"Aran, I'm really full." As if afraid that Shi Xi wouldn't believe him, Chi Zaiqing simply took Shi Xi's hand and placed it on his lower abdomen.
Fortunately, Shi Xi reacted quickly and withdrew her hand in time. "Alright, I understand."
Upon seeing this, the several pairs of eyes that had been watching silently shifted away.
As for the roasted meat Chu Yao gave her, Shi Xi ate two bites and then stopped eating.
In the short time it took him to turn around and take a sip of water, the two skewers of grilled meat disappeared.
Although Chu Yao acted quickly, Shi Xi still saw the other party's hands destroying the evidence.
Shi Xi pretended not to have seen his little tricks and didn't mention it.
...
"Aren't you taking your little friend with you?" His friend patted Asamia on the shoulder, who was staring at the wild fruit, and teased him.
"No," Asamia replied.
They were about to leave when Asamia looked out the window at the rain. "He's a coward, afraid of space pirates."
In an instant, an absurd thought suddenly popped into his friend's mind: Could it be that Asamia made them evacuate because the child was scared?
So far, no imperial troops have appeared here, and they could take this opportunity to severely suppress Jiang Yichen.
But Asamia did not do so; instead, he unusually chose to back down.
"Asamyak, you're not planning to retire, are you?" his friend said half-jokingly.
As space pirates, most of them came from humble backgrounds and acted as they pleased, except for Asamia, who was an exception.
He didn't know Asamia's background, but he could tell from their daily interactions that the other person was clearly not the same kind of person as him.
Rather than calling him a space pirate, it's more accurate to say he finds it amusing and will leave without hesitation once he finds something more interesting.
"The Zerg have evolved mimicry," Asamia said. "It's estimated that the Empire will soon be at war."
\"ah?!\"
My friend's mouth gaped open in surprise, forming an "O" shape.
Ignoring his reaction, Asamia continued to drop bombshell news: "The Zerg have also infiltrated this group of pirates."
\"ah?!!!\"
My friend's mouth turned into an 'o'.
No wonder not everyone was notified of this evacuation, and a small number were left behind. Now I understand.
Asamia glanced at her friend, who had become a complete goofball, and said, "Behave yourself lately."
"So that we don't get used as pawns by the Zerg without even realizing it."
He said this and left the window, glancing at the direction where Shi Xi was before he left.
The next second, the spacecraft took off from the desolate planet, and only his friend, still immersed in shock, remained at the window.
When he came to his senses and logged off using his computer, he saw a message from a marketing account.
[Imperial Marshal Jiang Yichen mysteriously disappears? Suspected to be the work of space pirates?!]
Friend: ? ? ?
He couldn't help but turn on the video, and saw a mecha plummeting from the sky at breakneck speed.
Then a deliberately mysterious voice appeared—
"According to sources, the person inside the mech that crashed was none other than our esteemed Imperial Marshal Jiang Yichen!"
"I never imagined that Marshal Jiang's mysterious disappearance had such a hidden story. Judging from the mecha's lack of response, Marshal Jiang... sigh, he's probably in grave danger."
"...Wait! If Big Head remembers correctly, Asamia just recently escaped from prison?!"
"Although I'm not entirely certain, it's such a coincidence that Marshal Jiang got into trouble right after Asamia was released from prison!!"
"Ah! Could this be retaliation by space pirates against Marshal Jiang?!"
"The Empire must seek justice for Marshal Jiang! We must wipe out this gang of evil space pirates in one fell swoop..."
My friend couldn't take it anymore, turned off the video call, and yelled, "Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!!!"
These bugs are shameless! They actually want to blame the space pirates!
I've never seen such shameless people... Ugh, they're not even human.
You bedbug, go eat shit!
...
Shi Xi was unaware that a huge uproar had been stirred up on the interstellar network due to the guidance of certain individuals.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. Anyway, they're leaving soon, and the rumors will naturally fall apart.
Here he touched the bright green bracelet in his pocket, quietly waiting for everyone to fall asleep.
His gaze first fell on the soundly sleeping Chi Zaiqing, then on Jiang Yichen beside him... According to his observation, the two's relationship was not progressing as smoothly as in the original story.
Chi Zaiqing's current feelings towards Jiang Yichen are at most neutral, but if things continue like this, something feels off...
The little yellow chick in her mind sensed Shi Xi's thoughts and jumped off the mini bed in fright.
[No way? The story progress indicator shows everything is normal.]
Shi Xi rubbed her temples. "You said the same thing in the last world."
[...] The little yellow chick froze, a look of shame appearing on its fluffy face.
[Smimasai Shiki-chan, Watashi doesn't know what's going on either~]
"Alright, it's not your fault. Go play." Shi Xi said to Ganmaoling, who was curled up in a ball.
While everyone was fast asleep, Shi Xi stood up and left the cave.
Tomorrow is the day Chi Zaiqing's heat comes early, so he needs to find an excuse to get the others out of the way.
Make sure that tomorrow only Chi Zaiqing and Jiang Yichen are left in the cave.
Holding the bright green jade bracelet in her hand, Shi Xi walked forward absentmindedly, passed through the woods, found a not-so-inconspicuous spot, put down the bracelet, and covered it with fallen leaves.
Remembering the location, Shi Xi returned the way he came. Before he even got back to the cave, he encountered an Alpha.
Chu Yao looked at Shi Xi for a while, then asked, "Did you run this far?"
He noticed immediately when Shi Xi left; the other party's movements were extremely subtle, almost imperceptible... but he was still woken up.
He was a very light sleeper; even the sound of his breathing was unbearable.
"It's getting dark, and we're lost," Shi Xi said.
"I just finished my class," Chu Yao said. "Want to go back together?"
Shi Xi hummed in agreement.
Chu Yao's face remained expressionless, as if he didn't care how perfunctory Shi Xi's answer was.
He glanced at Shi Xi's striking silver hair standing out in the woods and asked, "How long have you known Chi Zaiqing?"
"Not even two days," Shi Xi said. "We only met on the day he left home."
According to the plot, his first encounter with Chi Zaiqing was on the starship, on the day Chi Zaiqing ran away from her arranged marriage.
Shi Xi's attitude was not very enthusiastic, and she did not seem to want to continue talking to Chu Yao.
Chu Yao hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Love at first sight?"
Shi Xi paused for a moment, then said, "No."
Upon hearing Shi Xi's answer, a hint of surprise flashed in Chu Yao's golden eyes, and he couldn't help but look at Shi Xi's back.
I was a little puzzled.
If he didn't fall in love with Chi Zaiqing at first sight, then why did he elope with her?
Is it because he's tired of the peaceful life and wants to seek some excitement?
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