Esper X Family – Chapter 665 – Shrimp and Pork Heart

Gray Marsh quickly vanished from everyone’s sight.

Many were surprised that he had managed to survive.

In the rear, Lou Weiwei and Fu Qiqi exchanged glances, both seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.

Good Heavens!

Ye Ge actually didn’t attack anyone on sight!

Is she really that easy to talk to?

Given Ye Ge’s usual style, Gray Marsh’s provocation shouldn’t have ended well.

This kind of behavior was more like Ye Tong’s.

The two thought that since Ye Tong could disguise herself as Ye Yao, it wouldn’t be strange for her to disguise herself as Ye Ge.

Lou Weiwei and Fu Qiqi decided not to overthink these changes.

As long as things didn’t take a turn for the worse.

It was actually a good thing if Ye Ge could hold back a little!

With Gray Marsh’s exit, the atmosphere in the command center finally eased.

White Comet didn’t care about Gray Marsh’s fate. It might have seemed like he had a glimmer of hope, but since he had already caught Ye Ge’s attention, it was only a matter of time before he met his doom.

With the situation settled, Commander White Comet could only focus on wrapping things up and, incidentally, rooting out the radical factions that Gray Marsh had led astray.

Ye Ge naturally couldn’t be bothered to attend as a representative.

She dumped all the troublesome matters onto Lou Weiwei and Fu Qiqi, who had been standing by, and her decisions allowed no refusal.

The two accepted gladly.

They did have some experience in negotiations.

After offloading the troublesome tasks, Ye Ge wasted no time in leaving with Black Haze, like a passing stranger.

Lou Weiwei and Fu Qiqi glanced around and noticed that the command center was also monitoring everything on Bluestar.

When they saw that Sen Tong’s small livestream screens had finally disappeared, they breathed a sigh of relief and then dispelled their transformation, reverting to their original forms.

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In any case, for negotiations, it was better to appear in their more dignified true forms.

“Shall we begin, Commander White Comet? We need to know the full story.”

Even though he had transformed from a little girl into a man in front of all the expeditionary fleet officers, Fu Qi showed no trace of embarrassment and slipped into work mode instantly.

Lou Wei adapted just as quickly, ignoring the strange looks as easily as breathing.

White Comet nodded, not underestimating these two.

After all, Lou Wei and Fu Qi were representing Bluestar and Ye Ge, with the latter being the main point.

While negotiations proceeded normally.

Gray Marsh had already boarded a spacecraft that could take him away.

This was originally a measure used by the expeditionary fleet to transmit critical intelligence back to the main civilization.

It was meant to send back vital seeds of information after a defeat.

But now, Gray Marsh was using it to flee.

As the wormhole passage opened smoothly, the spacecraft carrying the legendary schemer disappeared from the solar system, beginning its journey home!

At least, that was how it looked on the surface.

As a wormhole opened deep in space, the spacecraft arrived at its homeland from the distant galaxy.

Gray Marsh stood by the observation window, gazing at the civilization’s megastructures coming into view, a smile of relief spreading across his face. His grand ambitions reignited in his heart.

Now, he no longer needed to worry about survival.

He had escaped danger!

Gray Marsh just needed to regroup his resources and make a comeback!

Perhaps he couldn’t get his hands on the source of calamity.

But if he couldn’t win, couldn’t he just hide?

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The universe was vast enough for him to find a place.

As for the Watcher Civilization that had drawn the attention of that terrifying thing, they could only pray for themselves.

Gray Marsh couldn’t stand to stay for another second.

But just as he was about to contact his subordinates in the Watcher Civilization to come pick him up, he suddenly felt an inexplicable palpitation, as if he had been locked onto by something dreadful.

“Wh-What’s happening? Is it just stress?”

Gray Marsh’s breathing quickened, and a deep unease washed over him.

His trusted aides noticed his abnormality.

“Deputy Commander Gray Marsh, are you alright? Should I help you rest?”

“Stay back ¹ ! Don’t touch me! Let me be quiet!”

