Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

"You can use this drop of Gu Yue Yulong's blood to supplement it with many natural treasures and melt its power into the elixir. It will be enough for most of your people to take and improve the demon bloodline."

"So, you want it, right?"

She stretched out her slender jade fingers and gently stroked the small porcelain bottle. Her voice was clear and soft, as gentle as the gurgling of water. There was no aggressive attitude at all, but Yushan sensed a sense of crisis from her.

The weak Quetzalcoatl tribe might not suffer a great disaster if they stay in a corner, but Huang Yanyao is determined to realize her ambition.

Being her vassal means putting everything on her shoulders.

If you succeed, you will enjoy all the honors and favors; if you fail, your entire clan will be wiped out.

Sweat broke out on Yushan's forehead. Should he use the tribe as a bargaining chip and put all the pressure on Huang Yanyao?

But now she can offer such a treasure as a reward to win over the entire Quetzalcoatl tribe. If she really becomes successful in the future, what can the Quetzalcoatl tribe get in return for their loyalty?

Just thinking about it, Yushan's desire for everything was aroused.

When Huang Yanyao saw Yushan's expression, she understood in her heart that Yushan had been shaken. She curled her thin lips and pushed the jade bottle forward again.

Yushan took a deep breath. He looked at the drop of bright blood suspended in the porcelain bottle, which was crystal clear and looked like condensed dew. After pondering for a moment, he stood up and bowed to Huang Yanyao. "Yushan, on behalf of the entire feathered serpent tribe, thanks Your Highness for your grace."

"Everyone in my feathered serpent tribe will follow the orders of His Majesty the Ninth Prince!"

Huang Yanyao stood up and gave him a helping hand, "You're welcome. This is the price I should pay."

This is to be expected.

The treasure she gave was enough for Yushan to give up everything to get it. For the future of the entire tribe, Yushan would not refuse. He was as shrewd as a fox and naturally knew how to make choices.

"In that case, Your Highness, please wait for a while. This matter is of great importance. I will gather all the elders to discuss it and give you an explanation."

Yushan said respectfully.

Huang Yanyao nodded calmly, "I'll wait for your answer, I believe it won't disappoint you."

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked out, her skirt trailing the ground like flying petals, magnificent and beautiful, but such a delicate and pretty girl also had a captivating majesty that made people afraid to approach her.

Lu Mu followed closely beside him, and just as he needed to play the role of a bodyguard, he did it seriously.

Yushan watched Huang Yanyao walk out the door before slowly sitting down, staring at the jade bottle on the table for a long time.

……

"Want to go for a walk?"

Huang Yanyao asked suddenly. The two of them walked in the moonlight, their shadows dragged on the grass and trees, looking very lonely and desolate.

"Having come to this desolate desert, I also want to experience the local customs and practices here."

"Okay."

Lu Mu immediately agreed and followed Huang Yanyao to stroll slowly in the dark night.

The moonlight fell on the two of them, casting two long shadows on the ground, leaning against each other.

They left the huge city lord's mansion. It was quite cool outside and the wind blowing in their faces was mixed with a very faint fragrance.

Although the night in the desert is monotonous, it also has a unique sense of atmosphere.

"This Wuyan Desert is a good place."

"If we take it, not only will we have enough materials for the weapons, armor, swords and halberds needed for training, but the remaining materials can also be sold to Tianhuang City to bleed the pockets of those powerful people."

She spoke in a lazy tone, her profile shrouded in moonlight, and her already very fair skin seemed to be glowing.

"I know you're determined to get it."

"Really? I didn't know Master Lu thought so highly of me."

"According to common sense, you are a princess who is not very favored by the emperor, has such a small territory, and your army is not elite. How can you say that you are aiming for the throne of the emperor? Yushan might think you are talking nonsense."

"but?"

"But you are not a woman who can reason with common sense."

Huang Yanyao laughed, her eyebrows curved. She paused for a moment, "Young Master Lu, are you praising me?"

"of course."

"How can I deserve your praise?"

