Chapter 319: Let Your Sister Come, Otherwise No Deal

Chapter 319: Get Your Sister Here, or Forget It

The shuttle landed at the base.

All the lounge doors opened, and Wu Yue emerged from hers, her expression unreadable.

She was wearing a new combat suit, buttoned to the collar, covering her entire neck.

Shen Que walked out from the side and gave a quiet laugh behind her.

Wu Yue turned to glare at him, but to Shen Que, it was anything but threatening—only stoking his curiosity further.

When they left the shuttle and regrouped with the others,

Wu Chong stretched lazily, "This frail constitution of mine has really suffered."

Wu Yue, moved, said, "I really appreciate everyone’s effort this time."

Jie Chen sneered, "Hard work? This guy’s just slacking—needs more drills. Next time, just call us all directly."

Richard, "Yeah, Yue Yue, feel free to hit me up next time."

Fu Yanqi, "+1."

Wu Yue smiled mysteriously, "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely call you all next time. I won’t let you heavy hitters off the hook. Go back and rest early. There’s a surprise waiting for you tomorrow~" she added with a sly grin.

The others looked at Wu Yue, puzzled.

Jian Suiyu, "It’s late today. Let’s all rest early."

Once everyone dispersed, Wu Yue headed toward the dormitory, with Shen Que trailing her at a leisurely pace.

Arriving on the first floor to wait for the elevator—*ding*—the elevator arrived.

Shen Que slipped in after her.

The elevator doors closed, and the two stood side by side.

Shen Que glanced at her in the elevator’s reflection,

"If you move in with me, we’ll call it even for lying to me."

Wu Yue’s vein throbbed at her temple, "Shen Que, don’t push your luck. The flight from the instance to the base took two whole hours. What more do you want?"

He was clearly playing it up—where was the anger he supposedly had?

Shen Que turned to look at her directly, blinking,

"Wife," he teased.

Before he could continue, Wu Yue’s face burned crimson.

She snapped her head up, "Shut up," she hissed.

Shen Que lowered his gaze, watching as the redness crept from Wu Yue’s cheeks to her ears—and further down, but it was blocked by her combat suit.

Just as Shen Que bent down to move closer, the elevator doors opened. Wu Yue darted out like a shot, making a beeline for her dorm without a second thought.

Shen Que scoffed and leisurely stepped out of the elevator.

Wu Yue felt like a spy on a covert op, swiping her keycard in record time, slipping inside the second the door unlocked, and immediately turning to shut it.

Just as the door was closing, instead of hearing the "click" of the lock, she first saw Shen Que's long, well-defined fingers gripping the door panel.

Shen Que yanked the door open. "If you won’t move in with me, I can move in here instead."

Wu Yue snapped, "Shen Que, I’ll call for help!"

Shen Que smirked. "Be my guest. See who’ll actually show up."

Wu Yue suddenly grinned, and Shen Que sensed something was off.

The next moment, a giant centipede shot out from inside Wu Yue’s room, lunging at him with its jaws wide open, going straight for the kill.

Shen Que jerked his hand back, and Wu Yue slammed the door shut from the inside.

...What the—?! Wasn’t this bug supposed to stay in the planting zone?!

Thinking of Wu Yue’s three SS-rank peak-tier summoned beasts, Shen Que gritted his teeth in frustration.

Who the hell has three SS-rank summons?! And all of them were combat-type SS-rank beasts at their peak stage!

Ever since returning from the ancient castle, Wu Yue had stuffed them with endless food, boosting them straight to their peak. Each one was a mini-boss from a world map—even he’d have a hard time taking on all three without going all out or summoning his dragon.

God, this is so annoying! With these three gatekeepers around, when would he ever get to live with Wu Yue?!

Shen Que slumped, his usually glossy hair now limp and messy as he trudged away.

Inside, Wu Yue finally exhaled in relief when she heard the menace was finally gone.

She immediately opened her communicator and contacted Wu Xiuli.

"Wu Yue: Sister Xiuli, do you have any personal information on Li Yiran, the eldest son of the Li family conglomerate? The more details, the better. I need it urgently. Thanks, Sister Xiuli."

