I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The soldiers guarding the city gate, while intoxicated and lustful at the sight of Skadi and Mary's beauty, were also overcome by fear at the sight of their strikingly different hair and eye colors.

When the two beautiful women entered the city, they didn't even dare to question them. After exchanging glances, they whispered:

"You...you mean those two beautiful women..."

"Shh! Stop talking, hurry up and notify the exorcists!"

After Skadi and Mary walked away, the guards at the city gate glared at the soldier who had spoken.

Women in the past may have been beautiful, but in this world and in this era, life is still more important.

After all, there are monsters in this world, and Skadi and Marie's hair color doesn't look like that of normal people.

Although she was stunningly beautiful, she was still weaker than anyone else when it came to her own survival instincts.

Without further ado, the soldier immediately ordered his men to notify the demon hunters that a monster might have come to the city.

Skadi could hear the guards' conversation clearly, even though she was far away, but she didn't care at all, nor did she care about the way others looked at her and Mary.

Skadi took Mary to the market, where they experienced the atmosphere of the era while waiting for the person who would mistake them for monsters and come to capture them.

People along the way whispered about the two of them, mostly discussing their hair and eye colors, and some even feared or suspected that they were monsters in human form.

However, because Skadi and Marie were so friendly, some people mustered up the courage to ask them where they were from.

When asked why their hair was gold and silver, Skadi didn't refuse to answer, only saying that the two of them came from a very distant land, and that their hair and eye colors were due to that.

This answer reassured everyone a lot, since many people knew that the Kunlun slaves had skin as dark as ghosts. Wasn't their skin color similar to Skadi's hair color, which was different from theirs?

However, compared to the Kunlun slaves who were considered ugly by the people of the Central Plains, Skadi and Mary were no different from them except for their hair and eye colors. Well, their skin color was whiter than yellow.

"Girl, are all the people from your area like you?"

After receiving the silver from Skadi, an old man handed them candied hawthorns and asked with some curiosity if all the foreigners Skadi mentioned were like them.

Now that the fear is gone, looking at their hair color again, it actually looks quite good.

Skadi and Marie's snow-silver and sand-gold hair reflected a unique shimmering light, possessing a special beauty even at night.

Skadi's snow-white hair, combined with her exquisitely beautiful face and flawless temperament, gives her the feeling of a fairy.

Mary, with her blonde hair and blue eyes, has a childlike personality, giving the impression of being a big kid.

"Hmm...more or less. My hair color is rare, while hers is the most common hair color, just like the black hair here."

Seeing Mary happily eating candied hawthorns with both hands, Skadi took out a handkerchief to wipe the sugar residue from her mouth while answering the old man selling candied hawthorns' questions.

"Ah, I see. This little girl eats just like my granddaughter. Don't you have candied hawthorns where you're from?"

Sensing Skadi's friendliness and Mary's childlike innocence, the old man selling candied hawthorns relaxed and looked at Mary with kind eyes. Although she was a grown woman, she seemed more like a little girl.

The way Mary eats candied hawthorns is so much like his granddaughter.

"Sir, every place has its own unique food, not to mention different countries. Does this town have any special features?"

Skadi took a bite of the candied hawthorn, savoring its sweet and sour taste, and smiled. She then casually asked if the town had any local specialties.

When it came to local specialties, the old man told the two girls everything he knew, while also reminding them of the bad restaurants and inns.

However, as they were talking, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly rang out all around, and flower petals flew everywhere, creating quite a grand spectacle.

Mary and Skadi turned around and looked at each other, their expressions immediately becoming somewhat strange.

Then appeared a man with a peculiar appearance: his face was painted white, his eyes were dark, and he wore white clothes, a white jacket, and a white hat, looking exactly like a "pale-faced" scholar, yet his face also looked like that of a dead man.

The other person was sitting on an open sedan chair with no walls on all sides, which was being carried by four women... no... middle-aged women dressed in white dresses.

