Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 473: Chapter 216: Great Medicine, Going Out, Turmoil in Longyou (Part 3)

“Brother Chen, it’s been a while!”

As soon as they spoke, their temperaments were revealed. The short-statured Wu Xiong appeared much more sincere, while Han Jiuli seemed slightly more refined.

“Brother Wu, Brother Han, it’s been a while. Your two families truly…”

In fact, at the moment when he saw the two salute Hou Tong, Chen Yingyuan’s pupils contracted sharply. He now realized that his inquiry seemed somewhat redundant, and he didn’t finish his sentence.

“The Old Alliance Leader is getting on in years, the eldest son acts against justice, and the Longyou Alliance has long been in name only. Now it’s finally the Zhaoyang Camp taking the lead, and Lord Hou Tong personally comes here. With such sincerity, what are you still hesitating about, Brother Chen?”

As soon as Han Jiuli spoke, Wu Xiong beside him continued, “It’s not just our two families; the three Camps of Xiling, White Abyss, and East Kang have also decided to switch allegiance to Zhaoyang. Brother Chen, stop hesitating and join us in overthrowing Long Mountain and building a new alliance!”

With Zhaoyang leading, plus Xiling, White Abyss, East Kang, Wushuang, and Hanqiong, there are altogether six Camps, already half of the Camps within Longyou.

The addition of the Beehive makes it seven.

Even if the remaining four steadfastly stand on Long Mountain’s side, they won’t have a numbers advantage. It seems I really should…

Inside Chen Yingyuan’s mind, a battle between heaven and man began. He wanted to speak several times, but in the end, the words got stuck in his throat, and he held back forcibly.

“Fellows, that is Long Mountain after all! Li Tianhua’s strength…”

“Leader Chen, next month is the forty-eighth alliance meeting. Li Tianhua founded the Longyou Alliance at the age of fifty. Have you calculated how old he is this year?”

After a long silence, Hou Tong finally couldn’t hold back and spoke.

He asked with a slight smirk on his face, which rendered Chen Yingyuan speechless.

The Long Mountain alliance meeting occurs once a year. Li Tianhua founded the alliance at fifty and has experienced forty-eight alliance meetings. His age is easy to calculate.

Hou Tong didn’t wait for him to speak and continued.

“The Cold Resistance Level can live up to a hundred, and moreover, as one gets older, the vitality will weaken significantly. Since the meeting three years ago, Li Tianhua hasn’t appeared in public. What does this indicate, Brother Chen? You should be clear in your heart. Even if Li Tianhua isn’t dead yet, how much of his strength can he exert at his age…”

At this point, Hou Tong’s tone shifted, and he said proudly, “My family’s leader, Hou Hu, already has the pinnacle strength of the Cold Resistance Level, and he is currently in his prime. Even if Li Tianhua were at his peak now, he might not surpass our leader.”

Seeing Chen Yingyuan’s demeanor start to relax, Hou Tong immediately pressed on with the advantage:

“Brother Chen, my family’s leader mentioned that once the new Zhaoyang Alliance is established, for these Camps joining early, the annual tribute will be cut in half directly, the share of Cold Apple Jade Dew will double, and all the mutual protection treaties established by Long Mountain will remain unchanged. What are you still worrying about?”

“Lord Hou, how about giving me some more time to consider? There’s just over a month left until the alliance meeting. If I am not mistaken, during this meeting, you all intend to unite and force a coup. I promise to have it all figured out before the meeting!”

Upon hearing Chen Yingyuan’s response, Hou Tong’s face was full of impatience, evidently unable to hold back any longer. However, at this moment, Wu Tianxing spoke up.

“Lord Hou, my Beehive has old ties with Long Mountain. It’s normal for our leader to be unable to make a decision for the moment. I hope you can give our leader some more time.”

Upon hearing this, Hou Tong’s face froze, then he waved his sleeve sharply and said in a deep voice, “Then Leader Chen, do consider carefully. Before the April alliance meeting, I hope my family’s leader can hear a satisfactory answer. That being the case, I won’t linger in the Beehive any longer. Farewell!”

After speaking, Hou Tong turned directly and headed north. Wu Xiong and Han Jiuli, who had just arrived, followed behind him and left together.

Chen Yingyuan and the other two stood there for a while and soon turned around and left too.

Xia Hong remained on the tree for a full half hour, ensuring that all of them had gone far, before jumping down with a contemplative look.

“As expected, there’s indeed a problem within Long Mountain. It seems this issue is about to erupt. Marquis Zhaoyang and Hou Hu are the key to this problem!”

Hearing about the Longyou Alliance from Cheng Ping’s mouth that day, Xia Hong had some speculations in his heart. What he accidentally witnessed today undoubtedly confirmed his suspicions.

The increasingly powerful Zhaoyang Camp couldn’t resist drawing in other Camps to overthrow Long Mountain Camp and establish their own authority.

Xiling, White Abyss, East Kang, Wushuang, Hanqiong, with half of the Camps already defecting to Zhaoyang’s side, looking at Chen Yingyuan, he probably isn’t far behind.

With this view, Long Mountain’s chances don’t seem good!

Of course, today’s gains aren’t limited to this.

Marquis Zhaoyang, Hou Hu, pinnacle strength of the Cold Resistance Level!

Sure enough, the Cold Resistance Level has its own hierarchy.

It’s just unknown which stage those people belong to just now.

“Of the six just now, Hou Tong is the strongest, probably having eight manes; Wu Xiong, Han Jiuli, and Chen Yingyuan are similar, all about seven manes; Wu Tianxing and Chen Yingba are slightly weaker, around six manes…”

With Xia Hong’s eyesight, the strength of the six just now couldn’t be hidden from him.

But the content of their conversation didn’t involve the division of the Cold Resistance Level, so he couldn’t tell which stage they were in.

“The hundred-year lifespan of the Cold Resistance Level is quite close to my previous guesses!”

Earlier, upon breaking through to the Cold Resistance Level, Xia Hong already had a preliminary sense of his own physical condition.

The most thorough change from Earth-digging Realm to Cold Resistance Level is in the skin membrane. Although the flesh body and internal organs have enhanced, the range isn’t significant. Xia Hong had previously deduced his lifespan based on the physical state of people in the Camp over forty, and what Hou Tong just said validated his guess.

“Planning to force a coup at the Long Mountain alliance meeting, it seems this gathering will be quite lively. Hou Tong’s prideful demeanor suggests that Hou Hu is not simple. This kind of indecisive attitude from Chen Yingyuan is not a good thing. When choosing sides, the last thing you want is this kind of hesitation, and moreover…”

Xia Hong paused in his speech, recalling the exchange just now, a hint of speculation flashing in his eyes.

“That Wu Tianxing seems to have some issues!”

As an observer, Wu Tianxing’s defense of his leader appeared normal on the surface, but Xia Hong could keenly sense his greater purpose should be to prevent Hou Tong from saying anything impulsive that might influence Chen Yingyuan’s decision.

This indeed smelled fishy!

Xia Hong shook his head, strolling slowly in the snow, pondering what impact this Longyou upheaval might have on Great Xia.

No, it should be what Great Xia can gain from this Longyou upheaval!

Xia Hong’s eyes flickered slightly, turning towards the southeastern side of Pingxi Plain, the direction of Great Xia. He quickly had a plan in mind, showing a hint of a smile.

“The collapse of Longyou isn’t a bad thing for Great Xia. The once solid Pingxi Plain was hard for me to intervene, but if you all are in internal chaos, you can’t blame me!”