Chapter 553: Purge and Rectify the Alliance’s Dark Forces

Chapter 553: Cleaning Up the Alliance's Criminal Elements

After escaping from the Dark Order and returning to the shuttle, Wu Yue and Shen Que walked single-file before reaching the rest area. Shen Que followed closely behind Wu Yue with his hands in his pockets, his gaze smoldering as it lingered on her.

The atmosphere was quiet, with only the sound of their footsteps breaking the silence.

Suddenly, Wu Yue stopped and turned to look at Shen Que. The two stood in the empty corridor, their gaze speaking volumes without a word.

Shen Que abruptly lifted Wu Yue into his arms and carried her toward the rest area. Wu Yue immediately wrapped her arms around his neck, and the two shared a heated kiss, holding each other tightly, their passion ready to boil over.

Pinning Wu Yue against the door of the rest area, he held her tightly and said, "Wife, I want to lock you up and never let you out of my sight."

Wu Yue held him and gently stroked his hair. "Were you scared?"

Shen Que replied, "Yes."

Burying his head in Wu Yue's neck, his breathing ragged, his voice choked with emotion. "I was so afraid of losing you."

He was terrified—so terrified that his entire body was still trembling.

Shen Que said, "Wu Yue, I was truly afraid of losing you."

Wu Yue continued to stroke his hair as Shen Que buried his head in her embrace. The two held each other tightly, with Shen Que drinking in her scent.

Tears welled in his eyes as he whispered, "I should have stayed with you, but I was afraid you’d think I was too clingy. I was afraid you’d feel I wasn’t giving you any freedom. But the truth is, I just want to be attached to you constantly, to be with you forever."

Wu Yue comforted him, "There there, baby, don't cry."

Shen Que held Wu Yue tightly, "Wu Yue, now you know I too crawled out from hell, that like Felix I harbor a dark, twisted, and obsessive love. Are you afraid?

That's why I've always been tormented by DX001—because I am a man consumed by desire."

Wu Yue narrowed her eyes, enveloped by Shen Que's fervent love, and remained silent.

How foolish. He was getting tangled up again in things she'd long known.

He was just being needy, seeking her attention and comfort.

Wu Yue's silence made Shen Que anxious; he held her even tighter, "Will you grow tired of me?

Even if I try my hardest to control myself, when I act as obsessive and crazy as Felix...

Darling, will you also get sick of me like Wu Xiuli grew tired of Felix?"

Wu Yue tried to push him away, "Shen Que, you're holding too tight—you're going to strangle me."

Shen Que refused, clutching her desperately, unwilling to let go,

"I'm not letting you go, I'll never let you go.

Don't even think about it. There was a time I thought about letting you go, Wu Yue.

The Polar Monument, the Blaze Cafeteria, the Fox Spirit Instance, the Northern Bombing...

Every time I tried to hold onto you tightly, I kept telling myself: let go, let go. You don't belong to me; you're just a pipe dream.

But it was you who walked step by step firmly toward me, you who left me with nowhere to escape, you who shattered me completely."

"Wu Yue, Felix never lived to see the light, but I did. It's so warm, and I will never let you go."

Wu Yue curled her lips into a slight smile.

"Shen Que," "Baby, can you hold me tight?"

Wu Yue slowly draped her arms loosely around Shen Que’s lean, muscular waist.

Shen Que grew frustrated, his emotions on the verge of losing control. "Wu Yue! Hold me tight!"

Wu Yue pressed her lips together in a smile but didn't put any strength into it.

Shen Que lifted her up in one swift motion, leaning in to desperately kiss her. His hot, urgent kisses moved from her cheeks down her neck and beyond. With one hand, he tore open her collar.

Feeling the cool air against her chest, Wu Yue held Shen Que’s thick-haired head and blissfully closed her eyes.

Wu Yue, "Shen Que."

Shen Que, "Darling, I’m here."

Wu Yue, "I’m not afraid. I like you like this," she said. "Calm composure and burning passion can't exist together. I love when you lose control for me. I want to have all your love completely and forever."

Shen Que abruptly lifted his head to look at her, his dark, intense gaze seeming to devour Wu Yue whole.

Wu Yue held his face. "Was it all an act back in the Dark Order interrogation room?"

