Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 577 Foreign Goddess, Li Longyu
Hou Tong is fifty-three years old this year. When he was born, Zhaoyang was already a giant camp. In addition, with the special background of the Longyou Alliance, he had come into contact with the quasi-town-level Longshan camp at an early age. Compared with everyone else in the southern foothills, this resume is definitely not humble.

Being of noble birth implies that one already possesses a certain level of vision.

This perspective has grown with the rapid development of the Great Xia in recent years, and now that the Great Xia has made initial contact with the four vassal states of Mo'aochuan. As the commander of the Northern Zhao Army, he has a certain status in Xia City and has naturally come into contact with a lot of things about the four vassal states, and his perspective has become increasingly broad.

Even so, at this moment, as he looked at the woman in white above him, his eyes, while filled with fear, still revealed a deep sense of inferiority. He even unconsciously lowered his head. He knew very well that his reaction was not out of fear, but rather due to his inner inferiority.

The woman wore a long, shimmering white dress. The gold threads and cloud patterns adorning the bodice and sleeves were not the gaudy dyed gold, but a nearly transparent gold material he had never seen before. The gold and white light complemented each other, illuminating the night sky within a radius of several meters. The woman at the center of the light was like a goddess, overshadowing the entire sky.

She wore a gilded crown with a band of thirteen green jade beads around the edge. Even from dozens of meters away, Hou Tong could feel the powerful energy emanating from those jade beads. In front of the crown was a bright pearl about half an inch in diameter, which emitted a beam of green light and occasionally swept horizontally, as if a heavenly eye was surveying the woman's surroundings.

The woman's long black hair was only half-bound by a crown and secured with two blood-red warm jade and gold hairpins. There were two hair ornaments on her forehead, while the remaining half of her black hair was draped behind her head. According to the regulations of most Ice Abyss camps, this was proof that the woman was not yet married.

She also wore three accessories around her neck, one gold and one jade, and two jade pendants, one red and one green, hanging from her waist. Judging from the appearance of the five accessories alone, the craftsmanship was far superior to that of the Great Xia Dynasty.

That's not all. The key issue is that the strange energy emanating from those accessories caused the demon-suppressing jade on Hou Tong's chest to react extremely strongly. He even felt a slight pain in his chest.

If a few accessories can elicit such a reaction from the Demon-Suppressing Jade, one can only imagine the power of the monster before them…

Hou Tong didn't dare to look at the white-clad woman's face at all. Although she appeared to be a human based on her clothing and appearance, he was now certain, through the Demon-Suppressing Jade, that she was definitely a powerful monster that had just appeared in the world.

"I'm doomed, I'm doomed, this is it!"

Hou Tong was filled with despair that almost overflowed his eyes. He never imagined that he would encounter such a thing just by returning to the southern foothills.

"Calm down, calm down... calm down. The fact that it didn't kill me directly means there's still room for maneuver. Although the monster is bloodthirsty, it is intelligent. It may have other purposes. It just asked me, 'What year is it in the Great Xia Dynasty? Where is this place?'"

Hou Tong forced himself to calm down, recalled the two questions the other party had asked, took a slight breath, thought for a moment, his body trembling slightly as he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and then slowly began to answer:
"Reporting to you, sir, it is now the seventh day of the first month of the thirteenth year of the Great Xia Dynasty. This place is the Bone-Eroding Path, about fifteen kilometers away from the southern exit..."

This monster knows about the Great Xia Dynasty and asked for the specific date, so it is most likely a native monster of the Mo'ao River. However, it does not know its own location, so it is very likely that it has been dormant for a long time and has just been awakened. In that case, it should not have any grudges with the Great Xia Dynasty.

Hou Tong, with a clear mind, continued after a moment's thought: "I am Wang Ming, from Caiqiu in Mo'aochuan. I am being pursued by my enemies and am trying to flee south to Daxia to avoid disaster. If there is anything you can do to help me, please don't hesitate to ask. I will do anything, even go through fire and water!"

Ultimately, it's all about survival. Telling a few small lies is harmless, and it's not like betraying one's master. In any case, it's in keeping with one's identity as a Xia person.

After Hou Tong finished speaking, he didn't receive a response for a long time. He mustered up his courage and looked up. When he saw the face of the woman in white, he was instantly stunned.

What an exceptionally beautiful face it was!
He couldn't even put his words to it. The most beautiful woman Hou Tong had ever seen was the lord's wife, Li Xuanling, but the young girl in front of him was no less beautiful than his wife. In fact, with the addition of those shimmering ornaments, she was even more noble than his wife.

