Xiao Lou had been worried about the other four teammates, and he never expected to see Chu Huaying like this. The woman standing in the Starship command room was dressed in a stylish black outfit, with a mask covering most of her face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes. Xiao Lou almost didn't recognize her: "Is it really Hua Ying?"
Tang Ci said confidently, "It's her, I can't mistake her."
Ye Qi couldn't help but complain, "I thought we were being robbed by Space Pirates and were going to get arrested... but it turns out the leader of Space Pirates was one of my teammates? Sister Huaying, that's so cool!"
Lu Jiuchuan commented with a smile: "She definitely has the potential to be a thief; it's a natural performance."
Now that Chu Huaying has become a Space Pirate, they don't need to worry about safety for the time being. Lu Jiuchuan turned to Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang: "What's next? Should we go and meet up with Chu Huaying? Or continue to Azure Planet?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "Look at her mask."
Ever since Chu Huaying's face appeared on the screen, Yu Hanjiang had been staring at the mask on her face. The silver mask, with some strange black patterns on the edges, looked strangely familiar.
Xiao Lou was startled: "Is this the mask Hunter wore before?"
The others also recalled the Hunter they encountered in the ancient tomb's secret chamber; in their memory, the masks worn by those who were tracking them were similar. The owners of the Sun City bar, the twin brothers, also wore the same masks.
Tang Ci investigated this mask but couldn't find a clear source. It's sold everywhere online, and if you have the design, you can even order custom-made masks from any manufacturer. A simple mask doesn't prove anything—but the fact that Chu Huaying is wearing one is enough to make everyone wary.
Ye Qi said, "Could this person not be Sister Huaying herself, but a clone of Hunter?"
Lu Jiuchuan frowned deeply: "Whether it's the real person or a clone, we can't be sure from just her appearance and voice. We have to find her in person to verify. We're currently hiding in CEO Shao's luxury suite, so it's inconvenient for us to go out. Why don't we bring her over?"
Xiao Lou asked, "Does Ninth Brother mean to use Peach Blossom Spring to attract people?"
Lu Jiuchuan nodded: "Her starship isn't far from our spaceship, so we should be able to use the Peach Blossom Spring Teleportation, right?"
After midnight, all the card skills were refreshed. The card Tao Yuanming was in Shao Qingge's hand. Upon hearing this, Shao Qingge took out the card and returned it to Xiao Lou.
Xiao Lou summons Tao Yuanming, who activates Peach Blossom Spring inside the house and sends an invitation to the designated target.
The unique feature of the Peach Blossom Spring skill is that the entrance is only visible to the user, and only the user can decide who can enter. However, those entering Peach Blossom Spring are not limited to teammates; characters inside the secret room can also enter with the user's permission. Therefore, the one who enters Peach Blossom Spring is not necessarily the original user.
Xiao Lou invited her in, even though she was a clone, she was allowed to come in.
For safety reasons, Xiao Lou and the other six people spread out after entering Peach Blossom Spring, so they could grab her at any time if things went wrong.
Soon, everyone saw Chu Huaying, dressed in black, appear under the peach tree. She looked around, and when she met Lu Jiuchuan's gaze, the coldness in her eyes quickly disappeared. She stepped forward and greeted him, "Ninth Brother."
Lu Jiuchuan nodded to her and asked, "Have you seen any of your other teammates?"
Chu Huaying shook her head: "I haven't seen them." Her gaze swept over everyone, and she asked in confusion, "Where are Xiao Liu, Lao Mo, Senior Gui, and Long Qu and his wife? Aren't they with you?"
She could accurately name all her teammates, which meant she was undoubtedly Chu Huaying herself, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Lou explained, " Long Sen and Qu Wanyue stayed at Capital Star to follow up on an important lead, but we have no news about the other three. Mr. Tang checked the federal database, the ID card system, and the household registration system, but he couldn't find them."
Chu Huaying was silent for a moment: "Could something have happened to them?"
Xiao Lou said, "No, their names are still on the contract book, so they should all be alive."
Chu Huaying noticed Tang Ci standing under the tree, not in a wheelchair. Her eyes lit up, and she looked Tang Ci up and down, asking, "Your leg, has it really recovered?"
Tang Ci's lips curled into a rare smile: " Ye Qi contributed the bug king card, and I grew new legs."
Ye Qi: "..."
The dialogue sounds a bit strange. It's grown new legs—it sounds like some kind of weird creature?
Chu Huaying was also very happy for Tang Ci: "That's great."
Xiao Lou looked at the silver mask on Chu Huaying's face and asked in confusion, "Where did you get this mask?"