Shen Que shook his head. "No, it was all real. When I saw you then, I was going out of my mind. I couldn’t control myself at all. I’ve always wanted to claim you like that, so desperately, but I was afraid of scaring or hurting you."

Wu Yue held Shen Que’s face, her gaze lingering on his reddened eyes and passionate eyes. She gently stroked his cheek, then pressed her well-kissed lips to Shen Que’s eyes. His silvery eyelashes trembled slightly.

Wu Yue hooked her arms around Shen Que’s neck. Their eyes met, breaths intertwining.

Wu Yue, "Then lock me up, Shen Que. Don’t be afraid of scaring or hurting me. I’m not afraid, because I want your crazy, unreserved favoritism. I want you to prove your love for me every moment of every day."

As Shen Que’s breathing grew heavier, Wu Yue buried her face in his neck and chuckled softly.

"Shen Que, you don’t have to hold back anymore. I’m completely healed now."

Shen Que held her tightly, constantly reassuring and taking, as only this could make him truly feel Wu Yue’s presence.

Wu Yue’s consciousness gradually blurred. She responded passionately, giving herself completely to Shen Que, allowing his love to drown her entirely.

Shen Que, "Wu Yue, I love you so much."

Wu Yue, "I love you too, Shen Que. I want to take a shower."

Shen Que, "Okay."

As the sound of running water filled the bathroom, they kissed passionately, breathing each other in, determined to mark each other on their very souls.

Their souls resonated, their spirits in harmony, both simultaneously reaching a complete loss of awareness.

...

Considering the mopping-up operations for the Dark Order, Shen Que stayed with Wu Yue temporarily at the Royal Court.

After dinner, as the night deepened,

Shen Que suddenly said, "Babe, someone’s looking for me. I need to step out for a moment."

Wu Yue asked, "Who's coming this late?"

Shen Que nodded, "Yeah, it’s about Court business. I’ll be back soon."

Shortly after Shen Que left, Wu Yue suddenly received a message:

"Shen Que: Honey, come to the garden."

Wu Yue thought, "..." She had a feeling he was up to something.

Wu Yue had already taken a bath and was ready for bed. She slipped on a jacket and headed out.

She walked all the way to the end of the garden but didn’t see Shen Que. Just as she was about to take out her phone, someone grabbed her from behind, covering her mouth.

Wu Yue looked down and recognized the familiar black combat suit, fighting a smile.

Thor, his face covered, whispered, "Miss Wu Yue, why are you out alone so late? Where’s that pretty-boy husband of yours?"

Wu Yue lowered her head, choking back laughter.

Thor leaned close to Wu Yue’s ear, his warm breath grazing her earlobe, "Miss Wu Yue, how’s the injury on your neck?"

Wu Yue stayed silent as Thor’s hands, wrapped around her from behind, started roaming.

Wu Yue pushed him, "Who told you to come here? Get lost!"

Thor removed his mask and buried his face in her neck,

"Is the injury healed?"

Wu Yue replied, "It’s—"

Before she could finish, Thor began licking the spot on her neck.

Wu Yue’s eyes darted as she turned her face to look at him.

Thor stared at her with an intense gaze, "Honey, did you miss me?"

Wu Yue shook her head, "No, I didn’t. You need to go now! If my husband comes back... Ah—"

Thor’s voice dropped dangerously, "In front of me, who are you calling 'husband'?"

Wu Yue pushed him, "Shen Que, behave yourself."

Shen Que changed back to his own face, "Come on, honey."

Wu Yue looped her arms around Shen Que’s neck, "If my husband catches you here, he’ll kill you."

Shen Que smirked, "Then let him kill me."

Shen Que leaned in closer, "What about right here?"

Wu Yue, "No."

Shen Que, "You're doing me."

Wu Yue pushed him, "You creep, I'm going back."

Shen Que pulled her into his arms, breathing in her scent wildly, acting without restraint.

Pinned down on the grass by Shen Que, in the backlit shadows, his face was cold, still carrying the murderous intent and fierce, outlaw intensity from the Dark Order.

He gazed intensely at Wu Yue, full of predatory wildness and a crazed, obsessive fascination of having regained what was lost.

Wu Yue looked at Shen Que, gently stroking his face, "Husband, you're so sexy like this."

