The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Innocent Passerby

Ji You furrowed her brows as she asked.

The boy remained silent, lifting his eyes to gaze at the girl in the corner whose whole face was scrunched up like a steamed bun...

Little bro?

Um...

Weren’t you just calling me big bro a moment ago?

At this moment—

Ji You’s glabella was so furrowed she could squash a fly, and she had the feeling that she was about to face a major disaster because—Teacher Mu Jianling’s brow was no longer just fly-squashing; it looked ready to snap and eat someone.

Terrifying...

Terrifying indeed!

Zhang Si’s smile deepened at the corners of his mouth. Seeing that neither Ji You nor Mu Jianling replied, he took the initiative to say with a smile, ”This is our new student Ji You, from the Mecha Battle Department of this year, Fu Feng. If you’re interested in Mecha Battle, it just so happens that Teacher Mu Jianling is the most formidable Combat Department instructor in the All Alliance.”

Upon hearing Zhang Si’s words, the boy’s clean face broke into a docile smile, and he even sneakily craned his neck to take a careful peek at the cold-faced Mu Jianling.

Mu Jianling, with her arms crossed, coolly said, ”Zhang Si, don’t make unnecessary moves, let him choose for himself.”

Zhang Si’s lips curled into a smile as he said, ”Fu Feng, take your time to think it over, we won’t interfere with you.”

The boy didn’t answer right away but lowered his head, pondering.

Ji You, shivering in the corner like a rabbit, watched the scene unfold and how could she not realize what the boy means by ’passing the buck’?

Apparently...

Neither Aunt Zhang nor Teacher Mu wanted to take in the boy, and were squabbling over it.

And—

The reason?

Ji You was still figuring it out when suddenly, the boy with the beautiful eyes looked at Mu Jianling and extended a well-defined finger to point at Ji You, saying softly, ”I want to study in the same department as her.”

Ji You: ”!!!”

Ji You incredulously exclaimed, ”What the hell! What grudge do I have against you?”

The boy who spoke those words lowered his head.

Mu Jianling swept a fleeting look at Ji You, the coldness in her eyes solidifying into ice.

Ji You tightened her neck, wishing she could pretend to be the carbon dioxide in the air...

Zhang Si’s face was all smiles as he asked softly, ”Fu Feng, have you made up your mind? Your body might not be well-suited to strenuous activities. If you really want to enter the Combat Department, you need to measure your strength, alright?”

The boy nodded lightly, then cautiously asked, ”Teacher Mu... Can I... join?”

Mu Jianling looked at him icily and after a few seconds, said, ”Yes.”

The boy’s beautiful eyes instantly lit up with a bright light, but—

Mu Jianling dropped a comment and walked away.

A hint of dimness appeared in the boy’s eyes.

Zhang Si raised his hand to pet the top of the boy’s head, soothing him, ”That’s just the way Teacher Mu is—sharp-tongued but with a soft heart. Fu Feng, do you still want to take care of the rabbits? Aunt Zhang will send 500 over for you, how’s that?”

The boy pursed his lips, unsure of how to respond.

Beside them, Ji You’s eyes suddenly widened!

Holy crap!

500!

That’s a huge deal!

You see, these are all natural food we’re talking about—the ridiculously expensive kind! At the beginning of the school year, in the training ground, she and her classmates ate just a few rabbits, and Principal Hong nearly deducted all their points over it. Even now, the thought made Ji You’s heart ache.

Now, Aunt Zhang casually offered to send this boy 500!

Could it be—

As Ji You guessed, this boy was Aunt Zhang’s illegitimate son?

Seeming to notice Ji You’s strange gaze, Zhang Si suddenly turned her head and glanced at Ji You.

Ji You: ”...”

Although the look seemed kind and benevolent, Ji You couldn’t shake off the creepy feeling inside. But Ji You had always been faint-hearted and, in such a situation, she mustered up her courage to say, ”Aunt Zhang, I’m quite fond of rabbits too, you see...”

Zhang Si: ”...”

Ji You, with a tingling scalp, added, ”I wouldn’t mind a hundred or eighty...”

Zhang Si smiled and said, ”Ji You, I have something else to deal with, so I’ll be taking my leave.”

After speaking, Zhang Si led Fu Feng towards the gate of the rabbit shed, and in the blink of an eye, both of them were out of sight.

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You glared with wide eyes: ”Just like that, leaving? Not even a few more words?”

Then—

Less than two seconds later, Ji You received a message. She opened it and her face instantly turned as bitter as a gourd.

Mu Jianling: [Additional punishment: sweep the rabbit shed for one month.]

Ji You’s hands trembled, almost disbelieving her own eyes. Steeling herself, she sent a message to Teacher Mu Jianling: [Teacher... can you tell me what I did wrong?]

She—

was just an innocent passerby, someone who just cleaned the rabbit shed.

Why, oh why did the buck stop with Teacher Mu Jianling, and why was she being blamed for it?

Ding—

Mu Jianling: [Because you’re an eyesore.]

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You touched her face, which had been swollen like a pig’s head by the Little Robot, full of pits and bumps, indeed somewhat an eyesore.

But!!!

Was this the capricious reason from Teacher Mu Jianling?

Was this her reason for personally attacking me?

This...

THIS!!!

Who told you to mess with a big shot!

Remembering the stack of contracts, Ji You dared not speak her fury, and under her utter heartbreak, she howled:

”Ah ah ah!!!!!!”

”I hate this unjust world!”

”I hate how twisted society has become!”

”I hate that the human heart is no longer simple!”

...

As Ji You continued to howl, the already trembling little rabbits became even more terrified. They huddled together, head to head, bodies squeezed into one another, forming a ball... and then, all the males and females in the rabbit shed went crazy, baring their teeth and jumping around in the direction of Ji You...

All along, Lin Lele, who was as if invisible throughout the ordeal, suddenly spoke up: ”Can you stop yelling? You’re scaring the rabbits to death.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You’s mouth twitched, ”Sorry, I got a little too emotional.”

Saying that—

Ji You tried her best to restrain the spiritual power she was emitting... She turned her head and asked in some surprise: ”You... where did you just go?”

Lin Lele: ”...”

Lin Lele, with a dark face: ”I’ve been here the whole time.”

Ji You, with her mouth agape: ”Holy shit! How did you manage to be invisible the entire time?” If she had this skill, she wouldn’t have been lashed out at by Teacher Mu Jianling, wouldn’t have been used by that detestable Aunt Zhang as a scapegoat, and most importantly, wouldn’t be carrying the can for that damned Fu Feng.

Lin Lele: ”...”

Lin Lele, with a dark face: ”Even if I’m weak, what’s it to you? Need you mock me?”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You raised her hand, scratching her head, ”Hahaha... I didn’t realize that was the reason.”

Poor thing...

To be neglected because of being weak.

Thinking that, Ji You immediately felt that having to shoulder some blame wasn’t too hard to accept.

Seeing the sympathetic look on Ji You’s face made Lin Lele’s face darken even more.

Ji You looked on, then changed the subject, ”Speaking of which, what’s with that Fu Feng, why do both Teacher Mu and Aunt Zhang seem to dislike him so much?”