The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1704: Chapter 1705: Bait Released

”It didn’t die?”

”What?!”

”How is it possible that it’s not dead?” Chu Jiaojiao stared at the mass of tangled flesh above her head, scorched and rotten... Its complete state couldn’t be seen anymore, and yet, it’s still not dead?

Still not dead?

This—

This bull is a bit too resilient, isn’t it?

After a careful inspection, Chu Jiaojiao was still a bit incredulous. She asked Ji You again: ”Ji You, are you sure it’s really not dead?”

Liu Fufeng and He Bi also perked up their ears, waiting for Ji You’s answer.

Under everyone’s gaze, Ji You nodded affirmatively: ”I can still sense a bit of its spiritual wave, so it’s definitely not dead.”

Upon hearing this, He Bi couldn’t help but release his own spiritual power, extending it upwards to the cubicle.

Then—

His spiritual power managed to cross into the cubicle above and landed on the goo-like Two-headed Bull, yet he couldn’t sense any spiritual wave from it.

In He Bi’s spiritual perception, this mass in front of him was just a dead object, devoid of any vitality.

How could it be alive?

He Bi didn’t believe it, held his breath, and focused intensely, but still couldn’t sense a hint of a wave.

That is to say—

The Two-headed Bull’s spiritual wave has become extremely weak, requiring someone with a very high Spiritual Silk Cleaning Rate to sense it?

Thinking of this, He Bi slightly raised his head and looked at the standing Ji You beside him.

How high has this annoying sister’s Spiritual Silk Cleaning Rate reached?

He Bi didn’t ask because there was no need to.

Ji You said: ”It’s still alive, but it seems the situation is not looking good.”

He Bi asked, ”Is it about to die?”

Upon hearing this, Chu Jiaojiao became anxious: ”If it dies, then we won’t have our ride anymore. I quite miss the days when the Two-headed Bull pulled the spaceship.”

Liu Fufeng didn’t say anything, just looked at Ji You, waiting for her to continue.

Ji You said: ”I can sense its spiritual wave, it’s very weak. It keeps saying it’s so tired, so painful, so tired, so painful...”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”...”

Chu Jiaojiao’s mouth twitched and said, ”Sounds like things the bull would say.”

This Star Beast gave the group the biggest feeling of not playing by the rules. Other Star Beasts, once they see humans, are like dogs spotting bone, eager to swallow them whole. But this Two-headed Bull didn’t. Not only did it not initiate attacks on them actively, it was very lazy, preferring lying down over standing... just like Sheng Qingyan.

Moreover, this bull, with its tough skin and flesh, could withstand the damage of overlapping spaces, yet it constantly whines about pain and exhaustion... In Chu Jiaojiao’s eyes, this bull seemed especially delicate.

Ji You said: ”I’ll try to see if I can communicate with it.”

Now in the cubicle, another living creature has appeared that’s an old friend of everyone. It’s crucial to figure out how it got here, what happened before it came, how it got injured, and whether it needs help from everyone...

How should everyone help it?

...

All these questions can only be answered through communication with the Two-headed Bull.

So—

Under the gaze of He Bi, Chu Jiaojiao, and Liu Fufeng, Ji You began to attempt to communicate with the Two-headed Bull.

”Old Niu?”

”Old Niu?”

”Old Niu, wake up, stop whining about the pain, quickly tell me how you got here?” While speaking, Ji You actually dispatched her spiritual silk, Boss, to call out to Old Yellow Bull.

Old Yellow Bull lay there like a dead thing, motionless, continuously humming: [Pain~]

[It hurts~]

[Tired~]

[Want to sleep~]

[Ouch~]

Boss swished its tail, pleading with the other, but Old Yellow Bull acted as if it couldn’t hear or see Ji You’s spiritual silk, completely ignoring it.

Thinking for a moment, Ji You dispatched Fourth.

Fourth was a bit reluctant, swayed its tail: [Master, no matter how clever Sisi is, it can’t deal with a lazy drunkard.]

Ji You was surprised: ”Did it drink alcohol?”

Fourth tilted its head, observed closely, then shook its head: [Not alcohol, but no different from drinking. It ate something, and now it’s about to lose consciousness.]

Ji You’s fingertips trembled: ”Fourth, what are you saying? What does losing consciousness specifically mean? Is its Spiritual Body going to perish?”

Fourth tilted its head, carefully inspected the blob of flesh, and answered: [It’s about that. If it doesn’t wake up soon, it might be gone.]

Ji You immediately frowned: ”You said it ate something. Do you know what it was?”

Upon hearing this, Fourth shook its head vigorously like a rattle: [Sisi doesn’t know, the Master doesn’t know, so Sisi surely doesn’t know. But although Sisi doesn’t know what it is, I feel really uncomfortable. At first glance, wow! A good thing! But upon closer inspection, it’s actually a Bait wrapped in Butterfly Honey!]

Fourth’s words were a mess, yet Ji You quickly grasped the key point: ”You’re saying it ate bait?”

Otherwise, why purposely wrap stuff in honey?

Fourth wagged its tail forcefully, nodding excitedly: [Exactly! Master is so smart! So amazing, instantly knew what Sisi meant! Truly the best Master Sisi loves.]

Finally, Fourth didn’t forget to throw in a compliment.

Ji You ignored the flattering words at the end, her brow furrowed deeply.

Beside her, He Bi keenly noticed the drastic fluctuation in Ji You’s emotions for a brief moment and quickly asked: ”What’s the matter? Encountering immediate trouble?”

Ji You described everything her spiritual silk observed and their conjecture.

Immediately, He Bi, Chu Jiaojiao, and others furrowed their brows as well.

Chu Jiaojiao fiercely pulled her hair: ”How did this bull end up like this? Eating any random thing? After living so long and growing so large, is it still so greedy?”

Liu Fufeng asked: ”So, what did it eat?”

Now another problem arises—

Ji You, with calm eyes, said: ”I not only want to know what it ate, but also who planted this bait and for what purpose?”

He Bi’s dark eyes were like a deep pool, quietly gazing at the flesh-and-blood Two-headed Bull above them, with a weighty expression: ”If it swallowed the bait, then one thing can be basically confirmed.”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”???”

Unlike Chu Jiaojiao’s confusion, Ji You and Liu Fufeng seemed to have grasped He Bi’s next words.

The next second.

He Bi said: ”This bull was placed deliberately by the creature that set the bait.” Here, he used ’creature’ because he was unsure of the specific species.