It's broken! I was targeted by the villain after the apocalypse

Yang Yan and his men stared at the scene in amazement, unable to speak for a long time.

As the saying goes, the person who knows you best may not be your friend, but may also be your enemy.

The Bifang tribe and the Huodou tribe have been at odds with each other for a long time. Yang Yan, who holds an important position, is well aware of the strength of Dou Di and his tribe.

That is why he found it so unbelievable when he saw Brother Xiao Gu easily wipe out the members of the Huodou tribe.

Oh yeah, and there's that white cat.

How could it eat the monster in one bite?

No matter how inconspicuous the Huodou is, it is still one of the ferocious beasts. Even Bifang can't do anything about its ability to swallow fire.

He really couldn't figure out the identity of this white cat, as it could even swallow a ferocious beast in one gulp.

Yang Yan lay there in a daze until a pair of shoes appeared in front of him.

"Brother Yang, although Huoyun is very soft, it's not a good idea to just lie here motionless." Liu Jinan said half-jokingly, extending his hand to Yang Yan.

Yang Yan stood up with the help of Liu Jinan, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Liu Jinan knew that the other party must have many questions to ask, and he had anticipated this outcome when he took action.

But he still chose to save people.

On the one hand, he still wanted to get some rewards from Yang Yan. With this life-saving grace, he was sure that the other party would tell him everything he knew.

On the other hand, Dou Di is too arrogant.

It would have been fine if he was just arrogant, but he acted arrogantly in front of him, and it was that guy who didn't know how to live or die who was the first to take action.

That's why Liu Jinan decided to take action.

"Let's go back to the carriage first. If you have anything to ask, just talk about it slowly when we get in the carriage." Liu Jinan patted Yang Yan's shoulder and immediately got on the carriage first.

Yang Li came close to Yang Yan and said, "Manager Yang, what is going on?"

Yang Jiu said in admiration: "Who on earth is this little brother Gu? As soon as he made a move, the guys from the Huodou tribe were burned by flames. Even our clan leader, or even Master Bifang, can't do this, right?"

"Yang Jiu, be careful with your words." Yang Yan glared at him, "When will you change your bad habit of speaking without restraint?"

Yang Jiu covered his mouth. He was often put in solitary confinement by the clan leader because of this.

"Go and appease the others. Everything should proceed as normal, just as if the people from the Huodou tribe had never been here." Yang Yan ordered, "As for Brother Xiao Gu, you should treat him normally. Don't keep looking at him with strange eyes, as if he is a monster."

Yang Jiu and Yang Li looked at each other.

Monster? Doesn’t Brother Gu look like a monster?

Yang Yan returned to the carriage with a nervous mood. He looked at Liu Jinan and didn't know how to start the conversation for a moment.

Liu Jinan stroked the white tiger in his arms and said, "Brother Yang, why are you so distant all of a sudden? Aren't we good brothers?"

Yang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "I am too high-minded, Mr. Gu. Your strength really opens our eyes."

Liu Jinan sighed. This was the reason why he did not take action until the last moment.

The purpose of his trip was just to go to the Fire Cloud area. It would be better if he could get some benefits from the Bifang tribe, but it didn't matter if he couldn't.

I don't want to cause any problems.

But after this battle, Yang Yan has realized that his strength is extraordinary, and he probably won't regard him as an ordinary businessman who is seeking cooperation.

This is how interactions between people work. When one party is much stronger than the other, the weaker party has more to consider.

What's more, Yang Yan is a cautious person, and perhaps the other party has begun to doubt his purpose.

"Brother Yang, I stepped into the Fire Cloud Zone with sincerity. I hope there will be no rift between us. If you have any concerns, just raise them." Liu Jinan could only try his best to eliminate his suspicion.

Yang Yan pursed his lips and finally said, "I know that some of the things I say now may offend you, but as a member of the Bifang tribe, I still have to ask you."

Liu Jinan nodded slightly: "You ask."

Yang Yan: "You came to the Fire Cloud Zone and followed me back to the Bifang Tribe. Is it really to promote the Sleeve Sky Fire and the Abacus?"

Liu Jinan said without hesitation: "That's part of the reason, but not all. Please believe me, I am indeed optimistic about our cooperation and look forward to reaching a deal with you."

