Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

"Master Lu, would you like to drink?"

She pushed one of the cups over, making it clear that she didn't want Lu Mu to say anything to refuse. If he did, it would be too unkind.

Lu Mu pursed his lips and said, "Since Your Highness wants to entertain me so graciously, I will respectfully obey your orders."

Huang Yanyao raised her eyebrows in satisfaction, "Mr. Lu is straightforward!"

After saying that, she picked up the wine jug and poured wine for Lu Mu.

The emerald green liquid in the wine cup swirls slowly, shimmering with light and the aroma of wine fills the air.

Lu Mu picked it up and smelled it, "This wine...is good."

"Of course." Huang Yanyao raised her lips proudly, "This wine is brewed from a thousand-year-old ice spring. It is perfect for entertaining guests."

Lu Mu took a sip of wine and suddenly felt his throat burning hot and his whole body warm. He felt as if he was surrounded by flowers in the warm sun. The feeling surprised him a little.

"Where does this good wine come from?"

"Of course it's a good thing." Huang Yanyao kept it a secret, "Why, Young Master Lu wants to know?"

Lu Mu shook his head, "If Your Highness doesn't want to talk about it, then forget it."

"It's obvious that the days on the road are not easy to endure, but Young Master Lu insists on talking to death. What can we do?"

Huang Yanyao shook her wine glass and spoke in a frivolous tone.

"So His Highness the Ninth Prince is afraid of being bored?"

"It's rare to have someone around who I can chat with freely, how can I not treat him well?"

She raised the wine cup, the two of them clinked glasses, and drank it all. Huang Yanyao's cheeks turned red and her eyes were filled with a hazy mist. She tilted her neck and looked at Lu Mu.

"Master Lu, do you still remember my Sixth Sister?"

Lu Mu raised his eyebrows, "You mean, Huang Yue?"

Huang Yanyao nodded, and Lu Mu sneered, "Of course I remember. The impression she left on me...is deeper than yours."

Speaking of Huang Yue, Lu Mu had never cared about where she was going.

The reason is simple: she is not important.

Huang Yue was originally an insignificant existence in the plot, because on Huang Yanyao's road to becoming emperor, the only living royal blood relative was the fifth prince Huang Xuan, who was also born out of wedlock. Everyone else became a staircase of bones piled up under Huang Yanyao's throne, and Huang Yue was no exception.

Moreover, her relationship with Huang Yanyao was definitely not good.

Huang Yue's mother was born into a prominent family in the imperial dynasty. She was a legitimate daughter. Because her mother's family was powerful and she was quite favored, Huang Yue had been arrogant and domineering since she was a child. In addition, the emperor loved her very much. She relied on her majesty and never even looked at Huang Yanyao.

Huang Yanyao naturally didn't bother to pay attention to her.

Lu Mu saw clearly in the Moonfall Secret Realm how deteriorated their relationship had become.

Although after that, Huang Yue's attitude has changed somewhat...

"Why did Your Highness mention her?"

Lu Mu put down his wine glass and looked at Huang Yanyao steadily, waiting for her reply.

"Yeah, nothing, it just reminded me of the past. I still remember that in the Moonfall Secret Realm, she wasn't very nice to me... But now we have a pretty good relationship."

Huang Yanyao showed a playful smile.

"I have been exchanging letters with her recently."

Hearing her say this, Lu Mu calmly relaxed his brows. He didn't expect that someone as arrogant and unruly as Huang Yue would actually open up to her. But does this also mean

Huang Yanyao seemed to have guessed what Lu Mu was thinking and continued: "She said she likes you."

Lu Mu was stunned for a while, and finally laughed out loud, "Not surprising at all."

"After all, Young Master Lu is so handsome, who wouldn't like him?"

Huang Yanyao stretched out her slender jade-like index finger and gently traced the hair on her temples. She smiled and said, "I still remember that my father once mentioned that there was an undecided marriage between the Xianhuang royal family and the Lu clan...but it seems that Young Master Lu was not very satisfied with this marriage, so it didn't happen in the end, right?"

