Chapter 11:
In the darkness of the night, Xu Qing's figure was like a cat's, agile and quietly moving forward.
His hand lifted up to press his mouth from time to time, forcibly resisting the urge to cough.
This process wasn't a big deal the first few times, but as Xu Qing moved, as he restrained himself many times, gradually his lungs burned as if they were on fire, making him paler and paler.
Luckily, this place wasn't far from his residence, and the camp wasn't very big, so it didn't take long for Xu Qing to see Team Lei's small courtyard.
Instead of rushing straight to it, he stood still and took a deep breath, doing his best to normalize himself a bit before slowing down his speed and approaching without any haste.
Pushing open the door of the bamboo courtyard, Xu Qing swept his gaze over the surroundings and slowly walked into the hut.
At the moment he entered the hut, Xu Qing could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood with a wow sound, this blood was black in color and made a bared sound as it landed on the ground.
With the spitting out of this mouthful of poisonous blood, Xu Qing's complexion also changed from his previous pallor to something normal, gasping for breath he sat down and began to exhale in a cross-knee meditation.
It wasn't until a long time later that he opened his eyes, his face completely recovering.
"What a strong poison!" Xu Qing muttered.
Fat Mountain's last mouthful of poisonous mist contained a great deal of toxicity within it.
But at that time, if Xu Qing had avoided it, the other party would certainly have fled and shouted at the first opportunity, attracting attention, and at that time, things would have been a bit cumbersome to deal with.
And even if he is here to pose as injured, I am afraid that it is also very difficult to deceive that cunning fat mountain.
Ever since the other party had realized that he was being followed, all of his actions had been very methodical, and the only miscalculation had been his incorrect assessment of Xu Qing's strength.
Therefore, at that critical moment, Xu Qing chose to trust in the restorative power brought by his purple crystal, enduring the poisonous mist to rush over and kill him in one quick blow.
At this moment, he had made the right choice.
The purple crystal indeed possessed a strong recovery from the onslaught of toxicity.
The trembling sensation in his lungs that wanted to cough along the way was actually the restorative power taking effect.
"Scavengers, indeed, none of them are simple, I think that Ma Si would have been difficult to deal with if I hadn't struck out sharply and didn't give him time to counterattack."
Xu Qing murmured in his heart and began to summarize his shortcomings this time around.
After a long time, Xu Qing took a deep breath and looked down at his leather pouch, his eyes revealing a strange aura.
"The reason why Fat Mountain is alone is because he spied on one of Ma Si's items, so he's prepared to hunt me in reverse and take Ma Si's item from me."
Xu Qing opened his leather pouch and took out all the items belonging to Ma Si inside, including those spirit coins, and laid them out one by one in front of him.
Sweeping his eyes over these items, Xu Qing carefully examined them one by one.
Until finally, he ruled out the other items and looked towards that metal iron block, his brows furrowed with some uncertainty.
In reality, all of Ma Si's relics were quite ordinary, and this metal iron block could only be described as somewhat abrupt and unknown in comparison to the other items.
"Is it this item? But it doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary, could it be a very valuable material?"
Xu Qing thought about it and carefully put it away, preparing to find an opportunity to explore the origin of this item in the future.
Afterwards, he took out Fat Mountain's leather pouch and inspected it.
There was no White Dan inside, but there were quite a few Spirit Coins, and there were many bottles and jars that appeared to be poisonous, and Xu Qing didn't dare to open them easily as he didn't know poisonous techniques.
In the end, he took out the amber that was full of cracks, recalling the state of Fat Mountain's grip before he died.
"What is this object again ...... It seems that before that guy died, he wanted to crush it." Xu Qing was puzzled, he felt that he lacked the relevant knowledge, and after pondering, he put it away.
After doing so, he closed his eyes and continued practicing.
These days, Xu Qing realized that after he reached the second level of Qi Condensation, it seemed that he didn't need to sleep for as long as he used to, and often, he could regain his energy after an hour or so.
So most of the time, he was immersed in cultivation.
What's more, since he didn't need to go out on a stakeout today, he cultivated even longer until a whole day passed and when night fell once again, Xu Qing seemed to have noticed something and opened his eyes to look outside the door of the house's room.
The moment he looked there, the voice of Team Lei came from there.
"Kid, come to the courtyard."
Xu Qing sat up at the words and silently walked out, seeing Team Lei within the courtyard.
A large table was set up in the courtyard, with some meat and wine on it, a total of six chairs and six pairs of bowls and chopsticks, in which Team Lei was sitting, beckoning to Xu Qing.
