Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

While Xia Hong was busy impersonating Hong Xia and trying to get information from Hou Hu, the atmosphere in the Longshan camp in the distance was extremely heavy and grim.

Having been the overlord of Longyou for nearly fifty years, the Longshan camp was not only powerful but also extremely wealthy.

The grandeur of the Longshan camp's council hall alone could give a glimpse of this.

The council hall, a full twenty meters square, was filled with various iron tables and chairs covered in animal绒; the hall was resplendent with carved beams and painted pillars; the floor was entirely covered with兽皮carpets; in the middle was an iron stove with a diameter of more than five meters, in which coal burned vigorously, making the entire hall as warm as spring.

However, the旺盛炉火 seemed somewhat out of place with the阴沉faces of the twenty-odd people in the hall at this moment.

Sitting in the首位 was Li Xuanyan, the eldest son of Longshan;

Sitting next to him was Li Tiancheng, whose hair was graying; a maid was tending to his bloody left shoulder, carefully applying medicine;

Further down were Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu, and Li Xuanling, the three siblings, as well as the four御寒级who had previously围杀Yu Bin with Li Xuantian; then came the Longshan Eight Vajras, and seven people who had not appeared before.

Clearly, external speculations about the number of Longshan御寒级were inaccurate.

"Why didn't Yu Bin and the others die? If I remember correctly, Xuantian, you were responsible for the east side. Tell me, why?"

The first to speak was not Li Xuanyan, but Li Tiancheng.

Seeing that the wound on his left shoulder was almost treated, he waved away the maid, turned to look at Li Xuantian below, his expression stern, yet with some confusion.

If Yu Bin and the others didn't die, the three families' camps would become a big problem, extremely detrimental to Longshan's situation going forward. He had previously stated the stakes clearly. He knew Li Xuantian's strength very well. To mess up such an important matter while leading four御寒级was both infuriating and incomprehensible to him.

It really shouldn't have happened!

Li Xuantian shrugged slightly and gestured towards Li Xuanyan above.

Seeing his action, Li Tiancheng glanced at Li Xuanyan, his brow furrowing immediately, and said, "In a council, there's nothing that can't be said."

"Yu Bin and the others begged for mercy. Eldest brother is soft-hearted and told me to stop. I couldn't disobey the head's orders, could I? Later, Fourth Brother spoke up, and I forcibly tried to kill the three, but unfortunately, at the crucial moment, Hou Hua appeared with the Blood Guard Army, so I didn't succeed."

Li Xuantian's phrase "I couldn't disobey the head's orders" was filled with obvious teasing, and he even looked up at Li Xuanyan sitting on the high platform, his face full of undisguised嘲讽.

Hearing this, Li Tiancheng subconsciously looked back at Li Xuanyan and, finding that although his expression was阴沉, he did not refute anything, his face froze.

"Second Uncle, the fact that Yu Bin and the others didn't die is already a reality. There's no point in pursuing who's to blame. The most urgent thing is to deal with the Yu Cheng, Changning, and Song Yuan families first. Also, we need to稳住the Beehive and Yang Lu families, and not let them merge with Zhaoyang, otherwise, the pressure on us later will be a bit too great."

The only woman in the room, Li Xuanling, spoke.

Her words, which directly hit the nail on the head and were pragmatic, made everyone present show agreement, and even Li Tiancheng at the head nodded slightly, looking at her and asking in a沉声voice: "Ling'er, what do you think should be done?"

Li Xuanling stood up directly and walked to the middle of the hall. She changed her previous gentle灵动demeanor, and her眉宇revealed a凌厉气势. Her entire temperament also became英气十足.

"Second Uncle, I won't say虚话. Hou Hu has潜入Longshan, and the news that Father is not here will soon spread throughout Longyou. This谋划to strike first has not achieved the best results. The most important thing now is to remedy the situation and巩固the five families that have already been obtained…"

Li Xuanling peeled back the layers, and her remarks instantly attracted everyone's attention.

She was not怯场at all and continued to speak:

"Second Uncle will sit in Longshan, and all of us will divide into three groups.

