Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

Yuanyu saw it clearly.

"You find it weird, don't you? She just slept in my arms like that, without any resistance or worry."

Lu Mu didn't raise his head. His fingers passed through Feng Yan'er's fiery red hair. He spoke casually, his low and hoarse voice revealing some not-so-distant thoughts.

"I don't know."

Yuanyu shook her head.

Feng Yan'er had a good relationship with her, but it was just good. Seeing the "Your Highness" whom she respectfully addressed lying defenselessly on the legs of a human man, sleeping like a little phoenix hiding under the wings of its mother to keep itself warm, Yuan Yu's feelings were actually very complicated, but the deepest feeling was the sense of alienation that suddenly arose in her heart.

Feng Yan'er had never explained her past in detail to Yuan Yu, so she could only piece together some vague and scattered images from the occasional words.

"She entered Nirvana ten thousand years ago. At that time, both humans and demons had a hard time... so her mother allowed her to enter Nirvana, waiting for her to be reborn one day."

"And I found her still in Nirvana."

Lu Mu looked at Yuan Yu, his eyes calm as if he had said nothing.

Her body suddenly tensed.

"The first person she saw after she was reborn was me."

Lu Mu didn't pay any attention to Yuan Yu. He just lowered his eyes and continued to tidy up Feng Yan'er's messed up hair. He said nonchalantly, "Plus other reasons... So in her eyes, I am a bit like a mother. Although I also think this description is ridiculous, but..."

He paused for a moment, then looked up, his eyes dark and sharp, "Should a mother sit and watch her child in danger?"

"...When Her Highness mentioned you, I could sense that she was feeling a little conflicted. Now I know why."

Yuan Yu sighed softly.

Feng Yan'er must have some vague feelings for Lu Mu, but she couldn't be sure where this feeling came from. After all, in her eyes, Lu Mu might be half a mother, and also an outstanding and suave genius. When these impressions overlapped, Yuan Yu felt that even Feng Yan'er would have times of distress.

Lu Mu curled his lips slightly, as if he didn't expect that she had thought it through so thoroughly, "I guess your clan leader and elders already know that I'm here?"

“It’s hard not to know.”

The noise he made just now was quite a big one. At least every demon in Qianyuan City could feel the Holy Phoenix aura released from his phoenix bones. Naturally, it was impossible for the strong ones in the tribe to ignore this completely unfamiliar aura.

Yuan Yu really wanted to roll her eyes, but she also had some awe of Lu Mu. Not only was the clan elder's survival entirely due to his help, but also when they were in the Hidden World Valley, his not-so-long conversation had made Yuan Yu feel that this young human was an unfathomable talent.

"and then?"

He glanced indifferently.

"My father wants you to go."

"You told him my identity as the 'Prince of the Holy Phoenix', right?"

"This is a serious matter, how can we hide it?"

"Besides, no matter how much you are valued by humans, they don't care about that. They only care about why a human can become the Holy Phoenix Prince, so they are still very interested in you."

Yuanyu told the truth.

"Since the clan leader has invited me, I must of course honor him, but I have to be frank with you first..."

He looked up into Yuan Yu's eyes. The pair of black eyes were like a whirlpool slowly flowing with coldness and sharpness. "I only care about her. If she continues to stay in the Dark Thousand Yuan Clan and has to face the threat of those guys who want to 'take her flesh and blood to ascend to the Sainthood of Phoenix', then I will take her away without hesitation."

"Anyone who stops me will die."

Yuan Yu frowned, hesitated for a moment, nodded, and agreed: "I know."

No matter whether Lu Mu's threat was serious or not, Yuan Yu could not just laugh it off. Yuan Yu was not like other monsters. She was the daughter of the tribe leader and had a lot of experience and vision. She knew that if Lu Mu really intended to attack An You Qian Yuan, they would not be able to withstand it.

In this world, the only force that can rival the Wen Gu clan is another Wen Gu clan.

Although it was said that a few months ago, a great hidden master from the Ancient World Realm hidden in the Hidden World Valley took action, causing shock in the eight regions, but that did not make people feel that the Ancient World Clan could be bullied at will.

