Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

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The simple meal was quickly finished. Late at night, Lu Mu decided to take a good bath. There was a very luxurious bathing pool in the Tongshi Palace. The last time he came to Southern Xinjiang, he didn't even get to enjoy it.

That's for the princess only.

But for him, it makes no difference whether it is dedicated or not.

It was late at night and Lu Mu came to the large bathtub. The bronze faucets on both sides were spraying water back and forth. Warm mist was rising from the bathtub. The water in the bathtub was not ordinary hot water, but had a milky white water smoke color.

Lu Mu took off his black python robe, stripped naked, and then soaked in the bathtub. He looked up at the dome mural above the bathtub. It was so intricate and beautiful that he wondered which famous scholar had painted it.

Really comfortable.

The water temperature was not just right, a little too hot, but it was just right to stimulate the acupoints and pores all over the body. He leaned his back against the edge of the bathtub, closed his eyes, and felt the water slowly washing over his skin.

The water rippled.

Lu Mu opened his eyes.

Huang Yanyao was fiddling with the water in the bathtub opposite him. She was wearing only a lavender silk robe, which was loose and flowing, without a belt. The middle part was wide open. Her long hair was half wet from the mist and fell lazily and casually around her waist.

Although the mist was thick, it was not that thick and Lu Mu could see it clearly.

She has actually changed a bit.

In better shape.

Moreover, she seemed to ignore Lu Mu's existence. The thin silk robe could have covered her body tightly, so Lu Mu could only catch a glimpse of her delicate collarbone and jade neck.

But Huang Yanyao didn't do that. In other words, she either didn't care what Lu Mu saw, or she intended for him to see it.

He prefers the former.

Huang Yanyao is not like Murong Xue, who is both proactive and charming, but she is definitely not the kind of naive girl whose reason is easily eroded by shyness. Her self-confidence still impresses Lu Mu so much that he can't forget that when he first arrived in southern Xinjiang, Huang Yanyao responded to his possessiveness with reason and confidence when facing him.

Just like now, she opened the front door and let Lu Mu's eyes wander around.

Huang Yanyao didn't care too much whether his eyes would fall on places where they shouldn't.

"I even chose to come here late at night when no one was around."

Lu Mu watched her stirring the water in the bathtub, and ripples floated from one end to the other.

Huang Yanyao laughed softly: "I usually come here at this time. When I saw you just now, I was still thinking about whether to come in."

"And you decided to come in?"

"Of course, this is my palace, my bath. There is nothing here that I cannot enter, even if you are here."

Amid the rippling water, Huang Yanyao stood up, her soft purple robe sliding off her delicate body as she spread her arms, her slender curves wrapped in the mist, but it did not last long, as she walked into the bathtub, right in front of Lu Mu.

There was a bright light in the bathtub, which made what Lu Mu saw covered with a hazy and soft feeling.

Ripples are forming.

Huang Yanyao gently splashed water and chuckled.

"Does it look good?"

Lu Mu nodded in response.

He doesn't hesitate about such things.

Chapter 59: The Princess Who Sees People's Hearts

Huang Yanyao likes Lu Mu’s honesty, and of course she also likes his straightforward answers.

She would not accept it unless someone complimented her on her beauty.

She was extremely famous in Southern Xinjiang. She was worthy of being praised by others for her means, political strategies and appearance. However, Huang Yanyao only felt benefited by Lu Mu's praise.

He would make comparisons. No matter which woman was around him, Huang Yanyao didn't think they were worse than herself. Maybe they were even more dazzling than herself now.

Even among such a dazzling group of flowers, Lu Mu's evaluation actually seems particularly weighty.

Huang Yanyao looked at Lu Mu's profile, and after observing for a while, she looked away. Once she entered the bathtub, she was like a living fish, lazy and elegant. Her long legs swayed in the milky white misty water, occasionally creating ripples, allowing Lu Mu to easily catch a glimpse of the faintly visible whiteness.