One group will take the southeast side of Longshan, taking Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo, first收Yu Cheng, and then control the Yang Lu and Beehive families, at least to ensure that they do not投昭阳那边;

One group will take the正东side of Longshan. The heads of the Changning and Song Yuan families have already been killed by us, but the news has not yet spread. Not many people know about it. As long as our people go over first, controlling these two families will be easy.

The last group will take the northeast side of Longshan and try to封锁the communication channels between Zhaoyang and the other five families as much as possible. At the very least, there cannot be large-scale personnel exchanges between them!

With these three points, even if Hou Hu has the support of five families, his Zhaoyang camp will not be able to make much trouble. Moreover, since they have反了, the Longyou Alliance will naturally not be valid. We can directly封堵Longshan. After a slightly longer period of time, the five families will soon know who they should投靠!"

Along with Li Xuanling's well-reasoned words, almost everyone nodded frequently, including Li Tiancheng at the head.

The only one in the room with the worst complexion was Li Xuanyan, the eldest son of Longshan.

"What Fourth Sister said is correct. Wu Shuang, Han Qiong, Xiling, Bai Yuan, and Dong Kang, these five families are definitely going to投昭阳. If we don't管住the other five families, we'll add a lot of trouble for ourselves."

"I also agree. Let's do as Fourth Sister says."

"Young Master is right. We also agree."

……

For a time, the entire hall was filled with supporters.

Almost everyone expressed satisfaction with Li Xuanling's arrangement, and even Li Xuanyan on the high platform opened his mouth with a forced smile:

"What Fourth Sister said makes sense. I also agree."

In fact, Li Tiancheng also agreed in his heart, but seeing the attitude of everyone below obeying Li Xuanling, he instinctively sensed something unusual. Then, hearing Li Xuanyan also expressing his agreement insincerely, he immediately frowned and looked down at Li Xuanling.

"Xuanling, how do you think we should divide into three groups? The Longyou army has already lost two hundred men. Now there are only eight hundred left. Dividing into three groups as you said, I'm afraid that's not…"

"Second Uncle, what time is it now? You know better than me!"

Li Xuanling seemed a little impatient, directly interrupting Li Tiancheng, her expression with a锐利道: "What Hou Hu wants is not just the title of a Longyou overlord. Our camp has occupied the best location in Longshan for more than seventy years. New and old hatreds combined, the ten camps below have long恨之入骨towards us. We have no way out. If we don't拼with Zhaoyang, then we'll just wait to be滅by Zhaoyang…"

Speaking of this, Li Xuanling paused, first glancing at Li Xuanyan in the首座, before turning to look at Li Tiancheng and continuing:

"Second Uncle, there's no need to hide the remaining two thousand Longyou troops anymore. Please hand over the调兵银符to me first. Xuanling can swear to Second Uncle that I will personally lead the army to踏平Zhaoyang, and tell Hou Hu and the others who really has the say in this place called Longyou!"

Li Xuanling's气场was fully open at this moment. Not only was her tone unquestionable, but her expression also gave people a霸道feeling that could not be refused, which was completely the opposite of the柔美轻灵she usually displayed.

She was clearly asking Li Tiancheng for the兵符, but her凌厉eyes were always looking at her eldest brother, Li Xuanyan.

Not only her, but everyone present was staring at Li Xuanyan.

The twenty-four people present today were all御寒级experts, belonging to the absolute high-level of the camp. They naturally knew the specific number of the Longyou army very well.

The outside world rumored that the Longyou army only had a thousand men, but in reality, it was three thousand.

However, the other two thousand required two兵符to mobilize.

Originally, both兵符could only be held by the leader, but before Father Li Tianhua left, worried that his eldest son Li Xuanyan would not be able to hold it, he gave one to his younger brother Li Tiancheng, indicating that he should provide more guidance from the side.

Based on what Li Xuanling had just said, it shouldn't be difficult to get the兵符from Li Tiancheng. The only difficulty was the one in Li Xuanyan's hand.

