Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Bang… Bang…

Events proved that Longshan had indeed put in a lot of effort into this campaign to eliminate the disobedient camps within the alliance.

Xia Hong, who was trailing behind the Longshan group, had only traveled less than five kilometers east when he heard the loud sounds of battle ahead.

Crack…

A large tree split in the middle and then collapsed with a thunderous crash.

Three middle-aged men in black, wielding different weapons, were sent flying backward from the point where the tree broke, in extremely disheveled postures.

Rather than being sent flying, it would be more accurate to say they were smashed out.

The first man to be smashed out, holding a long sword, had his abdomen caved in, clearly indicating that the terrifying force of the tree breaking in half had primarily impacted his abdomen.

The two behind him, one with a saber and one with a staff, were pale-faced, with the skin between their thumbs and forefingers split open. One had a bloody mess on his left shoulder, and the other had two iron arrows stuck in his right leg, clearly indicating they had suffered considerable injuries.

"Second Master, the alliance meeting hasn't even started yet, why do you want to kill us three?"

"The Baiyuan Camp has always been loyal to Longshan. Second Master, please spare our lives!"

"Zhaoyang has repeatedly coerced us, but Dongkang has never yielded. Dong Zhong has never thought of rebelling against Longyou. I hope Second Master will see clearly…"

The three men in black, who had been knocked into the snow, quickly scrambled to their feet, pleading to the front with extremely panicked expressions.

"You all claim to be loyal to Longshan, but where are your tributes?"

A domineering voice sounded from behind the tree, and a burly middle-aged man in white, wielding a serpent spear in both hands, slowly walked towards the three men.

Behind the middle-aged man were four others, who looked older than him. The weapons in their hands were all different, but all were stained with blood, clearly belonging to Dong Zhong and the others on the ground.

Upon hearing the word "tribute," the expressions of Dong Zhong and the others on the ground changed slightly. They quickly wanted to open their mouths to explain, but the voice coming from behind instantly filled them with despair.

"These three families have been getting too close to Hou Hu. Don't waste time talking to them, just kill them and be done with it. Hou Hu is almost here, we need to prepare in advance."

Li Xuanyan and his group of three hundred Longyou soldiers arrived.

Seeing the three heads of Wang Hu, Liu Xian, and Yan Chuan held in the hands of Longshan's Eight Great Vajras, as well as Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan standing obediently behind Li Xuanling with respectful attitudes, Dong Zhong and the others instantly understood and were filled with complete despair.

Longshan never intended to hold an alliance meeting. The Alliance Master Token was a death warrant. Anyone who disobeyed would die. They had planned to join Hou Hu in a coup during the alliance meeting, but now, looking back, it was utterly ridiculous.

"First Master, my Xiling Camp truly has no intention of rebelling. Previously, because Hou Hu was too aggressive, Yu Bin had no choice but to pretend to cooperate with him. I beg First Master to give me a chance. Yu Bin is willing to be Longshan's vanguard and attack Zhaoyang!"

Yu Bin, the leader of the Xiling Camp who was holding a sword, had now completely recognized the situation before him. He directly knelt down to Li Xuanyan behind him, surrendering immediately.

With his kneeling, Bai Qiucheng, the leader of Baiyuan, and Dong Zhong, the leader of Dongkang, also knelt down to Li Xuanyan, expressing their loyalty with extremely pious tones.

"You know to kneel now? It's too late!"

Li Xuantian's tone was extremely domineering, and his figure suddenly darted forward, his serpent spear abruptly attacking the three men. As he moved, the other four beside him also moved.

Yu Bin and the others had just been beaten into this state by these five people. Seeing Li Xuantian attacking again, their faces were filled with terror. While hastily raising their swords to resist, they also did not forget to desperately beg for mercy from Li Xuanyan.

"First Master, wouldn't it be better to keep us to deal with Hou Hu?"

"First Master, spare our lives…"

"Dongkang is willing to attack Zhaoyang for Longshan. I beg First Master to spare my life!"

…

In between begging for mercy, the three men suffered even more injuries, but seeing that Li Xuanyan was their only hope for survival, they could only continue to beg for mercy, hoping that Li Xuanyan would spare their lives.

"Second Brother, wait a moment…"

Finally, Li Xuanyan couldn't help but speak.

As soon as he spoke, Li Xuantian, who was frantically attacking Yu Bin and the others, immediately frowned. Not only Li Xuantian, but Li Xuandu and Li Xuanling, the two siblings standing behind him, also frowned.

