Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1109: Chapter 383: Han Feng Returns Home, New Route Regulations, Xia City Street Vendors, and the Black-Robed Child Blocking the Road (Part 2)

Upon hearing Han Feng directly mention these three names, Zhu Baixu immediately let down his guard and nodded, saying, ”Then, sir, please wait at the village entrance first. I will go and inform the three elders.”

Only then did Han Feng nod and wait with his wife and children beside the village.

”Brother Han, finally, you’re here!”

Soon, a middle-aged man came out from the village with a smile.

”Brother Wang!”

Seeing that it was Wang Tao, Han Feng’s face immediately broke into a smile.

Wang Tao was someone from the former Longshan Camp, and Han Feng was not unfamiliar with him.

”Leader Lu is out on business recently, so I will be the one to welcome you. These are Brother Han’s wife and children, what handsome lads. Come with me to the main building!”

Wang Tao obviously knew beforehand that Han Feng was coming. Complimenting Han Feng’s two sons, he immediately extended an invitation and led the four of them to the main building.

”Able to enter the main building? Could this Han Feng be from the master’s former camp?”

”Definitely, that Han Feng has Cold Resistance Level Cultivation.”

”The leader’s former camp had real strength. Whoever came, they were basically at the Cold Resistance Level Cultivation, tsk tsk...”

Seeing Wang Tao directly invite Han Feng and his family into the main building, Zhu Baixu and the others immediately showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

Beside them, Wan Qingyu thought of something and whispered to Zhu Baixu, ”Brother, have you heard? Lately, the Great Xia Town is being spread widely through the Eight Towns. Their camp structure is actually the same as ours in East Ridge, also divided into Eight Departments, with names identical to ours: logistics, hunting, logging, oversight, craftsman, civil affairs, prison, and military...”

Wan Qingyu’s voice grew softer and softer until it was nearly inaudible.

But upon hearing these words, Zhu Baixu immediately turned his head to make eye contact with him, and in their pupils, there was a palpable sense of excitement.

They had been in the East Ridge for almost a year. Previously, they were very puzzled as to why East Ridge was different from other villages in Beining Mountain, adopting the Eight Departments system. Until the end of last month, quite a bit of news about Great Xia Town gradually reached Beining Mountain. Upon hearing about the Eight Divisions of Great Xia, they immediately had some suspicions in their minds.

The Eight Divisions of Great Xia and the Eight Departments of East Ridge had identical names, the only distinction being the suffix — one used ”Divisions,” the other ”Departments.”

In this world, could there really be such coincidences?

If it was merely speculation before, then when the news spread afterwards, Lu Yang immediately abolished the Eight Departments of East Ridge, changing to the same system as the rest of the stations in Beining Mountain. They could basically be certain.

Their master, Lu Yang, or rather this group of people from East Ridge, must be connected with that Great Xia Town, and to be bolder, it was very likely that their master came from that Great Xia Town.

Currently holding this suspicion was not only the two of them. Lu Yun and the other brothers also had a clear sense of this.

Among the brothers, there was a tacit understanding not to discuss this matter.

But with the growing reputation of Great Xia Town, and more and more information about Great Xia coming to Beining Mountain, their excitement grew by the day.

”When Master returns after finishing his business, everything will be clear, and he will definitely take the initiative to tell us!”

At the Hongmen Banquet, the Great Xia Lord Xia Hong casually struck and frightened off Chui Mountain Town’s lord Duan Hong and town chief Mu Longhe. None of the chiefs from the other seven towns dared to say a word on behalf of Chui Mountain Town.

This piece of news flashed through Zhu Baixu’s mind, and he clenched his fists, his eyes filled with longing for Great Xia Town.

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”Brother Han, go directly down the secret passage. Lu Shouzheng has been staying at your old home recently. You should be able to see him when you come out of the passage.”

Bringing Han Feng’s family of four into the main building, Wang Tao wasted no time, directly opening the passage entry behind the main hall’s main seat, signaling for the four to go down directly.

Unlike his wife, Tan Rou, this was Han Feng’s second visit, and he showed no surprise. After cupping his hands to Wang Tao, he immediately led his wife and children down the secret passage toward the Hanqiong Station beneath the mountain wall.

The Cold Jade Secret Tunnel was completed in August of the Third Year of Da Xia, and now it has been a full five years. Naturally, the passage had changed in appearance.

Upon entering the tunnel, the four saw a track made of iron, with many simple flatbed cars stacked beside it. Seeing the flatbed cars, Han Feng immediately understood and, after leading his family onto one, gave a firm push. The flatbed car glided swiftly down along the track.

”Dad, this car is so much fun!”

”It’s so fast, you don’t even need to walk.”

”Such strong wind, hahaha!”

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Children are the most playful. As the flatbed car sped down the track, with their father’s protection, they were not afraid, only exclaiming how fun it was. Experiencing this mode of travel for the first time, Tan Rou also found it convenient and comfortable, and couldn’t help but laugh along with her sons.

Unlike his wife and children, Han Feng began observing from the moment they entered the tunnel.

He had left through this secret passage six years ago, and back then, he had used brute force to collapse a long section. Now the tunnel had long since transformed, not merely cleared out.

The entire passage had widened several times, with a total height of five meters and a width of over three meters. All along the tunnel, it had been reinforced with timber and iron, while certain key structures were even supported by a large amount of pure iron. As the flatbed car raced down at high speed, not a single tremor was felt, evident of the tunnel’s stability.

”Attempting to collapse this passage on a large scale would already be very difficult. Unless a large number of Cold Resistance Level cultivators who are stronger than I am act simultaneously, it simply can’t be done. The infiltration of Great Xia into Beishuo Town has been four years, and they have so painstakingly fortified this passage, it seems......”