Chapter 10

The next morning, before dawn, a majestic black wolf tiptoed out of Li Zhi’s room.

In the blink of an eye, he turned into a tall and handsome man. He went back to his room next door, quickly washed up, and went downstairs to cook.

He looked energetic and in a good mood, with a happy smile on his usually calm and indifferent face.

Su Jing got up very early today. He staggered down from upstairs, looking as if he had not slept well. The corners of his slightly upturned peach blossom eyes were slightly red, making him look more charming.

As soon as Jiang Yue put his meal on the table and sat down, he came downstairs and sat directly next to Jiang Yue.

Looking at the very obvious and extremely annoying curve on a certain Burning Wolf’s lips, he clicked his tongue unhappily, holding his chin and staring at him straight.

stare–

One second, two seconds…

Jiang Yue raised the corners of his lips ten degrees: “.”

Four seconds, five seconds…

Jiang Yue’s lips flattened ten degrees again: “…”

Nine seconds, ten seconds.
Jiang Yue pursed his lips and turned to look at Su Jing who was staring at him: “What’s wrong?”

“There is a great wonder in the interstellar world, the iron tree blooms. I am watching the second wonder.” Su Jing sneered and stretched out his voice: “The iron wolf is in heat.”

Jiang Yue: “…”

Su Jing looked at him coldly and said, “I didn’t expect Jiang Yue to act so quickly. It’s only the second night and the wolf has already broken into the house.”

Jiang Yue: “…”

He actually knew that Su Jing also came to the door last night, but for some secret psychological reasons, he did not point it out, nor did he leave. He just stayed by Li Zhi’s bedside all night.

Su Jing gave the final word: “Oh, burn the wolf!”

“Good morning~”

Li Zhi was wearing a goose yellow gauze skirt with chiffon hanging down lightly. Her waist was so slender that it could not be grasped with one hand, and her skin was white, tender and delicate, like a bright little daisy. She rubbed her eyes and walked downstairs.

She raised her head slightly and looked straight into Jiang Yue’s deep and meaningful black eyes. Her ears suddenly felt hot, her heartbeat accelerated, and she quickly looked away.

Jiang Yue’s lips curled up noticeably and he smiled slightly.

After last night, something seems to be different.
Su Jing took in the chemical reaction between the two of them, his eyes turned colder, and his tone was dangerously gentle: “Xiao Li Zhi, did you sleep well last night?”

“Uh.” Li Zhi didn’t understand what was going on, so she answered honestly, “Very good.”

Su Jing’s smile immediately became more dangerous: “That must be good, to have the empire’s top major general guarding the night for you, Xiaoli Zhi, the princess doesn’t even have this kind of treatment.”

Li Zhi thought that although Jiang Yue had transformed into a beast, he was indeed in the same room with a male, and her cheeks quickly turned red.

Jiang Yue saw the embarrassment on Li Zhi’s flushed face, glanced at Su Jing coldly, and helped Li Zhi step down: “Are you hungry? Come and eat.”

Li Zhi lowered her head slightly, a little embarrassed to look at him, responded vaguely, sat down, and the three of them began to eat.

Today’s breakfast is still delicious and rich, but with some changes: golden French toast, soft omelette, asparagus and mushrooms fried in olive oil, and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Li Zhi swallowed a piece of asparagus, thought about what happened last night, and hesitated: “Well, I have a question.”

The two males immediately put down their cutlery and food, looked at her intently, and listened to her carefully and patiently.

“After the pheromone collapses, will the female companion plants turn into seeds?”

When Su Jing heard her question, he looked a little surprised at first, and then nodded in affirmation. It was unknown what he was thinking about, and his expression was a little gloomy.

“Yes, there are very few cases where pheromones are absent. There is only one known case. The companion plant of that female turned into a seed in her mind.”

“Ok, I see.”

“You ask this because you have seen your companion plants?”

“Yes.” Li Zhi nodded: “I saw a seed in my mind last night. I touched it and had a nightmare…”

She thought of the blushing and heart-pounding things that happened later, and subconsciously looked at Jiang Yue again. Her eyes, as black as ink and smiling with understanding, met in the flash of lightning, and then she looked away quickly with a fluttering heart.

“Well, don’t worry.”

Since it came to professional issues, Su Jing had no time to pay attention to the ambiguity between the two people. He took note of Li Zhi’s description in his mind as supplementary material for his research project, and reiterated it again with a firm look.

“I’ll try to find a solution.”

Li Zhi nodded indifferently. She actually accepted it very well and felt very calm and unperturbed.

The good thing is that it seems that I am not the pure earthling as I always thought, but a person who belongs to this world, and I originally have companion plants and pheromones.

Unfortunately, it still cannot change the fact that there are no pheromones.

After going around in a circle, we are back to the starting point. Nothing is better or worse, so there is nothing to be sad or happy about.

Ding-dong-

The doorbell suddenly rang. When I opened the door, it was the staff from the female protection agency who came to visit as promised to continue the follow-up procedures.

“Dear Mr. Li Zhi, hello, we are here to check your living environment and living conditions.”

Li Zhi greeted politely: “Hello.”

The staff member was also a young male. When he saw the little female being so delicate and lovely, his face suddenly turned slightly red and he tried hard to maintain a professional tone.

“First, we will ask you a few questions as usual. Please feel free to answer them truthfully.”

“Ok.”

“Did the male provide you with a comfortable living environment?” Li Zhi nodded: “Very comfortable!”

“Are you satisfied with the living conditions here?”

Li Zhi nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice: “Super satisfied!”

Jiang Yue and Su Jing, who were standing by, couldn’t help but be touched by her cute and straightforward reaction, and smiled.

