The stars couldn't be seen in the black sky. Only the moon hung high in the sky, and wisps of dark clouds floated past.
The wind was very strong.
However, it didn't affect the moonlight.
The bright moonlight was like flowing water pouring into the world.
Some of it landed in the scavenger camp, in Xu Qing's courtyard, and on the two figures in front of the door.
The purple-robed Lord Seven stood there for a long time with his hands behind his back. Under the moonlight, his old face was filled with contemplation. No one knew what he was thinking.
The servant beside him didn't want to disturb him, so he waited silently.
As for the wild dogs around them, they seemed to think that the two people didn't exist. They couldn't sense them, so they just lay there without any abnormalities.
The surroundings were very quiet. Only the laughter and screams from the outer ring of the camp could be heard faintly.
After those two sentences, the room also fell silent. Only the faint sound of breathing could be heard.
Time passed. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Lord Seven, who was standing at the door, sighed. He didn't open the door but turned around and walked outside.
"Give him a token," Lord Seven said in a low voice as he walked to the door.
"What color is it?" the servant asked.
"The most ordinary one. Also, you don't need to say anything to him." Lord Seven walked through the door and gradually disappeared into the distance.
The servant's eyes narrowed and waves appeared in his heart.
During the days he followed Lord Seven in the camp, he personally saw Lord Seven pay attention to that child several times.
After that, the Seventh Boss also went to greet Grandmaster Bai. All of this let him know that this kid's opportunity had come. That was why he had asked if he should give him a token.
The token was the qualification to enter the Seven Blood Eyes. Only those who had a token could participate in the test. If they succeeded, they could enter the sect.
The tokens were also divided into colors. Purple was the highest and meant that one was a core disciple. Yellow was the middle and meant that one was an inner disciple. As for white, it was the most ordinary and meant that one was an ordinary disciple.
According to the servant's feeling, Lord Seven would at least give a yellow token. However, he only gave a white token. Moreover … he even reminded him not to say anything.
Such an abnormal scene forced him to think, and his heart couldn't help but beat faster.
"There is only one answer. Lord Seven values this child a lot. Not only does he want to take him into the sect, but he also … wants to take him in as a disciple?
So he wants to observe him?
The previous three Highnesses all entered this way. Could it be that a fourth personal disciple will appear in the seventh summit? "
The servant was very clear about the weight of the title 'personal disciple'. It could be said that once one became the personal disciple of the Seventh Master, that person would instantly become the focus of attention of all the major powers in the Southern Phoenix Continent.
However, he also felt that the possibility of this was not very high. After all, it had been a long time since Master Qi had accepted a disciple.
But no matter what, he had to pay close attention to this child. Thinking of this, the servant took a deep breath and calmed himself. Then, he slowly knocked on Xu Qing's door.
When the thumping sound entered the room, the sound of breathing in the room disappeared.
In the next moment, a smile appeared on the servant's face. His body blurred, and when he reappeared, he was in the back of the room!
There was actually a hole in the corner of the room. It was very well hidden and was covered by bricks. It seemed that it had been dug out for quite some time.
At this moment, Xu Qing's figure flew out from inside. He was just about to take a detour to observe the person who had knocked on the door, but in the next moment, as the servant appeared, his body suddenly stopped.
Xu Qing's eyes narrowed as he stared at the figure who had suddenly appeared in front of him. His heart sank.
The figure in front of him was a middle-aged man. He was dressed in gray robes and had an extremely ordinary face. The most eye-catching thing about him was in the center of his brows. There was a pentagonal symbol there. This symbol was currently emitting a dim glow, causing the moonlight in the surroundings to be distorted.
An even more intense sense of pressure followed, causing Xu Qing's breathing to quicken. His right hand gripped the metal skewer even tighter, while his left hand also grabbed a handful of poison powder.
The appearance of this person was too strange. The feeling he got from this person far exceeded the feeling he got from the little girl's brother a few days ago.
Especially the gaze of this person, which caused his entire body to tremble. It was as though this person was shouting at him, telling him that the person in front of him was extremely dangerous!
This caused Xu Qing's vigilance to reach an extreme. The trembling of his body wasn't just a signal of danger. At the same time, it was also telling him that his body was prepared for the next move.
With regards to the dangers he would encounter in his room, Xu Qing had already simulated it in his mind multiple times. The most dangerous situation that could cause the wild dog to stop barking without him noticing was the one he had simulated.
