The Star Rain on a Narrow Path

After finishing up, Su Ming walked out of the cargo hold and stretched.

Zijin jumped onto the roof of the bridge and shouted, "You people over there, get in the lifeboats. I'm dismantling your ship."

The supply ship's captain grew anxious. "Scholar Bay Owl, we belong to the Blue-Eyed Chamber of Commerce. We were commissioned to deliver supplies."

Your chamber of commerce is exactly who we're after, Su Ming thought. Whether Charles had told the truth didn't matter. They were just looking for an excuse to make trouble anyway.

If they acted too meekly before the Federation, they would be devoured, bones and all!

"The supply list still includes two hundred tons of wood fuel," Zijin replied. "It's not quite what I wanted, but I suppose this ship's hull will do."

"But-"

Zijin cut through the mast with a blade of light. "I'm not asking!"

The captain immediately fell silent. He led the sailors as they lowered the lifeboats and climbed aboard.

"Move it! And you, do you want to lose those eyes?" the captain roared in a low voice. A young sailor hurriedly looked away from Zijin.

"Don't stare. That girl may be beautiful, but she's ruthless," an old sailor whispered to the young man. "A few days ago, she blasted the Fusang until nothing but its hull was left, and whittled the UFO down to a stick. She even captured its captain!"

Su Ming hadn't paid attention at first. He thought they were talking about Harding.

But after thinking it over, he realized something was wrong and called out to the people from the supply ship, "Hey, did you just say we captured the UFO's captain?"

"Ah, those are just rumors, rumors!" the supply ship's captain hurriedly explained. "Please don't take offense. We're just laborers, and we're too