Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 225: Indecision, Blood Guards, and a sudden change in the situation

Bang…bang…

Facts have proved that Longshan has indeed made great efforts in this operation to eliminate the disobedient camps within the alliance.

Xia Hong, who was hanging behind the group of people in Longshan, had only walked less than five kilometers to the east when he heard the noise of a huge battle coming from the front.

Click…………

A huge tree split in the middle and then collapsed with a loud bang.

Three middle-aged men in black, holding different weapons, suddenly flew backwards from the broken part of the tree in an extremely embarrassed posture.

It would be more accurate to say that it was smashed out rather than flew out.

The man who was knocked out first was holding a long sword, and his abdomen was mostly collapsed. It was obvious that the tree was broken in half, mainly because of the terrible force that his abdomen suffered.

Two people came back, one holding a knife and the other holding a stick. Both of them looked pale, and the knuckles of their hands were broken. One had a bloody left shoulder, and the other had two iron arrows stuck in his right leg. It was obvious that they had suffered serious injuries.

"Second Young Master, the meeting hasn't even started yet, why are you trying to kill the three of us?"

"Baiyuan Camp is loyal to Longshan, please spare our lives, Second Young Master!"

"Zhaoyang threatened us many times, but Dongkang did not yield. Dong Zhong never thought of rebelling in Longyou. I hope the Second Young Master will understand..."

The three men in black who were beaten into the snow quickly turned over and spoke to the front in a pleading tone, looking extremely panicked.

"You are all loyal to Longshan, why don't you offer tribute?"

A domineering voice sounded from behind the big tree, and a burly middle-aged man in white clothes, holding a snake spear in both hands, slowly walked towards the three people.

Behind the middle-aged man were four other people who looked older than him. The weapons in their hands were different, but they were all stained with blood, obviously from Dong Zhong and the other two on the ground.

Hearing the word "tribute", Dong Zhong and the other two on the ground's expressions changed slightly, and they quickly wanted to explain. However, as soon as they opened their mouths, the voice coming from behind made their expressions instantly become desperate.

"These three families are very close to Hou Hu. Don't bother with them. Just kill them and be done with it. Hou Hu is almost here. We need to make preparations in advance."

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

Seeing the heads of Wang Hu, Liu Xian and Yan Chuan held in the hands of the Eight Vajras of Longshan, as well as Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan standing obediently and respectfully behind Li Xuanling, Dong Zhong and the other two reacted instantly and became completely desperate.

Longshan had never thought about the alliance meeting at all. The order from the alliance leader was a death warrant. Anyone who disobeyed would be killed. They even planned to join Hou Hu in forcing the emperor to abdicate during the alliance meeting. Looking back now, it was really ridiculous.

"My Lord, my Xiling camp has no intention of rebelling. Previously, because of Hou Hu's aggressiveness, Yu Bin had no choice but to pretend to be friendly with him. I beg you to give me a chance. Yu Bin is willing to be a vanguard of Longshan and attack Zhaoyang!"

Yu Bin, the leader of the Xiling camp holding a sword, now fully understood the situation. He knelt down in front of Li Xuanyan behind him and surrendered directly.

When he knelt, Bai Yuan leader Bai Qiuchen and Dong Kang leader Dong Zhong also knelt down in front of Li Xuanyan one after another, expressing their loyalty directly with extremely pious tones.

"It's too late to kneel now!"

Li Xuantian's tone was extremely domineering. He moved suddenly and the snake spear in his hand suddenly attacked the three people. When he moved, the other four people around him also moved.

Yu Bin and the other two were just beaten like this by these five men. Now seeing Li Xuantian attacking them again, they were instantly terrified. While raising their swords in panic to resist, they did not forget to beg for mercy from Li Xuanyan.

"Master, isn't it better to keep us to deal with Hou Hu?"

"Young Master, spare my life..."

"I, Dongkang, am willing to attack Zhaoyang for Longshan. I beg you to spare my life, young master!"

…………

While begging for mercy, the three of them suffered several more injuries, but seeing that Li Xuanyan was their only lifeline, they could only continue to beg for mercy, hoping that Li Xuanyan would spare their lives.

"Second brother, wait a minute..."

