Outside of Time

At the top of the seventh peak, Master Qi looked coldly in the direction of the sea and looked back for a long time.

"Come on, let's continue playing chess."

The servant said yes. After setting up the chessboard, he hesitated and whispered.

"Seventh Master, where is the Third Highness and the child..."

Master Qi glanced at the servant and spoke calmly.

"You are very attentive to children."

The servant lowered his head and said nothing.

"It is Lao San's nature to do whatever it takes. He usually looks gentle, but in fact he has no emotions in his heart. This is how he stood out from the mountain and walked in front of me. This is what I like about him."

"As for the child, whether he can see through the third child's mind and figure out some flavor from it depends on his mind. In this troubled world, the stupid will not survive long."

After Master Qi finished speaking, he looked at the sky before dawn, where it was about to dawn.

Under the sky, in the 79th port, Xu Qing sat on the deck of the Dharma boat, with deep thoughts in his eyes. As the early sun rose, the morning light dissipated into the dark night, and the moment it fell on him, Xu Qing's eyes became deep. .

"First, Dabi was with the Mermaid Tribe thirty years ago. Since then, the Mermaid Tribe has become an ally. The relationship between the two parties is naturally incompatible with each other. Moreover, when the mermaid boy in Liufeng Shop saw His Highness the Second Highness, his expression was filled with fear, which means that His Highness is most likely to be in thirty years. The mermaid tribe killed many people before."

"Second, the disciples of the Master of the Seven Peaks should not openly disobey their master's wishes. His Highness the Second Highness's attitude towards the mermaid tribe illustrates the problem. Then it is not impossible for the Third Highness to understand the murderer of the mermaid tribe!"

"Then, why did the Third Highness invite the mermaid tribe to Seven Blood Eyes again? They came and killed them... and did it in front of me?"

"The Third Highness has an ulterior motive for this. If I were the Third Highness, under what circumstances would I do this, and under what circumstances would I kill him in front of the person coming?"

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, and after a while he had the answer in his heart.

"There is only one situation. I want to use the mermaid clan's excuse to blackmail the mermaid clan, so I will do this. If there is no excuse, I will also create one! At the same time, I kill in front of the person who comes, because I want to Killing is more valuable, and while blackmailing the mermaid clan, it is also cost-effective to sell out favors.”

"The premise is that this person is valuable."

Xu Qing recalled the scene where the captain smiled half-heartedly and told him about the Sea Lizard Island. The other party obviously had some channels that he didn't know about, and he was trying to find out some information.

If the captain has it, His Highness might also have it.

In addition, Xu Qing remembered that when he escaped from Haili Island, his aura was locked on the sea surface. He was at the bottom of the sea that day and could not see who it was. At this moment, there was a glint in his eyes, and he had more guesses.

"And the Seven Blood Pupils allowing this to happen can only mean... that they are going to fight the mermaid clan!"

"No matter what, I have to leave for a while!"

Xu Qing was not sure whether his analysis was completely correct, so he planned to leave for a while to see if there was a follow-up to the matter. If everything was really calm, it would not be too late for him to come back.

After all, he is only one step away from becoming a tenth-level Qi Condensation monk. If he breaks through to the foundation building, he will be qualified to go up the mountain, and he will have the right to distribute the benefits of the Seven Blood Pupils.

The income of at least 5,000 spirit stones a month can be obtained continuously as long as the Seven Blood Pupils exist. This has made Xu Qing excited for a long time. Of course, compared to this, survival is more important.

So Xu Qing did not hesitate and chose to leave first and wait and see.

And he felt that he could use this time away to do something important that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

Xu Qing's eyes flashed coldly, and he wanted to completely pull out another thorn in his heart that had been buried for a long time.

That is...the ancestor of the Vajra Sect.

If he didn't kill this person, Xu Qing would have trouble sleeping at night.

After making this decision, Xu Qing wasted no time. He put away the Dharma boat at dawn, swayed his body, and went straight to the murderer.

