Black and White Unclear

"Enemy attack!!!"

Only then did one of the Rebel Army guards react, screaming out a warning.

Yet even with his alert, the other guards could not stop the figure streaking toward them like black lightning!

Swish!

With a slight turn of his body, he dodged the three long swords slashing at him simultaneously.

Then, with a nimble tap of his toe against the ground, he climbed directly onto the Battle Spear embedded in the carriage like an agile gibbon.

As his arm gave a slight twist, the spear instantly shuddered, blasting the entire carriage apart as it stabbed toward the person inside.

Boom!

But at that moment, a violent explosion rang out from within the carriage.

A figure burst from the scattered wreckage, slashing at the spear-wielding figure with a single sword strike!

The sword light was swift as lightning, tearing through the air and raising a blaze of snow-white radiance!

The assassin, still making his final desperate struggle nearby, stared at the man in shock.

Lu Jieping!

The one who had charged out

was actually that frail-looking middle-aged man, Lu Jieping!

He was a martial artist too!

And a powerful high-rank martial artist at that!

"Get back!"

Yet his astonishing entrance

was instantly shattered by a cold shout.

The spear-wielding youth merely swayed.

Like a sinister serpent, he slipped directly past Lu Jieping's sword light.

Then, with a casual thrust of his spear, he forced Lu Jieping to retreat.

Swish!

Just as Lu Jieping retreated rapidly, he crashed into a guard rushing forward to protect him.

The collision caused them both to lose their balance.

Panic seized Lu Jieping's heart. He shoved the guard away, while the sword light in his hand swept fiercely around him.

Yet Xu Qing, shooting toward him, moved like a ghost.

He passed soundlessly through Lu Jieping's sword light.

In an instant, he pressed close against Lu Jieping's body.

This bizarre movement technique made Lu Jieping's pupils contract. His mouth fell open instinctively.

And in the next moment, a Battle Spear seemed to appear out of nowhere, forcefully thrusting into his mouth!

Pfft!

Terrifying power erupted instantly.

Lu Jieping's head burst apart like a watermelon crushed beneath a wheel.

As blood splattered everywhere, the Battle Spear shuddered and sent an onrushing guard martial artist flying, blood spilling from his mouth.

Xu Qing cast a cold glance at the corpse before him and nodded in satisfaction.

Before the battle, he had directly added the one Free Attribute Point he had painstakingly saved to his movement technique.

Now, his movement technique had reached the fifth realm: Peak Mastery.

That was why he could remain so composed even while facing the siege of so many people.

Though Lu Jieping had concealed himself deeply and could unleash combat power approaching Rank 7 in an instant, he was still no match for a single strike from Xu Qing's spear.

"Garbage." With just two words, Xu Qing delivered his assessment of Lu Jieping's strength.

The gap in strength between the two was enormous.

Whether in combat technique, movement, or raw power, Lu Jieping was no match for Xu Qing.

A battle like this could not even give Xu Qing the slightest thrill of killing an enemy.

"Mr. Lu!!"

Lu Jieping's instant death shocked the seven guard martial artists around him.

Everyone stared at Xu Qing in panic, as though they had seen the Grim Reaper.

Xu Qing merely turned to look at them. "Alliance Martial Artists may leave. Rebel Army members stay."

His words immediately made four of the seven martial artists breathe a sigh of relief.

The remaining three Rebel Army martial artists, however, paled drastically. After exchanging alarmed glances, they turned to flee in different directions.

But how could Xu Qing let them leave just like that?

His figure flashed, and his spear shot out like a black dragon probing a cave. With a single thrust, he pierced one of them through at incredible speed.

That martial artist had only managed to take a single step.

He had no chance to dodge.

Of the remaining two, one was held back by the assassin martial artist, who was struggling desperately despite his dying state.

The other was relentlessly caught by Xu Qing and run through with a single spear thrust.

In only a few moments, Xu Qing had killed all three of them.

The four Alliance Martial Artists had already vanished without a trace.

Looking at the wreckage and corpses scattered across the ground, the assassin martial artist, with the expression of someone who had narrowly escaped death, dropped to his knees and loudly thanked Xu Qing. "Thank you, Senior, for saving my life!"

Xu Qing waved a hand. "Get up. No need to be so polite."

The man was not very old, appearing to be under thirty. He could even be called youthful.

Only then did the martial artist rise and respectfully introduce himself to Xu Qing.

This martial artist was named Huang Zhe.

He was a freelance martial artist from 0125 County.

Because of Lu Jieping, he and several close friends had discussed getting rid of this scourge.

They simply had not expected

that although Lu Jieping appeared to be someone from the Alliance Government, he was actually a member of the Rebel Army.

Not only did he have Alliance Martial Artists protecting him, but he also had Rebel Army martial artists guarding him.

Hearing this, Xu Qing could not help but sigh.

"You really are naive. Did you truly think that guy was opposing the Rebel Army? They were birds of a feather, merely playing along with each other."

"Sigh." Huang Zhe sighed as well.

His two friends had died for nothing. If they had held on a little longer, perhaps they might have been saved too.

"I never expected that the person stirring up trouble in the county and harming everyone was actually the Rebel Army! How despicable!"

Huang Zhe's face was filled with grief.

Xu Qing had no particular thoughts on the matter and did not wish to offer any opinion.

Seeing Xu Qing pick up his spear and prepare to leave, Huang Zhe hurriedly chased after him. "Senior, can I follow you from now on?"

Xu Qing shot him a puzzled glance. "What would you follow me for?"

"To hunt down these scum!" Huang Zhe said righteously.

Xu Qing rolled his eyes. "Not interested."

Huang Zhe immediately grew anxious. "Then can I add your Communication Number?"

Xu Qing waved him off. "We don't even know each other. Why would we add each other's Communication Numbers? I only saved you by chance. We won't meet again from now on."

Hearing Xu Qing's refusal, Huang Zhe could only feel helpless.

They had originally followed the Rebel Army around, targeting the Alliance Government.

But now, he had unexpectedly learned that the Rebel Army was just as unscrupulous.

For a moment, he felt lost, unsure of what he should do next.

It was as though a belief he had held for so long had collapsed.

Yet Xu Qing seemed to have given him a new faith.

Thus, Huang Zhe immediately decided that from this day onward, he would personally expose the Rebel Army's true face and give the people the truth.

Watching Xu Qing gradually walk away.

Huang Zhe suddenly recalled the recent rumors circulating among the public about the mysterious gun expert in 0122 County.

"Could this senior be that person? The legendary seventh-rank expert?"

"Hello, it's me. Yes, hello, Mr. Gongsun."

"Yes, the mission has been completed."

"Alright, then I'll wait quietly."

"Beep beep—"

On the ride back to the company, Xu Qing hung up and chuckled as he recalled the battle from earlier.

Now that the Dragon Sunset Hunting Zone had closed, Gongsun Jin's mission had become his only source of income.

He only hoped the other party would be generous.

Other than that, Xu Qing had no further demands.