I’ve Got This Target’s Back(15)
Lu Deng blinked, looking up blankly.
Even though he didn’t have much common sense about this kind of world, he had a hunch that something like “marking” shouldn’t be this simple. Lu Deng tilted his head and pondered, tapping the system in his head that was choking on air with laughter, “Should I spray him back?”
“Nooooo! Host, that’s not how the marking works!”
The system hurriedly replied, the buffering circle turned twice with a heavy heart, but still explained truthfully, “In the ABO world, ‘marking’ is a way for an Alpha to declare sovereignty to other Alphas by leaving the scent of one’s own pheromones on the Omega after a deep, special exchange with the compatible Omega⎯⎯”
Obviously, the Imperial Marshal, who only had the theoretical guidance in mind because that box of hentai books was lost by accident, kept his understanding of this aspect on the most intuitive result.
The system was cryptic, but Lu Deng instantly understood. He slowly pursed his lips with slight hesitation, but still curved his eyebrows towards the breathless and tense Marshal before actively raising his arms to embrace him. “Hmm.”
Although the process was wrong, to bring it up now would undoubtedly cause a serious blow to the Marshal’s ego.
Naturally, Lu Deng was not that anxious about that kind of thing. However, upon meeting the deep and apprehensive gaze of the black pupils, the corners of his lips still couldn’t help but lightly curl up, his arms exerting a little force to lean his body up and rub against the nape of the Marshal’s neck.
Lu Chiqiu did not reject his mark!
Marshal Gu’s mental energy tumbled twice in the garden1means his mental energy ran outside and tumbled out of excitement while holding his little wife, who was thoroughly wrapped in the scent he used to camouflage his alpha pheromones, calmly. He rubbed his palm tenderly up his spine, carefully and unobtrusively smoothing out the perfume.
This perfume was specially made for him by the palace to simulate the smell of pheromones and thus dispel suspicion especially for occasions when proof of identity was necessary, and a single spray lasted for about two to three days.
Must spray again after two to three days.
The Marshal’s mood instantly improved as his worst fear was so easily solved. He took the sweet milk that was cooling on the side and tested the temperature before handing it to his young wife, lowering his head and kissing the soft hair. “You can mark me too.”
He didn’t mind carrying Lu Chiqiu’s pheromones at all. Although he couldn’t smell them himself, his subordinates would surely be able to notice that their Marshal already had a family and was on top of his life.
It was nothing more than a way of leaving a scent of one’s own on the body of one’s partner, and since the principle was similar, it could probably be called a mark.
The Imperial Marshal felt that his thinking was very thorough and that there was nothing wrong with his logic.
System: ……
Although he knew what Marshal said was entirely due to a lack of common sense, the robot vacuum cleaner by the window jumped up in fright. Yuan Dundun2the robot…yes the robot has a name‘s body spun around the bed and steadied himself. There was only a perfume bottle in the empty trash box, making a tinkling sound.
That made Gu Gui feel guilty. He directly unplugged the robot and pulled his little wife back in his arms. His strong and powerful arms were slightly tensed as he covered Lu Chiqiu’s ears subtly.
Lu Chiqiu blinked his eyes and looked up at him.
Gu Gui lowered his gaze to meet those eyes. He couldn’t help but move his hand to caress the rosy cheeks. In the past, the fingers that could easily break the Blue Beast’s claws flexed in a very light and slow arc and gently pushed aside a little bit of loose hair for him., revealing a particularly delicate and soft face.
It was the first time for him to live in a house with warm orange lights and plush thick carpets. He thought he would be somewhat unaccustomed to it, but now he was holding his warm little wife, the light was dim, and the real smell3Lu Deng’s natural body smell, not the pheromones leaked through the fake pheromone smell.
Had taken part in countless wars, had been to the front line, also had survived countless battles. But, this was the first time Gu Gui had realized that there was another way to confirm one’s existence as far as life was concerned.
A way of being alive4Anna: He is saying he can tell Lu Deng is alive because he can “smell” him and feel his breath..
Gu Gui leaned down and kissed the soft, pale lips.
The creamy scent percolated around his lips. Fearing that his own lips might break his little wife’s, Gu Gui was reluctant to press harder, and the fiery kisses were strictly restrained to warm and considerate fondling.
