After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 9

Ye Qingyun didn’t manage to sleep until noon. He was abruptly jolted awake from deep sleep, realizing the entire bed was shaking unnaturally.

…No, it wasn’t the bed moving; it was the room, the entire ship, shaking abnormally.

Ye Qingyun quickly got out of bed, walked to the sealed window, pulled back the curtain, and looked out—

Not far away, a massive spaceship was flying. Large characters scrolled across the external display of that spaceship: [Surrender immediately, hand over your treasures and beauties, and we will spare your lives!]

Evidently, this Star Pirate Crew was attempting to rob them.

Perhaps seeing that they hadn’t reacted quickly, the pirate ship launched another Shaking Bomb at them. This time, however, the bomb was blocked.

Immediately after, Ye Qingyun saw their ship project a light screen into the air. The light screen formed a middle-finger gesture, accompanied by two large words: [TRASH].

At the same time, Pu Tian’s voice boomed over the ship’s speakers: “Charge, brothers! We hit the jackpot with this one!”

The opposing side clearly thought the same. Both airlocks opened simultaneously, and several people in protective suits rushed toward the other ship.

Weak and helpless Ye Qingyun: “…” What? Is the battle starting already?

Ye Qingyun looked at the sudden appearance of the enemy and couldn’t help but recall the bounty post he had seen on the Star Net Forum earlier. He strongly suspected the other side was here to take his life.

Ye Qingyun frantically pinged the System. The System came online promptly, assuring him once again that it wouldn’t allow him to suffer fatal injuries, and even provided a Golden Finger to reduce pain by fifty percent for any minor injuries that might occur.

Ye Qingyun felt slightly relieved. He pulled the curtain shut, walked to the room door, and opened it a crack, intending to scout the situation outside.

There was no one immediately outside Ye Qingyun’s door, but he could hear the commotion outside. The air was thick with the smell of clashing Abilities, and the sounds of fighting were incessant.

Ye Qingyun recalled the original novel’s plot.

Although the timing was different, the original novel did feature a conflict between Pu Tian and other Star Pirate Crews. However, that conflict was purely because another Star Pirate Crew leader had taken a fancy to Gu Shenyuan’s face and provoked a fight.

The subsequent plot involved the two captains fighting fiercely out of jealousy, while Gu Shenyuan watched with cold indifference, as if observing monkeys performing a show.

A scream suddenly rang out. Ye Qingyun snapped back to attention and heard two sets of footsteps moving toward his location.

“I swear, the best-looking person on the entire ship is right here! You can do whatever you want, just let me go, please let me go!” one person pleaded.

“Is that so? Then you are useless now.”

Following an especially shrill scream, a heavy object fell to the floor, and only one set of footsteps continued moving toward him.

Ye Qingyun took a deep breath. He wasn’t stupid; he naturally knew the purpose of the approaching person.

This was bad.

Ye Qingyun quietly closed the door, his gaze sweeping around the room. The room was small, offering almost nowhere to hide. Ye Qingyun gritted his teeth and squeezed into the wardrobe.

Ye Qingyun: [System, do you have any solution?]

The System was silent for a moment before replying: [I apologize. This is a melodramatic Scum Gong novel. That person’s intentions toward you are within the normal trajectory of this world, and we cannot interfere unless your life is in danger.]

The implication was that there was no solution.

Ye Qingyun used the clothes to cover himself as much as possible, praying that the person wouldn’t see him and would leave to search elsewhere.

“Creak—”

The room door was pushed open, and the person walked in.

Ye Qingyun held his breath. He heard the footsteps circle the room. The person seemed dissatisfied, flipping open his blanket before walking back toward the door.

The footsteps gradually faded away, and silence returned to the room. Ye Qingyun finally felt his heartbeat resume.

Did he leave?

“Click—”

The wardrobe door was suddenly yanked open, and a face full of coarse flesh abruptly appeared.

“I knew you were here.” The man scanned Ye Qingyun with a lecherous gaze, revealing a deeply unsettling smile. “Heh, I hit the jackpot this time.”

He grabbed Ye Qingyun by the collar and easily dragged him out of the wardrobe, pinning him onto the bed.

In the well-lit area, the man got a better look at the face of the person beneath him.

Skin so pale it was almost transparent, dark, soft hair, eyes as bright as jewels when they glared at him, and even more precious, that gloomy yet refined scholarly air.

Undoubtedly, this person would fetch a good price if sold. No… he was starting to feel reluctant to sell him. Wouldn’t it be better to keep him for himself?

If he could make such a person’s eyes well up with tears, his cheeks flush red, wanting to escape but unable to, obediently enduring everything—what a fascinating experience that would be?

