Outside of Time

In the dark night, Xu Qing's figure was like a cat, moving forward quickly and quietly.

From time to time his hand would be raised to cover his mouth, resisting the urge to cough.

The first few times this process happened, it was nothing, but as Xu Qing moved and as he restrained himself many times, his lungs gradually felt like they were on fire, making his face paler.

Fortunately, it was not far from his residence, and the camp was not very big, so Xu Qing saw Team Lei's small courtyard soon.

He didn't rush directly, but stood there and took a deep breath, trying to be as normal as possible. Then he slowed down and approached unhurriedly.

Pushing open the door of the bamboo courtyard, Xu Qing glanced around and walked slowly into the hut.

The moment he entered the house, Xu Qing could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood was black and made a squelching sound when it fell to the ground.

As the mouthful of poisonous blood was spit out, Xu Qing's complexion became a little normal from the previous paleness. He sat there panting heavily, sat cross-legged and meditated and began to vomit.

It wasn't until a while later that he opened his eyes and his expression completely recovered.

"What a powerful poison!" Xu Qing muttered.

The poisonous mist at the end of Fat Mountain contained great toxicity.

But if Xu Qing avoided the situation at that time, the other party would definitely run away and shout immediately, attracting attention. At that time, the matter would be a bit complicated to deal with.

And even if I put on an injured posture, I'm afraid it would be difficult to deceive the cunning Fat Mountain.

Since the other party realized that he was being followed, everything he did was very orderly. The only miscalculation was the wrong assessment of Xu Qing's strength.

Therefore, at that critical moment, Xu Qing chose to believe in the resilience brought by his purple crystal, endured the invasion of the poisonous mist and rushed over, making a quick decision and killing him with one blow.

At this moment, he made the right choice.

Purple crystal does have a strong recovery ability against toxic attacks.

The trembling and coughing feeling in his lungs along the way was actually the recovery power taking effect.

"Sure enough, none of the scavengers are simple. I think that Ma Si would have been very difficult to deal with if I hadn't been sharp and given him time to fight back."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart and began to summarize his shortcomings this time.

After a long while, Xu Qing took a deep breath and looked down at his leather bag, with a strange light in his eyes.

"The reason why Fat Shan is alone is because he is spying on something belonging to Ma Si, so he is planning to hunt me in reverse and take Ma Si's belongings from me."

Xu Qing opened the leather bag and took out all the items belonging to Ma Si, including the spiritual coins, and placed them in front of him one by one.

Looking over these items, Xu Qing inspected them carefully.

Until finally, he eliminated other items and looked at the metal piece, his brows furrowed, a little unsure.

In fact, Ma Si's relics are very ordinary. This metal piece can only be said to be a bit unexpected and unknown compared to other items.

"Is it this? But it doesn't seem to be anything surprising. Could it be a very valuable material?"

Xu Qing thought for a while and carefully put it away, preparing to find an opportunity to explore the origin of this object in the future.

Then, he took out Fat Shan's leather bag and checked it.

There was no white elixir in it, but there were a lot of spirit coins, and there were many bottles and jars that seemed to be poisonous. Xu Qing didn't know the poison technique and didn't dare to open it easily.

Finally, he took out the cracked amber and recalled the state in which Pang Shan was holding it before he died.

"What is this thing... It seems that the guy was about to crush it before he died." Xu Qing was confused. He felt that he lacked relevant knowledge, so he put it away after thinking.

After doing this, he closed his eyes and continued practicing.

Over the past few days, Xu Qing found that after arriving at the second level of Qi Condensation, it seemed that he didn't need to sleep as long as before. He could usually regain his energy in about an hour.

So most of the time, he was immersed in cultivation.

Because he didn't need to go out to keep an eye on him today, he practiced longer. When the whole day passed and night fell again, Xu Qing seemed to notice something and opened his eyes to look outside the door of the house.

The moment he looked, the voice of the Thunder Team came from there.

"Kid, come to the yard."

Xu Qing sat up after hearing this, walked out silently, and saw the Lei team in the yard.

A large table was placed in the yard, with some meat and wine on it. There were six chairs and six pairs of bowls and chopsticks. Captain Lei sat on it and waved to Xu Qing.

