The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1003: Chapter 1003: No Regrets

But in less than 10 seconds, Ji You suddenly opened her eyes. She bounced up, her head hitting the top of the repair cabin. Ji You raised a hand, rubbing her head, when she heard a cool voice from above, ”Not planning to keep your head?”

”Yue Qiyuan?” Ji You’s head was still a bit dizzy. She glanced around herself, finding she was still inside the repair cabin. Through the transparent window, she looked outside, and was shocked: ”Oh my god!”

Turns out Yue Qiyuan and Shen Changqing were carrying her repair cabin towards the door—

Ji You panicked: ”Stop!”

Yue Qiyuan and Yue Qiguang were a bit speechless as they looked at the lively Ji You who seemed capable of killing a bull in one breath. Yue Qiyuan raised a hand, rubbing his temple, and asked, ”Are you sure she’s actually injured?”

Can an injured person be this lively?

Yue Qiguang shrugged: ”It’s true. When Dad arrived, the two of them were really more dead than alive, just a few seconds away from kicking the bucket.”

Ji You’s sudden reaction was just a natural response to being startled. Now, she instantly went weak, ”Stop... Stop.”

Yue Qiyuan and Shen Changqing had already stopped, and Yue Qiyuan asked, ”Say it. Then quickly go back to sleep.”

Ji You raised a hand, weakly pointing at the hidden room, saying, ”Check... check... is there...”

Seeing her struggling to finish a sentence, Yue Qiyuan asked, ”Anything unusual?”

Ji You: ”Valuable.”

Yue Qiyuan: ”...”

Yue Qiyuan was at a loss, but only for 1 second, then he said: ”No, besides a surveillance screen, it’s completely empty here.”

Ji You spat out a mouthful of blood: ”That can’t be right.”

She clearly felt there had to be a treasure inside.

Ji You thought for a moment, and said, ”Loot the bodies!”

Yue Qiyuan: ”...”

Ji You explained confidently: ”When upgrading and fighting monsters, don’t we always loot the bodies?”

Yue Qiyuan: ”...”

Yue Qiyuan said speechlessly: ”We already picked up all the Space Buttons from these people. Once you and Chu Jiaojiao are in better physical condition, we’ll look through them together.”

Ji You still wasn’t reassured, saying: ”This script isn’t right. According to the typical novel plot, after we enter the deepest part of the hidden room and defeat the monsters, there should be treasures waiting for us.”

Yue Qiyuan looked at Shen Changqing: ”Are you sure her injuries are to her hand and internal, not her head?”

Shen Changqing’s face was still very bad, pale with a sickly hue. He seemed somewhat disconnected, lost in thought. Hearing Yue Qiyuan’s question brought him back to reality momentarily, but he seemed not to have understood what Yue Qiyuan said, as he opened his mouth and suddenly said: ”It’s all my fault!”

After that sentence.

Shen Changqing’s delicate face was already streaked with tears, although his eyes were obscured by the intense particle light stream, leaving his vision blurred and pain in his eyes preventing him from being aware of his appearance, or the torrent of his tears—he only bit his lip and said again: ”It’s all my fault.”

Yue Qiyuan’s fingertips trembled—

Carrying Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang and Sheng Qingyan suddenly halted their steps as well—

The atmosphere plunged into an oppressive silence so suffocating one could taste bitterness with each breath...

Both repair cabins stood quietly before Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan, Shen Changqing, and Sheng Qingyan, unaware of Shen Changqing’s tearful downpour. Sheng Qingyan stared at the restless, pained face of Chu Jiaojiao inside the cabin, biting his lip hard, his glamorous, exquisite face marked by a stubborn helplessness...

Biting down hard, Sheng Qingyan suddenly said: ”I... I can’t just stand by and watch him die.”

His voice trembled, yet he insisted: ”I’ve trained all this time just so I wouldn’t have to see everyone I care about die.”

Sheng Qingyan covered his face with both hands, tears streaming down: ”I regret nothing. Even if it were to happen again, I still would rush to save him.”

Drip-drop~

Drip-drop~

Drip-drop~

...

Distinct droplets of tears fell against the edge of the repair cabin wall, engulfed by a silent stillness. No one spoke, Yue Qiyuan and Yue Qiguang said nothing further, their breaths unconsciously shallower.

Sheng Qingyan’s shoulders shook continuously...

Shen Changqing opened his mouth, wanting to break the suffocating silence with words, but any attempt died in his throat, as he bowed his head, his tears joining the drip-drop chorus against the repair cabin’s wall edge.

Shen Changqing clenched his fists:

[No more.

I will never again.

Never should such a foolish version of me appear again.]

...

second.

seconds.

seconds.

...

Ji You suddenly said: ”Spicy Eye, you know what? Your crying face just looks like a debtor owing me 10 billion, going through all sorts of drama just not to pay up.”

Sheng Qingyan: ”...”

Sheng Qingyan stomped his foot suddenly: ”Annoying~”

Ji You clutched her chest, glaring at Sheng Qingyan, then Shen Changqing, finally fixing her gaze on Shen Changqing, saying: ”Little Stupid, when did you pick up this habit of crying? Wipe away those tears and buck up, check if there’s something of immense value nearby.”

Watching Shen Changqing’s face turn red instantly, Ji You teased: ”By the way. Keep that Eight-point Spider for now, what if it’s really worth 10 billion?”

In an instant—

Shen Changqing’s face flushed from forehead to neck.

Yue Qiyuan and Yue Qiguang, slightly puzzled, Yue Qiyuan asked: ”What Eight-point Spider?”

”Ahem...” Shen Changqing said: ”It’s already suffocated.”

Ji You was shocked: ”Didn’t you say it’s made with Black Armor Particle technology, breathable and all?”

Shen Changqing: ”Ahem... just an ordinary sealed bag, doesn’t have such good features.”

Ji You: ”You’re not as honest as you seem.”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

Shen Changqing felt his cheeks burning, unbearably hot.

It must be said, Ji You has that kind of ability. With just a casual comment, the entire atmosphere revived from her jesting, Sheng Qingyan stood straight again, waving his hand saying: ”Enough now, patients should speak less, or else the surgical doctors might remove your tongue and replace it with a quieter one...”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You glared, fixating on Yue Qiyuan, Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan, and Yue Qiguang, ”Are you going to talk or not?”

Yue Qiyuan said: ”The criminals have been caught. We’ll inform you of the details once your condition improves. No need to worry about those above, Ye Liqiang personally leads the rescue, and Student Fufeng along with other seniors ensure there’s no danger.”

Ji You urgently asked: ”How exactly did you catch them?”

Speaking of this, Yue Qiyuan’s expression turned a bit odd, saying: ”As we were about to enter the underground, Student Fufeng suddenly told us not to go inside, the person outside had come out and was hiding behind a discarded stump.”

”Everyone looked and, ha~ he really was.”