Chapter 419: A Cup of Turbid Wine, Drinking in a Group

Xu Qing ran very fast.

Almost the moment he noticed the appearance of that astonishing aura outside the border, he had no hesitation and turned to run.

This was an instinctive reaction he had developed after doing many big things with the Captain.

Shan Hezi and the others were not much slower. Clearly, they were also people who possessed instincts.

Only Kong Xianglong was a bit slower, because he had said those words.

Xu Qing felt that Kong Xianglong was actually somewhat similar to the Captain to a certain extent, only that the Captain was slow because of greed, while Kong Xianglong was clearly for the sake of posture.

Xu Qing sighed secretly. He felt it would be good if the Captain could join in, but there was no way, as this group of people clearly didn't trust the Captain.

Just like that, their group ran wildly. Until the sky was bright, and after confirming that the enemy indeed hadn't risked their lives to chase, they also exhausted their strength, lay down on a patch of grass, and panted one after another.

This night, they had done too many things.

Especially the battle with the Black-Clad Guards, which made each of them nearly exhausted.

At this moment, following the relaxation, after lying down, each only felt their whole body was soft, and they didn't want to get up.

Xu Qing was the same. Although his injuries were recovering, the mental fatigue was still very intense.

Shan Hezi bared his teeth, his whole body's blood energy dissipated, and a sense of weakness was surging.

Ye Ling no longer transformed into a demon, lying there at this moment as if she didn't have much breath left.

Wang Chen was wailing on the side while drawing seals for himself, seemingly afraid that if he drew slowly, he would have big problems.

As for Kong Xianglong, he was also panting, but clearly much more relaxed than the others. Looking at Xu Qing and the others at this moment, he suddenly laughed, and the laughter grew louder and louder.

Shan Hezi and the three others looked at each other and also laughed heartily. A sense of pleasure permeated their hearts, but as they laughed, they started to bare their teeth again, as they had touched their wounds.

Xu Qing also laughed.

"This slaughter was refreshing!" Kong Xianglong waved his hand, took out five bottles of wine, threw one to each person, and raised them high.

Xu Qing raised his wine bottle, Shan Hezi, Wang Chen, and Ye Ling all did the same, looking at Xu Qing with gazes that no longer had the initial distance, but instead revealed intimacy.

"Bottoms up!"

Everyone raised their necks and drank a large mouthful, and after putting them down, laughter came out again.

But as they drank, they thought of the teenager who dreamed of becoming a Sword-Holder, so each sighed.

Just like that, time passed.

Whether it was the wine or the laughter, or the sighs, they rapidly shortened the distance between each other, and friendship between people often formed after experiencing some things together.

Especially things that were mistakes...

"This time when we go back, it's estimated we'll be finished. We'll definitely be locked in confinement by the Palace Master, and even those who are pro-Saint-Lan will have some gossip, especially the Yao family."

"Sigh, let's keep a low profile for a while after going back." Kong Xianglong stood up, stretched his body, and spoke to everyone, especially looking at Xu Qing.

"Xu Qing, you should be even more miserable. I know the Palace Master. As a pawn of the Punishment Division, the Palace Master will definitely punish you more." Kong Xianglong blinked.

"That's right, Xu Qing, you're finished."

"Sigh, but Xu Qing, you should think about it this way. As a pawn being locked in the Punishment Division, this experience must be very beautiful."

Shan Hezi and the others said one sentence after another, joking with Xu Qing, and at the same time looking at Xu Qing's reaction to this.

They had no malice; this was their way of recognizing each other, and also the way brothers got along.

Xu Qing was expressionless and spoke indifferently.

"The prison guards of the Ding area are all my colleagues, and I am very familiar with them. If we are really locked up..."

Xu Qing looked at Kong Xianglong and the others and spoke earnestly.

"I am going home, and I welcome you to be locked in my home."

As soon as Xu Qing's words came out, Kong Xianglong drank a mouthful of wine silently, Shan Hezi and the others smiled bitterly, sighed depressedly, but the gaze looking at Xu Qing was even more intimate, especially Shan Hezi, who coughed and said in a low voice.

"That... Xu Qing, can you arrange for me to be locked in a prison cell guarded by female prison guards..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked by Wang Chen.

"Don't pay attention to him, this guy's blood energy has problems. What's good about female prison guards? Xu Qing... arrange it when the time comes, give me a prison cage with more female prisoners."

Wang Chen's eyes carried light, full of expectation.

Shan Hezi on the side was unconvinced and retorted a few sentences, and soon the two argued.

This scene was very different from when Xu Qing saw them before. Clearly, everyone had multiple sides, and they were different between strangers and familiar friends.

Ye Ling swept over them coldly, disdain appearing in her eyes, and took out a handful of flesh melons to eat.

