Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1345: Chapter 437: Killing and Interrogation, Five Great Feudal Towns, Four Su Family Siblings, the Long-Lost Thrill_2

“Please spare our lives, my lord, spare us!”

“We were blind and failed to recognize Mount Tai, my lord, please spare…”

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“All of you, shut up!”

Xia Hong first cut everyone off with a deep shout, then pointed at He Qing, whose legs had been cut off and who had already passed out from the pain, and coldly signaled to one of the Soldiers:

“Wake him up by stomping on him. If one stomp doesn’t wake him, you can die in his place!”

That Soldier shakily stood up, face filled with fear as he walked to the front of He Qing. Thinking of Xia Hong’s threat, a fierce light rose in his eyes, and he raised his foot and viciously stomped down on the place where He Qing’s legs had been severed.

Splurt…

Before fainting, He Qing must have swallowed some Dan Medicine; the blood in his legs had already begun to clot. But when the Soldier’s foot came down, the stumps that had been cut off at the root burst open, and the two clots of blood exploded out with a wet splatter.

“Ah…”

Even in a coma, He Qing naturally felt the pain. With a miserable scream, he opened his eyes, saw the Soldier stepping on him, and his face first showed a flash of killing intent, but then he reacted, turned his head to look at Xia Hong, and his face filled with terror.

“Senior, I am from Bai Shui County…”

“Shut up!”

Xia Hong had already closed his eyes again and resumed regulating his breathing to heal.

He Qing was cut off in a single word and no longer dared to make any sound. He didn’t even dare look at his legs, severed at the root, and could only suppress the pain and lower his head, trembling.

Thus, with Xia Hong saying nothing, the seventeen Soldiers knelt on the ground, shivering together with He Qing, and the scene fell into utter silence.

Since even these Cold Resistance Level Soldiers were behaving so miserably, there was no need to mention the hundred-some young people on the outskirts.

They all stared at Xia Hong, their eyes filled with both relief and deep fear. They wanted to run, but were afraid Xia Hong would make a move on them, so they could only stand where they were without moving.

“Little sis, put your clothes on, quick!”

Still, there were some whose courage was a bit bigger, like Su Jing, who had just walked out of the Bone-Eroding Path.

Su Jing’s left arm had just been severed at the root and was still oozing blood. Although his face was deathly pale from blood loss, he still rushed to his younger sister Su Xing’er at the first instant, took off his own clothes, and wrapped them around her.

“Big brother, your arm…”

Su Xing’er looked at her big brother’s arm with tear-filled eyes. She hurriedly tore a few strips of cloth from the clothes and first helped him bandage it, then turned her head with some fear to look in Xia Hong’s direction.

“Run!”

“This lord shouldn’t make a move against us.”

“Some people have already run, let’s go.”

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As soon as Su Jing moved, it immediately triggered a chain reaction. Quite a few young people tentatively edged toward the outskirts, and when they realized Xia Hong didn’t care at all, they quickly ran off into the distance.

More and more young people then came to their senses and fled toward the outskirts.

Su Xu and Su Zhi also gathered at their big brother Su Jing’s side at this time. The two of them first helped their little sister Su Xing’er up, then Su Xu spoke in a low voice to Su Jing: “Big brother, let’s hurry and run too!”

Hearing his second brother’s words, a trace of hesitation flashed across Su Jing’s face. He turned his head to look at Xia Hong, his right fist tightening slightly as a glimmer of hope rose in his pupils, and he muttered in a low, deep voice: “No, we’re not running…”

He’d just survived in the Bone-Eroding Path; that had to be because this lord had intervened.

That alone was enough to show that although this lord had killed so many Soldiers the moment he appeared, he was by no means someone who killed indiscriminately.

And those Soldiers had deserved to die in the first place!

Su Jing turned his head to look at his younger siblings. A trace of lingering fear flashed across his face first, then turned into a hint of resolve. Without saying anything more, he directly took his younger sister Su Xing’er and walked toward Xia Hong.

Seeing their big brother take the initiative to walk toward Xia Hong, fear first showed on Su Xu and Su Zhi’s faces, but they clenched their teeth and followed.

Thud…

Su Jing walked to the flank of that group of Soldiers and, together with his sister, knelt down before Xia Hong with a thud. Su Xu and Su Zhi immediately knelt down as well, vaguely having already guessed their big brother’s intention.

Roughly two hundred breaths later, Xia Hong finally slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at the eighteen Soldiers in front of him, took a slight breath, first put the Shattered Star Sword into his bundle, and then spoke in a deep voice: “You all know what happens to those who talk too much. Next, I’ll ask, and you’ll answer.”

He didn’t wait for them to respond and directly threw out a question.

“What territory is this, and how far is it from Cai Qiu Town?”

“This place is called Evergreen Valley. It is 900 li from Cai Qiu Town.”

“What jurisdictions does Cai Qiu govern? How large is its territory in total?”

“Besides the Town, it has four counties, two lakes, and one valley under its jurisdiction. The four counties are Lin Chu, Bai Shui, Qingcang, and East River; the two lakes are Yanze and Cold Wave; the last valley is Evergreen Valley. The territory totals 150,000 square kilometers.”

“What are the population and military strength of the Feudal Town?”

“All of Cai Qiu has a population of about over 18 million, with a total army of 300,000.”

“Branches of the army and their combat strength!”

“There are three branches: Silver Scale, Town Guard, and County Guard. The most elite is the Silver Scale Army under Lord Landgrave’s command; all Soldiers have strength above 20 Zong. Next is the Town Guard Army; their strength is all above 10 Zong. The weakest is the County Guard Army; all Soldiers have Cold Resistance Level Cultivation. We are all County Guard Army from Bai Shui County.”

“What is your Lord Landgrave’s cultivation, and the Prefectural Governor’s?”

The Soldiers had been answering very smoothly at first, but when Xia Hong asked this question, they suddenly froze. They looked at each other for a long time without speaking.

In the end, it was the half-dead, desperate-to-live He Qing who trembled and spoke up: “I’ve heard that Lord Governor is at the Tribulation Body Realm. As for Lord Landgrave, I’m not clear, but he should be above the Tribulation Body Realm.”