Chapter 118 Top Alpha: He was once a crippled Omega. 28. Bite...
The wind in the alley on a winter night was cold and made me shiver.
In Shen Wu's senses, what appeared before Alpha's handsome face was the familiar scent of thorny grass carried by the wind.
Extremely faint, almost completely drowned out by the surrounding stench of blood. Yet also extremely clear, in just a moment, it completely relaxed his expression; his once steady and firm fingers trembled, and the muzzle of the gun slowly lowered.
“I…” Shen Wu stared at the Alpha’s approaching face, her bloodless lips trembling slightly, “I didn’t mean to lie to you…”
Qi Pingye stopped in front of him.
"Open your mouth."
He interrupted him.
Shen Wu paused, his lips involuntarily parting, followed by a rush of heat. Qi Pingye extended his finger, forcefully forcing its way through Shen Wu's teeth, and inserted a capsule.
"This can temporarily slow your blood loss," the man said calmly.
At the same time, he knelt down, placed his palm on Omega's neck, sensed it, took out the medicine he carried with him and gave him an injection, and then began to carefully examine Omega's wounds, and quickly stopped the bleeding and bandaged them.
"Let's get this over with quickly," Qi Pingye said. "There was quite a commotion just now. It's not easy to get to the nearby hospital. I'll take you back to the base."
Shen Wu's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and her voice trembled slightly: "Actually, it's nothing serious. It just looks serious, but it's all superficial wounds. Only my ribs and this shoulder blade seem to be broken a little. It's a minor injury, don't be nervous..."
“I didn’t bring any painkillers, just bear with it,” Qi Pingye said, his hands skillfully and gently stabilizing the broken bone. “If it really hurts, bite my shoulder. I’m wearing thick clothes, it’ll be fine…”
“Qi Pingye…”
"Has the body been disposed of this time? If not, tell me the location, I'll go check it out and take care of it on the way. Things have been a bit chaotic on Far Voyage Star these past few days, and people who care about these things aren't arriving very quickly..."
Qi Pingye.
"Your injuries are alright, but you'll need to stay in the medical ward for at least a day or two. I'll ask the school for leave for you, or you can ask for it yourself..."
"Qi Pingye!"
Shenwu grabbed Alpha's hand, her lips trembling as she let out a hoarse whisper.
Qi Pingye was stopped, his hand stiffened, and his deep black eyes moved, sweeping over Chen Wu's blood-stained body before settling on his face.
The mist stared at those eyes.
He was very close to it.
For a fleeting moment, he wanted to kiss it without restraint, to moisten its eyelids, to wet its eyelashes, to make it tremble with him, revealing a dark yet gentle light.
"I'm fine," Shen Wu searched for her own voice, took Qi Pingye's hand, and pressed it against her face. "I'm really fine... If you're angry, just yell at me, don't do this."
A cool, soft substance fell into his palm, like water, like snow. Qi Pingye dared not move, but his fingers tightened inch by inch against his will.
Omega's cheeks were etched with red marks, as if imprisoned in a cage made of five fingers, unable to break free, and could only lament his fate.
He didn't stop him, but simply parted his lips slightly and gazed at him quietly with an indescribable look in his eyes.
Qi Pingye felt a sudden jolt in his heart and vaguely regained his breath.
It was as if he had suddenly fallen from a dreamlike space back to reality; all those hazy, confused, and dizzy feelings had vanished in an instant.
The buzzing in his ears disappeared. Qi Pingye looked at the thick fog in front of him, then suddenly slid his hand backward, grabbed the Omega's neck, and gently but firmly hugged him.
“Qi Pingye…”
Shen Wu's hand gripped Qi Pingye's clothes at the chest, greedily burying his mouth and nose, deeply inhaling the scent of the Alpha.
Qi Pingye's Adam's apple bobbed, but he couldn't utter a word.
No one knows what he was thinking when he saw Chen Wu sitting against the wall, covered in blood.
Even he himself didn't know.
All he knew was that he never wanted to see such a scene again.
“I’m not angry, I’m just… worried about you,” Qi Pingye finally spoke, his voice hoarse. “I’m sorry, I scared you.”
"I know," Shen Wu replied softly, ignoring her injuries and snuggling even closer to Qi Pingye.
A faint, cold mist of roses filled Qi Pingye's nostrils. If it weren't for the strong smell of blood reminding him of what time and place this was, he would almost have opened his mouth to suck and possess something.
Omega smells so good.
