Chapter 241: All Blaze Higher-Ups and Wu Yue Are Bound by a Red Thread

Chapter 241: All Blaze Higher-Ups Have a Red Thread with Wu Yue

"Cough cough..."

No response.

Jian Suiyu coughed pointedly, "Cough cough!!"

Shen Que glanced sidelong, "Did you swallow a bone or something?"

Jian Suiyu shook his head, "I'm just curious..."

Shen Que turned forward, face stony, "What a shame. Too bad you're so damn hard to kill."

Jian Suiyu was left speechless. Alright, alright! The kid's grown up now, has his own secrets, unwilling to share his thoughts.

Seriously—

Jian Suiyu, "Is there anything I can't know?"

It’s downright itching to know.

The bridge door suddenly opened, and Wu Yue walked in. Jian Suiyu immediately shut his mouth.

Wu Yue, "Captain, Vice-Captain, the alliance has forwarded the rewards for eliminating Contrascale remnants through me.

This operation took out 146 Contrascale remnants, totaling 146,000 SS-grade diamond crystals as reward.

I’ve already deposited all of it into the squad vault. Please verify when you can."

Shen Que nodded, "Understood. Good work."

Jian Suiyu’s gaze flickered back and forth between the two, observing their perfectly normal, utterly unremarkable expressions.

Fuck... Now he was even more curious, even more restless!

Wu Yue looked at Jian Suiyu, "Yan Qi told me the squad's been briefed about my background."

Jian Suiyu straightened up, "Yes. The main reason we called you here was to get your input."

Both Shen Que and Jian Suiyu looked tense.

Wu Yue, "Blaze picked me up when I was nothing. They saw my worth and saved my life.

I made my stance clear long ago—I will never leave Blaze."

Hearing her firm answer, the two let out a relieved breath.

Shen Que cautiously confirmed, "Then... what about your father? What do you plan to do?"

Wu Yue, "I heard he hasn't been right in the head since what happened back then. My sudden appearance might cause unnecessary distress.

We'll play it by ear. Honestly, I haven’t figured it out yet."

Wu Yue truly didn't know how to handle suddenly being saddled with a living father like this.

If Jiang Cheng had been actively searching for her like Fu Yixue and Zhou Qianfeng, she would’ve reunited with him as soon as possible.

But given Jiang Cheng’s current state, would meeting him trigger a mental episode—or even put his life at risk?

Wu Yue wasn't sure. At least for now, she thought it was fine for everyone to maintain their original life trajectories.

Jian Suiyu, "Want me to reach out to Sirius?"

Wu Yue shook her head, "No."

Jian Suiyu, "Got it, your call."

Shen Que, "Whatever you decide, Blaze’s got your back, no matter when."

Wu Yue looked at Shen Que and Jian Suiyu, smiling,

"Okay, thank you."

Wu Chong peeked in from the door, "Hey, what’s the huddle about?

Are you done? We’ve been cooling our heels out here!"

Jie Chen walked in, "What’s the big secret?"

Richard, "Because you all can’t keep a secret to save your lives. If you know, it’ll hit the guild chat in seconds."

Wu Chong stomped his foot, "Who said that?! I’m a vault when it counts!"

Fu Yanqi, "You done in here?"

Shen Que nodded, "Yeah, come in."

Wu Yue looked at everyone in confusion, her gaze sweeping over each of them, "What’s up?"

Jian Suiyu, "I spent all day yesterday grinding the open market and finally gathered everything."

Jian Suiyu took out five red strings and five rings, looking at Wu Yue,

"Yesterday, Blaze’s top brass held a meeting. After careful consideration, we realized that even with every last fighter in Blaze, we might not be able to counter the forces you may face.

But Blaze will throw down with all we’ve got.

All Blaze leaders will bind the red strings with you, unlocking instant warp.

Whenever you're in danger, wherever we’re at, we'll come to your side immediately.

Wu Yue, we wonder if we have the honor to become your fated allies."

Wu Yue looked at everyone in surprise. Under their on-edge, hopeful stares,

she slowly said, "Actually, I'm pretty traditional—like, ancient-China traditional. I’m not cool with a whole harem of fated allies."

Wu Chong lowered his head, "C’mon!! But I’ve already pledged to Sister Xiuli, Sister Xiya, and Sister A Ni as fated allies!"

Jie Chen turned away, "Tch. Called it."

Richard smiled, "It's fine. I'm very open-minded."

Fu Yanqi nodded, "This is next-level ridiculous."

Jian Suiyu had guessed Wu Yue wouldn't agree, but it didn't matter—he had an ace up his sleeve.

And he was about to drop it on her doorstep.

Jian Suiyu, "Wu Yue, is it because of the captain?"

Wu Yue and Shen Que turned their heads simultaneously, "What?"

Jian Suiyu, "Is it because you and the captain are into each other, so you don’t want to tie the red thread with us?

Because you already have someone you like, so you don’t want more strings attached?"

Shen Que's head spun instantly, his fair ears turning flaming red. He stared at Jian Suiyu in disbelief, "Shut it. Now."

Jian Suiyu, "Are you two getting married?

When? Have you set a date?"

Shen Que reached out and clamped his hand over Jian Suiyu’s mouth, dragging him into a corner while threatening,

"Say one more word, and I’ll kill you."

Jian Suiyu remained fearless, "Go ahead, kill me. As long as I’m alive for even a second, I’ll keep talking."

He raised his voice,

"Wu Yue, can’t you consider me?

I’m not trying to ruin your relationship—I just want to join this family!"

Wu Chong chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, I just want to join this family too."

Richard smiled, [smirking] "It’s fine if I don’t join the family. I can be a no-strings-attached side piece."

Fu Yanqi and Jie Chen exchanged glances, fighting grins.

Jie Chen earnestly advised Wu Yue, "Just say yes, or they’ll drive you up the wall."

Fu Yanqi gave a solemn nod, "Yeah, they’re really, really annoying.

And for a long time afterward, they’ll probably blast it over the PA system throughout the entire base.

You really can’t fight head-on with people like them—their morals are six feet under."

Wu Yue had no idea how these men could be so damn loud. A few feet away, Shen Que was single-handedly taking on three at once.

The most ridiculous part? Even punches couldn’t silence them.

Wu Yue took a deep breath, grabbed a bullhorn, and shouted,

"Alright, we’ll tie the knot now! Immediately!

Anyone who refuses, I’ll skin you alive! And after this, no one is allowed to mention the past ever again!"

Everyone snapped to attention, "No problem!"

As everyone lined up to form red thread bonds with her, bursts of pink light flashed one after another.

On the fated matches system, the count went from one person to six, and five pulsing pink icons suddenly appeared on the interface.

Wu Yue mused,

"Not bad. It’s weirdly fun, honestly."

Wu Chong said in surprise, "Look, Yue Yue and I have 30 intimacy points!"

Jie Chen said proudly, "35 points."

Wu Chong leaned in, "Hey, why is yours higher than mine?"

Fu Yanqi added, "25 points."

Richard complained, "I only have 25 points too, same as Yan Qi!"

Jian Suiyu held up his communicator, "40 points, I win!"

Wu Yue was completely baffled—what kind of weird thing was this to compete over? Seriously, guys?

Was there even anything worth comparing? As teammates who had been through life-and-death battles together, wasn't it completely normal to have some default closeness?

However,

Everyone turned to look at Shen Que,

"Captain, what's your intimacy score with Wu Yue now?"