Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

"Shi Ping, what does the Lord want so many things for?"

On the south side of the valley, at the temporary supply depot, Qiu Peng sorted through the items while curiously asking Shi Ping beside him.

Ten thousand catties of iron ore, three long swords, and a set of ten-stone iron-backed bows weren't much to Great Xia now.

Not to mention the iron ore, the camp now produces at least 300,000 catties per month. The weapons are even more exaggerated. Last time, they brought back more than 4,700 pieces from the Mirror Immortal Camp. Broadswords, axes, yue halberds, swords, and spears were almost all available. Longbows were naturally not lacking. The camp probably wouldn't need to forge any for a long time.

But while there was plenty, it was rare for an individual to exchange for so much at once.

These supplies added up weren't cheap.

"Iron ore is 0.1 points per catty, a long sword is 300 points, and a ten-stone iron-backed bow is 600 points. This batch of supplies adds up to 2,500 contribution points!"

Seeing Qiu Peng's exaggerated expression after hearing the price, he couldn't help but tease:

"What's wrong, do you think it's expensive? This is after the recent price reduction of supplies. If it were before, I estimate that not many people in the entire camp could come up with so many contribution points to exchange for so many things."

Shi Ping nodded upon hearing this. He used to work in the camp's supply department, so he was clear about how exaggerated the price changes were.

Great Xia's recent reforms not only involved the six departments of the camp, but also many other aspects, including the prices of supplies in the supply department, which have also undergone great changes.

The reason is simple: firstly, there were too many supplies seized from the Mirror Immortal Camp; secondly, the strength of the camp has changed, and corresponding rules have naturally changed as well.

First of all, only those at the Earth Digging Realm are qualified to exchange for strategic materials such as iron, and there is a limit to individual exchanges. Except for Xia Hong, everyone else in the camp, including Xia Chuan, will be strictly restricted.

Secondly, there is the price. When iron ore was scarce before, it was 1 point for every 10 catties handed in, and 10 points for every catty exchanged. It seemed extremely harsh, but in reality, it was to discourage or even prevent individual exchanges.

The reason why everyone didn't have any objections before was that although the price of iron ore was ridiculously expensive, the prices of various iron products were relatively reasonable.

Now, firstly, the mining capacity has soared; secondly, the treasury is abundant; and thirdly, there are no urgent needs other than wooden buildings, so the prices of iron ore and weapons have naturally ushered in a significant adjustment.

"This batch of supplies will be given to the Xiaohe Camp by the Lord. Deduct these 2,500 contribution points from me!"

Hearing Shi Ping's words, Qiu Peng immediately showed a look of sudden realization, gave him a thumbs up, and said with a smile: "So that's how it is. You're investing heavily. It seems you're determined to get the position of Director of the Reclamation Department!"

Although Qiu Peng currently holds the position of Director of the Supply Department, he himself also has the cultivation of the Earth Digging Realm, so he also has to join the Hunting Department.

And coincidentally, he and Shi Ping both joined Xia Chuan's Cloud Dragon Team.

Xia Chuan didn't hide the matter of the Xiaohe Camp, so he also knew about it.

Xia Chuan's sending supplies to the Xiaohe Camp was obviously to attract people, and these people would definitely be credited to Shi Ping in the end.

"I'm going all out. The Lord brought so many of you to help me. If I don't become this Director, I'll be too disappointing to him."

2,500 contribution points were indeed a huge number for Shi Ping.

He only had more than 4,000 contribution points in total now, and this would take away a large part of it, so he was naturally distressed.

Because he had been working in the Supply Department, Shi Ping had a certain understanding of the contribution point balances of everyone in the camp.

The richest in contribution points in Great Xia now are the first batch of fifteen hunting team members, because they followed Xia Hong out to hunt and kill intermediate Cold Beasts for a period of time, and they basically couldn't use up their contribution points.

Secondly, it's Shi Ping's batch, which is the more than fifty people who broke through to the Earth Digging Realm later. The contribution points of these people are mostly between 2,000 and 3,000, because of the Cold Beast Tide and the subsequent battle at the Mirror Immortal Camp, they earned a lot.

Shi Ping stood out in both events and was credited for cooperating with Xia Chuan to extinguish and set fires during the Cold Beast Tide, receiving some special awards, otherwise his contribution points would be about the same as others.