Finally, Li Xuanyan couldn't help but speak.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Xuantian, who was frantically besieging Yu Bin and the other two, frowned immediately; not only Li Xuantian, but also the two siblings Li Xuandu and Li Xuanling who were standing behind him, frowned as well.

Obviously, the three of them disagreed with Li Xuanyan.

"This Li Xuanyan......"

Not only these three people, but also Xia Hong who was hiding in the dark, saw that Li Xuantian and the other five people really stopped, and looked at Li Xuanyan with a hesitant expression. A strange look first appeared on his face, and then he shook his head slightly.

The key to Longshan's operation this time is to kill the leaders of these camps with ulterior motives with lightning speed. As long as they are not allowed to get involved with the Zhaoyang camp, it will be a natural thing to kill a few more troublemakers and take over these camps.

But if the killing fails, it will be a big problem.

Therefore, the most taboo thing is indecision.

But Li Xuanyan is a person who is easily influenced by others.

It’s not that if he lets his ears be soft this time, bad things will happen.

The key point is that it can be seen from this that Li Xuanyan obviously does not have the qualities of the lord of Longyou, and his relationship with his two younger brothers and one younger sister does not seem to be so harmonious.

And if nothing unexpected happens, this time he probably wouldn't come up with the idea of ​​testing with the alliance leader's order first and then killing the leaders of these camps halfway.

"Thank you for sparing my life, sir. I am very grateful!"

"Baiyuan Camp will follow Longshan's lead from now on. As long as the eldest master gives me an order, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"Dong Zhong thanks the eldest master for sparing my life."

Yu Bin and his two companions, who were only one step away from death, saw that Li Xuantian and his four companions had stopped. They knew that they had a chance to save their lives, so they kowtowed to Li Xuanyan to show their loyalty.

Although the three people's tone was full of gratitude and sincerity, without any falsehood, the footsteps of Li Xuantian and the other five people who were approaching them did not stop.

Obviously, Li Xuantian and his four companions did not believe the surrender of the three men.

"Brother, don't be fooled by a few nice words. These three people knelt before you today because they were afraid of death. Tomorrow they will naturally kneel before Hou Hu because they are afraid of death. If you spare these people who are so indecisive, there will be endless troubles!"

As soon as Li Xuantian opened his mouth, Li Xuandu followed suit.

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

The rebuttals from his two younger brothers made Li Xuanyan's face instantly gloomy.

But this is not the end. Li Xuanling's next move made him look angry and his expression instantly became gloomy.

"Brother, take action now, don't waste time!"

Li Xuanling actually spoke directly and gave orders.

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

"Do it!"

Li Xuantian straightened the snake spear in his hand and suddenly pounced on Yu Bin on the ground. The four cold-resistant-level soldiers behind him also raised their weapons and rushed towards Bai Qiuchen and Dong Zhong in teams of two.

The three people kneeling on the ground obviously did not expect that even after Li Xuanyan spoke, they still could not escape death. They were so panicked that they even forgot to dodge.

The eldest son, Li Xuanyan, looked at Li Xuantian and the other four, who had taken action without his orders. His face instantly turned pale and he clenched his fists tightly.

“These three siblings are really decisive!”

Xia Hong, who was in the dark, had already pulled out the ceremonial sword from his back. Seeing that Yu Bin and the other two were about to be killed, he hesitated for a moment, then tore off the mask on his face and prepared to rush out to save them.

Whoosh…whoosh…whoosh…

Suddenly, there was a sound of arrows flying in his ears. Xia Hong, who was almost rushing out half a body length, suddenly stopped and looked towards the direction of Yu Bin and the other two with a shocked expression.

Hundreds of blood-red arrows came hurtling through the air, their target clearly being Li Xuantian and the four cold-resistant-level warriors behind him.

The snake spear in Li Xuantian's hand had already pierced Yu Bin's shoulder; the other four cold-resistant-level warriors also forced Dong Zhong and Bai Qiuchen into a desperate situation. Feeling the overwhelming arrows behind them, none of the five stopped their actions.

A strong man at the Cold-Resistant Level is not afraid of arrows shot by a Digging Level Realm expert.

But the hundreds of arrows behind him were obviously special.

