Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1133: Chapter 999: Déjà Vu

Qu Jianlei least wanted Flower Scorpion to take risks, and hearing this, was stunned, "She didn’t go to guard the array plate? It’s already the third day."

"She is indeed guarding the array plate," Big Head Butterfly turned, "she found something right nearby."

"I’m going!" Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but grit his teeth upon hearing, "Alright, I’ll rush back immediately."

He first notified everyone to withdraw, then used various methods, taking four hours to rush back.

When he arrived, he was shocked to find that Granny Jia had already arrived.

"Boss, eighty kilometers outside," Flower Scorpion said proudly, "I found it while going out on guard!"

Your guarding distance... Qu Jianlei was taken aback and nodded, "Quite dutiful, but eighty kilometers is still in the mountains, right?"

This array plate was in a remote mountain because when the array plate activated, there would be slight space fluctuations.

So it’s better to choose remote places, to avoid being detected by monitoring equipment.

"The other party is also a fugitive!" Flower Scorpion said excitedly, "It’s those two Supremes."

"Well, I never!" Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but click his tongue at the news, "Did you get discovered?"

He was very familiar with Flower Scorpion’s concealment ability; generally, a Supreme would find it very difficult to spot her.

However, Fengtang and Flame Gun were no ordinary Supremes.

Qu Jianlei had seen them battle and held a high opinion of both—even if they were a bit inferior to Qinghu, they were at least at the level of Mu Yu.

The Flame Gun, who jumped around wildly, might lack character, but his micro-operation skills were amazing.

Who dares to use spiritual power to attack a Supreme, the perception can only be imagined.

If Flower Scorpion were discovered, and they used her to bait the trap... well, it’s possible.

"No," Flower Scorpion shook her head decisively, "I tracked a Fire Attribute A-level all the way there."

"Fire Attribute A-level... tracked?" Qu Jianlei was taken aback, then realized, "Because he appeared in the mountains?"

It was indeed as he thought, Flower Scorpion returned to carefully guard the teleportation array after two days had passed.

She didn’t want to cause trouble, but seeing a Fire Attribute A-level nearby, she had to find out what was happening.

She found this A-level to be sneaky and secretive and decided to track for a while.

The result was she discovered that eighty kilometers away, those two Supremes were hiding in a patch of shrubs.

It was especially notable that the two Supremes seemed quite injured, and among the three, the A-level Fire Attribute seemed to be leading.

Qu Jianlei blinked twice and asked, "Those two guys, were they also tricked, would they know the truth?"

"We can go have a look," Granny Jia disagreed.

"Being tricked could just be due to crucial misinformation, most of the basic information should be true, otherwise who would fall for it?"

"And that A-level Fire Attribute might be a more crucial figure in their organization... such situations aren’t uncommon."

Suddenly, a very peculiar expression appeared on Flower Scorpion’s face.

Qu Jianlei’s perception was incredibly sharp; he instantly noticed something was off, "What does that expression mean?"

"This... it’s hard to explain!" Flower Scorpion’s expression remained a bit strange, "You’ll know when you see."

"What the heck!" Qu Jianlei muttered indifferently, "Let’s go together then."

Eighty kilometers of mountain road meant nothing to the three of them.

They took only twenty minutes to get to about five kilometers from the other side.

Granny Jia was relatively cautious; she perceived for two or three minutes, feeling no threat from the other side, then looked at Qu Jianlei.

But that glance made her dumbfounded: her boss... what was that expression?

Qu Jianlei’s expression was truly bizarre, somewhat confused, a little delighted, a bit puzzled, yet somewhat relieved...

Seeing Granny Jia looking over, he let out a gentle sigh, "This A-level... does it remind you of him?"

Flower Scorpion stared blankly at the A-level in the distance, without making a sound.

Bald, no eyebrows, small stature, clear yet cold eyes...

She still remembered how she and her two companions had been captured by these two individuals.

Later, the three of them were unexpectedly released; that made her deeply realize that there are still good people in this world.

She had firmly remembered the images of these two, one of whom had become her current boss.

"You’re overthinking," Qu Jianlei shook his head and sighed, "In the Imperial, with so many people, many look similar."

The A-level in front of them was much taller than the hairless freak from back then.

Little Jing was under one meter tall back then, and now this one, though short, was about one meter forty.

The key was Little Jing... how could he be an A-level? If he were alive, he wouldn’t be much older than Claire.

"What are you two talking about?" Granny Jia couldn’t hold back any longer, "An acquaintance of yours?"

Flower Scorpion finally came to her senses, "Just a suspicious acquaintance, that person should already be dead."

Jia Shuqing hesitated for a moment and spoke, "Then shall I capture these three?"

Flower Scorpion said nothing, and Qu Jianlei hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Okay, but try not to harm that A-level."

In his life, there’s never been a shortage of passersby; he once thought Little Jing was just one of them.

