The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Stirring Up Trouble

”Louise Carter? Trying to kill me?” Yue Qiguang sneered, clenching his fists, ”Dad’s just waiting for him, afraid he’s too chicken to show up.”

Chu Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow, slightly displeased as well, ”Shen Changqing? He’s definitely not capable of killing me.”

”Indeed, your solo combat abilities are very strong, but—” Ji You said with a hint of helplessness, ”Haven’t you heard of the saying ’Even ants can eat an elephant’?”

”Uh... we can ignore these two. I reckon those with underdeveloped brains probably just have their heads stuffed with expanding filler.” Yue Qiyuan glanced at his brother and Madame Chu Jiaojiao without any courtesy and attacked their person; then, he looked at Ji You, ”What did you mean by what you just said?”

Seeing Yue Qiguang and Chu Jiaojiao on the verge of rage, Ji You hurriedly continued, ”You guys are a destabilizing factor in the current battle situation. Such factors are too unpredictable. To ensure victory, of course, we must eliminate any unstable elements early on.”

”So, I assert that if Shen Changqing, Lou, and Lance aren’t fools, they will definitely try to kill you first,” Ji You said, then sharply turned the conversation, ”Of course, we can’t just sit around and wait to die. If we want to survive and earn enough points, the only way is to muddy the waters!”

Yue Qiguang: ”???”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”???”

Yue Qiyuan pondered thoughtfully.

Sheng Qingyan still grieved over the haggard state of her face.

Ji You said, ”We need to take the initiative, break the current balance, destroy the team Shen Changqing, Lou, and Lance have established, and put everyone in a position where they can’t cope, reigniting the chaos. Only by stirring the waters can we sneak in unseen.”

Everyone’s eyes lit up, and when Yue Qiguang heard it was time for some action, he perked up immediately, ”How do we do it?”

Yue Qiyuan: ”Interesting.”

Chu Jiaojiao stared at Ji You’s face, feeling that in that moment, Ji You’s face seemed to shine, her eyes twinkling with innumerable stars, dazzling—

”Beautiful.”

She murmured.

Ji You kept a straight face, seriously analyzing the current situation for everyone, but inside she was thinking: after muddying the waters, it would be best if people were fighting in an indistinguishable mess, and she could slip away...

Whether it’s Chu Jiaojiao or the Yue brothers, these folks are like ticking bombs, uncertain when they’ll go off, so—either Ji You has to prove her value and completely change their minds about using her as bait.

Or, find a chance to turn the tables on them.

She definitely couldn’t do it on her own; she needed to make use of others.

Whose help to enlist?

Naturally, it would be Shen Changqing, Lou, and Lance.

In an instant, Ji·Thick-Skinned·Scheming·You flipped through countless nefarious thoughts without a shred of guilt or remorse.

Yue Qiguang clenched his fist again and again, ”How do we do this? Just tell us!”

Ji You looked at his eager manner, ”Start with the soft spots! The team of Lou and Lance is loosely bound and easily broken. We’ll start by finding out their latest target and then go mess it up.”

”It would be best to kill them all, let a few escape as messengers to say Lance was unhappy about Lou joining halfway and taking over. Lance looked for an opportunity to eliminate Lou’s confidants.” Ji You thought for a moment and said, ”We should also take out a few of Lance’s confidants and frame Lou. Once the waters are muddied, we can immediately blame Shen Changqing, saying everything is orchestrated by him behind the scenes...”

Everyone: ”...”

Dark.

So dark.

A chill inexplicably rose behind them all.

”???” Ji You: ”...Why are you guys looking at me like that?”

Yue Qiyuan: ”Nothing, keep going.”

Ji You smiled, ”Of course, all this is based on the fact that you big shots have extremely high Combat Power. Without you, this couldn’t be done... As for me? I’m just a small fry, not worth mentioning.”

”Really.”

”I mean, any single one of you could easily crush me.”

Yue Qiguang loved stirring up trouble and was already overly excited just listening, ”Why worry so much? Dad’s been wanting to wipe them off the map for a long time, let’s do it! Let’s make a move now!”

And so—

In the depths of the jungle, Student No. 1888, Zhang Ye, who was let go by Yue Qiguang and Chu Jiaojiao last night and spread several rumors afterward, felt that it was improper to venture alone and managed, with some effort, to connect with a friend and joined Lou’s team.

This was his first mission, following several members to ambush a small group of 9 people. The highest rank among the opponents was only B, and their own side was all A-ranked, so no one bothered with any investigation beforehand and set out directly.

Then—

Just as they eliminated the 9 people, a group suddenly sprang out. To Zhang Ye’s surprise, it was Yue Qiguang and five other demons. As he realized something was wrong, his teammates had already become corpses...

Zhang Ye: ”...”

Ji You: ”Yo~ it’s the familiar faces again.”

Zhang Ye: ”Who’s familiar with you? Stop flattering yourself.”

Looking at him, Ji You showed a hint of a smile and said, ”I choose you.”

Hearing this, Zhang Ye had a bad feeling.

Next, Zhang Ye learned that his miserable fate wasn’t over yet. After being forced to confess everything, he was pressured to go and sow discord. He thought back to Yue Qiguang and Chu Jiaojiao waving at him before he left, saying, ”Do a good job—Student No. 1888, Zhang Ye.”

Zhang Ye felt as though the sky had turned dark.

He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of being haunted by devils after death.

Whimpering~

Why is it so miserable.

Zhang Ye scrambled back with the news. Louise, tall with blonde hair and blue eyes, flew into a rage upon hearing it: ”Damn you, Lance, for sneaking behind my back. I knew he didn’t take me in with good intentions, so he was planning to use my people to wear down Shen Changqing to reap the benefits effortlessly? How delusional he is!”

Zhang Ye: ”...”

It’s over.

It’s over.

It’s over.

For the first time, Zhang Ye felt the shame of being a traitor.

Meanwhile, after assassinating a few of Lou’s people, Ji You and her group immediately went to assassinate some of Lance’s people... After stirring up trouble several times, the shaky alliance between Lou and Lance officially showed cracks.

All of this was carried out in silence.

In a mountain forest.

Handsome Shen Changqing sat on a simple stone bench, listening to a newcomer reporting, ”As we expected, the mutual suspicions between Lance and Lou are deepening. Their people have already fought a few times both openly and secretly, with both wins and losses. They’re likely to disband soon. Shall we make a move now?”

Shen Changqing sat steadily without answering immediately but instead asked an unrelated question, ”Where are Yue Qiguang and the others?”

The newcomer said, ”They are still using Ji You, No. 4444, as bait to lure and kill those small groups. Poor No. 4444, fallen into the hands of several madmen.”

Light a candle.

Tapping on the table, Shen Changqing said quietly, ”First, closely monitor Yue Qiguang and the others to ensure they show no strange movements, then proceed with the planned operations.”

The newcomer said, ”Yes.”

On this side.

Yue Qiguang asked with expectation, ”Will Shen Changqing really fall for it? Will he really take action against the chaotic teams of Lou and Lance?”

Ji You glanced at him and said, ”Possibly. The bait has been thrown out; it just depends on whether he can resist the temptation.”

During this time, they not only killed Lou’s people and Lance’s people but also killed Shen Changqing’s people. After interrogating prisoners and making their own judgments, Ji You felt that Shen Changqing would not truly go to wipe out small forces. In her view, the real danger has always been just one—the alliance between Lou and Lance.

Now, an opportunity lay before them, not only to disrupt Lou and Lance’s alliance but even to deal a crippling blow to both.

Will Shen Changqing seize it?