"You look good, that's enough."

"..."

The two continued chatting and unknowingly walked to the downtown area of ​​Yusha City. Huang Yanyao stopped and looked around.

There were still many pedestrians in this not-too-big street, both men and women, wearing light and straightforward clothes. The two found a small tea stand that was not frequented by many people, ordered a pot of desert-specific honey tea, and two plates of side dishes.

Huang Yanyao raised her glass to Yue, "I toast to you, you've worked hard tonight."

Lu Mu took a sip and said, "With a beautiful woman by my side, I can find joy in hardship."

They clinked their glasses and drank the tea. The tea was sweet and smooth, flowing down their throats and warming their hearts.

"The drop of blood you just gave him was brought back by Gu Yunxi from the Hidden Abyss Valley, right?"

"Why do you think this is not my own collection?" Huang Yanyao asked, holding her cheek and blinking her eyes. She looked like a coquettish child.

"You don't look that rich."

"Oh, that hurts."

She glanced at him plaintively, and under the table, kicked his calf with her fancy boots.

Well, she and Gu Yunxi are really good sisters. Even the way they kick people is surprisingly similar.

Chapter 46: Desert Night

Lu Mu was kicked by Huang Yanyao under the table. If it were any other girl, he would have grabbed her ankle and played with her delicate pink feet.

But she can't.

She is the princess of the emperor and she has dignity. At least now, Huang Yanyao will not allow her dignity to be ignored by Lu Mu.

So, he decided to endure it.

"Yes, it was indeed brought back to me by Sister Yunxi."

Huang Yanyao lifted her hair. When she mentioned Gu Yunxi, her mood always became very good. "She always gives me good things. As for herself... maybe she will keep something, maybe not."

She knew that she was spoiled by Gu Yunxi. As long as she asked, Gu Yunxi would satisfy her. Rather than saying that Gu Yunxi was protected by her, it would be better to say that Huang Yanyao herself was the little kitten protected in her arms. It was just that the ministers around her did not have that kind of vision and treated Gu Yunxi as a freeloader.

The relationship between the two has always been so good, so good that Huang Yanyao even feels like a fish, and Gu Yunxi is the stream, and she cannot leave.

If you leave, there will be less possibility of survival.

"So, when you first came to the Wuyan Desert, you didn't think of using Gu Yue Yulong's blood to subdue the Feathered Serpent Tribe, right?"

Lu Mu rested his palm on the back of Huang Yanyao's chair, looking down at her.

Huang Yanyao nodded, "Of course, without this blood essence, I can also make other conditions. Originally, I planned to secretly support the expansion of the Feathered Serpent Tribe in the Wuyan Desert. There are many people who have grudges against them, including some powerful ones. If those tribes fall, they will become stronger, and I will benefit from them and they will reward me."

"Sister Yunxi just made this easier."

"That's it..."

Lu Mu lowered his eyelids, hiding the dark light in his eyes, "What do you plan to do now?"

"Same old story, annexation."

The corners of Huang Yanyao's mouth curled up, and her eyes sparkled with dazzling light.

"When the Feathered Serpents have eliminated all those who oppose them in the Wuyan Desert, the remaining ones can be won over, and the Wuyan Desert will become mine. But I have to be very careful. I am the princess, and King Nanling dare not touch me, otherwise he will incur the wrath of my father. But for others... he will not show mercy."

She narrowed her eyes slightly, with a gloomy look on her face.

She remembered clearly who lent a helping hand and who wanted to take advantage of her when she first arrived in southern Xinjiang.

King Nanling was the first one to bare his fangs at her and wanted to drive her away, suppress her, and make her have no foothold. Huang Yanyao seldom holds grudges, but she remembers King Nanling, Hong Zhan, very clearly.

In her heart, this man is no different from a dead person.

But Huang Yanyao knew that she was not qualified enough to confront King Nanling head-on.

She has three medium-sized cities as her base and a vast territory of thousands of miles, but she is short of resources for training soldiers. There are many and varied mineral resources in the Wuyan Desert, so this place is of utmost importance to her.

