Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1428 - 456: Young Men and Face-Slapping, The Secret of Five-Yao Tribulation Body, Dark Merchant Invitation, Listed on the Ranking_6

However, Qiu Peng and Lin Kai searched for more than a year, even with cooperation from the towns of Jiangxia and Muyin, but they couldn’t find a single clue.

Since then, Xia Hong slowly and completely forgot about the Dark Merchant matter.

Who would have thought that they couldn’t find it in the Nine Towns, but unexpectedly ran into it here in Caiqiu.

"So, this Dark Merchant isn’t an organization based in the Nine Towns territory at all. It’s just that for some reason in the past two years, they haven’t been operating in the Nine Towns territory. Even the Governor Mansion has their people; it’s nothing to casually deliver a post to my courtyard. The key is, how did they know I urgently need a large quantity of Washing Marrow Pills and Top-grade Bone Shedding Pills?"

Opening the invitation, the first line was striking: This year in Yang City, the market will officially open on the ninth of December; please keep the invitation safe. The secret method for entering Yang City will automatically appear at that time; those interested in entering should follow the secret method’s guidance to join;

The second line follows: Yang City offers a large quantity of Washing Marrow Pills, Top-grade Bone Shedding Pills, and various other treasures for sale.

Xia Hong repeatedly examined the invitation, his face full of astonishment.

He had tried both Solidified Fire Oil and the Yellow Candle, and the invitation was really made of ordinary silver, without any Deceitful Object Energy.

This was interesting; he had been at the Ice Abyss for over a decade, and such bizarre things actually had no connection to Deceitful Monsters or Deceitful Objects—this was beyond his understanding.

"The ninth of December, by that time I should be in the Blood Miasma Plain; first, I need to see what this secret method is all about, and if there’s no risk..."

"Jing jing jing... jing..."

Xia Hong was in deep contemplation when suddenly a melodic sound of a zither echoed from within the courtyard.

Interrupted, he showed no signs of annoyance, placed the Yang City invitation into the Yellow Mustard Bag, and closed his eyes to carefully listen.

The zither melody was expansive like distant mountains, long as if speaking, the rhythm majestic and captivating, and as it gradually reached its peak, a clear female voice gently joined in harmony and sang.

"The Chu River flows swiftly, and Yuezhi stands loftily~~~~

Ripe grains fill the fields, and cooking smoke curls around the beams~~~~

The strings and songs never cease, passing the fire of tradition~~~~

The scenes of the homeland are bright and glorious~~~~"

In the courtyard, Su Xing’er, dressed in a white gown, finished the song and stopped the music by pressing her fingers on the strings. Only then did she notice Xia Hong, dressed in black, standing at the door watching her, and her face instantly tensed up.

"Not bad, this ’Chu Wind’ you played is no worse than Shiqin’s!"

Upon hearing Xia Hong’s praise, the tension on Su Xing’er’s face vanished instantly, and her eyes immediately shaped like crescents in delight as she stood up and said to Xia Hong, "If Master likes it, Xing’er will play for you every day."

Xia Hong shook his head with a smile, looked at the Five-Colored Zither in her hands, and said, "I gave you the Five-Colored Demon Zither not just for you to use it to play music; it’s a weapon. Its main function is to face the enemy. You should spend more time studying methods to confront enemies. Playing music for entertainment is fine, but being obsessed is not."

Hearing Xia Hong’s admonition, Su Xing’er immediately stood up, cupped her hands in seriousness, and said, "Xing’er will remember Master’s teachings!"

Xia Hong nodded, just preparing to head back to his room, when Su Xing’er hurriedly called out to stop him.

"Master, Sister Shiqin told me today that in November, the Governor Mansion is organizing a Blood Miasma Plain trial. She wants to invite me and my three brothers to participate. I heard a lot of good things can be gained from the trial, so Xing’er wants to join."

Xia Hong turned back to look at Su Xing’er, hinting at surprise, "Sister Shiqin invited you to participate in the Blood Miasma Plain trial; are you that close with Cai Shiqin?"

This Blood Miasma Plain trial is indeed very beneficial to those at the Cold Resistance Level. Even children from the Cai Family cannot all participate, yet Cai Shiqin surprisingly invited all four of Su Xing’er’s siblings—this relationship is quite unusual indeed.

Seeing the surprise on Xia Hong’s face, Su Xing’er said proudly, "Of course, my relationship with Sister Shiqin is not just ordinary."

Xia Hong smiled and shook his head, saying, "Alright then! You can go; I’ll also be going to the Blood Miasma Plain next month; you four can go with me then."

Master is also going...

Su Xing’er was stunned upon hearing this, but immediately her face filled with joy.

Suddenly, she remembered something, took out a booklet from her bosom, and ran quickly to Xia Hong, presenting it like a treasure, and said with a smile, "Sister Shiqin just sent this to me, Master, you’re now a renowned figure in the Moao River."

The cover of the booklet boldly had the words ’Heavenly List’.

Seeing the words ’Heavenly List’, Xia Hong immediately had a premonition.

Su Xing’er was more anxious than him and directly flipped the booklet to a specific page.

[Heavenly List Rank 46, Hong Yu, Daqin Prince, on the seventeenth of January, Caiqiu Calendar 297, narrowly defeated Cai Qiu Sword Saint Cai Yunzhou in Qinghua City, strength suspected to be above 25 Jun]

Sure enough, he made it onto the list.