Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

The situation looks really bad.

"We will disembark here and enter the city quietly without attracting attention."

Although there was no problem flying directly into Wanyun City, the Chuyun Empire did not have the courage to stop the spirit ship of the young master of the Lu clan, but he did not want to alert the enemy.

The people from the Evil Heart Sect might be lurking in Wanyun City.

Or, from a more sinister perspective... the Izumo royal family has already cooperated with the Xiexin Sect? It's not impossible.

There are many people in this world who seek help from evil practitioners.

Lu Mu controlled the spirit ship to fly downwards and landed in a hilly forest somewhere in the wilderness.

They got off the boat together, dressed up in a less conspicuous way, and headed towards Wanyun City.

Outside Wanyun City, a million soldiers have set up camp, surrounding the capital. These awe-inspiring soldiers are quietly familiarizing themselves with military formations and tactics. Perhaps soon, they will also head to the front line.

Lu Mu brought the three girls with him, paid some spirit stones, and entered Wanyun City.

Chapter 30: Intelligence

Wanyun City is roughly the same as the capitals of other dynasties in the Central Region. It is composed of tall palaces and pavilions. The city walls, which are more than a hundred feet high, are glowing with the light of formations. There are several huge floating islands above the capital. The imperial guards and patrol teams are all stationed in the sky, monitoring the entire capital and maintaining order here.

It is still prosperous and orderly.

But no matter how prosperous and orderly it is, it cannot conceal the fact that the darkness of the sky is about to fall, and the good days of this capital city will also disappear.

Of course, Wanyun City had to do so. After all, if a dozen dynasties joined forces to attack the mighty imperial dynasty, even the people in the capital would start to panic. Then, its prestige would plummet and would never be recovered.

In any case, the capital must not fall into panic.

After all, no matter how hard the coalition forces attacked, they couldn't even cause real damage to the Izumo Empire. The real trouble was that there was no powerful person who could serve as a stabilizing force.

However, the decline and collapse of the Izumo Dynasty was inevitable.

After all, old Emperor Izumo is really dead, and relying on secret methods to keep his breath alive can only be a temporary solution and cannot last long.

Some people have already seen the clues, otherwise there wouldn't be such an undercurrent of civil unrest.

"If there are evil cultivators in the city, how do we find them?"

"Wanyun City is quite large. It's not easy to find traces of a few evil cultivators."

Gu Yunxi frowned, revealing some not-so-positive emotions towards Wanyun City... It's not that she doesn't like lively places, but "lively" has become an advantage for evil cultivators.

She didn't like her enemies having an advantage.

"There is no need to worry about the movements of the evil cultivators."

Lu Mu's gaze seemed to fall on the most conspicuous Wanyun Imperial Palace in Wanyun City. Above the palace, the sky was filled with rosy clouds, as if the emperor's aura was overwhelming and suppressing all the shadows that were plotting against him.

That is the breath of the Holy Realm.

The heaven and earth resonate with it, it is so powerful that no one can compare to it. Unless one is at the same realm, anyone under the influence of this aura can only feel the heaviness and unquestionable tyranny.

As long as this aura exists, there will always be people who believe that the old Emperor Izumo is still alive, and he is always ready to take action as long as someone dares to cross a certain "limit" that will force him to take action.

The Izumo royal family relied on this to unite most of their forces.

Of course, there are also those who don’t buy into this, or who are using various means to shirk responsibility and delay, secretly pretending to obey but actually disobeying...

"Since they are coming to a heavily guarded city like the Imperial Capital to cause trouble, the Evil Heart Sect's target must be the biggest and most conspicuous one."

"If the Evil Heart Sect intends to completely collapse the Chuyun Empire so that they can profit from it, they will only choose one target. And, if I'm not mistaken, there might be something big happening in Wanyun City?"

Lu Mu withdrew his gaze from the Wanyun Imperial Palace and raised his lips.

Taking action against the Izumo royal family is the quickest way to plunge the Izumo Dynasty into complete chaos.

Although the Xiexin Sect is hateful, this "most evil force in the world" does not have any fools or ignorant people. Such people cannot survive in such a deformed sect where the master is cruel and the disciples are vicious, and they prey on each other.

They are very smart.

"Well, it's weird."

Gu Yunxi rolled her eyes. It wasn't that she didn't understand what Lu Mu meant, she simply didn't like the confident look of "I know what's going on" on Young Master Lu's face.

This man seems to be able to use his confidence in all aspects, including flirting.

She was the one who was teased and was so teased that she lost control.

"Why don't we come here first and see if there are any important things happening in Wanyun City recently."

The four of them stood in front of a restaurant called "Tianxia". The restaurant was packed with people and business was quite good. Judging from the outside, the guests who were enjoying tea and wine seemed to have some status or strength...

So Lu Mu took the three women and walked straight in.

Although the restaurant was not very quiet, the conversations between the guests were quite humble and peaceful, and there were no particularly unpleasant words in every sentence. This atmosphere made people feel quite comfortable.

However, Lu Mu and his four companions suddenly appeared in such a place, immediately attracting a lot of attention.

Lu Mu didn't care.

With three stunning beauties surrounding him, it would be strange if he didn't attract attention.

As for whether these gazes contained goodwill or malice, Lu Mu simply ignored it. No one in this restaurant could fight with him, so he walked openly and fearlessly.

I am not a gentle and elegant nobleman.

Lu Mu is famous for his bloodiness, arrogance and talent, not his upbringing.

