Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 223: Difficult Journey Yu Cheng Encounters Li Xuan Ling

To the west of the beehive, there is a slightly flat snowy area.

Six iron-wheeled carts were lined up in a long line, moving slowly and with difficulty towards the west.

At the head of the team were eight people clearing the snow path;
Behind them were two small iron-wheeled carts, each pulled by two men, each with a flag on it, with the words "Beehive" and "Yanglu" written on it respectively;

Further back were four large iron-wheeled carts fully loaded with iron ore. More than a dozen people were pulling or pushing each cart as it slowly moved forward.

"Hong Yu, you go to the front and pull the cart, and someone else will push it from the back!"

Xia Hong was pushing the cart from the back. When he heard Ma Yong's call, he looked a little helpless, but he still hurried to the front of the cart, took the chain from one of the men, exchanged positions with him, and pretended to pull the cart hard.

Pushing a cart and pulling a cart require different amounts of effort, so positions have to be changed frequently. For Yu Xia Hong, the weight of the cart requires some effort whether pushing or pulling, so it is naturally not a burden.

The reason why he looked helpless was mainly because he had been walking for too long!
Today is already April 13th. Counting the days, they have been pulling the cart westward for eleven days since they set out on the second day of the Chinese New Year.

According to Xia Hong's own measurements, the distance they moved westward in these eleven days should be about 42 kilometers.

Moving 42 kilometers in 11 days sounds outrageous. If he hadn't followed the team all the way and witnessed what happened with his own eyes, he would never have believed it even if he was beaten to death.

Overall, the biggest delays were the trucks loaded with iron ore.

This cart is more than ten meters long and five meters wide. It is made of pure iron and is loaded with five million kilograms of iron ore. If they encounter some deep ditches or slightly larger roadblocks along the way, the entire team has to stop and find a solution.

It's funny that in most cases, Chen Yingyuan had to get out of the car and either use brute force to move the car or help them push it.

Then there are the road conditions. Longshan is located due west of Fengchao. The ideal situation is of course to go all the way west, but there are many special conditions on the road, such as earth slopes, continuous gullies, hills and other special terrains, which they all have to go around.

Especially on the sixth day of April, when they had just entered the Yang camping site and passed by a small lake, which was still one kilometer away, Chen Yingyuan and Ma Yong felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. In order to avoid getting close to the lake, they took a detour of at least four or five kilometers.

But it must be said that this was the fastest and most suitable route that Chen Yingyuan had chosen based on his extremely familiarity with the environment.

Of course, Xia Hong did not waste any time in the previous eleven days.

Whenever the team rested during the day, he would record in detail the environment and road conditions along the way, including the small lake that made Chen Yingyuan and Ma Yong feel threatened, and the dangerous areas that other teams obviously avoided, all in detail on the animal skin scroll.

Although the process is boring, it is not a waste of time!
Xia Hong touched the animal skin roll in his arms, cast his gaze towards the first small car in front of him, and looked at the Yanglu flag on the top of the car, his eyes flashed slightly.

Three days ago, that is, April 8th.

They finally met up with the team at Yang Camp.

Three days later, Xia Hong naturally figured out the situation of Yang Lu's convoy.

The leader of Yanglu is called Peng Bo, a fat middle-aged man. He is equipped with a black knife with a ghost head. His basic strength is eight manes, which is slightly stronger than Chen Yingyuan.

Their team had a slightly larger number of people, thirty in total, led by Peng Bo's son Peng Yuan. The remaining twenty-nine people all had a strength of over thirty thousand pounds, which was similar to the configuration of Chen Yingyuan's team.

When they met three days ago, although Chen Yingyuan got out of the car, he only exchanged a few words with Peng Bo. Their conversation did not involve the alliance, so Xia Hong did not hear any useful information.

"That's not right. The team's configuration already explains a lot!"

Xia Hong said in his heart, glanced at Chen Yuan in his team, then looked up at Peng Yuan in front of him, and finally glanced at the four carts loaded with iron ore, his expression changed slightly.

There are three requirements for the alliance leader's order: jade bones, iron ore, and protons.

Chen Yingyuan brought five million kilograms of iron ore and his youngest son with him. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have also brought jade bones in the carriage he was sitting in. In fact, this already shows that he was inclined to support Longshan in this alliance.

They had just set out at that time, and Xia Hong was not sure what he was thinking. It was only three days ago when he saw that the configuration of Yang Lu's team was similar to that of Chen Yingyuan that he was sure of it.

