Chapter 22: The Dawn Before the Battle - A Traitor Within Pasifica Leads to War...
Jin Chenyu seemed unaware of her presence and continued feeding the cat. Just as Xu Lingzhao was about to leave and continue her patrol without finding a suitable opportunity to approach him, the cat visibly grew larger and pushed him to the ground.
Just as the claws were about to strike Jin Chenyu, Xu Lingzhao rushed over and hugged him, blocking the attack. His combat uniform was torn, and a few drops of blood splattered from the wounds. Xu Lingzhao watched as the blood entered Jin Chenyu's mouth, and instantly, Jin Chenyu's expression changed.
His eyes went from being listless and indifferent to seemingly showing a hint of emotion.
Xu Lingzhao shielded him with her body, and in the instant their eyes met, a subtle spark flew between them. Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Xu Lingzhao quickly got up and pulled Jin Chenyu, who had been staring at her, up from the ground.
The cat transformed back into a kitten, raised its tail, and rubbed against Jin Chenyu's feet.
"This...?" Xu Lingzhao looked at the kitten and asked in confusion.
Jin Chenyu picked up the kitten from the ground, stroked its head with his slender hand, and spoke softly, his voice as warm and soothing as a piece of jade: "Its name is Mengyu, the kitten I rescued, and I've made some minor modifications." He looked at Xu Lingzhao: "But thank you for saving me anyway. Are you the new bodyguard?"
“Yes, my name is Yu Lingyue.” Xu Lingzhao looked at him and answered. She noticed that he looked somewhat similar to Chu Jingze from certain angles.
The person in front of me nodded, their tone concerned: "You're injured. I'll take you to the treatment room; there's a treatment pod there."
Xu Lingzhao followed him into a warm-toned treatment room. Inside were some research tools. She lay down in the treatment pod and watched through the glass as Jin Chenyu turned on his personal computer and focused intently on the light screen.
She withdrew her gaze. Not only did she intend to recruit Jin Chenyu for her own use, but she also wanted to blow up this planet. After finding an opportunity to read Ji Yao's memories and lift all defenses, she would go to He Zaining, rescue her, and then use the nuclear power she had prepared to destroy the entire Saint Syr Military Academy and the underground biochemical base in one fell swoop.
With that, her infiltration mission was completely complete, but... after reading the memories of so many people, these memories had already had a great impact on her. If she were to read Ji Yao's memories again, Xu Lingzhao didn't know what she would become... She kept suppressing her desire to kill.
There's also the Alpha's vulnerable period. During each vulnerable period, she would take suppressants to control herself and not hurt Chu Jingze. In his eyes, she was gentle and respectful to him. Xu Lingzhao was somewhat afraid of her own changes.
Fearing that Chu Jingze might dislike her because of this, Xu Lingzhao let out a sigh of relief. Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for too long... She convinced herself that there was something else that was especially important: there was a mole within Pasifica.
Otherwise, how could He Zaining, with his strength, have been captured so easily? But a traitor of this caliber... Xu Lingzhao didn't want to think about it anymore. But no matter who it was, she would not be merciful in the end.
The green light above the treatment pod lit up, and Xu Lingzhao came out of the treatment pod. She watched as Jin Chenyu took out a new combat uniform from a cabinet next to her and gave it to her before leaving the treatment room.
Xu Lingzhao's gaze lingered briefly behind him. After getting dressed, she pushed open the door and went out, only to find Jin Chenyu sitting at the door: "Shall I take you back?"
“Okay.” Jin Chenyu led the way, with Xu Lingzhao following behind him.
The Ji family mansion was enormous. The two remained silent the entire way until their parting. Jin Chenyu stood on the steps, looked up at Xu Lingzhao, and said, "Although this is our first meeting today, I feel very happy to be with you."
“Me too.” Xu Lingzhao replied with his signature smile.
"Then...see you tomorrow?"
"See you tomorrow."
After the two said goodbye, Xu Lingzhao watched him walk into the villa and return the way he came. She calculated the time and found that it took her half an hour to reach Jin Chenyu's residence. Then her phone kept ringing. When Xu Lingzhao opened it, she was bombarded with messages from Ji Cunxi.
Tell her tomorrow that you want to come back to me.
Why aren't you speaking?
What do you mean? What are you doing?
Why aren't you replying to my messages?
I command you to come to my room immediately.
Are you using me?
Reply to my message, or I don't know what I'll do.
〖......〗
Xu Lingzhao glanced at it briefly and then turned off her personal terminal. She returned to the back garden where she was patrolling and felt a gaze upon her. Xu Lingzhao looked back at the source and found a person standing on the balcony.
Based on the memories she read, Xu Lingzhao immediately recognized the person on the balcony as Ji Cunxi's younger sister, Ji Ling'er, and a sweet smile appeared on her face.
Xu Lingzhao nodded to her and continued patrolling until midnight when someone came to relieve her. Following the housekeeper's instructions, she went to her room and discovered that she was staying in the same building as Ji Yao.
This family is full of freaks. Not a single one of them is normal.
After washing up and lying in bed, Xu Lingzhao touched the back of her neck, where she had a suppressor patch pressed tightly against her skin. But, as expected, her pheromone levels were disrupted due to the use of suppressants for the past few years.
Her fertile period comes suddenly every month. For example, right now, Xu Lingzhao's pheromones filled the entire room. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her eyes narrowed. She took out an inhibitor from the bedside table and injected it into her glands.
The image of Chu Jingze appeared before his eyes, and he longed for the feeling of holding a warm and soft woman in his arms.
