Chapter 110: The Result

  "The imperial family of the Tianyun Empire is named after Annan, because all members of the imperial family come from a life tree called the Annan Tree. The Longevity Fruit made from the Life Fruit of the Annan Tree, when eaten, allows the eater's body to possess a part of the Annan Tree's life. I'll summon it and check its growth status, then I can see how well you've absorbed it." Annan Xiu explained to Li Luyu while carefully examining the small tree.

  Li Luyu could only watch as this happened, and at this time, apart from feeling something in his body constantly flowing towards the navel, he didn't feel any discomfort. The Tree of Life gradually grew larger, but it didn't bring him any pressure, as if it had no weight.

  That Annan tree's life tree, gradually grew up, at first it was still a small sapling, soon it reached the ceiling, but it didn't continue to grow taller. At this time, Li Luyu had already seen its appearance... Pineapple tree!

  Li Luyu certainly recognized it, although the one in his own home was extremely large and the ones in the botanical garden were mature trees. But which part of the Sarisa tree - its bark, branches, or leaves - wasn't he intimately familiar with? No wonder Annan Xiu took one look at the Sarisa tree in front of the old mansion and declared it a Tree of Life.

  This pineapple tree, of course, cannot be the same as the one in Li Luyu's home. It is hazy and misty, with a magical color emanating from the trunk and branches, surrounded by a halo of fog. Tiny, crystal-clear dew drops float around, emitting a dazzling and enchanting glow.

  The tip of the tree touched the ceiling and stopped growing taller, but its branches began to stretch out, crawling all over the ceiling, then along the walls, along the furniture, along the appliances, gently and quickly filling up all the space it could occupy.

  In a short while, the entire room was filled with the branches of this life tree, and the room was filled with a misty light that obscured the sunlight. All that could be seen were green leaves swaying gently, and branches dancing in the breeze. Li Rouyou felt as if she had suddenly been transported from the middle of the ocean to the heart of a forest. Her ears picked up the soft whispers of the forest, and her nose breathed in the fresh, natural air.

  Annan Xiu began to walk around, carefully observing the Tree of Life, revealing a look of surprise, and after a long time, she hummed a short sentence again.

  It was as if time had flowed backwards, like a movie rewinding, and the branches of that tree of life retreated along their original trajectory, quickly shrinking back into Li Rouyou's belly.

  The sunlight outside shone in again, and Li Luyu even felt a bit dazzling. He didn't know if the entire examination process was over or not, but he still lay there, only this time without being attracted by the Tree of Life, it had turned into a small room, an older brother lying naked on the sofa, and a little sister wearing a nurse's uniform. Li Luyu naturally went to block the little animal.

  "Let me see." An Nan Xiu brushed aside his hand.

  "Why won't you let me see it?" Li Luyu was unwilling to comply, and An Nanxiu actually made such a request, as if he really treated him like a specimen.

  "You're already naked, does it make a difference if you look more or less?" Annan Xiu argued with reason and strength, then blushed and stared at Li Luyu, how dare he think of looking at her, absolutely impossible! Hers and his were different, hers didn't have any hair, maybe Li Luyu would find it strange, although having hair was the strange thing, but Annan Xiu didn't want to be thought of as strange by him.

  Li Luyu estimated that An Nanxiu had finished the test, and didn't dawdle with her here. She hastily ran to the bedroom to put on her clothes before rushing out, asking anxiously: "How was the test just now? How was it?"

  An Nanxiu was disappointed and felt a bit disheartened. Men, as a species, were something she hadn't studied thoroughly herself. Li Ruo Yu unexpectedly refused to be her specimen, and since she didn't plan on killing him, she just wanted to cut off that small creature and collect various data from it; after all, it could be reattached later.

  This thing is actually like a woman's breasts, it's completely unnecessary to exist. I don't know why Li Ruoyu is so fond of it, if he were to suggest helping him cut it off, he would probably refuse?

  Annan Xiu thought for a moment and estimated that Li Luyu would not agree, so forget it, she didn't want to get angry with him either, considering he had been thinking about her in his heart just now.

  "The image of the Tree of Life reflects your absorption status. Normally, after absorbing it completely, the Tree of Life should have borne fruit, but yours hasn't." Such a problem was apparently not enough to stump An Nan Xiu, although it was somewhat unexpected, but that wasn't enough to surprise her, An Nan Xiu's tone was as calm and composed as ever.

  "What does that mean?"

  "It means you haven't fully absorbed the Life Fruit yet, but your physical condition has improved significantly. Your extended lifespan is around 500 years, which means that adding it to your original lifespan, you'll probably live for around 580 to 620 years." An Nan's eyebrows furrowed in concern, then she pouted and said reluctantly, "Your life is still too short. In order to one day promote you from a servant to my summoned beast, I will find ways to keep extending your life. You're not allowed to die before becoming my summoned beast, got it?"