"Wu Xiuli: Got it. Sit tight."

Wu Yue recalled how, before leaving earlier, her brothers had mentioned Yu Hua’s impending forced marriage.

The Jiang family had taken the initiative to interfere in the northern DX001 incident, pissing everyone off, who had secretly united to sabotage Jiang trade.

On top of that, after the royal court was hounded and bombed by the Jiang family, they extended an olive branch to the Li conglomerate, now second only to the Jiangs.

While the Jiang family’s main forces were busy with the real-world dungeon, these two factions—both shady as hell—joined forces with others. Their first move was to manipulate the uncertainty of mineral deposits in the disaster-stricken zones, tripping up the Jiangs and severing their cash flow.

Then, they seized the opportunity to present the very Starfall Ore mine the Jiang family coveted. With the Jiangs in financial straits, they waltzed in with this disgusting marriage scheme.

Those royal court snakes had nothing but these dirty tricks up their sleeves—first with Shen Que, and now with her sister!

This time, the Jiang family had obtained a ton of crystal loot from the real-world dungeon, but those were mainly used to power up gear.

Moreover, with multiple conglomerates and aristocratic families united, barely any third parties were left who could absorb and exchange such a massive amount of crystal resources...

Wait a minute...

Wu Yue suddenly remembered—

Previously, due to various urgent matters, it had been repeatedly postponed, so much so that she blanked on it in the dungeon today.

Didn’t Shen Que have a piece of alien meteorite ore that could produce higher-tier material than Starfall Ore? The reward he got for killing Long Xi:

S-grade Meteorite Ember · Elemental Invasion Catastrophe Map!

And that catastrophe map was freaking huge!!

Back then, she had busted her ass, even scrapping an entire state-of-the-art skimmer, just to escape that zone with Shen Que alive!

With just this one map, once mining began, it would inevitably churn out dozens or even hundreds of times more ore than the Starfall Ore map the Li family was holding over us now!

Would her sister still need an arranged marriage then?

Absolutely not. Are you kidding me?

Her sister was a goddess—how could the Li family’s bastards even dare to covet her?!

Not just coveting—even thinking about it was unacceptable!!

But then—

Wu Yue’s expression suddenly froze.

She had just chased away the sugar daddy with the mine.

Whatever. Wu Yue composed herself.

Resource exchange—she just needed her brother to step in and negotiate with Shen Que.

Wu Yue immediately fired off a message, relaying all the information she knew to Jiang Huaizhi.

Though Jiang Huaizhi wasn’t sure why Wu Yue was so confident the Meteorite Ember map could yield major energy reserves, considering Yu Hua, he immediately reached out to Shen Que.

The reply he got was:

Shen Que: "Let your sister come talk to me. I don’t need crystals—the mining site can be given directly to the Jiang family. But if she doesn’t come, no deal."

Even though Jiang Huaizhi had received proper upbringing since childhood, dealing with a scoundrel like Shen Que made him want to curse:

Jiang Huaizhi: "What kind of gang of thugs are you in Blaze? Can’t you speak like normal people? First you, then your damn vice-captain—don’t test me!"

Shen Que raised an eyebrow.

Shen Que: "What did Jian Suiyu do?"

Jiang Huaizhi: "While we were in the dungeon, he and Yu Hua were discussing you and Wu Yue. When Yu Hua pressed him, he tried to change the subject—by whispering in her ear. Shen Que, the Jiang family’s patience isn't infinite. Don’t let Blaze cross the line."

Shen Que blinked and immediately threw him under the bus.

Shen Que: "Bro, I swear to god—I’m a stand-up guy. Before Wu Yue and I confirmed our relationship, I wouldn't dream of touching her."

Jian Suiyu's actions were entirely personal and should not be associated with the team. I'll make sure to discipline him.

However, regarding the mining site, your sister comes, or the deal's off."

The meteorite fire seed mining site held a special meaning for him and Wuyue.

They had cheated death together there, and it was also where he first cooked for her and where they first had time just for themselves.

Shen Que even wondered if he'd already fallen for her when Wuyue piloted the skimmer to rescue him from the disaster map.