out of time

Chapter 9 Consequences of Threats

"Finally broke through."

Xu Qing stood up and punched out, there was a crisp sound reverberating in the air, and the wind even made the door of the house shake.

This scene made Xu Qing's eyes widen. He could feel that he was much stronger than yesterday.

If he were to face that giant horned python now, Xu Qing believed that he could directly blow off the scales on its abdomen with one punch.

Not only that, but his senses were also sharper than before. Not only could he see more clearly, but his hearing was also extremely sensitive. The knock on the door outside the yard also drifted into Xu Qing's ears at this time.

Xu Qing was stunned, and walked to the gate of the house. With the help of the moonlight outside, through the gap, he saw the figure of the little girl standing there outside the bamboo gate in the yard.

The other party seemed to be injured, and his body trembled a little.

Xu Qing frowned, and didn't intend to pay attention to it, but the little girl persisted and knocked on the door gently.

So after a while Xu Qing pushed open the door of the house and walked out.

After seeing Xu Qing's figure, the little girl became visibly nervous, resisted not to retreat, and looked at Xu Qing through the bamboo door.

"What's wrong?" Xu Qing asked.

"I... I also obtained the right to live in the camp, and... I also found a job in the camp." The little girl stuttered.

"Understood." Xu Qing nodded, and was about to turn around and go back.

"Wait a minute... thank you, I came here to thank you." The little girl said quickly.

"You're welcome, I want to eat it, and it has nothing to do with you." Xu Qing said, turning and walking towards the house.

Looking at Xu Qing's back, the little girl pursed her lips, and suddenly spoke loudly.

"In any case, I still thank you, this kindness... I will repay you in the future." After speaking, her figure staggered and disappeared into the night.

Xu Qing turned his head and looked at it, but he didn't take it seriously. After returning to the house, he took a deep breath and felt the changes in himself. He was more sure about the idea of ​​living a better life in his heart.

It was just a faint tingling pain from his left arm, which made him guess that the foreign matter in his body should have a high concentration, and even the snake gallbladder didn't dissolve it much.

At this moment in the dead of night, and there were no beasts roaring outside, Xu Qing walked to the bed, looked at the clean bedding, and then at his dirty clothes.

He thought for a while, rolled up the clean bedding, put it aside, and lay down on the bed with his clothes closed.

Instinctively, he pulled out the jet-black iron stick in his hand and held it in his hand, brewing drowsiness.

This iron sign is his most trusted partner.

Since he turned it over in the garbage dump many years ago, he noticed its sharpness and hardness, so he always carried it with him as his own weapon.

"Tomorrow, look for a place that sells Bai Dan in the camp."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart, and touched the leather bag, which contained some of his savings over the years, as well as a few valuable gems found in the city.

He didn't dare to take too many gems, he had seen the truth of his crime when he was young.

In this thought, drowsiness came slowly, and Xu Qing's eyes gradually closed.

It's just that he held the iron stick in his hand, still grasping very hard, without relaxing at all.

A peaceful night, with the sunshine, passing by.

The next morning, Xu Qing who woke up early left the hut.

Before he left, he looked at Captain Lei's room. The other party seemed to be outside, maybe he was going out, so Xu Qing looked away and walked in the camp.

Perhaps it was because of the shock that he was so shocked yesterday, Xu Qing, who was walking in the camp, clearly felt the difference in the eyes of the scavengers around him when they looked at him.

No longer because his juvenile figure looks easy to bully, so as to brew the evil of human nature.

It was more recognition and more vigilance. At the same time, those teenagers who were hiding in the corner of his age also showed envy when they saw him with blank eyes.

Dignity is earned by oneself.

Xu Qing said silently in his heart.

While looking for shops in the camp, Xu Qing was also familiarizing himself with the environment.

He found that there were quite a few wild dogs in the camp, barking at each other and grabbing food. Although most of them were skinny, some were stronger than some.

After paying attention to these wild dogs, Xu Qing continued to observe the camp.

After drawing the entire camp in his mind, he found a shop in the inner ring area according to the map in his mind.

The shop is not small, and it is very lively with people coming and going. It seems that everything is sold inside.

Xu Qing observed outside for a while, and noticed that inside the shop, the little girl from yesterday was dressed like a waiter.The other party is obviously doing odd jobs here, and his forehead is covered with sweat after busy work.

It wasn't until Xu Qing walked into the shop that she noticed it. She was about to speak, but was called out by a scavenger to inquire about the items.