Pfft…………

"There's something wrong with this arrow. You can't resist it head-on!"

One of the four cold-resistant-level warriors, 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 gave up on killing Bai Qiuchen and turned around to use the long sword in his hand to block the arrows that continued to be shot at him.

"Damn it!"

Li Xuantian looked at Yu Bin, whose shoulder he had stabbed, and cursed inwardly before gritting his teeth. He finally drew out his snake spear, turned around, and swung at the bloody arrows that were shot from behind him. Clang... Clang...

While shooting down countless arrows, Li Xuantian and the other four were actually knocked back several meters by several particularly thick iron arrows mixed in among them.

The power of these blood arrows is obviously not something that can be emitted by the Digging Realm.

That being the case!

Li Xuantian turned his head and looked behind him, his eyes slightly focused.

"As the lord of Longyou, you are actually playing this kind of trick of striking first to gain the upper hand. Li Tianhua is really old, and you Longshan have no successors!"

A mocking voice came from behind, followed by the sound of heavy and orderly footsteps, which reached everyone's ears.

Step…step…step…step…step…

What was slowly approaching from behind was actually a large army of red-armored soldiers.

There were thousands of soldiers in the army, all wearing red armor, each holding a strong bow, a big sword on his waist, and a quiver on his back filled with blood-red arrows.

Although the army was constantly marching towards this side, the hundreds of people in the front row always kept drawing their bows and arrows. It was obvious that the hundreds of arrows just shot were shot by them.

Step…step…step…step…

"Stop!"

At the front of the army, a middle-aged man in blood-red gilded armor raised the sword in his hand and shouted loudly. The army immediately stopped and put down their bows one after another.

The army stopped and the big man walked out slowly. Seven other people walked out with him and stood on both sides behind him. The eight people looked at Li Xuanyan and the others, with provocation in their eyes, without any concealment.

"Hou Tong is also here. He is from the Zhaoyang camp's army. This Hou Hu is no ordinary person!"

Xia Hong, who was in the dark, became serious in an instant when he saw the army of a thousand people. He then discovered that the person on the left side behind the big man was Hou Tong, whom he had met in the hive before. He immediately realized the identity of this army.

This Hou Hu actually came here with a large army.

Moreover, judging from the sarcasm just now, Hou Hu obviously also saw the real intention of Longshan's alliance this time.

In this case, this person is even more complicated...

"I've heard that Zhaoyang has formed a blood guard army of 1,000 people. I didn't take it seriously before, but now it seems that you have really become a force to be reckoned with!"

Li Xuantian said this in a relaxed tone, but when he mentioned the Blood Guards, the solemn expression on his face was enough to show his fear.

Not only him, but also Li Xuanyan, Li Xuandu, Li Xuanling, and the Eight Vajras of Longshan next to them, all had ugly expressions when they saw the Blood Guards.

Obviously, they may have only heard about it before, but had never actually seen Zhaoyang's army. Only when they saw it with their own eyes did they realize how serious the problem was.

Xia Hong hid in the dark, always paying attention to the expressions of everyone in the field, taking in their reactions, and naturally being able to draw corresponding conclusions.

"Brother Yu, Brother Dong, Brother Bai, I told you a long time ago that you had come all the way with my leader, but you refused to believe me. Now that you almost lost your life, you should know which side you should stand on, right?"

My leader?

This person is not Hou Hu!

The words of the leading man made Xia Hong's eyes slightly focused.

This big man's basic strength is twelve manes, and he is the strongest among the eight cold-resistant level people on Zhaoyang's side. He just thought that the big man was Hou Hu himself.

Unexpectedly, it’s not!
The happiest people at this moment are probably Yu Bin and the other two.

Having escaped death twice, the three people in the distance looked extremely panicked. Upon hearing the big man's words, they just turned their heads to look at Li Xuanyan, and then ran towards the direction of the Zhaoyang Blood Guard without hesitation.

This scene made the two brothers Li Xuantian and Li Xuandu look extremely ugly. Even Li Xuanling's face became a little gloomy.

Xia Hong, who was in the dark, saw that the eldest son Li Xuanyan's face was as gloomy as blood. He was a little stunned and his expression became strange.