Clearly, the three of them disagreed with Li Xuanyan.

"This Li Xuanyan…"

Not only these three, but Xia Hong, hiding in the shadows, saw that Li Xuantian and the other five had actually stopped, and looked at Li Xuanyan's hesitant expression. A strange look first appeared on his face, and then he gently shook his head.

The key to Longshan's operation this time was to eliminate these camp leaders with ulterior motives with lightning speed. As long as they were prevented from colluding with the Zhaoyang Camp, and then a few more troublemakers were killed and these camps were taken over, it would be a matter of course.

But once they failed to kill them, the problem would be huge.

Therefore, the most taboo thing was indecisiveness.

Unfortunately, this Li Xuanyan was someone who easily listened to others.

It wasn't that his listening to others would ruin things.

The key was that it could be seen from this that Li Xuanyan was clearly not qualified to be the Lord of Longyou, and his relationship with his two younger brothers and one younger sister did not seem to be so harmonious.

Moreover, it was likely that the idea of first testing them with the Alliance Master Token and then ambushing these camp leaders on the way was not his own.

"Thank you, First Master, for sparing our lives. This humble one is extremely grateful!"

"The Baiyuan Camp will definitely follow Longshan's lead from now on. Whatever First Master orders, Bai Qiucheng will not hesitate to climb mountains of knives or plunge into seas of fire!"

"Dong Zhong thanks First Master for the grace of sparing my life."

Yu Bin and the others, who were only one step away from death, saw that Li Xuantian and the other five had stopped and knew that they had a chance to save their lives. They all kowtowed to Li Xuanyan, expressing their loyalty.

Although the three men's tones were full of gratitude and sincerity, and there was no hint of falsehood, the footsteps of Li Xuantian and the other five approaching them did not stop.

Clearly, Li Xuantian and the other five did not believe the three men's surrender.

"Big Brother, don't be deceived by a few nice words. These three are kneeling to you today because they are afraid of death, and tomorrow they will naturally kneel to Hou Hu because they are afraid of death. Sparing such fickle people will bring endless trouble!"

As soon as Li Xuantian spoke, Li Xuandu also followed suit.

"Second Brother is right. It is an undeniable fact that Yu Bin and the other three families are colluding with Hou Hu. If we don't kill them, how can we deter the other petty villains?"

The rebuttal from his two younger brothers instantly darkened Li Xuanyan's face.

But that wasn't the end of it. Li Xuanling's next move made his face even more angry, and his expression instantly turned gloomy.

"Second Brother, do it! Don't waste any more time!"

Li Xuanling actually directly spoke and gave the order.

Moreover, after hearing his younger sister's words, Li Xuantian really moved.

"Do it!"

Li Xuantian straightened the serpent spear in his hand and suddenly pounced towards Yu Bin on the ground. The four Yu Han level experts behind him also raised the weapons in their hands, two by two, and rushed towards Bai Qiucheng and Dong Zhong respectively.

The three men kneeling on the ground obviously did not expect that even though Li Xuanyan had spoken, they would still not escape death. Their faces were filled with panic, and they even forgot to dodge.

The First Master Li Xuanyan, watching Li Xuantian and the other five disregard his orders and take action without authorization, his face instantly turned ashen, and his fists clenched tightly.

"These three siblings are quite decisive!"

Xia Hong, who was in the shadows, had already drawn the Yi knife from his back. Seeing that Yu Bin and the others were about to be killed, he hesitated for a moment and then tore off the mask on his face, intending to rush out to save them.

Swish… Swish… Swish…

Suddenly hearing a burst of arrow sounds in his ears, Xia Hong, who was almost halfway out, abruptly stopped his body and looked in the direction of Yu Bin and the others with a shocked expression.

Hundreds of blood-colored arrows, densely packed, streaked through the air, their target being Li Xuantian and the four Yu Han level experts behind him.

Li Xuantian's serpent spear had already pierced Yu Bin's shoulder; the other four Yu Han level experts had also forced Dong Zhong and Bai Qiucheng into a dead end. Feeling the overwhelming arrows behind them, none of the five stopped their actions.

Yu Han level experts were not afraid of arrows shot by Jue Di realm cultivators.

But the hundreds of arrows behind them were clearly very special.

Puchi…

"There's something wrong with these arrows, we can't withstand them head-on!"