Xu Qing didn't immediately pay attention to the items in the shop, but first looked around at the people who came to buy items like him.

There were seven people in total, some were scanning items, some were bowing their heads in thought, some were bargaining, and there were two of them, one fat and one thin, who seemed to be in the same group.

The fat one is round, the thin one has a pony face, with an obvious tough posture and not weak spiritual energy fluctuations on his body. At this moment, one of them is scolding the little girl, and seems to be a little dissatisfied with her answer.

Amid the little girl's anxious apology, Xu Qing looked at the items in the store.

Similar to what he judged, this is a grocery store, with pills, weapons, clothes, food, etc., everything is available.

So he withdrew his gaze, walked to the counter, looked at the indifferent shopkeeper who was smoking a pipe inside, and spoke calmly.

"How to sell Bai Dan?"

"Bai Dan is limited, and only five pieces are sold every day. Today's share is two, and one ten spirit coin."

The shopkeeper raised his eyelids and glanced at Xu Qing, perhaps recognizing that he was the Beast Boy from yesterday, so his attitude was a little better.

But hearing this price, Xu Qing still frowned slightly even though he was prepared in his heart.

His savings over the years were only 23 spirit coins, but the tingling pain at the alienation point on his arm made him not hesitate, and carefully took out twenty spirit coins from his leather bag, and handed them to the shopkeeper.

With a wave of his right hand, the shopkeeper put away the spirit coins, took out a cloth bag from the cabinet, and threw it to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing took it and opened it, and saw two white pills in the bag, and frowned again.

Some places on the surface of these two elixirs have turned blue, obviously the texture has changed, they are not very fresh, and there is no medicinal fragrance, they look very inferior.

"The Bai Dan in the camp is like this. We don't have good quality here. Even if it's rotten, it's still useful. Just eat it with confidence."

Seeing Xu Qing's doubts, the shopkeeper said something with a half smile.

Xu Qing was very cautious and didn't eat it right away. He planned to go back and ask Team Lei, so he put it away and was about to leave.

But at this moment, his eyes flashed brightly, and his body jerked sideways.

Almost at the same time as he avoided it, a hand landed on the position where he was just now, grabbing the air.

Xu Qing looked coldly, and saw the horse-faced scavenger in the shop who had scolded the little girl before, but now withdrew his hand and looked at himself with a surprised expression.

At the same time, his companion's round body also stood at the door, blocking the way, staring at Xu Qing, grinning, showing yellowed teeth.

"It's Fat Shan and Ma Si of the Blood Shadow Squad!"

"This kid was brought back by Team Thunder. Thunder and Blood Shadow have always been at odds, so I won't get involved in your affairs, but don't waste too much time, I still have to do business."

The other people in the store were also attracted by the actions of the two, and whispered after watching.

And the last sentence was said by the indifferent shopkeeper.

At this moment, the pedestrians outside the shop also noticed this place, and stopped to look at it with interest.

The little girl was full of anxiety, as if she didn't know how to help.

"Don't worry, it won't be too long." Ma Lian smiled and looked at Xu Qing with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Child, I have killed a lot of giant horned pythons, and I won't make it difficult for you. I need the white pills. Give me your two white pills, and I will let you leave safely. Otherwise, I will cut your neck off. Take Bai Dan from your corpse."

These words made Xu Qing's gaze even colder. He looked at the other party's neck, then at the fat man blocking the door, and noticed that there were a lot of people outside, so he weighed it up in his heart.

Either of these two, even if the fluctuation of spiritual energy is not weak, still has the appearance of the second floor. He is confident that he can kill him directly within ten breaths alone.

Even if the two are together, he can kill it, but it will take a little longer.

But this is a busy city, once a fight starts, the opponent is a member of the team, so there must be a helping hand.

He doesn't want to pin all his hopes on Team Lei's arrival in time. This is not his character either. He doesn't like to put his hopes on others, and it's best to hold them by himself.

So Xu Qing glanced at the horse-faced scavenger's neck again with a blank expression, took out the white pill bag with his right hand, and threw it over without delay.

His companion, Fat Shan, stepped aside while laughing, and Xu Qing walked out without looking back.

The people around, both inside and outside the shop, felt that this was normal. Under the law of the jungle, the weak must know the current affairs, and this is the way to survive.

The little girl also breathed a sigh of relief. She was also sweating just now, and now that the crisis has been resolved, she continues to get busy.