We found a seat by the window in a secluded corner on the second floor, ordered two pots of top-quality "Qingyuechun" from the shop owner, and then sat down and drank slowly.

Gu Yunxi smacked her lips and said, "It's a bit sweet."

Lu Mu smiled and said, "You want something strong?"

"No, the sweet ones are good. As for the strong ones... we'll talk about them later."

She filled her jade cup.

"What happened in the Imperial Palace today? My old man was called over."

"My family is the same. He looked very excited when he left. I wonder if there is any good news about the Prince of Midnight..."

"Humph, unless the old emperor can directly regain his prestige, there is nothing that can be considered good news."

In a private room not far away, under the pearl and jade curtains, several young voices came out without any concealment. Gu Yunxi turned his back to the private room, and his eyebrows moved slightly.

"It looks like we have intelligence."

Murong Xue glanced at the red eyes and chuckled.

That's how the news came about.

The three people who were speaking were undoubtedly the descendants of powerful nobles in the Izumo Dynasty. As vested interests loyal to the Izumo royal family, what they were most concerned about was of course the old emperor.

As long as the old emperor is alive, the Izumo royal family still has a chance to breathe. If the old emperor dies...

Who knows how long the Izumo royal family can last.

Everyone knows this.

"Imperial Crown Prince Ziye... I don't know much about this person, but it looks like he has taken over the government affairs of the empire?"

Lu Mu lowered his eyes and took a sip of the wine in the glass. His indifferent voice slowly rang out in the slightly quiet environment without any ripples.

"Want me to go check it out?"

Murong Xue asked.

Lu Mu nodded.

So she put down the jade cup, walked lightly to the private room, lifted the door curtain, and walked in. Then Lu Mu, who was outside, could feel the sudden silence in the private room.

Those three young men from noble families only had the cultivation level of Xiantian Hunyuan Realm, and their auras were weak, and their blood was disordered. They were probably the kind of dandies who enjoyed their wealth and honor without any ambition. It was easy for Murong Xue to dig out information from them.

With this kind of cultivation, even just looking at her would make him lose his mind.

Murong Xue didn't even need to use any charm.

Half a cup of tea later, she returned to her seat.

"Well, I got a lot of interesting information from the question."

She smiled.

Chapter 31: Imperial Palace Banquet

"What is the origin of the Midnight Crown Prince?"

Lu Mu asked, while sensing the atmosphere in the private room. It seemed that the three playboys were still immersed in some kind of confusion.

There's really no hope for her. Just looking at Murong Xue's appearance makes her look like this.

"This guy named Ziye seems to have some skills. It seems that he took over the government affairs more than two years ago and has won the trust of the old emperor. At present, most of the royal family members are on his side. As for other disobedient forces in the empire... Ziye seems to have dealt with a batch of them, but the rest are hard nuts to crack."

Murong Xue told all the information she could find out.

The credibility of what came out of that dandy boy's mouth was naturally quite high. After all, these people could still sit in the restaurant and drink, and the Izumo Dynasty had actually been in danger for a long time, but Ziye managed to keep the dynasty going, which was enough to show how powerful and shrewd this man was.

However, in the Central Region, no one can compare to Huang Yanyao, who is taught by Huang Wumeng, not even the Crown Prince of Midnight.

Therefore, the Izumo Dynasty was bound to collapse in the end.

"Today, there is a special event in the Wanyun Imperial Palace, which has gathered many civil and military officials who are still loyal to the royal family, as well as the leaders of the vassal forces. I wonder what they are going to do."

Murong Xuezhui drank the clear wine.

"Since there is a grand event, I will naturally go and take a look."

Lu Mu put a few spirit stones on the table and stood up.

"You're going to the Wanyun Imperial Palace?"

Gu Yunxi raised an eyebrow.

"I am the elder of Shura Palace and the young master of the Lu clan. If I want to enter Wanyun Imperial Palace, not only will they not stop me, but they will also kindly invite me to sit in the VIP seat."

Lu Mu smiled playfully, "Why, are you jealous?"

Gu Yunxi sneered: "Do you think I'm rare?"

He shook his head and stopped teasing her: "I'm going to meet these 'gentlemen'. You guys stay in the restaurant for now and wait for me to come back."

He turned around and walked towards the door. His figure was tall and slender, yet casual and relaxed, which was pleasing to the eye.

"This guy is always like this, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

Gu Yunxi held her chin and looked at Lu Mu's back and muttered.

She liked to see him smile. Every time the corners of his lips raised slightly, his whole face seemed to be shining, and even his eyes seemed to sparkle and sparkle, dazzling.

But this man's smile is always so faint and disdainful.

"Unhappy? This is how the person I like should be."

Murong Xue brushed her sleeves and looked at Lu Mu with some pink swirls in her eyes.

She had long been accustomed to Lu Mu's domineering attitude.

If I wasn't overbearing, I wouldn't be worthy of his status.

Luo Shuangning did not answer, but Gu Yunxi could get the answer just from her slightly raised eyebrows.

Then she slumped in her chair.

It’s over. I feel like I’m going to be trapped.

……

Wanyun Imperial Palace.

Lu Mu entered without much effort. He only needed to put the Shura Palace token and the Lu clan's jade token together, and the visitor would know his identity.

In this world, there is only one member of the Lu family who serves as an elder in Shura Palace.

The general stationed at the gate of the imperial palace was also very sensible. He knew that his status was not enough to receive a distinguished guest like Lu Mu, so he decisively asked an inner palace steward to come and lead him in.

It is still glorious and luxurious here.