Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1541: Chapter 482: Pacification, Prefectural Governor’s Whereabouts, Ji Hong’s Entrustment, Gaining People’s Trust_4

“They say setbacks make you grow. It seems true, the changes you’ve undergone in just three years are far greater than before!”

Ji Hong’s growth was visibly apparent. If it were in the past, receiving such praise from Xia Hong would have made him very happy, but now, he didn’t react much. He just cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, “You overpraise me, Lord. It’s just a lesson learned from failure. This humble one seeks nothing else in this life, only two wishes…”

He paused at this point, then overwhelming hatred filled his eyes as he continued in a deep voice, “My first wish is to overthrow Chen Cang Feudal Town, expand the territories of Great Xia, and repay the Lord; my second wish is to use the entire Chen Family, young and old, to commemorate Ah Jiang’s unjust soul!”

Hearing the searing hatred in Ji Hong’s tone, Xia Hong frowned slightly and instinctively wanted to persuade him, but he held back the words.

He had already tried once on the fifth of last month.

Ji Hong’s knot in his heart was now unresolvable!

According to Jiang Xinfan, Chen Yiqing has not broken through the Xianyang Level; Ji Hong should be able to kill him now. Even if it’s inconvenient, Jiang Xinfan could do it, or he himself could, killing Chen Yiqing would be a breeze.

But Ji Hong consistently refused.

It was evident that he had transferred his hatred for Chen Yiqing onto the entire Chen Family, or rather, simply killing Chen Yiqing was not his satisfactory way of revenge. This showed that his inner hatred had reached an abnormally extreme level.

Indeed, hatred can spur rapid growth, but this kind of growth is extremely distorted. Therefore, Ji Hong’s situation is certainly not a good thing.

The problem is that even he, as the Lord, can’t resolve it now!

Besides himself, who else could it be?

Ji Hong had a confidante in Great Xia, and before Ji Jiang’s death, they were almost at the point of talking about marriage, it seemed to be… Zeng Rou?

Xia Hong suddenly thought of a name that Lin Kai had mentioned, causing his mind to stir slightly, and he softly asked Ji Hong, “I heard that after you left Great Xia three years ago, a girl named Zeng Rou has been waiting for you at Hongmen.”

Upon hearing the name Zeng Rou, Ji Hong’s expression instantly froze, as if he remembered something, and a look of anguish appeared on his face.

“Please trouble the Lord upon returning to deliver a message to Zeng Rou for me. She is a good girl, but I am not a good match for her. Please tell her to find a good husband soon, and not to wait for me…”

Seeing the extremely twisted and painful expression on Ji Hong’s face as he spoke these words, Xia Hong shook his head and said nothing, merely speaking towards the door:

“Come in!”

Soon, two individuals entered from outside, both of whom had been waiting at the door—Jiang Xinfan and Zhu Kang.

“Lord, Chu Xuanfeng still dares not make the first move; he has sent me in to probe your identity instead. It seems as though more and more people are gathering around us…”

“More than fifty, all at the Xianyang Level!”

Xia Hong waved his hand, cutting off Jiang Xinfan, then turned his head to glance around the Jiang Mansion with a smile, “Without confirming my identity, sending so many people surrounds the Jiang Mansion. Such vigilance, it’s likely that Xue Zijing has told them about my true strength.”

Upon hearing that more than fifty Xianyang Level individuals had arrived, the expressions of Jiang Xinfan, Ji Hong, and Zhu Kang all became significantly more grave.

“Ji Hong and Zhu Kang, go down first. I’ve mixed my blood and energy, so they can’t perceive the situation inside the building. Later, just say that you didn’t go to the rooftop tonight and never saw me,”

Xia Hong was unfazed, retracting the Lotus Platform, gesturing for Ji Hong and Zhu Kang to leave, then turned to Jiang Xinfan with a smile, “If you want to gain trust, you have to be willing to pay a price…”

Jiang Xinfan already knew his plan, nodded, and then, with a thick look of curiosity on his face, said, “You have to make the call, Lord. I still have five Holy Vein Pills, and there are plenty of healing Holy Items in Chen Cang Treasure Pavilion.”

Xia Hong noted Jiang Xinfan’s expression, aware of his curiosity about his true strength, and couldn’t help but smile, then stealthily withdrew a pill radiating extreme heat from the Yellow Mustard Bag.

The pill was creamy white inside, with a layer of lava-like patterns on the outside; it was the Bone Burning Pill Jiang Xinfan had previously purchased.

“The fifth of December, Li Yang City opens in twenty days. At a ten-fold speed, I still have two days to stay in the Blood Miasma Plain. During these two days, I must scour the resources in the Blood Miasma Plain thoroughly…”

Xia Hong mused for a moment, then directly stuffed the Bone Burning Pill into his mouth.

As the pill entered his stomach, and with the surge of aura within his body, Xia Hong’s heart was extremely heated. In the previous half month, after obtaining the second batch of Bone Burning Pills, he had already tested with his body the limitation cycle of his consumption of Bone Burning Pills.

“Four months, my consumption cycle for Bone Burning Pills is four months. Compared to others’ ten years, it’s almost like having no limit, so as long as I control the timing going forward, my strength…”

Upon saying this, he suddenly paused, watching as the intense light within his bones shone through his flesh and skin, causing a web of shattered light patterns to appear on the surface of his body. With a slight frown, he suppressed the bones, making a slight adjustment.

Those cracks vanished immediately after he adjusted.

“Even capable of concealing the intense light of the bones, this Bone Burning Pill is practically tailored for me. I must find out the formula for this pill!”

As his internal aura soared to the peak, Xia Hong felt the enhancement in his power, a smile emerging on his face. He then retrieved the Shattered Star Sword from the Yellow Mustard Bag and turned to look at Jiang Xinfan.

Jiang Xinfan nodded and drew a blood-colored longsword, closing his eyes.

Whoosh……

Xia Hong thrust a sword through Jiang Xinfan’s shoulder, then with an expression of anger, kicked towards his chest.

Bam……

Jiang Xinfan spewed a mouthful of blood, and his body, like a cannonball, smashed through the wall of the top floor, flying out dozens of meters with a thud.

An immense and terrifying aura suddenly rose from the rooftop of Jiang Mansion, followed by a voice filled with anger.

“For this princely heir to use your place for closed meditation for a few days is a blessing you’ll never achieve in several lifetimes, daring to bark at me, today you will die; even if Governor Chu comes, he can’t save you!”