Chu Huaying removed her mask and said, "When I entered the secret room, I was locked on the Dark Night Starship. The Guardian assigned me the identity of the first mate of the Space Pirate. Our boss was a blond, blue-eyed man. He asked me to drink and deliberately got me drunk. How could I possibly be drunk so easily with my alcohol tolerance? I was just pretending to be drunk. That idiot actually tried to kill me."
Everyone held their breath in worry upon hearing this; it seemed that Chu Huaying's start was not going smoothly.
"Kill you?!" Xiao Lou asked worriedly. "Could he be Hunter?"
"Yes, this mask is the one I found in his bedroom." Chu Huaying handed the mask to Xiao Lou. "Luckily, you can use cards on Starship. The moment he made his move, I went around behind him and took him out with Spider Dagger."
Everyone: "..."
Although Chu Huaying downplayed the experience, everyone...
One can imagine the danger at that time.
As soon as she entered the secret room, the leader of Space Pirate forced her to drink alcohol, but luckily she was cautious enough to pretend to be drunk.
She discovered that the other party actually wanted to kill her?
If she hadn't reacted quickly and been agile enough to instantly turn the tables, she wouldn't be alive to see her teammates now.
Lu Jiuchuan looked at Chu Huaying and teased, "So, the leader of your Space Pirate gang failed to kill you and was instead killed by you, and you naturally became the leader of Space Pirate?"
Chu Huaying nodded calmly: "Mm."
Everyone: "......"
Sister Huaying is really domineering; she directly killed the boss and seized power.
Lu Jiuchuan chuckled and touched his nose: "The way you intercepted the interstellar passenger ship just now really made you look like a female demon."
Chu Huaying raised an eyebrow slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with his assessment.
Ye Qi looked at Chu Huaying with admiration: " Sister Ying, your Dark Night Starship looks like a spider magnified tens of thousands of times, all claws and teeth. Its entrance was just like a boss in a game. I was all ready to fight the boss, but it turns out the head of Space Pirate is you! Haha, the boss is an ally. We were all nervous for nothing."
Chu Huaying smiled at Ye Qi, then turned to Xiao Lou and said, "I've been searching for you these past few days. As a Space Pirate, I can only pilot my starship and wander through the universe. Our starship is on the wanted lists of various Federation countries, so it can't enter the space station at all. Therefore, I can only intercept passing passenger ships to see if I can find you."
Therefore, her interception of this interstellar passenger ship was a pretense of robbery; her real purpose was to find someone.
Lu Jiuchuan joked, "You 're the number one wanted person on the Hunter Alliance's wanted list in Sun City and Moon City; now you're a Space Pirate wanted by various countries. How come you're wanted every day?"
Chu Huaying also said helplessly, "So I have to hide everywhere. I wore this mask to avoid arousing suspicion."
Shao Qingge turned to Xiao Lou: "What do we do next? Should we go with Hua Ying, or continue to Azure Planet?"
Xiao Lou asked, " Is Hua Ying's starship safe? Now that you're the leader of the Space Pirate group, are your subordinates willing to obey your orders completely?"
Chu Huaying nodded: "I was originally the vice-captain. I killed the boss, and I told them that he died of alcohol poisoning. No one doubted it; they listened to me. Besides, these Space Pirates are all homeless desperados. Without my protection, they would only be dead if they tried to escape."
Tang Ci thought for a moment, then asked seriously, "The performance of your starship should be much higher than that of a regular passenger spaceship, right? Can it travel freely in space?"
Chu Huaying said, "That's right. My starship has the fastest travel speed and the most flexible space jump capability, which is why the Federation countries have been unable to catch us Space Pirates. Of course, in order to avoid being discovered by patrol forces and then surrounded and killed, I can't stay near the flight path for too long. Let's make a decision as soon as possible."
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang exchanged a glance.
After midnight, the Telepathic Connection from yesterday had expired, but Xiao Lou still sensed Yu Hanjiang's thoughts in his eyes. So, Xiao Lou suggested, "How about we go to Hilt No Mans Land first?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded in agreement: "After all, you are a prince. The Invisibility Cloak is only valid for 30 minutes. If we rashly appear on Azure Planet and are discovered, it could cause trouble. It's better to travel with Space Pirate, as it's less likely that His Majesty will capture us. Moreover, Liu Qiao and the other two are still missing. We need to find them as soon as possible."
Lu Jiuchuan agreed with the decision: "Going to Hilt No Mans Land might help me find my memories with Tang Ci."
Ye Qi asked, "What about the clues on the princess's side?"
Xiao Lou said, "My sister Xiao Rou is now the princess consort of the Azure Empire. She's been married here for over ten years, so there's no rush to investigate. Let's go with Hua Ying first and find the other teammates. Hua Ying was almost killed by Space Pirate after entering the secret room, and I'm worried that Xiao Liu and the others might also be in danger."
