Millennium: I Love Demon King

Since the beginning of the apocalypse, October had become an outrageously cold month. The average daily temperature had dropped to four degrees Celsius, and it was getting colder and colder.

Some of the major food producing areas near the temporary base had been searched many times by people who were not giving up on eating. Some of the grains were harvested and the volunteers were only able to eat a little before becoming food poisoning.

The news leaked out through various channels. The entire base knew that the food supply had been cut off this season. The land had undergone some unknown changes. The people would die if they ate the food. A while ago, there were more and more people waiting to receive missions in the meeting hall of the base. Everyone wanted to take advantage of the time when there was still food in the base to earn more work points and hoard more food.

Mr. Liu told Gu Cheng that the competition for the recent missions was too intense. The people who went out to do the cleanup tasks with him had all started snatching zombies. In addition, the base's work points had also started to decrease. Originally, a mission should have had some basic work points, but now they had to save up five zombie heads in order to give some basic work points.

"Everyone's having a hard time." He sighed as he thanked Gu Cheng for the small bag of apples that he had been given. He wanted to refuse, but then he remembered that his wife and children had not eaten fruit in a long time, so he hid the bag of precious apples in his coat and said goodbye to them.

"A temporary base of 300,000 people won't be able to hold on for much longer relying on the material searches of a few nearby counties. At that time, this place will definitely be in chaos. "

Gu Cheng washed the apples clean and carefully peeled them off with a fruit knife held in his hand. Yet, it was not for him to eat. With a flip of his hand, he handed it to Lin Xin at the side.

"Do the fields in the fields really have nothing to grow?" she asked.

Lin Xin was used to him taking care of her everyday. One apple a day, the doctor away from me.

"Unless the experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences figure out a new planting method." In his previous life, it had taken them three years to solve this problem: the problem of water source, the cause of the change in soil, the search for and nurturing of seeds … These were all difficult problems. "Or, the water purifier can evolve to the Third Order in a day and produce ten square meters of planted land."

Gu Cheng let out a rare sigh, "There's a lot of water affinity users, but purification is one of the fewer. It's a giant panda amongst water affinity users. Even a thousand adepts might not be able to produce one."

"Will the base become chaotic? Yesterday, Miss Ma told me that their family's share of work for food is getting smaller and smaller. Are we going to move away? " Lin Xin wasn't the Holy Mother. The first thing she thought of wasn't asking Gu Cheng to donate a bit of food – that was his item and she had no right to make a decision for him. However, seeing others starve to death was a little too much for her, so she decided to leave as soon as possible.

"Not in a short time, but not in the next year. Do you want to leave here? If you don't want to stay here, we can go to another base to take a look. " Gu Cheng took away the apple core in her hand and touched her face.

Recently, he often found the opportunity to make a move on her. Lin Xin blushed, understanding that he was scared off by her two days ago.

"It's too cold now. We'll talk about it after winter."

Lin Xin shook her head. She actually quite liked this temporary base.

This was originally an ancient town, a famous tourist attraction near H City. According to legend, it was built based on the Eight Trigrams Diagram, and later the developers expanded the surrounding imitated ancient buildings, gradually forming its current scale. Initially, she was curious about why the temporary base wouldn't be built inside the city. However, after looking at the pond in the center of the city, she suddenly realized something. It was a pity that the people who chose the location did not expect that the apocalypse would not only bring about the zombie virus, but also the deterioration of the water source. Now that the base had blocked the lake's running water, they also dug a canal to divert the water source. Because even though the base forbade residents to use or drink contaminated water, there were still people who installed lake water to cheat on the black market. Dirty water will not kill you if you drink a little, but if you drink too much, you will suddenly die for no good reason.

Clean water was now quite precious in the base as well, the source of which Gu Cheng was not too clear on. He had only heard Mr Liu mention to him before that a bottle of water for work points was the same as the price for a meal. Fortunately, the three of them lived together. Not only did Miss He's water-type superpower guarantee the daily consumption of the three families, it could also be sold in the market. It was not a small gain.

