Apocalypse: Last Traveler

In such a lonely and desolate world, the most delightful thing is having someone respond to what you do.

Therefore, when Lu Xi'an felt Yao Wei's enthusiasm and force as she turned the tables on him, he did not resist at all and even actively cooperated.

They kissed from "Midsummer" to "Winter," without crossing any further, stopping at the most comfortable boundary, where they could experience the most genuine and moving passion.

"It's snowing."

When they ended this tacit and prolonged interaction, Yao Wei glanced out the car window and suddenly said.

They had only stopped the car without covering the car windows, so they could still see outside.

Lu Xi'an took a look outside and saw that although it was already nighttime, it wasn't dark at all.

The whole world was shrouded in silver and white, and the sparkling snow formed a sheet, like inverted incandescent lamps illuminating the night sky from below, appearing crystal clear and inexplicably moving.

With a fur coat draped over him, Lu Xi'an stepped out to take a look but found that the new coat was not only less comfortable than the clothes he picked up on the road but also not very warm.

He shivered outside and then returned to the car, saying to Yao Wei with a smile: "Let's just enjoy the snow from here without going out to feel it."

Yao Wei smiled and said: "Mm-hmm."

Everything in the snowy weather sank into dead silence. They covered the front car window shades, leaving only the small side windows on the left and right of the car to see outside.

Lu Xi'an closed the left side window and sat with Yao Wei in front of the right window, enjoying the snow scene for a while.

But only for a while.

The snowy night outside looked beautiful at first glance, but in the end, it was a bit monotonous. After watching for a long time, it became somewhat boring.

After a short time, they had seen enough, so they covered the window shade, meaning they could no longer see the snow outside, and the light inside the car wouldn't leak out.

They watched television for a while and then went to sleep.

They had seen enough movies by now, so both Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei wanted to change things up a bit and found a TV series to watch instead.

In the following days, they discovered the benefits of watching TV.

When they woke up the next day, the cold had not yet left. The snow outside had frozen into debris, and stepping into it felt a bit hard underfoot.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei opened the car door to take a look, then decided to rest for now, avoiding outdoor exercise to prevent snow from getting into their shoes, which would be hard to dry afterwards.

Of course, this didn't mean they stopped exercising altogether.

Though they couldn't practice combat or techniques that required an outdoor environment, they could still do push-ups, squats, throw punches, kick legs, and adjust physical coordination inside the RV.

However, besides that, there wasn't much else they could do.

The snowy weather clearly wasn't ideal for setting out further, so they had to stay in the car.

With not much to do in the car, they started watching TV series, episode after episode, sparing the need to constantly find new movies.

This time, they were watching a historical palace drama series. The men and women on TV were handsome and beautiful, but Lu Xi'an felt that the female characters were still lacking compared to Yao Wei.

— Even though those characters were all powdered white.

Yao Wei equally thought the men were far inferior to Lu Xi'an, each looking as pale as a plucked chicken, unattractive and weak.

Yet, Yao Wei watched with great interest.

This woman, who was previously only interested in war movies and fighting films, had unknowingly shifted her interests to palace dramas.

"Why are you so interested in watching this kind of drama?"

On the third day after the cold front hit, as they were watching the drama after washing up and tidying in the morning, Lu Xi'an couldn't help but ask Yao Wei.

Their living habits were excellent. Even though they stayed in the RV without going out or having much to do, they maintained their usual routine, waking up early and going to bed early.

Lu Xi'an had forgotten whether his previous life was so disciplined, but now, living with Yao Wei, being disciplined when disciplined, and indulgent when indulged, felt quite good.

Living like this, even cooped up in a tiny RV, didn't feel troublesome. Just going through each day methodically was fine.

When he asked Yao Wei the question, Yao Wei was still staring attentively at the laptop screen.

As she watched, she said to Lu Xi'an: "I don't love watching it, but I have to learn."

Learn?!

This answer left Lu Xi'an utterly bewildered: "What can you learn from this TV?"

Yao Wei answered: "Learn your combat strategies."

Lu Xi'an: "????!!!!"

He was completely baffled.

However, Yao Wei soon explained: "When we first arrived at the 923 Base, you talked and argued with those two Neo-Humans from above, confusing them, which turned the tide in our battle.

"I found that combat strategy very useful, so I wanted to learn it.

"But I'm not good at talking, and I don't think of much when speaking.

"This TV is great, though. Every sentence these women say seems to have many twists and turns behind it. By following them, I feel like I can learn something."

