Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1329: Chapter 433: The Martial Arts Competition Ends, Cat Demon and Presence, Defeated East Ridge Group_3

Xia Hong’s gaze slightly tightened, and his entire body’s blood and energy suddenly surged, instantly enveloping the entire hall with a powerful oppressive force.

In that instant, not only Lu Dong, Luo An, and the others, but even Xia Chuan, Yuwen Dao, and the rest of the high-ranking officials were all overwhelmed, gasping for breath, looking up at Xia Hong, their eyes full of astonishment and shock.

The pressure faced by Fu Tiandu, who bore the brunt of it, was imaginable.

His body kept trembling, his transformation had long ceased. After three or four breaths, he suddenly looked up at Xia Hong, his eerie silver eyes filled with agitation.

Whoosh...

Noticing that the change originated from the tattoo on Fu Tiandu’s chest, Xia Hong did not hesitate and suddenly shot a strong light from his left eye, directly striking his chest.

"Ah..."

The strong light struck his chest, and Fu Tiandu immediately opened his mouth to let out a sharp and shrill scream, clearly a woman’s voice, completely unrelated to his previous sound.

After the scream, the silver-white fur on Fu Tiandu’s body rapidly faded.

Whish...

Just as the fur completely disappeared, a silver light suddenly flew out from his chest, rushing directly towards the door of the hall.

"Want to run after coming in?"

Xia Hong’s face flashed with a sneer, and his body disappeared again, reappearing in front of the silver light the next second. He didn’t even use a weapon, but directly reached out and slapped the silver light forcefully.

Bang!

"Meow..."

A sharp cat’s cry sounded, and the silver light suddenly landed, smashing directly into the floor of the main hall. Fortunately, Xia Hong used some skillful force, otherwise, it would have directly smashed through the entire main hall.

"Cat Demon! It’s the Cat Demon that stole from the Hongmen silver vault."

Lin Kai, on the left side of the hall, had his expression change as soon as he heard the sound. When he saw clearly that Xia Hong had smacked a silver-white kitten onto the ground, he couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Lord, our Hongmen City in December last year and this February..."

Seeing Xia Hong’s confused expression, Lin Kai immediately explained, quickly recounting the two previous silver vault thefts in Hongmen City.

The Cat Demon that steals silver!

Xia Hong extracted the case keywords described by Lin Kai, his face full of curiosity becoming more pronounced. Especially when he noticed the Cat Demon’s body on the ground turning into an ordinary silver cat figurine in no time, he let out an exclamation.

He picked up the silver sculpture from the ground and with a slight force, it directly broke into two halves.

"A silver substitute, interesting!"

Closing his eyes, Xia Hong used the Ancestral Spirit Mother and Child Stele to swiftly perceive the entirety of Xia City, inside and out. After detecting no disturbances, he pondered for a moment before turning his head to look at Fu Tiandu on the ground.

Not only could it infiltrate the main hall, but Xia Hong had clearly sensed just now that the Cat Demon was a corporeal Deceitful Monster, turning into an ordinary silver sculpture after being killed, clearly not an ordinary monster.

Fu Tiandu had already awakened at this moment, and noticing Xia Hong’s gaze on him, he instinctively knelt on the ground, a bitter expression on his face, "I beg the Lord for mercy, this lowly one did not intend to deceive, it’s truly because this Cat Demon controls my life and death. Entering Hongmen to participate in the Martial Arts Competition was all this Cat Demon’s coercion, as well as the two silver vault thefts in Hongmen earlier, were also its doing.

It stole a total of six million taels of silver from the Hongmen vault in two instances. This lowly one was beguiled and used one million taels myself..."

"First tell me, what’s up with this Cat Demon?"

Xia Hong directly interrupted Fu Tiandu’s words, inquiring about the Cat Demon’s situation.

Fu Tiandu seemed resigned, and directly cupped his hands, "This Cat Demon is called Jiu Ming, it seems to be able to enhance its strength by utilizing silver and can plant a feline plague in others. This plague usually hides within the body and is hard to detect, but once it erupts, it quickly causes transformation, turning one into a man-eating monster. This lowly one got entangled with it on my way to Hongmen City."

Jiu Ming, meaning nine lives, and this being killed only to turn into a silver substitute, is just a way to protect its lives?

Nine lives, able to slip into Xia City, proving it’s not afraid of Solidified Fire Oil, not only unafraid of silver, but also able to enhance its power through silver...

Hearing this, Xia Hong’s brows slightly furrowed, finding it somewhat troublesome.

"Do you know how many people he infected with the feline plague?"

Fu Tiandu hurriedly cupped his hands, "In Hongmen City, about sixty people, it was through my body that it released the plague, so I know, I can take you to Hongmen now to identify those sixty people..."

Xia Hong’s brow furrowed as he gave Lin Kai a glance.

Lin Kai had long been expressionless, and upon receiving Xia Hong’s look, he immediately walked quickly towards Fu Tiandu, clearly intending to take him back to Hongmen for identification.

Fu Tiandu seemed to realize something, and quickly bowed his head in supplication, "This lowly one intended no harm, it was all forced by this Cat Demon, I beg the Lord to spare my life, I beg the Lord to spare me..."

"When did I say I was going to kill you?"

Xia Hong directly interrupted Fu Tiandu, staring at him for a while before shaking his head slightly, "The Cat Demon stole a total of six million taels of silver, and you voluntarily admitted to using one million taels yourself, so you should bear the loss of that one million taels! Stay in Great Xia, and when you make up the loss of that one million taels of silver, you will be a free man."

Hearing this, Fu Tiandu was taken aback, then showed a touch of emotion, his tone exceedingly grateful, "Thank you, Lord, for your mercy, this lowly one is eternally grateful!"

"Jinshan Town Yinhe Valley, Extreme East Outer Domain Xiahe Village, is that truly where you’re from?"