One of the four Yu Han level experts, after being hit by an arrow in the back, quickly raised his head and shouted to the other three and Li Xuantian. At the same time, he also gave up killing Bai Qiucheng and turned to use the long saber in his hand to block the continuing stream of arrows.

"Damn it!"

Li Xuantian, looking at Yu Bin whose shoulder had already been pierced by him, cursed inwardly, gritted his teeth, and finally pulled out the serpent spear and turned to slash at the blood-colored arrows shooting from behind.

Clang… Clang…

While knocking down countless arrows, the bodies of Li Xuantian and the other five were actually pushed back several meters by the several extra-thick iron arrows mixed in.

The power of these few blood arrows was clearly not something that Jue Di realm cultivators could unleash.

If that's the case!

Li Xuantian turned to look behind him, his gaze slightly focused.

"The dignified Lord of Longyou has actually started playing these petty tricks of striking first. Li Tianhua is really old, and your Longshan is running out of successors!"

A slightly mocking voice came from behind, followed by a series of heavy and uniform footsteps, which entered everyone's ears.

Tap… Tap… Tap… Tap…

Slowly walking from behind was an army in scarlet armor.

The army had a total of thousands of people, all wearing scarlet armor, each with a strong bow in hand, a saber at their waist, and a quiver on their back, filled with blood-colored arrows.

The army was constantly marching forward, but the hundreds in the front row always maintained the posture of drawing their bows and nocking their arrows. Clearly, the hundreds of arrows just now were shot by them.

Tap… Tap… Tap… … …

“Halt!”

At the very front of the army formation, a middle-aged man clad in blood-colored, gilded armor raised the great saber in his hand and bellowed. The army immediately came to a halt, one after another lowering the powerful bows in their hands.

The army stopped, and the large man slowly walked out. Accompanying him were seven others, standing on either side behind him. The eight men looked at Li Xuanyan and his group, their gazes filled with undisguised provocation.

“Hou Tong is also there. It's the army from Zhaoyang Camp. This Hou Hu is not simple!”

Xia Hong, hidden in the shadows, instantly turned grave when he saw the thousand-man army. Then, noticing Hou Tong, whom he had previously seen in the Hive, among the men to the left and behind the large man, he immediately recognized the identity of this army.

This Hou Hu actually brought the army here directly.

Moreover, judging from that sarcastic remark just now, Hou Hu had clearly seen through the true intentions of Longshan's alliance this time.

In that case, this person is even more extraordinary… …

“I had long heard that Zhaoyang had created a thousand-man Blood Guard army. Previously, this young master didn't take it seriously, but now it seems you've really made something of yourselves!”

Li Xuantian spoke these words in a very relaxed tone, but the grave expression on his face when he mentioned the Blood Guard was enough to show his apprehension.

Not only him, but Li Xuanyan, Li Xuandu, Li Xuanling, and the eight Vajras of Longshan beside them, all had unsightly expressions when they saw the Blood Guard.

Clearly, they had perhaps only heard about Zhaoyang's army before and had never truly seen it. Only now, seeing it with their own eyes, did they realize how serious the problem was.

Xia Hong, hiding in the shadows, constantly observed the expressions of everyone in the field, taking in all their reactions, and naturally, he could draw corresponding conclusions.

“Brother Yu, Brother Dong, Brother Bai, I told you long ago to come with my leader. You refused to believe me, and almost lost your lives. You should be clear now about which side you should stand on, right?”

My leader?

This person is not Hou Hu!

The large man's words made Xia Hong's gaze slightly sharpen.

This large man had twelve bristles of foundation power and was the strongest among the eight Yu Han level experts on Zhaoyang's side. He had even thought that the large man was Hou Hu himself.

He didn't expect it; it was not him!

At this moment, the happiest people in the field were probably Yu Bin and his two companions.

Having narrowly escaped death twice, the three men in the distance already looked extremely panicked. Hearing the large man's words, they only turned their heads to look at Li Xuanyan before resolutely running towards the Zhaoyang Blood Guard.

This scene made the faces of the two brothers, Li Xuantian and Li Xuandu, extremely ugly. Even Li Xuanling's face was slightly gloomy.

Xia Hong, hidden in the shadows, saw that the face of the eldest young master, Li Xuanyan, was ashen with anger, and while somewhat surprised, his expression also became much stranger.

Just now, he had said that Li Xuanyan's hesitation would not affect the overall situation. After all, Yu Bin and his two companions were only one step away from death. As long as Li Xuantian and his siblings put in a little more effort, Yu Bin and his two companions would surely die.