"The King Kong Sect is a sect after all. Even if it is relatively weak, it is difficult to hide their migration and whereabouts. For Seven Blood Eyes, all movements within the sphere of influence are no secret."

During the time Xu Qing came to Qixuetong, as a member of the Crime Catching Department, he had the right to look through the files in the department and knew that a large part of them recorded changes within the scope of Qixuetong.

Although the level of detail is not as good as that of the Intelligence Department, it is easier for Xu Qing to investigate than going to the Intelligence Department.

So soon, after arriving at the Murder Division, he went straight to the file office.

And his reputation in the Murder Division is even greater than outside. In addition to his rising prominence in Operation Yejiu, all this comes from the heads of wanted criminals one after another.

Therefore, the disciples at the archives office were very polite to his arrival and allowed Xu Qing to check inside alone. Soon, Xu Qing finally found the clues he wanted from some messy news that was not taken seriously by Qixuetong. .

"Are you defecting to the Lituo Church?"

Xu Qing looked at the file in front of him and slowly narrowed his eyes. The people in Litujiao were all crazy people. The attitude of other forces towards Litujiao was both disgusting and fearful, so they often stayed away from them. , do not have too much contact with it.

"It's probably not because of me that they moved, but because the apology demanded by His Highness the Second Highness was so heavy that after paying for it, the Vajra Sect's vitality was severely damaged and even more frightened, so they didn't dare to stay within the Seven Blood Eyes' sphere of influence."

Xu Qing touched his chin, remembered the movements of the Vajra Sect marked in the file, and left the murder department.

Walking on the streets of the port area, Xu Qing pondered for a while, then went to several shops, sold the sundries and some sea lizard skins he had obtained on the sea lizard island, and bought some things needed for going out, even poisonous weeds. Also bought a lot.

Finally, he stood outside a shop specializing in talismans. After thinking about it, he suppressed his heartache for the spirit stones and stepped inside.

After a while, when he walked out, he had a special talisman on his body. This talisman can change a person's breath and appearance. Although it is not perfect, it is enough for Xu Qing to use this time.

At noon, although winter has arrived, the geographical location of Qixuetong makes the winter here mostly mild, and the sunlight is still strong and slightly dazzling at this time.

So in the sunshine, Xu Qing's figure disappeared into a corner of an alley. When he came out from the other end, his appearance had changed. He was no longer handsome and handsome, but became a sallow-looking young man with a horse face. , the Taoist robe on his body was also replaced by an ordinary gown.

The fluctuations in his cultivation have also changed. He is no longer at the ninth level of Qi Condensation, but now at the third level of Qi Condensation.

He is very aware of the outside world. Most of the people on the ninth level of Qi Condensation are distinguished people who are very conspicuous. Only scavengers at the third level of Qi Condensation are a level that is both intimidating and unattractive.

After feeling the transforming power of the talisman, Xu Qing was wary of his surroundings, but his face was expressionless as he walked towards the teleportation array.

Instead of paying with the identity token, he paid the spirit stone. Not long after, Xu Qing, who was standing in the teleportation array and looking around cautiously, saw his figure being submerged by the sea of ​​light as the array's light shone and disappeared.

In the eastern part of Nanhuang Continent, at least tens of thousands of miles away from the former gate of the King Kong Sect, there is a vast and sparsely populated area.

The wilderness here is called the Red Plains because of the red tooth-like grass growing there.

From a distance, the entire land seemed to be stained with blood. It was shocking and at the same time, the foreignness permeating the land was a little richer than other wilderness areas in Nanhuang Continent, so the ferocious beasts here were also more ferocious.

In this relatively harsh environment, there are naturally not many cities, and one can only be seen hundreds of miles away. Most of the buildings and styles are primitive and rough, and the slums here are mostly made up of scavengers.

Whether it is the landform or the population, Hongyuan is a rather harsh place, so the various families in Zitu look down upon it, and Qixuetong doesn't even pay attention to it. Only Li Tujiao prefers it because of its teachings. To develop believers in such a harsh area.

As a result, Hongyuan also became the sphere of influence of Li Tujiao.

