The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 613: Chapter 613: Fight the Landlord!

Wait!

Indeed, it’s the best way for now.

Shen Changqing said, ”Now, let’s slightly conceal the entrance to the cave to avoid being discovered.”

Although the hiding spot everyone chose was already very secretive, Shen Changqing felt that to be safe, it was necessary to add more camouflage, and his suggestion was unanimously agreed upon by everyone.

Next.

Everyone cooperated and quickly made the hideout look almost invisible; if you weren’t paying attention, you would never find it.

After finishing, everyone sat together, glaring at each other.

The air was filled with the ’fragrance’ of Stinky Grass, especially on Ji You, Sheng Qingyan, and the hostage gentleman, this odd smell was very prominent, and everyone quietly distanced themselves from the trio, even the experienced beauty-seeker Chu Jiaojiao couldn’t stand it and gave up getting close to the Rag Queen, moving away a bit.

Before Chu Jiaojiao moved away, she guiltily explained, ”Rag Queen, I really don’t think you smell bad, don’t misunderstand.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You said annoyed, ”Get lost, hurry up.”

Chu Jiaojiao scratched her head, chuckled and said, ”I really don’t think you smell. It’s the Stinky Grass on you that I can’t stand.”

Sheng Qingyan yawned and added, ”What’s the difference then.”

Chu Jiaojiao rolled her eyes and said, ”To me, you are no different from Stinky Grass, but Rag Queen is Rag Queen, Stinky Grass is Stinky Grass, they shouldn’t be generalized.”

Sheng Qingyan, always thick-skinned, although not feeling offended inside, still deliberately covered her ears, stomping her feet and said, ”I’m not Stinky Grass, I’m not listening, not listening, not listening...”

Ji You gritted her teeth: ”Shut up.”

At this moment—

Xuzhou suddenly stood up and said, ”Just waiting like this, won’t it be too passive? Shall I go out and scout for some information? At least, we need to know how many teams have approached and which teams they are.”

Zhang Ye felt the same, saying, ”I’ll go with Little Zhouzhou.”

Before Shen Changqing could speak, Ji You immediately rejected the idea, saying, ”No way! Absolutely do not go out. Don’t underestimate the perceptual ability of the Flame Beast. The more composed we stay now, the better.”

Xuzhou hesitated, ”But now, just waiting like this, isn’t it like being in the dark?” As an investigator, this was something Xuzhou couldn’t tolerate, his expression looking a bit anxious and restless.

In this team competition, Xuzhou and Zhang Ye, as investigators, although not particularly outstanding in strength, were very bold and meticulous, and their roles in the team were very clear. For instance—Ji You and Sheng Qingyan were able to ambush the teams of Little Shengsheng, Bai Jiu, and Handsome Young Master simultaneously, all thanks to the intelligence gathered by Xuzhou and Zhang Ye, which smoothly informed them of the positions of the three teams.

And as soon as Ji You knew that close by, three teams were secretly lurking, she immediately had an idea—raiding a bird’s nest, leading disaster east, killing three birds with one stone.

Even if Ji You alone was formidable, she couldn’t achieve seamless execution, which required the powerful sniping ability of Sheng Qingyan to cooperate.

As long as Sheng Qingyan could accurately shoot down the bird eggs, Ji You could rely on the 100% cleaning efficiency of her six foolish threads to simultaneously shoot three arrows, pushing the bird eggs towards the locations of the three teams.

This all went very successfully, and what surprised Ji You even more was the sharp and undetected investigative abilities of Xuzhou and Zhang Ye...

But!!!

Times were different now. Previously, they had the Peak Eagle blocking the way, which deterred other teams from making a move. Now, without this natural barrier, the safety if Xuzhou and Zhang Ye went outside, was like missing an important security measure!

Ji You stared at her own ’silly kid’ with bushy eyebrows and big eyes, asking, ”Are you very bored?”

Xuzhou shook his head: ”Well...not really.”

Ji You turned to Zhang Ye, asking, ”Xianting Huailuo, are you very bored too?”

Zhang Ye pursed his lips: ”Ahem...not really.”

But—those two investigators clearly couldn’t sit still.

How could this be acceptable? Even if their investigative skills were strong, with the chaotic situation outside, it was difficult to ensure their safety.

So—

Ji You hooked her lips with a smile and suddenly said, ”Since you guys are bored, let’s play a game of ’Fighting the Landlords’.

Xuzhou: ”...”

Zhang Ye: ”...”

Zhang Ye jumped up and said, ”Stop joking.”

But Ji You proved through her actions that she was not joking at all. She suddenly pulled out a deck of cards from the Virtual Space Button and started shuffling them loudly...

Everyone: ”...”

The audience: ”...”

Silence around, pin drop silence.

Ji You shuffled the cards and started dealing to Zhang Ye and Xuzhou, saying, ”I bet with you guys, within the time it takes to play three rounds of cards, chaos will start outside. What do you say, dare to bet?”

Huh?

Xuzhou’s pupils suddenly dilated.

Zhang Ye directly asked, ”Is it possible that fast?”

Ji You, with a tone as certain as a soothsayer, said, ”Dare to bet?”

Zhang Ye: ”Isn’t it just playing landlord? Bring it on!”

Xuzhou: ”Cough cough... I don’t know how to play.”

Ji You’s eyes lit up, grinned and said, ”It’s good that you don’t know how to play, cough cough... no, I mean, if you don’t know how, I’ll teach you! But, I like to spice up playing landlord, it’s boring without any stakes.”

Zhang Ye asked, ”What stakes?”

Ji You smiled, ”Losing pays 50 points per round, how about that?”

Zhang Ye jumped up: ”Are you robbing us?!”

Ji You glanced at him and scolded: ”You cheapskate! Look at you, so petty. If you lose, it’s 50 per round, if I lose, 100 points per round, how about that?”

Hearing this, Zhang Ye felt he was smart, after all, it’s just playing Landlord, such a simple game, nothing to fear. Whoever has better luck will win. As for luck, Zhang Ye has never felt he came up short.

So, Zhang Ye said: ”Let’s play!”

Ji You instantly grinned from ear to ear, saying, ”Come on, come on... time to deal.”

Then.

First round, Ji You won.

Second round, Ji You won.

Third round, Zhang Ye was getting restless, he covered his chest, puzzled, ”Didn’t you say that chaos would start outside by the third round?”

Ji You let out a breath, reached out to touch the cards nonchalantly, saying, ”What’s the rush, we haven’t finished this round yet, have we?”

Zhang Ye squatted on the stone, getting antsy, said, ”You wouldn’t just make up an excuse on purpose, with the aim of swindling points from me and Little Zhouzhou, would you?”

Xuzhou also stared at Ji You with wide eyes.

Facing their skeptical looks, Ji You was still composed and said, ”Cough cough... Look at you guys, can’t you just play the game properly? No wonder such good cards are played so awfully!”

”Exactly!”

”It’s you — Little Zhouzhou!”

”You, you, you... why are you so silly? How many times have I told you, you can’t play like this! It’s against the rules, I’ve taught you so many times, a cow would have learned by now...”

Xuzhou: ”...”

Xuzhou’s face turned red, he said softly, ”I really don’t know how to play cards.”

Ji You tossed the cards aside, laughing loudly, ”I won again!”

For this scene, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye had become numb, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan among others had turned a blind eye, even the audience in the stands were out of sarcasms.

Just as Ji You had just thrown the cards not a few seconds ago, suddenly there was a disturbance outside—