Cross's hands were much tougher than others. Because he had been pulling the bowstring for many years, there were many calluses on his hands.
When they had encountered the black-scaled wolves and fought for a day and night, his hands had not trembled like they were now. One could imagine what kind of fierce battle they had gone through before Xu Qing returned.
Moreover, he must have encountered someone he could not resist. That was why his hands were trembling and he had suffered heavy injuries. As for Luan Ya, she was clearly exhausted. It was clear that she had exhausted everything she had.
When he entered the camp, he saw everyone's reactions and many unfamiliar faces. There was also a large number of Camp Master's men outside his residence, as well as the cold gaze of the man with the moustache.
All of this allowed Xu Qing to know who the enemy was.
But the more it was like this, the more uneasy he felt. Under his questioning, Cross and Luan Ya told him the reason in a low voice.
In the early years, Lei Dui was not a scavenger. He was an ordinary family in a city far away from here.
Because of his talent, he had once served as a guard in the city he lived in. It was at that time that he obtained his cultivation method. He was also recognized by the City Lord and had a fiancée who was his childhood sweetheart.
Everything was beautiful. But all of this changed with the arrival of a convoy.
As for what exactly happened, Cross and Luan Ya did not know. They only heard Lei Dui murmur many years later when he was drunk that everything was gone.
His fiancée was dead. His own cultivation was crippled after he completed his revenge. He had narrowly escaped death and left his home. With great difficulty, he began to cultivate again and became a scavenger.
Dozens of years later, he had become an old man with one foot in the grave.
Lei Dui, who originally had thoughts of retiring, had let go of everything until …
In the camp, he saw a convoy of outsiders and a person in the convoy.
The person who had destroyed everything he had. The person he thought he had killed was not dead and was still alive.
But Lei Dui did not choose to continue his revenge. He was worried that he would implicate others, so he bitterly chose to escape and hurried to Songtao City.
But what he did not know was that his enemy already knew of his existence. Thus, several days ago, the Camp Master arranged for people to capture Lei Dui from Songtao City and give him to his collaborator, Lei Dui's old enemy, as a gift.
"I've saved someone's life in the camp chief's camp. Luan Ya and I came back two days ago and he secretly told us about it. Only then did we find out and immediately tried to save him, but we failed …
But when I was with the Camp Commander, I saw Team Lei's enemy. Their foundation had also collapsed, but they were able to rebuild themselves just like Team Lei. Although they were stronger than Team Lei, they weren't much stronger. "Cross gritted his teeth.
"We've also investigated this convoy. They have a mysterious organization behind them called the Night Doves.
This organization is very large and has countless carriages scattered throughout the Southern Phoenix Continent. They travel to the various camps and small cities to make deals with the camp lords and city lords, buying people to become … treasure keepers, "Luan Ya said in a low voice.
"Camp Lord, the convoy …" Xu Qing's breathing quickened as the killing intent in his eyes reached its peak.
He felt as if there was a raging fire burning madly in his body, causing his eyes to become bloodshot. There was also a towering rage within him as he turned around and walked towards the door.
Behind him, Cross and Luan Ya were somewhat anxious, and Luan Ya spoke urgently.
Luan Ya hurriedly said, "Child, we have to think about this matter at length. We need to contact the other scavengers. This involves the disappearance of many people over the years. We …"
"No need!" The moment Xu Qing spoke, he raised his right hand and grabbed the long sword on his back, then swung it fiercely.
Instantly, the long sword turned into a ray of cold light and shot towards the door of the courtyard like a rainbow. The moment it entered, the power contained within exploded.
The door of the courtyard shattered, revealing one of the camp lord's guards who had been eavesdropping behind the door.
The guard was holding a dagger in his hand and his eyes were wide open. His chest had been pierced through by the long sword, and he fell to the ground. As he coughed out blood, his face was filled with terror.
As for the longsword, it contained too much power. After it pierced through the guard's body, it went straight to the entrance of the alley. As the man screamed in pain, it pierced his thigh like lightning and nailed him deep into the ground.
The two casualties caused the outside world to fall silent for a moment. Then, howls and roars erupted. The seven or eight guards surrounding the camp lord's residence closed in on them.
Xu Qing's and Luan Ya's expressions changed. Xu Qing charged out like a bolt of lightning.
The moment he walked out of the door, he grabbed the Death Guard's dagger with his right hand and arrived in front of one of the guards in one step.
He didn't even look at the guard. The moment he walked past him, he lifted the dagger and slit open the guard's neck. Blood gushed out and splattered everywhere, but it couldn't compare to the redness in Xu Qing's eyes.
In his blood-red eyes, it was as if Team Leader Lei had seen his enemy from the past in the camp. Despite the turmoil in his heart, he had no choice but to suppress the bitterness and indignation in his heart.
This caused Xu Qing's killing intent to grow even stronger. He turned around abruptly and threw a punch. It landed on the chest of the guard who had jumped out from behind him and was about to attack.
A muffled bang rang out. Blood flowed out of the man's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. His organs were crushed. His body flew backwards like a kite with its string cut and fell to the ground.
At the same time, three other people charged towards him with killing intent.
