The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1649: Chapter 1649: A Full Glass Shows Respect

The moment the words fell, the wind stopped.

”Hmm?” Chu Jiaojiao’s eyelids twitched: ”Can this ghost actually understand human speech?”

”Uh?” Ji You rubbed his chin and said, ”So, is this ghost from our Milky Way?”

”Quite possibly.” Chu Jiaojiao nodded solemnly, then gripped the weapon in her hand and walked around the passage, saying, ”Where are you hiding? Should we call this brother out for a chat?”

”I think it’s a good idea.” Ji You blinked and said, ”If it’s really a ghost from the Milky Way, then it’s like a fellow countryman. Fellow countrymen meet each other, tears welling up in their eyes... Ahem! Jiaojiao, did you bring good liquor?”

”Liquor?” Chu Jiaojiao was slightly puzzled and asked, ”Why ask about liquor all of a sudden?”

Ji You placed the Big Chopper at her feet and clasped her fists to the surrounding air, saying, ”I’ll offer it a toast and also light two sticks of incense.”

Chu Jiaojiao held the sword in one hand, raised the other, and scratched her head, saying, ”That’s really a shame, I didn’t bring any liquor.”

”And—” Chu Jiaojiao stared in disbelief as Ji You genuinely pulled out two sticks of incense from the Space Button and asked, ”Did you really bring incense?”

”Seriously?” With her understanding overwhelmed, Chu Jiaojiao was refreshed, saying, ”Isn’t this just having a contingency plan? Your contingency is a bit too meticulous, isn’t it? How do you always have exactly what’s needed?”

Seeing Chu Jiaojiao almost frightened and bewildered by her imagination, Ji You rolled her eyes in exasperation and said, ”What are you babbling about? How could I possibly have prepared these things? I don’t deal with feudal superstitions... this was all forced on me by Liu Fufeng.”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”...”

Chu Jiaojiao was speechless for a moment and said, ”Why would he think to give you these?”

Ji You said, ”He told me if I encounter a problem I really can’t solve, I can light incense and pray for our ancestor’s protection.”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”...”

Next.

Ji You drew out the incense, found a fire source, lit it, then found a bowl to hold the incense upright. She placed them on the ground, then pulled a big white steamed bun from the Space Button, placed it on the ground, and then bowed, offering three bows, mumbling, ”Brother, we’re quite destined. This cup of liquor, this white bun, and these Heaven and Earth Coins are for you, consider them my greetings... If not enough, just let me know, and I’ll offer more.”

Chu Jiaojiao opened her mouth: ”???”

Really going along with feudal superstitions?

After watching for a few seconds, Chu Jiaojiao remembered something, shivered, and then cheerfully came closer, also pulling out a bottle of liquor from the Space Button, refilled the empty cup, then mimicking Ji You, she sprinkled—

Splash~

A cup of liquor went out, but no splash was heard in the surroundings.

Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao looked at each other, then Ji You chuckled and said: ”Jiaojiao, don’t sprinkle haphazardly; this disorderly conduct isn’t according to procedure. This ghost brother won’t receive it. Watch me, learn by the side.”

Then.

”Seriously, didn’t you say you didn’t bring liquor? Where did this liquor come from? Yo? It’s strong liquor!” Ji You snatched the bottle from Chu Jiaojiao, poured herself a full cup, and while mumbling, offering three quick bows, she sprinkled the liquor into the surroundings swiftly, noticing a slight anomaly from her Spiritual Silk sense, immediately she poured towards that direction!

At this moment—

”Squeak—”

A sound, thin and sharp, like a bird call, like a rodent, like insect chirping... suddenly rang out. This sound was abrupt, even though Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao were mentally prepared, there was still an instant of being caught off guard. The sound was piercingly sharp, and when it struck their ears, it was as if a huge mountain pressed down, smashing into their hearts!

Heavy!

In the blink of an eye, Chu Jiaojiao felt difficulty breathing, her limbs heavy, her whole being swayed towards the corner, before falling, a delicate hand held her up.

It was Ji You.

”Jiaojiao, don’t fall.” Ji You’s breathing was rapid, her face pale, her form swaying, but she stood resiliently, reaching out firmly to hold up Chu Jiaojiao.

Being closer to Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao distinctly felt the oppressive force slightly lessen, her breathing eased considerably. She knew this was Ji You’s powerful spiritual power in effect; taking advantage, Chu Jiaojiao quickly opened her mouth wide, breathing heavily, and then—

Chu Jiaojiao arduously straightened her spine, raised the sword in her hand, pointed towards the direction where the liquor was scattered, using her actual action to stand behind Ji You: ’Ji You, I was careless just now, I won’t fall down.’

Ji You, sweat beading on her forehead, focused on a certain direction in the void, said: ”Don’t like strong liquor? Indeed, the taste is too aggressive and the aftereffects are strong. How about we try some wine? This wine uses grapes from Yuna Star’s vineyard grown in 1282, with a sweet taste and endless aftertaste, and it’s quite expensive.”

Speaking.

Ji You smacked her lips and asked: ”Brother, pardon the question, which year were you born? Have you heard of the reputation of wine from ’82? If not, I can explain it in detail.”

While speaking, Ji You fixed her gaze on that direction, fully focused, all her spiritual power completely focused on that small patch of nothingness, not daring to lose focus for fear the entity might suddenly leave.

This ’ghost’, whether human, ghost, or monster... just now, the test indicated it is at least sensitive to smells.

Aside from the pungent smell of liquor, what else?

Ji You was eager to test.

In a world unseen by Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao, sensing Ji You’s unwavering gaze, the air suddenly trembled.

Ji You sharply caught a hint, and couldn’t help but smile, saying: ”Do you really want to taste the wine from ’82?”

The surrounding air fell silent again.

Chu Jiaojiao was unwilling to stay silent. She grinned, slapped her thigh towards Ji You, chuckling, ”Ji You, I suddenly remembered! I have an old item, it’s the Wind Oil Essence aged from ’82, how about we offer this brother a drink?”

Then, Chu Jiaojiao opened her palm to reveal a small glass bottle, saying: ”I thought there might be mosquitoes in the Space Rift, so I prepared some.”

Ji You’s eyelid twitched upon seeing the Wind Oil Essence and said: ”Stop fooling around, a full cup overflows, a full glass offers respect, don’t randomly bring out weird stuff, hurry and get your treasured wine from ’82 out, don’t delay! Everyone’s pressed for time.”