As for Fat Shan and Ma Si, they walked out of the shop swaggeringly, laughing and chatting with each other as if walking away.

It's just... No one noticed that behind Fat Shan and Ma Si, there was a figure that seemed to disappear in the distance, and was following with enough patience like a shadow without revealing himself.

His eyes stared at the two of them like a wolf staring at its prey.

This figure is exactly Xu Qing.

Time passed and it was getting late.

Fat Shan and Ma Si went to many places in the camp, wandering around for a whole day, but they didn't notice the figure that was always following behind them.

Until the moonlight hung high, the two finally separated.

Where Fat Shan went, there was a bonfire, while Ma Si walked towards the dark area outside the camp, with a group of tents with feathers, with lustful intentions.

But just as he was about to arrive and was about to walk out of the dark place in the camp, suddenly there was a sound of wind coming from behind him.

Ma Si alerted and turned back immediately, but there was nothing behind him, his expression changed for a moment, and he was about to take action, but it was too late.

In an instant, a small hand stretched out from beside him, firmly pressing his mouth, and at the same time, a sharp dagger was slashed across his neck without any pause or hesitation.

With a bang, blood erupted suddenly, and Ma Si's eyes widened, trying to struggle.

But the little hand that covered his mouth was extremely powerful, dragging his body backwards, no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.

Both feet could only struggle and pedal helplessly, being dragged into the darkness irresistibly.

In the end, he was dragged into a corner like a chicken.

But until this moment, the little hand holding his mouth still didn't let go, but waited for a long time to make sure that he had lost his resistance, was suffocated and bleeding too much and was unable to struggle, then let go, making him trembling and weak body fell to the ground.

It was also at this time that Ma Si desperately took advantage of the dim moonlight to see clearly the figure of the young man with an indifferent expression in front of him.

"Woooo..."

There was disbelief in Ma Si's eyes, he never imagined that the boy who obediently handed over Bai Dan during the day would strike so decisively and ruthlessly.

He seemed to really want to tell the boy that the neck cutting he said during the day was just a threat, and he wouldn't kill someone...

But the blood in his throat made him unable to open his mouth. He could only look at the boy lowered down in despair amidst a weak whine, looking for his pocket expressionlessly.

After rummaging through everything, Xu Qing found his own white pill, and there were five more pills, besides, there were some sundries from the other party's spiritual coins.

After putting it away, Xu Qing carefully took out the linen cloth wrapped in the snake's head when Ma Si was in extreme panic, opened it cautiously, and proficiently pierced Ma Si's body with the snake's teeth.

Ma Si's body twitched again in an instant, and slowly melted from the wound. The feeling and pain of being corroded made him collapse.

Until Xu Qing raised his hand to cover his eyes, Ma Si's world had no light from then on.

The whole body melted and became bloody water, seeping into the soil.

Xu Qing absorbed the previous negligence, found a prepared pocket from his body, took away Ma Si's clothes and sundries, and then turned and left.

After he left, two figures walked out of the darkness where Ma Si died.

It was the extraordinary old man in the purple robe and his servants that no one in the Colosseum could see yesterday.

The old man looked down at the melting ground of Ma Si, and then raised his head to look at Xu Qingyuan's figure, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"It's a seedling. It can be patient, but also decisive. The most rare thing is that it can be dealt with cleanly at the same time. Not bad."

The servant on the side looked a little surprised.

He had followed the old man for many years, and he rarely heard him say that he was a good person, and he had paid attention to this young man twice, so he also raised his head to look in the direction where Xu Qing disappeared.

"Interesting little guy." The old man smiled and asked again casually.

"Master Bai, how long will it take to arrive?"

"Qi Ye, according to Master Bai's itinerary, we should be able to arrive here within the next two days." The servant withdrew his gaze and said respectfully.

"It's finally here. This time, the old man has to persuade him well. There are rules in that broken place in Zitu. If there is anything to miss, it's better to come to my Seven Blood Eyes to be at ease."

The old man laughed, seemingly very happy, and looked towards where Xu Qing had gone.

"Come on, let's go and see what this little wolf cub is going to do next."

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I am very happy, very happy. I have seen many old friends come back these days. Thank you for your support and trust in me!
Let alone the sensational ones, I will just say one thing: I have found my original intention in this book.

Thank you everyone, beyond the time, I will not let you down.

Don't keep all kinds of tickets, just give them to me.

(End of this chapter)