The bathtub suddenly became quiet, with only the occasional sound of Huang Yanyao shaking the water.

Until Huang Yanyao spoke up: "How does Sister Yunxi taste?"

Lu Mu frowned and didn't answer. He just looked over there. She was stretching her arms as if to release all the fatigue. Lu Mu could hear the sound between her joints and bones. He didn't say anything, but his eyes passed through the layers of rising mist and fell on Huang Yanyao's collarbone and chest which were covered with water droplets.

If one were to say what Lu Mu felt, it was that she really didn't regard herself as a hot-blooded man.

The attraction of this future empress to Lu Mu is actually very great. As the saying goes, what you can't get is what you want the most. Even though Huang Yanyao and he had expressed their feelings to each other a long time ago, it was just a token of affection after all.

The verbal love between each other only lasts for a moment.

Moreover, her self-confidence and majesty were like a barrier that Lu Mu could not break. It would be extremely foolish to do so. With these qualities, Huang Yanyao would be the empress who could wreak power and schemes with just a wave of her hand.

But what Lu Mu cared about more was actually her words.

"Why, you think I can't see?"

Seeing that he didn't answer, Huang Yanyao's eyes showed a little more certainty, and then she half walked and half swam towards Lu Mu. The bathtub was big, but not that big.

She stopped in front of Lu Mu, and Lu Mu couldn't ignore her this time, because she was too close, Lu Mu could see everything in the pool water by lowering his head. It was unknown what kind of medicine was put in the bathing pool. There seemed to be milky white tassels floating in it, but the tassels themselves were also transparent.

Huang Yanyao was now kneeling in the bathtub with her legs apart. From her collarbone down, everything was actually in the water. But to Lu Mu, it was nothing more than Huang Yanyao wearing an extra layer of gauze.

It was the kind of gauze that was as thin as a cicada's wing and had no covering effect at all.

The mist from the bathtub never stopped rising, and Huang Yanyao's face seemed to be moistened by the mist, but her eyes were still clear and visible, like jewels containing the starry sky.

"What did you see?"

Lu Mu tried his best to look into her eyes, to appreciate the beauty that wouldn't make his belly feel hot.

"Sister Yunxi is obsessed with you."

The corners of Huang Yanyao's lips curved up slightly.

"During dinner tonight, I talked to her a lot, and we talked in front of you. She didn't mention anything about you. Even if she did, it was only a few words."

She raised her jade hand, snapped her fingers, and water droplets splashed onto Lu Mu's face.

"I have known her for such a long time, and we consider each other sisters. I know her personality very well. Sister Yunxi almost keeps silent about your affairs. There are only two reasons."

"what reason?"

Lu Mu watched her fingers slowly touch her ankles underwater.

"First, something happened between you two, and she is too embarrassed to talk about it. Second, she is afraid that I will be dissatisfied with what happened between you two, even though I will never have any grudges against her because of it."

Huang Yanyao's hands touched his calves and were slowly moving up, but in contrast, her pupils, facing the light of the bathhouse, seemed to have a whirlpool in them, which attracted Lu Mu's eyes firmly.

"Sister Yunxi is actually like this. She always thinks she is very straightforward, but in fact she is more sensitive than anyone else and thinks more than anyone else. Many of the things she has to worry about are particularly ridiculous, but she is just afraid that those things will happen."

"Especially...when it involves me."

Her hand finally reached Lu Mu's thigh and stopped. Then Lu Mu felt a pressure on his legs because Huang Yanyao was supporting his thigh and leaning over to look at him. Suddenly, her face was very close.

Their noses were not so close that they were touching, but Lu Mu's eyes were now full of Huang Yanyao's face. Her eyebrows were raised, and a confident smile appeared on her lips. Her dimples were very shallow, and her mellow face was a very light pink.

He could easily distinguish which of the hot air blowing on his face was mist and which was exhaled from her cherry lips. He smelled the fragrance of clear tea.