Several people with music and fanfare followed behind her, making quite a show of themselves as they approached Skadi.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding crowd immediately scattered and fled.

Not only did Skadi and Marie have strange expressions when they saw this scene, but countless viewers couldn't help but burst out laughing.

What kind of opening is this? Four old scallions carrying a sickly-looking person, and they're scattering flower petals as they walk. It looks extremely incongruous.

At that moment, the sedan chair carried by four middle-aged women stopped not far in front of Skadi and Mary.

At the same time, a soldier guarding the city gate stepped out from behind and pointed at Skadi and her companion, speaking to the white-clad man in the sedan chair beside them:

"Exorcist, those two women, look at their attire and hair, they must be demons in disguise."

"Oh, what a beautiful fairy... uh cough cough... wait a minute!"

The young man in white from Jiaozi Mountain also had an excited and amazed expression on his face. After coughing, he focused his spiritual energy on his eyes, wanting to see what these two beautiful female demons were transformed from.

But upon looking, his expression immediately changed, because he didn't see any demons.

The man, sensing something was wrong, immediately made a hand seal and placed it in front of his eyes, then stared at Skadi and Mary with wide eyes.

All he saw were two women; there was no real form at all.

The city gate guard who had invited the man to subdue the demons saw him staring wide-eyed at the two female demons, and waved his hand in front of him with a puzzled expression, asking:

"Exorcist, are you perhaps bewitched by a banshee?"

"Mini...cough cough...big-headed ghost!!!"

Annoyed at being prevented from admiring the beauty, the man in white impatiently brushed aside the arm waving in front of his face, then slapped the city gate guard on the head. Looking at the bewildered guard with disdain, he pointed at Skadi and Mary, pinched their ears, and said:

"Those are two people! Two beautiful fairies, girls! What kind of bullshit demons are they!"

Aside from hair and eye color, after checking repeatedly, the man, who couldn't see their true forms or sense any demonic aura, was completely certain that Skadi and Mary in front of him were human.

I thought I could make a small fortune by exorcising demons, but this embarrassing thing happened instead.

"Keep it low-key, don't throw away the flowers."

After kicking the guard away and sending him back, the man in white glanced disdainfully at the four old women who had carried his sedan chair and thrown flower petals at him. He gave them some silver and then told them to leave.

Then, with a smile on his face, he walked up to Skadi and Marie, who had been watching the whole thing, and said politely:

"I apologize for startling you two ladies. I am the exorcist, Young Master Kongxu. It was all a misunderstanding. I noticed that your hair and eye colors are different from ordinary people, so you must be from another realm?"

To be honest, this is the only explanation that Empty Prince can think of.

If not, then these two women, who are neither deceptive nor exuding any demonic aura, must be deities.

"Empty...Young Master? Looking at you, are you sure you should be called the Young Master with Kidney Deficiency?"

Skadi looked the other person up and down with amusement, and said in a teasing tone.

There was no intention to provoke or insult, but looking at the other person's sickly appearance, the dark circles under their eyes, the sunken eye sockets, and the pale face, anyone could tell that the other person was physically weak.

Skadi could also see that the person in front of her, who seemed to be terminally ill, was suffering from a severe depletion of his vital essence and blood.

"Ahem... Miss, don't talk nonsense! Do you even know how to pronounce 'empty'? It's 'kidney deficiency,' no, no, it's 'empty'! I'm the 'Kidney Deficiency Prince,' ah no, no, I'm not the 'Empty Prince,' it's 'kidney...' I spit on you! Miss, let me tell you, I've always had weak kidneys... I've always felt empty, and I've taken good care of my kidneys..."

Upon hearing Skadi's teasing, the Empty Prince immediately coughed excitedly, his tone becoming somewhat incoherent.

After all, how could the dashing and lonely young master admit to a beautiful woman jokingly saying she had kidney deficiency?

He didn't really want to look like this sickly person. If it weren't for the demon depleting his essence and blood, he would have thought he was a handsome young master who would be loved by everyone.

