Fearing that Niannian would get hurt again, Qu Tong gathered her hair and took off her necklace.

This necklace was made by Si Yuting using top-quality amethyst as a 20th birthday gift for her, so that she could wear it in her two identities. It's not a spatial button, but it's quite valuable.

Qu Tong tossed the necklace over as well and asked, "And then?"

Seeing that Qu Tong was so cooperative, Du Biao mercifully withdrew his dagger.

The man with the pointed chin grabbed Qu Tong's spatial button and immediately opened it to check.

The next second, his eyes lit up with surprise, "It's a potion! I'm rich!"

Du Biao was about to scold him for being spineless, saying, "It's just a potion, why are you so excited?"

When I turned my head, I almost bit my tongue.

The pointed-chin held a handful of potions in his hand. The clear liquid contained tiny silver pearls of light, all of them top-grade potions!

A full six!

On the black market, it would be worth over 100 million!

This is only the capacity of one hand.

This shocked Du Biao as well. He looked at Qu Tong again with a wicked excitement in his eyes. "I didn't expect your value to be far higher than I thought. It was worth the risk I took to lure you out."

The man with the pointed chin carefully put the potion back into his spatial lock, took out a bag from his waist, and threw Qu Tong's spatial lock into it.

The bag was hanging heavily, and there was a high probability that it contained many storage buttons.

"Although we lost many brothers, we gained a lot. Now we have medicinal herbs, medicines, and experimental samples." The man with the pointed chin proudly tossed the bag.

Du Biao snorted unhappily.

The man with the pointed chin immediately shut up and obsequiously handed the bag to Du Biao, saying, "Boss, here you go."

Qu Tong watched calmly the whole time, as if what they were holding wasn't hers.

"What kind of test subject?" Qu Tong asked.

The man with the pointed chin glanced at Niannian, then shifted his gaze to Qu Tong, revealing a malicious smile.

Qu Tong frowned, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

"This is not something you should know." Du Biao glanced at Qu Tong with disdain.

Qu Tong chuckled lightly, not taking it to heart. "You called me in, so you have to tell me your purpose. You've given me the things, so you should give me the person too."

"Hahaha." Du Biao laughed loudly, as if he had heard a joke.

After laughing enough, he looked at Qu Tong coldly and said, "Fine, come and get it."

Du Biao put Niannian on the ground, still holding her by the back of her neck.

Qu Tong had only taken one step when the Crown Princess stopped her.

Don't go.

Anyone would know it's not that simple.

Although she was also worried about her daughter, she knew that rushing over there would only result in losing both her money and her husband.

Qu Tong looked around. As soon as she stopped, the Poisonous Bandits surrounded her again, and many more space pirates came in one after another.

Qu Tong escorted the Crown Princess to the group of hostages, and then walked towards Du Biao amidst her puzzled gaze.

Du Biao smiled, like a wolf watching its prey fall into a trap. His thick eyebrows did not make him look more amiable; on the contrary, they exuded malice.

Step by step, we're getting closer and closer.

The leather boots clicked crisply on the lightweight aluminum alloy floor.

Du Biao's smile widened. He playfully let go of her hand, and after Nian Nian had run a couple of steps, he suddenly lifted her up again and slammed her down hard next to Qu Tong without any mercy.

Qu Tong was horrified and rushed over without thinking.

Thankfully, I caught it!

The inertia caused Qu Tong to catch Nian Hou, and his back slammed heavily against the wall, causing Qu Tong's face to contort in pain.

Clang! Clang!

Several iron pillars suddenly fell from above, embedding themselves in the floor and creating a separate frame between them and the wall, locking Qu Tong and Niannian inside.

"Hahaha!" A wild laugh followed, and the pirates behind Du Biao cheered and showered him with compliments.

One by one, the space pirates sized up Qu Tong as if she were a lamb to the slaughter.

"You made me spend over a year recovering from this injury. I'll settle this score with you when we get back." Du Biao touched the scar on his eyelid, his voice revealing a ruthless edge.

Every year, Qu Tong held her tightly in his arms, so she didn't get hurt.

"Auntie, are you alright?" Niannian asked worriedly as she stepped out of Qu Tong's arms.

"fine."

Qu Tong shook his head and helped Niannian sit up from the ground.

He gathered a stream of spiritual energy in his hand and struck the iron pillar.

The mental energy collided with the iron pillar, producing a sharp sound.

The iron pillar remained unmoved, leaving only a very shallow scratch.

"Don't waste your time. This is made of materials specifically for the control room, prepared especially for you." The man with the pointed chin sneered.

Upon hearing this, Qu Tong unleashed another burst of spiritual energy.

"I told you not to be reckless..."

The man's words came to an abrupt end.

With a "whoosh!" Qu Tong's mental energy passed through the gap in the iron gate and shattered the glass in the distance.

"Let's do it!"

At Qu Tong's command, Wu Yue, who was hiding among the space pirates, killed several space pirates and, together with several other soldiers disguised as hostages or space pirates, quickly protected the Crown Princess and the hostages.

"Damn it! There's a traitor among us!" A pirate shouted, only to be shot in the head by Wu Yue.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" Several more sounds of shattering glass rang out, and the door was kicked open. Feng Lin and his men quickly surrounded the area.

Du Biao's expression changed drastically. "Where is the messenger?!"

"He should be dead by now," Qu Tong said lightly through the cage. "It's all thanks to how much you value me."

The commotion she had intentionally or unintentionally caused earlier meant that at least 90% of the Viper Pirates had come, if not all of them.

"Damn it! You son of a bitch." Du Biao spat angrily, glaring at Qu Tong, "I was originally going to leave you a whole corpse, but now I've changed my mind."

"Retreat!" Du Biao suddenly shouted.

Qu Tong frowned.

withdraw?

Where to retreat?

Soon, the ominous premonition came true.

No one knows what Du Biao did, but the ground suddenly shook, and a large door quickly descended from the ceiling, surrounded by arched walls.

Wu Yue and Feng Lin wanted to come in, but it was too late.

Many more space pirates who didn't make it were ruthlessly kept out of the world.

Du Biao didn't care about their lives or deaths, and didn't even blink.

The space where Qu Tong was located also changed. The tightly sealed iron plates around her slowly fell down, but the side with her back against the wall did not fall down.

Darkness suddenly enveloped Qu Tong, and a quiet, eerie atmosphere crept into her heart, making her almost stop breathing.

A buzzing noise suddenly sounded, and the oppressive weight on Qu Tong's legs distracted her and dispelled a trace of fear.

I could only feel the ground rising rapidly and accelerating forward.

Qu Tong fell heavily to the ground, pulling Nian Nian into her arms before she fell.

Sliding backward, Qu Tong pressed herself against the cold wall again, reaching out a hand to grope and grab onto an iron pillar.

Gradually, the speed stabilized.

"Auntie?" In the darkness, Nian Nian's soft, sweet voice came from her arms.

"Don't be afraid every year."

Qu Tong spoke words of comfort, but her hands, which were holding Niannian, were trembling.

Suddenly, her hand was enveloped by a pair of small, soft hands, and Niannian leaned against her chest. "I'm not afraid. My uncle said Auntie is very powerful, even more powerful than him." (End of Chapter)