Lu Mu could only laugh. When he laughed, the words "I knew it" seemed to overflow from Huang Yanyao's eyes.

Her Highness is as perceptive as ever.

No, it’s not that she has strong insight, it’s just that she and Gu Yunxi are too familiar with each other.

"Tell me the truth, are you with her..."

Huang Yanyao let go of her hand and sat next to him. After getting a definite answer, the confidence in her eyes seemed to be diluted.

"No."

Lu Mu never lies about such things.

"Then what did you do to her? It made her more worried about my attitude than before."

"It just made her feel a little bit of the pleasure she had never felt in her life."

Lu Mu spoke vaguely. Huang Yanyao's body was perfect, but she was not the kind of person who didn't know about love between men and women. After saying this, she turned her head away, trying to hide the deeper pink color on her face.

"You are really not satisfied. You have such an excellent woman by your side, but you still want to reach out to others."

When Huang Yanyao glanced back at him again, her eyes were full of disgust.

Somehow, Lu Mu felt that what she was talking about was not just about Gu Yunxi.

"Don't look so troubled in front of me. I'd really like to know what's bothering you. You're thinking about more than just what I did to her."

Lu Mu's hands held her waist underwater and rubbed it gently.

She sees through herself, and vice versa.

How could Lu Mu not understand Huang Yanyao when she was in love with her?

"Sister Yunxi is actually very sensitive. It always feels like there is a pressure pressing on her shoulders. Can you feel it too?"

She did not push Lu Mu's hand away.

"Of course, it seems as if the burden of saving the world is weighing on her."

Lu Mu did not hesitate to make his words fit what Huang Yanyao was thinking.

Because it's true.

Chapter 60: The Disadvantages of Being Overconfident

Gu Yunxi is the "protagonist". Although she has changed her name and gender, she is still the person involved in the cause and effect of the entire world.

Of course the burden will become heavier.

It's not that God has given this person a great mission, but it's her nature.

Otherwise the system would not have chosen her.

Now, it is almost impossible to see the mentality of Gu Yunxi that she once had. Maybe she can still see some of that, but it will soon be suppressed to the deepest part of her heart.

No matter how she changes, it will have a huge impact on Huang Yanyao.

Although they are not biological sisters, they seem to have a telepathic connection with each other. Even the slightest difference in each of them cannot be hidden from the other.

"You don't need to worry about her."

Lu Mu carefully felt the soft touch of his palm, which was the soft flesh of Huang Yanyao's waist. There was a flow of warm water between the touches, which gave him a special feeling. He gently pinched the part of her waist that was more easily itchy, mainly to calm her emotions. Huang Yanyao was a little tense.

The meat is not so soft when you pinch it.

Of course, taking advantage of her was secondary. Anyway, they had already been frank with each other in the bath, so nothing would be surprising about what happened next.

It depends on who has better concentration.

"You said it quite easily."

Huang Yanyao muttered sullenly, and slapped the water with her palm, splashing a piece of scattered pearls. He smiled. This childish temper, it seems that the problem is not big.

"Since you know her so well, you also know that she is never reluctant to help. Since she didn't ask you, do you think this will be a big deal?"

Lu Mu asked back.

Huang Yanyao was silent.

She couldn't deny that what he said made sense, and that he also knew Gu Yunxi quite well.

Gu Yunxi is not a person who likes to fight alone. The reason why she is a lone ranger is, firstly, she doesn’t trust others indiscriminately, and secondly, she simply looks down on other people.

If there is a companion whom she trusts and is quite capable, Gu Yunxi will definitely not hesitate to offer help. She is not the kind of person who would give up the help of others just for a little dignity.

"That's what I said."

Huang Yanyao stared at the milky white mist on the bathing pool water. Her tense body relaxed and her expression became somewhat relieved.

She doesn't bother about this shit anymore.

Well, there is really no point in dwelling on this now. The "protagonist" has her own destiny, and it will be what it will be. Instead of interfering, it is better to just watch her shine in the future and outshine others.