Two of them were at the fifth level, and one was at the sixth level. However, the moment they closed in, Xu Qing waved his right hand, and a black metal skewer flew out.
It directly pierced through the skull of one of them. Xu Qing bent forward, and the dagger in his hand shone with a cold light. He appeared in front of the sixth level guard and viciously slashed at his neck.
A cracking sound rang out.
The sixth level guard reacted quickly. Immediately, a spirit energy barrier appeared to block Xu Qing's dagger. However, it couldn't block his strength.
Xu Qing's eyes were bloodshot. He pushed the guard back, and with a loud bang, he was pushed against the wall. Then, Xu Qing pressed down hard.
The guard on the sixth level was shocked. The dagger cut through his spirit energy barrier and stabbed into his neck. It instantly pierced through, and the wall behind the corpse on the sixth level collapsed.
Xu Qing, who was standing there, turned his head. The killing intent in his eyes seemed to have solidified.
It caused the hearts of the remaining three to five camp leaders to tremble. Their pupils constricted. Even though their cultivation bases were at the sixth level, they still trembled and retreated.
Even the man with three curly lips stopped screaming at that moment. His face paled uncontrollably, and he became anxious once again.
However, the slaughter was far from over.
Xu Qing's body suddenly charged forward. The three to five guards' minds buzzed. They wanted to speed up and retreat, but it was too late.
Xu Qing's speed was too fast. In an instant, he closed in. His left hand landed on the head of one of the guards. With a bang, he shattered it. Then, like a ghost, he strangely appeared beside another person. The dagger in his hand slashed out, and in a flash, he was in front of a third person.
That person trembled and let out a cry of despair. He opened his arms and hugged Xu Qing, as if he wanted to die together with him.
However, what awaited him was Xu Qing's forehead slamming into it.
The scream came to an abrupt end. The guard's forehead caved in. At the same time, he died. Xu Qing's body suddenly retreated and slammed into another person.
The dagger in his hand continued to stab behind him. One stab, two stab, three stab …
It wasn't until he slammed into another wall that he raised his head.
Banging sounds rang out, and all the guards in the area fell to the ground. They were all dead. Not a single corpse was left intact!
After killing so many people, blood splattered on the ground. Under the afternoon sun, the bloodstains on the ground were a ghastly sight.
The light reflected off Xu Qing's body, causing his entire body to be filled with a bloody aura. When combined with his own Blood Qi, he looked like a demonic god.
Because of the slaughter, quite a few of the scavengers who lived nearby immediately walked out. When they saw what was happening, they gasped.
"It's the child!"
"He … how can he be so strong?!"
"The people who died were all the camp chief's men. He's going to fight against the camp chief!"
Cross and Luan Ya supported each other as they walked out. When they saw the corpses all over the ground, Xu Qing's figure under the sunlight, and the blood that covered the ground, their hearts trembled violently.
Amidst the commotion, Xu Qing walked toward the trembling man with the mustache. On the way, he put away the dagger and the iron skewer until he was right in front of the man.
The man with the mustache trembled, and cold sweat poured down his face. It seemed that the pain in his body could not surpass the fear in his heart. He wanted to struggle, but the long sword that was nailed to his thigh made it impossible for him to move. He could only scream with despair in his eyes.
"Child, you want to make …"
Xu Qing grabbed the long sword in the man's thigh and swung it down viciously.
The sharp blade slid down the man's thigh and sliced through his stomach and chin. As blood gushed out, the man's body convulsed violently, and he let out a shrill cry of pain before he breathed his last!
Once he finished doing all this, Xu Qing's face was expressionless. Only his killing intent rose, and as the sun reflected off the ground, he walked forward step by step.
The scavengers who were watching all of this from the front felt their hearts tremble. When they saw Xu Qing arrive, they immediately retreated to make way for him.
They had seen ruthless people before, but most of them were adults, and they were also outlaws. It was extremely rare for a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy like Xu Qing to be able to kill so calmly, and by the looks of it, he did not seem to want to give up.
"The direction he's going … is the camp chief's mansion!"
When everyone saw the direction Xu Qing was heading in, their heavy breathing instantly turned into a roar in their hearts, causing all the scavengers to follow behind without any prior agreement.
From a distance, Xu Qing was walking at the front alone, and he was rushing toward the camp chief's mansion.
Behind him, a large group of scavengers followed quickly. There were even more scavengers who had heard of the matter and were gathering together.
In addition, there were also guards from the camp chief's mansion, as well as strangers from the carriages, who were closing in on Xu Qing. There were powerful experts among them, and it seemed they wanted to kill him!
Inside the camp chief's mansion, the camp chief was drinking tea. Next to him was an old man in a brocade robe, his face cold and arrogant.
"Mr. Sun, there's no need to worry. The matter will be resolved within the time it takes an incense stick to burn. No matter how bad these scavengers are, they are no match for us Cultivators from the Sect. I had originally planned to train this child well, and if he was useful, I would recommend him to the Sect. But since he's so ignorant, I'll just kill him."
The old man in the brocade robe lifted his teacup and took a sip. Then he put it down and said coolly, "He'll live better."