"I'll notify the others. You should also prepare. The Lord is about to leave for the north shore. We'll also go with him tonight."

Qiu Peng nodded upon hearing this, and remembering something, he asked: "By the way, Yuwen Tao just took a lot of people out together. Is it to find Hong Guang?"

The Hunting Department has to count the number of people every night. They all knew that the Xuanwu Team led by Hong Guang, a total of seven people, didn't return all night last night.

Shi Ping nodded and said: "Just now, the Lord summoned Yuwen Tao and Meng Yi and others, and inquired about the situation in detail. Hong Guang should have gone to that Three Tigers Camp. There is a high probability that something went wrong. Yuwen Tao is worried about their safety and went to the north shore to find them first."

Qiu Peng shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This Hong Guang is a little impatient. There were problems with the two batches of people he brought back earlier. Now he actually went directly to that Three Tigers Camp. I'm afraid there won't be any good results."

Shi Ping didn't speak, but a look of agreement appeared on his face.

From the information they have gathered so far, the people of this Three Tigers Camp are obviously not good people. Hong Guang didn't make any preparations and rashly went to their door, still talking about merging with them. The outcome will definitely not be too good.

"Yuwen Tao is very strong. There shouldn't be any problems, but I hope nothing happens to Hong Guang and the seven. I won't chat anymore. Let's prepare. We're leaving soon."

Seeing Shi Ping leave with his things, Qiu Peng also began to pack his things to prepare.

… … … … … …

Xiaohe Camp, inside the cave.

In the outer storage space, Xiao Ning was leading a group of people, loading the coal stones on the ground into animal skin bags. There were already eight bags filled beside them, almost occupying half of the total amount of coal stones on the ground.

"Eldest Sister, is 40,000 catties still not enough?"

"My hands are almost sore to death. How many more bags do we have to fill?"

Xiao Heng put a coal stone into the bag, rubbed his sore arms, and couldn't help but look up at Xiao Ning and ask.

Pa…

However, before Xiao Ning could speak, the second sister, Xiao Yu, slapped him on the head and scolded: "Just work hard. Why do you have so many questions? I didn't see you filling much, but you're full of complaints!"

"Second Sister, have mercy. I'll continue picking, I'll continue picking."

Xiao Heng smiled sheepishly and lowered his head to pick up coal stones again.

The crowd beside him couldn't help but chuckle a few times upon seeing this.

Xiao Ning couldn't help but smile at this scene.

The third child, Xiao Heng, was spoiled at home. He's usually fearless, but the only time he's scared is when he sees the second child, Xiao Yu. It can be said that one thing subdues another.

However, looking around, she found that the faces of the people picking coal stones were indeed very tired, so she still said: "There are only two bags left. Let's stop and rest for a while!"

The crowd's expressions suddenly relaxed a lot. After putting down the coal stones in their hands, they all sat down on the spot to rest.

"Eldest Sister, we need to prepare 50,000 catties of coal stones this time. Is that so much?"

After stopping, Xiao Yu walked directly to Xiao Ning's side and asked.

Xiao Ning nodded and said: "It's the last inter-camp trade fair before the cold wave. Chen fruit, animal skins, bowstrings, wound medicine, and most importantly, iron ore. There are many things to exchange this time, so we prepared so many coal stones."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's face suddenly showed a hint of worry.

Living in the Five Apes Mountain is inconvenient in this regard. There will be a cold wave period lasting two months every year.

This cold wave is caused by the ice river in the south.

That river is obviously covered with such thick solid ice, but strangely, there will still be a flood season every ten months.

Once the flood season arrives, the solid ice on the river surface will continue to rise and spread towards the north shore, causing the temperature in the Five Apes Mountain area to drop drastically.

The entire process will last for two months. This period is called the cold wave period by all the camps near the Five Apes Mountain.

During the cold wave, except for those at the Earth Digging Realm who can go out, those at the Woodcutting Realm and ordinary people can only hide in the caves of the驻地, otherwise they simply cannot survive.

The problem is that during the cold wave, because the temperature drops, the vegetation on the north shore will also be frozen, and the cold beasts will also run away, so even if those at the Earth Digging Realm go out, the resources they can collect are extremely limited and simply not enough to support the entire camp.