Her tone was calm, but there was a hint of tentativeness in it.

Lu Mu frowned.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince wants to talk to me about this engagement now?"

"So what else do you and I have to talk about?"

Huang Yanyao brought the wine bottle close to Lu Mu, her beautiful eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Lu Mu hesitated for a moment, but still picked up the wine cup and clinked it with hers.

The carriage fell into silence, and the bottle of wine was finished in just a few words. Lu Mu was already a little tipsy, and so was Huang Yanyao.

She lay lazily, supporting her head with one hand and her chin with the other, looking at Lu Mu with her mouth slightly pouting, which was very charming.

"Master Lu, I'm a little tired."

"Ok?"

"Can I... borrow your body for a moment?"

Huang Yanyao didn't wait for his response, she leaned over and rested her head on his legs.

Lu Mu lowered his eyes and looked at the woman lying in his arms. His eyes dimmed slightly, but he did not reject her behavior.

There were pillows on the bed, but she chose her legs.

He gently sniffed the sweet fragrance of Huang Yanyao's hair, but he didn't know where to put his hands. Should he touch her little head...

In the end, Lu Mu decided to let her sleep.

"...Humph, you are self-taught."

On the side where Lu Mu couldn't see, Huang Wumeng crossed her long legs and watched the scene with a cold look in her eyes.

She took in all of Huang Yanyao's actions, and finally expressed such emotion. It's not that Huang Yanyao deliberately teased him, maybe there were indeed too many government affairs this morning, which made her feel tired.

In short, this unfilial descendant is on the man's legs.

Even she had never done that.

This can also be regarded as "learning without a teacher".

Chapter 37: Yusha City

Huang Yanyao's teasing of Lu Mu might be out of confidence, or perhaps it was to escape from this boring car journey, but Huang Wumeng could not have imagined that she would be so aggressive.

To lie on another man's lap so unhesitatingly...this was beyond her expectations.

After all, Huang Wumeng couldn't be said to be an expert in this area. She certainly knew that beauty was an excellent weapon, and if used well it could become a sharp blade, but Huang Wumeng had never achieved this level.

Because she is the empress, no man's thigh is worthy of her pillow.

Except for the person that Huang Wumeng once truly loved... it's a pity that he was seduced away by a vixen.

so he

"..."

Huang Yanyao felt the softness and warmth on Lu Mu's legs, and a slight curve appeared on her lips as thin as a cicada's wing.

Huang Wumeng saw the faint smile on her lips and snorted coldly.

"Well, let me see whether you can manipulate this kid from the Lu family into submission, or whether you will fall for him yourself."

Huang Wumeng had some expectations for this.

But she had a hunch... that is, in the end, maybe Huang Yanyao would be able to get something that she had never gotten.

No one knew how much time had passed when Huang Yanyao fell asleep on Lu Mu's legs. Lu Mu did not show any impatience, but just quietly looked at her sleeping profile.

The scenery outside Che Luan passed by behind him as he moved forward, and Lu Mu suddenly felt that such companionship was also very good.

At least, during the long journey, there was a figure accompanying him. Even if there was not much true love between them, it was probably because the sleeping princess did it for her own determination and self-confidence, but it did not make him feel too lonely.

Moreover, the quality of the princess's carriage is indeed good and not bumpy at all.

He raised his arm and gently stroked the messy hair on Huang Yanyao's forehead, with a hint of complexity in his eyes.

Huang Yanyao is not a difficult woman to understand. At least, it is not difficult to guess her in his writing. Everything she does is for her only sweetheart. She holds up an umbrella for the "protagonist" to protect him from all the current dangers, and she is willing to be the rib of the umbrella. She is a female emperor who can shock the Central Region with iron, blood and bones. If you dig deep into her, you will find that she is still simple.

But Lu Mu is not the "protagonist" nor her lover.

She was lying on his legs at this time, but Lu Mu felt that there was a layer of fog wrapping around Huang Yanyao. As a result, he could not see through anything. The more this happened, the more curious he became, and he even had some inexplicable urge. He wanted to uncover the fog.