The shortage of supplies was not only related to the water and food. With the abnormal weather, the arrival of early winter also affected the lives of the base survivors. The mission in the meeting hall had been added with a search mission for the winter quilts since September. A few counties near the base were also raided by the task team. When people were searching for supplies, they mostly took away food, but no one took the quilts. The task was relatively easy, and the wintertime supplies that they brought back weren't expensive either. Soon, all of the supplies were exchanged for the base's residents. There were smart people who took the opportunity to hoard more clothes. As the weather became colder, people wanted to change into cotton blankets and clothes. The price had risen again. They were regretful.

Although Lin Xin said it was cold, in reality, she wasn't cold at all. They had already moved into the living room. Gu Cheng picked up a brick bed and leaned against the wall as he smoked, all the way to the tiled roof. The kang burned twenty-four hours a day, and they were all dressed in plain clothes in the hot room. Only when she went out for a walk would she be able to tell how cold it was outside. At the end of October, she would even be a little shaky when she went out in her down jacket. Having returned home to catch a cold, Gu Cheng refused to let her go out.

When the other families saw their kang, they also learned to get one in their own living room. No one dared to use the soil in the field, so they rented a truck from the base and went to the surrounding farmers' homes to dismantle the bricks. The lucky ones found some cement and set up the brick bed one by one. Fortunately, they made their move early. By November, the weather was so cold that even when the three quilts were shaking, more and more people were learning how to make the kang, making it harder to collect materials. On the other hand, the guy who made the fire brick bed earned back food for his family that winter, even without going out to do some tasks. It was a pleasant surprise.

Gu Cheng felt like he had returned to those days when he was a little boy, like Cat's Winter in the North. The family did not go out for the entire winter. They would go down to the cellar to find a piece of cabbage every day. Then, they would scoop out a piece of meat from the snowdrift in front of the door, add in some Frozen Tofu Black Wood Ear Powder, and stew it in a pot for a day. When they were hungry, they would bury a few sweet potatoes in the pit. He and Lin Xin hadn't left the house for nearly half a month.

Lin Xin was just like a few days ago, she was half an arm away from him before he went to sleep. When he woke up, she had come over to him at some point and was sleeping soundly in his arms. He gently stroked her hair and tucked it behind her ear. Every day she just looked at her like a sponge soaked in water, filled with an unfamiliar warmth, swelling and swelling.

Gentle and gentle, Hero's Tomb. There was probably nothing like this. He kissed her forehead before waking her up. The time to stay in bed had come and it was time to get up for breakfast.

Stretching lazily, Lin Xin was not surprised to find that after falling asleep, she rolled back into his embrace. This was the first time she blushed and felt embarrassed. She began to get used to it after. During the past few nights with Gu Cheng, the cold ailments in her limbs had all disappeared when winter arrived. Holding him was like hugging a human stove, the quality of her sleep having reached an unimaginable level.

"What do you want for breakfast?" She rubbed her eyes, getting out of bed only to realize that having a lump of eye poop was truly not a good experience. She and Gu Cheng had indeed already directly skipped the normal course of their relationship and entered the old couple's mode.

"Butter fried toast and eggs. Would you like another piece of cake?"

The virtuous Gu Cheng had already put on his apron and was beginning to fry the Sweet 'n' Sour Egg. She loved to eat his fried egg. When it was served, the egg white was still tender and tender. When the egg yolk bit into it, it would be exactly 70% ripe, yet the sweet fragrance of Shanghai salt would be so delicious that she could eat quite a few of them in one go. But each time he only fried her two eggs at most, eat too much lest she overeat cholesterol. Sigh, she must have saved the entire Milky Way in her previous life. Being spoiled by such a man, she simply could not imagine how she would be able to live without Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng moved quickly, placing the fragrant food in front of her in just a few minutes. He couldn't remember the tedious names of the cakes, but he remembered that each time he changed the flavor she liked. Today was Lamb's Cheesecake, and Lin Xin knew he didn't like sweets, so she gave him a bite to taste it and took care of it herself.