As a result, the last inter-camp trade fair before the cold wave period is very important. All camps will take it seriously in order to exchange for enough supplies to ensure that they can successfully survive the cold wave period.

Xiao Yu also knows a little about the inter-camp trade fair. Looking at the eight bags of coal stones that have already been filled on the ground, she couldn't help but shake her head and say: "It's a pity that our Xiaohe Camp doesn't have iron mines. I heard my father say that at the inter-camp trade fair, it takes 20 to 25 catties of coal to exchange for 1 catty of iron ore. Even if all 50,000 catties of coal are used to exchange for iron, we can only exchange for more than 2,000 catties. We're losing too much."

Xiao Ning smiled bitterly upon hearing this and shook her head and said: "There's no way. After all, coal has substitutes, but iron doesn't. On this Five Apes Mountain, only the Three Tigers Camp has iron mines, so they naturally set the prices."

The mining threshold for coal and iron is actually the same, but the scarcity of the two is completely different. Xiao Ning's words were actually not finished. Coal not only has substitutes, but even the reserves underground are significantly higher than iron.

For a medium-sized camp, finding a coal mine is actually not difficult. As long as you find the kind of tree with a golden surface, you can dig down along the roots.

But iron ore is much more difficult to find.

Among the eleven medium-sized camps on the Five Apes Mountain, almost every family has a coal mine, but only two have iron mines. This data alone is enough to explain the scarcity of iron ore.

Who doesn't know that it's a loss to exchange 20 catties of coal for 1 catty of iron, but they have no choice.

Was I supposed to not buy from those two at the Interchange Fair and instead go to the Three Tiger Camp?

That's impossible!

After all, those two camps only want your coal and will go through normal trading channels, but the Three Tiger Camp wants your life. Any normal person can tell which is more important.

Xiao Ning pondered for a moment, then said with a hint of regret, "Last time, Father was too hasty. The Great Xia Camp most likely also has iron ore. If we had kept Big Brother Xia Chuan and chatted with him more, we might have been able to exchange for a batch of iron ore from the Great Xia Camp at a low price."

Xiao Heng, who was beside her, immediately perked up and nodded, "That's right, Big Sister. The saber that Xia Chuan wears on his waist, even the scabbard is made of iron. Their Great Xia Camp must have a lot of iron ore, so much that they can't use it all."

Xiao Yu was a little unconvinced and retorted, "Big Sister, you're thinking too highly of it. That Xia Chuan might just be a big liar, like Uncle Yuan and the others guessed, just like the Three Tiger Camp, he's here to deceive us."

Xiao Ning heard this, lowered her head and pondered for a moment, but didn't say anything.

That's right, Xia Chuan was just someone they met by chance. Even if her intuition didn't think that the other party was the same kind of person as the Three Tiger Camp, she couldn't produce any concrete evidence to be sure that the other party was a good person. As for trying to exchange for iron ore from the Great Xia Camp at a low price, it was just talk and couldn't be taken seriously.

"Strangers are approaching, everyone come back quickly!"

Suddenly, a hurried shout rang out from outside the cave. Xiao Ning and the others, who were resting, immediately changed their expressions and quickly jumped up from the ground.

"Heng'er and the others go inside, Yu'er, come out with me to take a look!"

Xiao Ning quickly picked up her bow and arrows, greeted everyone, and ran straight out of the cave.

Xiao Heng and the other workers, despite their worried expressions, quickly ran towards the inside of the cave.

They were different from Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu, they only had Logging Realm cultivation, and wouldn't be able to help outside the cave, but would instead become a burden.

As soon as the sisters rushed out of the cave, they discovered that their father, Xiao Kangcheng, had led the camp's twenty-one Earth Burrowing Realm cultivators, fully armed, and were guarding outside the cave entrance.

"Father, what's going on?"

Xiao Kangcheng's expression was solemn and he didn't speak. Instead, a middle-aged man beside him turned to look at Xiao Ning and said, "I was on duty on the periphery tonight and just discovered a few people lurking around suspiciously, as if they knew the location of our cave. They were getting closer and closer, and I felt that something was wrong, so I came back to report to the leader first."

Hearing this, Xiao Ning's expression also became serious.