Ye Qingyun watched the man inexplicably zone out and immediately drove his knee into the man’s vital area. The man let out a howl and curled up. Ye Qingyun seized the opportunity and bolted out the door.

Ye Qingyun heard the man chasing after him in a furious rage. Intense fighting sounds were coming from below. Ye Qingyun gritted his teeth and ran upward.

Where should he run? It seemed nowhere was truly safe.

Ye Qingyun thought rapidly. A name suddenly flashed through his mind—Gu Shenyuan.

Gu Shenyuan had strength and was handsome enough. Maybe he could divert that man’s attention away from him.

This floor happened to be the one Gu Shenyuan lived on. This seemed like the best possible solution.

But he didn’t know the strength of the person behind him. What if Gu Shenyuan couldn’t defeat him? What if the man truly took a fancy to Gu Shenyuan, and Gu Shenyuan lost? Wouldn’t he be harming someone else?

Seeing Gu Shenyuan’s room right ahead, Ye Qingyun bit his lip and kept running, sprinting right past Gu Shenyuan’s door.

He was already breathless from running. Not long after passing Gu Shenyuan’s door, he was caught and slammed against the wall.

“You little bitch, running away?” The man gripped Ye Qingyun’s neck, leaning in with gritted teeth, staring into Ye Qingyun’s eyes, and threatening viciously, “I’m going to throw you to everyone on the ship and let them take turns servicing you!”

“Hmph.” Ye Qingyun, having been truly caught, calmed down instead. He smiled, his eyes filled with utter contempt and disdain—that scorn practically overflowed from his gaze.

The man was finally completely enraged. He forcefully pinned Ye Qingyun to the floor, then reached down to undo his belt.

Crisis was imminent. Ye Qingyun began considering the most extreme solution.

—He possessed Mental Strength, and it was 3S-grade. The System usually forbade him from using it, claiming it violated his character setting. But at a time like this, who cared about character settings? He could completely self-destruct and drag this person to hell with him.

The man finished dealing with his clothes and reached out toward Ye Qingyun.

Ye Qingyun stared at that hand, deciding to self-destruct the moment before it touched him.

However, those hands stopped.

Ye Qingyun looked up in surprise and saw a line of blood appear across the man’s Adam’s apple. Immediately after, that line of blood burst open. The man’s head rolled onto the floor with a thud, and his body slowly collapsed, spraying a large amount of fresh blood that stained the ground red.

Behind him, the figure that had been obscured appeared before Ye Qingyun.

Gu Shenyuan looked completely normal, as if he had just killed a cabbage, not a person.

Ye Qingyun met Gu Shenyuan’s eyes. He felt Gu Shenyuan’s pupils were as deep as an ancient well, calm and undisturbed, yet also like a subterranean river surging with hidden currents, ready to churn up waves at any second.

Ye Qingyun had survived a close call and should have been extremely happy and thankful, but being seen by Gu Shenyuan in that state brought a strange sense of irritation. He lowered his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, “What are you looking at? No lessons for you today.”

Gu Shenyuan didn’t speak.

Ye Qingyun didn’t want to talk either. He stood up, feeling his legs were somewhat weak—that long period of running had far exceeded his usual exercise level.

Ye Qingyun leaned against the wall and slowly started walking back the way he came.

He needed to find a safe place to stay; he couldn’t remain here.

As he brushed past Gu Shenyuan, Ye Qingyun heard Gu Shenyuan speak: “My room is that way.”

Ye Qingyun looked at Gu Shenyuan, confused: “What do you mean? Are you inviting me to your room?”

Gu Shenyuan answered evasively: “Don’t you remember the room number?”

“Are you sick?” Ye Qingyun snapped. “Do you think I’m like you, forgetting things today that I remembered yesterday?”

This statement was slanderous, but Gu Shenyuan didn’t refute it.

Ye Qingyun continued walking forward, hearing Gu Shenyuan’s voice sound from behind him: “That person’s goal was beauty. Why didn’t you lead him to my room? That way… perhaps you would have been safe.”

Ye Qingyun truly hadn’t expected Gu Shenyuan to be so sensitive. He couldn’t leave it unexplained, fearing Gu Shenyuan might overthink things. So Ye Qingyun sneered, mocking him: “You think you can compare faces with me? Hmph, ridiculous.”

After saying that, Ye Qingyun quickened his pace and left. Behind him, Gu Shenyuan’s eyes were dark and unreadable.

Gu Shenyuan looked down at the headless corpse, extended his right hand, and clenched it in the air, instantly dissolving the entire corpse into a puddle of blood. He then turned around and strode quickly in the direction Ye Qingyun had just gone.