Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1338: Chapter 435: Yinhe Valley, Bone-Eroding Path, Han Peng’s Choice, Finally Arrived

Not to mention, the Great Xia now has such a large population that very few people have actually seen Xia Hong in person. By chance, none of those ten team members of Li Hu had seen Xia Hong, so even without disguising his appearance, they didn’t recognize his true identity.

In the entire Jinyang Village, the strongest person is Li Hu. Naturally, no one could see through Xia Hong’s disguised strength. He displayed a power level of 15 manes and was quickly recruited into Yang Zhong’s Hunting Team, joining their activities outside.

Li Hu and Yang Zhong’s work involved lurking, but they also had to make a living and earn money, meaning they had to go out hunting and gathering. Waiting was pointless, so Xia Hong decided to put in a little effort and help them hunt.

From the eighth to the twentieth, in twelve days, Xia Hong helped them hunt down 35 Advanced Cold Beasts. This was already low-key enough, but for Jinyang Village, it was still too astonishing and quickly caused a sensation.

Half a month passed, and everyone in Jinyang Village knew that Li Hu had a distant relative who was not only powerful but also had incredible hunting skills. For a time, everyone in the village flocked to him, and some busybodies couldn’t help but inquire if he was married, trying to arrange a marriage for him.

Xia Hong was understandably both amused and helpless. Realizing that his hunting prowess was causing the commotion, he simply stopped taking action afterward. Every evening, he would follow the Hunting Team out, targeting the northern area, watching the movements around the Bone-Eroding Path, and helping Yang Zhong’s team handle dangerous situations.

Up until the ninth year of Great Xia, on August 25

Once again at night, two kilometers south of Bone-Eroding Path, Yang Zhong was leading a group in besieging an Advanced Black Demon Antelope.

Not far away, standing on a big tree and observing them, Xia Hong suddenly sensed something, turned his head to look north, and his eyes flashed slightly.

”Finally, it has come!”

It came on the 25th of March, and now in August as well. It seems that Cai Qiu visits on these two fixed dates every year.

”I’ll head to Bone-Eroding Path first; be careful, you all!”

Yang Zhong, who was hunting the Black Demon Antelope from a distance, heard the voice coming from his ear and his expression turned slightly stern. After looking north, he immediately returned to the hunt.

.........

Whoosh whoosh......

Deep within Yinhe Valley, a passage about three kilometers wide, the black wind howled incessantly. To the naked eye, the entire passage seemed to be filled with a frantically surging black fog, but just as the fog seemed about to rush out of the passage, it encountered some resistance and retreated.

Suddenly, a flash of bright light appeared within the black fog.

Soon after, a massive, intense, high-temperature fireball with a diameter of a hundred meters slowly emerged from the fog. Inside that fireball, there were surprisingly over fifty people standing.

Above those fifty people, a white-robed elder was suspended. From the intense flames emanating from the elder’s body, it was evident that the fireball covering everyone was his creation.

From the appearance of the firelight to leading the people out of the black fog area, it was less than a hundred breaths time. Once all fifty-plus people had stepped out, the elder immediately withdrew the flames around his body and slowly floated to the ground.

”Finally arrived, thank you, Adviser Zhu!”

Most of the fifty people were middle-aged, with only about ten young individuals. Strikingly, the first to speak was a young man in cyan clothing who seemed to be only seventeen or eighteen years old.

The young man bore an air of arrogance between his brows. After exiting the Bone-Eroding Path, he immediately turned to Adviser Zhu, the white-robed elder, and bowed in gratitude.

”Thank you for your hard work, Adviser Zhu.”

The rest quickly reacted as well, hastily following the young man’s example, bowing in gratitude to the elder.

”This is just part of Zhu Yan’s duty, Young Prince, no need for formalities...”

The youth’s status was evidently extraordinary. Seeing him bow, the elder immediately returned the courtesy with a bow of his own, then paused and instructed everyone, ”The Nine Towns Territory still has some Xianyang Level individuals. The Princely Heir and all of you young masters entering so suddenly, you must be cautious. You can first visit Jinshan Lord Shangguan Yang and Wuchuan Lord Qin Feng with a card of introduction. These two have old ties with Lord Governor and likely won’t let you suffer any disadvantage in the Nine Towns Territory. Besides...”

At this point, Zhu Yan paused and continued in a cold tone, ”Chen Cang has already started undermining my Cai Qiu’s reputation here in the Nine Towns. The Blood Miasma Plain is still quite a bit from being cleared. Although the two sides are still in a cooperative state, since Chen Cang is so eager to begin plotting, then I, Cai Qiu, must not fall behind. The Princely Heir and all of you must put in the effort. Firstly, to defend my Cai Qiu’s reputation, and secondly...”

The young man who was addressed as the Princely Heir interrupted Zhu Yan with a loud voice before he could continue, ”Being a gracious host, Chen Yiqing’s skill at altering memories and throwing dirt is hardly worth mentioning. Since I’ve come, how could I let him continue his misdeeds? Rest assured, Adviser Zhu, I will not only clear Cai Qiu’s name but also utterly tarnish Chen Cang’s name in the Nine Towns Territory!”

Hearing the young man’s words, a smile appeared on Zhu Yan’s face as if he trusted him greatly, nodding, ”Then we await your excellent news, Princely Heir. I will rest here for a bit, and you, Princely Heir, can take them and head off first. Jinyang Village is just over 20 kilometers away from here, head south for a while and you’ll arrive.”

”Then I, Shiqi, will take my leave!”

”Adviser Zhu, we’re leaving now.”

”Farewell, Adviser Zhu.”

......

Cai Shiqi led the group in taking their leave from Zhu Yan, directly speeding off to the south.

After watching them depart, Zhu Yan turned back to look at the black fog within Bone-Eroding Path, a hint of apprehension in his eyes, softly musing, ”If the Black Wind General is not dealt with, it may become even more troublesome than the Blood Miasma Plain in the future. If only Lord Landgrave could spare a hand to deal with it...”

Saying this reminded Zhu Yan of something, prompting him to shake his head and sigh lightly.

”The Black Wind General’s strength isn’t the only concern, even if Lord Landgrave comes, he might not be able to solve it, alas...”

He took one last look at the black wind within Bone-Eroding Path and continued to close his eyes in meditation.