Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1380: Chapter 447: Feint to the East, Strike to the West; Cai Qiu Prince; Chui Mountain Fruit_2

Upon mentioning Cai Shiqi, a cold smile appeared on Lin Kai’s face.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, he had to say that if one were to find the most famous people in the Nine Towns right now, this princely heir from Cai Qiu, Cai Shiqi, would definitely be one of them.

Cai Shiqi started his activities in the Nine Towns territory last October. Of course, through Jinshan Town’s intelligence, Lin Kai had already learned that this group of people actually came from Cai Qiu at the end of August last year. They clearly stayed in Jinshan Town for over a month before officially starting their activities.

The reason for his large fame was that at the end of last year, he held a unique Innocence Conference in a place called Qinggang Mountain at the border of Jinshan Wuchuan, in the name of the two Lords Shangguan Yang and Qin Feng.

Before the conference was even held, Cai Shiqi had Jinshan Wuchuan spread the news throughout the entire Nine Towns territory. On the invitations sent to the Lords of the Seven Towns, his name was actually placed before the two Lords Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang.

The so-called Innocence Conference was naturally to wash away the wrongful grievances suffered by Cai Qiu Feudal Town due to Chen Yiqing’s misdeeds last year.

To be fair, that Cai Shiqi indeed had some means. The joint invitation with signatures from the Lords of Jinshan Wuchuan was taken seriously by the Seven Towns, as six Lords attended, only Great Xia sent Xiang Fuhai.

There was no other choice. If possible, Great Xia certainly wouldn’t do such attention-seeking deeds. The key was that Lord Xia Hong was out, and even if he wanted to go, there was no one. Thus, they declared that Xia Hong was in seclusion, and sent Xiang Fuhai as a replacement.

Officially, Xiang Fuhai was present, but in reality, it was Xia Chuan leading the team. Saying Xiang Fuhai led the team was just to save face for Cai Qiu’s Prince, as the Lord didn’t show up, it would be too much not to send someone at Cold Resistance Level.

Unfortunately, they underestimated Cai Qiu’s Prince’s sensitivity to face. Even though Xia Chuan had been very considerate, upon realizing that Great Xia’s Lord was absent, Cai Shiqi lashed out at Great Xia, even directly calling them uncivilized barbarians.

"A mere 53 animal mane level; if it weren’t for Cai Qiu’s name, huh..."

When the lord is humiliated, the minister dies. At that Innocence Conference, Lin Kai was present too, and Great Xia was so publicly humiliated by a little brat that if Xia Chuan hadn’t intervened in time, he and the others from Yuan Cheng would have already eliminated Cai Shiqi.

Regardless, after the Innocence Conference was held, Cai Shiqi truly detailed the incident involving Chen Yiqing, and seized the opportunity to clear Cai Qiu of its grievances.

Furthermore, he completely made a name for himself in the Nine Towns, and strongly claimed Cai Qiu Feudal Town would never act wantonly like Chen Cang, promising to bring permanent peace and stability to the Nine Towns territory in the future.

Whether it worked or not is another matter, but at least among the leadership of each town, much of their original caution and suspicion towards Cai Qiu had now shifted to Chen Cang.

In the succeeding months, Cai Shiqi roamed the northern territories, acting chivalrously everywhere, which truly earned Cai Qiu a wave of goodwill.

Given these premises, it’s no surprise that Chui Mountain’s events became associated with Cai Shiqi.

"Currently, it’s confirmed that behind Beishuo is Chen Cang, while behind Wuchuan and Jinshan are Cai Qiu. These two sides are currently competing over Chui Mountain.

Chen Cang wants Beishuo to annex Chui Mountain; whereas Cai Qiu is vigorously preventing it.

Cai Shiqi himself is already stationed in Chui Mountain Town, yet Chen Cang’s hidden hand is still unseen. The superior and inferior are already clear; does this fool really think he can scare Duan Hong with just those fifty Cold Resistance Level individuals?"

Ying Yi also knew about Chui Mountain’s situation and the intelligence on Cai Shiqi, and he naturally understood what Lin Kai was saying. Thinking of Cai Shiqi, he couldn’t help but shake his head and reveal a look of disbelief.

According to his understanding, Cai Shiqi is currently stationed with over fifty Cold Resistance Level individuals in Chui Mountain. Without full support from Shangguan Yang and Qin Feng, what confidence does he have to intimidate Duan Hong from leaning towards Beishuo?

Lin Kai smiled slightly, shaking his head, "If there were no Chen Cang and only Cai Qiu as a single Feudal Town, Cai Shiqi’s intimidation might work, but with another Feudal Town, it’s hard to be effective. From Duan Hong’s proactive cooperation over the past few months, continually allowing Beishuo’s people into town, it’s evident he doesn’t take Cai Shiqi’s threat seriously at all."

"Ultimately, it’s about power. No matter how strong Cai Qiu is, distant water can’t extinguish a nearby fire. Duan Hong’s heart was already inclined towards Beishuo, especially with Chen Cang’s support. What use are those fifty Cold Resistance individuals? His so-called Cai Qiu princely heir status might protect his life at most, but he’s far from being able to meddle in the affairs of the Nine Towns."

Ying Yi shook his head. In terms of birth, he was certainly inferior to Cai Shiqi, but if it came to judging situations, he didn’t believe he would lose to him.

Finishing his thoughts, he suddenly thought of something, looked up at Lin Kai and asked in a low voice, "Sir, is the infiltration of Cai Qiu still personally handled by the Minister? With the Lord Duan Hong’s proactive cooperation, the number of Beishuo people currently in Chui Mountain Town should be more than ours..."

"That might not necessarily be the case!"

Lin Kai suddenly interrupted Ying Yi, a smile appearing on his face.

The so-called Beishuo people sneaking into town were in reference to Cai Shiqi.