She knew that he was actually not picky with food at all. If she were to eat some steamed buns by herself, she would be done with. However, Gu Cheng had always been very patient and patient towards her. Every day, he would change to a different method to make food for her. He never bothered with it. She had seen all of this and remembered it bit by bit.

"It's the Winter Solstice today, what do you want to do?" Gu Cheng quickly finished his breakfast and asked.

Lin Xin understood that he was asking her if he should invite those three clans to dinner together, "Then we should go and ask those three clans. Recently, it seems like I haven't seen many of them leave my house."

"En, the weather is too cold. It seems that the zombies have also gone into hiding for the winter." There aren't many tasks in the base that can be accepted. They're all resting at home. "

Lin Xin thought that there were many people in the base who would not be able to survive this winter. Without a mission, they could accept. If they didn't save up some things, it would be terrible.

"We're going to have to rob the firewood pickers. Bring some firewood back for them when they come over."

Seeing that she had finished eating, Gu Cheng silently tidied up the dishes and went to wash them. He never let Lin Xin wash the dishes, even though there was plenty of hot water in the room and it wouldn't freeze her. He was willing to pamper her, to the point where she couldn't get used to other people.

Lin Xin had fought for it. She felt that once one person cooked, the other person would be in charge of washing the dishes. When it came to Gu Cheng, he wouldn't even be able to wash the plates. She could only squat to the side and watch him carefully wipe off the water stains on his plate one by one. She thought that the words on the internet made a lot of sense.

The temperature outside had already reached around -20 degrees Celsius, and Gu Cheng was unable to refuse her. As he walked out, he wrapped her in layer after layer, the thick scarf covering her entire face, leaving only her eyes exposed.

"Be careful, the snow is very thick."

Gu Cheng held her hand firmly. After a few days of snow, the snow on the road had already piled up to her knees.

Lin Xin was a Southerner and rarely saw snow when she was young. She had only seen a few heavy snowflakes when she arrived at H City near North China. However, she had never seen such a deep snow before. For the first time in their lives, she would giggle happily every time they fell into the snow and asked Gu Cheng to help her pull out her leg. It took them seven or eight minutes to finish walking this short snowy path.

It was rare for Gu Cheng to hear her smile like this, so he was rather glad that he had given in just now.

Just as she was about to knock on the door, Miss Ma came out with a smile. "Meiwei said she heard your voice and asked me to come out to pick you up. It's really you guys who came. Come in quickly, it's so cold outside."

When they entered, the three families had just finished their breakfast. The bowls and chopsticks had not been taken away, and there was still some leftover porridge in a large pot on the table.

"Have you eaten? If you haven't, I'll go cook some more noodles." Grandma Liu asked.

Lin Xin shook her head and said there was no need for that. Originally, she had planned to let these families go to their place for lunch. But now that she thought about how cold it was outside and how troublesome it was to walk around, she decided to just stay with him …

Let's open fire here. She glanced at Gu Cheng, but before she could say anything, he had already nodded his head.

"Today is the Winter Solstice, so we came over to disturb you. Let's make a hotpot at noon. It will only be lively when there are more people to eat."

Everyone raised their hands in approval as the whole room was surrounded by female servants. Gu Cheng glanced at her before heading off to take a look at the fire brick bed.

Bighead Yang came forward. He was no longer so afraid of Gu Cheng as he introduced him with a rather boastful air, "A brick taken from a nearby village wall. It took me two days to knock all the old cement on it."

That guy outside is really unkind. Half a bag of cement needs a bag of rice to be willing to exchange for it. Big Brother Liu and I have made our own bricks. It's still there, not shaking at all. "

Gu Cheng answered in a casual manner, filling up a few more holes with coal. Only when the room slowly began to heat up did he signal for Lin Xin to take off her jacket.

"Little Gu is really following you closely." Grandma Liu teased her.

Lin Xin was rather shameless in front of others. After being teased by them like this, she didn't even dare to look at Gu Cheng anymore.