It was not a good thing for the location of the camp to be discovered.

Especially recently during the cold snap, it was said that the Three Tiger Camp was short of manpower and was looking for camps to annex everywhere. If they were discovered, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

"Look over there!"

One person suddenly called out, and everyone looked in the direction he was pointing. This look immediately darkened their expressions.

In the dense forest south of the cave, three torches were rapidly approaching. The people holding the torches clearly saw the cave and were approaching quickly.

"It's too late to seal the cave now, let everyone go inside and hide first, see who it is, and then respond!"

As soon as Xiao Kangcheng spoke, everyone's expressions became tense, and they gripped the weapons in their hands, staring at the torches to the south without daring to relax for a moment.

"It's not necessarily someone from the Three Tiger Camp. Maybe it's someone from another camp who got separated and came to the wrong place."

"Even if it's someone from the Three Tiger Camp, I'm not afraid. At worst, I'll fight them. No matter how strong the Three Tiger Camp is, they can't even think about dragging me over to be a slave."

"What's the panic? At worst, we'll hide in the cave."

… … … …

Although everyone said so, their increasingly heavy tone still betrayed their nervous mood.

"Sir, we found it, it's here."

"It's here, the cave has firelight."

"It must be the Xiao River Camp, notify the others to come over!"

"Beep… …"

As the three torches were only a hundred meters away, the voices of the three people were clearly transmitted to Xiao Kangcheng and the others without any concealment.

The content of the three people's words undoubtedly made them feel even heavier.

The last bone whistle sound was clearly summoning people nearby to come over. They were also people who often went out, how could they not know.

Sure enough, less than ten breaths after the whistle sounded, six more torches quickly approached from the side. In a short while, the group completed their gathering.

"It's okay, there aren't many people. Come with me to see what's going on!"

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Seeing that there were only nine people, Xiao Kangcheng's expression relaxed a lot, and a fierce look appeared on his face as he took a few steps towards the south with everyone.

But as soon as he moved, a hearty voice came from the opposite side.

"Leader Xiao, long time no see, Xia Chuan is here to visit again!"

Hearing this familiar voice, the people on Xiao Kangcheng's side were stunned.

But Xiao Ning's eyes suddenly revealed a hint of joy, which was clearly seen by her younger sister Xiao Yu beside her.

"It's Big Brother Xia Chuan, not someone from the Three Tiger Camp."

Hearing the joy in his eldest daughter's voice, Xiao Kangcheng frowned, but after a while, he relaxed.

At the same time, the nine people walking towards them were also clearly seen by them.

At this glance, Xiao Kangcheng and the others couldn't take their eyes off them.

Ten days ago, the first time they saw Xia Chuan, they were shocked by Xia Chuan's attire. This was not just Xiao Yu and his younger siblings, including Xiao Ning, Xiao Kangcheng, and the other Earth Burrowing Realm cultivators, they were all like this.

That well-made black cloak, blue beast fur hat, black animal skin boots, plus the narrow saber with an iron scabbard hanging on his waist, and the iron token he left for them.

Now they actually discovered that the eight people who came with Xia Chuan this time were wearing the same clothes as him, with the same tokens hanging on their waists, weapons tied to their waists, and even bows and arrows on their backs.

One of them even carried two sets on his back.

What is this, showing off wealth?

Xiao Kangcheng's eyes were a little surprised, but Xia Chuan was getting closer and closer, and he still slightly cupped his hands and said, "Xia Chuan… …Sir, may I ask, what is the purpose of coming here?"

Being able to have nine Earth Burrowing Realm cultivators follow him so closely, and even a few of them were holding things in their hands, clearly in a subordinate posture, the word 'nephew', no matter what, Xiao Kangcheng couldn't say it.

Although he changed the title back to 'Sir', Xiao Kangcheng still tried to soften his tone as much as possible, so it wouldn't be so stiff.

"This defense awareness is a bit too strong!"

Hearing Xiao Kangcheng's cautious inquiry, Xia Chuan sighed in his heart, but quickly showed a smile, while approaching, he signaled Shi Ping and the others next to him to take out the three items.

Ten minutes later, the outer layer of the cave.

Xiao Kangcheng, Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, and all the Earth Burrowing Realm cultivators of the Xiao River Camp, all looked down at the three items on the ground, their faces full of disbelief and numbness, as well as a hint of unbelievable joy.

