Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 906: Chapter 341: Moao’s Nine Towns, the Inspection System and Zhenyu, Li Hu and Hong Yuru_5

Lu Yang struck the nail on the head, and Zhao Hu and Zhu Shun immediately understood.

Yang Ning and Li Hu, they are both from Beishuo Town.

Beishuo is located at the northernmost part of the entire map, and has nothing to do with Chui Mountain and Jiangxia.

Wang Tao saw that the three understood his meaning, nodded, and continued, "Either Beishuo has been targeting one of these families for five years, or..."

"One of these two families has actually been obeying Beishuo for a long time!"

Lu Yang took over Wang Tao’s words, and after speaking, a trace of shock rose in his eyes, and his heart grew even more agitated.

Their guess, Lu Yang and Wang Tao’s, was not without reason.

Five years ago, the cultivation of Yang Li were both at the Earth-digging Realm. Without a familiar person to guide them, relying solely on themselves to enter from the east entrance and head west into Redwood Ridge along the North Shore was almost impossible.

Moreover, with Chui Mountain and Jiangxia controlling the east entrance on either side, don’t they realize that heading west along the North Shore is the only expansion path?

If they know this, they surely won’t casually let others in to draw maps.

Therefore, the intrusion of Yang Li five years ago was by no means accidental.

"No, no, no, no matter how much we say here, it’s ultimately just speculation. Sending the sketch back to Xia City to let the Lord and Minister review it is the real task!"

Lu Yang cast aside the thoughts in his mind, looked up solemnly at the three of them, and said, "The task of East Ridge is to probe the Nine Towns’ strength, try our best to understand the entire Nine Towns area, and we will not concern ourselves with anything else."

"Understood, sir!"

Hearing Lu Yang’s serious tone, Zhao Hu and the other three immediately nodded.

"Once we set off at night, I’ll immediately go find Hong Fan. He’s eager for us to fight with Zhu Ling and will surely provide us with plenty of useful information."

The four of them deliberated for a while longer, then all returned to their rooms to rest.

The total distance from Beining Mountain to Beishuo City is over two hundred kilometers. While Beishuo doesn’t have a straight road like Great Xia, they made significant efforts to pave a stone road, connecting dozens of important village-level camps along the line, which are regularly maintained by personnel, greatly enhancing travel efficiency.

But even so, it takes over ten days for the escort team to cover the more than two hundred kilometers, so they must stay at some village-level camps along the way. At this moment, they are stationed at Hongshan Village, which is the first stop on their return journey from Beishuo.

It’s not a free stay; coal stone, iron ore, beast meat, beast blood, and even dan medicine or jade bone can be used to pay.

Of course, if they have silver, that would make others happier.

This time, accompanying the escort is Zhaoyuan Squad, currently the only low-level hunting team in East Ridge, along with over twenty Baisong’s Earth-digging Realms.

There’s no other choice; other intermediate hunting teams are busy with hunting and exploration. Since Zhaoyuan Squad is a bit weaker, such tasks naturally fall to them.

......

Hongshan Village’s guesthouse has seven floors. Because it’s daytime, the corridors are sealed with hanging wooden planks, and coal stoves are lit every few meters in the corridors, making it warm and bright.

In one of the rooms near the corridor on the second floor, Li Hu is resting with his eyes closed.

"Wuwuwu......"

A faint sobbing sound suddenly came from outside the door. Li Hu immediately opened his eyes, a trace of anger flashing across his face, got up, put on his clothes, and pushed open the door to go out.

After leaving the corridor and walking a few steps towards the corner, he discovered that it was a young girl, about sixteen or seventeen, squatting in the corner wiping her tears.

Li Hu’s brow furrowed instantly, and then he took out a silver badge from his pocket. Seeing that the badge had no reaction, he slightly let out a sigh of relief, angrily scolding:

"What are you doing, pretending to be a ghost and scaring people in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

The girl was too absorbed in her crying, clearly not expecting anyone behind her. The sudden scolding startled her, causing her to stand up quickly and turn around.

Her face still streaked with tears, with a lovely and delicate appearance, coupled with the current scene of tears on her face, made Li Hu slightly pause.

"I cry my own cries; what business is it of yours? How dare you shout at me?"

"You are... Leader Hong’s daughter, right? You reside on the top floor, so what are you doing crying here on the second floor?"

Li Hu’s momentary pause wasn’t merely due to Hong Yuru’s looks but more because he recognized her as the girl Leader Hong had brought along for the trip to Beishuo Town.

After traveling together for more than ten days, Li Hu naturally knew her identity, and had even heard her name before, it should be... Hong Yuru.

The guesthouse at Hongshan Camp charges according to floor level; the top floor being the most expensive, and Hong Yuru, being Hong Fan’s daughter, could definitely afford to stay on the top floor.

She probably came down to the second floor to cry because she didn’t want her father to hear her.

"My crying is my business; what’s it to you?"

Hong Yuru’s mood was clearly very aggrieved at this moment. Although she felt a bit embarrassed being recognized, she stood her ground, countering Li Hu, but when she approached and saw Li Hu’s appearance clearly, her expression slightly changed.

"You’re the captain of Zhaoyuan Squad from East Ridge Camp, named Li Hu, right?"

Hong Yuru could recognize Li Hu because a few days ago on the road, her father, Hong Fan, mentioned him. She remembered clearly that her father said Li Hu, despite appearing to be in his early twenties, was already reshaping his skin, aiming to reach Cold Resistance Level, noting that such an outstanding young person hadn’t appeared around Beining Mountain for quite a while.

"That’s right, I’m Li Hu. Miss Hong, it’s daytime now; it’s time to sleep, and we have to continue our journey at night. You should quickly return to your room to rest. This isn’t Beining Mountain; if you encounter someone bad, it could be troublesome!"

Li Hu frowned, saying this, then, without waiting for Hong Yuru’s response, turned and walked back towards his room.

Hong Yuru was evidently not accustomed to being treated this way. Seeing Li Hu turn and return to his room after speaking, without caring why she was crying, made her chest rise and fall with anger as she shouted:

"Mind your own business, I’ll cry right here to annoy you!"

Bang...

The response she received was the sound of a door gently closing.

Hong Yuru became even angrier, staring at Li Hu’s door for a long time, and in the end, she seemed to recall something, puckered her lips in grievance, and continued to sob softly.