Outside of Time

What happened that night made Xu Qing very angry. He didn't want to kill someone on the first day he came to Qixuetong, but the other party forced him to take the blame.

If it had not been for Xu Qing's cultivation and combat prowess, and if it had been anyone else, he would have been caught in the blame game that night, and his life or death would have been unpredictable.

So at this moment, his attack was extremely fast, and as his voice came out, the screaming woman suddenly stopped her voice and trembled all over, but she knew the advantages of being a woman.

He also understood that for men, a frightened woman would be somewhat pitiable, so he exaggerated his fear.

Xu Qing had no expression on his face, chewing the last candied haws in his mouth, and walked towards the other party. At the same time, he did not forget to be vigilant about whether the other party had any accomplices. As he walked forward, the passers-by around him had already distanced themselves.

Even a few of them who were skilled in cultivation wanted to intervene when they saw the woman's misery, but they quickly gave up the idea after noticing that Xu Qing's aura was good.

Seeing Xu Qing approaching, the woman's feet were penetrated and she was struck by severe pain. Her body deliberately trembled more and more, and her forehead was covered with sweat. She recognized Xu Qing's voice.

In fact, ever since the day she framed Xu Qing and noticed the ruthlessness in his eyes and attacks, she had been very vigilant. She knew very well that she had provoked a terrifying existence.

So she has been hiding for the past few days and has not gone out. Today she also feels that the limelight should be over. The terrifying existence is most likely a dragon crossing the river, and she should not dare to cause trouble during the day.

That's why she came out, but she never expected that she would meet him anyway.

It was nothing more than an encounter. She was confident that she could escape. After all, she was a civilian and had an inspection department responsible for public security. She was safe under the rules.

But at this moment, looking at the figure who came to squat beside her, she suddenly had an intuition that she was going to die here before the inspection department arrived.

So she fully expressed the pitiable feeling of being a woman in the trembling of her body and the fear in her eyes, trying to delay time.

"Stop pretending." Xu Qing squatted in front of the woman and pulled the bamboo stick out of her feet.

The severe pain and being touched by the other party made the woman's eyes become frightened. She also noticed that the other party was very close to her at this moment. She struggled in her heart and moved her clenched right hand, but she still did not dare to move her hand. The poisonous powder inside spilled out.

At this moment, there was a whistling sound coming from the streets in the distance. A group of Inspection Division monks patrolling here seemed to have noticed what was going on here and were coming quickly.

The woman's eyes suddenly showed hope.

But soon, as Xu Qing took out the badge of the Crime Catcher Division from his body, none of the monks from the Inspection Division turned around and left without looking back. The hope in the woman's eyes was replaced by despair, and she suddenly spoke in a low voice while trembling. .

"What happened last time was my fault, and I am willing to make up for it. I...I know a clue to a wanted criminal!"

She did not bargain with Xu Qing. Having walked in the dark all year round, she knew very well that she was not qualified to bargain with someone who was stronger than herself and could crush her. Obedience was the only way to survive.

So she quickly gave out the clues without waiting for Xu Qing to speak.

"The wanted criminal is Qingyunzi, an abandoned disciple of Lingyun Sect. He has been living on Banquan Road for the past few days, in the same inn where we met last time."

"Wanted criminal?" Xu Qing took out the jade slip given by the captain. After checking it, he found Qingyunzi's name. He glanced at it and saw that the reward was twenty spirit stones.

"Also, I heard what your murder department is investigating recently, and I also know a Yejiu stronghold." In this huge crisis, the woman tried her best to save her life, and quickly continued to speak, informing The location of the base.

After Xu Qing heard this, he looked at the woman meaningfully and thought of the captain's informant, so he took out a spirit coin and handed it to her.

"If there are any clues like this in the future, just wait for me here."

The woman was stunned and hesitated for a moment. She knew the meaning of this sentence very well. She quickly gritted her teeth, nodded, took the spirit coin, and limped away quickly as Xu Qing watched.

Until the woman's figure disappeared into the crowd, Xu Qing stood up. He did not verify the authenticity of what the other party said about Yejiu's stronghold. He only needed to report it to the department, and someone would naturally verify it.

So after another inspection in the city, at sunset, Xu Qing went to the inn where he lived that day.

During the day, the inn was open, but almost no one entered.

Xu Qing glanced from a distance and remembered the strangeness of the old man in the inn. He did not act rashly, but returned to the murder department, reported the clues he had obtained to the stronghold, and then left.

As for whether the woman would superficially agree and disappear afterwards, Xu Qing didn't care, because she took the spirit coin and it was...poisonous.

After three days, detoxification is required.

On the way, I met several members of the Sixth Team. After seeing Xu Qing, they all glanced at each other indifferently and did not speak to each other. Only a middle-aged member of the team smiled and invited Xu Qing to drink together.

The Seven Blood Pupils were not allowed to kill each other on the surface, but secretly plundered each other. Such an invitation was a bit abrupt, which made Xu Qing wary and calmly refused.

Today is a special day. He doesn't want to kill anyone, he wants to be alone.

In addition, he also planned to go to the drug store.