Glancing at the table and bowls and chopsticks, Xu Qing made a guess in his heart, walked over lightly, and sat next to Captain Lei.

"Have you become familiar with the camp these days?" Lei Dui looked outside the yard and asked Xu Qing casually.

"Almost." Xu Qing replied, looking at the food on the table.

Perhaps it was the whole day of training, or perhaps it was the enticing aroma of the food, but Xu Qing's stomach soon began to growl.

Team Lei on the side heard this and smiled.

"Don't worry, wait for them."

"People from the Thunder Team?" Xu Qing had made some guesses before and asked now.

The old man nodded and was about to speak, but seemed to notice something and looked outside. At the same time, Xu Qing also felt something and glanced over.

Outside the yard, on the dim street, a figure of a big man appeared.

This big man was even bigger than the original Canniu. He was like a hill, with swollen muscles and an intimidating momentum. He was carrying a huge stainless steel shield on his back, and in his hand was a mace comparable to Xu Qing's height. , came with long strides.

With every step, there was a banging sound, getting closer and closer, until they reached the outside of the bamboo door. As the bamboo door was pushed open, the big man's astonishing body stepped into the courtyard.

His appearance made the courtyard seem smaller, and the aura brought by his burly figure spread even more. Xu Qing had the feeling of facing a powerful beast in the ruined city, and his pupils shrank slightly.

"Boss, I'm back."

The big man grinned at Captain Lei and made a muffled sound. When his eyes fell on the food on the table, his eyes lit up. He stepped closer, took off his shield and threw it aside, and then threw the mace in his hand on the ground. There were two loud bangs.

After doing this, he sat down directly. The chair suddenly made a thrilling creaking sound, as if the support was extremely reluctant. From the beginning to the end, he did not look at Xu Qing, as if he didn't care very much.

Captain Lei smiled and said nothing. The big man stared at the food without making a move and waited silently.

As for Xu Qing, he looked at the shield and mace on the ground.

From the sounds just now, he could basically tell that the weight of these two items was probably... both far exceeded his own weight.

Not long after, in the silence of the courtyard, two figures appeared on the street outside the bamboo gate, a man and a woman.

The man was a young man, with a long bow on his back and a tall and straight figure. The only thing he had was a cross scar on his face, as if it had been forcibly carved by someone. It was shocking and his eyes were particularly sharp.

As for the woman, she was in her thirties and had an ordinary appearance, but her figure was very hot under a tight leather coat, filled with a kind of primitive temptation.

The two walked into the bamboo courtyard and greeted Captain Lei. When they sat on the chairs, the young man with an arched back glanced at Xu Qing, as if he was scrutinizing it.

The woman next to him looked curious, her voice was a little coquettish, and she spoke with a smile.

"Boss, how come you have an extra child when we go out? Boss, is it possible that you called us back this time to tell everyone that you kept a seed outside without telling us?"

"The age is wrong." The burly man said dullly.

Xu Qing didn't say anything. He moved his left foot slightly so that the dagger tied to his calf could be taken out more smoothly. He was a little uneasy. Each of the three people who arrived gave him a strong feeling.

It was even stronger than Fat Mountain yesterday.

Especially the man with the bowed back gave Xu Qing a faint feeling of needles on his back.

"Barbarian ghost, third level of body refining, born with divine power." Captain Lei ignored their jokes, glanced at Xu Qing, and pointed at the burly man.

"Luanya has the third level of Qi Condensation and can communicate with ferocious beasts. Most of the wild dogs you see in this camp are her eyes and ears."

"Cross, the fourth level of Qi Condensation is perfect, it is difficult to have an opponent in the same situation." Lei Dui said to Xu Qing one by one, and then pointed at Xu Qing in front of the three of them.

"Child, second level of body training."

As Captain Lei spoke, the three members of the team looked more solemn. Xu Qing sat aside and listened carefully.

"Eat first, and talk while eating." Looking at the four people, Captain Lei spoke calmly, picked up a small piece of meat, and ate it.

"This time I called you back in advance because this year's spring harvest has been brought forward. The camp leader has issued a task. In addition to the original purchase price, the party with the most Aesculus will be given three additional items that are far more effective than white pills. Qingchen Dan!”

