The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Ridiculous Plotlines...

[You have 99+ new messages, including 13 from contacts and 99+ from strangers. Would you like to read them?]

Cheng Yu frowned and said, ”Send me all the ones from people I know.”

The system transferred the messages.

After reading them, Cheng Yu replied to each one.

As he was about to close the message box, he caught a glimpse of three messages from the corner of his eye. These messages stood out, were extremely eye-catching, and completely different from the style of spam—almost...

[Is this how you prepare to sweep the couch for me?]

[Is this your readiness to die a thousand times over?]

[Is this your lifelong wish?]

What?

What?

In my life, Cheng Yu, who do I need to sweep the couch for? Ready to die a thousand times over? Lifelong wish? Critiquing inwardly, Cheng Yu was about to close the window when suddenly, his whole body jolted! He remembered, weren’t these words he had sent to the Master in a message?

Cheng Yu’s whole body shook violently:

This—

Could this be—

The Master!

Oh my God!

Cheng Yu went crazy with joy.

”The Master messaged me?”

”My heavens—”

”Fortune has finally favored me! My sincere and earnest feelings must have touched the Master, that’s why he messaged me!” Cheng Yu, hugging his Light Computer, kept pacing in his spacious mansion with a silly smile on his face, staring at the messages while finding the Master’s contact number.

Then—

Cheng Yu couldn’t smile anymore.

He—

He had rejected the Master 3 times!

times!

Oh my heavens...

Cheng Yu felt like crying his eyes out.

What had he done?

He mistook the Master for spam and rejected him.

”Wow—” Cheng Yu was in utter despair:

Now—

Is there still time to cling to the Master’s coattails?

Would the Master want to kill him now?

This phone call—

To make? Or not to make?

...

Hesitation stayed in Cheng Yu’s heart for only half a second:

[Screw being a wimp!]

[Today, even if I, Cheng Yu, am to die, I’ll die in the Master’s embrace!]

With this belief, Cheng Yu immediately pulled out his Light Computer and dialed the Master’s contact number.

”Beep...”

”Beep...”

”Beep...”

With each ring, Cheng Yu’s heart raced more frantically. What should he say first when he sees the Master later?

”Master, hello...”

No, too common.

”Or... Master, I missed you to death?”

No, too flippant.

”Or maybe...”

Cheng Yu hadn’t yet decided on his opening line when suddenly the call connected. Cheng Yu got startled, his entire face turning red: ”Mas-mas-mas.....mas-mas-mas....”

Repeated ’Mas’ several times, unable to finish a sentence, his face reddening like pig’s blood...

Ji You was puzzled: ”...Stuttering?”

Cheng Yu shook his head: ”Mas-mas-mas... Ah!!! I’m not stuttering!”

Ji You maintained the poise of a Master and said seriously, ”Then—straighten your tongue and speak clearly.”

Cheng Yu exclaimed loudly, ”Hey!”

My goodness~

The Master is so amiable.

And—

I never expected the Master to be a girl.

Moreover—

So young and so beautiful?

My oh my~

[My young boy’s heart~]

[Can’t hold back~]

If Cheng Yu had a tail growing behind him, one would definitely see it wagging frantically, and he himself was almost unable to restrain his excitement to run over and hug the Master’s legs, but he forcefully controlled himself.

Cheng Yu said, ”Master, hello, first please allow me to introduce myself. I am an internet broadcaster, my screen name is ’Ah Da Takes You Shopping’, alas, not very talented, have been running the live stream for five years, and have already accrued 10 million fans...”

”...”

Prattling on, Cheng Yu looked at Ji You’s calm expression, suddenly felt a jolt, realizing that he was babbling, and immediately shut up, saying loudly, ”Master, if there’s anything you need Ah Da’s help with in the future, I, Ah Da, will certainly give it my all.”

Ji You’s eyes were indifferent as she said, ”Let’s not talk about these things for now. Since you intend to befriend me, why don’t you dare to show your true face?”

On the Light Computer, one can hide or modify one’s appearance. The image of the man in front of her was consistent with his streamed image on the Star Network, but she was unsure if it was his true face. However, this man prattled on and on but did not directly introduce his real name, which may be intentional caution or perhaps...

In any case, Ji You had every reason to suspect that this person was hiding his real identity from her.

Why hide it?

In life, one must not harbor the intent to harm others but should always guard against others’ ill intentions.

What are Soul Devices in this era? What does being a soul artifact maker mean? Ji You was very clear about this, but she did not know whether she would be able to make other Soul Devices in the future, nor did she know whether the Soul Devices she would create would have any impact on the existing system of Soul Devices and the current environment—

Would her sudden appearance inadvertently encroach upon someone else’s cake?

And even more—

Could someone harm her because of this?

As someone whose spiritual power and Physical Strength were both subpar, having no mighty personal strength or a powerful family to back her, she was now like a child holding onto a treasures-laden mountain—possessing treasure but lacking the ability to protect herself.

Ji You, of course, knew this was very dangerous.

So—

This person called ’Ah Da,’ since he doesn’t dare to show his true face, must certainly have other motives.

Ji You had to be cautious.

The image she was using now was also not her true appearance but was modified to look completely different from herself, not just in appearance, but her voice too was altered to sound deeper.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yu widened his eyes:

[Ahh... truly worthy of being a Master, to see through my hidden true face at a glance.]

[So smart!]

[Admiring...]

Ji You, unknowing of Cheng Yu’s inner thoughts, finished her question and noticed Cheng Yu’s pupils suddenly contract, thinking to herself: As she suspected, there’s something fishy.

Then—

A shocking scene was born:

The handsome and extraordinary man on the light screen suddenly began stripping off his clothes, and right after, his arm suddenly bulged out a great deal, his lean body swelling up a round, his belly becoming as round as a ball, and the most astonishing thing was his handsome features, as if sculpted by God’s own hand, disappeared in an instant, transforming into a short-eyed, thick-lipped, big round-faced fatty.

”???”

Handsome man turns into an ugly man?

What—

Is this some kind of absurd drama?

Ji You was almost dizzy.

And then—

She saw Cheng Yu embarrassedly scratching his head and casually pinching his own belly, his face blushing as he said, ”Ai! Master, you must find this amusing, I naturally look like this, you know, my appearance does not attract fans as an internet broadcaster, so I modified my image. Business needs, haha...”

Cheng Yu chuckled awkwardly, saying, ”Haha...”

Speaking of which, he tentatively asked, ”Master, you wouldn’t find me ugly, right?”

Ji You: ”...”

What should she say?

From a peerless handsome man to a chubby guy, what could she possibly say?

She is also vain!

If she had known—

She might as well not have pursued his real identity.