He wants to buy some herbs for refining white elixirs, try to refine them and sell them for money. At the same time, there are not many poisons and black elixirs left and need to be replenished. Moreover, he has more ideas about poisons that he needs to verify.

Following the map outlined in his mind, Xu Qing soon found a pharmacy.

This medicine shop is very large, and there are many people coming and going inside, all wearing gray robes.

Items such as elixirs are needed by all peak disciples.

Xu Qing's entrance attracted some people's attention because of his delicate appearance, but most of them glanced past him without any obvious expression on his face.

Xu Qing looked calm as he swept through the crowd in the store and walked towards the counter silently.

At the counter, in addition to an old man who looked like a shopkeeper, there was also a little fat man.

This little fat man has an ordinary appearance. His gray robe is very tight on his body and looks like circles. He has some freckles on his fat and white face. He looks to be sixteen or seventeen years old, and he is also a customer.

At this moment, I was taking a deep breath and put handfuls of the herbs piled on the counter into the huge pocket I carried with me.

There is no logic in the movements, and outsiders may not be able to see anything, but Xu Qing can identify it at a glance, and the other party does not understand herbal medicine.

There were some that couldn't be put together, and he stuffed them into his pockets randomly.

"Shopkeeper, there's a little less herbs this time, is that all?" As Xu Qing approached, he heard the little fat man's dissatisfied voice.

"You come here every day, but you have sold out everything. Let's do it tomorrow. The goods from the boss will arrive tomorrow." The shopkeeper and the little fat man were obviously very familiar with each other. After taking out all the herbs purchased by the other party, he looked at Xu Qing who was walking towards him.

"Junior brother, what kind of elixir would you like?"

"I need ten-year-old sphenoid flowers, thirty golden-winged leaves, ten processed exquisite branches, seven-leaf clovers from any year, and one hundred golden button grasses." Xu Qing said calmly.

"There are also ten rhinoceros sparks with roots, as well as Ningling leaves and white root backs."

"In addition, I wonder if there are rotten cloud mud and black rose thorns?" After thinking, Xu Qing added a few more snake venoms and poisonous weeds, and then looked at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper's eyes narrowed and he looked at Xu Qing carefully. The people he met here on weekdays were all disciples who bought elixirs. Occasionally he met some people who bought herbal medicines, and most of them were fellow disciples of the Second Peak. Then there were Ru Xiao Fat people don't understand anything.

And the young man in front of him spoke so clearly and completely, and he was so familiar. He probably wasn't a Second Peak monk, which was rare.

In particular, most of the other party's medicinal herbs were needed for Bai Dan, which made the shopkeeper thoughtful. After taking a deep look at Xu Qing, he shook his head.

"There are others, a total of three hundred and eighty spirit coins, but he bought the last hundred copies of Ningling Ye. You can come over tomorrow to have the goods." The shopkeeper pointed at the little fat man who was packing.

Xu Qing nodded. Although the Ningling Leaf is important, it is not bad. As for the price of the herbal medicine, it is also reasonable. If successful, about a hundred white pills and some poison powder can be refined.

He was about to buy it, but at this moment, the little fat man on the side looked up, looked at Xu Qing, and asked curiously.

"Ningling Leaf? You want this too, what's the use of it? I asked the shopkeeper several times, but he wouldn't tell me."

"You have to ask a lot of questions every time, and I tell you every time whether you can do other people's business..." The shopkeeper sighed helplessly.

Xu Qing glanced at the little fat man and thought that he had been so thirsty for knowledge before, so he spoke softly.

"The Ningling Leaf has two main functions. One is to catalyze other herbs to mutate in the direction you want, and the other is to nourish the skin very well."

When the little fat man heard this, he suddenly understood. He generously took out a handful of Ningling Leaves, about seven or eight of them, and placed them generously in front of Xu Qing.

"Thank you, brother, I'll give these to you." After the little fat man finished speaking, he picked up the bag and walked out happily. It seemed that for him, sending some herbs to others was just a trivial matter.

Xu Qing was stunned, hesitated for a moment and was about to refuse, but the little fat man had already walked out of the door in a hurry, and even took out the jade slip, which seemed to be transmitting messages.

The shopkeeper on the side said with a smile.

"This little fat guy's name is Huang Yan. He is a disciple of the Seventh Peak. He is also an infatuated weirdo. I don't know which female disciple has been fascinated by him. He has been buying herbs from me for many years. If he continues to buy them like this, the money he has spent over the years will be... He’s good enough to be my boss, but this guy is not an ordinary guy. He’s so high-profile, and he’s still alive to this day.”

Xu Qing took a deep look at the direction the little fat man was leaving, said nothing, and left after buying the remaining herbs at the drug store.

All the way back to the berth, after checking that everything was fine as usual, Xu Qing walked into the boat and immediately turned on the protection. As the protection appeared, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the outside world, Fazhou gave Xu Qing a greater sense of security. At this moment, he entered the cabin and sat down, took out the herbs he bought, and put them away in categories. The recipe for Baidan came to mind.

Although he had never gathered the herbs needed for the white pill before, Xu Qing never relaxed about the preparation of the pill, so now that the herbs were complete, he thought about it and started refining it.

Time passes slowly and midnight arrives.