Chapter 84 Castile (Chapter 35 - The End) Castile...

Alistair already harbored resentment towards Xu Lingzhao, so how could he let go of such a good opportunity? The Queen is currently in poor health, and Senas poisoned her for the throne. Although the poisoning was discovered, it was too late to save her.

Alistair severed all ties between Xu Lingzhao's Knights and the royal city, controlling the Knights and preventing them from providing support. He has been missing for two months.

In his eyes, Xu Lingzhao was already a dead man.

Furthermore, the road she took to Lorraine was teeming with insectoids and was a notorious death trap; as for her knightly order, they were nothing more than her burial goods.

The entire royal city spent another month in this tense atmosphere. The Queen's health deteriorated, and Alistair, just like the Second Prince before him, took control of the entire palace.

However, he did not intend to follow the example of the Second Prince; what he needed was to rightfully inherit the throne.

He needed to gradually eliminate Xu Lingzhao's power and influence in the capital, starting with her unofficial partner. Timothy and others had once been his loyal subordinates, but now they were devotedly protecting Xu Lingzhao.

The thought of this made Alistair grit his teeth in hatred.

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Xu Lingzhao has been missing for nearly three months. Her knights are stranded at the transit station, and their mental state is visibly poor. Although the transit station has sufficient supplies, they can only move around inside the station, while the roars of the insectoids outside are constantly tormenting them.

But what they didn't realize was that the number of Zerg was decreasing day by day.

The knights, waiting in vain for reinforcements from the capital, were on the verge of collapse, knowing they had become expendable pawns, their supplies dwindling once the inter-war effort ended.

Death awaited them.

Just when they were in despair.

Xu Lingzhao appeared, slowly walking into the line of sight of the knights stationed on the high wall, following the darkness of the night. Her gaze was resolute, her captain's uniform was tattered, and her long golden hair was stuck to her face, clearly indicating that she had been through a fierce battle.

But her arrival was nothing short of stabilizing the morale of the army. The next day, Xu Lingzhao led them on their way again. The knights were surprised to find that almost no insectoids were hindering their progress.

Xu Lingzhao's eyes were full of exhaustion. She missed her Omega very much. She had been fighting the Insect Queen in the space for three months. Although she failed to destroy her in one fell swoop, she had severely damaged her vitality.

Chu Jing is 11 months pregnant. Without the comfort of Alph, pregnant Omegas will suffer a lot. Xu Lingzhao glanced back at the knights following closely behind her.

She cannot abandon these people's lives.

The Insect Queen gathered a large number of Insectoids to deal with Xu Lingzhao, and unintentionally hindered Lorraine's attack. This gave Xu Lingzhao a chance to catch his breath, and he had to go to Lorraine immediately after finishing the battle with the Insectoids.

Meanwhile, in the royal city.

Alistair and his knights surrounded Xu Lingzhao's fiefdom, ostensibly for protection, but in reality to keep them all under surveillance.

Whether he lives or dies is up to Alistair.

With only a month left until her due date, Chu Jing lay weakly in bed, her face pale, especially since she already knew that Xu Lingzhao had been missing for nearly three months.

At this moment, he was utterly despondent. His once bright eyes were now devoid of any light. He comforted himself, telling himself that she was just missing and that she would come back.

The extreme grief even made him lose hope of living, but he couldn't do that. He still had their child, and the pain in his heart had overwhelmed the physical pain.

The clamor of the knights outside constantly assaulted his senses. Perhaps he and his child would die here too. Chu Jing was acutely aware of his current predicament.

Without Xu Lingzhao's protection, his current situation is very bad, even though Timothy and the others are trying their best to protect him.

“Your Highness.” Timothy stopped Alistair at the door, head bowed, eyes fixed on the ground, but his posture was firm. “This is the Sixth Prince’s private residence. You may not enter without the Queen’s decree or the Sixth Prince’s permission.”

Alistair looked down at his once loyal subordinate and scoffed disdainfully, "Timothy, do you think you can stop me from going in given the current situation?"

Timothy looked up and met Alistair's gaze. She narrowed her eyes slightly and repeated the same sentence, "You may not enter without the Queen's decree or His Highness's permission."

Alistair merely raised his hand slightly, and the knights around him swarmed forward, surrounding Timothy and the others.

Chu Jingze had his eyes closed because of the discomfort in his glands, and his pheromones were overflowing uncontrollably throughout the room. When Alistair roughly pushed open the door, he was met with Chu Jingze's terrified eyes.

Aside from being marked, the pheromones of an Omega who has been marked at the end of time cannot be smelled by others.

Alistair's gaze swept across Chu Jingze's face. He approached step by step, a cryptic smile spreading across his face. Xu Lingzhao's Omega, this is her Omega.

Chu Jingze didn't even have the strength to sit up. The intense emotional turmoil made him feel like he was about to give birth, and the wet sensation and sharp pain reminded him of it.

Just as Alistair was about to reach the bedside, Xu Lingzhao appeared behind him. The Alpha's powerful mental strength made everyone present unable to even lift their heads.

"What do you want to do?" Xu Lingzhao grabbed his neck, looking at his face flushed red from suffocation. Her hand tightened involuntarily, and anger almost overwhelmed her reason.