Shen Que curled his lips into a smile, tugged open the collar of his combat suit with one hand, revealing his slender neck and deep, narrow collarbones, so pale it was almost translucent under the moonlight.

Grabbing Wu Yue's hand and sliding it inside his collar, Shen Que leaned in closer, "There's even sexier, all for you."

Searing kisses fell on Wu Yue's forehead, cheeks, the corner of her lips, and finally her mouth, lingering and passionate, as if he wanted to devour her completely.

Wu Yue hooked her arms around his neck and leaned in, Shen Que immediately supported her back with one hand and pressed closer.

In the dim night, soft, broken moans came from the end of the garden.

...

Shen Que gasped lowly, his voice hoarse:

"Wu Yue, am I good at this?"

Shen Que's sweat trickled down his face into his neck, Wu Yue's gaze grew increasingly intoxicated.

Shen Que lifted Wu Yue up entirely, "Is your husband manly enough?"

Wu Yue buried her head in Shen Que's neck, chuckling softly, "Why are you still hung up on that?"

Shen Que, "I want you to say it."

Wu Yue stayed silent.

Shen Que's voice was right by Wu Yue's ear, word by word:

"It ends when you say it."

Wu Yue's face flushed red, "Shen Que! Don't you dare... oh..."

Shen Que's voice was teasing, "Hold on, don’t lose focus.

You said it yourself, you're fully healed, I don’t have to hold back now."

Wu Yue gave in, "...Husband, you're extremely sexy and masculine."

Shen Que, "Am I good at this?"

Wu Yue turned her face away, refusing to look at Shen Que's triumphant expression, "Yes! You're good, you're really good, you're unbelievably strong!"

Hearing Shen Que's laughter, Wu Yue shot him an annoyed look, "I'm going back to the room to sleep!"

Shen Que swept Wu Yue up into his arms and headed toward the room, his voice suggestive, "Mm, back to the room to sleep."

Back in the room,

Wu Yue's exasperated voice rang out, "I want to sleep!"

Shen Que sounded puzzled, "Aren’t we already sleeping!?"

Wu Yue, furious, she pounded him with two solid punches, "You said it yourself—when I say stop, it stops!"

Shen Que leaned closer to Wu Yue, "You praised me so much, how could I not perform? Or you might be disappointed later."

Wu Yue, "...I won’t be disappointed."

Shen Que, "You will be."

Wu Yue, enraged, bit him, "Shen Que! You need to show some restraint!"

Shen Que straightened up, looking down at Wu Yue as he slowly removed his combat suit.

Watching Shen Que’s seductive act, Wu Yue trembled, "...My calves are trembling."

He looked down at Wu Yue, "Miss Wu Yue, have your way with me, don’t hold back."

Gazing at Shen Que’s abs beneath the black tight-fitting short sleeves inside his black combat suit, with the wide black belt hanging at his waist, and his long, slender legs in black combat pants casually bent beside her.

With one hand, he took off his top, Shen Que braced himself near her ear as he looked down at her, "Miss Wu Yue, didn’t you enjoy yourself last time?"

Wu Yue closed her eyes sharply and let out a long sigh, "..." This is torture!

As soon as Wu Yue met Shen Que’s gaze, he immediately curved his lips and leaned in closer.

Wu Yue, utterly defeated, "Really, this is the last time."

Shen Que immediately replied, "Yeah, last time."

His intense gaze settled on Wu Yue’s face. As Wu Yue’s consciousness began to fade, Shen Que curled his lips,

"Darling, one more time, okay?"

...

Authorities captured all Dark Order members, and all the dark web information that couldn’t be made public was seized by the Secretariat.

For a time, panic spread through the underworld.

Multiple armed organization hideouts were successively raided. The Secretariat, the military, and the Jiang financial group launched a joint operation, relentlessly pursuing and cracking down on various underground organizations operating outside the law and profiting through illegal activities, vowing to cleanse and rectify the alliance’s dark forces.

After staying at the base for seven days, the farthest Wu Yue ventured was just to the plantation.

Wu Yue looked at her communicator and leaned into Shen Que’s arms, "...I want to get some fresh air."

...

Shen Que held Wu Yue, burying his head to kiss her neck, his slender fingers effortlessly taking the communicator from her hand, "No you don't."