"Where's the... girl who came with you?"

Yuanyu hesitated for a moment.

"She didn't want to disturb Yan'er's sleep, so she went to find another place to stay."

Lu Mu's attention seemed to be no longer on Yuan Yu. He continued to look at Feng Yan'er's sleeping face, as if he had not seen enough before and wanted to make up for it all at once.

Yuan Yu pursed her lips.

I don't know why, but I always feel a little weird.

"I'll go back first." She was about to say goodbye, but couldn't help but stop and glanced at the bed. Lu Mu and Feng Yan'er were like a painting of perfect harmony, quiet and beautiful.

……

Lu Mu is very patient.

His patience with Feng Yaner was especially lasting.

Perhaps it was the instinctive consciousness left in the phoenix bone that was still influencing him persistently. Lu Mu's feelings towards Feng Yan'er were equally subtle. On the one hand, Feng Yan'er had an engagement with him, which was arranged by the deceased Nine-winged Holy Phoenix clan elder himself. He was also given the title of "Prince of Holy Phoenix". As for Lu Mu's attitude towards this engagement...it couldn't be said that he was dissatisfied, he could only say that it came at the right time.

But on the other hand, Lu Mu looked at her a bit like a "daughter" who needed care and protection. This contradictory mentality made him particularly gentle.

This kind of tenderness allowed Lu Mu to hold Feng Yan'er's soft, white and warm body for several hours.

Of course he could also hold Murong Xue like this, but the prerequisite was that he had to do it with her for four or five rounds and make her unable to move anymore.

When Feng Yaner woke up, it was already late.

She opened her eyes and what she saw was Lu Mu's face so close to her.

He had been dozing with his eyes closed.

She stared at him for a while, then reached out her hand carefully and very slowly, finally touching his eyelashes.

Chapter 23: Infatuation

Lu Mu didn't react at all and continued to sleep peacefully.

Feng Yan'er felt her fingers itchy, so she gently rubbed them across Lu Mu's closed eyes, then tentatively poked Lu Mu's nose with her index finger, and quietly pinched his ears, pinching them a little tighter. Seeing that Lu Mu remained motionless, she breathed a sigh of relief and secretly curled the corners of her mouth.

However, after a while, the corners of her mouth straightened stiffly again.

Feng Yan'er was startled because Lu Mu suddenly opened his eyes. She quickly withdrew her hand, looking embarrassed like a child who had done something bad and was caught.

Feng Yaner took advantage of people's inattention to play with their faces, and now she was caught in the act. She felt very embarrassed.

Lu Mu didn't say anything, just stared at her quietly, the curve of his lips showing his happy mood.

"I thought...you were asleep."

She muttered softly, her fiery red eyelashes trembling slightly like the wings of a frightened butterfly.

"Just closing your eyes, that doesn't count as sleeping."

"Well……"

Facing Lu Mu's half-smiley gaze, Feng Yan'er seemed a little annoyed and turned her eyes away.

She was still a little reluctant when she stood up. Lu Mu's arms were priceless to her. Feng Yan'er couldn't remember what it felt like the last time she slept in his arms. She could only remember the feeling of being wrapped in warmth... She even hoped that time would stop at this moment forever.

Feng Yan'er never concealed her lust for Lu Mu. Since the first day she felt the affinity from Lu Mu, Feng Yan'er had no resistance to him, so much so that she was willing to sleep in the same bed with Lu Mu.

At that time, even Murong Xue was only willing to sleep in the same room with Lu Mu, and she had to move an embroidered bed over herself, for fear that Lu Mu would do something to Feng Yan'er.

But she didn't care about this, even though she knew Lu Mu was a man.

Feng Yan'er herself knew that her mother had passed away long ago, and no matter how close Lu Mu's aura made her feel, he was not her mother.

It’s just that feeling of sleeping soundly, which is so precious.

"It seems that you haven't had a good rest these days."

Lu Mu watched her sit up, throw the quilt aside, then hold his hands, rest her head on his shoulders, and cross her long legs, making her waist look extremely thin.

