Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1440 - 459: Interlude Before the Hall, Moving Progress, Blood Cold Beast and Copper Bone Corpse Demon (2)

At this point, he suddenly paused, then looked directly at Xia Hong, and continued to ask, "To cultivate someone like Brother Hong, the Great Qin Feudal Town’s strength must definitely surpass my Cai Qiu. Could Hong Prince tell us how strong Great Qin truly is? It would be good for us to broaden our horizons, wouldn’t it?"

The atmosphere in the hall instantly fell silent, everyone, including Cai Yunlan, couldn’t help but turn their heads to look at Xia Hong.

No matter where you are, there’s always some probing to contend with. After all, they are the high-ranking officials of Feudal Towns, and strong figures at the Xianyang Level. Thinking of fooling them casually is not that simple...

Recalling the probing encountered at Qinghua City and Lin Chu County, coupled with Fan Qinghu’s probing behavior upon meeting, Xia Hong couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. However, he kept his face expressionless and after pondering for a moment, he smiled and spoke:

"Actually, to speak in detail, although Great Qin is far from Cai Qiu, there are some similarities. For instance, Great Qin governs three states and nineteen counties, with all major county cities having population territories similar to those under Cai Qiu’s rule in the four counties..."

Upon hearing these words, Fan Qinghu and the others showed no change in expression.

Xia Hong wasn’t surprised, as he had mentioned this in Qinghua City.

The senior members of Feudal Towns had taken note, so all of his public words and actions had naturally been watched for a long time. Fan Qinghu and his people were clearly aware long ago.

So, without some shocking revelations, it wouldn’t work.

Although Xia Hong was pondering in his mind, his mouth didn’t stop.

"The strongest beneath the Great Qin Landgrave is the Governor of each of the three states, these are Qingzhou Governor Bai Qi, Yu State Governor Lv Buwei, and Yangzhou Governor Wang Jian. These three men..."

He paused here for a moment, seeing the curiosity in everyone’s eyes, he continued: "All are experts at the Fifth Transformation Tribulation Body Realm!"

Phew......

As his words fell, the entire hall froze a bit.

Including Fan Qinghu, over a hundred others at the Xianyang Level all had visibly trembling pupils, and then their gazes focused on Xia Hong, filled with both shock and a deep sense of disbelief.

"Looks like I guessed right, the highest cultivation among the Four Vassal Landgrave is merely the Fifth Transformation Tribulation Body Realm, and currently no one in Moao River has broken through to the Venerable Realm!"

The nonsense spun quickly, wanting people to believe it completely and utterly is impossible, especially considering the hundred-plus figures in the hall were the core members at the highest level of Feudal Towns, none of them were fools.

So, the reaction at this moment did not fall outside Xia Hong’s expectations.

The key is, he didn’t think these people would believe completely, as long as they maintained a skeptical attitude, this set of fabricated remarks would serve its purpose.

Thus, the current effect was exactly what he wished for.

Moreover, he could deduce the strongest combat power on the Feudal Towns’ side through their reactions, achieving two things at once.

"With such strength from Great Qin, I must pay a visit someday. However, I’ve heard Great Qin is located east of Lulong. I wonder, Hong Prince, how did you traverse Cold Wave Lake to reach our Cai Qiu?"

Still probing, this Fan Qinghu really is incessant!

Xia Hong hesitated for three or four breaths before sighing slightly: "Sigh! Hong actually knows, these matters, empty words prove nothing, unlikely anyone would believe it. Cai Qiu people probing time and again, Hong too finds it somewhat irritating, might as well speak candidly to all..."

He showed a trace of impatience in his expression, shook his head and continued: "It was Uncle Lu Junyang of Lulong Feudal Town Landgrave who personally sent me to Cai Qiu, this matter is somewhat secretive, Uncle Lu does not wish too many people to know, I hope everyone can keep this confidential."

Upon hearing this, everyone present suddenly stiffened.

Fan Qinghu’s pupils slightly narrowed, but soon smiled and waved his hand: "Hong Prince, please forgive me. The Ice Abyss is perilous, Landgrave has taught us many times to be extremely cautious with outsiders, it’s just habit. East River County Prefectural Governor Fan Zijing is my father, he is close to Cold Wave Lake, I will immediately send a letter to let him verify with Lulong Prefecture, there will be answers in due course."

"It should indeed be so, you all probing time and again, it seems I’ve become some kind of deceitful person. Looks like the invitation from Brother Yunlan to come help at Blood Miasma Plain is fake, and letting Admiral Fan probe further is the real intention. Given the case, I won’t intrude further, I’ll return to the county city, hmph!"

Not only was Xia Hong’s tone filled with anger, but he also clearly showed a strong expression of anger on his face. He didn’t even look at Cai Yunlan, snorted coldly and turned directly to walk towards the hall door.

"Brother Hong..."

Fan Qinghu was initially dumbfounded, but after pondering for a moment, the panic in his eyes gradually emerged. Calling out when seeing no response from Xia Hong, he immediately turned his head to give Cai Yunlan a look.

"Brother Hong, stop, Brother Hong, stop... I swear, this time the invitation to ask you to assist at Blood Miasma Plain was sincere, absolutely no other intention. Admiral Fan’s actions have nothing to do with me, I sincerely apologize..."

Cai Yunlan stepped forward like an arrow to hold Xia Hong, following with earnest swearing apologies.

"Fine, although the interaction time is short, Hong is clear about Brother Yunlan’s character. Ultimately, Hong is a solitary stranger invading, your mistrust and caution are understandable. Fortunately, Hong has not done anything wrong thus far, if unwelcome, I shall leave soon!"

However, Xia Hong was unmoved, still showing an intention to leave.

"This mistake is solely mine, I hope Hong Prince will forgive me. The threat from Blood Miasma Plain jeopardizes Cai Qiu’s survival, we hope Hong Prince considers the lives of millions in Cai Qiu and stays to help us."