out of time

Chapter 8 Three Pairs of Tableware
In the scavengers' camp, Team Lei was in front and Xu Qing was behind. The sun was shining heavily on the ground and on them.

From a distance, one tall and one short, one old and one young, unexpectedly there is some sense of harmony.

It seems that in this cruel world, such harmony is rare.

Or maybe the python corpse in Team Lei's hands was a deterrent, so that most passers-by who had never been to the Colosseum didn't bother after seeing it.

Xu Qing liked this feeling very much, whether it was eating the snake next time or the sunshine on his face at this moment, it made him feel warm.

Very comfortable and looking forward to it.

And every time his eyes fell on the python corpse that Team Lei was holding, his mouth would drool more.

He also likes to eat snakes.

Team Thunder's home is in the central part of the camp.

Compared with the brick and tile houses in the inner ring area and the simple tents in the outer ring area, most of the residences in the middle ring area are stone and wood structures, and three huts are arranged together.

Although each room is not very big, it looks much better than when Xu Qing was in the slum.

Especially Lei team's residence, there is a small courtyard, which is even more rare.

At this moment, pushing open the door of the bamboo courtyard, under Xu Qing's observation and scrutiny, Team Lei carried the python corpse to the tail room, and pointed to the second hut.

"Child, you should live there from now on. You should get familiar with yourself first. I'll call you when dinner is ready."

After speaking, Team Lei entered the side room, and the sound of chopping meat came out not long after.

Xu Qing swallowed, first observed carefully in this small courtyard, and then walked into the second cabin, which contained a bed, a set of quilts, a pair of tables and chairs, and nothing else.

The floor was very clean, and the tables and chairs were free of dust. It was obvious that they had been wiped often, and the bedding was obviously washed very clean, and there was a smell of being exposed to the sun.

All of this made Xu Qing very satisfied.

He doesn't like big houses, he likes a small house where he can see everything at a glance, as if he can reflect everything in his mind.

It made him feel safer.

So after a careful inspection, Xu Qing looked at the clean bed, thought for a while and didn't go there, but sat directly on the ground.

Cross your legs and close your eyes, and start today's practice.

During this practice, with the influx of spiritual energy, he could hear the sound of boiling oil in the tail room next door.

Soon bursts of fragrance floated in along the stone and wood gaps in the wall, filled the cabin, and at the same time evoked the dry sounds in Xu Qing's stomach.

good smell.

Xu Qing's throat moved involuntarily, and he opened his eyes to look in the direction of the tail room.

After living in the slums for many years, he couldn't remember the last time he smelled such a fragrance.

So he suppressed the longing sound coming from his stomach, closed his eyes, calmed himself down, and continued to practice.

In this way, time passed slowly, and soon dusk came.

When Captain Lei called for dinner to be served outside the house, Xu Qing, who had just finished a day of practice, opened his eyes quickly.

He stood up and walked out of the house quickly, and saw Team Lei standing at the door of the side room, waving at him.

Following the open space beside Team Lei, Xu Qing has already seen seven or eight different kinds of snake feasts on the dining table in the house, including deep-fried, braised, steamed, and snake soup.

Apparently, Team Lei possessed excellent culinary skills, with all the flavors and tastes.

Xu Qing took a look, and his gaze became a little straight. Team Lei smiled, turned around and went in to pick up the bowls and chopsticks to set them up.

Xu Qing also approached immediately, and as he walked into the tail room, the scent became stronger, but he didn't sit down immediately, but waited for Team Lei to arrange the bowls and chopsticks, and his eyes suddenly froze.

There are three sets of bowls and chopsticks.

"Anyone else?" No matter how tempting the scent was, with the appearance of three sets of bowls and chopsticks, Xu Qing instantly kept them out of his body.

He looked at Team Lei cautiously and asked softly.

"Don't be nervous, this is my habit, that is a person... who will never come."

Team Lei opened his mouth lightly, a flash of reminiscence appeared in the depths of his eyes, then disappeared quickly, and sat on the chair.

Xu Qing nodded, then sat down, couldn't help but grabbed a piece of fried snake meat, put it in his mouth and bit it.

It was very hot, but he ate it very well, and his mouth was full of oil.

As soon as he finished eating a piece, he was licking the grease on his mouth, trying to catch the braised snake meat, Team Lei coughed lightly.

"use chopstick."

"Oh." Xu Qing clumsily picked up the chopsticks, and after getting used to it, inserted a piece of braised snake meat and swallowed it.

The two of them didn't speak during the whole meal, but the eating was very discordant.

Team Lei chewed slowly, not like a scavenger who only took three or two bites of each dish, while Xu Qing devoured his food much more than Team Lei.

Seeing Xu Qing eating like this, Team Lei couldn't help but speak.

"Why don't you eat steamed buns in such small bites?"

Xu Qing swallowed the snake meat forcefully, looked up at Team Lei, and answered seriously.

"The steamed bun is yours, and the snake meat is mine."

One is to invite others to eat other people's food, and the other is to invite others to eat one's own food.

In the boy's simple thinking, the things that belong to him naturally taste better and more justifiably.

Team Lei didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and watched Xu Qing poke the snake meat with chopsticks and drink the snake soup, but he also noticed that the young man didn't touch the part near him in every snake feast, the snake soup Also drink with restraint.

He just took his share and ate it with confidence.

"Your boa constrictor has a lot of weight. It should last for half a month, and the snake skin and bones are also of great value, so..." Team Lei said casually.

