The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1042: Chapter 1042: Hoarding Food

Ji You originally thought Liu Fufeng was joking and would soon return, but unexpectedly, he really did leave for good. Ji You’s expression darkened, and then she deeply reflected on herself, feeling she shouldn’t have hoped for others’ humanity.

At any time, you are the most reliable.

Relying on heaven and earth is not as good as relying on yourself.

The ancestors did not deceive me.

...

Liu Fufeng decided to escape at this moment; he should be able to rely on his own abilities to get out. After all, his spiritual power is as strong as mine. Although Ji You was a bit worried, she put away all her chaotic thoughts and continued to explore forward...

Rustle~

Rustle~

Rustle~

Ji You furrowed her brow slightly; this sound—

Somewhat resembles the Black Thorn Bee, but not quite, as if something is desperately imitating the sound of a Black Thorn Bee flapping its wings. Ji You crouched down slightly, approaching cautiously, and strangely, the other party seemed to detect something as well and suddenly paused.

Then.

Silence.

Still silence.

A few seconds later, Ji You moved again, this time she raised her hand and lightly tapped on the wall.

Boom!

After that sound, an equally crisp ’Boom—’ came from the other side.

Boom!

Ji You tapped again.

Boom!

The opposite side did the same.

Ji You’s eyes brightened, and she lowered her voice, saying, ”I am number 4444, calling number 1111.”

On the other side of several walls, Chu Jiaojiao was both startled and happy, ”Ji You!!!”

”It’s me.” Ji You was also delighted. Just hearing Chu Jiaojiao’s strong vocal power confirmed that this girl was basically fine. If there were any problems, her voice would have long been weak, unable to reach such a high pitch.

On the other side, Chu Jiaojiao was also particularly happy. She didn’t move right away but checked around to confirm there were no issues, then she quickly flashed towards Ji You’s direction.

Ji You said, ”Left 5 meters, then right turn 8 meters, I’m by this stone wall.”

Chu Jiaojiao had already rushed over.

The entire process took less than 10 seconds for Chu Jiaojiao to reunite with Ji You. Without having time to say much, Ji You grabbed Chu Jiaojiao and ran: ”Quickly, there’s something terrifying approaching.”

Chu Jiaojiao was stunned: ”What are you talking about?”

Ji You’s tone deepened: ”It might be the Bee Queen.”

Oh no?

Once Chu Jiaojiao heard this, she was initially being led by Ji You, but now Chu Jiaojiao grabbed Ji You’s hand, bent over, hooked Ji You’s shoulder, and with her strength, lifted Ji You onto her own shoulder: ”You run too slowly, let me!”

Ji You: ”...”

Chu Jiaojiao, true to her toughness, kept hunting Black Thorn Bees in the Underworld and running away constantly. Even while carrying Ji You, she had the energy to joke with Ji You: ”Ji You, why have you suddenly gotten so heavy?”

”Did you sneak some food before we set out?”

”Ji You, sneaking food is wrong. As classmates, you must learn to share.”

...

Like a maze filled with intricate passageways, lacking surveillance and navigation, forced to rely on one’s judgment, it was easy to get lost. Just as Chu Jiaojiao was about to head the wrong way, Ji You hurriedly said: ”Right turn! Right turn!”

Chu Jiaojiao quickly stopped and, without any doubt about Ji You, rushed directly in the direction Ji You indicated.

After running a bit further.

Ji You said, ”Left, left...”

Chu Jiaojiao ran inside and was suddenly dazed: ”Isn’t this the place we entered earlier?”

Ji You: ”... No? A maze?”

Chu Jiaojiao was bewildered and said: ”I don’t know, I’ve been following your directions the whole time.”

Ji You frowned. The path she took was the one Liu Fufeng indicated, and she had been following Liu Fufeng’s directions the whole way. However, Ji You likes to leave a mark wherever she goes, so at each passageway, she made a record.

Ji You was sure her records were correct; each passage entered had been recorded.

Now, it’s incorrect?

Ji You patted Chu Jiaojiao’s back, saying, ”Put me down.”

Chu Jiaojiao complied and let her down.

Ji You walked over, carefully staring at a mark on the door handle at the passageway, a Clover symbol carved with a knife. After observing for a few seconds, Ji You said: ”It is right, I carved this myself.”

The mark was correct.

The path taken to reach Chu Jiaojiao was smooth, and Liu Fufeng’s directions were cleared.

Ji You said, ”Jiaojiao, let’s go to another marking place.”

Chu Jiaojiao, hearing this, picked Ji You up and continued running.

A few seconds later, Chu Jiaojiao stopped and let Ji You down. Ji You stared at the mark and nodded: ”It’s my note.” Since the note bore traces left by her spiritual power magnetic field, Ji You could immediately discern its authenticity, even if it were imitated.

Furthermore.

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...

Ji You suddenly said, ”Stop!”

Chu Jiaojiao asked: ”What’s wrong? Did you find something?”

Ji You furrowed her brow tightly, saying: ”We’ve been here before! This mark was thoroughly identified just now.”

Chu Jiaojiao’s face turned grave: ”So, like being trapped? Something has controlled our spiritual thought, forcibly making us repeat in place?”

”That’s how bad it is.” Sweat was already forming on Ji You’s forehead...

Being trapped...

Having become reality.

This—

How terrifying could this thing’s spiritual power be?

Ji You clearly understood a point that Chu Jiaojiao didn’t know: her Spiritual Silk Cleaning Rate is 100%, she uses spiritual power without any stagnation, and the Six Spiritual Threads have self-awareness, territorial awareness extremely strong, and they self-proclaim as the Universe’s strongest entity, definitely won’t allow herself to be fooled endlessly... so, the Six Spiritual Threads hadn’t noticed anything unusual?

Big trouble.

Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao exchanged a glance, and Chu Jiaojiao said: ”Ji You, you just run later, I’ll cover.”

Ji You said: ”Let’s not worry about that now, what’s the reason for it not letting us leave?”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”To eat us?”

Ji You said: ”Possible. But if it wants to eat us, why not just come directly?”

Chu Jiaojiao said: ”Perhaps, it wants its food to exercise more, increase muscle strength, and taste more chewy?”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You couldn’t help but scold: ”I think your skin is thick and meat tough, hurting teeth, no need for exercise.”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”Cough... I was just guessing randomly, or why is it stalling?”

Ji You cleared her throat and said seriously: ”I think it already ate enough, wanting to trap us here as stored food, to be consumed when hungry.”

”...” Chu Jiaojiao said: ”Your guess isn’t very comforting either.”

At this moment, they both heard a distinct insect buzz: ”Buzz—”