Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1040: Chapter 369: Mutual Defeat, Great Awakening Yan Long Master, 2 Dead 3 Injured, Unexpected Encounter_6

Xiahou Qin had already supported Jiang Yinglong. Upon detecting the injuries within Jiang Yinglong’s body, his expression immediately grew much more solemn, and he promptly inquired about the condition of the other two severely injured individuals.

”The injuries of those two are much heavier than mine. I estimate it’ll take me two or three years at least to recover...”

As Jiang Yinglong spoke, his expression suddenly turned grim, his pace slowed, and he turned to look at his disciple Xiahou Zhang, continuing in a deep voice: ”Your left arm injury hasn’t healed yet. This new injury on your body, it was added at Hongguan, right?”

Xiahou Zhang nodded, remaining silent.

Jiangxia has only two Xianyang level experts, and now they’re both severely injured. This is not a good thing.

Jiang Yinglong furrowed his brows, pondered for a while, and then spoke gravely: ”Deploy the army to the Peak Mountain Camp as a gesture for the Dajue Temple to see. Things are different now; if the Seven Towns send people over to fool us, we won’t go to war with the Dajue Temple. Yangqu, Dragon Valley, Chui Mountain, Bashang, and our Jiangxia, the Central and South Five Towns are all severely weakened. This timing is very delicate; the primary task is to conserve strength. As for the surroundings, it’s better not to mention it for the time being. Those three in the north might all have some bad intentions now. Be cautious during this period.”

Upon hearing Jiang Yinglong’s words, Xiahou Zhang’s expression changed repeatedly before he finally nodded heavily, a cold gleam appearing in his eyes as he said, ”I understand, Master!”

.............

Ten kilometers east of Hongguan, a team composed of thirty-two armored soldiers was galloping eastward through the Snow Forest.

It was already getting light, and judging by the unpanicked manner they were traveling, it was evident they all had Cold Resistance Level cultivation.

”That person on the road just now, he wasn’t deceiving us, right? We head to the Peak Mountain Camp for assembly.”

”Peak Mountain is still a dozen kilometers away. Several people have said the same thing, so it should be true. The Earth-digging Realm is too late to rush there now, they are probably all looking for places to hide, but those of Cold Resistance Level can still make it there.”

”Eighteen hundred thousand troops just perished like that, tut tut...”

”With Hongguan lost, Jiangxia will have even more trouble coming up next.”

”Invulnerable to blades and spears, that master’s divine power is too uncanny.”

”Luckily, we ran fast, otherwise we would be dead.”

”The last one to show up was the Jiangxia Army Chief Xiahou Zhang, right? He wasn’t a match for the Vajra Master at all, don’t know if he managed to escape in the end.”

”I’d reckon the odds of survival are slim!”

.............

Hearing Zhu Shun’s last question, a hint of curiosity also appeared on the face of the leading Lu Yang, as he too wanted to know if that Xiahou Zhang was dead or not.

After all, he was a Xianyang level of the Nine Towns. If his death could be confirmed, it would be considered a big piece of news.

”He ran away, I saved him!”

A voice suddenly came from above the crowd, and Lu Yang’s expression froze in shock. His face immediately showed a hint of ecstasy as he looked up at the black figure in the sky and bowed directly, saying, ”East Ridge Guardian Lu Yang, pays respect to the Lord!”

”Pays respect to the Lord!”

Wang Tao, Zhu Shun, and the others looked up at the figure in the sky, and their reactions were similar to Lu Yang, all of them bowing in unison to the visitor.

Xia Hong gently floated down in front of Lu Yang, holding out his hand with a smile: ”What a coincidence to run into you here, no need for formalities, all of you rise!”

Lu Yang and the others looked up together and immediately recognized the black soft sword in Xia Hong’s hand as Xiahou Zhang’s weapon, which left them puzzled.

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Xia Hong knew what they were thinking and smiled as he spoke: ”Don’t view every camp outside of Great Xia as an enemy; Jiangxia is of great use to us, you will understand in the future!”

Wang Tao and Lu Yang were the first among the group to respond. A hint of clarity rose in their eyes, obviously understanding Xia Hong’s meaning.

Lu Yang suddenly thought of something and hurriedly cupped his hands toward Xia Hong, saying: ”By the way, Lord, we had just barely escaped from Hongguan when we saw several silhouettes flying out from that direction, probably from the Nine Towns...”

”I saw them, six people in total, three severely injured and three lightly injured, all ran to the north. They should be Xianyang levels from the Nine Towns.”

Xia Hong interrupted Lu Yang directly, his eyes showing a glint of brilliance.

