Clues

Old Lady Jia and the others' timely evacuation made Qu Jianlei and the other two breathe a sigh of relief, though they also found it rather absurd.

They had rushed back at top speed, even giving up the chance to turn around and retaliate against Flying Eagle, only to find that they had wasted the trip.

Still, wasting the trip was better than having something happen. Wasn't that their ultimate purpose in rushing back? When Hua Xiezhi learned of it, she sighed. "Lao Ben... and the Old Lady. They really are cautious enough."

"And Zhenshan Fort," Qu Jianlei added another name. "Still, we can't count on being this lucky every time."

Paranoid had a somewhat different opinion. "If they don't know how to protect themselves and always expect others to do it for them, are they really suitable comrades?"

The guy really spoke cold-bloodedly, but in Imperial society, such views were hardly unusual.

He simply dared to say it openly, which could be considered a sign of his true nature.

Qu Jianlei could not be bothered to argue with him. "All right, let's head to the Transit Star. Hopefully, they haven't kept running."

The Unlucky Starship was currently outside Tianfeng Star and had not yet applied to land.

Under such circumstances, a starship could leave directly. This was a waiting area, and some starships departed after replenishing their supplies.

However, just as the Unlucky Starship started up, another warship blocked its path.

It was a Small Ship, and it called out directly over the public channel, "Halt your ship and submit to inspection."

Thus, Qu Jianlei underwent a second inspection.

He had thought the other side might be connected to the first inspection team, but the inspection was very quick, merely a formality.

The leader was a Rank C Warrior