The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 161 - 160: Encountering Star Thief Amidst Fancy Trappings

Chapter 161: Chapter 160: Encountering Star Thief Amidst Fancy Trappings

Qu Tong: No! She’s in a predicament!

She still has a planet to take care of, her planet hasn’t made much money yet, not even enough to pay the taxes back.

Why can’t she just keep any money in her pocket?

Master Yan finished assembling the mecha and even kindly had an assistant escort her to the exit.

Qu Tong looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh.

"Boss!" A couple of familiar voices called out from the side.

Qu Tong turned her head to look, and sure enough, it was Xu An and his six people.

While Qu Tong was watching, Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao had already rushed up to her, faces full of excitement, "Boss, we’re really fated to meet, are you here to customize a mecha too?"

"What boss? You must have mistaken me for someone else," Qu Tong’s temples twitched.

"But you are our boss. We saw you at the Underground Fighting Arena on Capital Star. I’ve been wanting to follow you as the boss since you helped us last time," Fei Wenxing said with a look of admiration.

Cheng Yao also nodded vigorously, "Me too! Me too! Boss, your flowing hair and heroic figure are unforgettable. How could we possibly mistake you?"

Qu Tong: "..."

That’s a nice compliment, but don’t do it next time.

Qu Tong stepped back, not interested in being their boss.

Song Ke walked up, looked at Qu Tong’s retreating figure, and said to the two, "It seems she’s not really willing to be your boss."

Fei Wenxing didn’t believe it, "How could that be? Maybe our boss is just naturally aloof."

"That’s right, strong people are always like that," added Cheng Yao.

Song Ke shook his head, still very confident.

The two quickly caught up with Qu Tong again and began chatting with her very enthusiastically.

"Boss, where are you from? Are you planning to go back to Capital Star?"

"Boss, are you here to pick up a mecha or to customize one?"

"Master Yan’s factory is really quick. We six only ordered our mechas a couple of days ago, and they are already done today. But it must have been his apprentices who made them."

"Boss, you helped us last time, and we haven’t had a chance to treat you to a meal yet?"

"Hehe, boss, we’ll treat you to the most delicious Energy Fruit."

Qu Tong frowned at the two noisy people, getting a headache.

Qu Tong directly took out her flyer, ready to leave.

At this moment, the four others caught up, and Rong Yueqing, recognizing Qu Tong’s face, exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Jun Li, it’s you!"

Cheng Yao looked back and forth between the two beauties, "You know each other?"

Rong Yueqing nodded, then looked at Qu Tong, "Miss Jun Li, do you remember me? We’ve added each other’s neural links."

Rong Yueqing, who looked delicate and charming with her peach blossom eyes sparkling appealingly, was smiling at her so radiantly. Qu Tong couldn’t possibly give her the cold shoulder like she did to Fei Wenxing.

With a slight smile, Qu Tong replied, "There is a beauty, unforgettable at first sight."

Rong Yueqing’s cheeks instantly flushed, her appearance even more beguiling, causing her to look even more lovable.

Fei Wenxing nudged Cheng Yao, "Did you hear that? That’s how you compliment a beauty. No wonder the boss didn’t want to pay attention to us with the nonsense you spouted."

Cheng Yao glared at Fei Wenxing and then said with a chuckle, "Since we all know each other, how about you join us on the flyer, boss?"

Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao turned to Rong Yueqing simultaneously with pleading eyes.

Rong Yueqing was taken aback but still spoke softly, "Miss Jun Li, are you also returning to Capital Star? Why not join us? The Yaoguang Star System’s rainbow auroras are especially beautiful. We could take a detour to see them."

Fei Wenxing nodded vigorously, "Right, right, right, this aurora is only visible these few days each year, it would be a shame to miss it."

Qu Tong eventually agreed, boarding Cheng Yao’s aircraft, on the condition that Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao would stop being so noisy and refrain from calling her "boss."

The two nodded obediently, but once they were on the aircraft, they still called her that.

During the journey, Fei Wenxing and Rong Yueqing brought out the Energy Fruit they had purchased from Xu An to entertain her, chatting away like friends in what was still a rather harmonious atmosphere.

Indeed, everyone got to see the colorful auroras, and they were truly stunning, an indescribable beauty of the starry universe, compelling no matter how many times one has seen them.

However, the aircraft couldn’t stay in this area for too long; they weren’t the only ones watching the auroras, and accidents could easily happen.

They had barely left the area when two peculiar-looking aircraft caught up from either side, neither of which looked like good news.

Sure enough, the next moment, a voice boomed through an electromagnetic loudspeaker, "If you don’t want to die, find the nearest planet and stop."

"Are we running into Star Thieves?"

Cheng Yao, who had never seen such a sight, immediately accelerated to the maximum speed trying to shake off the two chasing craft.

Qu Tong and the others were jolted backward as well, hastily buckling up their seat belts.

But the two chasing craft were no pushovers; despite their battered appearances, their speed was not lacking. They accelerated to catch up and spoke again, "Don’t struggle needlessly. You have five minutes to find a place to stop, or don’t blame us for blowing up your craft along with you."

After finishing, they fired an Ion Beam Cannon, shattering an asteroid to their left as a form of intimidation.

"What kind of luck is this? Weren’t the Star Thieves in the Yaoguang Star System supposed to be caught already?" Cheng Yao lamented with a grim face.

The others also began to panic, and Rong Yueqing couldn’t help but grip Qu Tong’s sleeve tightly.

"I’ve already sent out a distress signal," Xu An said, though even he was unsure if anyone would come to their rescue.

After all, the Yaoguang Star System was isolated from the star net signal, and it was uncertain if the outer areas would be affected.

Everyone was well aware of their dire situation; Cheng Yao unconsciously pinned his hopes on Qu Tong, "Boss, what do we do?"

The rest of them also turned their gazes towards Qu Tong.

Qu Tong furrowed her brows and walked over to the control panel, clicking to enlarge a map of a nearby planet.

"Go here."

"Huh? Won’t we have even less signal if we go in there?" Fei Wenxing asked in surprise and confusion.

"Just listen to the boss," Cheng Yao said through gritted teeth, turning the craft towards the interior of the Yaoguang Star System.

The two pursuing craft, seeing their speed decrease, didn’t initiate an attack but kept a tight follow behind them.

The red aircraft landed on a desolate planet, with the two black aircraft landing close by.

Watching through the external cameras, they saw about a dozen people descend from the two aircraft, laughing as they surrounded their craft.

Through the intercom, they could hear the pirates’ smug conversations, "Finally caugh’ a fat sheep after days of nothin’."

Another person, practically blinded by greed, chuckled, "Just lookin’ at this craft, it’s worth a pretty penny, and the folks inside are sure to be loaded. We’ve struck it rich this time."

"After this haul, we can afford to live it up for half a year without workin’."

A flicker of excitement and greed gleamed in their eyes.

Fei Wenxing sulked and complained to Cheng Yao:

"It’s all your fault for buying such a flashy aircraft. I told you it was bound to get robbed sooner or later."

Cheng Yao defended himself indignantly, "You think your crap-yellow one is any better?"

Song Ke slapped both of their heads, "Is now really the time for this? Think of a way to save our skins, fast!"

Huddled inside the aircraft, they were too afraid to go out, looking at each other helplessly, unsure of what to do.

The dozen or so Star Thieves outside were already barking viciously for them to open up and surrender.

"Open the hatch," Qu Tong’s cool voice rang out in the cabin.

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