“Puff——”

Seeing how anxious and excited the other person was, almost coughing up their lungs, Skadi and Mary laughed without caring about losing merit.

They were amused by the guy in front of them, feeling that this scholar-looking fellow had a real talent for comedy.

Although Mary didn't understand what "kidney deficiency" meant, watching the Empty Prince gesticulating wildly in his argument, she felt that he was even funnier than Cagliostro's jokes.

Seeing the two fairies laughing, the Empty Prince was stunned, his eyes revealing a hint of fascination and amazement.

His initially agitated and irritable heart instantly turned to joy. After all, he had made two incredibly beautiful women laugh, so being told he had kidney deficiency... didn't seem so unacceptable after all.

P.S.: This is a high-powered, not-so-unpopular world; it should count as one too...

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Seven Demon Kings, Sun Wukong, and the Exorcism Hall

After confirming that Skadi and Mary were not monsters, the Empty Prince became very enthusiastic towards them.

To make up for mistaking the two girls for monsters, the Empty Prince invited them to a restaurant for a meal.

Although being called the Kidney Deficiency Prince was quite embarrassing, after learning that the two were indeed from a foreign land, the Empty Void Prince was curious and asked them what they were doing in the Central Plains.

After all, the two beautiful girls had traveled a long way to get here without any unexpected incidents. The Empty Prince didn't believe that Skadi and Mary were without any skills.

Based on his years of experience in exorcising demons, he couldn't see through Mary, but Skadi gave him a deadly sense of threat.

"The world is so big, of course we should come out and see it. It's a kind of experience."

Skadi, sitting at the dining table, suddenly emitted magnetic field and electric light from her fingertips, removing all the fish bones from the braised carp on the plate. Then, she used chopsticks to pick up the fish meat and give it to Mary.

The Empty Prince's eyes lit up as he watched Skadi's exquisite 'lightning manipulation technique,' realizing that Skadi was a truly capable woman.

After all, thunder is inherently violent and difficult to tame, and the fact that the other party could manipulate thunder to remove all the fish bones from the fish meat without affecting the quality of the fish meat itself is an extraordinary feat of power control.

"I see. But you are quite skilled, young lady. Your ability to manipulate lightning is truly eye-opening."

The Empty Prince, who had just taken a bite of fish, also praised Skadi's lightning control technique.

"And what about you, young master? What are your special skills as an exorcist? Although your essence and blood are damaged, there is still a sharpness in your aura, like a sword."

Skadi smiled as she looked at the Void Prince. Because he possessed a different system of power, she did not attempt to read his thoughts, but she could sense that his abilities were related to swords.

That sharp sword energy was second only to the strength of divine and demonic martial arts in terms of level.

Judging from the appearance of the scholar, he didn't seem to have any martial arts training.

"Hehe, young lady, you have a good eye. As an exorcist, I specialize in swordsmanship and sword control. My Void Sword Technique is unparalleled, which is why I am known as the Void Prince."

Upon hearing Skadi sense his sharpness, the Empty Prince proudly declared, then proceeded to subtly reveal a skill to the two of them.

He casually picked up a chopstick and used it as a magic tool, manipulating it in mid-air to draw streaks of chilling sword light in the void before his eyes.

Mary and Skadi, however, looked down at the dozens of flies with broken wings that were still alive, struggling and rolling on the ground beneath the flashing sword light.

"Your swordsmanship is very impressive." Skadi sincerely gave the Void Prince's Void Swordsmanship a high evaluation.

"I am over-flattered."

The Empty Prince casually put the chopsticks back in their place. Although he spoke very modestly, he couldn't hide the smugness on his face.

Skadi then asked about some things in this world, and the Void Prince answered her questions one by one, based on what he knew.

The present era is the Tang Dynasty. Although the people living in the larger towns, namely the capital Chang'an, live in peace and prosperity, some remote areas are rife with demons and monsters.