Rebirth Counterattack: I Heard That the Imperial Marshal Has a Crush on Me

Chu Muxi turned around stiffly and glanced guiltily around, avoiding eye contact with Lu Junzhi.

“What? I have nothing to hide from you. Hahaha, how could I hide anything from you? We’re comrades on the same front now!” Chu Muxi looked at Lu Junzhi with a pitiful expression and thought to himself:

‘Don’t ask me a second time. I don’t want to tell you now, especially with the good image I have in front of you. If he finds out how I died in my previous life, will I lose face?’

Lu Junzhi, observing Chu Muxi’s embarrassment, sighed but refrained from further questioning.

“The plan has changed. Next, I’ll take Zhao Lei and the others back to the starship. You wait for me here,” Lu Junzhi stated.

Chu Muxi groaned and vehemently shook his head. “No! I’ll go with you!”

“It’s dangerous,” Lu Junzhi cautioned, holding Chu Muxi’s shoulders. “Just wait for me here, be good. I’ll be back soon.”

Chu Muxi frowned slightly, suddenly displeased. The other’s tone resembled coaxing a child.

“Lu Junzhi, I’m already an adult. Didn’t you come to give me a gift at my coming-of-age ceremony? I’m already of age.” Chu Muxi said seriously. “I can help. This matter concerns the Chu family. If Tianhao is colluding with the pirate group, as a member of the Chu family, I must be present.”

“Muxi—” Lu Junzhi attempted to persuade.

“I’m not a girl,” Chu Muxi exhaled slowly. “I don’t like this. When something happens, I stand behind you and can only be protected by you.” He paused, unable to see Lu Junzhi’s expression clearly but conveying his thoughts seriously.

“For instance, when I’m in a cave, I know that rushing to the front will only hinder you. I’ll obediently hide behind you to prioritize my safety. I’m not stupid, but when it comes to interstellar pirates, I believe those gangsters can’t attack Marshal Lu, right?” As he said this, he didn’t forget to wink and laugh in a teasing tone.

Lu Junzhi was a bit surprised that he would say such a thing. After a moment of thought, he said, “My team members have encountered situations like this before, and they all -” He struggled to express it for the first time.

Chu Muxi nodded understandingly, “I get it. All the members of the Deep Space Fleet are extremely powerful and can defeat pirate groups in minutes. There’s a saying, I don’t know if you’ve heard it, ‘shoulder to shoulder, holding hands lasts longer.'”

Lu Junzhi was stunned. This was the first time he heard someone said holding hands side by side lasted longer than simply standing together. Despite his surprise, he couldn’t deny that Chu Muxi’s firm eyes and serious tone on his delicate face left an impression.

Initially, for some reason, he felt this person was different from others. Despite being just a student, his expression always conveyed heavy sadness, sorrow, and inadvertent hatred, sparking his curiosity.

So, when he finally came into contact with him, it felt like walking for a long time and suddenly encountering a door. Pushing it open, a beam of light streamed in. This person stood in the doorway, as if he had been waiting for him to push it open.

“Okay, I understand,” Lu Junzhi replied seriously.

Chu Muxi then wore a bright smile, but he was thinking, ‘He almost thought the matter of rebirth would be exposed.’

Either way, the words he just said were serious and not casually spoken to deceive Lu Junzhi or divert his attention.

Lu Junzhi looked at Chu Muxi secretly heaving a sigh of relief and found it amusing: Originally, he hadn’t planned to ask any more questions, but hearing the other party’s serious words, he allowed him to keep his own secrets a while longer.

Both of them were content, showing faint smiles of satisfaction.

So, Chu Muxi asked Xu Gaolai and the other two people to stay and wait. He only mentioned going to get something from the starship and assured them he would be back soon.

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Chu Muxi followed Lu Junzhi, took Zhao Lei and the others onto the aircraft, and flew to the starship at the docking port.

On the starship, Chu Muxi asked Lu Junzhi, “Have you ever tried to find that mecha master?”

Lu Junzhi shook his head, “If the other person doesn’t want to be found, I’ll respect that.”

“No wonder Old Man Barlow is willing to give you an opportunity. I haven’t met Chunjun yet,” Chu Muxi smiled.

Lu Junzhi looked at him and said, “I’ll take you to see him later.”

Chu Muxi noticed that the other party was talking about him, “Okay, I also want to know the famous Chunjun in the legend.” Chu Muxi just called Chunjun by name but did not mention that the other party was a mecha.

Lu Junzhi felt increasingly satisfied, “Chunjun and I are comrades in arms,” he said.

Lu Junzhi’s faintly proud tone when he mentioned Chunjun was a bit cute in contrast.

Chu Muxi pursed his lips and smiled, “Suddenly I don’t know whether I should envy you or Chunjun.”

Lu Junzhi was confused, “What?”

Chu Muxi coughed and looked away. “It’s nothing; I just want to say that I also like Chunjun very much.”

After the aircraft entered the starship, they disembarked and walked into the starship.

Chu Muxi was excited but also a little worried as he was about to meet the team members directly under Lu Junzhi.

Although his relationship with Lu Junzhi had not yet been made clear, he was currently in an ambiguous period. But anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that the relationship between the two was not simple.

At least those smart-looking soldiers would definitely be able to see through it. Chu Muxi was only prepared to meet the rumored Deep Blue team member, but he was not prepared to be Lu Junzhi’s romantic partner and get close to his subordinates.

He stood in the driver’s seat, fingers pinched, watching the starship leave the temporary docking port, but they did not follow the normal route.

Zhao Lei explained, “When we came here, we detected an unstable interstellar jump point with a short jump distance. Taking a shortcut is faster than the channel, but it requires a huge amount of energy to pass through. The Shen Group’s survey team might have found it too wasteful, so they didn’t mark it out. These jump points are generally used in battle to save time, as each jump consumes a significant amount of energy.”

He was a little confused, “So, why are we jumping? Is it because of this short distance?”

Zhao Lei smiled mysteriously, “You’ll find out later.”

Chu Muxi suddenly noticed that, at some point, several of Lu Junzhi’s subordinates treated him with more respect than before, and this respect also carried a sense of recognition and closeness.