Knowing that there was only one way to stop them from talking, he didn't say anything as he walked past several packages of nuts and snacks, such as peanut, melon, walnut, pine, pine, potato, crisps, chocolate, milk candy, which were placed on the table. Knowing that there was only one way to stop them from talking, he didn't say anything as he walked past several packages of nuts and snacks, such as peanut, melon, pine, pine, and potato, and crisps, such as chocolate, candies, all of the women and children in the room went crazy. Everyone sat around the hot brick bed, chatting about neighbors and old stories. It was a lively scene.

Speaking of thirst, Miss He was preparing to boil some hot water for everyone to drink, while Gu Cheng split out a pot of hot coffee or milk tea for each of them. Lin Xin was used to drinking these, yet it had been a long time since these beverages had been drunk by these three families. The aroma of coffee and milk tea filled the room, and the mood of conversation turned cold.

"I heard that the materials at the base won't be able to hold on for long." Mr. Liu suggested, and took a small, cherishing sip of his coffee. He used to drink at least two cups of coffee a day, and had a Philippe espresso machine in his office. It had been almost half a year since he had drunk this since the apocalypse. He had seen people selling instant coffee in bags and a steamed bun in the market. It was too expensive to buy it for himself.

"Gu Cheng told me already that we're planning to head north once the weather warms up a little." Right now, she was no longer afraid of talking to other men. She didn't know when this problem would be resolved.

"Where are you going?" Madam Yang asked, looking uneasily at her husband, Bighead Yang.

"I haven't thought of it yet. Let's go where we can see what the situation is like." Are you planning to leave? "

"If it's not too much trouble, our family will go with you." Grandpa Liu looked at Gu Cheng's expression and knew that he would not object, so he felt a lot more at ease.

"So do we." Sun and Yang families also followed.

"Alright, it's a deal then."

"Prepare yourselves for spring. If you want to drive away, you can leave. There are still places to sit on the bus. You can set up some tents and camp outside at night." Gu Cheng, who hadn't spoken since he entered, concluded.

He had thought it through. It would be good to let these three families travel together, but there would be someone to switch cars with on the way. If there were any special circumstances, there wouldn't be someone to substitute them.

The clouds that had been hanging over the three families since winter had finally lifted. Their relationship with Gu Cheng had been established through Lin Xin, who was neither related nor close friends with them. Normally, they would bump into each other in the corridor, but they hadn't exchanged much words. Fortunately, the elders of both families still retained the habit of being good-neighbourly to their relatives. Yang Datou and his wife were even more clueless about Lin Xin. They had only been recruited into this small group after Gu Cheng had saved them once. They were just normal people, and after the apocalypse, they would always be at a loss about their future.

However, Gu Cheng was different. He seemed to have never cared about these things, simply sweeping away all the terrifying zombies in the eyes of others with a single attack. With such terrifying strength, just living near him was enough to give the three families a sense of security and stability. So when they heard he was leaving and was willing to take them with him, of course they were very happy.

When Gu Cheng conjured up another pot of mutton, the tables were filled with golden needle mushrooms, beef balls, slippery prawns, lettuce and other hot pot dishes, the eyes of the three families were almost turning green. It had to be known that they had already eaten canned meat porridge for several days. That canned meat had been gifted to them by Gu Cheng.

But none of them moved, and only when Lin Xin urged them to hurry up, did they start picking up their favorite dishes with their chopsticks. The battle prowess of the fourteen people was simply too terrifying. It was only after Gu Cheng had added three empty plates to his plate that everyone was able to rest while holding onto their stomachs. Before leaving, Gu Cheng left them two big baskets of coal and a hundred jin of Chinese cabbage radish. The weather was cold enough for even half a pig to stay and allow them to eat slowly until the beginning of spring.

Even though the three families knew that these things were precious, they didn't think much of it. The reason they gave these things to them was because Lin Xin occasionally liked to follow them around. The mistresses of the three families were all more determined to get on good terms with Lin Xin. Fortunately, Lin Xin had a good personality and was neither sick nor worried, so she wasn't the type of person to make things difficult for others.

The moment he returned to their little house, Gu Cheng took off his jacket and got two bowls of fried rice out. The two of them actually didn't really like to eat hotpot, so they only ate in a lively atmosphere.

