Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1333: Chapter 434: Making Allies, Setting Out, Beining Sword Master, Arrival at Jinyang (Part 3)

The Cold Jade Secret Tunnel was opened in the third year of Great Xia, according to this timeline, Lu Yang’s infiltration in Beishuo Town has lasted for six years now.

In six years, with the backing of Great Xia, Lu Yang has been able to accomplish quite a lot.

According to Lu Yang, he has already firmly controlled all seven villages on Beining Mountain, as for the remaining 28 villages in Jingxi District, not only has he placed his own men in all, but also seized critical weaknesses from their senior ranks. Although these villages aren’t completely under his control like the seven on Beining Mountain, they are now almost all afraid to go against East Ridge.

Moreover, the tentacles of East Ridge have begun extending towards Linya and He Valley Districts, besides this March’s incident with Chen Yiqing, this April, he even sent men to infiltrate Dongchuan District.

After hearing Lu Yang’s overall briefing, Xia Hong bowed his head in contemplation for a moment, then asked, “I remember Beishuo has a total of seven districts, namely Zhongyang, Dongchuan, Bai Mu, Kuling, He Valley, Linya, and Jingxi. The districts Beishuo Town prioritizes expansion towards the North are Zhongyang, Dongchuan, and Linya, is that correct?”

Lu Yang nodded immediately and responded, “You have a good memory my Lord, these three districts are actually all north of Jingxi, but in terms of position, Linya is directly north; Zhongyang is northeast; Dongchuan is slightly further east, considered the extreme northern border of Beishuo, almost bordering Moao Mountain.”

[Starting from the northern border of Beishuo Town, heading north along Moao Mountain for about 50 kilometers, one can see a massive lake called Yanze Lake. Passing through Yanze Lake leads to a region shrouded in red mist, known as Blood Miasma Plain, beyond Blood Miasma Plain, one arrives at Chen Cang.]

Xia Hong recalled what Chu Yan’er said last year, and considering Chen Yiqing’s identity from Guyang Village, a cold smile appeared on his face.

“You said last night that Chen Yiqing went back to Chen Cang in late June?”

Lu Yang immediately nodded and said, “According to the message left by Ji Hong before he left, Chen Yiqing was accompanied by someone of Xianyang Level before his return to Chen Cang, presumably a special escort. Just as the Lord suspects, the route to Chen Cang should be very dangerous, most likely impossible for those at Cold Resistance Level to traverse.”

At this point, Lu Yang’s face showed a trace of concern, hesitatingly said, “Lord, perhaps it would be safer if I accompany you on this trip, should there be any danger along the way, I can explore it first.”

Xia Hong shook his head and chuckled lightly, “Who said I’m going to Chen Cang?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang was momentarily stupefied.

Not only him, but even Xia Chuan and other senior figures of Great Xia unanimously assumed Xia Hong was definitely going to Chen Cang first.

It was only now that he realized Xia Hong’s current target was not Chen Cang.

After a moment’s thought, Lu Yang’s face quickly showed a look of approval, nodding strongly, “Indeed, still the Lord’s foresight is comprehensive, August happens to be when Cai Qiu contacts Han Peng for intelligence, today is only the fifth, Cai Qiu should have somebody coming to Jinshan Town soon. As long as the Lord waits in Jinyang Village until Cai Qiu’s man arrives, then follows him to Cai Qiu Feudal Town, it would indeed be much safer.”

Lu Yang also knew about Chu Yan’er’s matter.

The Minister had said, the route the woman provided was absolutely unsafe, which is the reason for his concern about Xia Hong going to Chen Cang alone.

With Xia Hong now targeting Cai Qiu, he suddenly realized that Great Xia’s current understanding of the feudal towns involves not just Chen Cang, but also another one, Cai Qiu.

Speaking of Han Peng, Lu Yang suddenly turned to look behind.

“Han Li, it’s been almost a year since you last returned to Jinyang Village, hasn’t it?”

The two behind him were his senior disciple Lu Yun and his junior disciple Han Li.

Upon hearing the question, Han Li immediately nodded and replied, “Yes master, it has been nearly a year since I last went back.”

Now Xia Hong also smiled, turning to look at the two behind him.

Lu Yun and Han Li, noticing Xia Hong looking at them, their expressions suddenly became a bit tense.

When they departed from Xia City, Lu Yang had unexpectedly brought along a young man who seemed younger than them. At first, they didn’t know Xia Hong’s identity, but seeing how respectfully their master treated him, they faintly guessed that his identity must be no ordinary.

Before leaving the city, Xia Hong hadn’t spoken at all, so they thought this person might be some kind of offspring of Great Xia Lord or something similar.

It was only when Xia Hong and Lu Yang started talking that they learned the young man in black in front of them was, in fact, the current South Ridge Dominator of Moao, the strongest in Nine Towns, Great Xia Lord Xia Hong.

The realization had kept them in a state of shock, merely following in a daze behind without even hearing what their master and Xia Hong discussed.

“One Top-grade Battle Body, one Superior Battle Body, you’ve enrolled these two disciples well.”

Upon hearing Xia Hong’s praise, Lu Yang smiled immediately, cupping his hands and said, “Lu Yun counts as a buried genius, I am fortunate to have discovered him by chance after taking over Bai Song six years ago; as for Han Li…”

Speaking of Han Li, Lu Yang’s expression slightly froze, strictly speaking, Han Li was his pawn for controlling Han Peng, but after nearly a year of companionship, they formed a genuine master-disciple relationship, making the truth difficult to reveal.

“This time I’ll accompany the Lord to Jinyang Village, Han Li, you will come back with me. Didn’t you achieve the 99th place in Martial Arts Competition? Return to see your grandfather, tell him the news, let him rejoice for a while.”