But Chu Jingze's groans brought her back to her senses. She released her grip on his neck and said coldly, "Get out." The others quickly dragged Alistair out of the room.

Xu Lingzhao released pheromones to comfort Chu Jingze, who was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. He tightly held Xu Lingzhao's hand, which was trying to touch his face, and looked at the Omega in such pain.

Filled with guilt, Xu Lingzhao closed her eyes and touched his forehead with her own after the doctor arrived, hoping that the pheromones could erase all the pain.

The presence of this baby was more precious than anything else. Xu Lingzhao held Chu Jingze's hand tightly, and with the doctor's guidance, Chu Jingze gave birth to a girl. The baby's cries dispelled the gloom that had enveloped the castle.

The child was carried away by a maid, and Chu Jing slowly opened his eyes. He had no strength left, but his gaze remained on Xu Lingzhao's face, tears streaming down his cheeks.

Xu Lingzhao kissed his chapped lips, her eyes almost overflowing with heartache. A tear fell onto Chu Jingze's face, and she choked out, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Chu Jing shook his head, buried his head in Xu Lingzhao's arms, and fell into a deep sleep. Xu Lingzhao could no longer suppress his emotions, and tears wet the Omega's hair.

That night, Xu Lingzhao held him as they fell asleep, her soothing pheromones enveloping Chu Jingze. Xu Lingzhao reached out and stroked his pale face; she had almost lost him.

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Over the next two weeks, Xu Lingzhao ended the war with Lorraine as quickly as possible. By day, she was the Sixth Prince protecting the country on the battlefield; by night, she was the husband of an Omega.

On the day Xu Lingzhao returned to the capital, the Queen personally greeted her, but she declined the banquet and went straight home, where Chu Jing was lying on the bed playing with the baby.

Seeing Xu Lingzhao appear at the door, Chu Jing had a maid take the child away. The Alpha picked him up with practiced ease, his warm breath brushing against his neck, making him chuckle. "Stop it," he said coquettishly.

"I missed you so much." Xu Lingzhao greedily inhaled his scent, "There's a milky fragrance now."

These words made Chu Jingze blush. Although they already had a child, he couldn't help but feel his heart flutter whenever Xu Lingzhao got close to him.

Upon learning that Xu Lingzhao's three-month disappearance was due to a battle with the Insect Queen, Chu Jing's grievances vanished, replaced by heartache.

Xu Lingzhao conjured a bouquet of white roses in his hand as if by magic.

"I love it!" Chu Jingze smelled the white roses and a happy smile appeared on his face. He habitually snuggled into her arms. Even just being quietly together made Chu Jingze feel very happy.

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Xu Lingzhao and Alistair were both secretly summoned by the Queen, while Chu Jing waited at home. Now that he had almost fully recovered, he stood by the window gazing in the direction of the palace.

I was extremely nervous.

He suffered from separation anxiety. Whenever Xu Lingzhao was not by his side, he felt tense and depressed. A maid was holding a crying child beside him. She said, "Madam, please hold Miss."

Chu Jing frowned. He didn't turn around but stood by the window, his tone somewhat impatient, "You can leave now." Seeing this, the maid had no choice but to leave.

His longing grew stronger, and dressed only in a thin nightgown, he even considered going directly to the palace to find her. As soon as he pushed open the door, he was met with a strong embrace.

Xu Lingzhao chuckled lightly, "What's wrong? What's this?"

"I missed you." Chu Jing buried his face in her arms, his voice muffled. Xu Lingzhao picked him up, supporting his legs with her arms. The Omega wrapped his arms around her neck and looked at her at eye level.

Before Xu Lingzhao could speak, Chu Jingze impatiently kissed her. Xu Lingzhao obediently opened her lips and let him do as he pleased.

The kiss lasted for a long time before it ended.

Chu Jingze's eyes were flushed, his watery eyes were covered with an alluring mist, his lips were bright red, and there was a trace of water glistening at the corner of his mouth.

Xu Lingzhao smiled, his eyes crinkling. How could she not understand what he meant? She carried him straight to the bedside, gently placed him on the bed, and reached out to tidy his slightly messy hair.

Several buttons on her clothes had already been secretly undone by the Omega. Xu Lingzhao grabbed his fidgeting little hand and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll do it."

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Alistair's sudden death in the palace sent shockwaves through the royal city. The once all-powerful prince, the queen's favorite, had met his end in this manner.

Some attributed Alistair's death to Xu Lingzhao, speculating on how this suddenly emerging sixth prince achieved his ultimate victory. However, the discussion ended when Xu Lingzhao was named the first in line to the throne.

A few months later, the Queen passed away, and Xu Lingzhao became the new Queen of Castile. On the day of her accession, Xu Lingzhao and Chu Jing held a grand wedding, and their daughter became the first in line to the throne without any doubt.

After that, Xu Lingzhao dealt with the insect queen who was barely surviving in this world, and never separated from Chu Jingze for even a day. After their daughter differentiated into an Alpha at the age of 18, Xu Lingzhao passed the throne to her.

Xu Lingzhao took Chu Jingze on a trip to various countries to make up for past regrets. From then on, no Zerg creature ever appeared in the world again.

- Castile arc complete (side story ends after the main story)

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