After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

Reclaiming the Northern political power by uprooting Takeda Tatsuya’s forces was one of Gu Junwan’s ultimate goals for this operation.

She had originally thought that restraining Gu Yuwei, a crucial step, would require considerable effort.

Unexpectedly, there was no need for her to make a move; the opponent had already been crushed by external enemies.

The moment Gu Junwan stepped into the military tent and saw Gu Yuwei’s state, she knew the other’s mental edifice was on the verge of collapse.

Gu Junwan had already learned from her assistant about what Takeda Tatsuya had said to Gu Yuwei before leaving.

It wasn’t hard to understand why the young woman had fallen into self-denial and despondency after her long-held beliefs were destroyed.

Gu Junwan let out a light sigh.

Actually, this was good too. It could minimize conflict and internal strife to the greatest extent.

Chi Xuan, walking last, saw that his commander had finally shown a bit of life, and the tension he had held for so long finally eased.

But soon, he felt that the development of things seemed somewhat amiss.

He remembered Yu Xiao’s reminder not to let Gu Yuwei be led by the nose by the Empress.

But now-

Chi Xuan took two steps forward, urgently tugging at his commander’s sleeve.

However, before he could make any further reminding gesture, Gu Yuwei had already waved her arm to brush him off, then moved even closer to the Empress walking in front.

Like a fledgling closely following its mother.

The tent flap was lifted, and the guard team members of the two current heads of state immediately shot their gazes over.

Only when she saw her Omega safe and sound did Shen Han secretly let out a sigh of relief.

After all, there were two A-class Alphas in that military tent just now; how could she not be nervous?

While they had intentions of capturing the king, the other side might not be without similar plans.

Fortunately, things seemed to be progressing smoothly.

Seeing their commander “perk up” again, the Northern soldiers felt the heavy stones hanging in their hearts fall to the ground.

Even though they felt it was somewhat inappropriate for Gu Yuwei, as head of state, to follow behind the Empress, they weren’t too alarmed.

Strict obedience to orders is a basic quality of every soldier.

Without orders from their superiors, they wouldn’t act rashly.

Walking to the center of the camp in front of the two armies’ formations, Gu Junwan suddenly stopped.

She turned around, looking calmly at Gu Yuwei, then clearly and decisively uttered two words: “Take her!”

Gu Yuwei was lost in thought. Hearing her sister’s voice, she was still slowly pondering in her mind, take what?

The next instant, her hands were pinned behind her back.

It didn’t hurt, but that feeling of being controlled still made Gu Yuwei panic a bit.

She instinctively looked towards Gu Junwan, but the latter was no longer giving her any attention.

Shen Han, controlling her strength, skillfully restrained Gu Yuwei and shouted to the Northern officers and soldiers: “The Northern Commander has been captured by us! Lay down your weapons immediately!”

Gu Yuwei’s guard team members were closest; they tried to rescue and counterattack but were subdued by Ning Xi and others who were already prepared, and had their weapons confiscated.

For a moment, the entire camp fell into an uproar and chaos.

The Empress’s combat personnel numbered only six hundred, while the Northern soldiers were three times that number.

Perhaps there was still a chance to turn the tables.

Gu Junwan naturally wouldn’t leave her opponents any chance to turn the tables.

After Shen Han publicly announced the capture of the Northern head of state, she immediately issued a second order.

It was also a very simple two words: Attack!

In an instant, two squadrons of drones formed into arrays and flew out from the assault ship. In less than half a minute, they had completed a firepower lockdown of the entire camp area.

These were the Free Federation’s latest self-developed combat drones.

Integrating reconnaissance, shooting, and interference capabilities.

Two thousand combat drones hovered in the air, like an ink-black cloud pressing down.

The black gun barrels could rotate 360 degrees to aim, locking onto every enemy personnel below.

A patrol soldier outside the camp who tried to secretly escape the blockade had just made a move to retreat when he was continuously shot down by bullets fired from the interwoven air above.

The morning breeze swept by, carrying the scent of blood rolling and spreading in all directions.

Shen Han handed Gu Yuwei over to others to guard.

She herself lightly supported Gu Junwan’s waist, leading her Omega away from the battlefield, heading straight for the assault ship.

……

After finishing the call with her daughter, Gu Qianqiu moved to her bedroom, unlocking a hidden compartment next to the dressing table with her fingerprint.

In the compartment, several stacks of small metal tags were neatly arranged.

On those oval-shaped spaces were engraved information such as military branch, unit number, name, and rank.

These were all identity tags of deceased soldiers.

They had died protecting the former empress and were people Gu Qianqiu would remember for a lifetime.

Her gaze swept over every corner of the compartment, but she didn’t see what she was looking for.

“Qianqiu.”

Tang Yucai’s voice sounded behind her.

Before Gu Qianqiu could turn her head, she was already embraced from behind by her Alpha.

The two didn’t need many words to explain; sometimes, a subtle gesture was enough for them to understand each other’s needs.

Tang Yucai bent down, biting the other’s earlobe and said: “Are you looking for the phone? I took it out and charged it for you.”

Gu Qianqiu had been sitting upright on the dressing stool, but being held and spoken to like this by her Alpha, her body uncontrollably began to soften.

