Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

If asked who had the easiest time during tonight's thrilling battle with the Wooden Puppet Ghoul,

it definitely wasn't Yang Ning and Li Hu, the strongest among them.

Rather, it was Xia Chuan, who had been guarding the mountain valley entrance the whole time.

The commotion coming from inside the valley was so loud, especially those last few thumps that shook the ground. Let alone outside the passage, even hundreds of meters away, they could probably hear it clearly.

Xia Chuan heard all this noise and was anxious.

He was pacing around outside like an ant on a hot pan, worried about Xia Hong and the safety of the Da Xia camp. He wanted to rush in and help countless times, and even at the beginning, he had already stepped into the passage several times.

By sheer coincidence, one time when he was about to go in and check the situation, a large pile of rubble fell from above, blocking the inner entrance of the passage, so he couldn't get in.

Later, when the passage opened, Xia Chuan hesitated to go in again.

Remembering what Xia Hong had told him before entering, he finally gave up.

Whether it was Xia Hong, Luo Ming, or Yang Ning and Li Hu, these people were all stronger than him. Rogge, and the other four camps, a total of five camps' Lumbering Realm fighters, didn't need him.

Even if he went in, he certainly wouldn't be of much help.

It was better to follow his big brother's instructions and continue to guard the entrance.

In case he rashly went in and disrupted Xia Hong's plans, it would be counterproductive.

With this thought in mind, even when the commotion from the valley subsided later, Xia Chuan didn't think about going in and chose to continue guarding outside the cave.

Until just now, when he sensed someone coming out of the passage, Xia Chuan immediately perked up, approached the cave entrance, and quickly became vigilant.

After approaching the cave entrance, he could also hear Xia Hong's voice inside.

Hearing his big brother telling people not to come outside, and the three voices following were all saying the same thing, he immediately realized his responsibility.

Sure enough, seeing all the figures inside the cave retreat back into the valley, with only one person sneaking towards the cave entrance, Xia Chuan immediately stood ready.

Unfortunately, just as that person reached the exit and was about to rejoice, flames inexplicably ignited on their feet.

The moment the fire started, Xia Chuan, hiding on the side, rushed out without hesitation and swung the stone axe in his hand fiercely at the person's head.

Following Xia Hong's orders, he had applied a layer of Flame Condensing Oil to the exit in advance. As soon as that person stepped on it, they burst into flames, revealing their identity.

"You little bastard, stop right now!"

Before the stone axe could land, Xia Chuan heard Li Hu's furious roar again.

But Xia Hong had instructed him to attack anyone who came out, regardless of who it was, especially since he was sure that the one coming out was the Wooden Puppet Ghoul.

Plus, he already disliked Li Hu.

With all these factors combined, how could Xia Chuan stop?

The stone axe split into the person's forehead, and dense black energy instantly gushed out from the wound. Before Xia Chuan could pull back, three golden lights shot out from the black energy, flying straight into his forehead and disappearing.

The three golden lights entered his mind, and Xia Chuan immediately felt a splitting headache. He clutched his head and subconsciously wanted to call out to his big brother, Xia Hong.

But before he could make a sound, a fierce kick landed on his chest.

Bang…

Xia Chuan's body flew backwards five or six meters like a cannonball.

Already suffering from a splitting headache, this kick was too much. Xia Chuan couldn't hold on and fainted, collapsing to the ground, unconscious.

"Stop, you bastard!"

Xia Hong, who had just rushed out of the cave, saw Xia Chuan being kicked five or six meters away by Li Hu, and his heart was filled with rage.

Xia Hong cursed angrily, threw the broadsword in his hand at Li Hu, and then rushed directly to Xia Chuan's side, picked him up, and reached out to check. Finding that Xia Chuan was still breathing, just unconscious, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Hu casually deflected the broadsword thrown by Xia Hong, his face still full of anger, even looking at Xia Hong and Xia Chuan with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Not only him, but Yang Ning beside him was also staring intently at Xia Chuan at this moment, with a cold light constantly flashing in his eyes.

Huff…

Xia Hong exhaled lightly, looked up at the two of them, and said with a hint of banter:

"Gentlemen, it seems that the thing on him doesn't have much of a connection with you."

Although Xia Hong was still very angry about Li Hu's kick just now, he had to admit that he was almost bursting with joy in his heart.

Who would have thought that Xia Chuan, who hadn't contributed at all from beginning to end and had always been guarding the entrance, would pick up this bargain for nothing?