Qi Pingye lowered his head, his fiery lips seemingly intentionally, yet unintentionally, landing on Omega's hair and neck.
Chenwu trembled, and a very faint murmur escaped from his throat.
He dared not speak or move, as if afraid of disturbing something. He simply gripped Qi Pingye's clothes tightly, silently lowered his head, and exposed the back of his neck.
Since that temporary marking, he hasn't been exposed to Alpha pheromones again, and during the two or three consecutive heat cycles, he relied on suppressants. This is normal. They're just friends, not lovers, so why would he mark them again and again?
But he longed for it. Not for pheromones, not for Alpha, but for Qi Pingye.
Bite it.
Take a bite.
It bites and destroys my glands, invades them, fills them, makes them hot and swollen, so that there is no other state, no other sensation except for constant contractions and spasms...
Bite, Qi Pingye...
Bite me.
Shen Wu's pale lips had turned crimson at some point, parted slightly, and bit the collar of Qi Pingye's coat.
Qi Pingye lowered his head even further.
Shenwu's fingers and toes curled up tightly in an instant.
He could feel Qi Pingye's breath and sensed the intense and ecstatic rush of pleasure.
He almost let out a lost sigh.
But it's only almost.
Just as Qi Pingye's breath finally touched the back of Shen Wu's neck, Qi Pingye's wristwatch suddenly beeped—
After leaving the base, he turned on all notification sounds so he wouldn't miss any messages from Chenwu.
"Callergy alert, caller 'Gran'! Callergy alert, caller..."
The mechanical voice of artificial intelligence is emitted.
Qi Pingye paused, his hand suddenly loosened as if he had been electrocuted, and he stepped back.
"I just... asked the team to help me look for you, it should be them." He explained, then got up, took off his coat and wrapped it around Shen Wu while answering the call.
Shen Wu gazed at Qi Pingye's face, her eyes darkening slightly, her eyelashes slowly drooping.
Qi Pingye didn't notice and just answered the communication.
"Found them... Yes, we need to clean up the mess... Come pick us up, the location is... Okay..."
A moment later, the communication ended, and he looked at Shen Wu: "Come on, I'll carry you. Let's go somewhere else and wait for them to come and pick you up. It would be best if you went to the base to lie down in the medical pod for your injuries."
"Be careful of your wound."
As the mist climbed up, Qi Pingye lifted himself up and stood up, carrying the mist on his back. The pressure on his back caused the pain to belatedly surge up, but Qi Pingye seemed oblivious and simply continued walking.
Shen Wu wrapped her arms around Qi Pingye's neck and, seeing him observing the surroundings, whispered, "Don't worry, I've taken care of the area. All three of them were killed, and then I used those gadgets you left behind to stage the scene, making it look like they were fighting each other..."
Qi Pingye had been too concerned and confused, but now he realized that Shen Wu had only settled down in an abandoned house to rest after taking care of everything.
Compared to Soros's case, this was much more mature and composed.
This is what Qi Pingye is happy to see, but it is also what weighs heavily on his heart and brings him bitterness.
"Do you know who they are?" Qi Pingye finally asked the question.
He already had some guesses, but he still needed the fog to verify them.
“Two of the three were from the local black market. I killed one directly, and I captured the other and questioned him, but I didn’t get any information out of him. But judging from the clues on them, they were probably working for someone else and had some big shot behind them,” Shen Wu said. “I suspect that this may be related to the person that the city lord of Ganlu City wants to curry favor with.”
"The third one is the most troublesome and the strongest. He is a B-level Alpha who is good at using pheromone attacks. He also has a lot of advanced intelligent mechanical devices. He is clearly not in the same league as the other two."
"It seems like he's backed by a gang, and he's working for someone. It looks like he's after me because of the impromptu medical checkup I skipped last night. That checkup involves testing pheromones, and something felt off. I suspect it's related to Qi Mingzhao and his group. I couldn't control my pheromones outside the isolation room, and a lot of them probably leaked out..."
Shenwu recounted her experiences from last night and today, along with her own speculations.
While listening, Qi Pingye quickly processed the biological information of the two people left behind. After everything was done, he carried them away and headed to the location where he would meet up with the Black Lily team.
"I investigated the matter of Ganlu City after entering Black Lily," Qi Pingye said. "There are quite a few important figures on Central Star who may have ties with the city lord of Ganlu City, making it difficult to pinpoint them."
"But if this matter is related to that, the scope of suspicion will be greatly narrowed."