Sweeping a glance at the table and chopsticks, Xu Qing had a guess in the bottom of his heart, and walked lightly, sitting on the side of Team Lei.
"Have you familiarized yourself with the camp in the past few days?" Lei Team looked out at the courtyard and spoke to Xu Qing in a casual demeanor.
"Almost there." Xu Qing replied, his gaze sweeping over the food on the table.
Perhaps it was the whole day's cultivation, or perhaps it was the tantalizing aroma of the food, soon Xu Qing's stomach emitted a rumbling sound.
The Lei Team at the side heard it and smiled.
"Don't be in a hurry, wait for them."
"Thunder Squad's people?" Xu Qing had guessed something before and asked at this moment.
The old man nodded and was about to open his mouth, but seemed to sense something and looked outside, at the same time, Xu Qing also felt something in his heart and swept over.
Outside the courtyard, on the dimly lit street, the figure of a big man appeared.
This big man's stoutness exceeded that of the original Crippled Bull, the entire person was like a small mountain, his entire body's muscles swelled, carrying a compelling aura, carrying a huge steel shield on his back, carrying a wolf tooth stick in his hand that was comparable to Xu Qing's height, and walking with big steps.
With each step falling, a thumping sound was emitted, getting closer and closer until it reached the bamboo door, and as the bamboo door was pushed open, the big man's amazing body stepped inside the courtyard.
His appearance made the courtyard all seem to become a little smaller, and the aura brought about by his burly figure spread even further, Xu Qing had the feeling of facing a powerful foreign beast within a ruined city, his pupils contracting slightly.
"Chief, I'm back."
The big man grinned towards Team Lei, emitting a muffled voice, his eyes lit up when his gaze landed on the food on the table, taking a step closer before removing his shield and throwing it aside, and throwing the wolfsbane in his hand on the ground, emitting two loud thumps.
After doing so, he directly sat down, the chair immediately emitted a thrilling creaking sound, seemingly supporting the extremely reluctant, and from the beginning to the end, he did not bother to look at Xu Qing, as if he did not care very much.
Lei team smiled, didn't say anything, that big man stared at the food, also didn't make a move, silently waiting.
As for Xu Qing, he was looking at the shield and wolf tooth stick on the ground.
From the sound of the party he could basically tell that the weight of these two items, I am afraid ...... that they are far beyond his own weight.
Time soon, in the quietness within this courtyard, in the street outside the bamboo gate, two figures appeared, a man and a woman.
The man is a young man, carrying a long bow, his figure is upright, the only thing is that there is a cross scar on his face, as if it was forcibly carved by someone, shocking at the same time, his eyes are extraordinarily sharp.
As for the woman, she was in her thirties, with an unusual appearance, but her figure was fiery under a tight leather jacket, diffusing a primitive allure.
The duo walked into the bamboo courtyard, and after rushing to greet Team Lei, when they sat on the chair, the bow-backed youth glanced at Xu Qing, seemingly scrutinizing.
The woman beside him, on the other hand, had a curious look in her eyes, her voice carrying some delicacy as she smiled and spoke.
"Guv, how come we went out for a trip and you got an extra kid? Old and strong yo chief, could it be that this time you called us back to tell everyone that you kept a seed from us outside?"
"The age is not right." The burly man spoke sullenly.
Xu Qing didn't say anything, his left foot slightly moved away so that the dagger strapped to his calf, could be taken out more smoothly, he was a little uneasy, the three people who had arrived, each of them gave him a strong feeling.
It was a bit stronger than yesterday's Fat Mountain.
Especially that man with the bow on his back, he even vaguely gave Xu Qing a feeling of a needle in his back.
"Barbarian Ghost, third level of Body Refinement, born with divine strength." Team Lei didn't bother with their banter, glancing at Xu Qing and pointing a finger at the burly man.
"Luan Tooth, third level of Qi Condensation, able to communicate with ferocious beasts, most of the wild dogs you see in this campground are her eyes and ears."
"Cross, Qi Condensation fourth layer complete, hard to have an opponent in the same realm." Team Lei finished speaking towards Xu Qing one by one, and then pointed at Xu Qing in front of the three of them.
"Kid, second level of Body Refinement."
As Team Lei opened their mouths, the three of the squad all looked much more solemn, Xu Qing sat on the side, listening attentively in.
"Eat first, talk while you eat." Sweeping his gaze over the four, Team Lei spoke faintly, chucking up a small piece of meat and eating it.