At that moment, Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and tried to slowly retreat.
"I mean you no harm." Looking at the child who had turned into a wolf cub and could go on a rampage at any moment, the servant smiled.
When he saw the hole in the wall behind Xu Qing, he could guess that this should be the escape route the child had prepared in case he ran into danger in his room.
"To be able to make such preparations early on and not panic when he encountered a sudden change, but instead wait for an opportunity to fight back, it's no wonder the Seventh Master values this child so much."
The scene of Xu Qing cutting Ma Si's neck and killing Pang Shan appeared in the servant's mind. Admiration appeared in his eyes, and he raised his hand to take out a white plate and threw it at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing didn't catch it. He instantly leaped up, and as his body retreated, he threw out a handful of poison powder. There were also two daggers that shone with a cold glint in the poison powder. They whistled towards the servant.
But in the next instant, Xu Qing's eyes widened. He saw his daggers pierce through the body of the man in gray robes and nail into the wall behind him. However, the man in gray robes didn't seem to have a physical body. There was no change at all.
It was the same with the poison powder. It pierced through the man's body and spilled onto the ground.
This scene caused Xu Qing's nerves to tense up. He stopped breathing and was about to continue retreating.
It was at this moment that the man in gray robes laughed. His body slowly disappeared from Xu Qing's sight.
First it was his legs, then his torso. When his head was about to disappear as well, his voice echoed out.
"Child, someone asked me to give you this plate. It is the qualification to enter the Seven Blood Pupils. The map on the back shows any of the sub-cities. Take the plate and you will be teleported to the sect for free once."
After the words left his mouth, the servant's body completely disappeared, as if he had never been there. Xu Qing stood there silently for a long time.
He could sense the strangeness of this person, and also the helplessness of being weak.
After a long moment, Xu Qing silently walked over and pulled out his daggers. He lowered his head to look at the plate on the ground.
It was a white plate, face up, and carved with complicated patterns. Under the moonlight, it seemed to reflect the light, and was filled with an ancient feeling.
Xu Qing muttered to himself. He put on his gloves and carefully picked it up.
On the back of the plate was a map. There were hundreds of points on it, and each of them marked one city after another.
"Seven Blood Pupils …" Xu Qing muttered.
He had heard of the Seven Blood Pupils from Lei Dui. He also knew that it was one of the most ruthless powers in the Southern Phoenix Continent. Every year, countless people wanted to enter the sect.
But the requirements to enter the Seven Blood Pupils were very strict. It wasn't something that could be casually entered. One needed an entry token, and it was extremely rare to see a token issued.
Xu Qing didn't know why he had received it. He also didn't know who the man in gray robes was, and he also didn't know if the token was real or fake.
But after pondering for a moment, he felt that with the other party's terrifying strength, there was no need for him to play with him. So, he guessed that the token was real.
"Why did you give it to me?" Xu Qing didn't understand, but he noticed how the other party had addressed him.
The word 'child' had many meanings. It had a broad meaning, but it also had a specific meaning.
And in this scavenger camp, the word 'child' was a name that only belonged to Xu Qing.
To be able to call out his name in the scavenger camp meant that the other party knew him very well.
And the other party had mentioned that someone had asked him to give the token to him. This meant that the man in gray robes had a companion, and this companion's status was much higher.
"Could it be Grandmaster Bai?" Xu Qing lowered his head and looked at the token. After a long while, he hesitantly put it away.
At this moment, the sky was just beginning to brighten. Xu Qing put the bricks back in place. After restoring them to their original state, he went to feed the wild dogs in the courtyard.
Although these fellows were useless, after raising them for a long time, feeding them had become a habit.
Looking at the wild dogs fighting to be the first to eat the food, Xu Qing was about to go to class. But after taking a few steps, he stopped and silently sat in the courtyard.
"It's also a habit …" Xu Qing muttered. He sat there until the sky was bright. He stood up and walked out of the courtyard, walking into the camp.
Although he was very familiar with the camp, at this moment, it gave off a strange feeling. Ten Crosses and Phoenix Teeth hadn't returned for a long time. As Xu Qing walked, he suddenly missed his pharmacy in the canyon.
Although it was a forbidden area with danger everywhere, this feeling of longing was still very strong.
At the same time, Xu Qing was also preparing to try concocting the white pills. So he took a deep breath and was about to leave the camp and head to the forbidden area.
But before he could walk out of the camp, someone shouted behind him.
"Child, child."