He never expected that the people from Zhaoyang would appear at this critical juncture!

With a thousand Blood Guards, plus eight Yu Han level experts who were not weak, there was now absolutely no possibility of killing Yu Bin and his two companions.

This was not the end. The subsequent chain reaction was even more terrifying.

The last look that Yu Bin and his two companions gave to Li Xuanyan clearly showed that Li Xuanyan could not make the decisions in Longshan. Even if he intended to accept their three families, Li Xuantian and his siblings would not agree, so they had no choice.

They could only lean towards Zhaoyang, who had saved them.

Having almost been killed twice was enough to make Yu Bin and his two companions completely stand with Zhaoyang.

And all of this was caused by the chain reaction caused by Li Xuanyan's hesitation just now.

“The Hive and Yanglu lean towards Longshan. The leaders of the Yu Cheng, Changning, and Songyuan families are dead. The remaining matters are not difficult to handle. If the Yu Bin three families are also eliminated, even if Zhaoyang is strong, they can at most pull in the Wu Shuang and Han Qiong families. They won't become a major force. The Longyou crisis, if not completely resolved, will at least be largely resolved, and the following matters will be much easier to handle.

But now… … … …

Yu Bin and his two companions were not dead, and they were forced to completely lean towards Zhaoyang.

Longshan would not only have to find a way to deal with the aftermath of the Yu Cheng three families, but also face the Zhaoyang camp supported by five camps.

A moment's difference in thought caused a world-shaking change.

This Li Xuanyan is really not suitable to be a leader.

“However, it's also thanks to him!”

If Longshan had really solved so many camps at once, leaving the remaining Zhaoyang families unsupported, Longshan would still be the only dominant force, which was not what Xia Hong wanted to see.

As it was now, Zhaoyang was gaining power, and the old hegemon Longshan was having a headache. The struggle between the two families continued, so Daxia could better extend its hand.

Thinking of the future development of the Longyou situation, Xia Hong's face was full of smiles, and even the way he looked at Li Xuanyan became much kinder.

The key was that, as things had developed to this point, he had been watching from the sidelines from beginning to end, without even lifting a finger. This was equivalent to getting benefits without contributing, so he was naturally in a good mood.

However, Xia Hong was obviously a little too happy too soon.

A slightly panicked voice from Longshan on the west side made everyone present, including Xia Hong, suddenly change their expressions and turn their heads to look west.

“Martial Uncle Tiancheng, Hou Hu is just paying a visit, why get so angry? Since Longshan doesn't welcome me, then I'll just leave.”

Hou Hu actually infiltrated Longshan!

Martial Uncle Tiancheng, judging from his name, should be of the same generation as Li Tianhua.

Longshan, as expected, still has some great trump cards hidden.

Listening to Hou Hu's slightly panicked tone, he was clearly frightened by Li Tiancheng.

No, he was being hunted down!

A black figure in a disheveled and panicked state sped over from the west. Xia Hong's gaze slightly sharpened as he looked behind the figure.

“When eldest brother took you in as his adopted son earlier, I said that you were an untamed tiger that could not be domesticated. It would have been a good thing for Longyou to kill you sooner, but unfortunately, eldest brother didn't listen at the time. Falling into my hands, even if you, Hou Hu, grow three heads and six arms, you will not escape death today!”

An old voice came from behind, and all the people of Longshan, including Li Xuanyan, showed expressions of joy.

On the other hand, the Zhaoyang Blood Guard, and the eight Yu Han level experts in front of them, instantly turned grave.

“Blood Guard, follow me to save the leader!”

The large man reacted extremely quickly, shouting loudly and leading the seven Yu Han level experts behind him directly towards Hou Hu's location. As soon as the eight men moved, the thousand Blood Guards all roared and rushed towards the west.

“What are you still standing there for? Block them and let Second Uncle kill Hou Hu!”

Li Xuanling directly replaced her eldest brother Li Xuanyan, and with a delicate shout, drew her sword and rushed towards the large man's direction. Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu, and the eight Vajras beside her also moved instantly. Although Li Xuanyan's face was ugly, realizing the seriousness of the situation at this moment, he still held his breath and rushed up.

The three hundred Longyou soldiers also rushed forward to block the Blood Guard.

The previously deadlocked situation instantly underwent a huge change.

Xia Hong, hiding in the shadows, only glanced slightly at this side before immediately turning his gaze to Hou Hu on the west side, and the old man who was chasing him.

Xia Hong always knew where the key was!