The place was only ten kilometers from Hongguan; he had only just gotten rid of two Great Awakening Masters at Snow Peak and was planning to fly west through Hongguan back to Wuyuan when he had unexpectedly encountered a severely injured Xianyang level fleeing east. He didn’t make a sound but concealed himself and moved north, subsequently discovering five more Xianyang level presences.

”The Nine Towns’ Xianyang level action at Dajue Temple must have failed; Muyin Town is not involved in matters here, so at least eight Xianyang leveled individuals went there, and only six returned, with half of them severely injured. Unexpectedly, at least two have met some misfortune.”

Xia Hong had pretty much figured out what happened at the battle of Hongguan, so just from these six Xianyang level presences, he could deduce the situation roughly.

Upon hearing these words, Lu Yang and the others were immediately invigorated.

”Lord, the Dajue Temple has already occupied Hongguan. Knowing the Nine Towns are severely weakened, they will surely continue east from Hongguan to invade Jiangxia territory. I see the Nine Towns as a pan of loose sand, very unlikely to form an allied army again. As per the Lord’s intention, our helping Jiangxia break the siege is perfectly timed!”

Xia Hong had saved Xiahou Zhang from the Vajra Master, and with those just mentioned words that Jiangxia is of great use to us, Lu Yang could naturally infer his intentions. Thus, after asserting that the Nine Towns would not form an allied army again, he directly offered a suggestion.

To aid Jiangxia in defending against Dajue Temple and internally weaken the Nine Towns, bringing Jiangxia into the Great Xia camp first.

Xia Hong’s expression slightly flickered, and a hint of eagerness appeared in his eyes, but after a moment of consideration, he soon shook his head and said, ”In providing timely assistance, now is not the time. The Nine Towns having suffered such a great loss at Dajue Temple will surely have follow-up actions. I don’t see the second formation of an allied army as likely, but nothing is absolute. We shall wait and see for now.”

Letting Dajue Temple deplete the Nine Towns’ strength a bit would be good too...

He did not voice this final thought, but as he looked down at Lu Yang and Wang Tao and the others, something suddenly occurred to him. He produced a small cyan porcelain bottle from his bosom and tossed it over.

”Tiger Power Pill, Dragon Carp Pill, Green Cod Pill, you’ve heard of them, right?”

Lu Yang caught the porcelain bottle, and upon hearing Xia Hong’s question, he immediately guessed something and nodded heavily toward him, his pupils filled with anticipation.

”Hahaha, at the start of last month, I drove away that Red Carp Monster from Xing River in Wuyuan. Now the ten kilometers of waters in the south of Wuyuan belong to our Great Xia—all the formulas for the Dragon Carp Pill and Green Cod Pill are out. Inside are fifty Dragon Carp Pills, distribute one to each of them!”

”Thank you, Lord, for bestowing the pills!”

The faces of Lu Yang and the thirty-two people instantly burst with intense joy.

Receiving pills personally granted by Xia Hong delighted them, but it wasn’t enough to elicit such exaggerated reactions—the key lay in the waters.

Great Xia now controls the ten kilometers of water south of Wuyuan, and they have also developed the Dragon Carp Pills and Green Cod Pills.

They were all from East Ridge’s Cold Resistance field, well aware of the situation in the Nine Towns, and therefore fully understood the value and function of these two pills.

Especially Wang Tao, who was of Lower War Body from Long Mountain, though he now had peak Cold Resistance cultivation, his basic strength remained stagnated at eleven hair-foots and hadn’t changed.

Great Xia now also has Dragon Carp Pills and Green Cod Pills!

This means that his strength, which had been stagnant for many years, finally has a way to progress further. The Contribution Value accumulated over the years can also be put to use.

For Wang Tao, it was such, and naturally, the same went for the others.

Even though Lu Yang was of Superior Battle Body, who had the power of more than two and a half hair-fists upon breaking through, he now had Late-stage Cold Resistance cultivation with a basic strength of eighteen hair-fists, meaning his room for improvement was not much—just another two hair, or so, more. Yet the Dragon Carp Pill and Green Cod Pill held significant meaning for him as well.

As for Contribution Value, could he possibly have less than Wang Tao?

”The allied army most likely won’t form. I am pretty much certain that the Northern Three Towns definitely won’t support Jiangxia. I estimate you all will be returning to East Ridge soon...”

Xia Hong paused briefly in thought, then added: ”This time on your way back to East Ridge, focus on gathering intelligence about Muyin Town. I’m quite interested in this Muyin.”

”As you command!”

Lu Yang and the others still needed to stay undercover in East Ridge, so they couldn’t be casually brought back to Xia City. After delivering instructions, Xia Hong reminded them to act cautiously and then directly flew away.

”Farewell, Lord!”