The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 802: Chapter 802: Truly Worthy of a Lao Lai

On the other side, baby-faced Captain Tang Qi, facing an 8th-level Viper Worm, is with veteran Old Chen, undergoing medical check-ups. But both are fine, just lightly injured, and were not harmed by the Viper Worm’s venom, so they soon walked out of the medical room.

As soon as Tang Qi and Old Chen stepped out, they saw a group of kids squatting at the medical room door.

Old Chen said, ”These kids seem to have deep feelings.”

Tang Qi replied, ”Yeah.”

Just one word, succinct and impactful, not a word more.

Old Chen was too familiar with the captain’s personality to expect him to say more, or to say unnecessary words. He walked up to Chu Jiaojiao and the others and asked, ”Which one of you is Shen Changqing?”

Shen Changqing stepped forward and softly asked, ”Senior, that’s me. May I ask who you are?”

Old Chen stared at Shen Changqing for a few seconds, then laughed and said, ”Not bad, you seem more honest than your grandfather.”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

Old Chen laughed and said, ”By the way, your grandfather still owes me 500 credit points, don’t forget to mention it to him later. If he asks who I am, you just tell him, ’Do you remember Old Chen by Daming Lake?’ He’ll know.”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

Shen Changqing’s face turned red instantly, he mumbled and asked, ”Sen... senior, does my grandpa really owe you money?”

Old Chen said, ”I’m old, do you think I’d deceive a kid like you?”

Shen Changqing opened his mouth: ”Then... then...” My grandfather can’t possibly owe you 500 credit points.

This was what Shen Changqing wanted to say, but Old Chen’s eyes, tinged with a hint of heartache, were staring at him as if asking, ’Do you dare question an elder’s words?’

So Shen Changqing had to hold back those words and quietly said, ”I... I’ll repay it for him.”

Old Chen laughed heartily and suddenly raised his hand, smacking Shen Changqing’s shoulder hard, laughing loudly, ”You’re such an honest kid, not like your Grandpa with his shady heart and lungs.”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

”By the way,” Old Chen said, seeing Shen Changqing’s expression, even more amused, casually added, ”I owe your grandpa those 500 credit points, tell him to stop pestering me for it every few days. I’m too old for this, really have no money. Tell him what I always say, ’no money, just a life.’

Shen Changqing: ”...”

Others: ”...”

Turns out, the one in debt wasn’t General Shen Chi, but Old Chen.

But...

Really knows how to talk nonsense, earlier Shen Changqing really thought he needed to help repay his grandpa’s debt tenfold.

With all these twists and turns, Shen Changqing’s earlobes quietly turned red.

He fell silent.

Old Chen suddenly turned to Chu Jiaojiao and asked, ”Are you General Chu Zhan’s granddaughter?”

Upon hearing this, Chu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but step back, somewhat wary, ”Senior, I’m quite sure that my family’s troublesome grandmother wouldn’t owe money just like that. Ahem! She might owe some emotional debts, though.”

As Chu Jiaojiao knew, her troublesome grandmother would occasionally flirt with handsome old men while dancing at the Alliance central square, and the key thing was she would flirt and not take responsibility—a classic jerk!

Just last summer when Chu Jiaojiao was home, she had to handle a few instances of handsome grandpas coming to cry about her granny’s antics, their only request being granny taking responsibility!

Chu Jiaojiao was utterly overwhelmed.

She quietly glanced at Old Chen, noticing that he was quite handsome, making it highly possible for her grandma to take a liking.

Then—

As soon as Old Chen heard what Chu Jiaojiao said, he immediately blustered, ”What the hell! Don’t say nonsense, who wants to have a thing with your grandma? Can we stop talking about such scary things, please? I just want you to tell your granny, ’Does she remember Old Chen by Daming Lake with those 500 credit points?’ Tell her to pay up already!”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”...”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”I don’t believe it!”

She’d rather die than believe her grandma actually owes money, and such a small amount at that.

Old Chen squinted his eyes and said, ”I have the proof!”

And with that, Old Chen immediately provided the evidence...

Chu Jiaojiao, full of skepticism, leaned in to see, and indeed found video evidence of her granny admitting to owe this veteran named Old Chen money.

Chu Jiaojiao: ”...”

Old Chen grumbled, ”Pay up!”

And just as he was speaking—

A sudden voice came from behind, ”Pay up!”

Old Chen shuddered.

Ji You, lying on a stretcher with various tubes attached, looked at Old Chen and said with a resentful face, ”Senior, since you know the pain of chasing debts, don’t owe me any money either.”

Old Chen huffed, ”That’s nonsense! Never happened.”

With that, he turned around and left.

”...” Ji You said, ”As expected of a veteran debtor!”

Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan, Sheng Qingyan... Everyone was pleasantly surprised to see Ji You coming out of the ICU, and they all crowded around and asked, ”How’s it going?”

”There shouldn’t be any issues, right?”

”Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”

...

Everyone was talking over each other, all at once, it was a buzzing noise all around Ji You, almost making her faint again. She took a deep breath and said, ”Guys, I’m destined to be the king standing at the Peak of the Universe, how can anything happen to me?”

Everyone took a good look at Ji You and, confirming she was okay, finally felt relieved. Then, Yue Qiguang asked, ”Since you’re okay, why did you pass out then?”

Ji You: ”Cough cough...”

Beside her, the doctor smiled and said, ”She fainted from a stench. After putting her on a ventilator, she felt better.”

Ji You: ”...”

Everybody else: ”Pfft—”

Yue Qiguang suspiciously eyed Ji You, ”What is this? Getting what you deserve?”

Ji You glanced protested toward the doctor, with her eyes showing a slight grievance, then turned, and looking at Yue Qiguang and the others, she bit off, ”No such thing!”

”Impossible!”

”How could I faint from a stench!”

Next to her, Yue Qiyuan worriedly asked, ”Doctor, since she’s fine, why all these tubes?”

The doctor smiled and said, ”Don’t worry, her spiritual power and Physical Strength were severely depleted, so we’re just replenishing her energy.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately reassured.

Except—

The next second.

Ji You suddenly fainted again.

Everyone’s expression changed, ”Didn’t you say she’s okay?”

The doctor checked and continued to smile, saying, ”She’s tired and fell asleep.”

As his words landed, Ji You’s snoring, like thunder, echoed in the room.

Everyone: ”...”

Ji You was truly asleep this time. After battling the Viper Worms for so long, every second was a matter of life and death, with no room for the slightest relaxation. She had been overstraining her spiritual power and physical strength.

Several times, her body nearly gave out, but her extraordinary willpower and survival instinct kept her going. Now, confirming her safety and that she wasn’t infected with the Viper Worms’ venom, Ji You couldn’t hold it any longer.

She slept a heavy sleep, and when she woke up and saw the person sitting by her bed, Ji You was startled:

”What the hell!”