Outsiders

In July and August, Xu Qing took Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo to travel around the world.

In September, Qin Lin will have to go back to work at Jiangnan University. Zhao Ruo is doing better; she works as a manager at the Limit General Hall in Jiangnan Base City, which gives her more flexibility in terms of time and fewer opportunities to travel for work.

Xu Qing went into the castle to see his two little nephews. "Xiaoping Xiaohai, your uncle has come to play with you."

"Uncle," Xiaoping and Xiaohai were delighted to see Xu Qing.

Just like Xu Qing said, kids only care about looks. The reason they're close to him is because he's... handsome.

"Not bad, you shouted quite fluently," Xu Qing praised.

Then he took out a bunch of toys, all of which he had bought on his way out to play.

"Take it and play with it," Xu Qing said, waving his hand dismissively.

"Thank you, Uncle," Xiaoping and Xiaohai, their attention quickly drawn to the toys.

Xu Qing looked at Xu Xin, "Sister Xin, where is my sister-in-law?"

"He's busy cultivating," Xu Xin said, pointing to the top of the castle.

Anyway, the child is already a year and a half old, and with Luo Feng's parents taking care of him, she and Luo Feng don't need to worry too much.

Xu Qing glanced at the top of the castle. Since the castle was built, Hong and Thor had been cultivating here. With Babata there, he could offer them some appropriate advice.

"By the way, Sister Xin, how does it feel to be a boss?" Xu Qing asked with a smile.

"Yes, that feeling is certainly wonderful, but it's a pity that you've become Warrior, Xiao Qing, and can't come with me," Xu Xin replied.

Xu Qing chuckled, "There's nothing we can do about it, his talent is undeniable. By the way, what's wrong with my Elder Brother? Why hasn't he made a move yet? Does he think I'm joking? If so, I'm really going to sneak into his bed."

"Don't do anything rash. The matter has already been settled with my Elder Brother. He needs to focus on managing the Xu Family business now. Once he's more capable of handling things, the wedding will naturally take place," Xu Xin told him.

"Oh, that's good, that's good. I've been worrying so much about this family," Xu Qing sighed.

Xu Xin rolled her eyes at him. "You're the one who worries. It's a blessing from heaven that you're not causing any trouble."

"I'm going to see my brother-in-law and the eldest and second eldest brothers," Xu Qing said, flying towards the top of the castle.

"Big brother, second brother..." Xu Xin felt something was off when she heard Xu Qing address Hong and Thor.

At first, she also found it unbelievable that they would call Hong and Thor brothers, especially Xu Qing, who called them "elder brother" and "second brother" so casually. Even Luo Feng called them "Elder Brother" and "second brother".

But neither Hong nor Thor cared.

"This must be what male friendship is like," Xu Xin shook her head, unable to understand.

Xu Qing went to the balcony at the top of the castle and saw Luo Feng and the other two sitting there cultivating.

"Hey, eldest brother, second brother, brother-in-law, cultivating? You're working hard, huh? You deserve praise," Xu Qing said without hesitation.

Hearing Xu Qing's voice, the three of them awoke from their cultivation.

"Fourth Brother, having fun?" Thor teased.

"That was awesome, so awesome! You can't be envious, Second Brother," Xu Qing nodded and said.

Thor's face twitched. "What am I envious of? What do I have to envy? I've already done that."

"Really? It doesn't look like it at all," Xu Qing looked at him with suspicion.

"Fourth Brother, what kind of talk is that? What do you mean by 'doesn't look like it'?" Thor looked annoyed and his smile vanished.

Hong and Luo Feng exchanged a glance; they both realized that Xu Qing was deliberately teasing him.

"Second brother, your IQ needs improvement," Hongdu couldn't help but remark.

"Yeah, Second Brother, Xiao Qing was just playing a prank on you, how did you fall for it?" Luo Feng laughed.

After being reminded by the two, Thor realized what was going on, "Fourth Brother, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Xu Qing pushed up his sunglasses and shrugged. "What are you talking about, Second Brother? I don't understand."

"You... you're something else," Thor was impressed; he had never seen anyone more good at pretending than Xu Qing.

"Xiao Qing, are you going out for a stroll again?" Luo Feng asked.

Xu Qing nodded, "My brother-in-law understands me best."

"You really like this," Luo Feng laughed. Others would love to stay at home, but he's always thinking about going out.

Xu Qing said seriously, "I call this yearning for freedom, the freedom to fly. This is the romance of a good man."

"Cough cough..."

Upon hearing this, all three of them choked. Did he mean that they weren't good men?