"Ten thousand catties of iron ore, three long swords, and a ten thousand catties iron-core bow, just like that, given to our camp?"

"Am I dreaming?"

"Is this Sir Xia Chuan crazy?"

… … … …

A group of Earth Burrowing Realm cultivators looked up at Xia Chuan, their eyes full of incomprehension.

Only Xiao Kangcheng seemed to have thought of something, suddenly turned his head to look at his eldest daughter Xiao Ning, and then continued to look at Xia Chuan, his eyes wondering what he was thinking.

Xiao Ning naturally noticed her father's gaze, her face suddenly turned red, and the hand holding the bow and arrow also began to tremble slightly unconsciously.

"Sir Xia Chuan, our camp does need this batch of supplies, what are your requirements, as long as Ning'er agrees… … … …"

"Leader Xiao, don't misunderstand, I'm sending these things only because when I came over last time, I discovered that your camp should be in urgent need of these kinds of supplies. The cold snap is approaching, and I hope this batch of supplies can be of some help to you."

Xiao Kangcheng's change in eyes was all seen by Xia Chuan. Shi Ping and the others next to him couldn't help but lower their heads and chuckle.

If he didn't interrupt, Xiao Kangcheng would probably entrust his daughter to him in person. Xia Chuan naturally couldn't help it.

Hearing Xia Chuan's words, Xiao Kangcheng looked up and met his eyes. After seeing the sincerity in his eyes, the hesitation in his expression finally slowly disappeared, and finally he sighed slightly.

"Sir Xia Chuan, can you tell me more about the Great Xia Camp!"

The last time they met, he only saw Xia Chuan's extraordinary qualities. He naturally had doubts about what he said about the Great Xia Camp.

But this time, it was different.

He had just touched the three long swords, and they all weighed seven or eight hundred catties; the ten thousand catties iron-core bow, in the Five Ape Mountain area, except for the Three Tiger Camp, which other camp didn't treat it as a treasure; plus ten thousand catties of iron ore.

With such a large sum all at once, even if he didn't believe it, he began to waver.

This Great Xia, its strength is probably far beyond his imagination.

Of course, more importantly, Xiao Kangcheng knew that Xia Chuan couldn't have sent them these things for no reason.

The purpose was nothing more than what he said last time, to let them merge into Great Xia.

If there really was a camp that was not only stronger than them, but could also lead their more than a thousand people to live a better life, Xiao Kangcheng would not only not resist, but would instead be happy from the bottom of his heart.

He was just afraid of something like the Three Tiger Camp happening, worried that after he led his people over, they would not only not live a good life, but would instead become even more bitter.

Since Great Xia was interested, and their attitude was so sincere, willing to show goodwill with such a large sum, Xiao Kangcheng naturally let down his guard and took the initiative to inquire to learn more about the situation in Great Xia.

And Xia Chuan, who heard the change in his attitude, knew that his large-scale show of goodwill had worked, and the smile on his face became even thicker. At Xiao Kangcheng's invitation, he walked into the cave and chatted with him.

Compared to the first time, this conversation went much smoother after Xiao Kangcheng completely lowered his guard.

Xiao Kangcheng was clearly eager to inquire about the situation of the Great Xia camp, almost to the point of directly asking what benefits there were to joining Great Xia.

This time, Xia Chuan didn't directly answer his questions, but instead intentionally steered the topic towards the overall situation of Five Ape Mountain.

And through this conversation, Xiao Kangcheng realized that Xia Chuan had long known the reason for his caution, and was not only well-informed about the Three Tiger Camp, but also had a certain understanding of the overall situation of Five Ape Mountain.

"How does Your Excellency know so much about the situation on Five Ape Mountain?"

Hearing Xiao Kangcheng's question, Xia Chuan revealed a slight smile and said:

"To be honest, Headman Xiao, four camps on Five Ape Mountain have already joined my Great Xia a few days ago. It was through them that I learned about some of the situation here. However, those four are all small camps and don't know much. I came here this time to inquire about more camp information from Headman Xiao. I hope Headman Xiao can tell me about it."

These words made Xiao Kangcheng's mind race, and realizing something, he suddenly looked up at Xia Chuan, a hint of shock in his eyes.

