The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1573: Chapter 1573: Awkward Concern

Upon reaching the destination, everything was calm, leaving one feeling quite perplexed.

He Bi narrowed his eyes.

Ji You puzzledly said, ”What’s going on? Did some good Samaritan clear the roadblocks for us in advance?”

If not, how to explain the quietness all along the way?

He Bi didn’t answer the question but instead said, ”Expand the range of the reconnaissance device, move to the edge of the turbulence.”

Ji You followed the instructions.

As a Military Academy Student, strictly following orders is almost ingrained, and in this regard, Ji You excelled.

At this time, her identity was not that of a Captain, but as a team member, so she decisively handed over the decision-making powers to the ’Captain’.

Ji You acted decisively and soon placed the reconnaissance results in front of He Bi. He Bi turned his head, glanced at it, and said, ”It seems that indeed someone cleaned up the roadblocks ahead of time for us.”

”Enemy?” Ji You was a bit skeptical, but she wasn’t sure because the roadblocks were cleared so cleanly that their speed increased by at least half along the way, granting them more time to prepare for upcoming changes, ”Senior, this is all I found.”

She only showed He Bi the marked areas in the reconnaissance results.

He Bi carefully observed the scene inside the turbulence and shook his head, saying, ”Looking at the Celestial Fragment near the turbulence that hasn’t been involved yet, although it’s cleanly erased, the marked cut indicates a battle occurred here recently. If it were the enemy, they wouldn’t need to go this far.”

”Because—” He Bi squinted his eyes, saying, ”The person who did this is too strong, with enough power that there is no need to entangle with us much; just a little action, and we can be taken care of.”

Hmm?

Ji You focused her gaze and suddenly thought of something, saying, ”This technique... feels a bit familiar.”

He Bi: ”Familiar?”

...

The concealed interstellar pirates, along with the mechs and the spaceship... were all absorbed into the turbulence and thoroughly crushed to leave no trace.

Mu Jianling sheathed her sword, landed gracefully on the hatch of the spaceship controlled by Dr. Luo, then jumped off the Mecha and stored it into the Space Button, stepping into the spaceship.

Dr. Luo smiled and said, ”You didn’t leave them any obstacles at all, what if these kids lose their vigilance and encounter mishaps later?”

Mu Jianling coldly replied, ”What to do? It would just mean they’re unlucky, wouldn’t it?”

Dr. Luo: ”...”

Dr. Luo mumbled, ”If that’s the case, I might as well not have come with you. I quite like these kids, especially Ji You number 4444; feels like the campus would lose a lot of laughter without her.”

Mu Jianling said, ”If she hears this, she’d probably turn against you. That troublemaker wouldn’t be polite just because you’re her creditor.”

Dr. Luo stroked his chin, saying, ”Speaking of which, doesn’t she owe us a lot of money? If she really dies inside the Space Rift, wouldn’t our stack of contracts just be a stack of waste paper?”

Mu Jianling’s mouth twitched, wanting to say Ji You would definitely not die, but—

At that moment, the words Mu Jianling was about to say stuck suddenly, unable to utter them no matter what. Even though they had moved countless times in her throat, they never came out.

No... won’t die?

No... won’t?

She was unsure.

She was truly unsure.

Because fifty years ago, when another student stepped into that place, she also firmly believed so, and before the student left, they repeatedly promised to return safely...

Ha~

As if she cared?

Annoying.

Mu Jianling clearly remembered how she appeared indifferent and detached back then, watching the person leave with a face full of disappointment, all while maintaining a completely uninvolved demeanor.

Mu Jianling lowered her head.

No.

She did care.

Therefore, when Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan... these annoying kids departed, she was unwilling to appear, reluctant even to spare them an additional glance.

The air suddenly fell silent, Dr. Luo keenly detected something, lifted her head, and gazed at the starry sky, saying, ”Jianling, do you think those kids will know we were the ones helping them in advance?”

Mu Jianling coldly replied, ”No.”

Hearing this, Dr. Luo smiled slightly, saying, ”Indeed, with all traces erased, they shouldn’t be able to sense it.”

Mu Jianling said, ”Hmm.”

Dr. Luo glanced at the time, muttered, ”We’ve been rushing without a moment’s rest to clear the roadblocks for them. If we stay here, we might wait until they pass by, kind of miss them... ahem... kind of want to see if those bastards are disheveled...”

Mu Jianling didn’t expose her feeble cover-up explanation, saying, ”Let’s go.”

Dr. Luo, somewhat regretful, said, ”Seems we really can’t meet the kids.” Since ensuring Ji You and the others’ safety required departing before them, the two of them sprinted forward without stopping and had just passed through a major battle...

”No need for regrets.” Mu Jianling sat in the main pilot seat and started the spaceship, saying, ”We’ll see them after a while.”

After saying this.

Mu Jianling pushed the thruster to the maximum, and the spaceship abruptly pulled away from its original spot.

Shortly after they departed, He Bi and Ji You’s group reached this place. After Ji You did another reconnaissance, she found nothing.

Originally, she genuinely thought that nothing was left until she examined a nearby Celestial Fragment and discovered a cut, a very faint cut, one that if not for Ji You’s careful scrutiny, wouldn’t have been spotted at all, a mark made by a sword tip.

Ji You pondered for a moment, saying, ”It’s Teacher Mu’s sword. Her sword’s tip actually has a tiny notch, when slashing, a slight hesitation mark is revealed.”

Hearing this, He Bi suddenly smiled, saying, ”So it’s really Teacher Mu.”

Ji You closed her eyes, released her Spiritual Network, but felt no spiritual fluctuations nearby. She felt a bit regretful, saying, ”Not here, must’ve left for a while.”

He Bi smiled, saying, ”Even if here, we can’t run to greet her, right?”

Ji You said, ”Why can’t we? Of course, we have to greet her. She’s so concerned about us; I should go over and show her I’m safe and sound.”

He Bi glanced at Ji You, puzzled, ”Why don’t you have any emotional intelligence? Teacher Mu came secretly so she wouldn’t be discovered by us, otherwise, why didn’t she appear openly? If you run over to expose her, wouldn’t you put her in an awkward position?”

Before He Bi finished speaking, he suddenly choked on his words.