"That's just your personal romance," Thor retorted.

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you. I'm leaving now," Xu Qing said, giving him a disappointed look before turning and flying away.

Thor looked at Hong and Luo Feng speechlessly, "Am I the one who doesn't understand?"

Hong and Luo Feng shook their heads with smiles.

"See? I knew it wasn't my fault. I'm really impressed with this Fourth Brother," Thor said, rubbing his bald head.

On Pluto, Xu Qing returned to this place.

"I feel like I'm almost at the Star Level 4. Breaking through at this level is getting slower and slower. It only took me less than three years to complete the cultivation at the Planetary Level, but it's been two years at the Star Level, and I'm still at the third level," Xu Qing muttered.

After reaching the Star Level, Xu Qing also felt that his cultivation speed had slowed down considerably.

The only thing that remained unaffected was the speed at which his cultivation level improved. For example, comprehending secret techniques and Origin Law was not particularly difficult for him.

"I wonder if my brother-in-law and the others are like this too," Xu Qing rubbed his chin.

He felt that improving one's realm was much easier than improving one's level.

"Could I be one of those idiots with terrible aptitude but top-notch comprehension, an unconventional genius?" Xu Qing guessed, thinking that this was a common trope in novels.

"How can I improve my aptitude? It'll probably be difficult. Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it for now. I'll just focus on breaking through to the Star Level 4 first," Xu Qing shook his head, stopping his wild thoughts.

A month later, Xu Qing successfully broke through to the Star Level 4, and his Spiritual Force also broke through to the second level.

"Phew, next up are the Origin Law, ten Origin Law, that's going to be interesting, I'll have something to do every day," Xu Qing muttered to himself, he really enjoyed delving into something.

He gets especially enthusiastic about things he likes, and he enjoys them immensely.

On this day, a silver-gray, saucer-shaped Spaceship appeared at the edge of the Solar System, approaching the direction of Earth.

There were seven people in the control room of the Spaceship, all of them Universe Adventurer with different appearances.

The leader was a tall, handsome man with pointed ears, dressed in battle armor; he was also the captain.

"After flying for almost three years, we're finally almost there," Captain Buluo exclaimed.

More than two years ago, they ventured into the Void Region of the Milky Way and unexpectedly discovered a wormhole.

Passing through a wormhole, they arrived at a place ruled by a Immortal Expert, where two life-bearing planets resided, one of which was Earth.

For Universe Adventurer, the discovery of a new life-bearing planet is an opportunity to make a fortune.

By conquering these newly inhabited planets, we can enslave the native inhabitants and extract endless wealth.

They've always done it this way.

"Let's hope there aren't any powerful beings on that planet," the crew prayed.

After all, it was a place once ruled by an Immortal Expert. Who knows, there might be powerful beings among the planet's native inhabitants, or perhaps they left behind some terrifying weapons.

"Don't think so badly. We should think positively, like the treasure left behind by that powerful figure," Captain Buluo said with a smile.

He comes from the Nolanshan Family and can call for support from the Nolanshan Family fleet at any time.

That Immortal Expert has long since perished, and the Nolanshan Family behind him has nothing to fear.

Hearing the captain say that, the crew all laughed, "Get ready to make a fortune!"

At that moment, the monitoring devices installed on Pluto immediately detected the approach of the unfamiliar Spaceship.

The monitoring device covers a distance of hundreds of thousands of kilometers, and will issue an alarm as soon as an unfamiliar Spaceship appears.

"Warning! An unfamiliar Spaceship has entered the Solar System! Warning! An unfamiliar Spaceship has entered the Solar System!"

Xu Qing, who was cultivating on Pluto, woke up immediately.

Even Luo Feng, who was currently on Earth, couldn't sit still any longer; his expression turned serious. "So fast?"

"What's wrong, Third Brother?" Hong and Thor noticed that his expression was off.

"An unfamiliar Spaceship has entered the Solar System; Earth is about to be exposed!" Luo Feng took a deep breath.

Upon hearing this news, Hong and Thor were shocked; they had been discovered.

However, they quickly calmed down. "This day was bound to come sooner or later, it's just coming sooner than expected. Let's go, let's meet these outsiders. We must stop them before they arrive on Earth."

"Xiao Qing on Pluto should have received the alert as well, and they may have already made contact," Luo Feng said worriedly.

Babata disagreed, saying, "Most Universe Adventurer are Planetary Level or Star Level. Universe Level adventurers don't bother with anything like adventurers; facing Xu Qing would be suicide."