Just now he said that Li Xuanyan's hesitation would not affect the overall situation. After all, Yu Bin and the other two were only one step away from death. If Li Xuantian and his four companions could make a little more effort, Yu Bin and the other two would surely die.

I never expected that people from Zhaoyang would show up at this critical moment!

With a thousand Blood Guards and eight powerful cold-resistant soldiers, it is now completely impossible to kill Yu Bin and the other two.

This is not over yet, the subsequent chain reactions are even more terrifying.

Yu Bin and the other two just took a last look at Li Xuanyan, and the meaning was very clear. Li Xuanyan had no say in Longshan. Even if he was willing to accept their three families, Li Xuantian and his three siblings would not agree, so they had no choice.

They could only turn to Zhaoyang who saved them.

Being almost killed twice was enough to make Yu Bin and the other two stay in Zhaoyang forever.

All of this was a chain reaction caused by Li Xuanyan's hesitation just now.

"Fengchao and Yanglu have turned to Longshan. The leaders of Yucheng, Changning and Songyuan are dead. The remaining things are not difficult to handle. If we get rid of Yubin and the other two families, no matter how strong Zhaoyang is, it can only pull Wushuang and Hanqiong together. It won't be a big deal. The crisis in Longyou has been solved, if not completely, at least more than half of it has been solved. The next things will be much easier.

But now......"

Yu Bin and the other two did not die, and were forced to completely side with Zhao Yang.

Next, Longshan will not only have to find a way to deal with the aftermath of the three Yucheng camps, but also have to face the Zhaoyang camp which is supported by five other camps.

A single thought can lead to drastic changes in the consequences.

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

"But it's all thanks to him!"

If Longshan really solved so many camps at once, the few remaining camps in Zhaoyang would be unable to support themselves, and in the end Longshan would be the only one in power. This is not what Xia Hong wants to see.

In the current situation, Zhaoyang is in power and Longshan, the old overlord, is in trouble. If the fight between the two families continues, it will be easier for Daxia to extend its hand.

Thinking about the future development of the situation in Longyou, Xia Hong's face was full of smiles, and even the look in his eyes when he looked at Li Xuanyan became much kinder.

The key point is that as things have developed to this point, he has been standing by and watching from beginning to end without even moving a hand. This is equivalent to not putting in any effort and still getting benefits, so he is naturally in a good mood.

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

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

"Uncle Tiancheng, Hou Hu is just visiting you, why are you so angry? Since Longshan doesn't welcome me, I'll just leave."

Hou Hu actually sneaked into Longshan!

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

Longshan, it turns out, has some powerful tricks up its sleeve.

Hearing Hou Hu's slightly panicked tone, he was obviously frightened by Li Tiancheng.

No, he was being hunted!

A panicked and embarrassed black figure came galloping from the west. Xia Hong focused his eyes slightly and looked behind the figure.

"When my elder brother adopted you as his adopted son, I told him that you were a vicious tiger that could not be tamed. It would be good for Longyou if you were killed early. Unfortunately, my elder brother did not listen to me at that time. Now you have fallen into my hands. Even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't escape death today!"

An old voice came from behind, and Li Xuanyan and other Longshan people all showed surprise on their faces.

On the other hand, the Zhaoyang Blood Guards and the eight cold-resistant level soldiers in front of them all looked solemn in an instant.

"Blood Guards, follow me to rescue the leader!"

The big man reacted very quickly. With a loud shout, he led the seven cold-resistant soldiers behind him and rushed directly towards Hou Hu's direction. As the eight people moved, thousands of Blood Guards also roared and rushed towards the west.

"What are you still standing there for? Stop them and let Second Uncle kill Hou Hu!"

Li Xuanling directly replaced her elder brother Li Xuanyan, and with a delicate shout, she drew her sword and rushed towards the big man; Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu and the Eight Vajra beside her also moved instantly; although Li Xuanyan had an ugly look on his face, he realized the seriousness of the situation at the moment, so he held his breath and rushed forward.

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

The originally stalemate situation changed dramatically in an instant.

Xia Hong, hiding in the dark, only took a quick glance over here and immediately turned his gaze to Hou Hu on the west side and the old man who was chasing him.

Xia Hong always knew where the key lay!

(End of this chapter)