Yang Yan thought for a moment. Brother Xiao Gu's answer was exactly what he worried about. The other party did not hide his ulterior motives at all, which made him seem restrained.

He didn't dare ask more questions, for fear that he would ask something he shouldn't know and cause everyone to be buried with him.

But apart from this, Brother Gu's answer was very sincere, and it didn't seem like he was hiding anything.

He thought for a moment and asked another question: "Will you harm the interests of the Bifang tribe? Or in other words, will you do anything that will harm the Bifang tribe?"

Liu Jinan said firmly: "No."

Neither business activities nor the search for the Vermillion Bird will cause any harm to the Bifang tribe.

Even if Zhuque is really replaced by Zhuyan, after he destroys Zhuyan, the spiritual energy occupied by Zhuyan will return to the Fire Cloud Zone and nourish the Bifang tribe.

Yang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Liu Jinan said.

He believed that Brother Xiao Gu would not lie to him. With Brother Xiao Gu's strength, killing them to silence them would be just a piece of cake.

However, Brother Gu did not do so, which shows that the other party also cares about the cooperation between the two parties.

Liu Jinan continued, "Brother Yang, I think you should understand that I didn't have to get involved just now."

"I know that if my strength is exposed, it will definitely make you feel apprehensive."

"But I still chose to save you and your people."

He sighed: "If Brother Yang still has any suspicion about me, I can leave right now. I hope that our cooperation can be mutual, rather than mutual reservation."

Yang Yan hurriedly said: "Brother Xiao Gu, I didn't mean that! I just think you are too powerful and I am not worthy of being with you."

"Does it mean that the strong are lonely at the top? Who said that the strong don't deserve friends?" Liu Jinan pressed on, "Brother Yang, I think you don't regard me as a brother at all, that's why you have such thoughts."

Yang Yan couldn't help shaking his head: "That's not the case, Brother Gu, please listen to my explanation."

Liu Jinan gave him the look you said.

Yang Yan touched his nose and said sincerely: "First of all, on behalf of my people, I would like to thank you. Thank you for lending a helping hand and saving us from danger."

"If it weren't for you, we would have all died just now. You are our savior."

Liu Jinan waved his hand: "I saved my own brother, why should I thank him?"

Yang Yan lowered his head in shame. The more frankly Brother Gu acted, the more ashamed and angry he became.

"I'm sorry, Brother Gu. I was just imagining things. I shouldn't have doubted you." He lowered his head and confessed, "I've been a steward since I was seventeen. It's inevitable that I have a bit of utilitarianism when interacting with people, so I presumptuously speculated on your good deeds."

Liu Jinan generously forgave him: "Just don't do it again."

Yang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of his brothers, his heart started to beat again: "Well, my people may have the same idea as me. If they offend you, please don't blame me."

"Your friends are my friends," Liu Jinan said with a smile, "Since we are all friends, there is no need to offend anyone."

"If anyone has other ideas, just come and fight me."

Liu Jinan's words completely put Yang Yan's mind at ease. He laughed and said, "Yes, yes, you should let those who have objections come and fight with you! Listen to me, don't show them mercy, beat them until they cry for their parents."

Liu Jinan shook his head and laughed: "Brother Yang, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"My conscience was eaten by the evil spirit a long time ago, and now the evil spirit has been eaten by your white cat, which means my conscience is in the white cat's stomach." Yang Yan shrugged innocently.

The two returned to their previous way of getting along.

But as to whether they really have no grudges, only the parties involved know.

After Yang Yan finished chatting, he got out of the car. Yang Li and the others hurried over and said, "Manager, what's going on?"

Yang Jiu was also curious and asked: "Brother, did you find out anything?"

Yang Yan coughed twice to clear his throat, then raised his voice and said, "Everyone, I solemnly declare once again that Liu Jin'an is my brother who has sworn all his life for me. Anyone who dares to disrespect him in the future will be slapping me in the face! From now on, you must treat him like your own brother, eat meat together, and drink wine together. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Liu Jinan listened to the noise outside and leaned comfortably in the carriage.

Of course he knew that these words were somewhat of a show, and the other party deliberately let him hear them just to show goodwill to him.

There was no need for Liu Jinan to object to something that was going with the flow.

What's more, he would not stay in the Bifang tribe for too long. After completing the transaction, he would go to look for the whereabouts of Suzaku.