"The piece of land we have hidden in the penalty area can be picked in advance. What do you think?" As soon as Team Lei said these words, the three barbarian ghosts all had bright eyes. After looking at each other, they all nodded. .

Xu Qing has never heard of Qingchen Pill, but Captain Lei made it very clear that this pill is more effective than Baidan.

"Since you agree, let's get ready. When entering the restricted area this time, the children will follow." Lei Dui said slowly.

"Him?" The three barbarian ghosts looked at Xu Qing.

At the cross, he frowned slightly.

"Boss, the second level of body refining is too weak. It would be inappropriate for us to take care of it while completing the task."

"Everyone has a first time." Lei Dui swept the cross and then looked at Xu Qing.

"Kid, you decide for yourself."

"I can." Xu Qing nodded.

He still has five white pills in his pocket, and his need for the Cleaning Pill is not great, but he understands that living in a scavenger camp, he must go to the restricted area sooner or later. In this case... Together with the experienced team, naturally Can learn more.

Cross was silent and no longer talking.

"You can disperse after eating. We will meet here early tomorrow morning and we will set off!" After Lei Dui finished speaking, he got up and returned to the house.

Xu Qing also poked a large piece of meat, swallowed it, glanced at the three of them, and walked quickly back to the room. He didn't want to stay there. Xu Qing was always wary of strangers.

After a night of silence, Xu Qing didn't have much preparation work, because his habits made him able to make lightning strikes anytime and anywhere.

So early the next morning, under the leadership of Team Lei, a group of five of them walked through the camp.

The sky is blue and the sun is shining brightly.

There was an eagle circling the camp in mid-air, seeming to be watching, and their figures also attracted the attention of the scavengers around them.

It seems that because of the unusually tall body of the barbarian ghost and the graceful figure of the Luanya, even the car squadron that arrived and stayed here a few days ago was looked at by them.

At the motorcade, there were more scavengers, and they were rarely seen lining up there, as if waiting.

Xu Qing didn't go out all day yesterday and didn't know what happened there. When he glanced over at this moment, Luan Ya beside him smiled and spoke.

"I heard someone say last night that this convoy comes from Zitu. There is a doctor in it who seems to be very skilled in medicine. Yesterday, he cured all the leg injuries of the old pervert Lame Jackal, so many people lined up to go there. Look at the injury."

"This doctor must have made a lot of money." Barbarian Ghost heard this and muttered enviously.

Xu Qing was also envious and glanced far away. The moment he looked away, his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.

Not only him, but Man Gui and Luan Ya also had sharp eyes. Only Cross and Thunder Team looked normal, but if you look carefully, you can see that there is a chill in their eyes.

Because, in front of their group, another team was gathering members there.

There are about seven or eight people in this team, including men and women, and each one of them carries a ferocious look.

In particular, there was an old man inside who was the same as Team Lei and was surrounded by everyone.

With disheveled hair and bloodthirsty eyes, he was sitting on the body of a wild dog, eating the dog's legs alive while speaking coldly.

"Go and find these two bastards Ma Si and Pang Shan for me. They dare to be late for departure. They are tired of living."

It's the Blood Shadow Team!

The old man eating raw meat was obviously the captain of the Blood Shadow Team.

A wave of spiritual energy was released unscrupulously, causing Xu Qing, who heard his words, to squint his eyes slightly to cover up the light in his eyes.

When Luan Ya saw the flesh in Captain Xueying's hands and the dog corpse beneath her body, her eyes were filled with intense anger and murderous intent. That was her dog.

At the same time, the Blood Shadow Team also saw the Thunder Team. The old man sitting on the dog corpse grinned and licked his tongue at Luan Ya.

"Little Sao Hoof, the dog you raise has good meat quality. I wonder how the meat on your body tastes."

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After finishing coding last night, I finally ran out and found a restaurant that was considered a dine-in restaurant. I had the Chaoshan beef hot pot that I had always dreamed of. It was the first time I had it in 3 months. I was full of happiness.

The new book needs support. I will be responsible for coding and writing the work, and I will leave the rest to everyone.