At this moment, at the edge of Hongyuan, in the center of a simple city, the only teleportation array in Hongyuan jointly arranged by Zitu and Qixuetong was shining brightly.

A middle-aged monk wearing a black robe and a sallow complexion appeared in the teleportation array.

He is Xu Qing who transformed into a disguised figure with the help of the disguise talisman.

As soon as they arrived, before they could leave the teleportation array, a smell of rot and stench came from all around. If you were someone who hadn't experienced too much suffering, you would be a little uncomfortable with this smell.

But to Xu Qing, these are the normal conditions of the place where he used to be, except that the rancid smell here is stronger.

Xu Qing looked calm and stepped out of the teleportation array under the indifferent gazes of several lazy guards around him.

In the city that came into view, all the buildings were gray-black and full of dilapidation. The ground was covered with all kinds of garbage, mostly feces.

The crowds in the city were few, mostly wary, and strongly repulsive to each other.

And there are very few women, and even if they are there, they all have murderous expressions on their faces. At the same time, there are also children hiding in some alley corners. There is no innocence in their eyes, and some of them are full of lifelessness and indifference.

From time to time, screams and curses were heard in the city.

"More like a scavenger camp."

Xu Qing glanced around and walked forward calmly.

Along the way, Xu Qing ignored the cautious and flattering glances directed at him, and did not stay in this city for long. After leaving the city, his body speed suddenly exploded, and he roared towards the wilderness.

The place where the King Kong Sect moved is on the Red Plains, but it is just a little away from the city where Xu Qing teleported.

Xu Qing had seen the map of this place when he came here, and now he was running in the wilderness with a certain direction in mind.

His speed was very fast, and the wind blowing in front of him was bitingly cold, and there were also some faint snowflakes that seemed to be mixed in. There were even thin white snow covering some hills in the distance.

What is a warm winter for Qixuetong is the gradually coming severe cold here.

This kind of coldness awakened many memories in Xu Qing's mind, especially when he saw many ferocious beasts and human bones in the wilderness along the way.

"Troubled times." Xu Qing's eyes were calm and his speed was faster.

Time passed like this, and late at night came. As the night cold spread, the wind became stronger, and the snow became fierce. When Xu Qing left the city and had some range, and completely walked into the red plain, Xu Qing suddenly stopped and looked up. To the distance.

The wind blew from there, bringing with it some evil laughter and blood.

Faintly visible in the distance in the wind and snow, there are corpses on the ground. There are poor people and guards inside, as well as scattered goods and broken carriages all around.

This was obviously a convoy heading to the city.

At this moment, next to these corpses, there are more than a dozen desperadoes with torn clothes, disheveled hair, and ferocious expressions that reveal their cruelty and bloodthirsty. Most of them have two or three levels of Qi Condensation fluctuations on their bodies.

Some of them were finishing their wounds, some were rummaging for items, some were dragging the corpses away, and a few were even lying on several naked female corpses to vent their animalistic nature.

Further away, there was a faint light of fire, as if people were cooking, and there was some residual heat coming with the wind.

Obviously, this convoy met such a group of desperate people here, and they all died tragically here.

The arrival of Xu Qing immediately aroused the vigilance of these desperadoes here. At this moment, they all raised their heads and stared at Xu Qing with murderous intent.

After noticing the third level of Qi Condensation cultivation in Xu Qing, these desperadoes laughed ferociously one by one, their murderous intent exploded, and they walked straight towards Xu Qing without saying a word.

They thought Xu Qing could also become their prey.

Xu Qing looked coldly at the rushing desperadoes. For him, he had seen too many killings in front of him since he was a child.

The experience of being a scavenger taught him that the so-called wilderness convoys, who dare to walk in the wilderness, are rarely good people themselves. When they encounter weak people, most of them can actually turn into killing predators at any time.

This is the case in troubled times, so killing and being killed is a very common thing. He does not have so much sympathy to spread and investigate who is good and who is evil.

But... now that these people are going to take action against themselves, it's different.