StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 38 Imprisonment

A snicker came from behind the man who had been covering his eyes with his hands while counting.

Ge Yuan made her entrance wearing bright red high heels. "So childish, aren't you afraid she'll actually run away?"

The man had his back to her, but when he turned around, he was dressed in a courtly embroidered outfit. Intricate patterns adorned the hem of his robe, and the tassels at the hem swayed and brushed against the floor with his movements.

"You should take care of yourself first, Ge Yuan Lan."

"Why are you so eager to call other people 'Mom' as if you're afraid of being abandoned, but so indifferent to me?"

Ge Yuan chuckled and teased, "If you don't chase after them soon, they might really get away. You don't want to lose more than you gain."

"Don't worry, she can't get away."

……

She knew men's words were all lies!

The route he described was not the route to the hatch at all. Shen Qingqing knew he must have lied to her when she saw the countless clothes that appeared when the hatch was opened.

“She didn’t ask which hatch it was,” the man said, looking at the vast starry sky outside. “The spaceship is so big, there must be many hatches.”

Coming to her senses, Ge Yuan understood what he meant. "You're such a wicked person. I wonder if Miss Mummy will be angry. How many apples will it take to appease her..."

What did you just call her?

"Miss Mummy, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, but don't call me that again."

"Tch, cheapskate."

……

There were no other exits around, and the way the man pointed her was wrong.

What should we do? Should she leave?

No, we're already here.

Wearing the same clothes as the outfit is also good.

I rummaged around inside, and this one wouldn't do, too red; that one wouldn't do either, the style was too intense; this one... well, it looks alright...

She finally picked out a pink dress and changed into it, then sat in the huge dressing room and didn't come out.

The power hasn't come back on yet. If she goes out and is discovered by Ge Yuan and escapes, she doesn't know what the consequences will be. She doesn't dare to go out rashly and can only hope that something unexpected happens so that she has a chance to leave.

After being called for a long time, Lao Ba finally appeared slowly, and was then questioned by Shen Qingqing about why he had been daydreaming earlier.

"Host, you really can't blame me for this," Old Eight said, feeling wronged. "If I hadn't turned on airplane mode to block the signal, that man would have definitely found out."

Oh my god, that scared me to death!

"Your system was actually discovered?"

She didn't believe a word it said.

Of course! The Zerg have a unique body structure and a distinctive signal transmission mechanism. While they can't intercept system information, they can interfere with our signals.

"So that means you're only good for sending messages occasionally by borrowing some energy, right?"

Um... I won't admit it.

Shen Qingqing was not crowned, so the insect queen's abilities were not fully awakened, and naturally she would not possess the insect race's night vision ability.

The figure that flashed past the window could not be seen.

"Could you try to connect to the internet and draw me a route map, even a simplified one, so I can slip away from here?" Shen Qingqing made conversation.

Old Ba shrugged, "No internet."

However, you can check the power supply room; you might find a switch for emergency power supplies, which could boost the signal for a short time, and getting the whole route map out shouldn't be a problem.

"Should we arrest that man?"

I'll listen to you.

So Shen Qingqing returned the way she came.

As she walked briskly with her head down, she suddenly bumped into a wall.

"pain!"

He slumped to the ground, rubbing his head, while Lao Ba was already stammering nervously.

[Host, he's still here!]

She looked up and met a pair of bright, seemingly glowing eyes. The owner of those eyes bent down to help her up. Shen Qingqing was about to say thank you when she realized that the hand on her waist was motionless.

The man stared at her intently, as if demanding a reasonable explanation from her.

"Let go."

"No."

The man was very stubborn; he turned his head away from her and wouldn't let go.

The two of them were in a stalemate.

“Mom is naughty, always thinking about running away,” a shadow fell over the man’s dark eyes, “I don’t want Mom to leave.”

"As long as you let go, Mommy won't leave," Shen Qingqing said affectionately.

But a man who has been fooled once will not fall for it a second time. Instead, he grabs the slender waist with both hands and hoists the petite girl onto his shoulders.

"I won't be fooled by Mom this time. Mom is naughty and will be punished."

Although she didn't know what punishment he was talking about, Shen Qingqing wouldn't let it go.

He waved his arms and patted his firm back, but it was like tickling him, posing no threat whatsoever.

Instead, Shen Qingqing received a light tap on the bottom. "Be quiet."

Overwhelmed with shame, Shen Qingqing's face turned bright red, and a wave of bitterness and grievance washed over her. She couldn't help but sob and cry out.

She was pitifully carried on the man's shoulder, sobbing. Her tears soaked her pristine white robe. Despite feeling the trembling on his shoulder, the man remained unmoved and continued walking briskly.

Shen Qingqing grew angrier the more she thought about it. In all her life, this was the first time someone had ever patted her on the back!

And the other party was a complete stranger!

Waaaaah... Is there anyone who can save her...? Ge Yuan, where are you...?

Having seemingly found a good hiding place, the man put her down and, seeing Shen Qingqing sobbing, knelt on the ground and gently wiped away her tears with his fingertips.

"Mommy, don't cry. Be good here. I won't hit you."

He spoke gently, yet still closed the iron gate before her shocked gaze.

He broke the key in half and crushed it with the sole of his shoe, completely extinguishing any hope of escape.

Huge iron chains secured the iron cage, firmly confining the mind to a tiny world of one cubic meter.

Fortunately, Shen Qingqing is not very tall, so she can move around in the cage, but she still can't straighten her back and can only sit or curl up in the cage.

Not knowing where she was or how much time had passed, Shen Qingqing's daily task was to wake up and wait for the man to come back from outside and bring her food. He would watch her eat it all, and before going to sleep, he would carry her out to take a bath. However, her hands and feet were still tied with thin and strong chains.

It wasn't that she hadn't thought about escaping, but rather that she was being watched no matter what she did.

The man seemed to have nothing to do but go out every day to find food for her, and spend the rest of his time sitting by the cage watching her sleep.

It felt like months had passed, and Shen Qingqing was so bored that she huddled in her cage, counting on her fingers.

She hasn't spoken these days, she just eats when there's food and goes hungry when there isn't, living a life of alternating between hunger and fullness.

They also have to endure physical harassment from time to time.

He seemed very interested in her body, constantly and secretly touching her with his hand, only to quickly withdraw it when discovered, and then start touching her again a little while later.

But such days did not last long before they were broken by a great woman.

When Ge Yuan appeared in the cramped storage room against the light, kicked open the large iron door, and pried open the heavy lock with his bare hands to save her, Shen Qingqing finally hugged Ge Yuan's leg and sobbed.

"Waaaa, Ge Yuan, I miss you so much..."