Chaotic Times

Bang!

Xu Qing kicked Zhao Xinfeng to the ground and pointed his spear at his throat. "Talk. Why did you ambush me?"

Zhao Xinfeng looked at the dead Chu Lun and closed his eyes in despair. "Because you took something you shouldn't have."

"Explain carefully." Xu Qing jabbed at his skin.

Zhao Xinfeng shuddered. "There was a Secret Key in your warehouse that the Moon Shadow Rebel Army used to rendezvous with informants. That's why they tried to ambush you."

Xu Qing was instantly speechless. "A Secret Key? What's that?"

"I don't know either." Zhao Xinfeng shook his head.

Xu Qing asked a few more questions. Seeing that he truly seemed not to know, he gave up on the matter and asked instead, "How did you get in contact with the Rebel Army?"

"That night, when you killed those Red Knife Society people, I ran."

Zhao Xinfeng smiled bitterly. "Later, near 0119 Base City, I encountered the Rebel Army just as the police were about to arrest me.

"They saved me, so I joined them.

"I just never expected this warehouse to be yours. If I'd known earlier, I definitely wouldn't have come."

Xu Qing shook his head slightly. Looking at Zhao Xinfeng lying on the ground and awaiting death, he remembered when he had first started learning martial arts.

Once upon a time, he too had been one of the struggling masses.

Unable to control his own life, he could only drift along helplessly with the tide.

But now, he could already control his own destiny.

Yet the man before him remained the same.

"Any last words? Say them."

Xu Qing spoke calmly.

Perhaps because death was imminent and he knew there was nowhere left to run, the fear in Zhao Xinfeng's heart gradually faded.

He looked up at the sky and touched his chest. "I have no regrets. I did my best. Kill me."

"Fine." Xu Qing nodded and thrust his spear through Zhao Xinfeng's throat.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Xu Qing quickly left.

Although Silver Sparrow Warehouse and the residential complex were on the outskirts of the county, they had still alerted a large number of police officers and County Government Hall martial artists.

After all, the commotion from their battle had been far too great.

Not long after Xu Qing left,

the area was surrounded by police cars and helicopters.

Yet when those people saw the corpses scattered across the ground and the horrific scene, they could not help but be shocked.

But none of that had anything to do with Xu Qing anymore.

At that moment, on 0119 National Highway more than ten kilometers from the warehouse,

Xu Qing was driving a jeep toward the base city.

"Clang, clang."

Listening to the constant sounds of metal knocking together inside the car, Xu Qing turned to glance at the backpack on the backseat and smiled faintly.

Inside were an Alloy Battle Sword, a Battle Blade, and a pair of Short Thorns.

There were also several anonymous bank cards.

They counted as "compensation" for this ambush.

In particular, this was the first time Xu Qing had looted weapons from Rebel Army members.

That was because he had discovered that the pair of Short Thorns used by the martial artist with seventh-rank combat power were A-grade Alloy Weapons.

Although the battle sword and battle blade were somewhat inferior,

they were still high-quality weapons from the B-grade Alloy Weapons Crimson Moon Series.

The weapons of those three men would sell for at least ten million in total.

Naturally, there was no reason not to take them.

"This battle gave me a better understanding of my own strength. It turns out my combat skills aren't too bad."

Xu Qing summed things up to himself.

"It seems Xing Yi Fist doesn't add much to one's physical strength, but it greatly improves combat skills.

"Especially after I used the panel to raise it to Perfection.

"I could probably be considered a martial arts grandmaster now.

"Still, I always use spear techniques in battle, so my reputation has spread and it's hard to hide my identity.

"While diligently practicing my fist techniques and spear techniques, I'll also have to work hard on Night Owl Swordplay. I can use different identities in the future.

"Also, I need to put movement technique training on the agenda as soon as possible.

"If my movement technique hadn't been decent this time, I probably would've died under the three men's combined assault long ago.

"My strengths need to be stabilized, and my weaknesses need to be made up for."

That night, in the base city,

Xu Qing had wanted to get together with Wang Mu, but learned that Wang Mu was out on a mission.

He could only eat something casually before staying at a hotel.

He had come this time to talk to Wang Mu about B-grade Gene Potions.

What a pity.

Since Wang Mu was not around, Xu Qing could only let it go.

After getting up early the next morning,

he practiced fist techniques for a while in the hotel gym on the top floor.

Then, carrying the weapons he had taken from the Rebel Army, he planned to find somewhere to sell them.

But just as he was about to head out,

he received a call from Wang Mu.

"Hello, Xu Qing? I was out on a mission last night, so I didn't answer your call. Are you still in the base city?"

"I am, Brother Wang." Xu Qing smiled.

"That's good. Don't leave just yet. I'll introduce you to someone later." Wang Mu spoke over the phone.

"Sure. We'll talk on the phone then." Although Xu Qing was somewhat surprised, he still agreed.

From the sound of it, Wang Mu was probably going to introduce a friend to him.

Since that was happening, there was no need to rush about selling the weapons.

So Xu Qing put the things down again and tidied himself up.

After washing up a little, he changed into a brand-new outfit and waited for Wang Mu's call.

Just after ten o'clock,

Wang Mu's call came right on time.

"I'm downstairs."

Wang Mu was brief and to the point.

"Coming." Xu Qing quickly went downstairs and saw Wang Mu's sports car parked by the roadside.

"Get in!" Wang Mu rolled down the window and waved at Xu Qing.

Only after getting in did Xu Qing have the chance to ask, "Brother Wang, who are you introducing me to?"

Wang Mu smiled slightly. "Didn't you ask me last time about higher-grade Gene Potions?

"This person can help you get Gene Potions that are twenty percent below market price and of better quality."

Xu Qing was immediately delighted. Before he had even brought it up, Wang Mu had already thought of it for him!

"Then I really have to thank you. But something this good can't come without a price, right?"

But Xu Qing was no fool.

If the other party was willing to do this, they surely had some other request.

"You'll know when we get there."

Wang Mu smiled slightly and kept him guessing.

After a while, he suddenly added, "Oh, right. I heard there was a major battle on the outskirts of 0122 County yesterday.

"A Rebel Army squad was wiped out by a mysterious expert. Have you heard about it?"

Xu Qing nodded. "I heard. I was in 0122 County yesterday. That battle was truly brutal—the commotion was enormous."

A trace of surprise finally flashed through Wang Mu's eyes.

"I heard that the person who killed those Rebel Army members was a spear expert. He killed three Rebel Army experts by himself."

Xu Qing immediately burst out laughing. "Brother Wang, you don't think that person was me, do you?"

Wang Mu also laughed upon hearing that. "It would be nice if it were you, but unfortunately, I heard that man was an expert from the older generation. His combat techniques were simply beyond what young people could compare to."

Xu Qing looked enlightened. "Brother Wang, do you know a lot of inside information? Tell me more. I love gossip."

Only then did Wang Mu smile faintly and begin explaining City Hall's internal analysis of that mysterious martial artist.

However, according to Wang Mu,

City Hall did not have much information on the man.

For now, they were merely keeping watch on him and hoping to recruit such an expert.

"Sounds like City Hall is getting more and more short-handed?" Xu Qing asked with concern.