Lu Deng became unable to endure longer and raised his hand to clutch Gu Gui’s sleeve and took the initiative to kiss him.
Although the memories were arranged in sequence, the things he didn’t need to worry about in the past suddenly became a sense of responsibility. Lu Deng was also somewhat incoherent, so he could only close his eyes and entangle his lips and teeth meticulously, following his memory5Anna: neither of them knows how to kiss basically.
Gu Gui’s heart beat fiercely as he opened his eyes and tilted his gaze down to the warm, soft body permeated with the scent of milk in his arms.
The tips of his thick, silky eyelashes trembled slightly, gilded by the light, and a faint blush spread across his fair face, his face looking serious and focused, as if he was doing something very important.
⎯⎯indeed more important than any of the things he could think of right now.
Unable to hold back, Gu Gui raised his arms and tried to gather him tighter into his body, but the little wife in his arms had already finished his meticulous kiss, smiling and pulling back to give him another quick final kiss on the tip of his nose.
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The next day the Marshal went to work with a bright smile and a spring in his steps.
He was still like this even when he went to work for the second week.
Compared to the radiant Marshal, the First Army Commander with two huge black circles under his eyes, who would instantly jump three meters in terror when being approached by anyone, had undoubtedly formed a stark contrast and had already harvested countless gossip and condolences in just half a month.
First Army Commander felt bitter in his heart.
The house was originally filled with specialized gym equipment that was horrible enough, and after being cut in half horizontally by who knew what, it could only be described as hideous. He had only slept in it for half a month and was already missing like crazy for his small but cozy officers’ quarters, the cute teddy bears, the high sugar, high-calorie junk food that was absolutely certain to be confiscated if it was caught.
There was also that box of hentai books which he stole many years ago when he was wandering around, hidden under the bed in the dormitory.
He felt like Marshal was taking personal revenge.
In fact, about the dark history of his youthful days, no one really talked about it anymore, but that did not prevent His Excellency the Marshal from using his authority in the smallest way to take revenge when he lacked the necessary guidance material years later.
The Commander was sympathetic to the Marshal and decided to go back and make a generous copy of all the private savings he had in his collection and passed them to the Marshal.
With the key in his hand, he walked to the Marshal’s office door. The Commander took a deep breath and knocked on the door to see Gu Gui pondering solemnly as if he had encountered a serious problem.
The last time Marshal was this serious was when a herd of Bruisers fell from the sky and chewed up half the palace complex.
The Commander was instantly alerted and all his momentum was swept away. “Marshal, what happened?”
It was wintertime. Soon they would enter a harsh winter unsuitable for survival. The outside temperature would drop to about -50 degrees. Even the inhabitants of the planet would choose to stay indoors in perfect conditions to avoid going out as much as possible. Usually, there would not be any herd of foreign beasts to visit at this time.
The Ministry of the Army was always the idlest to the desolate state during this period of time.
No matter what, there were some extremely special circumstances that couldn’t be avoided – like the time of the invasion ten years ago when the ice-armored beasts appeared over the planet at the coldest time of the year, nearly wiping out the entire army, and their 100-victory war god-like Marshal nearly lost his life on that occasion.
Ten years ago, the Commander was just brought into the army and did not have the right to pilot a mecha. At that time, he witnessed the Marshal’s fight with his own eyes, forcing back the ice beasts and preserving the entire planet, and his blood had been boiling until now just from thinking about it. He also wanted to have the opportunity to face such a critical situation and save the day himself.
Gu Gui never laughed at their uninformed thoughts, never commenting easily. Only the longest-serving 17th Army Commander once said that if they really experienced it once, they probably wouldn’t look forward to such an opportunity again for the rest of their lives.
The Commander was not yet old enough to understand the words. He only saw the Marshal’s imposing look and was immediately filled with full and intense excitement.
“What?”
Gu Gui raised his eyebrows and looked back, meeting his subordinate’s unusually excited gaze, but he didn’t know what had occurred to him, raising his hand to cover his lips and coughing lightly as his gaze drifted. “Just in time, do me a favor.”
…is not for war!
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Additional Notes: Lovely readers, we are backkkk with the double release as promised! Our dear TL, Anna, nailed all her exams! Congratulations, woohooo! A little hint to y’all..strong Lu Deng is back! Thank me later, wink wink