She smells special.

"Um……"

Feng Yaner hummed lazily, like a kitten, soft and tender, so tickling that it would melt anyone's heart.

"I can't rest." She said abruptly, "I have an important mission to accomplish."

Yes, she has an important responsibility.

The former glory of the Nine-Feathered Holy Phoenix clan has to be restored by Feng Yan'er, but she is alone, and even her strength is not enough to protect herself from those greedy snakes and rats. Not to mention restoring the glory of the Holy Phoenix, she can't even leave Qianyuan City.

The air suddenly became very heavy. She stopped talking and just pressed closer to him. Lu Mu could feel the weakness and dependence emanating from her, and she urgently needed to vent.

Only when he was around could she feel at ease.

"Yan'er."

Lu Mu lowered his eyes to her pink face.

"Ok?"

"Tell me honestly, how do the people of this tribe treat you?"

Feng Yaner was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised her eyes to look at him.

His expression was so serious that she couldn't help but become serious. She was silent for a long time before she shook her head and said, "I don't know."

Lu Mu frowned.

Feng Yan'er lowered her head and murmured, "I'm too weak."

"But I am very useful to them. There are many who want to sacrifice me and take my blood and demon core. I don't know what the elder of the clan had in mind when he decided to protect me... I can't find a single clan member in the Dark Thousand Kite Clan that I can completely trust."

“Maybe the great elder is taking good care of me now… but what about later?”

Her voice became quieter and quieter.

When one's strength is insufficient and one has no relatives, then one will see enemies everywhere. Feng Yan'er may be able to feel some sincerity, for example, Yuan Yu, the daughter of the clan leader is at least someone with whom one can confide, but Feng Yan'er can only see through her. As for the other monster tribes... Feng Yan'er knows that she was the Holy Phoenix Princess before her nirvana. To put it bluntly, she was under heavy protection. After her nirvana, her knowledge has not increased.

Sometimes, the cunning and schemes of demons are more sinister than those of humans.

Lu Mu's pupils shrank, his expression gradually became cold, and a dangerous and cold light flashed in his eyes. He took the initiative to hug Feng Yan'er tightly, hoping to make her feel more at ease.

"Want to leave?"

He kissed Feng Yan'er's earlobe gently and whispered, "If you want, I can take you away. Even if the elder of the clan dares to stop us, it will be useless."

"Do not."

Feng Yaner rejected it quickly.

"I know you're doing this for my own good, but I can't be a Nine-Feathered Holy Phoenix protected by humans."

She could have stayed in Shura Palace, but Feng Yan'er decided to leave the place that made her comfortable, or rather, leave the place where the demons were never supposed to stay for long.

Feng Yan'er is very clear about the relationship between the demon race and humans. She no longer has any members of her race, and the reputation of her race has been almost worn away by the passage of time. If she continues to stay so close to humans, how will other demons view her?

She actually has a very strong character. Even if she knows that the road ahead will be dangerous and difficult, she will still choose to go against the current.

"If that's the case, then I'll help you beat up these Dark Thousand Kite gangs."

Lu Mu did not intend to take her away by force.

If he insisted that she follow him back to Shura Palace or the Lu clan, she would not refuse, although she certainly would not like it.

"Knock it?"

Feng Yaner blinked.

"Yuan Yu told me that the tribe leader and the elders knew I was coming and wanted to see me tomorrow. This would save me a lot of trouble. After all, I also have something to say to them."

Her grip gradually tightened because she heard the deep anger in Lu Mu's words.

He had never lost his temper with her and was always gentle. When she was a little willful and insisted on having him hold her in his arms while she slept, he was also very patient. Although she had never seen Lu Mu lose his temper, Feng Yan'er felt that it must have looked scary.

"I want to go with you."

She said so.

"Then let's go together tomorrow. Speaking of which, you sent me a letter... Is there something urgent?"

Lu Mu was still thinking about important matters.

Feng Yaner would not invite him to the Southern Region for no reason.

She pursed her lips, hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "Do you know the Thousand Demons Hall?"

"Yes, why?"