Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 615: Chapter 261: Peng and Chen’s Shock, the Great Xia Martial Tournament

Second Year of Great Xia, May 9th

The last half hour before dawn.

Yuwen Dao, Yuan Cheng, Luo Yuan, and other ten Cold Resistance Level members, along with 1800 Hunting Team members who were transferred to Longyou half a month ago, all successfully returned home.

As dawn approached, it was time to sleep, but the gradually quieting Inner City became lively in an instant due to the return of these 1800 people.

The 1800 Hunting Team members, clad in iron armor, entered through the Inner City’s iron gates and, upon hearing the dismissal orders from their respective captains, hurriedly made their way home.

”Honey, you’re back!”

”Dad, Dad, I’m here, I’m here.”

”Big brother is back, Dad, big brother is back.”

”Little brother, come in quickly.”

”Honey, quickly take off your armor, I’ll go make some food.”

...

Amidst the joyful voices, hundreds and thousands of houses in the Inner Valley quickly lit up with coal lamps and bonfires.

Those who returned from the Earth-digging Realm in Longyou, upon seeing their families waiting at the door, all showed beaming smiles on their faces, as if the wind and fatigue on their faces vanished in an instant.

On the main street of the Inner City, Yuwen Dao, leading eight Cold Resistance Level members, was heading towards the main building. They still needed to report to the leader and naturally couldn’t go home directly like the other Earth-digging Realm members.

”No wonder, these Earth-digging Realm members are husbands, fathers, or brothers... They’re essentially the backbone of their families. Going out for such a long time, it’s inevitable that family members staying back at the camp would worry!”

Luo Yuan’s words resonated with the others.

”I received the Minister’s notice on the 16th to go to Longyou, my wife was so chatterbox as I left, afraid something might happen to me.”

”In the past, our hunts were only a few hours long, and we would always be back before dawn, even when stationed at Mirror Valley or Wuyuan, we could come back every few days. This time going to Longyou was different, the first batch went on the 20th of last month, it’s been almost 20 days now, the first time leaving the camp for so long, it’s certainly different!”

”To be honest, being out for so many days did make me miss home a bit.”

”Same here, my son just turned three, I want to go back and see him.”

Hearing the words of Hong Gang and Huang Yong, Luo Yuan chuckled softly, then noticed Yuwen Dao at the front, looked around the group, thought of something, and teasingly said: ”You all have wives and children around a warm fire, but among us here, three are still unmarried!”

Everyone was stupefied upon hearing this, and then all eyes gathered on Yuwen Dao, Lin Kai, and Lu Yang.

”Right, I almost forgot, even our Lord Chief hasn’t married.”

”Lu Yang too, I heard many people have tried to matchmake for you. Are your standards too high?”

”Lin Kai, I heard your sister brought several batches of girls home to set you up, yet you didn’t fancy any of them?”

”Hahahahahaha...”

...

Speaking of which, Yuwen Dao, the Director of the Hunting Department, although strong in capability, is the youngest among the nine, only eighteen years old;

Lu Yang and Lin Kai are only about twenty-one or twenty-two.

These three are quite skillful in battlefields or hunts, but their young age is apparent. Being teased like this by the six who are already married, their faces showed some embarrassment as they unconsciously quickened their steps towards the main building.

Seeing the embarrassment of the three, everyone got even more enthusiastic, teasing them from behind:

”Hahaha, what kind of girl does the Lord Chief like? I’ll introduce you!”

”You don’t need to introduce, if the Lord Chief expresses a desire to marry, his doorstep would probably be worn out immediately.”

”Lin Kai, Lu Yang, I have two nieces with good looks and personalities, I’ll arrange for you to meet them someday, how about it?”

”Two nieces for each of you, old Huang, you’re thinking too beautifully. Lin Kai, don’t be fooled, looking at old Huang, could his family possibly have pretty nieces? My niece Hong Shaojun, now she’s beautiful, with a high cultivation talent. I’ll introduce you.”

”Old Hong, you’re the one who looks like a bear.”

”Hahahahahaha...”

”Yuwen Sizheng, check out my daughter, she’s beautiful.”

”My daughter is chubby, that means good fortune, more suitable for the Director!”

...

”Alright, we’re here, say no more, come with me to meet the leader!”

Seeing the teasing voices growing louder, even attracting teasing from the residents on both sides of the road, Yuwen Dao, with a black line on his forehead, directly interrupted everyone.

The group looked up and indeed found they were close to the main building, so they immediately restrained themselves a bit and followed Yuwen Dao upstairs, preparing to meet Xia Hong in the main hall.

As soon as they reached the third floor, they bumped into Qiu Peng coming out of the main hall.

”You’re all back!”

Qiu Peng first smiled and greeted everyone, then noticed there were only nine returning and immediately asked curiously: ”Where are Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan?”

Yuwen Dao replied: ”Those two were eager to see their families, so I let them stay in the Outer City. They should come in shortly.”

Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo’s families had arrived in Xia City more than ten days ago. Considering the major changes their families had encountered, worrying about their families was quite normal, so Qiu Peng didn’t continue to inquire further.

”The leader is waiting for you inside; go on in!”

He seemed a bit urgent, and after speaking to Yuwen Dao and others, hurried downstairs.

Though curious about why Qiu Peng was anxious, Yuwen Dao and the others remembered that Xia Hong was waiting for them inside, so they went straight into the main hall.

...

As Yuwen Dao and the other nine were entering the main hall to see Xia Hong.