Gray Marsh shouted them off, feeling as though the whole world was against him, wanting him dead.

When he had first returned to the vicinity of the Watcher Civilization, he had felt a strong sense of safety, thinking that the crisis had passed.

But now, it was as if someone had forcefully stripped that security away and thrown him back into a hell full of dangers.

“How?”

Gray Marsh stared out the window at the megastructures that symbolized his civilization’s strength, like a beacon of hope.

Yet, he couldn’t grasp it. Every cell in his body screamed that something called “death” had caught up with him from behind.

It was fate’s judgment!

Gray Marsh immediately realized he had been tricked by Ye Ge.

“I refuse to accept this!!!”

BOOM!

Gray Marsh exploded completely.

Physically, spiritually, and even in terms of fate, an invisible hand had wiped him out in an instant, ruthlessly snuffing out his hopes.

Shrimp and pork heart ² 虾仁猪心xiaren (shrimp meat) zhuxin (pork heart) sounds like 杀人诛心sharenzhuxin, an idiom that means it’s better to expose someone’s evil intentions rather than to kill them as that will portray them as a martyr. !

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His stunned aides witnessed the end of a towering figure.

“I’m not dead? Could it be… that person’s doing?”

It seemed that Ye Ge had let Gray Marsh live, but the truth was far from it.

And this had happened right in the heart of Watcher Civilization territory!

Now, he finally understood the gravity of the Evolutionary Divine Machine’s prophecy.

Solar System, Bluestar.

“Hmph, all done!”

【Helped Black Haze repay her debt of gratitude. Reward: 20 attribute points】

【Helped Black Haze cut away the chains of her past. Reward: 20 attribute points】

【Your daughter Xing Lan has made her dazzling debut, earning the world’s recognition and blessings with her new form. Your mother-daughter bond is touching. Reward: 50 attribute points】

【Jiang Huashen has gained a surge of inspiration, reward: 50 attribute points】

【With the family’s united efforts, the cosmic schemer’s conspiracy has been dismantled. Reward: 100 attribute points】

…

A string of settlement notifications followed.

Plus various miscellany like boosts to familial love value.

This brought Ye Yao’s unallocated attribute points to two thousand!

The interstellar war earned barely five hundred attribute points, which was passable, she supposed.

Ye Yao was mostly satisfied.

“This is just real-time income. If I release the new magical girl spin-off into the parallel world, how much more will I earn? How exciting.”

What surprised Ye Yao most was the mention of Old Jiang.

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That evergreen tree was truly unbeatable.

Ye Yao glanced at her normal mental power and unallocated attribute points with satisfaction.

Around three thousand in total.

“Hmm, I just need two thousand more to hit S-rank. Can’t wait~”

For Ye Yao, these two thousand points weren’t hard to get.

She didn’t have to scheme against her family. Perhaps she could just max out【Cause and Effect MAX】and farm monsters for two thousand points.

And there were still countless Vengeful Spirits waiting for Ye Yao to cash in!

But she wasn’t in a hurry.

Dealing with the Watcher Civilization matter was enough for now.

Ye Yao turned to Black Haze beside her and said casually,

“Black Haze, I’ve already erased that Gray Marsh.”

Her voice was adorably cute, yet the words were those of a killing god.

“Ah, it doesn’t matter. The Deputy Commander brought it upon himself.”

Black Haze showed no sign of sorrow, nor any regret for her former superior’s death.

“I’ve been formally handed over to Ye Yao by the Deputy Commander now. My whole being belongs to Ye Yao. Will you accept my allegiance?”

“Don’t be so formal! We’re family! Cute family members like you are born to cuddle with me!”

Ye Yao pulled Black Haze into a hug and rubbed their cheeks together affectionately.

What did a weakling schemer know about raising a little girl?

She, Ye Yao, would be the one raise her!

Author Note

Gwah! My crazy Thursday copypasta is stuck in the approval process!

Translator Note

Long story short, chapter 665 didn’t show up, even though chapter 666 was out at the time. I guess the removed copypasta was too explosive…