Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1335: Chapter 435: Yinhe Valley, Bone-Eroding Path, Han Peng’s Choice, Finally Arrives

Jinshan Town is divided into nine districts, and Yinhe Valley is the westernmost one.

Although it’s located on the far west, because a large part of Jinshan Town’s territory is embedded into the Moao Mountain, this area is actually adjacent to Moao Mountain.

"No wonder it’s named after a valley. I saw it when I flew over here. The mountain of Moao Mountain is significantly concave here, forming a large expanse of valley, essentially a Twin Dragon Valley expanded dozens of times, right?"

At the northern end of Jinyang Village, Li Hu and Yang Zhong led Xia Hong deeper into the north side of Yinhe Valley while enthusiastically introducing the situation of Jinyang Village to him.

Upon hearing Xia Hong’s question, Li Hu immediately nodded, saying, "The Yinhe Valley generally extends from north to south, and the overall area is unclear. However, the area controlled by Jinshan Town is about over 1600 square kilometers, more than 30 kilometers wide from east to west, and over 50 kilometers deep from north to south. There are 23 village-level camps distributed, and several other medium and large camps as well. Jinyang Village is located at the deepest part of the north side of Yinhe Valley."

"More than 50 kilometers deep from north to south, the area controlled by Jinshan Town..."

After murmuring a sentence, Xia Hong looked north and asked, "Beyond 50 kilometers, the unexplored area of Jinshan Town, that’s the road to Cai Qiu, right?"

Li Hu nodded and replied, "That’s right, I’ve been here for more than a year, and I’ve already asked around. More than twenty years ago, Jinshan Town originally planned to continue expanding north along Yinhe Valley, which is the inner side of Moao Mountain, but after going 50 kilometers north along Yinhe Valley, they would pass through an area known as the Bone-Eroding Path. That area has a constant black wind raging throughout the year..."

As the black wind raged, Xia Hong immediately thought of the black cloud area he saw in the north when he just flew to the Yinhe Valley region. He promptly turned his head and curiously looked at Li Hu, waiting for his next words.

Li Hu obviously recalled some unpleasant scenes, with a hint of horror in his eyes, "The black wind in the Bone-Eroding Path is terrifying. It can instantly strip a person of their flesh and blood. Even if someone with Cold Resistance Level goes in, there’s no chance of survival. I only heard people in Jinyang Village say this before and didn’t quite believe it. In May of this year, I took the opportunity to lead people to explore it myself..."

As Li Hu gradually recounted his exploration in May of this year, Xia Hong finally understood why he showed such an expression when mentioning the Bone-Eroding Path.

According to Li Hu, in May, he led people close to the edge of the Bone-Eroding Path and saw the black wind area with his own eyes. He certainly wouldn’t go in to probe himself but took Yang Zhong and the Hunting Team to drive three Intermediate Thunder Kui into the black wind region to test.

The skin membrane defense ability of Thunder Kui is absolutely among the best among various Cold Beasts. The flesh and skin membrane of an Intermediate Thunder Kui is enough to rival a human with Cold Resistance Level Cultivation.

But even so, these three Intermediate Thunder Kui had their skin membrane and flesh instantly torn apart and ripped off in mere moments, with nothing left but bones after just ten breaths.

"The flesh and skin membrane were all stripped away by the black wind, leaving only bones!"

Xia Hong’s pupils shrank suddenly, and a heavy expression immediately rose on his face.

Li Hu nodded heavily, "That’s right, we were shocked too at that time. The black wind seemed sparse and ordinary, no different from normal airflow. I even tested it with Solidified Fire Oil and a small torch, but there was no reaction when thrown in."

This is interesting!

Xia Hong lowered his head and contemplated for a moment, then turned to ask, "In March this year, shouldn’t there have been a group of people coming over from Cai Qiu? Did you see them?"

Han Peng made it very clear last year, saying Cai Qiu would link up with him twice a year, once in August, which is this month, and another time in March.

Li Hu immediately replied, "I saw them. On March 25 this year, four people came from Cai Qiu. We only know that the leader is called Cai Shiqing, appearing to be in his early forties, arrogant and imperious, with his eyes above his head, extremely lecherous. His subordinates are weak, we could only roughly determine he is at the Cold Resistance Level, unable to see through their exact strength."

People coming from the Feudal Town naturally wouldn’t be weak. Thinking of the group of seven accompanying Chu Yan’er, all with power over 20 Zong, Xia Hong wasn’t too surprised. However, hearing about Cai Shiqing from Li Hu, the anger in his voice was evident, so he turned his head curiously looking at him.

"What, did you suffer a loss at Cai Shiqing’s hands?"

Li Hu’s face suddenly showed a hint of embarrassment, saluting and said, "The lord has keen eyes, I dare not conceal it. In March, as soon as this Cai Shiqing arrived, he immediately ordered Han Peng to gather the women in the village for him to choose from. I couldn’t stand it, so I said a few words for Han Peng, and as a result, I got beaten."

Upon hearing this, Xia Hong’s face immediately sank.

Yang Zhong, who stood hesitantly on the side, now came forward despite noticing Li Hu’s signaling eyes to stop, but still gritted his teeth and spoke, "Reporting to the lord, it wasn’t just a simple beating. Cai Shiqing pierced his left chest with a sword, missing the heart by only half an inch, nearly costing his life."

"It seems that the people from Cai Qiu Feudal Town aren’t any good either!"

Having Han Peng summon the women of the village for his selection as soon as he arrived, even without inquiring about the details, Xia Hong could roughly guess what was going on.

This Cai Shiqing clearly was another arrogant fool, deluding himself with his noble origins, acting as if the entire Nine Towns Territory was his backyard where he could do whatever he pleased.

In extreme environments like the Ice Abyss, there never seems to be a shortage of such people. From years ago, it was Beishuo, Yang Ning, and Li Hu; then last year it was Chen Cang and Chu Yan’er’s group of seven; now, it’s this Cai Shiqing from Cai Qiu...