out of time

Chapter 11 Assemble
In the dark night, Xu Qing's figure was like a cat, moving forward swiftly and silently.

From time to time, he raised his hand to hold his mouth, resisting the urge to cough.

The first few times this process was not a big deal, but as Xu Qing moved and restrained himself many times, his lungs gradually seemed to be on fire, making him paler and paler.

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

Instead of rushing directly, he stood on the spot and took a deep breath, trying to make himself as normal as possible, then slowed down and approached at a leisurely pace.

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 couldn't bear it any longer, and spat out a mouthful of blood with a wow. The blood was black and made a squeak when it fell to the ground.

Following the spitting out of the poisonous blood, Xu Qing's complexion changed from pale before to a little more normal. He sat there panting heavily, meditated cross-legged and began to breathe.

It was not until a long while later that he opened his eyes and his complexion completely recovered.

"What a strong poison!" Xu Qing murmured.

The poisonous mist at the end of Fat Mountain was extremely toxic.

But at that time, if Xu Qing avoided it, the other party would definitely run away and shout at the first time, attracting attention. At that time, the handling of the matter would be a bit complicated.

And even if he puts on a wounded posture here, it may be difficult to deceive that cunning Fat Mountain.

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

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

Looking at it now, he made the right choice.

Amethyst does have a strong recovery ability against poisonous attacks.

The trembling coughing feeling in his lungs along the way is actually the recovery force taking effect.

"The scavengers, as expected, none of them are easy. I think that Ma Si would be very difficult to deal with if I didn't give him time to fight back if I hadn't been sharp."

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

After a long time, 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 was spying on one of Ma Si's belongings, so he is going 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 inside, including those spirit coins, and placed them in front of him one by one.

Looking over these items, Xu Qing carefully checked them all.

Until the end, he ruled out other items, looked at the metal iron block, and frowned, a little uncertain.

In fact, Ma Si's relics are very ordinary. Compared with other items, this metal iron block can only be said to be a bit abrupt and unknown.

"Is it this thing? But there doesn't seem to be anything unusual about it. Could it be a very valuable material?"

Xu Qing thought about it, carefully put it away, and planned to find an opportunity in the future to find out the origin of this thing.

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

There is no Bai Dan in it, but there are quite a lot of spirit coins, and there are many bottles and jars that seem to be poisonous. Xu Qing doesn't know the art of poison, so he dare not open them easily.

In the end, he took out the amber full of cracks and recalled the state of Fat Mountain holding it before his death.

"What is this thing...it looks like that guy is about to be crushed before he dies." Xu Qing was puzzled, he felt that he lacked relevant knowledge, so he put it away after thinking about it.

After doing this, he closed his eyes and continued to practice.

Over the past few days, Xu Qing found that after reaching the second level of Qi Condensation, it seemed that he didn't need to sleep as long as before, and he could recover his energy within an hour or so.

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

And because he didn't need to go out to watch today, he practiced longer until the whole day passed, and when night fell again, Xu Qing seemed to have noticed something, opened his eyes and looked outside the door of the house.

At the moment he looked, Team Lei's voice came from there.

"Children, come to the yard."

Hearing this, Xu Qing sat up, walked out silently, and saw Team Lei in the yard.

A large table was placed in the yard, with some meat and drinks on it, a total of six chairs, and six sets of bowls and chopsticks. Team Lei sat on it and waved to Xu Qing.

Glancing at the table and bowls and chopsticks, Xu Qing had some guesses in his heart, walked lightly, and sat beside Team Lei.

"Are you familiar with the camp these days?" Team Lei looked out of the yard and asked Xu Qing casually.

"It's almost there." Xu Qing replied, looking over the food on the table.

Maybe it was the whole day of cultivation, or maybe it was the alluring aroma of the food, Xu Qing's stomach soon began to growl.

Team Lei on the side smiled when he heard this.

"Don't worry, wait for them."

"A member of the Thunder squad?" Xu Qing had already guessed something before, and asked now.

The old man nodded and was about to speak, but he seemed to be aware of it and looked outside. At the same time, Xu Qing also felt it and swept over.

Outside the yard, on the dark street, a big man appeared.

This big man's burly level surpassed that of the original remnant ox. His whole body was like a hill, his muscles swelled, and he carried a menacing aura. He carried a huge stainless steel shield on his back, and held a mace in his hand that was comparable to Xu Qing's height. , striding forward.

With every step, there was a bang sound, getting closer and closer until it reached the outside of the bamboo gate. As the bamboo gate was pushed open, the astonishing body of the big man stepped into the courtyard.

His appearance made the courtyard seem smaller, and the momentum 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 Team Lei and made a muffled sound. When his eyes fell on the food on the table, his eyes lit up. He took off his shield and threw it aside, and threw the mace in his hand on the ground. There were two loud bangs.

After doing this, he sat down directly, and the chair creaked thrillingly, as if it was barely supported, but from the beginning to the end, he didn't look at Xu Qing, as if he didn't care much.

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

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

From the sound just now, he can basically judge that the weight of these two items is probably... far exceeding his own weight.

