The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 417: Chapter 417: Nearly Exposed

Ji You originally just wanted to come over to watch Yue Qiguang make a fool of himself, but she absolutely didn’t expect that her own buddies were actually quietly studying her fighting style and weaknesses!

How could this happen?

This is really too much!

And these people, assembling together as if conducting a serious scientific research experiment, looked through the Rag Queen’s first match to the very last, from beginning to end, as if they wanted to dig up even her ancestors. It really scared Ji You a little...

Terrifying...

Too terrifying.

If she doesn’t stop them, how will she fight once they expose all her tricks? How will she win?

Hastily, Ji You said: ”That Rag Queen, she looks way too dumb. Antique mech? Why doesn’t she just go dive into a trash heap? Even after changing to Blade, I feel it’s still not that impressive.”

”Just look at how timid she is...”

”Can she beat Jiaojiao?”

”Can she beat Yue Qiyuan?”

”Can she beat Shen Changqing?”

”I bet she can’t even beat Little Cutie, right?”

”She won against Yue Qiguang? Impossible, right? Although Yue Qiguang’s strength is the lowest among us, he surely can’t be defeated by such trash, right? The Rag Queen couldn’t possibly just be relying on dumb luck, could she?”

...

Suddenly—

Yue Qiyuan said with a hint of bewilderment: ”Number 4444, you’ve been unnaturally talkative today!”

Yue Qiguang slapped down: ”Exactly! Jabbermouth!”

Ji You’s heart skipped a beat, startled, thinking she had been discovered, but when she squinted at Yue Qiguang and then peeked at Yue Qiyuan, she realized that after they finished speaking, they immediately turned their faces back to the Light Computer screen and watched intently...

Clearly, the two brothers had just casually made a remark and hadn’t noticed anything.

Just as Ji You’s heart eased a bit, Chu Jiaojiao suddenly said, ”Ji You, don’t underestimate the Rag Queen, her strength is really quite formidable! It wasn’t luck that she won against Yue Qiguang. Also—I feel like her way of speaking and acting is kind of like yours!”

Oh no!

Ji You got scared again, hurriedly leaned in to glance at the screen, and deliberately exaggerated, ”Ah! Really impressive! Damn! Especially that punch she landed on Yue Qiguang, so cool!!! Indeed, it does resemble me!”

This comment immediately drew a disdainful look from Sheng Qingyan: ”Poor dead, stop dreaming!”

Ji You frowned and retorted: ”None of your damn business if I dream!”

Sheng Qingyan sneered.

Ji You then leaned closer to Chu Jiaojiao, stared at the screen, and while watching, expressed admiration, saying: ”After listening to you, Jiaojiao, I find her even more handsome! Probably about one-tenth as handsome as me now,”

As a die-hard fan, Chu Jiaojiao naturally echoed Ji You without any rationality, laughing, ”Yeah!! I also think Ji You looks better! Handsomer! Without peer!” After finishing the standard fan talk, Chu Jiaojiao continued, ”What I like about the Rag Queen is her clever and nimble fighting, as well as that fierce vibe! Really, every time she fights, it’s so enlightening!”

Ji You listened, feeling a bit embarrassed, scratched her head, and said: ”Compared to you, Jiaojiao, I think she still falls a bit short.”

Chu Jiaojiao laughed and said: ”Of course! I’m very formidable! After all, she’s just one of my defeated opponents!”

Defeated opponents?

Ji You secretly curled her lip: Just you wait! In a few days, you’ll be one of her defeated opponents!

Humph!

Of course, Ji You still said: ”Yeah! Jiaojiao is very powerful! Super powerful!” But—compared to me, still lacks a little.

Hearing Ji You personally compliment her, Chu Jiaojiao was so delighted she was practically bewitched and had no clue what was going on, so she couldn’t notice any oddities about Ji You.

Ji You’s heart, which had been lifted, was finally put at ease a bit.