"The matter back then was ruined. That big shot from Central Star will be unhappy, but he probably won't care too much. It's even less likely that he'll come all the way to Far Voyage Star. Whether it's Central Star or Zorro Star, they're far apart. Trying to interfere in Far Voyage Star's affairs is as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"Unless, you have some special significance to that important figure, or he came to Far Voyage Star for some reason, saw you by chance, remembered this matter, and casually had someone arrest you..."
Shen Wu frowned: "But those two local black market people don't seem to be trying to arrest me. They seem to be just monitoring me and don't have any intention of arresting me for the time being. The man with the buzz cut, on the other hand, acted more decisively."
"Besides, I don't think I'm anything special, do I?"
“There’s nothing wrong with my background. My parents and I look very alike… They were both born on a neighboring planet. Shortly after I was born, that planet became heavily polluted and abandoned, so they fled to Zorro…”
Qi Pingye was also pondering.
“I’ve always felt there’s something wrong with your pheromone level,” he began, voicing a long-standing question in his mind. “You said you’re a B-level, and that’s how it was displayed during testing and treatment in the medical pod, but I still feel something’s not quite right.”
"I already know that I am an S-level Alpha, and can withstand my mark, even if it is only a temporary mark. This is something that a B-level Omega can't do; it has to be at least A-level."
"I think you may be going through a second differentiation period."
"Secondary differentiation period?" Shen Wu was taken aback.
Qi Pingye nodded: "Some people's secondary differentiation is completed in a few days, while others undergo a longer period of slow transformation. However, those who undergo secondary differentiation are extremely rare, and both situations are just for reference."
Shen Wu did not easily dismiss Qi Pingye's guess, but said, "Even if I really did undergo a second differentiation, and my level increased, or my gender changed, what would that have to do with him? Even if he didn't simply want to get a plaything, but had other plans, it still doesn't make sense."
"Most importantly, how did he know I would undergo a second differentiation? Even I didn't know."
Before the secondary differentiation is successful, there are almost no outward signs.
That makes sense, but Qi Pingye's worries did not lessen in the slightest.
He had a gut feeling that something was definitely wrong.
“In any case, the scope has been narrowed down now. Let’s investigate further. As long as we can lock onto this big shot, we might be able to turn the tables,” Qi Pingye said. “As for Qi Mingzhao, we’ll deal with whatever comes our way. That commemorative coin must be unusual. He won’t dare to make a big fuss, so he can only search like this. That’s our opportunity.”
"Furthermore, didn't you leave the little AI I gave you on those three corpses? They will definitely come in very useful, so don't worry."
"Um……"
As Shen Wu watched Qi Pingye's features shift and change in the light and shadow, she responded softly, her anxiety gradually subsiding.
Qi Pingye turned out of the alley, looked at the dim yellow light, felt the weight and warmth coming from his back, and his heart slowly sank down.
Two figures overlapped, walking in the winter night wind, like two fluttering fallen leaves.
But these two fluttering leaves collided with each other, and relying on each other, they seemed to be under a spell, growing wings and becoming birds, gaining the power to fly against the wind.
Perhaps this is the significance of placing the two names, Qi Pingye and Shen Wu, together so simply.
Qi Pingye stared at the swaying shadow, his heart pounding and pounding.
He wanted to say something, but the scenes of his earlier loss of composure suddenly flashed through his mind.
Hugs, stolen kisses, the intoxicating fragrance of pheromones mixed with the scent of blood, and the near-piercing canine fangs—
He felt a mixture of resentment and gratitude towards Grant's communication.
But thankfully, he didn't bite down.
That wasn't a good place, nor was it a good time. At least, it wasn't the right place or the right time for him to confess his feelings. Yes, Qi Pingye finally realized that.
Even with the allure of pheromones, the allure of beauty, and countless external distractions, he still managed to dispel the fog and clearly see his own heart through the passing days, the inch-by-inch time they spent together, and the repeated moments of intimacy.
He likes the fog.
Fog, fog, fog...
Even just silently savoring those two words filled Qi Pingye's heart with a sweet, overflowing tenderness. In that bloody corner, he wanted to kiss him more than he wanted to take a bite.
Perhaps he should make everything clear, and Shenwu shouldn't... reject him, right?
Thinking of this, Qi Pingye suddenly felt uneasy.
He glanced at Chen Wu, who had her face resting on his shoulder, coughed, cleared his throat, and said, "Little Wu, you said..."
Almost simultaneously, Chen Wu's voice came from behind him: "Qi Pingye, are you injured?"
Qi Pingye's words were cut off.
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