Not long after, in the quietness 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 longbow on his back. His figure was tall and straight, but there was a cross scar on his face, which seemed to be forcibly engraved by someone. While shocking, his eyes were particularly sharp.

As for the woman, she looked ordinary in her 30s, but under a tight leather jacket, she was very hot, filled with a kind of primitive temptation.

The two walked into the bamboo courtyard, greeted Team Lei, and when they were sitting on the chair, the bowed young man took a look at Xu Qing, as if examining him.

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

"Boss, why did you have an extra child when we went out for a trip? You are always strong, Boss, could it be 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 muffled.

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

Even stronger than Fat Mountain yesterday.

Especially the man with the bow on his back, even gave Xu Qing a faint feeling of being pins and needles on his back.

"Savage ghost, the third level of body training, with natural supernatural power." Team Lei ignored their jokes, glanced at Xu Qing, and pointed at the burly man.

"Luanya, with the third layer of condensate, can communicate with fierce beasts. Most of the wild dogs you see in this camp are her eyes and ears."

"Cross, the four levels of Qi Condensation are complete, and there is no match in the same situation." Team Lei said to Xu Qing one by one, and pointed to Xu Qing in front of the three of them.

"Child, the second floor of body training."

Following Team Lei's opening, the three members of the team all looked a little more solemn. Xu Qing sat aside and listened carefully.

"Eat first, and talk while you eat." Team Lei glanced at the four of them, opened his mouth lightly, picked up a small piece of meat, and ate it.

"This time I called you back in advance because this year's spring harvest is ahead of schedule, and the camp owner has issued a mission. In addition to the original purchase price, the party with the most horse chestnuts will be given three additional ones, which are much more effective than Bai Dan's." Qingchen Pill!"

"The field we hide in the restricted area can be picked ahead of time. What's your opinion?" As soon as Team Lei spoke, the three barbarian ghosts looked at each other and nodded. .

Xu Qing had never heard of Qingchen Pill, but Lei Dui's words made it very clear that this Dan was more effective than Bai Dan.

"Since you agree, let's prepare. This time we enter the restricted area, and the child will follow." Team Lei said slowly.

"Him?" The three barbarians looked at Xu Qing.

At the cross, his brows frowned slightly.

"Boss, the second level of body training is too weak. It would be inappropriate for us to take care of it after completing the mission."

"Everyone has a first time." Team Lei swept across the cross, then looked at Xu Qing.

"Children, you decide for yourself."

"I can." Xu Qing nodded.

He still has five pills in his pocket, so he doesn't need Qingchen Dan very much, but he understands that living in the scavenger camp, he must go to the restricted area sooner or later, so... together with the experienced team, it is natural Can learn more.

Cross was silent and stopped talking.

"You guys should leave after eating. Meet here tomorrow morning, and we'll set off!" Team Lei said, got up and went back to the house.

Xu Qing also poked a large piece of meat. After swallowing it, he glanced at the three of them and walked back to the room quickly. He didn't want to stay there. Xu Qing always had a sense of vigilance towards strangers.

There was nothing to say all night, Xu Qing didn't have much preparation work, because of his habits, he was at the level where he could strike quickly anytime, anywhere.

So in the early morning of the next day, 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 hovering around the camp in mid-air, as if staring at it, and their figures also attracted the attention of scavengers around.

It seems that because of the barbarian ghost's unusually tall body and Luan Ya's graceful figure, even the convoy that came and stayed here a few days ago, some people looked at them.

At the convoy, there are more scavengers, and they rarely line up there, as if they are waiting.

Xu Qing didn't go out all day yesterday, so he didn't know what happened there. When his eyes swept over at this moment, Luanya smiled and spoke.

"Last night, I heard people say that this convoy is from Zitu, and there is a doctor in it who seems to be very skilled. Yesterday he healed the leg injury of the lame jackal, so many people lined up to go. Look at the injury."

"This doctor must have made a lot of money." The barbarian muffled enviously as he heard it.

Xu Qing was also envious, and glanced at him from a distance, and the moment he looked away, his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.

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

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

There are about seven or eight people in this team, there are men and women, each of them has a ferocious intent.

In particular, an old man like Team Lei was surrounded by everyone.

With disheveled hair and bloodthirsty eyes, he was sitting on the corpse of a wild dog, eating the dog's leg raw, and said cold words.

"Go and find me the two bastards Ma Si and Fat Shan. How dare they be late for the departure time. They are tired of their jobs."

It was the Blood Shadow Squad!
The old man who was eating raw meat was obviously the captain of the Blood Shadow Squad.

The psychic energy fluctuations in his body were unscrupulously released, so that Xu Qing, who heard his words, squinted slightly to cover the light in his eyes.

When Luan Ya saw the meat in Captain Blood Shadow's hand and the dog's corpse under him, his eyes instantly filled with intense anger and murderous intent. It was her dog.

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

"Little Sao Hoof, the dog you raise has good meat quality. I don't know how the meat on your body tastes."

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Last night, after finishing typing, I finally ran out to find a dine-in restaurant and had my dream Chaoshan beef hot pot. I had it for the first time in 3 months, and I was full of happiness.

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

(End of this chapter)