"I will pay the rent, so there is no need to deduct it." Xu Qing said suddenly.

The value of snake meat is to repay the steamed buns and sleeping bags along the way, and the value of snake skin and bones is to repay the other party for helping him cover the tent of the remnant cow.

As for the other party taking him away from the ruins and into the camp, it was a favor and a favor.

Xu Qing felt that it was inappropriate to use material to offset, so he kept it in mind.

Team Lei took a deep look at Xu Qing, seeing the seriousness in his eyes and the clear idea of ​​grievances and grievances, so he nodded, and after thinking about it, he spoke again.

"Child, you must have guessed a lot about me along the way."

Xu Qing didn't speak, but he slowed down his swallowing slightly.

"Everyone calls me Thunder Team. As for my name, it doesn't matter. No one in the scavengers camp uses my real name."

Team Lei picked up a piece of steamed snake meat and chewed it slowly in his mouth.

"The reason why I have this title is because I have a few friends who can be entrusted with life and death in this scavenger camp."

"We formed our own team. The name of the team is relatively vulgar, it's called Thunder."

"On weekdays, everyone picks up the work independently. If there is a difficult one, the whole team gathers to complete it. Including me, there are four people in total. Now all three of them have gone out and haven't come back yet."

"When I come back, I will introduce you one by one. From now on, you will follow us, as a new member of the team, to pick up jobs and earn resources for survival and cultivation."

Team Lei seemed a bit full, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was not surprised by the last five words of his words.

Xu Qing felt that he could detect that Team Lei was a casual cultivator, so after being in contact with him for so long, even if he was a body trainer, under the observation of the other party, he would naturally be able to detect his details.

"Okay." Xu Qing nodded without hesitation.

This also made him feel relieved. Growing up in a slum, he deeply knew that there is no unreasonable dedication and help in this world, everything must have a reason.

"You continue to eat, I'm old, I can't digest if I eat too much."

Team Lei coughed a few times, his face was a little flushed, but he recovered quickly, stood up and walked out, words came out of his mouth.

"Psionic energy in this world is like poison. With the hard training you have done along the way, it is very likely that you will be alienated before you go far. You must practice steadily and not aggressively."

Xu Qing was silent and did not speak.

The old man walked to the door, turned to look at Xu Qing, and shook his head.

"But it's right for you to cultivate like this."

"The scavengers' camp and the restricted area next to it are different from where you were before. Because of the properties in the restricted area, this place is more of a gathering place for low-level casual cultivators and outlaws."

"You live here, you must go to the restricted area for a while, and practice more."

Team Ray leaves.

Xu Qing sat there alone, until he ate all the snake meat, he did not leave immediately.Instead, he cleaned up the dishes, cleaned them and put them away before returning to his hut.

Sit down cross-legged and continue to practice.

Xu Qing knew very well that if he didn't want to linger on his last breath, bend down to survive, and put the power of life and death in the hands of others, then his own strength was the foundation of everything.

Especially in this scavenger camp, there are many casual cultivators, more than he has seen in the past six years, and none of them are good stubble.
If the slums are kennels, this is the wolf den.

If you don't work hard, you will die without a place to die because of a conflict or dispute before alienation.

As for the heterogeneity, Xu Qing knew in Juezhujian Mountain, Haishan Mountain, that there are elixirs that can resolve it.

Although it can treat the symptoms but not the root cause, it can also be dealt with, and the name of this elixir, he has already known from the conversations of those scavengers on the way, it is called Baidan.

The important herbal medicines needed to make Bai Dan are abundant in the restricted area nearby, so there must be Bai Dan sold in this camp.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing touched the place where the purple crystal was buried on his chest.

During this period of time, he has clearly felt that in addition to his resilience, his speed and strength have all improved a lot.

It has something to do with reaching the first level of the Sea Mountain Jue, but Xu Qing feels that his first level seems to be somewhat different from the strength of a tiger described in the Sea Mountain Jue.

"I can kill a lot of tigers."

Xu Qing muttered, feeling the psionic energy in his body. After his hard work along the way, he seemed to be about to reach the second level.

"Tonight, hit the second floor." Xu Qing showed firmness in his eyes, closed his eyes, and began to breathe.

Soon psychic energy poured in from all directions, and the psychic energy outside the restricted area was much less heterogeneous than that inside the restricted area, which made the speed of practice relatively improved a lot.

Xu Qing had already noticed this in the row room of the Colosseum yesterday.

At this moment, he let go of his body, and while absorbing and exhaling vigorously, there was a faint purple light flickering on his chest covered by the leather jacket.

As time passed, Xu Qing's body gradually heard a slight thumping sound, and the black impurities were once again expelled from the sweat pores.

The flesh and blood of the whole body seems to be more and more tough under the nourishment, and there is faintly stronger power, which gradually bursts out from within.

At the same time, in the night outside, the little girl who was exchanged by Xu Qing for bamboo sticks during the day approached the courtyard of Xu Qing's residence.

She stood there hesitantly, as if she wanted to knock on the door, but she was a little apprehensive.

After a long time, she seemed to muster up her courage and gently knocked on the bamboo door of the yard, but the sound was too weak to pass through.

At the moment when the little girl knocked on the bamboo door, the thumping sound in Xu Qing's body also reached its strongest point.

With a roar in his mind, Xu Qing's eyes opened, and the purple light shone in his eyes again. He looked joyful, and looked down at his arm, where the second point of alienation appeared.

Condensation, second floor.

(End of this chapter)