Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1101: Chapter 381: Hongmen, Seizing the Moment, Allies and the New Nine Towns, the Overbearing Great Xia, Disregarding Warnings

Shangguan Yang and Qin Feng spoke with thorns in their words, clearly aiming to provoke, and by the end, they deliberately glanced at Xiahou Zhang and Murong Chui.

Seeing the two of them acting like grievances, Xia Hong shook his head and chuckled lightly but said nothing. He raised his glass in the air to toast them and after drinking, finally turned his gaze to Duan Hong, the only lord of Chui Mountain Town yet to make a statement.

Duan Hong’s expression was extremely conflicted at this moment. He knew very well the situation was inevitable, no matter how hard he resisted. The issue was not only that Great Xia had seized Hongguan but also assisted Jiangxia in reclaiming Peak Mountain, slaughtering over two thousand Defensive Army troops from Chui Mountain and killing his nephew Duan Chang, while his grandson Duan Xu’s life or death remained uncertain.

The most crucial point is that his Chui Mountain is just to the north of Hongguan.

While other towns might not care, Chui Mountain cannot afford such indifference.

Letting Great Xia establish itself here, the future of Chui Mountain...

"Tonight I have invited you all here not only to formally pledge brotherhood with the Eight Towns but also to discuss the ownership of Bashang territory!"

While Duan Hong was still torn internally, Xia Hong gently set down his wine glass at this time, looked up at the other seven town lords, and continued speaking with a smile.

Duan Hong’s face flushed slightly as he found himself directly ignored, watching Xia Hong at the head seat, he suddenly clenched the fist in his sleeve.

Listening to him, talking about re-deliberating Bashang territory ownership, Duan Hong was so furious that he couldn’t restrain himself, directly saying, "The Bashang territory was already divided among us Six Towns last night. What does Great Xia have to do with it?"

Then, realizing that Shangguan Yang and the others were all giving him strange looks, Duan Hong lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and his expression instantly froze.

Three out of the Five Great Masters of Dajue Temple were killed by Xia Hong alone.

Moreover, it was under the circumstances of Xia Hong fighting one against five; at that time, these twelve people, including them, were trapped at Chilong Lake.

In other words, if Xia Hong hadn’t intervened, the over one million people in Bashang City would have perished long ago, and Dajue Temple might have succeeded in resurrecting that Five-headed Mysterious-faced Maitreya. If indeed this happened, whether the Nine Towns would still exist is unpredictable.

His words just now, what does Great Xia have to do with it, was clearly absurdly wrong.

"I know the Bashang Prefecture treasury must have been divided up by you yesterday, I will be generous this time and not ask any of you for it. However, this Bashang territory, Great Xia cannot concede it anymore..."

Xia Hong paused briefly and continued with a smile, "Let me be frank with you, I witnessed the entire battle between Dajue Temple and the Nine Towns, and naturally, whoever contributes the most, will get the larger share of the land according to the rules.

My proposal for division is: Bashang City and Jiuchu Camp belong to Great Xia; Zouyang and Baisong Camps go to Jiangxia; Qing Valley goes to Yangqu; and as compensation, Jiangxia will give Peak Mountain and Longzhou Camps to Dragon Valley, what do you all think?"

Bang...

Upon hearing Xia Hong’s division plan, Duan Hong could no longer hold back. Chui Mountain Town had already lost Hongguan and Peak Mountain, and now couldn’t even keep the Bashang City and Baisong Camp, previously divided among the Six Towns last night.

"An Outer Realm camp that has just arrived, what right do they have to meddle in the affairs of my Nine Towns? Having come to your banquet is already a favor from me, and after just a few words here, you’ve divided Bashang territory, Xia Hong, what do you think you are?"

Having been ignored by Xia Hong earlier, Duan Hong’s heart was filled with anger. Now that he intended to tear off the mask, his words naturally left no room for politeness and he directly berated Xia Hong at the end.

"How dare you!"

"Dare you disrespect the Lord!"

Before Xia Hong, the person involved, could speak, Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and other members of Great Xia of the Cold Resistance Level couldn’t help but stand up.

Duan Hong’s voice just now was not small, not only many of the Great Xia soldiers around the circular platform but nearly the entire eight thousand troops in Hongguan Camp heard it.

In the minds of everyone at the camp, the weight of Lord Xia Hong increased continuously as Great Xia’s strength grew steadily.

