Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1039: Chapter 369: Both Suffer Crushing Defeat—Great Awakening Yan Long Master; 2 Dead, 3 Injured; An Unexpected Encounter_5

Seeing Xiahou Zhang covered in wounds, Jiang Xinfan clearly had a premonition about the battle at Hongguan. So when he heard that Hongguan had fallen, he showed no surprise and instead signaled Xiahou Zhang to enter the city first.

Feeling that Jiang Xinfan’s response was too indifferent, Xiahou Zhang was obviously a bit angry, and said in a low voice: ”With Hongguan lost, the barrier between Jiangxia and Dajue Temple is completely gone. If Master and the others from the Seven Towns return empty-handed, Jiangxia will soon face even harsher revenge from Dajue Temple. You’re the Town Chief, have you thought about what to do next?”

Seeing the anger on Xiahou Zhang’s face, Jiang Xinfan understood that he was still resenting his father, Jiang Yinglong, for not defending Hongguan with him.

”Senior Brother, don’t be angry. Maybe there will be good news from Father’s side soon. To strike at the heart, as the Town Chief of the Seven Towns previously said, without finding the deceitful monster behind Dajue Temple, we can’t annihilate it completely. Holding Hongguan is temporary; as long as the people of the Eight Towns...”

Although Jiang Xinfan is the Town Chief, he only has the Cold Resistance Level Cultivation. He knows well that Jiangxia Town relies on his father and Senior Brother to stand firm, so on a daily basis, his main role as Town Chief is to mediate between the two.

It’s not that Jiang Yinglong and Xiahou Zhang, the pair of master and disciple, don’t have a good relationship. On the contrary, they have a very good relationship. But when it comes to major decisions for the Town, differences in ideology can sometimes arise, which is quite normal.

Jiang Xinfan is obviously experienced in handling these matters. After he finished speaking, the anger on Xiahou Zhang’s face gradually faded away, and he sighed lightly: ”We can only hope that Master gains something from this. Originally, we planned to expand westward from the North Bank of the Heng River, but now that path is blocked by Dajue Temple, and further plans are uncertain...”

Whatever one fears will come. Before Xiahou Zhang could finish his words, he detected something, quickly turned his head to look into the western sky, and his expression changed abruptly.

Pfft......

In the western sky, a middle-aged man holding a big saber suddenly plummeted from mid-air.

The man’s clothes were tattered, and blood was oozing from the seven orifices of his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, looking extremely battered. When he landed, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and couldn’t even stand.

”Master!”

”Father.”

Xiahou Zhang and Jiang Xinfan were shocked to see the person was their leader, Jiang Yinglong. Their faces were filled with horror as they rushed forward to support him.

Jiang Yinglong looked exceptionally panicked, his mind seemed somewhat disoriented. After taking deep breaths for over a dozen breaths, he spoke urgently to Xiahou Zhang: ”Quickly mobilize the army to Peak Mountain Camp. The power of Dajue Temple is unfathomable. After taking Hongguan, they will inevitably continue to expand. We must prepare quickly.”

”I’ll take care of it immediately, Master. What happened at Dajue Temple?”

Peak Mountain Camp is the place where I almost got killed just now, more than twenty kilometers east of Hongguan Village. The camp was mainly set up to defend against Chui Mountain Town, and now Jiang Yinglong intends to station the army there against Dajue Temple.

After Xiahou Zhang responded, he couldn’t help but ask what happened at Dajue Temple.

Jiang Yinglong couldn’t calm his emotions after recalling his encounter at Dajue Temple. His pupils were filled with fear as he said: ”Ju Yuan, Hei Ming, Wu Sheng, each of the three Great Masters in the Great Awakening Hall is more terrifying than the other. There are more than seven hundred official bhikkhus as well. Of the eight of us who went, except for the three from the Northern Three Towns led by Yang Zhun, two died and three were injured among the rest.”

Bang......

Xiahou Zhang’s heart was instantly thrown into turmoil by these words; Jiang Xinfan’s pupils shrank abruptly, and his expression went blank.

Eight Xianyang Level experts went, two died and three were injured.

This......

”I’ll immediately deploy the Defensive Army to gather at Peak Mountain Camp. Junior Brother, quickly send messages to the other Seven Towns. No, don’t forget Muyin. Send messages to the Town Chiefs of the Eight Towns, urging them to come to Peak Mountain Camp to discuss tactics promptly.”

”Understood, Senior Brother!”

After Jiang Xinfan responded, his face suddenly looked grim and continued to speak to Xiahou Zhang: ”Eight Xianyang Levels, two dead and three injured. The Eight Towns must be like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow! Will they agree?”

”If they don’t agree, we still have our strategies. Let’s send the messages first!”

Jiang Xinfan said nothing more, simply nodded, and headed towards the Town.

”Master, who were the two Xianyang Levels that died?”

”Yangqu’s Cao Qianhai and Dragon Valley’s Long Mingfeng. Thank heavens there were only three Great Masters at Dajue Temple tonight. If there was even one more, I might not have made it out.”

Hearing his Master mention that there were only three Great Masters at Dajue Temple, Xiahou Zhang nodded gently, feeling a shiver of fear rising inside him.

If that black-clad man hadn’t appeared tonight, he would certainly be dead.

Xiahou Zhang initially wanted to mention being saved tonight, but when he saw Jiang Yinglong’s frightening demeanor, he swallowed his words and instead asked, ”Cao Qianyang and Long Mingyuan didn’t come in person?”

Cao Qianhai is the Yangqu Town Chief, and Long Mingfeng is the Dragon Valley Army Chief. It’s surprising that neither Town sent their Lord.

”Not only did they not come, but so did the Lords of Chui Mountain and Bashang. Chui Mountain sent Duan Hong, and Bashang sent Xiang Fan Yun. These fools are still scheming against each other when death is at their doorstep. If the Eight Town Lords had all come, we wouldn’t have been defeated by those three Great Masters this badly!”

Jiang Yinglong’s face was filled with rage, clearly dissatisfied with the absence of the four Town Lords.

”Yangqu and Dragon Valley lost a Xianyang Level each and surely won’t rest until they have revenge. Oh right, Master, how are Duan Hong and Xiang Fan Yun’s injuries?”