A goddess's beauty is nowhere to be found in the mortal world!
At first glance, those eight words popped into Hou Tong's mind. He then froze on the spot, his mind in turmoil. On one hand, the bizarre appearance was too attractive, and he couldn't help but want to keep looking. On the other hand, he knew how dangerous his actions were.

Until he met the girl's beautiful eyes, which seemed to see through everything, he immediately lowered his head and began to feel guilty.

She realized she was lying!
"A person from Caiqiu? Wang Ming?"

The thought had barely formed in Hou Tong's mind when the girl asked two slightly teasing questions. He still harbored some wishful thinking, believing that the girl was just bluffing him.

"You should be called... Hou Tong, right?"

But the girl's next sentence completely shattered his wishful thinking.

Hou Tong's body trembled violently, and he knelt down in mid-air, prostrating himself before the sky and repeatedly begging for forgiveness: "My lord, please forgive me, my lord, please forgive me..."

"Princess!"

Hou Tong's pleas for mercy were interrupted.

Two more women in green robes flew out from the crack in the sky.

As soon as the two women in green emerged from the rift, they flew to the woman in white, their postures very respectful, clearly indicating that they were her attendants.

Although their attire was not quite on par with that of the woman in white, Hou Tong still considered them extremely noble. Putting aside their accessories, the fact that their clothes could glow was something he had never seen or even heard of in all his years in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Not only in Daxia, but also in the four vassal states of Mo'aochuan, no one had ever heard of it.

Moreover, he had never heard of the title "princess" in all his years of life.

The highest title a woman could receive in a vassal state was simply "princess."

What rank is a princess?
By the way, Lord Yuwen once mentioned that the lord said that the next level above a vassal camp is a state-level camp, so this princess is most likely a noble lady from a state.

A noblewoman from a powerful nation?

This girl in white is a monster!

Could it be that even monsters have established a hierarchical kingdom?

Although Hou Tong's mind was a complete mess and he was full of confusion, this was no time for him to be confused. The girl in white could not only see that he was lying at a glance, but she could also call him by his real name.

The key point is that the two girls in green who appeared behind him exerted a sense of pressure that was no less than that of the lord, and even stronger than that of Cai Qianshan, who had made a move in Jinyang.

gulp...

Hou Tong swallowed hard, his mind blank.

Two maids are stronger than Cai Qianshan. What does that mean?
No matter who this girl in white is, he's probably doomed today!
"Why are you here?"

Hou Tong was filled with despair, but he still listened intently, hoping to find a glimmer of hope in the words of the woman in white.

“Princess, things have come to this point, why listen to Xue Kong’s instigation? Your coming here is useless; the fall of Weibo is a foregone conclusion, and so is the Madam…”

The moment the maid on the left spoke, the white-clad girl's expression turned cold, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop considerably. The maid looked up and met the white-clad girl's gaze, then immediately shut her mouth.

The girl in white seemed to realize that there was no need to argue with the maid, and her emotions calmed down slightly. However, as if she had thought of something else, her beautiful eyes welled up with tears, revealing a deep sorrow. "The fall of Wei Bo and my mother's suicide—all the blame lies with me. I should never have been born. Rather than let my mother bear the blame and my father suffer, I'd rather resolve this myself. That would be my way of fulfilling my filial duty to them!"

The girl in white spoke with a resolute tone, as if she knew she was about to embark on a path of no return. Seeing that the two maids were about to persuade her again, she waved her hand to interrupt them and said coldly, "Since you have come along, you must listen to me. You have heard what Xue Kong just said, and you should know what to pay attention to. I will not repeat myself."

The two maids in green saw the princess's determination and their faces were full of heartache. After exchanging a glance, the maid on the right seemed to want to say something, but when she met the eyes of the maid on the left, she shut her mouth and then bowed to the woman in white, saying, "Qingyu and I are the princess's maids, so naturally we must obey the princess in everything."

The woman in white didn't react to the sound. She glanced down at Hou Tong and ordered in a deep voice, "Come with me. We'll need you later!"

The destruction of Weibo is a foregone conclusion. What does this mean?
The woman in white called herself "This Palace." After the fall of Weibo, her mother committed suicide. Why was that?
What do the titles he uses, such as "father king" and "mother queen," represent?
Hou Tong's mind was in a mess when he heard these inexplicable words. Before he could sort out his thoughts, the girl in white told him to follow. He looked up at the three people who had already flown more than a hundred meters away. His eyes struggled for a moment, but he still didn't have the courage to run away. He could only quickly follow.

