Chu Zhiwei shook her head.
“I was resting in my room at the time. I only woke up after the Zerg started attacking, so you’ll have to ask A-Yun and the others what exactly happened.”
She had been working nonstop at the Second Legion’s base for a week, and had returned in the dead of night. She had fallen asleep not long after boarding the starship.
She knew nothing about what happened afterward.
However, her beast husbands had been stationed outside the entire time, so they should know how the Zerg had appeared.
“I’ll ask A-Yun and the others once they wake up.”
“All right. Sorry to trouble you, Sister Zhiwei.”
As Yunyang spoke, she obediently raised both hands for the staff.
Her current pose was rather comical, and You Lu couldn’t stop herself from laughing. She promptly opened her lightbrain and started recording.
Hehe, she’d send it to Sister Zhiwei later.
Yunyang gave her a helpless look. Wasn’t she in this position because of You Lu?
Still, You Lu was only doing it for her own good, so Yunyang wasn’t angry in the slightest. She only hoped the examination would end soon.
Unfortunately, she was destined to be disappointed.
After learning that Yunyang, like Chu Zhiwei, had encountered the Zerg, the medical center staff didn’t dare take any chances. One examination followed another.
Yunyang was forced to sit obediently in the chair for an entire hour.
When the examination finally ended, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stood up.
“See? I told you I’m fine.”
“Sister Zhiwei, you must be hungry. I brought some food. Have something to tide you over.”
With that, Yunyang hooked one arm through Chu Zhiwei’s and grabbed You Lu with the other, dragging them out of the treatment room at top speed.
She didn’t want to stay there for even one more second!
You Lu and Chu Zhiwei were both laughing so hard they could barely stand, but they still cooperated and let Yunyang pull them along.
The medical center also had dedicated lounges. After Yunyang pulled her two close friends inside and sat them down, she waved at the beast husbands waiting outside with eager looks on their faces.
“Come in.”
The eight beast husbands and Cang Zhuonian entered as if they had just been granted a reprieve, helping arrange the dishes on the table.
You Lu hadn’t noticed Cang Zhuonian at first, but he was practically glued to Yunyang now. Even if she wanted to ignore him, it would have been impossible.
You Lu blinked, exchanged a glance with Chu Zhiwei, and asked mischievously, “Yangyang, is he… your new beast husband?”
Before Yunyang could answer, Cang Zhuonian introduced himself.
“Esteemed You Lu, Esteemed Chu Zhiwei, my name is Cang Zhuonian. I am the beast husband Mistress accepted today.”
He then thanked You Lu separately. “Thank you for purifying my contamination yesterday, Esteemed You Lu.”
“Me?” You Lu stared blankly for a moment before finally realizing what he meant. “You’re that Qilin from yesterday?”
Cang Zhuonian nodded as he placed a plate of sweet-and-sour spare ribs beside Yunyang.
You Lu and Chu Zhiwei carefully looked Yunyang up and down, then simultaneously gave her knowing, auntie-like smiles.
Yangyang was really doing well for herself. This made nine, didn’t it?
Who knew when she would reach double digits?
The instant Yunyang saw the expressions on her two friends’ faces, she knew exactly what they were thinking. She quickly put a piece of spare rib into each of their bowls.
“Sister Zhiwei, Lulu, these are Rong Jin’s specialty. Try them.”
You Lu had only eaten breakfast, while Chu Zhiwei hadn’t even had that, so their attention was quickly diverted. They took up their chopsticks and began eating.
Yunyang had already eaten before coming, but she still kept her friends company and ate a little more.
While the three females were eating, Gu Yun finally opened his eyes inside the medical pod in another treatment room.
The moment it detected that he had awakened, the pod’s door opened automatically. A staff member examined the wounds on his body, which had already healed, then used an instrument to check his condition. With an expressionless nod, they said, “You’ve recovered.”
Yu Wenxu, who had been sitting nearby, stood up.
“Since you’re fine now, I’m going back to accompany my Mistress.” He hadn’t seen his Mistress for most of the day.
If not for his Mistress’s orders, he wouldn’t have wanted to look after Gu Yun at all.
Gu Yun was still somewhat confused when he first woke up, but Yu Wenxu’s words immediately brought him back to reality.
He hurriedly stood up and grabbed the staff member’s hand, asking anxiously, “How is my Mistress?”
Before the staff member could answer, Yu Wenxu calmly said, “Esteemed Chu Zhiwei has recovered. She’s in the lounge having a meal with my Mistress and Esteemed Yunyang.”
“Thank you.”
Gu Yun nodded at him, then quickly ran out of the treatment room.
Yu Wenxu: “…”
Was there really any need to be so anxious?
He hadn’t even changed his clothes.
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Outside the lounge, the nine beast husbands had withdrawn after arranging the food, leaving the three females some privacy.
When Fu Shiyi saw Gu Yun and Yu Wenxu arrive one after the other, he reached out and stopped them both.
“If you have something to say, wait until the three esteemed ladies finish eating.”
“That’s right. No one is allowed to disturb my Mistress while she’s eating!” Rong Jin huffed. His Mistress was enjoying the delicious food he had prepared, and absolutely no one was permitted to interrupt her.
Yu Wenxu and Gu Yun knew that their Mistresses were eating and naturally had no intention of disturbing them.
The two of them simply joined the other nine outside and waited.
Only after the three females had eaten their fill did Yu Wenxu and Gu Yun eagerly open the door and go inside.
Yu Wenxu walked naturally over to You Lu, took the chopsticks from her hand, and set them down before handing her the tissue he had kept ready.
Gu Yun, meanwhile, crouched beside Chu Zhiwei and carefully examined her from head to toe several times.
Only after confirming that Chu Zhiwei had recovered did he finally relax. Immediately afterward, he blamed himself.
“Mistress, I failed to protect you.”
Chu Zhiwei wiped her mouth, then reached out and rubbed Gu Yun’s hair.
“I only overused my mental power. I wasn’t injured. You don’t need to blame yourself so much.”
Her beast husbands had protected her extremely well. There wasn’t even a drop of her own blood on her.
Gu Yun still looked filled with remorse.
Chu Zhiwei was at a loss. With her two friends beside her, she couldn’t be too physically affectionate, so she simply pulled him to his feet and threw Yunyang’s earlier question at him instead.
At the time, Gu Yun and the other beast husbands had been guarding the outside of the starship, so they had clearly seen how the Zerg had appeared.
He answered honestly, “Mistress, it was the spatial-jump ability of that level-nine Zerg.”
They had seen it clearly. The Zerg had flown out of wormholes that appeared without warning.
Yunyang frowned.
Fu Shiyi seemed to have guessed what she was thinking and took the initiative to ask Gu Yun, “Were there no signs at all before the wormholes appeared?”
“None.” Gu Yun shook his head with certainty. “But the Zerg seemed to be targeting Mistress.”
Cang Zhuonian narrowed his eyes and also recounted what had happened at the Purification Tower.
After comparing the two accounts, they confirmed that the Zerg had been trying to target females this time.
But why?
A female’s mental power was the natural enemy of the Zerg, and the Federation placed great importance on females. Before this, the Zerg had never easily attacked females—not even females who had gone to the frontier stars to help.
“There’s one more point.” Fu Shiyi adjusted his glasses. “Esteemed Chu Zhiwei’s itinerary should have been completely confidential.”
Even the military would only announce that Chu Zhiwei had assisted on the frontier stars after confirming that she had returned safely to Central Star.