The meaning in Xia Chuan's words was very clear, how could he not understand it.

The Great Xia camp was planning to annex all the human camps on the entire Five Ape Mountain!

Did this Great Xia have such a big appetite?

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Kangcheng opened his mouth and reminded with goodwill: "Since Your Excellency knows about the Three Tiger Camp, you should also be clear that if your camp really has such a plan, you will definitely not be able to bypass them. So…"

"Headman Xiao, rest assured, Great Xia will naturally not sit idly by and watch the Three Tiger Camp commit such evil deeds. If there are no accidents, they should be in big trouble now!"

As if to confirm Xia Chuan's words, before the look of surprise and doubt on Xiao Kangcheng's face could disappear, someone came in to report.

"Headman, a stranger has arrived outside. He said his name is Qiu Peng and he is here to find Lord Xia Chuan. His attire is indeed the same as theirs."

After the man finished reporting, Xiao Kangcheng immediately looked at Xia Chuan, nodded to the man after receiving Xia Chuan's signal.

Soon, Qiu Peng, dressed the same as the nine, was brought in.

Qiu Peng didn't say anything when he saw the people, but directly walked to Xia Chuan's side, with a hint of joy on his face, and cupped his hands: "Reporting to Your Excellency, Yuwen Sizheng has already rescued the person, and arrested many people. He looks very angry. Hong Guang and his team should have had a big accident."

Xia Chuan's expression froze upon hearing this, but quickly returned to normal. He nodded and waved slightly to Qiu Peng, then continued to look at Xiao Kangcheng and smiled:

"Headman Xiao, let's continue!"

At this moment, Xiao Kangcheng felt a little uneasy, constantly thinking about what Qiu Peng had said just now. Although he had some vague guesses, he found it incredible and could only continue to tell Xia Chuan about the situation of Five Ape Mountain.

Compared to the four families that had already joined Great Xia, Xiao Kangcheng, the head of this medium-sized camp, obviously had a more comprehensive understanding of the situation of Five Ape Mountain.

Soon, Xia Chuan had an outline of the overall situation of Five Ape Mountain in his mind.

Including Xiaohe Camp, there were a total of eleven medium-sized camps on Five Ape Mountain;

Roughly how many people were in these camps, the approximate locations, and how many Earth Realm cultivators each camp had;

Even the temperaments of the heads of these camps;

… … … …

And when he learned that the day after tomorrow would be the last trade fair before the cold wave, and that people from all eleven medium-sized camps would be present, Xia Chuan's eyes lit up even more, and he inquired about the many details of this mutual exchange meeting.

After finding out the location of the mutual exchange meeting, Xia Chuan was very excited and, after expressing his gratitude, also talked about the issue that Xiao Kangcheng was most concerned about.

"Headman Xiao, you should still want to inquire about the specific situation of my Great Xia. Just like last time, my empty words are never as direct as seeing it for yourself. How about this, Headman Xiao, pick a few people to go back to the Great Xia garrison with me tonight, and let them have a good tour and understanding. I will personally send them back the day after tomorrow. At that time, Headman Xiao can ask them again, how is that?"

Xiao Kangcheng nodded slightly, this was indeed the best way.

But, who should he send?

"Father, let me go!"

During the conversation just now, Xiao Ning's eyes had been fixed on Xia Chuan. Xiao Kangcheng had already noticed it, and now she even took the initiative to ask to go to Great Xia with him. Xiao Kangcheng immediately shook his head repeatedly in his heart.

This daughter, in all likelihood, could not be kept!

"Father, I want to go too."

Xiao Kangcheng's expression froze, and he turned to look at his second daughter, Xiao Yu, and suspicion gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Father, let me go too!"

Pa… … … …

As soon as his son Xiao Heng opened his mouth, Xiao Kangcheng couldn't bear it any longer and slapped him directly.

"Get out, get out, what are you joining in on."

"Haha… … … …"

"Hahahaha."

… … … …

This scene made everyone couldn't help but smile, even Xia Chuan, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle a few times.

"Xiao Yuan, take Ning'er and Yu'er for a trip!"

In the end, Xiao Kangcheng still sent the more stable elder, Xiao Yuan, to take his two daughters for a trip.