Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 476: Chapter 217: Hesitation, Departure, and Sending Word (Part 3)

Quite filial!

Xia Hong could see through Luo Cheng’s thoughts with a glance and smiled, “You know that the Hive is not a good place. Your aptitude is decent, and with my recommendation, Great Xia might accept you. But your father and others, their aptitude isn’t great, and they haven’t contributed to Great Xia, so they won’t be accepted for no reason over there.”

Luo Cheng’s face froze momentarily, and he bowed his head, lost in thought.

“As for your father and the others, you don’t need to worry for now. If you really want to bring them over, first go there to enhance your strength. When you are strong enough, Great Xia will take your father and them over for your sake, wouldn’t that be better?”

These words immediately stirred Luo Cheng.

After all, being a child, the scenes Xia Hong painted, just thinking about it inflated his vanity, showing a look of excitement was unavoidable.

At this moment, Xia Hong slightly raised his eyebrows and glanced outside, then said, “Go back and think about it first, tell me again next month!”

Luo Cheng nodded, put down his spear, and left the courtyard.

Just after Luo Cheng left, Cheng Ping walked in after a short while.

“Sir, the leader announced today that we will set off to Long Mountain at the end of the month!”

Xia Hong’s expression brightened upon hearing this, and he immediately asked, “Who will be taken along?”

“Only bring the hunting team under Chen Yuan and Chen Yingba.”

Got it!

Xia Hong nodded, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

As expected, it’s a tradition to deliver tribute every year. Chen Yingyuan can’t possibly take that much material alone; he surely needs people to escort it. Since Chen Yingyuan doesn’t have a hunting team, he would definitely choose Chen Yingba’s team from nearby to follow along.

Currently, he is the twenty-fifth member of Chen Yingba’s hunting team, so naturally, he can also accompany Chen Yingyuan to Long Mountain.

“Who is this Chen Yuan?”

“The leader’s second son, he’s eighteen this year…”

Cheng Ping paused his tone, hesitated for a moment, then continued with uncertainty, “I’ve heard something recently, not sure if it would be helpful to you. Last year, the eldest son of Long Mountain issued an Alliance Leader Order…”

Listening to Cheng Ping’s narrative, after learning about the hostage and the Alliance Leader Order, Xia Hong’s eyes became increasingly bright, and his mind started to think quickly.

Five million catties of iron ore; ten catties of Jade Bone; and they have to deliver a hostage.

In such a situation, daring to issue such an excessive Alliance Leader Order clearly means forcing the ten camps of Longyou to choose between Long Mountain and Zhaoyang!

Is it bluffing, or is there enough confidence, waiting for the right moment?

Or is there a bigger plot!

Xia Hong’s eyes flickered slightly. Leading the position of the alliance hierarch in Longyou for nearly fifty years, he wouldn’t doubt Long Mountain’s strength, but the timing of this Alliance Leader Order puzzled him a bit.

Li Tianhua hasn’t shown up for three years, Marquis Zhaoyang, Hou Hu, is at his peak, the entire Longyou is in a state of panic, and yet the eldest son, who is in charge, instead of pacifying, issued such a harsh Alliance Leader Order to trouble other camps.

No matter how you think about it, it feels odd!

Xia Hong pondered for a while, then turned to see Cheng Ping with a face full of anxiety, immediately understanding what he was worried about. After a moment’s thought, he smiled, “Alright, you go back first, come to me on April 1st, and I’ll give you the antidote for the next month, don’t worry!”

Hearing this, Cheng Ping’s suspended heart finally settled, he bowed to Xia Hong, and then slowly retreated.

Watching Cheng Ping’s respectful posture, Xia Hong chuckled lightly.

Cheng Ping has been much more obedient recently, and his fear of him has clearly increased. It should be due to the intimidating effect of his trip to the top floor of the main building last month.

“No matter what Long Mountain’s plot is, I must get involved. Meanwhile, on the Hive side, I need to keep a backup plan. I should find a way to first send a message to Xia Chuan, there’s a major change at Pingxi Plain, Great Xia can prepare for it in advance!”

After a moment of thought, Xia Hong took out a piece of white paper from his bag and started writing a letter.

Second Year of Great Xia, March 30.

On the last day of March, Luo Cheng, like usual, finished practicing with his spear in the courtyard and was about to leave when he was called by Xia Hong.

“Inform your father and Li Baihe to come here once.”

“Yes, Uncle Yu!”

Luo Cheng thought Xia Hong finally agreed to accept his father and others, his face immediately showed a hint of joy, he quickly nodded in agreement and ran home to call them.

Knock, knock, knock…

In a short while, Xia Hong heard the sound of knocking.

“Is Hong Yu here? Luo Ming seeks an audience.”

“Come in!”

Luo Ming and Li Baihe slowly walked in, unlike Li Baihe’s expectant and slightly excited expression, Luo Ming looked a bit uneasy, clearly still worried that Xia Hong might blame him for past events.

“Sir Hong Yu, it was my fault before, I am grateful for your guidance to Luo Cheng during this time!”

Upon hearing Luo Ming’s words, Xia Hong immediately realized that Li Baihe only told Luo Ming about the incident at the mine and probably didn’t disclose his identity, so Luo Ming was still unaware.

“I have a letter here, find a chance to deliver it to Yue Feng. Also, I hope you will tell Yue Feng the precise location of the Hive Station and all the defense arrangements within. Are you willing, or not?”

As Xia Hong finished speaking, Luo Ming and Li Baihe were both stunned.

The two of them vaguely realized something, exchanged glances, and then simultaneously looked up at Xia Hong, bowing, “Sir, we are willing!”

Xia Hong smiled and nodded, “That’s good, next time you meet Yue Feng, take your son along, he can return to Great Xia first, and in the future, you can act according to Yue Feng’s orders!”

A look of relief appeared in Luo Ming’s eyes, and together with Li Baihe, they stepped forward, took the letter from Xia Hong’s hand, and nodded heavily.

“Sir, rest assured, we will definitely handle the matter well!”