Chapter 153 This bed is too small

Before Ning Shuyin could even land and gain leverage, an arm quickly wrapped around her waist, pulled her back from the edge of the bed, and pressed her tightly against his chest.

The two pressed themselves tightly together.

"I told you not to move around." Situ Linchen's warm breath brushed against her head. "This bed is too small."

Complaining about a small bed sounds a bit ambiguous.

She tried to sit up, but he gently turned her over and pressed her wrist down onto the soft blanket.

Ning Shuyin's heartbeat had stopped.

The physical sensations were incredibly real; she didn't even dare to struggle. He held her beneath him with absolute control, and she was enveloped in his refreshing and pleasant scent.

"Because I want to hold you." His nose almost touched hers.

Ning Shuyin didn't understand what she meant at first.

After a few seconds of thought, she realized that he was answering her earlier question, asking why he had entered her rest pod.

A blush rose on her cheeks, and she turned her head away from his gaze.

As she turned, her leg brushed against the inside pocket of his trousers.

I pressed down on something hard and square.

It's a small box.

Situ Linchen was clearly also bothered by the bump, and reached into his pocket to take the box out.

"Want to know what it is?" A deep laugh vibrated softly in her ear.

"I don't want to know."

"You really don't want to know?"

The spring was pressed. The rounded black velvet box lid slowly opened in front of her, revealing a soft, translucent heart-shaped slime lying on white goose down inside.

Ning Shuyin remembered.

“In the virtual world of Galaxy Cinema, you gave my childhood self one.” Situ Linchen stretched out his finger and gently poked the bouncy little thing, watching it sway cutely.

"I searched many places before finding the one that most closely resembles it. But I still feel that it's a little different from the one you gave me."

Ning Shuyin's heart suddenly softened.

“I’ve answered your question, now it’s your turn to answer mine. Why did you come?” Situ Linchen asked.

“Just exploration,” she replied.

His voice deepened: "Ning Shuyin, why are you so concerned about Gu Lei's matter?"

It turns out he was asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Before setting off, she held a pre-battle meeting for Fang Yan and his team. It was mostly Fang Yan who reported to him.

“I think you’re acting a little strange.” Situ Linchen seemed to sense the stiffness in the body in his arms. “You seem to be overly concerned about your friend’s feelings.”

Ning Shuyin frowned slightly: "Is there a problem with caring about a friend?"

"Is that so?" Situ Linchen remained noncommittal.

Just when she thought she couldn't get away with this topic and would be pressed for answers, she suddenly felt a tightness around her waist.

He changed his position while holding her.

He rolled over and placed her on his lap. The position was somewhat ambiguous, and Ning Shuyin's face turned even redder.

"What's wrong?" he asked her. "It's not like it's the first time you've sat on me."

Was he flirting with her?

Ning Shuyin's heart was pounding so loudly she could hear it herself. The tension from the interrogation had suddenly turned into shyness. But how could she possibly say something like that?

Situ Linchen saw through her confusion: "We're dating, there's no need to be shy. Besides... you should know what to do on our third date, right?"

"Huh?" Ning Shuyin was bewildered. What was she supposed to do? She really didn't know.

He didn't answer her.

"You should get some sleep." He pulled her back into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head. "Even the military hasn't been able to explore the K100 ruins. This trip won't be easy, so take some time to rest now."

Despite her chaotic thoughts, Ning Shuyin fell into a deep sleep in his arms.

——

Several hours later.

The Explorer landed smoothly at the distant docking point on Gamma Star.

Through the porthole, you could see that the planet was entirely gray, its surface shrouded in storms.

"Equipment check complete, ready to depart at any time." Fang Yan led eight mercenaries, fully armed, standing before Ning Shuyin and Situ Linchen, each with a serious expression.

Fang Yan tilted his head slightly to indicate the distance outside the porthole.

Situ Linchen's gaze swept over everyone: "This is a search and rescue mission. The objective is to search the ruins for any hostages, including Gu Lei. If found, we will immediately begin the rescue."

"Yes!" the team replied in unison.

The landing craft pierced through the raging hurricane and landed at the entrance to the K100 ruins.

The magnificent portico carved from massive stones was half-buried underground. The entrance was narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time. Ning Shuyin and Situ Linchen walked in the middle of the group. As soon as they entered the ruins, they felt a chilling aura emanating from the depths of the corridor.

The further you go, the lower the temperature gets.

"The energy field is very chaotic. Everyone, keep in formation and don't get separated." Ning Shuyin sensed the surrounding environment.

Situ Linchen walked behind her, his heavy aura isolating the unsettling atmosphere within the ruins.

When the group walked through the corridor and arrived at the first open area, they realized that something was wrong.

This is a semi-circular hall. Looking out over the arched wall, there are exactly ten identical arches.

The depths of the doorway were also pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

"Ten paths, which one should we take?" Fang Yan asked Ning Shuyin.

Ning Shuyin closed her eyes and released her perception without reservation. The threads of perception probed into every channel, but like stones sinking into the sea, they received no response.

From the moment she entered the ruins, she unleashed her senses.

She tried to detect Gure's presence, but to no avail.

Even if she couldn't detect any aura, she couldn't be sure that Gu Lei wasn't here. Considering that even the system could be blocked, she dared not draw any conclusions easily.

"I can't tell the difference between the ten roads," she told truthfully.

The eight mercenaries looked at each other. Ten paths, eleven men. They had a pretty good idea of ​​the next reconnaissance plan. With the marshal in charge, they dared not speak, only waiting for orders.

"Ning Shuyin and I will go one team, and the rest of you will go one team each," Situ Linchen ordered. "Keep communication open, and return immediately after fifteen minutes, regardless of whether we have found anything or not."

Upon receiving the order, Fang Yan and the eight mercenaries quickly split up and disappeared into the black passages they had chosen.

Situ Linchen took Ning Shuyin's hand and walked through the last remaining door.

The corridor grew narrower and narrower as you walked.

Situ Linchen's combat suit had built-in lighting, revealing that the walls of the passageways were covered with densely packed names. Below each name, the charges against the offender were written in Alliance script—treason, collusion with the enemy, dereliction of duty, mutiny...

The strokes of those characters are sharp, like a dagger cutting through the air.

Just looking at it is chilling.

"Why are these things here?" Ning Shuyin asked.

She noticed that Situ Linchen had become unusually silent since entering the room, and his already cold face was covered with a layer of ice.

"Don't be afraid." He didn't answer her question, but simply held her tighter.

After walking for about three minutes, Ning Shuyin suddenly stopped. Looking back, the light at the entrance she had come from had disappeared from sight.

She realized that the corridor wasn't straight. There were some very slight curves along the way.

After walking for another three minutes, the two reached the end of the corridor, where the exit was blocked by rubble.

"Take two steps back."

Situ Linchen's energy surged, coalescing into a light axe, which he swung with a single blow. The rubble blocking the door instantly turned to dust.

roar!

Suddenly, a roar came from the newly opened space.

Several stone figures, wielding crude stone weapons, charged towards them.

Situ Linchen's eyes narrowed, and crackling arcs of energy erupted from his body. He didn't even swing his axe; the mere release of his energy pressure caused the stone golems to shatter into fragments.

Suddenly, Ning Shuyin felt a slight tremor in the ground beneath her feet.

This commotion was completely different from the oppressive aura that Situ Linchen had just released. The tremor was fleeting, too fast for her to investigate.

Her senses had already detected an even greater crisis looming ahead.

"Marshal, there are real human auras inside!" Ning Shuyin exclaimed. "Ten, no, over a hundred. More than that!"