“Okay.” The staff member operated a few times on the intelligent computer, completed the verification feedback, and then said: “There is another very important thing I came here for today. I need to confirm the matter of your partner or guardian with you.”

“Guardian and partner?” Li Zhi tilted his head, remembering that he had seen these two columns on his personal homepage before, and asked curiously: “That’s right, I also want to ask what this is?”

“I’m happy to explain this to you. As you know, the males of the Empire have glands and need the soothing of female pheromones during the estrus period to avoid losing control and transforming into beasts.”

“Females can use pheromones to appease or mark males in two ways:

[Calm down]: Applying or injecting pheromones into the glands is a temporary soothing measure that can only temporarily reduce the out-of-control value. It needs to be done many times over a long period of time and it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause.

[Marking]: If the seeds of the companion plant are planted in the male gland, it will be a permanent mark. The permanently marked male will completely escape the danger of losing control, but will also be forever obsessed with and loyal to the female who marked him, until death. “

“Based on this physiological structure, there are two legally recognized male-female relationships.”

“A mate is a female and the male she marks for life.”

“If the female doesn’t want to have a partner for the time being, she can have a male as a guardian for the safety of a single female.”

“Guardians do not need to make lifelong marks. The protected female needs to provide temporary comfort when the guardian is in heat. At the same time, the guardian needs to take care of everything for the female.”

“Since the current male-female ratio in the empire is severely unbalanced, females can have an unlimited number of male partners and guardians at the same time if both parties are willing.”

The staff member paused and swallowed the words on his lips.

In the Empire, guardians are generally considered as candidates for partners. After all, as temporary comfort, it is easy for them to fall in love with each other over time and turn the relationship into a lifelong partnership.

Li Zhi understood and shook her head sensibly, “Thank you, I understand. But since I don’t have pheromones, I don’t need a guardian or a partner.”

The staff groaned. Faced with this rare situation where a female has no pheromones, they were a little unsure how to judge:
“But, as a single female who has not yet reached adulthood, you have no family to take care of you. According to the regulations, you must have at least one male guardian.”

Li Zhi was also a little embarrassed: “Is it necessary? In fact, I can take care of myself.”

“Li Zhi.” Jiang Yue said, “If you are willing, I want to be your guardian.”

Li Zhi raised her eyes and looked at him.

Su Jing sneered: “You want to become a guardian, but the application process needs to be approved by the commander. Will Lan agree?”

He turned to look at Li Zhi, his peach blossom eyes sparkling, the corners of his eyes raised, and he said impulsively: “In this case, little Li Zhi, why don’t you let me be your guardian? I have a younger sister, and I am very good at taking care of little females!”

Jiang Yue looked at him coldly: “Will your father agree?”

Su Jing snorted: “Will I listen to him?”

Jiang Yue’s eyes turned even colder, and he said in a warning tone, “Do you want Li Zhi to be involved in your affairs?”

Su Jing was silent.

Seeing the two famous males of the empire exchanging sharp words, the staff member quickly said, “Well, actually, there can be multiple guardians at the same time.”

Su Jing’s peach blossom eyes were silent. He shrugged and laughed at himself: “Forget it, he is right. It is not appropriate to involve Xiao Lizhi before my affairs are resolved.”

Li Zhi blinked, somewhat confused.

Seeing that they didn’t want to talk more, she didn’t ask. She looked at Jiang Yue and said hesitantly: “But. I don’t have pheromones.”

Jiang Yue’s eyes were sharp: “It doesn’t matter.”

Li Zhi thought of Su Jing’s words again and asked worriedly, “Will the commander you mentioned agree?”

“Just leave these to me, don’t worry.” Jiang Yue’s eyes were firm and focused, as if he was making a lifelong promise: “Li Zhi, are you willing to let me be your guardian?”

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment, thinking deeply.

Jiang Yue and Su Jing said yesterday that males can use artificial pheromone inhibitors, so even if she doesn’t have pheromones and can’t help them get through the estrus period, it shouldn’t be a big problem.

Besides, she has no pheromones and cannot mark Jiang Yue. It is not a lifelong mark. If Jiang Yue finds a matching female in the future, he can also terminate the guardian relationship with her, and it is also okay to temporarily bind her to deal with the regulations of the empire.

Thinking of this, she confirmed with the staff, “Can the guardian relationship be terminated?”

The staff member gave a positive answer: “Yes, it is possible.”

After all, without a lifelong mark there will be no complete obsession, and there will also be situations in the Empire where females dislike males or males want to protect other females, and the two sides will break up and terminate the guardian relationship.

Li Zhi felt relieved: “Then I am willing to do so.”

Jiang Yue lowered his eyes silently. This insecure little female who was always afraid of causing trouble to others was already thinking about unbinding before she even bound him.
But it doesn’t matter, he will use his actions and time to reassure her and prove that she can trust and rely on him.

After obtaining the consent of both parties, the staff will apply for the binding of the two people’s guardianship relationship on the system.

When Li Zhi confirmed the submission on the system, he felt inexplicably nervous and asked again hesitantly: “I don’t have pheromones, are you really willing to be my guardian?”

Jiang Yue’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, his expression remained unchanged, and his eyes looked at her firmly.

“I am willing.”

The decision had already been made last night, the moment I handed her the wolf tail, wasn’t it?

Or maybe, even earlier, at the moment of first meeting.

He walks alone in the boundless sea of ​​suffering, living towards death, and females have always been a burden to him.

But this time, he actually wanted to carry on with the heavy burden and protect her safety and happiness throughout her life in his limited life.

Foreshadowing, dear children, please be patient. The setting of SSS-level pheromones in this article is quite special and closely related to the entire world view. The secret will be revealed later~
(End of this chapter)