Lin Xin and Gu Cheng both climbed onto the brick bed after eating their fill. She leaned against the wall and read a novel for a while. After a few yawns, she felt really sleepy. Gu Cheng moved to the side, causing her to fall asleep on his leg.

When he woke up, he smelled the fragrance of daffodils blooming. She raised her head and saw that the water immortal she had raised a few days ago had bloomed so quickly due to the continuous supply of hot air.

She wanted to tell Gu Cheng about it, but the book in his hand had already been thrown to the side and he was leaning against the wall, fast asleep. She gently held his head so he could lie down and pull the covers over him. This person was probably afraid that he would wake up, so he endured until he fell asleep.

Suddenly, she discovered that his eyelashes were really long, and when she closed her eyes, they were like a small fan. She could not help but extend her hand to poke him.

He was confused at first, but when he saw that the person in front of him was her, he immediately grabbed her and pulled her into his embrace. His chin rubbed against her head, and his breathing calmed down again.

This fellow had not woken up from his sleep at all. Lin Xin tried to push him. Gu Cheng hugged him tightly. She didn't want to wake him up, so she could only hold herself back and wait for him to wake up. She suspected that she had not rolled to his side in the night at all, that he might have grabbed her and held her. She had been feeling guilty for several days.

She felt an inexplicable sweetness in her heart. This time, he hugged her while she was completely awake. Lin Xin's face, which was leaning against his chest, was burning hot. She didn't need to look in the mirror to know that her face was extremely red. Slowly, the heat on her face faded. Listening to Gu Cheng's steady heartbeat, she didn't know when she fell asleep again.

The two slept until nine at night. When they woke up, they couldn't figure out how it was so late for them to have a nap. After filling their stomachs, the two of them couldn't sleep, so they leaned against the brick bed and watched a movie together. Leaning against him, for some reason, she half lay in his arms. Feeling that it was more comfortable than the hard brick bed, she didn't move. When the male and female host started biting their lips and taking off their clothes, their hearts thumped as they gasped for air.

She hurriedly sat upright. At this point, she had no idea where the plot had gone to. All of her attention was focused on resisting Gu Cheng's approach.

His chin was gently lifted and Lin Xin was forced to face him. She was shocked by the thick desire in his eyes.

"Lin." Lin Xin never knew that her surname could be read in such a way. It was his desire for her and his teasing of her.

There would always be a day when she didn't have a precise love plan that required her to be together for a long time. The relationship between a man and a woman was so deep that they had to express their love in this way.

She wanted to take a gamble herself, so she didn't avoid his approach. Instead, she gently closed her eyes.

Although the first time had not gone smoothly, he had still hurt her in the end. However, what comforted Gu Cheng was that Lin Xin had enjoyed herself later on. He didn't dare to press her down, afraid that she would remember something bad and let her do it. Both of them were pretty much novices in this area, so it was better for their relationship to take another step forward.

After the meal, Lin Xin was extremely tired, while Gu Cheng had only managed to eat one dish, which was even worse than his previous hunger. However, he wasn't a beast that only cared about himself. When he finished putting the bathtub full of hot water, he turned around and Lin Xin almost fell asleep. Afraid that she would catch a cold, Gu Cheng could only carry her and casually wash up. Taking a big bath towel, he helped her dry her body. She had already fallen asleep, her head tilted to the side as she leaned against his chest.

Gu Cheng quietly watched her sleeping face. His heart was suddenly struck by a tremendous sense of happiness, his heart aching with joy.

He reached out his hand and placed it on her flat stomach. Today was her safe day, so he didn't do anything before. However, Lin Xin probably didn't think of this at all. If a woman subconsciously does not reject the idea of having children with another man, she must love him.

Gu Cheng couldn't help but give her another kiss on the forehead.

Outside, it was snowing and freezing.

Inside the house, however, there was a thick spring feeling around the neck of the mandarin ducks.

It's the dividing line of self-reliance again...

I can't write anything below the neck. I've already done my best. Everyone should think about it. Hopefully, it will be harmonious enough and won't be rewritten.