It is highly likely that both Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan are devoted to Longshan.

"It would be fine if they just followed such a harsh order from the leader, but knowing that five camps had already surrendered to Zhaoyang, they still chose to stay in Longshan. How strong is the Longshan camp?"

Xia Hong was prepared that Long Shan must be very strong, but the actions of Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan undoubtedly made him even more wary of Long Shan.

Up to now, Xia Hong already knows ten of the Longyou Alliance.

From what we know so far, Longshan is the strongest;
Following closely behind is the Zhaoyang camp, which is challenging Longshan’s status;

The next ones are Xiling, Baiyuan, Dongkang, Wushuang, Hanqiong, Yanglu, Yucheng, Fengchao, and two others whose names Xia Hong doesn't know. The latter ten are of similar strength and should belong to the third echelon.

Among all these, where does Daxia's strength belong?

Xia Hong's eyes flickered slightly, and he continued to pull the cart forward while thinking in his mind.

Soon, everyone walked another three or four kilometers west.

"Look, we've reached Longshan!"

Suddenly, Ma Yong pointed to the west and shouted excitedly.

Many people in the team raised their heads and looked in the direction of his finger, their expressions slightly shocked.

In the gray snowy night, a mountain stood tall in the western sky.

Although it was more than ten kilometers away, everyone could still see that the mountain was not too high, only more than a thousand meters at most;
Although not high, the mountain is undulating, stretching from north to south, with a vertical length of fifty to sixty kilometers. It is obviously made up of countless small hills piled together. The whole mountain is winding and undulating, like a giant dragon lying across the Pingxi Plain.

Not only Ma Yong, but the two teams totaled more than 50 people. There should be very few people who came to Longshan for the first time. When most of them looked up and saw Longshan, they showed relief on their faces.

After traveling for so many days, I finally saw my destination.

"It's strange. We've seen Longshan, but we haven't encountered the convoy from Yucheng Camp. Today is only the 11th. Did they arrive at Longshan so early?"

Ma Yong's soft muttering was not heard by anyone else, but Xia Hong heard it clearly, and a hint of thought rose in his eyes.

The convoy traveled west for more than 40 kilometers and had already entered the territory of Yucheng. They could now see Longshan Mountain, but had not encountered the convoy from the Yucheng camp. If nothing unexpected happened, they should have arrived at Longshan Mountain long ago.

It’s not surprising when you think about it!
Although Yanglu Beehive and the other two were so far away from Longshan, they both prepared supplies and sent them from afar; needless to say, Yucheng Camp, which was the closest to Longshan, must have prepared the supplies early and sent them to Longshan.

As Longshan got closer, Xia Hong also learned from Ma Yong that they were about to move out of the influence of Yucheng Camp and enter Longshan.

Before entering Longshan, it was almost dawn. Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan stopped the team and ordered everyone to rest on the spot and set off again after nightfall.

Just like the previous eleven days, everyone used the wood they had prepared to directly cover and surround the four carts, forming four wooden houses, and then made fires, ate, and rested inside.

Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan both stayed on the small trailer and did not get off.

The day was only four hours long. When everyone fell asleep, they realized that it was already night. They immediately packed up their bags and continued to push the carts forward.

Once you enter Longshan, the vegetation coverage rate suddenly increases a lot. Although it is still not as good as Hongmuling, it is much better than Fengchao, as well as Yanglu and Yucheng that you passed before.

A high vegetation coverage rate means that the snow on the ground is not that thick, so the travel speed is naturally much faster.

"This Chen Yingyuan is really good at calculating time. Today is April 14th. At this speed, he will reach the foot of Longshan Mountain overnight and just catch up with the meeting on the 15th. Oh, and it's not just him, that Peng Bo is also good at it."

The accurate timing proves that Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo must have come to Longshan many times. If the leaders of other camps were the same, then all the leaders would have arrived together at that time.

That’s right, many of these leaders have been hostages in Longshan…

"babble!"

Xia Hong, who was thinking with his head down, suddenly sensed something.

He raised his head slightly, looked forward calmly, his eyes slightly focused.

There are people, and quite a few!

Xia Hong glanced at the dense forests on both sides of the front, then sniffed gently, and his eyes immediately became alert.

"The smell of blood?"

"You smelled it too?"

"in front of."

"what's the situation!"

………………

The smell of blood wafting from the front was so strong that not only Xia Hong but others soon began to smell it as well.

On the contrary, Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan, who were in the enclosed space of the car, only discovered it after hearing the voices of the crowd. They walked out of the car and looked ahead, their eyes suddenly becoming solemn.