Everyone present knew that the one in Li Xuanyan's hand was not just a兵符. How easy would it be to make him hand it over?

"Big Brother…"

Li Xuantian below, after showing hesitation, couldn't help but open his mouth directly. Judging from his previous attitude towards Li Xuanyan, it was not difficult to guess that he wanted to persuade Li Xuanyan to give up the兵符.

But before he could finish speaking, Li Xuanyan above took out something and gently tossed it to Li Xuanling below.

"Second Uncle, Fourth Sister is more suitable to be the leader than me. From now on, this兵符will be handed over to her for safekeeping, and I will no longer be convenient to sit in the主位."

No one expected that Li Xuanyan would actually主动hand over the兵符.

Coupled with his words, Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu, including Li Xuanling, who had主动索要the兵符, all had complex expressions.

"Big Brother, you…"

"Xuanling, there's no need to say more. You are indeed more suitable to be the leader than me. I am willing to do so. Don't worry, from now on, Big Brother will listen to you too. Whether Longshan can survive this crisis depends on you and Second Uncle."

Li Xuanyan's expression was full of relief, and this generous gesture moved everyone present slightly.

"Hahaha…"

Li Tiancheng even laughed a few times, saying: "Good, I am very gratified that you can be so respectful and loving brothers. Xuanyan, your temperament is indeed a bit indecisive. Big Brother has also mentioned before that if Longyou is fine, no one can take your position as leader, but now in this situation, we can only let Xuanling be in charge."

Li Xuanyan nodded slightly, also showing a赞同look.

Seeing this, Li Tiancheng added a few more喜色to his face, took out his own兵符from his bosom, and threw it to Li Xuanling as well.

"Xuanling, Zhaoyang is just a疥鲜之疾. No matter how strong Hou Hu is, he is just one person. Being able to produce a thousand Blood Guard Army is basically the limit of Zhaoyang. The most important thing right now, you should know…"

"Hong Xia, Second Uncle is talking about this person, right!"

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"Indeed, the onlooker sees more of the game. Hou Hu was saved by this person, and I reckon he's all muddled. There's no such thing as coincidences like this in the world. He just happened to appear when Hou Hu was bound to die. That Hong Xia has issues!"

As Li Tiancheng's words fell, the expressions of Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu, the Eight Great Vajras of Longshan, and all the other Yu Han realm experts instantly changed.

Some things are just like that, only lacking a reminder.

Previously, they simply felt that Hou Hu's life shouldn't have ended, and Heaven sent someone to save him.

Now, reminded by Li Tiancheng's words, they recalled in shock that the timing of Hong Xia's appearance was indeed too coincidental.

A trace of gloom flashed across Li Tiancheng's face, and he said in a deep voice:

"We've always kept count of how many Yu Han realm experts are in the various camps of Longyou. Suddenly, such a strong Yu Han realm expert emerges. How could there be no trickery involved? I suspect there are external forces trying to get involved in the Pingxi Plains!"

"Don't worry, Second Uncle. Xuanling understands."

The confident look on Li Xuanling's face, along with her air of strategizing, calmed Li Tiancheng and everyone else present.

"Second Brother, take Chengguang, He Tu, Yue Qian, and Song Kang with you, and lead five hundred Longyou soldiers to the southeast. Take Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo with you. First, seize Yucheng, and then see if you can take Yanglu and the Beehive, depending on the situation.

At this assembly, Wu Shuang and Han Qiong haven't appeared from beginning to end. I suspect they've already begun their operations. So, after taking Yucheng, first scout out the situation in Yanglu. If there's an opportunity, take it in one fell swoop. If it's not feasible, then stay put and wait for my orders."

"Fourth Sister, I understand!"

After Li Xuanling's words, Li Xuantian immediately bowed respectfully. His respect for this younger sister was clearly greater than that for his elder brother, Li Xuanyan.

"Third Brother, take Jiang Ping, Sun Yan, Zhou Yuan, and Meng Ying with you, and lead five hundred Longyou soldiers, plus fifty fully staffed hunting teams, totaling 1750 people. Go to the due east, and be sure to seize Changning and Songyuan as quickly as possible, without giving them any time to react."