Of course, everything has to be done slowly.

Now, Lu Mu just wanted to follow Huang Yanyao's wishes and play with her. If he lost in the end, the ending might not be bad, right?

……

The setting sun is blood-red and sinks into the sky.

The convoy had entered the Wuyan Desert two hours ago. The surrounding scenery had been replaced by the yellow sand of the Gobi Desert. The not-so-strong wind blew up the dust.

A huge city appeared in sight.

The city walls are towering, the vermilion glazed tiles are decorated with golden and magnificent gatehouses, and the city named "Yusha City" stands in the desert amid the flying yellow sand. Looking from afar, the city is shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The convoy drove in from the highway in the desert, and the outline of Yusha City became larger and larger, gradually appearing in everyone's sight.

Huang Yanyao was indeed sleepy. She felt very comfortable sleeping on Lu Mu's legs and woke up at the right time.

"Um... Young Master Lu?"

She rubbed her sleepy eyes, sat up yawning, and met Lu Mu's smiling eyes.

"Your Highness slept soundly. The seven-hour journey was too quiet."

She was slightly startled and a little embarrassed, "Sorry to bother you, Young Master Lu."

"No trouble." Lu Mu shook his head.

How could he find it troublesome?

Providing a lap pillow for a beautiful girl, this kind of good job doesn't come along all the time, there's nothing wrong with being a human pillow.

She sat on the window frame on the other side, lifted the car curtain and looked towards Yusha City in the distance.

As the sun sets, the sky becomes more and more beautiful, making it look more extraordinary than this mortal world.

"Ah, we're here. The main city of the Quetzalcoatl tribe."

Huang Yanyao was not surprised. Even though this city with its outer walls made entirely of glazed tiles was indeed beautiful, it was not as magnificent as her Tianque City.

"Has your Highness been here before?"

"Not really, but the merchants and travelers who travel to and from the Wuyan Desert often mention Yusha City, saying that the city walls are as crystal-like as blood and as beautiful as a miracle. I've heard so much about it that when I actually see it, I don't really care."

The red light of the setting sun was reflected in Huang Yanyao's eyes.

"It's quite beautiful."

Lu Mu also followed her words and looked towards the Yusha City in the distance.

"There are many mineral deposits in the Wuyan Desert. If this colored glaze blood crystal is transported to Tianhuang City and made into small jewelry, one can be sold for a thousand spirit stones. But here it is only used to build the city wall."

Huang Yanyao dangled the blue water earrings on her earlobes, a hint of mockery flashing across her eyes, "It's a bit of a waste of natural resources, isn't it?"

If Lu Mu didn't know her well, he would have thought that Huang Yanyao wanted to chisel off a piece and sell it.

The convoy stopped at the gate of Yusa City. Lu Mu lifted the curtain and saw the guards in charge of checking the merchants and travelers at the gate. They were wearing black iron armor, with dense green snake scales on their faces. Even their pupils were vaguely vertical, like the eyes of a snake.

They are undoubtedly human beings, and the demon aura on them is not strong, but the characteristics of this demon body make them different from others.

He looked around and saw rows of tents and barracks. All kinds of shouting sounds came from the tents. The city was not big and could not accommodate so many vendors, so they could only set up stalls outside the city.

The sergeant at the head of the convoy calmed down the flag in his hand and said in a cold voice: "This is the carriage of the Ninth Princess of the Fairy Phoenix. She is here to attend the wedding banquet at the invitation of the chief of the Feathered Serpent Tribe."

He took out a wedding invitation and handed it over.

The leader of the guards took the wedding invitation, opened it, and made way.

The convoy continued to move forward and entered the city. The prosperous scenery in the city was different from that of Tianque City. These tribes living in the desert also had a unique culture.

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of Yusha City. The convoy stopped here completely. Huang Yanyao and Lu Mu got off the car one after another. Coming towards them was a middle-aged man in sand-colored clothes. He had rough features, dark skin, a pair of cold snake-like eyes that were piercing and fierce.

It also looks like a snake.