"This time, I called you all back in advance because this year's spring harvest has been brought forward, and the camp master has issued a mission, for the Seven Leaf Grass, in addition to the original purchase price, the party with the most will be given an additional three Dust Cleansing Dans whose effects are far beyond those of White Dans!"
"The piece of land we've hidden in the forbidden zone can go ahead and pick it, what are your opinions?" As soon as Team Lei's words came out, the three Barbarian Ghosts all had a refined aura in their eyes, and after looking at each other, they all nodded their heads.
Xu Qing had never heard of the Dust Cleansing Dan, but Team Lei's words made it clear that this Dan was better than the White Dan, in terms of effect.
"As you all agree, prepare yourselves, this time, when you enter the forbidden zone, the children will follow." Team Lei said slowly.
"Him?" The three Barbarian Ghosts looked towards Xu Qing.
Cross there, frowning slightly.
"Chief, the second level of Body Refinement is too weak, if we have to take care of him while completing our mission, it's a bit inappropriate."
"There's a first time for everyone." Team Lei swept over the cross, then looked at Xu Qing.
"Kid, you decide for yourself."
"I can." Xu Qing nodded.
He still had five grains of White Dan in his pocket, and his need for Dust Clearing Dan wasn't great, but he understood that living within a scavenger camp, the forbidden zone was bound to go sooner or later, and both so ...... together with an experienced squad, he could naturally learn more.
The cross is silent, not talking.
"You eat and disperse, tomorrow morning, meet here, we leave!" Team Lei finished speaking and got up to go back to the house.
Xu Qing also poked a large piece of meat, swallowed it and looked at the three of them, quickly walking back to his room, he didn't want to stay there, for strangers, Xu Qing's sense of vigilance was always present.
The night was silent, Xu Qing didn't have much to do in terms of preparation, as his habits made him at a point where he could strike swiftly and thunderously at any time.
And so in the early morning of the next day, led by the Thunder Team, their group of five walked through the campground.
The sky was blue and the sun was shining brightly.
There was an eagle circling around the camp in mid-air, seemingly gazing, and their figures drew the attention of the surrounding scavengers.
It seemed that because of the unusually tall body of the Barbarian Ghost, coupled with Luan Teeth's marvelous figure, even the car squadron that had arrived and stayed here a few days before, some people were looking towards them.
At the convoy, there were even more scavengers, and it was rare for them to line up there as if they were waiting.
Xu Qing didn't go out all day yesterday and didn't know what was happening there, at this moment when his gaze swept by, Luan Ya on the side smiled and opened his mouth.
"Last night I heard people talk about how this caravan came from the Purple Earth, and there's a bone-setter inside who seems to be very skilled in medicine, and yesterday healed all the leg injuries of that old pervert the Crippled Jackal, so a lot of people lined up to go and see the injuries."
"This Bone-setter must have earned a lot." The Barbarian Ghost muffled his voice in envy as he heard from the sidelines.
Xu Qing was envious as well and looked at it from afar, and the moment he withdrew his gaze, his eyes suddenly condensed slightly.
Not only him, the Barbarian Ghost and Luan Tooth also had their gazes sharpened for a split second, only the Cross and the Thunder Team, who looked as normal, but if they looked closely, they could see that there was a chill in their eyes.
Because, in front of their group, another squad was gathering members there.
This squad was almost seven or eight people, both male and female, and every one of them carried a ferocious intent.
In particular, an old man inside who was the same as Team Lei was surrounded by the crowd.
He was cloaked with bloodlust in his eyes, and was currently sitting on the corpse of a wild dog, eating the dog's leg raw while passing out grim words.
"Go and find these two bastards, Ma Si and Fat Mountain, for me, how dare they be late for the departure time, they are tired of living."
It was none other than the Blood Shadow Squad!
The old man who was eating raw meat was clearly the captain of the Blood Shadow Squad.
A spiritual energy fluctuation was released recklessly, causing Xu Qing, who heard his words, to narrow his eyes slightly, covering the awn in his eyes.
As for Luan Ya, after seeing the meat in the Blood Shadow captain's hands as well as the dog's corpse underneath him, her eyes were filled with intense anger and killing intent in an instant, that was her dog.
At the same time, the Blood Shadow squad also saw the Lei team and their group, and the old man sitting on the dog corpse, grinned and licked his tongue at Luan Ya.
"Little slutty hoof, the dog you raised, the meat is good, I wonder how the meat on your body, tastes."
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Last night after yards of words, finally ran out to find a sort of dine-in restaurant, ate a dream of Chaoshan beef hot pot, the first time to eat in 3 months, happiness is full.
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