The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 866: Chapter 866: Clingy Strands

Only by occupying the highest point can one be noticed by the master at the first moment. Only by being noticed can one gain the master’s favor. And only with the master’s favor—candy beans, milk tea, Butterfly Honey, Soul Device...

Cough, cough...

The Fourth collected his thoughts, raised his head, and began plotting how to become the master’s most beloved little Sisi...

Of course, the Fourth’s little schemes were unknown to Ji You, who held a straight face and asked, ”Were you all just here?”

Boss, Second, Third... Six Strands nodded in unison: ”Yes!”

Ji You was taken aback and asked, ”You didn’t see me coming in?”

Upon hearing this, the six strands showed a hint of confusion and bewilderment, Boss: ”Didn’t know, we only knew when we heard the master’s voice.”

Second: ”Didn’t know~”

Third: ”Only knew when the Fourth mentioned it.”

The Fourth twisted his head, brewing some words to please the master, while Ji You darkened her face: ”No excuses, quickly and honestly confess.”

The Fourth raised his head, putting away his scheming thoughts, honestly replying: ”Only knew when the master stepped on it.”

Speaking of which.

The Fourth suddenly covered his face: ”Ouch~”

”It hurts~”

Whether it hurt or not, it didn’t matter so much as—

Embarrassed.

The Fourth shrank his head.

Ji You remained expressionless and said, ”I trust you are hiding something. Put your tail away and then speak of pain.”

The Fourth: ”...”

Oops!

The joyful little tail, forgot to put it away~

The Fourth quickly tucked it back, and sensing the master’s serious demeanor, had to simply say a few words: ”Sisi likes the master~”

”Ahem...” Ji You lowered her head, looking at the Fifth and Sixth at her ankle. The two strands wagged their tails upon meeting Ji You’s gaze, eager to get close and plant a bold kiss on the master.

Then.

Fifth: ”Just noticed.”

Sixth: ”Knew it from following them~”

Ji You raised her hand, touched her chin: It seems her sudden entrance using consciousness into the Spiritual World left the Six Spiritual Threads unaware. Moreover, from the scene just now, Ji You realized the spiritual world wasn’t pitch black originally; the reason she couldn’t see light or anything was because the entire space had been squeezed by her six strands’ massive, plump bodies.

Except for the spot where Ji You had landed, no gap was left anywhere else, hence why the entire space appeared so dark.

Hmm?

So massive?

Larger than the last time Ji You checked her spiritual silk through this detecting device, it seemed to have grown several sizes.

Ji You touched her chin, lowered her head, and began evaluating her several strands.

First, the most domineering Boss, covered in jet black as ink, sleek and agile in shape, and single-handedly occupying nearly half of the spiritual space, full of momentum, even if now shrunken into a water pipe form, as if it was oozing domineering aura everywhere.

And Boss doesn’t like reasoning, in its dictionary, the principle was simple: fight if you can, run if you can’t.

In terms of brute force, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth, combined, were no match for Boss. Thus, in the spiritual space, Boss was always an unruly existence.

Next.

Come Second and Third.

Both strands were pretty huge.

Among six strands, both Second and Third’s personalities were not very distinct, usually following Boss’s lead wherever directed, although they had many of their own little thoughts. Whenever profits were distributed among everyone, Second and Third wouldn’t hesitate to toss aside Boss’s words.

Fourth?

Ji You frowned, this sly strand had too many faults to list one by one. But undoubtedly, Fourth was the slowest to develop among all strands, also the weakest, still unknown where all the precious things it consumed had gone to.

Fifth?

Ji You lowered her head, specially checking her most honest strand, then noticed Fifth was lying next to her foot, secretly wagging its tail, and rubbing its head on Ji You’s foot’s back.

Ji You gently covered her heart: too adorable, too cute, absolutely defenseless.

Fifth immediately sensed Ji You’s gaze, wagging its tail more vigorously: ”Master! Fifth also likes the master~”

Ji You bent down, as she was about to reach out—

Fifth: ”Master, where are my candy beans?” Worrying Ji You might forget the count, Fifth felt unsure, reminding: ”Every Sisi must have 30 beans, not missing a single one~”

Ji You: ”...”

Cute?

Adorable?

Just a debt collector, where’s the cuteness, where’s the adorability?

Ji You kept her face sharp, cleared her throat, and said, ”At once 30 beans, you can’t finish them, for now each gets 5 beans, I’ll keep the rest safe for you.”

Fifth thought for a while, nodded: ”Okay~”

Ji You then felt slightly relieved, indeed, the sincerity of honest kids might not be endearing occasionally but mostly always is.

Sixth, seeing this, hurriedly followed suit: ”Master, master, master, my candy beans mustn’t be missing either.”

Ji You replied: ”None will be missing for you.”

Then she glanced at the six strands, loudly said, ”Every one of you strands won’t be missing any.”

Upon hearing this, although not all could be received immediately, but—despite the master being a bit stingy, the promises made to the Sisi were all fulfilled, never a penny owed.

Thinking that, all Sisi agreed.

...

Through observation, one thing was certain: all of her six strands were becoming sturdier, thicker.

Thereon, Ji You continued circling around the spirit space.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

...

The spirit space appeared bright daylight, apart from the six strands, everything else was void, only a barrier like thin mist separated Ji You’s spirit space into a seemingly enclosed space.

Outside the thin mist barrier, what was it?

Was it a desolate nothing?

Was it a flourishing oasis?

Was it an intense battlefield?

Or perhaps...

Ji You was very curious about this.

This barrier, Ji You had long known, every time using consciousness for observation or communication with the spiritual threads, she could see it, like a wall isolating her spirit space from the outer world, and although having tried various methods to change this, none succeeded that truly entered her spiritual world...

Now? Things were different.

Her spiritual world inexplicably allowing consciousness to genuinely enter through the detection device. And once entering it, never mind anything else, merely being able to physically touch, as real touch, her six threads sufficed to make Ji You happy enough.

Ji You kept a straight face, feeling the six spiritual threads competing for attention, each like a clingy spirit, one after the other acting spoiled, so much so that it melted people’s hearts and got someone to feel overwhelmingly fond.