"I understand, Little Sister!"

Li Xuandu also nodded heavily, exchanging glances with the four people below to signal his understanding.

"Besides Second Uncle guarding Longshan, the remaining twelve of you will all follow me to the northeast side of Longshan. The losses of the Longyou army will now be immediately replenished by selecting people from the hunting teams. In addition, select fifty more fully staffed hunting teams to follow, for a total of more than three thousand soldiers. I want to see which of the five camps is most eager to merge with Zhaoyang!"

The remaining twelve Yu Han realm experts below all bowed respectfully to Li Xuanling, shouting in unison:

"We respectfully obey the Little Lord's orders."

Watching Li Xuanling command with ease, sweeping away the previous decadence of the camp with a few words, and restoring everyone's spirits, Li Tiancheng's face was immediately filled with joy.

But looking back at Li Xuanyan, as well as his two younger brothers, Li Xuantian and Li Xuandu, a trace of worry faintly rose in his eyes.

"The eldest brother has three sons and one daughter, but the most outstanding one is the daughter. Xuan Yan, Xuan Tian, and Xuan Du, none of them can shoulder the heavy responsibility. In the future…"

Li Tiancheng didn't continue to think about it. Seeing that Li Xuanling had already deployed all the tasks and even started leading people to set off, he suddenly exhaled, as if making a decision. Looking at Li Xuanling's back, his expression gradually became firm.

… … … … …

While Li Tiancheng was holding a meeting with the Yu Han realm experts of Longshan, Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo were pacing back and forth in the guest room of the Longshan camp, anxiously like ants on a hot pot.

"Brother Chen, I reckon we're in trouble this time. The Wu Shuang and Han Qiong families have long harbored grudges against you and me. At this assembly, Wu Xiong and Han Jiuli didn't appear from beginning to end. In all likelihood, they're either attacking the Beehive or my Yanglu."

Peng Bo's tone was somewhat dejected, and Chen Yingyuan's expression was also very complicated.

Originally, because they brought iron ore, they didn't follow in the footsteps of Yan Chuan, Liu Xian, and Wang Hu. The two of them were lucky enough to save their lives, and they even gained the trust of Longshan. Everything seemed to be good;

But the subsequent developments suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.

First, Li Xuanyan's hesitation caused Yu Bin and the other three leaders to be rescued by Hou Hua and the Blood Guards who appeared in time. Longshan's plan to strike first was ruined, and Zhaoyang suddenly had three more staunch supporters.

Then, Hou Hu sneaked into Longshan and discovered the secret that Li Tianhua was no longer there, and was chased all the way out by Li Tiancheng;

The situation developing to this point still had a turning point. As long as Li Tiancheng could kill Hou Hu, then there would be no problem with the two of them standing with Longshan;

Who could have expected that Hong Xia, who was so strong, would suddenly appear and save Hou Hu, and even get along with him so well? It wouldn't be a big problem for him to join the Zhaoyang camp later.

With Hong Xia's help, plus the support of five camps, the balance of power between Zhaoyang and Longshan suddenly tilted.

In fact, it even felt like Zhaoyang had a better chance of winning.

These, of course, were all Peng Bo's thoughts.

At this moment, Chen Yingyuan's mind was filled with Hong Xia's threatening gaze.

"It must be Xia Hong, one hundred percent it's him. That long saber is definitely his. The Great Xia's hand has actually reached here. Should I tell Longshan, or tell Hou Hu…"

Chen Yingyuan's expression struggled, and a battle between heaven and man began in his mind.

"Chief Chen, Chief Peng, take me to your camp to have a look!"

Just at this moment, Li Xuantian's voice came from outside.

Hearing the sound, the two of them stood up with a whoosh, then walked out of the room. Seeing the dark armored army outside, their expressions suddenly froze.

Both of them realized something, and looked up at Li Xuantian in front of the army, their expressions gradually becoming unsightly.