Hearing Babata say this, the three felt much relieved and quickly boarded their Spaceship to head towards Pluto.

At that moment, Xu Qing heard the alarm and raised an eyebrow. "Am I really a jinx?"

It hasn't even been a year, and it's already come true.

"Universe Adventurer, huh? Let me see what you're all up to," Xu Qing said, transforming into a streak of Flowing Light as he flew towards the direction from which the unfamiliar Spaceship had come.

A few minutes later, a Spaceship came into Xu Qing's view.

"Oh, it's here," Xu Qing said, watching the Spaceship fly straight towards them at a pretty fast speed.

At the same time, the people on the Spaceship also discovered Xu Qing's presence.

"Captain, there's someone ahead. According to the detection, it's a Star Level 4 powerhouse, probably a native of that planet," a small child appeared on the control panel screen on the Spaceship, representing the Spaceship's intelligence.

However, this is not an intelligent life form like Babata, but a lower-level intelligent Optical Computer, a level higher than the Auxiliary Optical Computer in Xu Qing's hand.

"Oh, Star Level 4 being, that's not bad for a native," Captain Buluo said in surprise.

Of the seven, he was the highest level, a Stellar Level Six. The others were a second-order Star Level individual, a Stellar Level One, and the rest were Planetary Level Nine.

"Captain, should we ram them directly, or stop?" the Spaceship's AI asked.

"Atuka, this is our money! How can we let him die? Stop! I'll personally subdue him. We can get information about that planet from him," Captain Buluo said.

"Yes, Captain," the Spaceship's intelligent system Atuka, immediately brought the Spaceship to a stop.

The Spaceship quickly stopped not far in front of Xu Qing, and then three people flew out: Captain Buluo and two Star Level beings.

"A gorilla?" Xu Qing was astonished to see a hairy person.

On Qiulong Planet and Biyan Planet, Xu Qing had seen many races, but this was the first time he had ever seen a race that looked like a gorilla.

With a long face, long arms, and relatively short legs, isn't it just like a gorilla in a zoo?

Xu Qing was truly amazed. How could there be Human Race in the universe who evolved to look so much like gorillas? Had their evolution gone astray?

Unfortunately, the opponent had reached the Star Level.

"Native, from this moment on, you are my slave," Buluo said arrogantly.

Xu Qing's Auxiliary Optical Computer translated what the other party said.

"Did I run into an idiot? Stellar Level Six, does he really think that just because his level is higher than mine, he's stronger?" Xu Qing rolled his eyes.

People who immediately declare themselves mentally challenged are simply insane.

"I'm too lazy to talk to idiots. Besides these three, there seem to be other people on the Spaceship. Important figures are definitely on the Spaceship too. So these three are just small fry. Let's take them out," Xu Qing thought for a moment.

The next second, Xu Qing's figure flashed and appeared behind Buluo and the other two.

The three of them didn't even have time to react.

Sizzle!

The next second, a red light flashed, and the Blood Soul Spider Silk, as sharp as blood, sliced across the necks of the three people like blades.

Blood splattered as three heads flew off their bodies.

The people inside the Spaceship stared wide-eyed at the sight, frozen in place. Were they... dreaming?!

"Captain!" the Spaceship's AI, Atuka, shouted.

It could communicate with Buluo through consciousness, meaning Buluo was its master. When Buluo died, it was the first to know that this was true.

At this moment, Xu Qing was already standing in front of the Spaceship, looking inside through Spaceship glass.

"Run! Atuka, what are you waiting for? If you don't run, we'll all die here!" The remaining four people were terrified when they saw Xu Qing outside, and they screamed and shouted.

The Spaceship's intelligent system Atuka, was also frightened. Ignoring the fact that its master Buluo, was already dead, it immediately activated the Spaceship and fled.

However, it soon discovered that the Spaceship could not move.

"What? The Spaceship won't move!" the Spaceship's AI Atuka, shouted. No matter what commands it gave, the Spaceship didn't move at all. Instead, it was sounding an alarm, indicating that an unknown force had taken control of the ship.

That unknown force was naturally Xu Qing's Natural Domain, an eighth-level domain, which was more than enough to control a small B-Class Spaceship.

Click!

At that moment, the people in the control room saw a crack appear, and two glowing hands inserted themselves, then pried it open to both sides.

Through the crack, they saw Xu Qing's figure.

"I'm coming in!" Xu Qing said with a grin as he tore open the Spaceship.

To those inside the Spaceship, Xu Qing seemed like a devil, his smile sending chills down their spines, and his words sounded more like, 'Children, are you ready to be eaten by me?'