"Although the aura of the strange creature is strong, its behavior is not like that of a monster. The key is that when this girl looked at me, she did not seem hostile, nor did she show any murderous intent. She even seemed to know me. As long as I behave and obey, I should be fine."

As Hou Tong followed the three, he kept praying in his heart.

What he didn't notice was that when he caught up, the girl in white in front of him raised her eyebrows slightly and a smile appeared on her lips.

"Princess, is he General Hou?"

Qingyu, who was following behind, turned her head and glanced at Hou Tong. She seemed to recognize him at first glance. Seeing the apprehension on Hou Tong's face, she looked strange and whispered to the girl in white in front of her to confirm.

The girl in white didn't speak, she just nodded.

Hearing the commotion, Qingyue, who was standing nearby, seemed to have discovered something amusing. She turned her head to look behind her and saw Hou Tong's anxious posture. Her eyes immediately turned into crescent shapes, and she almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"From now on, my name is Li Longyu, and you two will be called Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue. We are all from foreign lands, so don't give ourselves away."

"I will obey the princess's command!"

"Change the way you address me. From now on, just call me Young Master."

"Yes, young master!"

The girl in white made the two maids change their address. Then, as if remembering something, she moved her body slightly, and the white and gold dress she was wearing slowly began to shrink and stretch. In less than three or four breaths, it turned into a very ordinary white men's summer outfit.

Not only her clothes, but the girl also completely changed her hairstyle and posture to resemble a man, transforming into a handsome young man in his early twenties with striking eyebrows and bright eyes.

Seeing this, the two maids behind them followed suit, their bodies moving slightly. Although they still maintained their feminine characteristics, their clothes and accessories became very ordinary and not as conspicuous as before.

However, after they changed their clothes, they were stunned when they looked at Princess Li Longyu in front of them.

What are you looking at?

The girl in white, Li Longyu, looked puzzled when she saw the expressions on the two maids' faces. But before the two maids could answer, she noticed that Hou Tong behind her was also looking at her with a shocked expression, which made her even more curious.

She took a mirror directly from her sleeve and looked at herself in it.

Upon seeing this, she immediately understood!
"It's too similar, Princess. You shouldn't dress as a man..."

"I know!"

Li Longyu looked embarrassed and annoyed. She moved her body slightly and changed her attire back to that of a woman, but removed the glittering accessories from her body, and her clothes became as ordinary as those of a maid.

"On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Xuekong deliberately sent me here. He certainly had a clever plan. But all I needed to do was prevent them from meeting; there was no need for them to actually meet..."

Li Longyu turned her head and glanced at Hou Tong, her eyes flashing slightly.

“They are heading back to Xia City tonight. Let’s intercept them first, then distract Father from the Bone-Eating Path. Mother won’t meet him, and if they don’t meet, I won’t be born.”

Li Longyu pondered for a moment, then suddenly stopped and said in a slightly more emphasizing tone, "Hou Tong!"

Hou Tong was clearly thinking about something when he was suddenly called out to, and he immediately looked up and met Li Longyu's gaze.

The moment their eyes met, a red light flashed in Li Longyu's eyes, which then shot out and struck Hou Tong directly between the eyebrows.

Hou Tong's expression immediately became confused, and his posture became dazed and confused.

"Did the young master erase his memories?"

The maid Qingyu immediately understood what was going on. Hearing her sister Qingyue's question, she nodded and said, "Silly girl, he must have some guesses when he saw the young master dressed as a man. Besides, he heard what we just said, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't guess something. Of course, we have to erase his memory."

Although Qingyue was strong, she was clearly not as smart as her sister. She tilted her head and thought for a moment before she understood and said with a smile, "By the way, when we passed through the tunnel just now, Xuekong said that once people find out about our origins, we can no longer stay here."

After saying that, Qingyue seemed to remember something, looked up at Li Longyu in front of her, and mouthed a sentence to her sister Qingyu.

"Sister, why don't you tell the princess what the king said?"

Qingyu remained silent for a moment after hearing this, and then responded in the same way.

"When we passed through the crevice, the king telepathically told me not to tell the princess, and I don't know why."

Qingyue wasn't very bright to begin with, and hearing this made her even more confused.

"Stop dawdling, come here now!"

Upon hearing the sound, the two maids immediately flew over.

Hou Tong regained his composure, but compared to before, the fear on his face was much greater, and the unease between his brows was even more pronounced.

(End of this chapter)