Xu Lingzhao felt like she was going crazy. She kept thinking about Chu Jingze, and even wanted to do some games she had never done before after seeing him. She rubbed her temples. The Ji family was playing too wildly, affecting her originally pure thoughts...
She desperately wanted to banish these memories from her mind.
Early the next morning.
Xu Lingzhao had been standing in the hall waiting for orders for a long time. When he heard footsteps, he looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Ji Yao had returned to her former serious appearance, showing no trace of the frivolous behavior she had displayed after getting drunk yesterday.
She slightly raised her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the group of bodyguards in front of her, and her voice, tinged with weariness, rang out: "To headquarters."
"yes."
Xu Lingzhao was assigned to the last car. She glanced at the bodyguards sitting next to her, and everyone had a serious expression on their face.
Then, the communication device rang urgently. Everyone raised their wrists to check. It was Ji Yao's urgent mission. Xu Lingzhao turned off the light screen. It was that Pasifica and the rebels had started fighting.
The route was changed to go directly to the front line. She lowered her head slightly to hide the gloom in her eyes. How could this be? How could the war start so quickly? There must have been a mistake somewhere. She adjusted her mood and made herself appear natural.
The hovercar stopped at the port, and they boarded the warship. The battlefield was in the universe outside the planet, where the rebels were attacking the first line of defense of Pasifica. The warship teleported through space within half an hour.
Xu Lingzhao was in the warship's command room when he saw Lu Qianxue on the big screen. She didn't look well; her face was pale. Beside her was Ling Qianzhu, whose eyes also revealed exhaustion.
Beside the rebel warships were densely packed Zerg armies, while Pasifica only had countless small warships and mech-clad soldiers; the disparity in strength between the two sides was undeniable.
The command screen showed that federal reinforcements and the three military regions were in place. Xu Lingzhao's pupils constricted. In less than a month, they had reached an agreement! A familiar chuckle rang out. Xu Lingzhao looked back and saw Mo Zhiyan, who walked into the command room in military uniform.
He walked to Ji Yao's side.
When Ji Yao saw him arrive, she smiled at him and put her arm around his waist. The two flirted like that, oblivious to everyone else. Xu Lingzhao was eager to know what had happened in Pasifica.
Why didn't Pei Zhenwei appear beside Lu Qianxue? All of her plans were disrupted.
She heard Mo Zhiyan nestled in Ji Yao's arms and whisper, "I heard Xu Lingzhao isn't in Pasifica. She's... an undercover agent in Sityas. Have you found her?"
"We're looking for it, but we haven't found it yet." As Ji Yao said this, she glanced at Xu Lingzhao intentionally or unintentionally.
“If you find her, don’t kill her. Leave her to me. I’ll keep her as my sex slave.” Mo Zhiyan covered his mouth and laughed, his bell-like laughter echoing throughout the command room. Ji Yao patted his cheek: “What, am I not enough for you?” He changed the subject: “I’ll play with her first. She’s the most sexually arousing Alpha I’ve ever met.”
Xu Lingzhao lowered her head, listening to the two people in front of her blaspheming her. She tried her best to suppress the disgust in her heart. She couldn't wait any longer. She had to use mind control on Ji Yao, but... mind control is a means of seizing and merging the memories of others and controlling their mental power. It should not be used too often.
Judging from Ji Yao's mental strength, if she forcibly controls it, it will cause her mental collapse. If she perseveres and does not suffer a mental collapse, she will probably merge with the personalities and memories of these people, become a different person, and suffer from amnesia.
Mind control also has limitations due to the location. This place has gathered a large number of Alphas of S-rank or higher, so it is very likely that it will fail on the first try and be detected.
Xu Lingzhao was glad that she hadn't revealed her disguised face to anyone, and that no one knew about her Queen Bee abilities. Otherwise, her situation would have been precarious, and she would have had to find a way to be alone with Ji Yao. She kept searching for a way out of the predicament in her mind.
If she lets it go unchecked, the most likely outcome is that she will watch Lu Qianxue and Ling Qianzhu die before her eyes.
"If we can't find Xu Lingzhao, I have a good idea."
"Hmm?" Ji Yao kissed Mo Zhiyan on the cheek. "Tell me about it?"
Mo Zhiyan turned to the side in Ji Yao's arms, pressed his finger to her lips, and said meaningfully, "Xu Lingzhao has a partner named Chu Jingze. As long as we catch him and use him to threaten her, are we afraid she won't show up? I heard that their relationship is very deep."
"Chu Jingze? Is he beautiful? More beautiful than you?" Ji Yao removed his hand from her lips and used her gloved fingers to enter Mo Zhiyan's mouth.
"Beautiful~ More beautiful than me, a real beauty, otherwise how could she have captivated Xu Lingzhao to the point where he's the only Omega?" Mo Zhiyan mumbled indistinctly.
"Oh, really? Someone, go and invite this Chu Jingze to my residence."
"Yes!" a bodyguard stepped out of the group and said respectfully.
Xu Lingzhao's pupils contracted, and the veins on her forehead, hidden under the brim of her hat, bulged. No, she couldn't act impulsively. What if they were trying to provoke her into revealing herself? She exhaled silently, trying to regain her composure.
She believed in Lu Qianxue's methods and knew they wouldn't find Chu Jingze easily.
But time is running out for her.
Xu Lingzhao looked up at the backs of the two people in front of him, then looked at the command screen. The two sides were not at the point of imminent conflict.
Lu Qianxue stepped forward to negotiate. She was wearing a commander's uniform, her eyes were firm, and her tone was neither humble nor arrogant as she stood before the thousands of troops.
She won't let her die.
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Author's Note: [Exaggerated praise][Exaggerated praise]
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