But last time on Xueye Star, when Flower Scorpion casually mentioned the name, it instantly triggered a wave of emotion from his memory.

He was his earliest comrade-in-arms, accompanied him through the hardest times, yet now there’s no trace left of him.

Qu Jianlai rushed over just now, actually harboring a deep intention to kill, regardless of whether it was for Feng Tang or the Flame Gun, he had no interest in helping.

So what he planned was to ask for clarity, and then directly dispose of the person or silence them.

But at this moment, he felt that as long as the other party wasn’t too offensive, he could totally let them go after understanding the situation.

As for other matters, he couldn’t be bothered anymore, just leave it to Granny Jia.

Before long, a gentle rain began to fall from the sky with a rustling sound.

People who frequently visit the mountains know that rain is quite common because the convection between hot and cold air is intense, resulting in frequent changes between sunny and rainy weather.

But Qu Jianlei knew in his heart that this was Granny Jia making her move.

Granny Jia is actually quite interesting, despite her formidable strength, she never likes to crush directly, preferring to win quietly.

Before long, Granny Jia called out softly, "Alright, come over."

Because there were outsiders present, she didn’t even call "Boss", truly very cautious.

Qu Jianlei released a bit of perception and found that the two Supremes had already been subdued, both knocked out.

It has to be said, Granny Jia is something else. These two are top-tier Strong Supremes, yet she just took them down quietly.

The A-level was also taken down, lying on the ground, their body restricted, but consciousness still clear.

Thinking it was because Qu Jianlei had mentioned something beforehand, they weren’t directly knocked unconscious at least.

Qu Jianlei was concerned about the government’s sensing equipment, dared not release too much spiritual power, checked the scene with a glance.

Then he shook his head with a frown, "You ask them, it’s pointless for three people to waste time here."

Flower Scorpion spread his hands, "He’s insistent on seeing you."

"Many want to see me," Qu Jianlei replied indifferently, "If they can’t provide useful intel, just kill them."

"You don’t need to scare me," the A-level suddenly spoke, "You don’t have the intent to kill."

"Hmm?" Qu Jianlei gave him a surprised glance, "Scare you?"

He didn’t say much more, but his meaning was clear enough—are you even worthy of me scaring?

The A-level also understood, quickly explained, "I’m not in cahoots with these two, you can question them separately."

"Oh, Hunter," Flower Scorpion nodded upon hearing, revealing a malicious smile, "Aren’t you afraid of getting too full?"

"I’m not a Hunter either," the A-level shook his head, "I don’t even have an official status in the Imperial, how could I claim a bounty?"

"If you don’t believe me, you can extract a genetic comparison... not present in the gene pool!"

Flower Scorpion’s expression still looked odd, "Without an identity, how did you cultivate to A-level?"

"I don’t know either," the A-level shook his head, "I... lost my memory!"

"What?" Qu Jianlei, originally not willing to bother, couldn’t help but react to such a lame excuse.

"To reach A-level despite memory loss, aren’t we dumber than pigs?"

"When I regained consciousness, I was already A-level," the A-level answered earnestly.

"Can’t you connect it to the gene pool? Try connecting, you’ll know, there’s no record of me in the Imperial!"

"Of course we can," Qu Jianlei shook his head, looked at Flower Scorpion, "Take a hair strand..."

"Forget it, he’s bald, draw some blood instead, compare with the gene pool."

Five minutes later, the three were dumbfounded, no such information was in the gene pool.

"Could he be..." Flower Scorpion thought deeply, looking at Qu Jianlei. People from Garbage Star don’t have data in the gene pool either.

"Perhaps it’s a feud among the elite," Qu Jianlei indifferently remarked, this kind of thing isn’t unusual.

Then he looked at the A-level, "Since you’re not after a bounty, why have you caught these two?"

"I’ve caught... these two?" The A-level was dumbfounded, "These two are Supremes!"

"I just lost my memory, not lost my mind. How could I be so irrational as to try to catch them?"

Flower Scorpion suddenly asked, "Then why are you with them, and they’re quite trusting of you?"

"These two people, I found them," the A-level replied earnestly, "You may not believe it, but I really did find them."

"I just thought they were pitiful and took care of them, who’d have thought they were wanted criminals?"

Flower Scorpion’s expression turned increasingly odd, "Unable to report them due to lack of ability is one thing, but you’re actually mixed up with them?"

"What’s the alternative?" The A-level sighed softly, "Do you think I can escape?"

"Still, it’s pretty decent this way, I help them, they treat me with some respect... Like it is now, how is it not living?"

Flower Scorpion was getting quite rattled, the counterpart’s explanation was full of holes, yet self-consistent.

She turned her head towards Qu Jianlei, "Boss?"

Qu Jianlei spoke gravely, "Did you previously rescue any others?"

He thought of the rift, the man dragged back from ice and snow by Little Jing.

The rift was dead beyond dead long ago, but Little Jing indeed had the character willing to lend a helping hand.

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