The voice was familiar. Xu Qing turned around and saw an old man with a head full of white hair and wearing a leather jacket running towards him.
This person was an old scavenger in the camp.
No one knew his specific name. Everyone called him Old Stone. He was also one of the five or six people Xu Qing had saved when he returned with the Thunder Team.
After that, he and Bone Blade often came to Xu Qing to buy insurance.
"Hey, child, I've taken on a big job!" Old Stone said excitedly.
As he quickly explained, Xu Qing understood what was going on.
This Old Stone in front of him had used some unknown method to successfully get the young men and women outside the camp to hire him as a guide to the temple complex in the forest of the forbidden area.
This time, he came to find him to buy insurance.
"Old rules, five white pills. If I don't return in a week, I'll have to trouble you to come to the temple complex and save me." Old Stone said with a smile.
"A week?" Xu Qing was a little surprised.
"That's right. This group of spoiled people in the Purple Lands insisted on staying there for a week. But the reward is very generous, so I'm going to give it my all. After this, I plan to retire."
Old Stone sighed. As an old scavenger, he knew very well that staying in the forbidden area for a week would not only increase the risk, but it was also the same for the mutants. However, the reward was too much. It was enough for him to buy the right to stay in a nearby city. So, he wanted to take a risk and prepared enough white pills.
Xu Qing frowned slightly. He was not going to continue this kind of thing, especially now that he needed time to study the white pills.
So, just as he was about to refuse, he saw Old Stone's white hair and expectant expression. Xu Qing could not help but think of the Thunder Team. After a moment of silence, he nodded.
"This is the last time."
With that, he accepted the white pills under Old Stone's gratitude and walked out of the camp, heading straight for the forbidden area.
At this moment, fog appeared in the forbidden area, covering an area and spreading in all directions …
Outside the fog, near the forbidden area's Poison Dragon Pond, a scavenger was hiding in a crack in a tree with a frightened expression. His body was trembling.
Around him, there were four figures with cold gazes, searching.
"The fog is coming!
As long as I persevere, the child will definitely come and save me! "The person hiding was Bone Blade, who had bought insurance from Xu Qing many times!
…
"The fog is coming."
The moment he entered the forbidden area's forest, Xu Qing's footsteps paused.
He felt his shadow distort a little. He had encountered this before. It was a sign of fog appearing in the forbidden area.
If he looked carefully, he could even see a thin layer of fog in the forest.
Xu Qing was a little hesitant, but after thinking about it, he still chose to enter the forest.
On one hand, he needed to go to the canyon pharmacy. On the other hand, although the shadow's help could not last for long, it was enough for him to go to the canyon.
When the fog appeared, it seemed dangerous, but in fact, it was the same for the mutant beasts. So, to a certain extent, it was safer than before.
However, the premise was that he would not get lost and the mutants would not increase.
Therefore, Xu Qing increased his speed and rapidly shuttled through the forest.
Two hours later, when the fog slowly became thicker, Xu Qing's footsteps paused and he came to the mud where the night lizard skin was.
He stood on a big tree nearby and tilted his head to look towards the north.
"That's the area of the Poison Dragon Pond …" In the forbidden area's forest, due to the different landforms, the scavengers had divided it into several spots, and the Poison Dragon Pond was one of them.
Xu Qing had heard about the Poison Dragon Pond many times. Most of them were from Bone Blade because every time he bought insurance, the designated rescue area would be the Poison Dragon Pond.
Xu Qing thought about it. Bone Blade had bought insurance too many times. He remembered that he had bought insurance once two days ago.
Although it was not time yet, since the fog was coming and he was nearby, he might as well go take a look.
Thinking of this, Xu Qing's body swayed and he leaped from the tree crown and approached the Poison Dragon Pond.
As he approached, Xu Qing slowly narrowed his eyes. His expression was vigilant, and his movements became more stealthy.
He saw a person.
The person was wearing a black leather jacket and a ferocious mask on his face. He held a longsword that was suffused with a cold light and was searching.
His body emitted extraordinary psionic fluctuations, giving Xu Qing the feeling that he had reached the level of Blood Shadow Squad's Fire Crow.
Xu Qing looked for a moment and nimbly went around him. However, not long after, he saw a second person in the same outfit and cultivation level. This made Xu Qing somewhat puzzled.
"It's not a scavenger."
Xu Qing muttered to himself and became even more cautious. After circling the Poison Dragon Pond, he saw Bone Blade!