Chapter 59
Shen Shuyu stuffed the inhibitor patch casually into his bag. He fingered the gland at the back of his neck; it seemed a bit wrinkled. After all, in the Survival War, the inhibitor patch was like his clothes, never taken off. When he left just now, he was solely focused on leaving and completely forgot to tear off the patch to let his gland breathe.
He thought for a moment, turned to Wen Jiafei, and asked, “Can I stick it on later? It’s a bit uncomfortable.”
Anyway, Wen Jiafei was a disabled Alpha; he wasn’t sensitive to pheromones.
Wen Jiafei relaxed his brows. “Up to you.”
That means yes.
Shen Shuyu happily put the inhibitor patch back into his pocket. “Don’t worry, my fever period passed long ago. When it feels better, I’ll stick it on.”
Wen Jiafei hummed a response and didn’t look at him again.
But in his heart, he couldn’t help feeling strange. Shen Shuyu’s pheromones… he seemed to have smelled them somewhere. Moreover, his pheromones seemed a bit different from before.
If it were another Alpha, they would know the difference almost immediately upon smelling it. But Wen Jiafei’s gland was damaged. He could smell the pheromones from Alphas and Omegas, but his perception of the emotions within the pheromones was dull.
He quickly gave up the idea of delving into Shen Shuyu’s pheromones. After all, an Alpha expressing interest in an Omega’s pheromones was impolite behavior.
Shen Shuyu didn’t know Wen Jiafei’s inner thoughts. He just felt refreshed all over after taking off the inhibitor patch.
He and Wen Jiafei limped forward. Although this gourd Wen Jiafei didn’t like to talk, if Shen Shuyu said something, he would still answer with a sentence or two, just like a robot.
But with company, the journey wasn’t lonely.
Dawn was breaking. Shen Shuyu was tired of walking. Ahead was a fork in the road; only one path led to the correct end.
He turned to look at Wen Jiafei. Wen Jiafei didn’t seem to feel much. He asked, “Aren’t you tired?”
Wen Jiafei said, “Alpha stamina is much better than Omega.”
Shen Shuyu gave him a thumbs up. “Is it possible that my leg is still injured, big brother?”
Shen Shuyu’s tone was too familiar, like a complaint between friends, making Wen Jiafei daze for a moment.
However, he recovered quickly. He said, “You can rest here. I’ll go…”
“Wen Jiafei!” Shen Shuyu interrupted him incredulously. “We are teammates after all. Even if I treated you badly before, aren’t I treating you pretty well now? You actually want to abandon me!”
Wen Jiafei pursed his lips. “I’m going to scout the path. I’ll come back to pick you up then.”
Since it was a fork, if they went the right way, fine. If wrong, they’d have to double back—a wasted trip.
Shen Shuyu laughed awkwardly. “Oh, oh, oh, you should have said so earlier.”
Wen Jiafei looked at him somewhat speechlessly, as if saying: I said it, but who interrupted me?
Shen Shuyu knew he was in the wrong. He said, “Let’s go together. I trust your intuition! But can we rest for ten minutes first?”
“Up to you.”
That’s a yes.
Shen Shuyu looked around. There was nothing for them to sit on. He simply took out his clothes, spread them on the ground, sat on half, and left the other half for Wen Jiafei. “Sit for a bit.”
Wen Jiafei asked, “You’re not changing?”
Shen Shuyu looked down. “Doesn’t the Safe House have a cleaning pod? Just throw it in later and it’ll be clean. I don’t care, what do you care about?”
Wen Jiafei pursed his lips and simply stopped talking. Following his meaning, he sat next to him.
Shen Shuyu finished the last mouthful of water. There would be new supplies at the Safe House later. Thinking carefully, all in all, they had only been in here for two days, but had walked half the distance of the Survival War. Clearing three levels during the day today, tomorrow they would rush straight to the final battle!
Worthy of the protagonist group, focusing on speed!
Ten minutes passed quickly. Wen Jiafei stood up. “Let’s go.”
Shen Shuyu sighed. He pushed against the ground wanting to stand up, but his legs were weak, and he sat back down heavily. He extended his hand somewhat embarrassedly. “Please give me a pull. Too tired, really can’t get up.”
Wen Jiafei’s gaze fell on his wrist. Without saying much, he reached out and pulled him up directly.
Shen Shuyu looked at the clothes on the ground. “Trouble…”
Wen Jiafei bent his eyes, picked up his clothes, didn’t forget to shake off the debris for him, and even dutifully put the clothes into his bag.
Shen Shuyu patted his shoulder emotionally. “You are so good; you are my best friend.”
Wen Jiafei’s hand zipping the bag paused. He couldn’t help thinking, I don’t want to be the Young Master’s friend. But the corners of his mouth still couldn’t help tilting up.
Walking to the fork, Shen Shuyu asked, “Which way do you want to go?”
Mainly because before the System hibernated, it didn’t tell him there was a fork. Compared to trusting his own choice, he trusted Wen Jiafei more.
After all, if Wen Jiafei chose wrong, he could still nag. If he chose wrong himself, he wouldn’t dare make a sound. Adhering to being lenient with oneself and strict with others.
Shen Shuyu dumped this matter onto Wen Jiafei without any psychological burden.
Wen Jiafei squatted down on both paths for a while. Getting up, he said, “Right.”
After speaking, he strode toward the right. Shen Shuyu looked left and right, then limped to follow. He couldn’t help asking, “What were you looking at squatting just now?”
“Traces,” Wen Jiafei said. “There are more traces on the right than the left. Should be left by staff passing through.”
Where are there traces?
Shen Shuyu couldn’t help looking left and right again, still seeing nothing. He was like blind with open eyes.
Forget it, don’t force it if I can’t see.
Shen Shuyu took a deep breath, following closely beside Wen Jiafei. The two walked for an unknown amount of time. Wen Jiafei stopped. Shen Shuyu stopped too, asking blankly, “What’s wrong?”
Wen Jiafei made a shushing motion, pointed to the forest ahead, signaling to hide.
Enemy!
Shen Shuyu nodded. The two quickly walked into the forest. Fortunately, the trees in this Survival War were huge; hiding behind any random one could conceal a figure.
Wen Jiafei and Shen Shuyu each held a gun, waiting patiently for the enemy to come.
Soon, figures appeared on the path they were originally walking on. Shen Shuyu tried hard to widen his eyes to look. Oho!
It was actually their teammates!
Chi Yanxun, Shen Xili, and Lin Xuyi!
Unexpectedly meeting before reaching the Safe House!
Shen Shuyu’s gaze fell on Chi Yanxun and Shen Xili walking side by side. Shen Xili had returned to normal. The two must have chatted under the moon; their aura seemed different.
His method was indeed correct!
He glanced at Wen Jiafei. Wen Jiafei naturally saw the incomers too. He nodded. Only then did Shen Shuyu step out from behind the tree, shouting, “Brother Yanxun!”
Hearing this voice, the three people on the road all looked over in unison.
Shen Shuyu put away his gun and walked over quickly. But just as he got a little closer, the invisible pressure in the air made his expression change.
He stopped abruptly, his face turning pale instantly, his legs trembling unconsciously.
Shen Shuyu endured the pressure to look at Chi Yanxun in the main path. He looked at him expressionlessly, while in the air, his Strong Liquor pheromones were pressuring him.
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