Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1165: Chapter 397: Narrow Escape, Shock, Appearance and the Top-grade War Body (2)

As soon as he uttered "Brother Xiao," Jiang Shouping’s expression froze. He realized something, and carefully looked at Yuan Bai and the newly appeared Ji Hong. His expression instantly became dazed, and he then looked at the rest of the people from Great Xia, all clad in golden armor, and his pupils couldn’t stop trembling.

"How could they... be so young!"

It turned out that the situation was too urgent earlier, and with the entire Great Xia team dressed in golden armor and helmets, Jiang Shouping couldn’t see Xiao Hen, Yuan Bai, and the others clearly at all.

Now that the crisis was over, he relaxed and took a closer look, only to find that Xiao Hen, Yuan Bai, and the newly arrived Ji Hong were all in their twenties, with Ji Hong looking the oldest at no more than twenty-four or twenty-five.

It wasn’t just the three of them; crucially, the rest following the three appeared even younger, such as Luo An, Liu Peng, Lu Dong, and others, who clearly looked only sixteen or seventeen, just a group of youngsters.

Jiang Shouping himself was already forty-three years old, and at his age, he could have easily fathered these young people. During the fight, he didn’t see Xiao Hen’s appearance clearly and called him Brother Xiao without hesitation. Now, seeing Xiao Hen’s age, he couldn’t bring himself to utter the words Brother Xiao anymore.

It wasn’t just him; everyone from Jiangxia now realized that Xiao Hen and the others were incredibly young, all with astonished expressions on their faces.

"Captain Jiang, just call me Xiao Hen!"

Xiao Hen noticed his confusion and spoke with a smile.

Xiao Hen wasn’t the only one who noticed the change in Jiangxia people’s expressions; Yuan Bai, Ji Hong, and others also realized it, and they naturally understood the reason, showing a hint of pride on their faces.

"Xiao Hen... young brother, and all you brilliant talents of Great Xia, thank you for saving my life tonight. I will surely repay you generously in the future!"

Jiang Shouping was stammering a bit, clearly at a loss for words.

There were a total of fifty-nine people from Great Xia, and it was clear to him that the oldest was Ji Hong standing right in front of him, while the others were mostly around twenty, with some even as young as sixteen or seventeen.

The crux was their cultivation!

"Captain Jiang, you’ve been too kind. When friends run into trouble, how can we stand idly by? Our two towns are now as close as one family. To talk about repayment is too distant. In the future, if you encounter any of us from Great Xia in the Snow Forest facing difficulties, just lend a helping hand in return."

Xiao Hen, the initiator of helping Jiangxia this time, naturally took the opportunity to respond to Jiang Shouping. After his appropriate speech, the gratitude on Jiang Shouping and the others’ faces grew even stronger.

"May I ask who these two brilliant talents are..."

"I am Yuan Bai from Great Xia. I have met Captain Jiang."

"Ji Hong from Great Xia!"

Jiang Shouping lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then spoke in a slightly speculative tone: "I dare to ask, young brother Xiao Hen, are you the son of the He Yin Guard Commander, Lord Xiao Kangcheng? And you, young brother Yuan Bai, share a surname with Director Yuan Cheng of Great Xia’s Garrison Department. Are you from the same family?"

If they all had backgrounds, it would be understandable that they possessed such high innate talents.

Jiang Shouping didn’t notice that after he asked, people from Great Xia guessed his inner thoughts, and their expressions became a bit peculiar.

"Xiao Kangcheng is indeed my father!"

After Xiao Hen replied, Yuan Bai quickly shook his head and said, "Although the Lord Yuan and I share the same surname, we are not from the same family. Captain Jiang, you’ve misunderstood."

Ji Hong casually cast a glance at Luo An and the others, a smile appearing in his eyes. Jiang Shouping clearly mistook Xiao Hen as a child of Great Xia’s high officials, but he was unaware that the backgrounds of Luo An, Liu Peng, Lu Dong, and Hong Ye were no less impressive.

"So that’s the renowned lineage, no wonder. I shall visit personally with Qingqing and the others to express our thanks."

Hearing that only Xiao Hen had a notable background, Jiang Shouping was momentarily stunned. Although he still wanted to inquire further about Luo An and the others’ origins, now was clearly not the right time.

"The group of Golden Tigers is very close to here, and the crisis remains. We need to return to He Yin to notify the Advanced Hunting Team to come and handle it. I noticed your people are seriously injured. Captain Jiang, it’d be best to return to Baisong Camp as soon as possible!"

Out of the eighteen people in Jiangxia, half were injured, and the young man carried by Xiahou Qingqing was still unconscious, clearly not suited to remain longer in the Snow Forest.

Jiang Shouping, understanding this, nodded at Xiao Hen and the others, saying, "Then I bid you farewell, and once again, thank you, young brothers!"

"Thank you, all!"

Xiahou Qingqing, along with the rest of Jiangxia’s people, also bowed with Jiang Shouping to express their gratitude. If not for the timely assistance of Xiao Hen and the others, their lives would have surely been lost here, and they spoke with genuine gratitude in their tone.

After giving their thanks, Jiang Shouping promptly led his group toward the western side, namely, the outer areas of the Snow Forest, quickly withdrawing.

"Uncle Ping, did you see clearly what strength that Ji Hong possesses?"

The eighteen people ran wordlessly westward for three or four kilometers, confirming their safety. Xiahou Qingqing, carrying her brother, finally couldn’t resist asking Jiang Shouping the confusion in her heart.

Her Basic Strength had already reached 110,000 jin. Most of Great Xia’s more than fifty people, she could roughly discern their strength.

She had seen Xiao Hen in action earlier, and he should possess more than 90,000 jin; Yuan Bai, although he hadn’t acted, could be sensed from the muscles that he exceeded 100,000 jin, not far from her own; as for the others, their Basic Strength was mostly over 50,000 jin, all at the stage of Reshaping Skin.