Judging from the reactions of Yang Ning and Li Hu, those three golden lights were definitely unimaginably precious. After all, these two came from Beishuo Town, which has a population of over 100,000, and must have seen a lot of good things.

Even they were drooling with envy, wishing they could risk their lives for it.

Xia Chuan probably picked up a huge bargain this time.

"No connection? With you few trash, can you stop me?"

Of course, he still had to get through the current situation first!

Perhaps provoked by Xia Hong's teasing tone, Li Hu looked at Xia Hong and the four people behind him with a cold expression. Although his eyes were full of contempt and disdain, his tone was extremely grim.

He even took a step forward.

It seemed that he wanted to attack directly.

But Yang Ning, who was standing next to him, reached out and stopped him at this moment.

Yang Ning looked at the unconscious Xia Chuan, his eyes flickering a few times, as if he had made some decision in his heart. He took a deep breath, first pointed at Xia Chuan, and then said to Xia Hong in an unquestionable tone:

"Hand him over to me, I want to take him back to Beishuo Town!"

"Impossible!"

Xia Hong refused without even thinking, making Yang Ning's face a little embarrassed. After all, he had just given an order, not a negotiation.

Yang Ning stared at Xia Hong and said in a deep voice: "If you don't let me take him away, then I can only kill him."

"Let me kill him, big brother. These idiots don't deserve to have such precious things. If they stay with them, they will be taken away by other ghouls sooner or later."

Li Hu took two more steps forward at this time. He had long disliked Xia Hong. Before, at Red Maple Ridge, Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng had refuted him, and he had remembered them. He had long wanted to attack them.

A cold light flashed in Yang Ning's eyes, and he quietly withdrew his hand that had been holding Li Hu back, as if he no longer intended to stop him.

Li Hu showed a grim smile on his face and was about to step forward.

"This time, we were able to get rid of the ghoul thanks to the help of the two adults. Luo is grateful. Now that the treasure already has an owner, why should the two of you insist on forcing it?"

Luo Ming, who hadn't spoken from the time he came out of the cave until now, spoke at this time.

Li Hu and Yang Ning turned their heads to look at Luo Ming when they heard his words, and found that he had brought Shang Ping and the other three to Xia Hong's side. Their expressions changed slightly.

And Xia Hong touched the wound on his shoulder, his expression slightly relieved.

Now, he was finally relieved.

"Luo Ming, are you going to help them?"

Li Hu's direct call of his name and angry questioning immediately made Luo Ming's originally calm face stiff.

He looked up at Yang Ning and Li Hu, his face gradually turning cold:

"If it weren't for Head Xia today, whether we could have fought this Wooden Puppet Ghoul is still up for debate. Luo remembers the help of the two of you, but if you have any requests, as long as I have it, please feel free to ask."

"Before the Wooden Puppet Ghoul self-destructed, the two of you took the lead in seizing the treasure. Luo and Head Xia didn't say anything, but since this treasure is not destined for the two of you and belongs to someone else, the two of you should also accept it."

"If you rely on your strength to bully others, or even have the intention to kill and seize the treasure, please forgive Luo, but I absolutely cannot agree."

Hearing Luo Ming's words, Li Hu became even more angry. He seemed unwilling to talk nonsense with Luo Ming, and even took a step forward, as if he intended to attack them directly.

But at this moment, Huang Yong, the head of the Huang Zhao camp, and Hong Gang, the head of the Dachuan camp, also walked to Xia Hong's side and looked up at Li Hu:

"Head Xia just saved our lives, and we can't agree either!"

"Our Dachuan camp has received such a great favor from Head Xia, and we will never agree!"

Lu He and Chen Ying, the leaders of the other two camps, and the more than one hundred ordinary people from the Rogge camp who had just been rescued from the wooden house, all walked to Xia Hong's side, some even directly blocking in front of him.

"If you don't have the ability to let the treasure slip away from your hands, who can you blame? If you want to bully Head Xia, we will never agree."

"We won't sit idly by and let you bully Head Xia either."

"We don't agree either."

"Head Xia saved me in the wooden house just now, and I will never agree either."

Looking at Li Hu, who had stopped, and Yang Ning, who had a difficult expression behind him, Xia Hong shook his head slightly in his heart, and eight words popped into his mind.

Those who have the Tao will receive more help, while those who have lost the Tao will receive little help.