Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Su Yang and his two companions were traveling by carriage back from Lin Anlan's hometown. Along the way, they saw many people heading towards Huaijing, causing the roads to the three city gates in the south of the city to be completely blocked. Even though pedestrians and carriages were separated to prevent serious congestion, there were still hundreds or thousands of carriages.

"Wow, the capital is truly amazing! So many people have come. Why wasn't the traffic this bad when we came before?" Tang Wan exclaimed.

"Yes, there haven't been any major holidays recently, so why are there so many people?" Lin Anlan was also surprised. In her memory, Huaijing was always a place that people flocked to, but it was never so congested that people couldn't even get through the city gates.

"Why don't we ask someone?" Su Yang suggested.

Lin Anlan rolled her eyes at him and replied cheekily, "Then I'll leave this important task to you, Su Yang, my dear brother~"

"Hehe." Su Yang scratched his head awkwardly, looking a little flustered: "Oh dear, you know I can't do it."

Lin Anlan didn't dwell on it. Instead, she rolled down the car window and asked a pedestrian who was queuing up, "Brother! Why are you all queuing up?"

The man seemed to have heard a really stupid question and replied, "Aren't you in line too?"

"What I mean is, did you all come to Huaijing from other places? Why is everyone crowding together? There hasn't been anything major happening lately," Lin Anlan asked, rephrasing her question.

"Don't you know? There's a war! We all came to Huaijing to take refuge."

"War? With whom?"

"It seems you really don't know. Just two days ago, the Demon Kingdom invaded, and the Demon City fell in just half a day. We all came from the west."

Lin Anlan wanted to ask something more, but then she saw the carriage in front of her move. Helpless, she could only thank them and say goodbye. After closing the window, she said to Su Yang and Tang Wan, "That brother said that they have started a war with the Demon Kingdom, and that the Demon Kingdom conquered the Demon City in just half a day."

"Huh? Why did the Demon Kingdom attack for no reason?" Tang Wan was a little scared. Even though she lived in a country where humans and demons coexisted, she had never seen the distant Western Demon Kingdom. She had only heard the adults around her talking about how terrifying the Demon Kingdom was.

"Is the Demon City difficult to conquer?" Su Yang turned around and asked.

Lin Anlan nodded and introduced, "It is said that the Demon-Controlling City was built after the war between humans and demons. It is said to be able to withstand 200,000 demon soldiers and is the only reliance of the western border."

"If it's so sturdy, how could it have been breached in such a short time?"

"I am not sure as well."

"So, does that mean we should consider leaving?" Su Yang pondered. Although he hadn't witnessed it firsthand, he understood the cruelty of war, and staying away from the war zone was definitely the safest option.

“If we don’t have anything else to do in Huaijing, leaving isn’t out of the question, but what about Tang Wan?” Lin Anlan looked at Tang Wan, who seemed a little scared.

"Well, why don't you go home, Tang Wan? There's a war going on now, and your parents must be very worried about your safety," Su Yang said.

"I'm not going back. Qingfeng County is still in the south. The Demon Kingdom shouldn't be able to reach Qingfeng County so quickly. Besides, His Majesty will definitely not allow the Demon Kingdom's army to advance any further." Tang Wan seemed to have overcome her fear and said firmly.

After waiting for nearly an hour, the carriage carrying the three of them finally passed through the south gate and entered the city. However, the situation inside the city was not much better. Everywhere was congested, and the occasional patrol by the army made the streets even more congested.

Su Yang drove the carriage, constantly searching for new routes. After many twists and turns, he was unsure of where to go and could only follow his instincts, driving northeast. Soon, he was completely stuck on an unfamiliar street.

Soon, soldiers appeared ahead to maintain order. Su Yang could only move forward slowly with the crowd. As he passed the group of soldiers, a familiar voice reached his ears: "Everyone, move forward quickly! Those going north, keep to the right; those going south, keep to the left! Don't stay in one place!"

Su Yang felt the voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment. The carriage continued forward and stopped at an intersection. At this time, Su Yang noticed a group of soldiers walking towards him on the right side of the intersection. They were probably there to maintain order, so Su Yang didn't pay any more attention to them.

The leader of the group of soldiers was a woman, none other than Qin Xiyun, who had tricked Su Yang into agreeing to a condition at Qingfeng Academy. She led the soldiers, stopping and starting, and as they approached Su Yang's carriage, she suddenly determined the direction, her eyes lighting up, and headed straight for Su Yang's carriage.

Su Yang was anxiously checking the situation ahead when he noticed the group of soldiers rapidly approaching him via radar. He became alert, fearing they were there to cause trouble, and turned his face away.

He was clearly overthinking things. Qin Xiyun walked to the carriage, jumped onto it, turned his face towards her, and exclaimed in surprise, "Su Yang! It really is you! Why didn't you come to see me when you came to Huaijing?"

Looking at the person in front of him, Su Yang quickly thought and recognized Qin Xiyun. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Uh, I just arrived."

"You've come at the right time! Come with me quickly." Qin Xiyun sat next to the driver's seat of the carriage and ordered the soldiers behind her, "Clear the way ahead, and don't let anyone approach!"

Su Yang followed Qin Xiyun's instructions and drove along in a daze. Lin Anlan and Tang Wan in the car didn't know who the woman who suddenly appeared was, but they didn't say anything and sat quietly.

With soldiers clearing the way, the carriage moved smoothly and soon arrived at a place resembling a military unit. After being checked by the guards, the carriage slowly drove into a courtyard filled with soldiers in armor walking back and forth. Qin Xiyun jumped off the carriage and gestured for Su Yang to follow her.

The three followed behind her, passing many rooms and soldiers, finally arriving at an empty room. After sitting down, Qin Xiyun reached out her hand to Su Yang, seemingly asking for something. Su Yang, puzzled, asked, "Miss Qin, what is this...?"

"Where's that flower? Take it out."

"What flower?"

"Hey, I gave it to you back at Qingfeng Academy, the Crimson Flower Box. If I hadn't sensed it, I would have missed it." Qin Xiyun's barely concealed excitement made Su Yang a little scared, fearing that she was going to sell him out.

However, after her reminder, Su Yang also remembered the Crimson Flower Token. He reached into his clothes, took out the flower, and handed it to Qin Xiyun. Qin Xiyun took it and put it away, then said, "You should know by now that the Demon Kingdom and the Empire have gone to war, and the Demon City has fallen. I need your help now."

Su Yang pointed to himself: "Me? I can't help with anything."

Qin Xiyun was a little annoyed and said, "Didn't you promise me that day on the grass? Do you still want to take advantage of me for nothing?"

Qin Xiyun's words caused Lin Anlan and Tang Wan to exchange a glance. What grassland? What taking advantage?