She tilted her head back slightly, nuzzling with the other.

“Then could you go get me a set of clothes? We’re going to fight alongside old friends again. I don’t want everyone to think their former empress’s spirit is less than it used to be.”

Tang Yucai buried her face, kissing the other’s swan-like beautiful neck, her voice soft and gentle, making one’s heart tingle.

“How could that be? My empress, your aura is getting stronger and stronger. I can barely breathe-”

As she spoke, the Alpha’s breath also became hot.

Coupled with her just-spoken double entendre about “barely breathing”, it became extremely alluring.

Gu Qianqiu raised her hand to brush away the head that was setting fire to her neck: “Stop teasing. Little Wan over there-”

“I know. I heard when you were talking to Little Wan on the phone earlier.”

As Tang Yucai spoke, one of her hands had already slid into her Omega’s clothes: “I’ve prepared clothes for you too. Let me help you change-”

For Gu Junwan to reclaim the power that rightfully belonged to her was not as simple as just controlling her sister.

After all, Gu Yuwei was just a puppet pushed to the forefront.

In the previous coup, except for her acting on her own passion and beliefs, most of the other supporters were basically pursuing their own schemes.

Needless to say about Takeda Tatsuya’s side; after fishing in troubled waters for decades, he had stolen immeasurable resources on the soil of the Free Federation.

Even if Gu Yuwei hadn’t been influenced and used by his ability, he would have found other ways to achieve his goals.

After all, the time he had infiltrated the Federation was much longer than the age of the two Gu sisters combined.

As for people like Sun Xianglong, they were even more involved in corruption and treason, filling their own private coffers.

Gu Junwan had to concentrate her firepower to deal with Yu Xiao’s counterattack.

Therefore, seizing control of the Peace Palace had to be done by Gu Qianqiu.

This was something only the former empress could accomplish!

With important matters at hand, Tang Yucai might be affectionate, but she didn’t delay her wife’s time at all.

However, it was a difficult choice between two equally important things.

Thinking of what her younger daughter had done, this Alpha mother couldn’t help but feel sad.

Gu Qianqiu, wearing an ink-black military uniform, reached out to hold her Alpha’s hand and said softly: “Yuwei did something wrong, so she must bear the consequences.”

“But don’t you know Little Wan’s nature? Don’t worry, she’ll handle everything very well.”

As she spoke, she was already leading the person beside her out.

“Let’s go. The Takeda Tatsuya matter was also our oversight back then, which gave him an opportunity.”

“And now, it’s time for us to make amends!”

……

Security room in the northern area of the Peace Palace.

A tall man dressed in a guard uniform was standing by the window, watering two small green plants.

The man was a B-class Alpha, around fifty years old. Although his standing posture was habitually straight, his expression revealed a hint of casualness.

Suddenly, the phone in the man’s pocket began to vibrate.

He held the watering can in one hand and took out his phone with the other to check.

The caller ID on the screen was an unnoted number.

But the moment the man saw that number, his eyes immediately widened.

He quickly threw away the watering can in his other hand and stood at attention.

After suppressing his emotions again and again, he finally answered the phone with reddened eyes.

“Yo-Your Majesty!”

On the other end of the phone, the former empress’s voice was as it had always been: “Xuyu, report your combat number.”

The man held the phone and gave a standard military salute to the vague emptiness.

Then he firmly said: “Guard team member Xuyu, combat number gt01223, awaiting your orders!”

……

A military training base in the Second District.

A tall Alpha female instructor was sternly training new recruits for the special forces.

Feeling her phone vibrate in her uniform pocket, the female instructor didn’t pay much attention at first.

But immediately after, her heart began to pound along with that phone.

It was her personal phone, which hadn’t had any activity for years, but she always kept it charged and on her person.

In this world, the only ones who could call this number were her former comrades from the empress’s guard team, and the former empress herself!

“Instructor Zhang, you continue training them!”

After hastily arranging the work, the tall Alpha sprinted towards an idle training room nearby.

Her speed was so fast that the group of struggling new recruits couldn’t even see clearly that their instructor had disappeared from sight.

Entering the training room, Sun Liying immediately pressed the answer button.

After just uttering two words, her voice had already choked up: “Your Majesty, are- are you well?”

Gu Qianqiu’s voice was gentle: “My guard team captain has always been one to bleed but not cry. Liying, report your combat number.”

Sun Liying turned her head to fling away the hot tears at the corner of her eyes and responded resolutely: “Guard team captain Sun Liying, combat number gt01045, awaiting your orders!”

Situations similar to Xuyu and Sun Liying’s occurred in various places throughout the Second District.

Some were in fighting clubs, some in executive offices of listed companies, and some in residential buildings resonating with mahjong sounds.

Regardless of where they were or what they were busy with at the time, when they saw that unnoted number on their screens, everyone’s reaction was exactly the same.

Their hearts surged with passionate blood.

They knew they would once again be carrying out missions for their empress!

These former members of Gu Qianqiu’s empress guard team, after Gu Junwan officially took power, had all chosen not to continue staying by the new empress’s side.

In their hearts, their commander, from beginning to end, was only one person!

They had been waiting for this day for a very long time!