Although meeting Qin Xiao changed Rocket's perspective on his future life and goals, this guy, who was used to being a bounty hunter, still couldn't resist the smell of money emanating from Star-Lord.
He touched the new gun he'd gotten from Qin Xiao, then eagerly Rocket to head straight for the small shop.
As a result, Qin Xiao grabbed him and brought him back.
"Let me go! I'm warning you, if you dare lift me up from behind again, I'll blow your face off!"
"I'm furious, "Rocket said.
"Shut up, you've tried, and you can't do it, can you? Look up there, that green-skinned woman. I'm sure she's after you, but she has a really nice figure!"
Tony pointed to the woman who appeared at the store entrance.
" Gamora! How could it be her? The daughter of the Mad Titan Thanos! She's a notorious assassin!"
Rocket looked at Gamora and said quietly, his hand once again instinctively reaching for the safety on his gun.
Thanos?
Tony had heard this name several times before arriving here.
"It seems that bastard has quite a few secrets. So many people are interested in him, what should we do?"
Tony looked at Qin Xiao and said.
"Catch them both!"
In the small shop, because Ronan specifically requested the Orb (which contains the Power Stone ), the timid shopkeeper refused to make a deal with Star-Lord.
Star-Lord had wasted a lot of time trying to persuade him, but he could only reluctantly leave the small shop.
"Hi!"
Gamora's voice made Star-Lord's eyes light up.
Turning around, I saw a beautiful woman with a graceful figure leaning against the doorway.
Green skin perfectly matches Star-Lord's aesthetic.
Hi! Where are you...?
Before Star-Lord could finish his sentence and before Gamora could make a move, Rocket interrupted their conversation.
"Hands up, you two! I'm talking to you, the green-skinned woman and that sleazy-looking man! Put your damn hands up!"
Rocket stood about ten meters away from the two men, talking as he cocked his gun with a click.
"Damn it, me and this guy..."
"I'm a pervert, you talking rabbits, are you...?"
Star-Lord and Gamora spoke at the same time, but before they could finish, Qin Xiao, unwilling to cause any more trouble, punched them both.
The fist pierced through the two small wormholes and smashed into the back of their heads.
The two men collapsed instantly!
"Joining you was definitely a wise choice. You're much more useful than Groot!"
Rocket excitedly ran over and stomped on Star-Lord's face, then flipped Star-Lord's eyelids over like he was inspecting cargo.
He didn't forget to take advantage of Qin Xiao while saying this.
"No need for all that trouble, I still have a use for this guy, leave him to me!"
Qin Xiao stopped Rocket's hand; the guy was about to cancel the mission and notify his employer.
"Partners are partners, money is money. Besides, we've only just met. I'm warning you... Thanks, boss!"
Rocket, baring his teeth and gesturing fiercely, swallowed back all his veil of threats when Qin Xiao showed him 80,000 cosmic coins waiting to be transferred.
"Even though you gave double, this is basically buy one get one free, so you're not losing out, right? But what do you need this bastard for? He has the face of a good-for-nothing."
"So many people are looking for him, which means he or his belongings are worth far more than just tens of thousands of yuan. You idiot raccoon, go back to the hotel!"
"What? Forty billion!"
Rocket and Star-Lord, who was strapped in tightly, both yelled loudly at the same time.
"That's right!"
Gamora nodded firmly, staring intently at Qin Xiao as she spoke.
"I don't know who you're working for, or what your purpose is in capturing us, but I'm sure the person behind you can't afford this price. Ronan is searching the entire universe for this thing, Thanos also wants it. Only I can find a buyer for it. After it's done, I can give you half!"
I want 70%!
Rocket said impatiently from the side.
Qin Xiao rolled his eyes. "Did you hear that? Rocket, your employer only offered 40,000. This... Mr. Quill, right? How much did your buyer offer? 100,000? 1 million? It turns out you two are just low-level thugs, without even a proper way to sell your goods."
"Shut up! I'm the famous Star-Lord!"
"Shut up! I'm the famous Rocket!"
Star-Lord and Rocket said in unison.
After they finished speaking, they glanced at each other and spoke in unison once again.
Who is Star-Lord?
Who is Rocket?
"You've never heard of Star-Lord? You ignorant fox."
Star-Lord turned his head angrily and looked at Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao spread his hands.
Tony smiled and shook his head.
Gamora rolled her eyes in exasperation.
"Alright! You're all a bunch of ignorant country bumpkins, I can forgive you. But I went through a lot of trouble to get this ball. We can sell it together and split the money. That's much more peaceful and friendly than what we're doing now, isn't it?"
After Star-Lord finished speaking, he, Gamora, and Rocket all turned their gazes toward Qin Xiao.
"OK!"
Qin Xiao said with a grin.
"It will be divided according to the number of people, one portion per person, but this must be kept with me first."
As Qin Xiao spoke, he took the Orb directly from Star-Lord's body.
Amidst the horrified gazes of Gamora and Star-Lord, and the somewhat puzzled looks of the others, she crushed the outer metal sphere with her bare hands.
"No!"
"No!"
Amidst their simultaneous shouts, Qin Xiao shook the metal fragments from his hand onto the ground and grasped the Power Stone inside with one hand.
A purple light instantly shone from Qin Xiao's hand.
This power, capable of instantly destroying a planet, surged forth and permeated Qin Xiao's entire body.
Then it suddenly shrank back, as if the light and power from before had vanished as quickly as an illusion.
All the purple light receded into Qin Xiao's hand and then vanished instantly.
Along with it, the Power Stone in Qin Xiao's hand also disappeared.
"Where... where did you put it? Who are you???"
Compared to Star-Lord, Gamora was far more distraught; Star-Lord only knew that it was something extremely dangerous and remarkable.
However, Gamora, who had been by Thanos's side since childhood, was very familiar with the legend of the Infinity Stones.
This Power Stone was used by the Celestials as a weapon to destroy planets in ancient times; no one could directly wield its power with their physical body.
Even Thanos could only use the power of one Infinity Stone for a short time, and he even had to create a special weapon to control the power contained in these stones.
"Who I am?"
Qin Xiao smiled slightly, without answering Gamora's question.
Although Qin Xiao appeared to calmly accept the Power Stone, a tremendous change was taking place within his body.