Without a strong army, it would be difficult for her to maintain the safety of all her territories and the people's livelihood, let alone swallow up those greedy vultures who were eyeing her with hostility.

As for sending people to assassinate those guys...what Huang Yanyao wants is absolute submission, not vacillation.

A leaderless group would lead to chaos, and in this chaos more difficult opponents would emerge, and she didn't want this.

"It looks like you've made all the arrangements."

"OK."

"Then what do you plan to do with me?" Lu Mu raised his eyes, with a gleam of light in his deep eyes.

"You? I can't think of it now, so I brought you with me. I don't know whether you want to serve Master Lu as a sacrifice or use him as a laborer."

Huang Yanyao stared at him, suddenly stood up, put her hands around his neck, and seemed about to stand on tiptoe to kiss him on the lips.

She was very proactive, even though Lu Mu knew that Huang Yanyao was just trying to tease him.

But Lu Mu is not the kind of person who would be tempted by the seduction that is so close yet so far away.

The fragrance filled his nose, lingering around him, and his eyes darkened.

"Your Highness, in this bustling city, you are a princess, but you are clinging to your own guard. What is your intention?"

Lu Mu gently pushed away Huang Yanyao's jade hand. She pouted with a resentful look in her eyes.

"Don't talk like you don't like women like this."

Her voice was very soft, but her tone was a little domineering. She crossed her legs and drank honey tea. She seemed a little dissatisfied with Lu Mu's rejection.

Lu Mu laughed.

"Your Highness, if you want to do something like this, it's best to do it with someone you like. Could it be that you like me now?"

"……snort."

Huang Yanyao snorted coldly, lowered her head to finish the honey tea in the cup, and stood up, "I want to go back and rest."

Maybe I don’t feel it, or maybe I don’t want to admit it.

In short, Lu Mu felt that he won this round.

"I told you that you, a young girl, don't understand the power of love between men and women. You flirted with him recklessly. What's going on now? Your feelings have been exposed, and you're angry and embarrassed."

Huang Wumeng's voice continued to echo in Huang Yanyao's heart.

Huang Yanyao raised her eyebrows, "You don't understand, this is called playing hard to get."

"Oh! I hope I don't end up deceiving myself."

"Whatever you say."

The ancestor's words were always to the point, but they were particularly unpleasant to hear, so Huang Yanyao ignored her and walked on the street in the moonlight. Lu Mu followed beside her, neither hurried nor slow, but just right.

The two of them came all the way to the gate of Yusha City and revealed their identities. The guards did not stop them and let them climb up the city wall. After walking forward for a while, Huang Yanyao saw the scene in front of her and stopped.

Lu Mu stayed with her, looking at her fair and delicate skin, which emitted a charming glow in the night.

The desert looks desolate and bleak under the night sky, and the starry sky is dotted with silver-gray fragments, making people feel lonely.

The desert is like a giant beast, crawling, ferocious and hideous, and even the sand has the smell of bloodthirstiness and violence.

Huang Yanyao stood on the city wall, the wind lifted her bangs, revealing her beautiful phoenix eyes. She looked out at the vast desert and suddenly said, "This desert looks very barren, right?"

"Ah."

Lu Mu responded.

"But it is an excellent training ground for me."

Huang Yanyao's lips curled up slightly, "There is a vast Gobi Desert with countless beasts lurking in the wilderness. It is just right to bring the soldiers here for training."

"The mineral deposits in the desert are also a considerable fortune. If they are managed well... Humph, just thinking about it, this place must be taken over."

She felt the night breeze on her face, her light smile could not conceal her ambition to grow, her sharp eyebrows slanted up as if they could cut through the night.

Lu Mu was still the listener, but Huang Yanyao now looked not like a person in power, but a girl who was excited about accomplishing something great.

The path she chose was not an easy one. She was not like Lu Mu who had a backer, nor like Gu Yunxi who had the freedom to come and go as she pleased. She was carrying a heavy responsibility, even if she did not realize it yet.