes great.”

“This thing is one of the most popular fruits in this world, and women are especially fond of it.”

“Just this Musang King durian alone cost me over five hundred.”

As he spoke, Lin Fan once again broke off a pod of durian flesh and offered it to Long Yue.

Having just earned a bit of money, it was only natural to improve their quality of life a little.

After depositing the rest of the money in the bank, he immediately placed an order for some expensive fruits, and this Musang King durian was one of them.

“This stinky thing actually costs over five hundred?!”

As soon as she heard the price, Long Yue couldn't help but be shocked.

Usually when she bought fruit, she could get a large box of pre-cut fruit for just over twenty yuan, but this stinky thing in front of her actually cost over five hundred!

For a fruit, isn't that a bit too expensive!

After hesitating for a moment, Long Yue picked up the durian flesh from Lin Fan's hand with two fingers, very cautiously.

Originally, she hadn't wanted to try it, but since it was so expensive and the Demon Sovereign made it sound so delicious, she felt she had to give it a taste, one way or another.

Long Yue held the durian, brought it to her mouth several times, but hesitated each time, her brows knitting tighter and tighter.

The closer the durian flesh got, the more pungent the awful smell became, making her feel a deep sense of resistance.

Under Lin Fan's encouraging gaze, she mustered her courage and, in one go, put the durian flesh in her hand into her mouth.

The moment the durian entered her mouth, she instinctively gagged and, quickly covering her mouth, ran back into the bathroom.

“Blech…”

Lin Fan: “…”

Listening to the sound of retching from the bathroom, Lin Fan looked at the remaining durian in his hand with a puzzled expression.

It can't be that bad, can it…

“Demon Sovereign, you tricked This Empress! How is this thing delicious in any way…!”

Spitting out the durian in her mouth, Long Yue wiped her lips and walked out of the bathroom irritably.

The moment the durian entered her mouth, the flavor seemed to explode in her oral cavity, accompanied by a faint bitterness.

Every cell in her body was rejecting it; she simply couldn't bring herself to swallow such a thing.

She really couldn't understand how so many people could like eating this thing…!

And it's sold so expensively!

“I didn't trick you. It's just that you, Empress, are probably not the type who can accept durian,” Lin Fan explained.

There are two types of people in this world: those who like durian, and those who don't.

People who like durian love it so much they can't get enough and wish they could eat it every day, while people who don't like it are disgusted by even a whiff of the smell.

Evidently, the Empress's constitution was of the latter type.

“Want to try again? Maybe if you eat a couple more pieces, you'll discover the deliciousness of durian.”

Lin Fan once again broke off a pod of durian flesh and offered it to Long Yue.

“No way! Quickly, get this thing away from This Empress.”

With a look of disgust, Long Yue quickly pinched her nose and ran back to the bedroom, slamming the door shut with a bang.

This was the first time Lin Fan had seen her hate a food so much. It was clear that she really, truly disliked the taste…

Looking at the four full, plump pods of durian flesh still left on the table, Lin Fan was faced with a dilemma.

He had thought that Long Yue might like durian like other women, so he had specially bought a large one of nearly three kilograms. But in the end, she had one bite and refused to eat any more.

It seems that in the end, he'll have to slowly finish it all by himself…

As Lin Fan was busy slowly finishing the rest of the durian, one bite at a time, Long Yue's delicate shout suddenly came from the room:

“Demon Sovereign, remember to brush your teeth after you finish eating! You're not allowed to climb into bed with that smell!”

“…”

Lin Fan glanced helplessly at the tightly shut bedroom door.

Wait a minute, isn't this his house? How can the Empress be so self-righteous...?

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