Xiao Xun discovered after entering the small door that it wasn't a room at all, but a dressing room filled with an dazzling array of long dresses.
Still shaken from the near-death experience, he was fearful of everything, and this room was particularly strange.
So, he slipped to the side and hid inside the spacious wardrobe, not daring to make a sound.
A familiar scent drifted into Xiao Xun's nostrils, and in his nervousness, he couldn't recall where he had smelled it before.
Most of the items hanging were dresses, specifically those with very long, ruffled skirts.
The floor was entirely carpeted, so no footsteps could be heard.
Xiao Xun could only clasp his hands together, silently praying, "Please don't open the door, please don't open the door."
But as fate would have it, the dressing room door was opened.
A hand, as fair and delicate as jade, reached in. A pointer finger, like a tender spring onion, slid along the shoulder of a dress, finally stopping at a yellow one.
"This one, then!"
Xiao Xun patted his chest, sighing with relief. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly and hidden himself in such an old-fashioned purple ruffled dress. She surely wouldn't choose this one.
"Wait... no, that purple dress."
Xiao Xun's heart leaped into his throat. It was over; he'd been discovered!
"Never mind, the yellow one it is!"
Xiao Xun felt like he couldn't breathe and thought to himself, "Sister, hurry up! It's just a dress, why take so long? Is it that hard to choose?"
After a while, feeling no movement, Xiao Xun slowly crouched down and emerged from the dress.
He gently pushed the small dressing room door open a crack, looked around carefully, and once he confirmed it was safe, he walked out.
He tiptoed towards the door, intending to leave.
A voice from behind him called out, "Little handsome guy, where are you off to?"
Xiao Xun shivered and turned around, completely shocked to see someone half-lying on the bed, propping their head with an arm, and looking at him.
Xiao Xun stared at the person in front of him in astonishment, "Mr. Mu, Mr. Mu, what are you doing here?"
The person on the bed was Mu Jiahe, the CEO of Saint Roman.
However, her current identity was that of the First Empress of the Saint Roman Empire, the Empress of the Holy Dawn Dynasty, and the Flame Family's ruler, His Majesty Selaphis.
Mu Jiahe's expression was impassive, but her tone revealed her anger.
"I should be the one asking you that. What is your intention in approaching me?" As Mu Jiahe finished speaking, two fireballs materialized, one before and one after Xiao Xun.
The searing heat made Xiao Xun quickly crouch, waving his hands and saying, "I, I didn't approach you on purpose! We met by chance, and I was only asked to stay by the general manager when I went to repay a debt. He can vouch for me."
Mu Jiahe sat up. "Then how do you explain your presence here?"
Xiao Xun glanced at Mu Jiahe, then fixed his gaze on the fireballs, afraid they would suddenly drop and burn him.
"I was about to go to sleep when your hired help, the housekeeper, suddenly drew a gun and tried to kill me, that's just..."
Xiao Xun reached out, but there was no gun. It was then he realized he was completely naked, no wonder he felt so cool.
He crouched down in shock, curling into a ball, and continued, "I was afraid you were in danger, so I rushed upstairs. Unexpectedly, they threw tear gas, so I had to force open your door. Then they started shooting at the door, and to dodge, I somehow fell, and when I opened my eyes, I was here."
Mu Jiahe narrowed her eyes, assessing his words. "You're not lying?"
Xiao Xun looked genuinely wronged. "I, I'm really not lying."
Mu Jiahe walked up to Xiao Xun and hooked his chin with her index finger, turning his face towards her. "Could it be that you're a space-elemental elf, allowing you to traverse these two timelines?"
Xiao Xun didn't understand what Mu Jiahe was referring to. "I'm a proper human, how could I be an elf?" He pinched his ears. "See, they aren't pointed."
Mu Jiahe chuckled. "You've watched too many movies! Who told you elves must have pointed ears?"
Just then, a knock came from the door. "Your Majesty, it is time for the morning court."
Xiao Xun looked at Mu Jiahe in surprise. "Your Majesty? You're the Emperor?"
Mu Jiahe stood up proudly, stepping on Xiao Xun's shoulder. "We don't call it Emperor here, call me Your Queen."
Then, she removed her foot and pointed at the clothes on the bed. "Since you're here, help me get dressed. It's too much trouble to put on this dress alone."
Xiao Xun stood up; the fireballs had vanished. He covered his private parts. "Mu, no, Your Majesty, could you perhaps grant me some clothes to wear first? It wouldn't be good for your reputation if others saw me like this, would it!"
Mu Jiahe smiled. "Don't cover yourself. I've seen you everywhere. Hurry up and help me get dressed! If we're late for court, I'll throw you into the moat to feed the crocodiles."
Xiao Xun dared not delay and quickly went to the bed, cupping the yellow dress in his hands. After helping Mu Jiahe put it on, he tied the laces at the back.
At some point, a crown emitting a faint yellow glow had appeared on Mu Jiahe's head.
She looked at herself in the full-length mirror and then pointed at the wardrobe. "I don't have men's clothes, but you can open it and pick something. Perhaps you'll find something that fits."
Then she began to walk towards the large double doors. As she neared the entrance, she stopped, turned her head, and looked at Xiao Xun, who was preparing to go to the wardrobe.
"You'd best stay in the room and not go anywhere. Otherwise, the guards here might mistake you for an assassin." With that, the door was opened by some mysterious force. After she went out, the door closed automatically.
Xiao Xun was left stunned. "What on earth is this place? Is this no longer the 'Blue Star' that I was familiar with and lived on for over twenty years?"
Xiao Xun opened the wardrobe and rummaged through it, muttering, "What Queen, elf lineage, forget it! My family has been farmers for three generations. When I donated blood, I wasn't even 'panda blood,' who knows how I got here! Maybe this is all a dream, and I haven't woken up yet."
He pinched himself, and the pain made him question, "Could it be that I've already been killed, and this is the world after my death?"
It wasn't appropriate to remain naked all the time. After searching the dressing room for a long time, he couldn't find anything suitable, so he wrapped a blanket around himself to cover his private parts.
Here, they also used electric lights, specifically very high, multi-columned, and extremely bright crystal chandeliers.
Apart from that, there were no other facilities that required electricity.
Xiao Xun looked for a long time without understanding what kind of world he was in.
According to his time, it was time to sleep. Since there was nothing else to do, and he wasn't allowed out, with no mobile phone or computer, let alone entertainment facilities, he could only sleep.
Lying on the cream-like bed, breathing in the scent of this world's First Empress, Xiao Xun slept very comfortably.
After an unknown period, he felt someone lying beside him, watching him.
When he turned over, a sexy woman, wearing only her undergarments, was looking at him. "You're quite comfortable, aren't you? Did I tell you to sleep in my bed?"