"..."

Lu Xi'an listened and twitched the corner of his mouth, momentarily not knowing what to say.

It was his first time seeing someone watch a palace drama to learn.

If Yao Wei really learns something from this, will I have to be more careful when talking to her in the future?

And what would it look like if Yao Wei fights with others, combining both her combat skills and verbal skills?

Shouldn't Yao Wei's battle technique be called something like Palace Intrigue Skill?

It's a bit ridiculous.

"What's wrong, is there a problem?"

It seemed Yao Wei had already learned to multitask from this palace drama. She noticed Lu Xi'an's strange expression from the corner of her eye while watching TV, and asked.

"No..."

Lu Xi'an thought for a moment and said, "I just feel learning this is a bit unnecessary. If we enhance our strength and can defeat the enemy with one punch, isn't that better than anything?"

"We are always enhancing ourselves."

Yao Wei said as she lifted her hand.

Her hand was still holding Lu Xi'an's hand, with the Fungus Stone in her palm.

Since there wasn't much else to do while watching TV, the two of them just sat quietly, so why not enhance themselves as well?

So for the past few days, they've almost always kept their hands together, tightly holding onto the Fungus Stone.

Therefore, even though they hadn't exercised outside, the enhancement effect on their bodies wasn't any less than training outside.

"..."

Lu Xi'an listened to Yao Wei and couldn't say anything.

Come to think of it, Yao Wei is indeed sharpening the axe before chopping wood. Even if there's no knowing if she'll learn this "Palace Intrigue Skill" or if it's useful, it doesn't hinder their strength enhancement. What reason do I have to stop her?

Forget it, let her be. What if she really manages to learn something useful out of it?

"When you get old, accept your fate. When you run out of tricks, admit defeat."

"If I'm gonna hit you, I'm gonna hit you, does it really matter which day?"

"A cheap person is so pretentious!"

...

Watching TV, classic lines popped out one after another, and Lu Xi'an found himself getting gradually addicted too.

Say what you want, this woman's quarreling is genuinely entertaining.

...

On the fourth day of the cold wave, or rather, not even the fourth day yet.

Before dawn, Lu Xi'an noticed a foul smell.

"Did you smell something?"

He opened his eyes and saw Yao Wei was already awake, so he asked.

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Yes."

So Lu Xi'an called out for Gou, asking the mechanical dog to turn on the car lights, and together with Yao Wei, they got up to trace the source of the smell, only to find it coming from the new tiger-skin coat he had made.

He was somewhat surprised, picking up the tiger-skin coat and feeling the fur, it felt stiff; it was unwearable.

"How did this happen?!"

Yao Wei was a bit confused, also somewhat surprised and distressed, and asked.

It was already difficult to get a coat, especially one hand-made by Lu Xi'an, wearable by both of them. Why had it turned out this way?

Lu Xi'an scratched his head and said, "I guess I missed some steps in the process. The fur probably needs some special treatments to be made into clothes.

"We didn't know and just stitched it up randomly, so it can't be worn."

Yao Wei frowned slightly, looking a bit displeased.

Lu Xi'an naturally felt uncomfortable too, trying so hard to make a piece of clothing only for it to end up like this...

He recalled back in Mozhou City, the bear-skin pouch he made also had a bit of a smell, but first, the pouch was smaller, and second, they were always outside then, so the environment wasn't as enclosed as here, and he didn't pay much attention.

Later in Yao Wei's car, there were too many things and mixed odors, so the bear-skin pouch blended in. But now it's different, their new car is clean with no particular smell, and the tiger hide is large enough that its odor stood out immediately.

Also, the bear-skin pouch was just to carry things, so he didn't care much about its texture. But the coat is different, if it can't be worn, it can't be worn.

He sighed and said, "Forget it, I don't have what it takes to make clothes well. Throw it away, since it can't be worn and it's just gonna stink up our RV."

But Yao Wei couldn't bear to throw it away and said, "I'll put it on the roof. If we find a way to treat it in the future, maybe we could still wear it."

She said this as she took the coat, went outside, spread it flat on the car roof, tied it with a rope, and then returned inside.

Lu Xi'an was speechless, scolding, "Look at you, still in your pajamas, it's freezing outside, aren't you afraid of getting cold?"

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "It's okay, you just have to keep me warm."

Lu Xi'an, feeling helpless, had to say, "Get under the covers quickly." He then got under the covers as well, wrapping her tightly in his arms, using his body temperature to warm her up.