  "Got it." Li Luoyu smiled, no one wanted to die, but it made him feel a warmth and tenderness in his heart, not because he could live for a long time, but something else, the awkwardly revealed An Nanxiu.

  Of course, she wouldn't admit it and didn't think Li Luyu could understand either.

  "As for the bullet issue, it can be confirmed now that your basic quality is not bad, barely escaping the ranks of a big fool, and is between a medium fool and a small fool. Of course, you are still far from being excellent in terms of talent.

  Annan Xiu saw Li Luyu smiling at her, and she couldn't help but feel her face flush with embarrassment, so she turned her head away to prevent him from seeing her smile. "Your body has acquired extremely strong anti-impact and recovery abilities. When a bullet hits your body, the power of the Longevity Fruit will form a second layer of hardened skin under your skin, absorbing the impact force of the bullet. Even if the hardened skin is destroyed, it's basically impossible to pose a threat to your life."

  "Then I don't have to be afraid of these things at all?" Li Luoyu was overjoyed.

  "Most people can't form a life tree to harden their skin, so I say you barely escaped being a complete idiot, but you're still an idiot." An Nan Xiu looked down on Li Luoyu for being overjoyed about such a trivial matter. "One bullet at a time is no problem, but if you're subjected to intense gunfire and the Longevity Fruit's repair ability is exhausted, you'll still die. If it's that sniper rifle you mentioned, unless you can evolve a life tree-hardened skeleton, getting hit in the brain or heart will also kill you. Getting hit in other parts of the body will also cause irreparable damage."

  Although Annanxiu's explanation was interspersed with her many disdainful and critical comments, Li Luyu had already made it clear that his actual situation was quite good, and could not be judged by Annanxiu's standards. If he were to meet her standards, Li Luyu would already be qualified to serve as the Grand Governor of a province on Earth.

  At least he was clear now, and he didn't need to be afraid of that woman in black anymore. The shadow in his heart from being held at gunpoint had finally been completely eliminated.

  He has a superhuman feeling that he never had before, even when he just ate the Longevity Fruit and got those benefits, becoming a different person, Li Rouyou didn't have this feeling.

  Having more strength, reacting faster, and having a stronger memory doesn't seem too exaggerated to Li Luyu. Although living longer is an astonishing thing, he can't feel it yet. Even though his mindset has changed somewhat, Li Luyu still doesn't think he's that different from others. At most, he just feels a bit more psychologically superior when seeing many people struggling to enjoy the wealth they've accumulated for their entire lives. He may not have money, but he has time to enjoy life. An Dongyang may have money, but he doesn't have as much time to enjoy his accumulated wealth.

  Bullets can't kill him; this is one of the differences between ordinary people and Superman.

  Greater strength, faster reaction, and stronger memory - such abilities would at most make one a top-notch ordinary person. And as for living longer, that's uncertain too. After all, life is full of unexpected twists and turns - who knows, maybe someone destined to live a thousand years might still get hit by a hard, dry bird dropping from an old eagle while walking down the street and die from a blow to the baihui acupoint.

  Bullets can't kill them, it's different. This means that the political and legal departments considered violent by ordinary people, including police, armed police, army, and national security, find it difficult to have control, punishment and penalty over such people.

  This is the true Superman, the real strongman who overlooks human society, an existence that transcends the violent structure of ordinary human society, and an individual who can express his own will.

  Of course, Li Luyu felt that even if he was a bulletproof Superman, he would not engage in illegal or criminal activities. Although this society is already dark enough, Li Luyu believed that when one has the ability to choose between making society darker or brighter, he will undoubtedly choose the latter, igniting the spark of conscience, morality and humanity, no matter how weak it may be in the darkness.

  He is only worried that his ability will be exposed, which will bring him great trouble. Li Luyu would not choose to show off and become the "certain hero" of street rumors. His power should be used to protect himself and his family, let alone his power is only suitable for self-defense.

  The biggest difference between him and ordinary people lies in the fact that when ordinary people suffer from oppression, injustice, and violence, they seek help everywhere but can't do anything. Li Rouyou has a kind of bottom line in his heart, don't mess with him, if he is forced to retreat to a desperate situation, he will naturally burst out with a force that makes the enemy regret it.

  Many times, people live in this world just to fight for a breath of air.

  Li Luyu has gained such confidence, he doesn't think he's that great, just a bit satisfied, a young man who has been living a hard life and working hard to make himself and his sister live better, finally having a sense of security.

  An Nan Xiu, thank you.