Ahead of the team, about a hundred meters away, there was a lonely, dilapidated small trailer just parked on the snow. The wheel hub and main axle of the trailer were completely broken, leaving only the upper carriage still intact.

There were sixteen corpses lying on the snow around the trailer, with many arrows sticking out of them. There were also many scattered weapons stuck in the snow nearby.

There was still heavy snow falling from the sky at this moment, and not many corpses were buried on the ground.

This alone proves that the battle in front of us has not been over for long.

Xia Hong, who was at the back of the team, focused his eyes directly on the flag on the small trailer. When he saw the word "Yucheng" on the flag, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"There are people in the carriage, and there are also many people in the dense forest around. This is..."

Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo were not strong enough, and their perception was not as good as his. The people in the dense forest around them were still a little far away, and the two of them probably didn't notice them.

But there were people in the carriage, and not only Xia Hong, but everyone else knew it.

The reason was very simple, because there was a fire burning in the dilapidated carriage at the moment, and a sitting figure was vaguely visible from the window, and everyone could see it clearly with their eyes.

"Something happened to Yan Chuan?"

"It shouldn't be like that. We have already reached Longshan Territory. Who can deal with him?"

Hearing the slightly frightened voices of Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo in front of him, Xia Hong immediately judged that Yan Chuan should be the leader of the Yucheng camp.

No wonder I haven’t encountered any team from Yucheng Camp.

Something happened to them!
But as Peng Bo said, now that they have entered Longshan territory, who would want to deal with him?
The cold beast, could it be a monster?
This doubt popped up in Xia Hong's mind. He looked up at the figure looming in the window of the carriage not far away, his expression extremely solemn.

The next second, the solemnity on his face intensified again.

"Captain Chen, Captain Peng, it's been many years since we last met. I hope you are doing well!"

A soft and graceful female voice suddenly sounded from a carriage not far away.

Upon hearing the voice, except for Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo, who just frowned slightly, the expressions of the other Digging Realm cultivators all became as solemn as Xia Hong, and some of the timid ones even showed a hint of fear.

On a snowy night, with a lonely and dilapidated carriage, looming figures, corpses lying on the ground, scattered weapons, and suddenly a soft and moving female voice, any normal person would think of it as a monster.

But Xia Hong looked around the dense forests on both sides, and then carefully looked at the expressions of Chen Peng and others, and immediately realized that this woman should have nothing to do with the monster.

Chen and Peng obviously remembered something, their brows relaxed. Although they looked solemn, after looking at each other, they clasped their fists and bowed towards the carriage at the same time:
"May I ask, is it Young Master Xuanling in person?"

Young Master Xuanling?
Hearing this title, Xia Hong frowned slightly, but soon remembered that he had learned from Cheng Ping that the eldest son in charge of Longshan was called Li Xuanyan, and he immediately had a guess in his mind.

"You two have good memories. It's worth Xuanling's time waiting here today."

The same female voice was heard again in the carriage.

Then, the door slowly opened.

A beautiful woman in a snow-white gauze dress, half bent over, slowly walked out of the carriage.

The woman's long hair was like a waterfall, gently tied up with a blue ribbon. Under the snow-white gauze skirt, her slender and exquisite figure was extremely seductive.
She looked to be in her early twenties, with a pair of bright and beautiful eyes, and a flawless face that made the snow on the ground look much darker.
The elegant features, graceful posture, and light temperament of a woman seem to be gifts from the Creator.

The originally dark and cold snowy night seemed to be brightened by her appearance.

"What a beautiful woman!"

Not to mention the group of Digging Realm masters, even Chen Yingyuan, Peng Bo, and even Xia Hong at the back of the crowd, couldn't help but be dazed for a moment and sighed sincerely when they saw the woman.

Women, or humans in the Ice Abyss world, cannot be described as beautiful until they reach the cold-resistant level, because their skin is constantly eroded by wind and frost, and clean water resources are relatively scarce.

The living habits of survival in the wilderness have inevitably put women at a disadvantage. It goes without saying that there must be very few women who are cold-resistant.

If the loss of consciousness of other indigenous peoples of the Ice Abyss World could be explained by reasons, then the reaction of Xia Hong, who has lived two lives, is enough to illustrate how attractive Li Xuanling's face is.

Xia Hong pinched his fingers to suppress the restlessness in his heart, and focused his eyes on the silver sword hanging on Li Xuanling's waist.