Kong Xianglong smiled at Xu Qing and asked about Xu Qing's divine ability.

"Xu Qing, that poison of yours is formidable, but what I'm more interested in is that hand of yours that can turn transparent. To reach straight into the opponent's Heavenly Palace and drag out their Golden Core—this technique... is bizarre to the extreme!"

When Kong Xianglong's words came out, Shan Hezi and the three others also looked at Xu Qing, their hearts also curious.

Xu Qing didn't hide it when he heard this. He raised his hand and waved, and immediately his right hand became transparent, showing it in front of Kong Xianglong.

"This is a cultivation art passed down by my master, and it has a certain relationship with the Ghostly Secluded clan."

Kong Xianglong felt it and revealed admiration in his eyes.

"If this cultivation art is displayed to great success, I'm afraid your whole body will become this state." After speaking, he thought for a while.

"If it's the Ghostly Secluded clan, I'll give you a gift later. I once killed a Ghostly Secluded clan member back then and left something."

After speaking, seeing Xu Qing seemingly wanting to speak, he waved his hand with a smile.

"Between brothers, don't refuse."

When Xu Qing heard this, he looked at Kong Xianglong and nodded. Subsequently, Shan Hezi and Wang Chen also joined in. While discussing divine abilities, they didn't hide them either, displaying their own cultivation arts.

This gave Xu Qing great inspiration, allowing him to understand more about the techniques of the three major sects, especially Ye Ling's demon-transforming technique, which Xu Qing was very interested in.

"The demon-transforming technique is a unique method of the sect. The origin of this method is said to be extremely long-standing, but due to sect rules, I can't say much, but you can learn it yourself." Noticing Xu Qing's curiosity about this technique, Ye Ling said while eating flesh melons.

"I can simply tell you that practicing this method is actually not difficult. What's difficult is needing to comprehend the sect's Great Demon Totem, move it into the sea of consciousness, and after reaching a certain level, you can use the Demon-Transforming Formula to manifest it and turn yourself into a Great Demon."

Saying this, Ye Ling even displayed it.

Xu Qing was shocked in his heart. He thought of his Ghost Emperor Mountain, which to a certain extent could also be seen as a Great Demon.

Then if he mastered the Demon-Transforming Formula, could he use this cultivation art to manifest the Ghost Emperor Mountain.

This method was much simpler than what his master had said.

Xu Qing was immediately tempted.

"If you like it, go learn it." Kong Xianglong said with a smile.

"The three major sects have a close relationship with the Sword-Holding Palace, so there is an agreement between them that any Sword-Holder can consume a certain amount of military merit to learn techniques from the three major sects."

This was the first time Xu Qing heard of this matter. Hearing this, he nodded. He planned to try to learn this demon-transforming technique after going back.

At this moment, the sky was almost noon. After resting, everyone recovered quite a bit, so they stood up and began to hurry on their way.

The return journey was very smooth, without any twists and turns, and Kong Xianglong and the others became even more familiar with Xu Qing during this time. Until before the last teleportation, Kong Xianglong spoke to Xu Qing in a low voice.

"Xu Qing, I'm not sowing discord, but I'll remind you: be careful of your senior brother. I don't think he looks like a good person."

"That's right, Chen Erniu has a sneaky look. Even if one day he betrays the sect, I would feel it's very normal." Shan Hezi also looked like he deeply agreed on the side.

When Xu Qing heard this, he spoke earnestly.

"My senior brother and I have experienced life and death many times. He is one of the people I trust the most."

Kong Xianglong didn't say anything more, patted Xu Qing on the shoulder, and following the shining of the teleportation light, everyone's figures disappeared.

When they appeared, it wasn't directly in the Sword-Holding Palace, but in a valley not far from the Capital District.

There was a small teleportation formation there, usually covered up, which was Kong Xianglong's secret base.

This was Kong Xianglong's idea, and also his experience.

He felt that if they appeared in the teleportation formation within the Sword-Holding Palace when returning, there would definitely be a record.

So he chose to teleport in this valley. In this way, returning quietly, the risk of being discovered could be smaller, and after a few days passed, they could not admit that they had just returned.

"This was secretly laid out by me, until now..." In the valley teleportation formation, Kong Xianglong was speaking to Xu Qing and the others with a smile, but before he could finish, amidst the change in everyone's expressions, this teleportation formation opened automatically.

The next instant, everyone's figures disappeared, and when they appeared, they were already in the Sword-Holding Palace, in the teleportation formation on the square.

Following the manifestation of their figures, everyone's hearts panicked, and they saw the Palace Master standing outside the formation, full of solemnity, as if containing gloom, looking at them coldly.

Clearly, the formation Kong Xianglong thought was secret had long been altered by the Palace Master, and he was also waiting for them here specifically.