The group exchanged glances and agreed that this was the best solution at the moment.
Chu Huaying said decisively, "That's settled then. Come with me first. My starship travels ten times faster than a regular passenger ship. If you want to go back to the Azure Empire, I can send you back anytime."
Xiao Lou asked, " How is Hua Ying going to get back to Starship?"
Chu Huaying raised her wrist and pressed a button on a watch on her wrist. A small smart armor appeared in front of everyone: "I'll go back in the armor, and then pretend to kidnap you on the spaceship. I need you to cooperate in a play."
Xiao Lou understood: "The four of us will wear Invisibility Cloaks later, and you can kidnap CEO Shao and Ye Qi."
Chu Huaying nodded, quickly leaving Peach Blossom Spring and piloting her miniature battle armor nimbly back to Dark Night Starship from the escape pod at the rear of the spaceship. Ye Qi stood by the window, only to see a flash of red light before his eyes.
A moment later, Chu Huaying's face reappeared on the screens in all the cabins.
She took control of the spaceship's communication channel and said calmly, "You have 30 seconds to open the spaceship's hatch and let my people board and loot some valuables. As long as you obediently leave the money, I will let you leave."
The passenger spaceship, after all, did not carry any lethal weapons. When it was intercepted by the brutal Space Pirate, it was like a docile house cat encountering a ferocious wild beast, with almost no power to resist.
The captain was pale and sweating profusely. "I've been piloting spaceships for so many years, and this is the first time I've encountered a Space Pirate! Quick, call the space station's emergency distress line!"
Chu Huaying seemed to have guessed
As if anticipating their thoughts, he coldly said, "If you dare to ask for help, I will immediately blow up the spaceship and make all of you passengers pay with your foolish captain's life!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the spider starship's claws wrapped around the spaceship, and the ship began to shake violently again!
The passengers on the spaceship stumbled and panicked, screaming incessantly: "They just want money, give it to them!" "I've heard these Space Pirates are wicked, are we going to die here today?" "I only brought some jewelry, if you spare my life, I'll give it all to them!"
Many people hugged each other and cried, and the scene immediately turned into chaos. The spaceship was shaking violently as if it had been hit by an earthquake and tsunami. The balance system malfunctioned, and there was a risk of it falling into space at any moment!
Under pressure, the captain gritted his teeth and opened the spaceship's landing hatch.
Chu Huaying, along with several of his men, boarded a small airship and entered the landing bay.
They were all fully armed, dressed in sleek black uniforms, and carrying new submachine guns that could easily kill hundreds or thousands of people with a single shot. The majority of passengers on the passenger spaceship were ordinary civilians. Upon seeing the black-clad Space Pirates enter the ship with guns, everyone held their breath, quickly retreating to minimize their presence.
Chu Huaying coldly said, "Everyone squat down, put your hands behind your heads, and don't move if you don't want to die."
A group of people crouched down, trembling. Chu Huaying ordered his men to quickly bring the situation under control.
The door to the VIP luxury cabin at the end of the corridor was tightly closed. She glanced at the cabin, walked over, and kicked the door hard: "People inside, get out."
The sound of the door being kicked sent shivers down the spines of the passengers, who clutched their heads in fright.
The next moment, the hatch slowly opened, and Shao Qingge and Ye Qi obediently stepped out, each carrying a suitcase. Shao Qingge said, "I only brought this much cash. Here, take it all, as long as you spare our lives."
Chu Huaying raised her chin, signaling her subordinate to open the suitcase. After seeing the cash inside, she nodded in satisfaction.
Then, she stepped forward, looked Ye Qi up and down, and with a slight smile, gently lifted Ye Qi's chin, saying, "This young boy is quite good-looking. Take him back to play with you."
The men replied in unison, "Yes, boss!"
Passengers: "???"
Chu Huaying looked at Shao Qingge: "As for this gentleman, he's very handsome, I'll keep him."
Passengers: "............"
This female demon is actually trying to steal two handsome guys away?
The men around her were too scared to lift their heads, afraid that they would be too handsome for her to notice. Chu Huaying smiled slightly: "I had a good day. I'm in a good mood, so I won't make things difficult for the others."
She turned to look at Shao and Ye, and waved her hand: "Take these two away."
Shao Qingge and Ye Qi looked grim as they were reluctantly tied up and taken away by Chu Huaying's men.
Xiao Lou, Yu Hanjiang, Lu Jiuchuan, and Tang Ci followed behind, wearing invisibility cloaks.
Even after the group departed in their miniature warship, the other passengers remained in shock, especially the young men, who couldn't help but wonder, "Those two were captured by Space Pirate just because they're good-looking? It seems that ugly people are safer!"
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