Wu Yue hugged Shen Que and whined, "If I stay cooped up in this room any longer, I’m going to grow mold!"

Shen Que pulled her entirely into his embrace, lowering his head to kiss her,

"We are currently cracking down on armed forces operating in the black zones, and even the most prosperous and peaceful southern regions occasionally see artillery fire."

"You just attracted so much aggro; there's no guarantee someone won't launch a suicide attack on you."

"Just stay put quietly. Once this wave of crackdown is over, I’ll naturally take you out to play."

Wu Yue was unwilling, "But by then the Alliance’s individual combat event will have started! I still need to find Can Ye!"

Shen Que said, "The Alliance is currently reorganizing and regulating the bounty hunter circuits, incorporating them into a unified system under the Alliance. Multiple circuits will be shared then."

"You can get real-time information through the communicator terminal, so there’s no need to search around like a headless fly."

Wu Yue drooped her little head listlessly, feeling bored, "So boring."

Shen Que began taking off his clothes, leaning in to kiss her, "My bad—I haven’t been keeping you entertained enough."

Wu Yue laughed and pushed him away, "Don’t come any closer, or I’ll scream!"

Shen Que pinned Wu Yue down onto the sofa, his hand slipping under her clothes, "Go ahead, scream louder. Let the whole team know I’m harassing you."

Wu Yue’s chest went hollow, and she felt embarrassed, "You rogue!"

Shen Que buried his head in her neck, his hands roaming freely, "You like me like this. If I were really well-behaved, you’d find me too obedient and boring."

"Besides, I’ve always wanted to mess with you every second. Since you like me, why hold back?"

Wu Yue held Shen Que’s head, her eyes narrowing and her face flushing,

"But we can’t just stay in the room like this all the time, right? Spending every day doing nothing but this shamelessly."

Shen Que found it strange, "Why not? You clearly said you liked it."

Wu Yue firmly denied it, "That was just because I was too excited after escaping danger! I wouldn’t say that normally!"

Shen Que pinched her cheek, "You said it, and now you’re denying it, huh?"

He pressed Wu Yue onto the sofa, his T-shirt collar gaping open. Watching Wu Yue’s eyes sneak peeks into his collar,

He chuckled and leaned closer, "If you want to look, just say so. Would I stop you?"

Wu Yue declared with false righteousness, "I’m not that kind of person."

Shen Que took off his shirt with one hand and leaned in, "Yeah, you’re not, but I am. I want to look."

Wu Yue laughed and pushed him away, "Get away from me, it’s time for my plank session."

Shen Que’s gaze lingered as he watched Wu Yue start training for the individual combat event while checking her communicator.

A while later,

Wu Yue was doing planks, and the kitten kept squirming under her belly, arching its back against her, its fluffy tail brushing her chest.

Wu Yue, "..."

The kitten stared at her with its beautiful light green eyes, "Meow~"

Wu Yue, "...Go away, you little pervert."

The kitten rubbed its fluffy head against her neck, making her itch uncontrollably.

Wu Yue kept dodging around, and the kitten stood up to lick at her ear.

Wu Yue gritted her teeth, "...You’re not leaving, are you?"

The kitten didn’t understand and kept licking earnestly.

Suddenly, Wu Yue grabbed the kitten by the scruff of the neck, lifted it up, opened the window, and was about to throw him out.

The kitten nimbly twisted around, clinging to the wall as it darted back into the room before Wu Yue could even grab it.

Then, she was lifted from behind, and Shen Que’s voice gritted with irritation came from over her shoulder, "Where exactly are you planning to throw me? Do you want everyone to see your husband without clothes on?"

Wu Yue struggled, "Let me go! You were the one who disturbed my training first!"

Shen Que scoffed, "I’m the captain of the great Blaze. I’ll train you—I'll give you some real training!"

Wu Yue, "You’re really shameless. Who says things like that about themselves?"

Shen Que, "Mm, I am shameless. Just wait till the individual match—I’ll show you what true shamelessness looks like."

Wu Yue, "...Why must a big shot like you pick on a weak novice like me?"

Shen Que carried Wu Yue toward the bed, "I’m just the type who enjoys picking on others. The forced fruit is always the sweetest."