Kong Xianglong's body trembled a bit, Shan Hezi and the others were also guilty, and Xu Qing lowered his head, prepared to be scolded and punished.

As a Sword-Holder, not following the rules when going out on a mission was not a small matter.

But after waiting for a long time, they didn't hear the Palace Master speak, so Xu Qing raised his head slightly, noticing that the Palace Master's gaze was carefully examining each of them, as if checking their injuries.

It wasn't just Xu Qing who raised his head; the others also raised their heads in surprise.

Looking at the gazes of these five people in front of him, the Palace Master snorted coldly.

"What are you standing here for? Are others not teleporting? Why don't you hurry up and leave!"

After speaking, the Palace Master turned and left with a cold face.

It seemed that his arrival this time was to see if their injuries were too severe. At this moment, finding that each one was full of vitality, he felt relieved.

"Strange!"

"Actually no punishment!"

"Caring about us?" Everyone looked at each other, all having surprises. At this moment, they hurriedly walked out of the formation and dispersed.

Xu Qing also breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the direction the Palace Master left, he suddenly felt that the other party wasn't so unapproachable, so he flickered and left the Sword-Holding Palace.

And at this moment, inside the Sword-Holding Palace, Yao Yunhui and Zhang Siyun were going out.

Regarding her son's position, Yao Yunhui was very dissatisfied and had invited Zhang Siyun's grandmaster, that is, Deacon Sima, many times, but the other party had made excuses.

So today she had to come personally to have a talk with him.

Now that the talk was over, she was taking Zhang Siyun and about to leave when she suddenly raised her head and saw Xu Qing who was going away.

Zhang Siyun also saw Xu Qing, disgust appearing in his eyes, but he didn't notice his mother's expression beside him, which actually appeared with some absent-mindedness when gazing at Xu Qing's back at this moment.

Yao Yunhui's footsteps paused. She didn't know what was wrong with her recently. Every time she thought of Xu Qing and wanted to calculate against him, a thought would arise in her mind, making herself think more of Xu Qing's good points.

This thought kept arising in her heart, entangled with her own disgust toward him, deeper and deeper, eventually turning into thick complexity.

Noticing his mother's footsteps pausing, Zhang Siyun couldn't help but look over, finding his mother's expression changing constantly, so he was a bit worried.

"Mother..."

Today's Yao Yunhui was wearing a black gauze Luo cloud skirt, which set off her snow-tender skin, looking even more moving.

Especially her towering breasts, and the straight long legs faintly visible within the Luo skirt, looking exceptionally tall.

It was exactly a bundle of slender waist, jade legs lightly separated. Even though she was stopping now, her lotus steps hadn't moved, she still carried an indescribable temptation.

Added to that beautiful waist and hip curve, all this made her cold-as-ice face hide endless enchantment, like frozen fire.

At this moment, she looked at the departing Xu Qing, and amidst the constant churning of complexity in her heart, she actually murmured softly by mistake.

"Yun'er, look, does that Xu Qing look a bit like your father?"

Zhang Siyun shook all over, his expression changing completely.

His eyes widened as never before, and an indescribable, heaven-shaking wave stirred in his heart, as if a million heavenly thunders were exploding together in his brain, echoing through the sky, and he exclaimed in shock.

"What did you say."

After Yao Yunhui finished speaking, she realized something was wrong. At this moment, her expression turned cold, and she spoke gloomily.

"All trash."

After speaking, Yao Yunhui snorted coldly, disgust appeared on her beautiful face, and she left rapidly.

A graceful back figure outlined by a long skirt, and as her waist twisted, it pulled at the gazes and souls of quite a few Sword-Holders around.

When Zhang Siyun heard this, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

This was the first time in his life he heard his mother scold his father, and he felt a sense of relief.

At the same time, in the mid-air of the Capital District, there was another person who also saw Xu Qing's departing figure.

This was an old man.

He stared dumbfoundedly at the direction Xu Qing went away, rubbed his eyes hard, widened his eyes to confirm, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.

"This... this..."

"This is too unlucky!"

"How could I see this little bastard here!"

This person was exactly the old man from Banquan Road. He had come to the Capital District this time to purchase some auxiliary items needed for Linger's inheritance. He hadn't had too much contact with the outside world, and now that he had finished buying and was about to leave, he saw Xu Qing.

After disbelief, the old man also shivered, and incomparable luck arose in his

After the disbelief, the old man also gave a start, a sense of immense relief rising in his heart.

"Good thing I didn't let Linger follow!"

"I absolutely cannot let Linger know that this wicked little Xu brat is here!"

The Ban Quanlu old man gritted his teeth fiercely, terrified of being noticed by Xu Qing, and left rapidly.

"I am never coming to the Capital again!"