Mu Ling had told him that the Vermillion Bird lived in the place in the Fire Cloud Zone where the fire element was most active. It might be a crater or a piece of magma, and he needed to look for it carefully.

Saying it is the same as not saying it.

He even asked Mu Ling how such a huge tree could be so ignorant of things.

Mu Ling answered him confidently: "The jungle area and the Fire Cloud area are so far apart, it's normal that I don't know. After you go there, you can ask the auspicious beasts there, who knows what they may know."

Because of this, he chose the Bifang tribe as a breakthrough point.

……

into the night.

Ever since Liu Jinan demonstrated his extraordinary strength, no one dared to sleep with him. He was happy to occupy a tent by himself.

After summoning Duan Haiping, he used his spiritual sense to set up a barrier for his tent to reduce the tent's presence.

Only then did he share today's events with Duan Haiping.

Baihu even added fuel to the fire: "Dou Di also said that Liu Jinan was Yang Yan's little lover. I laughed to death. You didn't see Liu Jinan's expression at that time."

Liu Jinan rolled his eyes and said, "You white tiger, you're sticking your elbow outward, aren't you?"

You are not allowed to eat tomorrow and will be hungry all day!

Duan Haiping asked in a questioning tone: "Is there anything else?"

His eyes were fierce, as if he wanted to turn the Doudi from ashes back into human form, torture it hundreds of times and then burn it.

"It's just a misunderstanding. You know, you're the only one in my heart." Ugh, so corny.

But it's useful.

Duan Haiping's expression visibly improved: "That Yang Yan is probably not as simple as you say. He may be respectful to you on the surface, but you never know what he might say to their clan leader in private."

Liu Jinan nodded: "He is a very cautious person, and he puts the interests of the tribe above his own interests. So even if he and I have a good personal relationship, he will not favor me in front of the tribe leader, and will definitely tell us every detail from the time we met to the time we traveled together."

Duan Haiping's brows were even more gloomy: "Do you still have a personal relationship?"

Liu Jinan sighed softly: "I'm just making an analogy."

"I'm just raising doubts." Duan Haiping said with a sour look in his eyes, "Yang Yan is a man of deep thoughts. You shouldn't get too close to him."

Liu Jinan understood the truth, but he just didn't want to listen to Duan Haiping's nagging: "Now you want to interfere with my freedom to make friends?"

"An An," Duan Haiping frowned helplessly, "I don't want to interfere with your making friends, but he..."

"I know what's going on." Liu Jinan waved his hand and ended the topic.

He shared everything that happened in the secret realm with Duan Haiping because he hoped that the other party could understand his situation and fight alongside him.

Instead of questioning his decisions everywhere.

Admittedly, traveling with Yangyan is not the only way to get to the Huoyun Tribe, but he has already done so, so why bother repeating that this is wrong and that is not okay?

"I'm an adult, don't treat me like a child." Liu Jinan said unhappily, "You've done what you should do. Why are you acting like an elder now? Or do you prefer the feeling of training your partner?"

As Liu Jinan's words became more and more outrageous, Duan Haiping couldn't help but hold his forehead, feeling a dull pain in his temples.

I can't scold him, and I can't hit him...either.

He turned his face away, and the furrows between his brows became deeper - he didn't know what to do with Liu Jinan.

I'm afraid of dropping it if I hold it in my hands, and afraid of it melting if I hold it in my mouth. I want to see him all the time, and I'm afraid he'll get hurt where I can't see.

He didn't know how to express these things, he was not a very talkative person.

Even though I felt very upset, the only thing I said was: "Am I annoying you?"

At that moment, Liu Jinan felt as if his heart was pierced.

He was stunned at first, then suddenly realized.

What on earth is he doing!

Even though he knew that Duan Haiping had character flaws, he still argued with him.

What is the picture?

"How could I find you annoying? I just like you chattering in my ear. It's just that I was too excited just now. Please don't be angry with me." Liu Jinan stepped forward and gave Duan Haiping a hug. "I just want to tell you that I understand what I am doing. I hope you will give me enough trust."

Duan Haiping kissed the boy's cheek: "I never doubted you."

"I know that I mistook your concern for suspicion. Fortunately, it's not too late."

Liu Jinan stroked Duan Haiping's hair: "It's still early, stay with me for a while?"

"As ordered."