The silver sword instantly reminded him of Yang Ning two years ago.

The sword in Yang Ning's hand at that time was also the same color.

If nothing unexpected happens, there should be silver mines in Longshan!
Of course, there are more reasons to pay attention to the longsword.

Xia Hong glanced at the sixteen corpses on the ground, looked at the black arrows stuck in the corpses, glanced at the hundreds of people hiding in the dense forest around him, and finally set his sights on Li Xuanling.

Upon seeing this, his expression immediately became more serious.

"Twelve Manes!"

It was hard to imagine that Li Xuanling, who looked to be only in his early twenties, was actually the strongest cold-resistant-level warrior Xia Hong had ever seen.

Soft and lively, this is obviously just the characteristic of Li Xuanling's voice.

This woman is much more complicated than she looks!

"You two have practiced with my father. According to Xuan Ling, you should call me brothers. But now the ten families in Longyou have been bewitched by Zhao Yang. I can't tell who is friend or foe. Why don't you tell me, do you plan to stand with Zhao Yang or Long Shan at this meeting?"

When Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo heard Li Xuanling's words, they looked down at the corpse lying on the ground and the flag with the word "Yucheng" written on it. They seemed to have thought of something and cold sweats instantly broke out on their backs.

Xia Hong, who was standing behind, quickly understood what was going on and his expression suddenly became extremely solemn.

"There were no wheel tracks or signs of snow clearing on the way here. If nothing unexpected happens, the Yucheng camp should not have brought any iron ore here. If they didn't bring any iron ore, they were killed by this woman?"

Xia Hong guessed everything, and when he looked at Li Xuanling again, his eyes were no longer as relaxed as before.

The apparent reason was that no iron ore was transported, but the real reason was that he did not intend to carry out the alliance leader's order issued by the eldest son of Longshan. If we think more deeply, we can basically conclude that Yucheng was planning to side with Zhaoyang.

Yucheng was closest to Longshan, yet he actually dared to stand on the side of Zhaoyang. Although this was unbelievable to Xia Hong, it was Li Xuanling's behavior that really shocked him.

If you don't obey the leader's order, just kill him directly?
That is to say, the leader's order was really a tool used by Longshan to test the loyalty of the ten families in Longyou. Does this mean that all the other camps that came here without iron ore or protons have already been...

Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan thought for a moment, then walked directly to Li Xuanling, bowed down to her, and spoke in a very pious voice:
"Don't worry, young master. Chen Yingyuan swears that our Beehive will never have second thoughts. Zhaoyang Houhu is relying on his strength to cause chaos in Longyou. Our Beehive camp will never coexist with him!"

"I, Yang Lu, am loyal to Longshan and will never collude with the Zhaoyang camp. Don't worry, young master. Five million kilograms of iron ore, ten kilograms of jade bones, and my son Peng Yuan have all come with me this time. As for the leader's order from the eldest master, Peng Bo will definitely follow it, even if it means going through fire and water!"

The two of them actually expressed their loyalty directly, one in front and one behind!
It’s no wonder. Judging from what happened to Yucheng, if the two families hadn’t brought in the iron ore, their fate would have been similar to Yanchuan’s.

Xia Hong looked at the two of them and was frightened by Li Xuanling so much that he bowed down and saluted. His expression was solemn and he began to think quickly in his mind.

Li Tianhua's daughters all have the strength of twelve manes.

The eldest son, the eight great Vajra, and many unknown situations...

The strength of Longshan is probably even more terrifying than he imagined!
"If that's the case, it will be difficult for Daxia to reach out..."

Let’s not talk about Xia Hong’s thoughts for now.

Li Xuanling on the other side, after hearing Chen Peng's expression of loyalty, turned around to look at the four large cars behind them, and a beautiful smile broke out on his face.

"That's good. Then please follow me, brothers. There is a good show going on, and I want you to watch it together..."

After saying this, Li Xuanling seemed to have thought of something. He took out a whip from behind him and swung it towards the carriage he had just walked out of.

boom…………

The carriage shattered and the body of a middle-aged man with a terrified face flew out from it.

When Chen and Peng saw the corpse, their expressions froze instantly and they quickly lowered their heads, their posture becoming even more respectful.

"Yan Chuan's body is gone, and the Yucheng Camp should be gone. It will soon be swallowed up by Longshan!"

When Xia Hong saw the expressions of Chen Peng, he immediately understood the identity of the corpse.

Longshan began to annex other camps!

After coming to this conclusion, Xia Hong suddenly felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

(End of this chapter)