Nowadays, even if some secretly blamed Xia Hong, upon being overheard by Great Xia personnel, such words would be treated as an extremely severe matter, let alone being directly cursed face-to-face by people from other camps.

Whew... clang... clang... clang......

The reaction of the soldiers from the Cloud Dragon, Dragon Slayer, Tiger Leopard, Xuanwu, Divine Martial, Longyuan, Mountain River, and Beizhao Eight Armies was imaginable.

They took barely ten minutes to emerge from their barracks and swiftly assemble, with the Cloud Dragon Army clad in Thousand Forged Lei Kui Golden Armor standing at the front, while the remaining seven thousand soldiers in Hundred Forged Lei Kui Golden Armor formed a tight circle around the platform.

Once present, they wasted no words and directly drew their bows and aimed, almost simultaneously targeting Duan Hong and Mu Longhe on the high platform.

Phew......

After the sound of taut bowstrings faded, the venue fell silent.

Aside from the occasional cold wind blowing from above, no other sound could be heard, and the scene became stagnant.

Not just Shangguan Yang, Qin Feng, Yang Zhun, Cao Qianyang, Long Mingyuan these Five Towns Lords, even Murong Chui and Xiahou Zhang, who had decided to side with Great Xia, couldn’t help but shiver at the sight.

As the parties involved, Duan Hong and Mu Longhe’s expressions were completely frozen. If observed closely, it would be found that droplets of cold sweat emerged on their foreheads, and a flicker of fear was evident in their pupils.

While it is true they are Xianyang Level, Xianyang Level is not almighty.

Eight thousand troops are not needed; even facing the one thousand Cloud Dragon Army in the front row alone, apart from escaping upwards, they have no other means.

More seriously, if all eight thousand troops were to swarm, it wouldn’t matter if they were up against just two people; even with twenty more, they could only flee.

The question is, would Xia Hong at the head seat let them escape so easily?

Watching Duan Hong, Xia Hong first showed a hint of confusion, then turned to glance at Yang Zhun and the others, instantly understanding.

These three didn’t disclose that I had rescued Xiang Fuhai.

Xia Hong chuckled and shook his head while focusing back on Duan Hong, displaying an expression as if watching a fool, and sneered coldly, "If I’m not mistaken, Chui Mountain Town didn’t dispatch a single soldier after Dajue Temple attacked Hongguan and yet tried to seize Bashang in the aftermath. You ask me what I am, but I’d like to ask you, what is Chui Mountain?"

Do you genuinely think my proposal for division was put forth to bargain with you? I’m announcing it, if you don’t comply, then by all means have your Chui Mountain Army attempt to seize it, but let me forewarn you, from tonight onwards, any movement from the Chui Mountain Army will render our two towns enemies till death.

If you refuse the toast and choose punishment, then regarding the items distributed from the Bashang Prefecture treasury, don’t expect to keep them. I give you a month to obediently deliver them all to the Hongmen Camp, but feel free to ignore me, and you’ll see the consequences. Now, get out!!!

Having said the last sentence, Xia Hong suddenly drew the Dragon Sparrow Saber resting beside the table and forcefully hurled it at Duan Hong and Mu Longhe.

The position of Chui Mountain Town was conveniently to Xia Hong’s right, separated only by Muyin and Dragon Valley Towns, allowing Xia Hong to aim directly at them.

Whoosh......

With this action, Xia Hong used his full strength, and the Dragon Sparrow Saber transformed into a streak of silver light, reaching Duan Hong and Mu Longhe in an instant.

The two hadn’t expected Xia Hong to suddenly strike at this moment, hurriedly lifting their weapons in front of them, attempting to deflect the incoming Dragon Sparrow Saber.

However...

The moment the knife tip collided with their weapons, Duan Hong and Mu Longhe’s expressions changed instantly.

Boom!

The massive force swept by the Dragon Sparrow Saber launched the two directly off the platform, propelling their bodies backward over a hundred meters, crashing through five barracks before coming to a stop.

Upon rising, the two stared at Xia Hong with undisguised astonishment in their pupils, no longer daring to utter a single word of nonsense, ascending into the sky and fleeing northwards.

As for the other town lords remaining at the table, they looked at the dishes and wine jug on Duan Hong’s seat, still in their original state before Xia Hong’s strike, with fear in their eyes, and their expressions all turned exceedingly solemn.