The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 763: Chapter 763: Lay Low!

Ji You’s mouth twitched: ”Nonsense!”

Yue Qiyuan asked, ”So where did our money go?”

Ji You cursed, ”Waiter, someone’s trying to dine and dash here!”

Yue Qiyuan: ”...”

Yue Qiyuan loudly said, ”Check, please!”

The waiter hurried over.

Yue Qiyuan grudgingly settled his own tab, and to show his innocence, as well as to flaunt his generosity, he also transferred an additional 100 credit points to the service robot, saying, ”Here’s your tip!”

The robot responded, ”Thank you.”

Just then, a group of people emerged from a private room on the second floor; the heavy steps resonated thunderously on the all-wood staircase.

Many guests couldn’t help but lift their heads, curiously looking over.

Ji You and the others followed suit, lifting their heads to peer over—

Ji You pursed her lips:

—It was the same group of six people as before.

The group was clearly full and satisfied, and as they descended the stairs, it was apparent that many of them had rounded bellies.

As before, the thinnest person was surrounded and protected in the middle by five burly individuals.

By the looks of it, it seemed as if the frail person was the center of attention.

Ji You tilted her head: [Could it be that the frail one is their leader?]

That was unexpected.

Not just Ji You, other patrons in the establishment seemed to think the same.

Ji You couldn’t resist paying close attention to the thin man, when suddenly, the man to the left of the slender man looked over at Ji You, with an ambiguous smile in his gaze.

Ji You’s heart skipped a beat, and she immediately hunched her shoulders, showing a timid expression.

Good...

Such sharp spiritual power!

These people must be very strong!

Keep in mind that Ji You’s own spiritual power was mutated, and each of her six Spiritual Silk threads had their own consciousness. Usually, they were lazy and shirked their duties, but when they pretended to be scared, it made her seem especially weak.

Just now, she instructed Fourth to investigate the frail man in the middle, but Fourth’s slight motion was immediately noticed!

Fourth was the most cunning among all of Ji You’s Spiritual Silk, masterful in disguise!

Yet...

With these thoughts, Ji You’s expression grew even more frightened. She was short and frail, with a fair face and clear eyes; she didn’t need any acting skill to appear scared.

While feeling this way, she still lifted her foot and kicked Sheng Qingyan, who was beside her under the table.

Sheng Qingyan covered her mouth, also showing a timely scared expression, saying, ”It’s... it’s suddenly a bit cold, isn’t it?”

Seeing the frightened expressions of Ji You and Sheng Qingyan, the tall and brawny man withdrew his gaze, and the group quickly left the ’Haolai’ restaurant.

Only after this group had disappeared did the lively atmosphere in the restaurant’s hall return.

Yue Qiguang asked nonchalantly, ”Who were those guys just now?”

Lou opened his mouth, about to speak.

Ji You immediately raised her hand and said, ”Let’s not talk about it, hurry up and finish the rest of the food. We leave in 3 minutes.”

Upon hearing her, the others stopped discussing, as they were all quite familiar with each other and understood Ji You’s unspoken directive.

And then.

Ji You did not move an inch but instead cocked her ear, listening intently to the discussions of others. Just like Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao and the rest also calmed their minds, eavesdropping on the surrounding noises:

”What was the deal with those people just now?”

”Seems like they’re Free Mercenaries!”

”That’s right! Given their murderous aura, each of them must have killed plenty of Star Beasts!”

Hearing that they were Free Mercenaries and all quite strong, the others couldn’t help but show interest. Someone asked, ”Does anyone here know them?”

Most who come to Kite Space Station are just passing through, but many travel this route regularly, making frequent stops at the Space Station.

Immediately, a middle-aged man wearing a duckbill cap—though it did not conceal his shiny balding head—spoke up, ”I’ve seen these few several times; they’re indeed Free Mercenaries. Not sure about the specifics, but this group is always very proud and never mingles with others. However...”

The balding man was somewhat puzzled and said, ”However, there used to be only five of them. That skinny man in the middle, this is the first time I’ve seen him! Looks like the one in the middle is the leader of these Free Mercenaries.”

Once one person voiced out, others quickly agreed, saying, ”I’ve seen them twice as well, and never observed the person in the middle.”

”Judging by how carefully those five people treat the one in the middle, it does seem like he is their leader indeed.”

Immediately, someone exclaimed, ”That person in the middle is so frail and feeble, with not the slightest hint of presence, is he really the boss of these Free Mercenaries?”

”Don’t judge a book by its cover, don’t you know?”

”A real master of spiritual power is fully capable of controlling their own spiritual fluctuations; his lack of presence precisely illustrates his strength.”

...

Is that really the case? Ji You tilted her head, pondering with slight doubt...

In fact, seeing the group huddled around the weak-looking man, as if protecting something precious, Ji You felt more inclined to believe that the man was a ’hostage’.

But!!!

The man’s subsequent actions did not quite fit the bill, as when he noticed Ji You deliberately prying, a burly man next to the skinny man seemed ready to pick a quarrel with Ji You. However, after the weak man saw how ashamed and scared Ji You appeared, he said something that caused the burly man to abandon his plan.

If he could persuade the burly man to back off, that certainly didn’t seem like a ’hostage’.

Strange!

Way too strange!

Ji You frowned, absolutely baffled by the current situation. She couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: indeed, she still had too little experience! Always nesting in school really wasn’t enough.

In the future, she should seek opportunities to go out more.

Thinking thus, the 3 minutes passed quickly, Ji You stood up and said decisively, ”Let’s go!”

In the team, Yue Qiguang, Lou, and Lance were still engrossed in the juicy gossip and a bit reluctant to leave, but they still stood up and followed Ji You.

The spaceship was resupplied.

Everyone stepped onto the spaceship, took their respective seats, and promptly started the spacecraft.

Just as Ji You and their small spaceship began to slowly break through Kite Space Station’s artificial atmosphere, suddenly, a dark, beetle-shaped spaceship darted out from the side, hurtling straight towards Ji You and their ship!

Sheng Qingyan and Xuzhou, who were in charge of piloting, changed their expressions and immediately took evasive action.

second.

If not for Sheng Qingyan and Xuzhou’s quick reaction and timely handling, the Beetle spaceship would have almost collided with theirs!

Then—

This troubling Beetle caused the fiasco and, without a single word of apology, took off.

Yue Qiguang clenched his fist: ”Damn! So arrogant! Daddy can’t take it; if those idiots didn’t run, Daddy would have definitely given them a good thrashing!”

The rest had indignation flickering across their faces, as they knew this was their first mission, and the spaceship was laden with a massive amount of food intended for delivery to the front lines to supply the warriors!

If something had happened...

Thinking of this, everyone showed an eagerness to fight, but Ji You cursed, ”What are you doing? Just drop it! These people—”

”They’re the Free Mercenaries from before!”

Lack sufficient strength, yet refuse to be cautious; are they seeking death?