Then—

Shen Changqing, who had been very quiet and taciturn, suddenly turned his head and looked at Ji You.

Ji You’s heart suddenly tightened.

Shen Changqing fell silent for a moment before asking softly, ”Ji You, did you participate in this online competition?”

Ji You almost couldn’t resist clutching her chest and shaking her head vigorously as she wanted to scream: Stop your bold guess right now! But on the surface, Ji You maintained her usual style with the corner of her mouth turning up, saying, ”Of course I participated! How could I miss out on a competition that’s basically giving away points for free? Just to let you know, not only did I participate, but I also showed off my prowess by defeating everyone here and earning hundreds of thousands of points along the way! Hahaha...”

As soon as she said this, a wave of mockery ensued:

Yue Qiguang was the first to scoff, saying, ”Look at the boasting in the sky, did you blow it up there? Idiot! Have some self-awareness!”

Yue Qiyuan looked at Ji You with a speechless face and said, ”Go out, turn left, then a right turn, to the infirmary, and ask Doctor Luo to prescribe you some sleeping pills to treat sleepwalking.”

Chu Jiaojiao clutched her heart, staring at Ji You’s face, and said dreamily, ”Ji You, you look so good even when you’re boasting!”

Ji You: ”...”

Sheng Qingyan shook her head, saying, ”Full of nonsense and babbling lies, anyone who believes you is either stupid or dumb...”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You’s mouth twitched: ”Have you had enough?! How can you look down on me like this? I’m a genius! A genius! A genius!”

”You all don’t believe me! You’ll regret it! You will definitely regret it!”

...

Ji You was so provoked that she almost went crazy, but no one else paid any attention to her hysterical roaring.

Ji You was so angry that she stomped her feet! Clenched her fists!

Genuinely angry!

Ji You clenched her fists: ”Aaaargh!!!”

After a while, Shen Changqing quietly reminded her: ”Ji You, can you... keep it down? We need a quiet space to analyze...”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You choked back a response, with an annoyed look, and said: ”Fine! Quiet, then! Goodbye!”

Dropping those words, Ji You grabbed the doorknob and was about to step out, but she noticed that indeed no one paid any attention to her. Ji You’s eyelids twitched, and she turned around fiercely, saying loudly into the room, ”I take my leave!”

Everyone: ”...”

Ji You stomped away.

Immediately, Sheng Qingyan stood up and said, ”There’s no point in discussing fighting techniques, I’m going back to sleep.”

After saying that, she also left.

Inside the room.

Shen Changqing’s clear voice was the first to break the silence, saying, ”Weren’t we a bit too harsh on Ji You?”

Chu Jiaojiao looked concerned, saying, ”I... I think so too! We should be giving Ji You encouragement and love, not mockery and put-downs...”

”As if you’ve never put her down,” Yue Qiyuan said with a sneer, ”When you put her down, you’re more vicious than anyone else!”

Chu Jiaojiao’s face turned red, she scratched her cheek, and giggled, saying, ”I just love to see Ji You’s mixed expressions of embarrassment and annoyance, they’re so cute.”

Everyone: ”...”

Yue Qiguang frowned deeply, his goosebumps showing as he said, ”That trash is nothing but sleazy and shameless, and good at boasting! What’s cute about that? Are your eyes blind?”

Chu Jiaojiao rolled up her sleeves: ”Yue Qiguang! Are you looking for trouble? I won’t allow you to insult Ji You!”

Yue Qiguang pursed his lips but said nothing more.

Shen Changqing spoke up: ”Do you think Ji You really participated in the competition?”

Yue Qiguang was the first to respond: ”That weakling? No way!”

Yue Qiyuan chimed in, ”Even if she did, she must’ve been eliminated in the first round.”

Chu Jiaojiao touched her chin, ”Ji You must have participated, but she definitely got eliminated! Just don’t know in which round she got eliminated, otherwise, she wouldn’t have come here to boast.”

Everyone nodded in agreement: ”You’re right.”