The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 512: Chapter 512: Hapless Little Cutie

Zhang Si looked back at the boy behind her with a smile on her lips and a hint of eager anticipation in her voice, asking, ”Fu Feng, what do you think of this place?”

The boy in question, standing behind Zhang Si with an upright yet slightly frail figure, remained quiet. Upon hearing her, he slightly tilted his head, revealing half of his face gleaming in the sunlight, fair and delicate, while the other half was hidden in shadow, concealing his expression...

But—

Even just glimpsing his profile was enough to take one’s breath away with his unquestionable beauty.

The atmosphere around them became eerily still for a moment.

The boy simply looked around with curiosity, his face calm and composed, a bit reticent.

Zhang Si spoke in an even gentler tone: ”Fu Feng?”

The boy promptly showed a polite smile, graciously saying, ”I think it’s very nice.”

Zhang Si instantly beamed, her smile radiant.

However—

Standing nearby, Mu Jianling heard the boy’s voice and her face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. She glared fiercely at Zhang Si and almost snorted through her nostrils, saying, ”What’s so good about this place? The rabbits are stinky and dirty, the breeding methods are unprofessional, the space is cramped and small, how can any of this compare to the wide ranch of the Agricultural College?”

The boy’s eyes dimmed slightly upon hearing this, but he remained silent.

Upon hearing Mu Jianling’s words, Zhang Si quickly responded, ”Jianling, what are you talking about? I think the rabbit shed is done quite well here, and the horse stables next door too. Later on, if Fu Feng likes it, I’ll personally allocate a few hundred rabbits for you guys.”

Mu Jianling’s gaze turned slightly cold.

Heh~

Such a grand promise.

A few hundred?

The Agricultural College had been so generous lately, with Old Hong shamelessly begging at their door before the New Year. The tightfisted group at the college had only given 200 rabbits, and now Zhang Si was offering a few hundred to the Military Academy right off the bat? How magnanimous is that?

Arms crossed, Mu Jianling coldly said, ”Keep so many rabbits for yourselves at the Agricultural College to take care of. Our temple is too small here to accommodate them.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Si didn’t get upset but instead laughed, saying, ”These rabbits are just for Fu Feng to play with, mere toys, so there’s no need for you guys to take much care of them.”

”Heh heh...” With her arms wrapped around her chest, Mu Jianling replied coldly, ”This is the Military Academy, not the Agricultural College. Naturally, if one prefers tending to plants and animals, the Agricultural College would be the first choice.”

Zhang Si continued with a smile, ”I personally think the Military Academy is better. Look, you guys are raising rabbits and horses really well here, aren’t you? Moreover, the kids here are livelier and cuter. The Agricultural College students are just honest and only know how to dig in the soil; you can’t beat a fart out of them with a stick. How can they compare to your students?”

Saying that, Zhang Si pointed at Ji You squatting by the entrance of the rabbit shed and said with a grin, ”Look—Ji You here, I find her especially cute.”

Ji You: ”???”

What’s going on?

Unwilling—

Suddenly, Zhang Si waved at the bewildered Ji You, saying, ”Little Ji You, come here for a moment.”

Ji You: ”Huh?”

Confused, Ji You instinctively began to walk forward...

Then suddenly—

A foreboding chill, powerful and spine-chilling, rapidly overtook Ji You, giving her the shivers. She abruptly stopped in her tracks and looked up in bewilderment at Mu Jianling, whose eyes seemed to sharpen into blades.

When Mu Jianling saw her stop, the chill in her gaze slightly subsided.

Ji You: ”???”

What’s happening?

Why was the atmosphere between Teacher Mu Jianling and Aunt Zhang so eerily strange? Describing it as ’tension-filled’ would be no exaggeration.

Completely lost in the fog and unable to grasp the situation, Ji You turned her head slightly bewildered to look at the handsome boy named ’Fu Feng.’ However, the boy maintained his serene expression, looking very well-behaved.

Zhang Si gave Mu Jianling a reproachful look, chiding, ”What are you doing, scaring the kid like that?”

As Zhang Si’s words fell, the oppressive force that had filled the air began to dissipate...

Mu Jianling’s gaze grew slightly heavy.

Ji You also took the chance to steal a breath, finally free from the suffocating force of intimidation.

But—

Before Ji You had a chance to catch her breath...

”Aunt Zhang sees you’re scared...” Zhang Si glanced at Mu Jianling who had been frowning the whole time and smilingly beckoned Ji You, speaking in an extremely amiable tone: ”Come over to Aunt Zhang, with me here, your teacher won’t dare to do anything to you.”

Mu Jianling, with her arms crossed, said indifferently: ”Come here.”

Ji You: ”...”

Huh?

Was Ji You flustered, finding herself caught in the crossfire, as the battle reached out towards her, an innocent Little Cutie?

Zhang Si kept smiling: ”Child, come over here quickly.”

Mu Jianling remained silent, merely glancing at Ji You with a light lift of her eyes.

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You felt like she was going bald.

But—

Under the gentle and kind smile from Aunt Zhang, resembling a lovely granny’s ’benevolence,’ and Mu Jianling’s cold, fierce glare like a wolf grandma, a timid Ji You, as scared as a mouse, eventually...

Slowly...

Slowly...

Slowly...

Took determined steps towards Teacher Mu Jianling.

...

What international joke is this?

Even if Aunt Zhang were scary, she’s just a minor character with few appearances. But Teacher Mu Jianling? She’s the Demon King who controls life and death at any moment! Even if Ji You had a hundred heads, she’d never dare to purposefully disrespect Teacher Mu Jianling at this time.

Is she not interested in living anymore?

Seeing Ji You’s movement, a faint smile finally appeared on the cold face of Mu Jianling...

As soon as Ji You went over, she immediately obediently stood behind Teacher Mu Jianling and asked with a fawning face, ”Teacher... did you need me for something?”

Mu Jianling did not answer immediately; instead, she suddenly raised her hand and patted Ji You’s head, saying, ”It’s nothing, just stand there nicely.”

Ji You: ”...”

Watching the scene, Zhang Si couldn’t help but snicker, asking, ”Does Zhang Si look scary to you, Ji You? Why didn’t you come over?”

Mu Jianling’s gaze turned frosty.

Ji You: ”...”

Sensing the air pressure beside her mysteriously lowering another notch, a distraught Ji You looked towards Aunt Zhang with a forced, bitter smile, ”Aunt Zhang, please give me a way out, don’t make things difficult for a cute kid.”

Zhang Si: ”Pfft—”

Ji You chuckled and said: ”You don’t look scary, but—” My teacher is scary. This sentence, Ji You, with her timidity, dared not say.

Zhang Si raised her eyebrows, her eyes encouraging: ”Hm?”

Ji You: ”But you look clearly like someone who eats people.”

Zhang Si: ”...”

Zhang Si laughed and scolded: ”You little rascal.”

Ji You pouted: ”One second you call someone Little Cutie, the next second you scold them as a little rascal...”

Mu Jianling raised her hand to her forehead and said softly: ”Enough, this has nothing to do with you, go squat obediently over there.”

Upon hearing this, Ji You was more than happy, without needing any urging, she cheerfully found a corner and squatted obediently.

Then—

She sneakily lifted her eyelids, trying to eavesdrop on the situation ahead, but immediately locked eyes with the cold gaze of the young man.