Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1490 - 469: Inquiry and Caution, Inside Chen Cang, Returning Home in Glory and a Bolt from the Blue_6

The obsession that Zhang Qinggu had buried deep in his heart was finally spoken at his last moment. Looking back on more than sixty years of life, he had never stopped trying to change the fate of himself and his family. Heaven finally showed mercy, letting him live to see this day at the very instant before his death.

The elder grandson had made something of himself. As long as the Old Zhang Family could keep its line unbroken, then one day in the future, his descendants would also become the noble young masters in other people’s eyes, the people of the upper class.

"This life was not in vain, not in vain at all. Shan Hong, Mountain River, my sons, your father is coming to see you, your father is coming to reunite with you, hahahahaha..."

Zhang Qinggu spent his final breath on laughter—laughing out the satisfaction of having successfully defied fate, laughing out the sixty-odd years of frustration and hardship. His laughter pierced the roof; luckily it was daytime and most of the neighbors around were sleeping, otherwise it would definitely have alarmed many people.

A joyful family reunion turned, in an instant, into a farewell where grandfather and grandchildren would henceforth be forever separated between the living and the dead. The impact on the three siblings, none of whom had yet reached twenty, could well be imagined.

Especially for Zhang Yuchuan. He had come home laden with goods and full of hope, already prepared to bring his grandfather back to the County City to enjoy a good life, only to see his grandfather die right in front of him.

"Zhang Long... Zhang Long... Subordinate Bureau..."

The two sisters, Zhang Yuzhu and Hong’er, who had been sobbing softly, were startled by their brother’s hoarse, furious growl and suddenly felt a bit afraid.

Seeing the expressions on his two sisters’ faces, Zhang Yuchuan immediately pressed down the fire in his heart and softened his tone. "Zhu’er, Hong’er, don’t be scared. From now on you just follow your big brother. I swear, I will definitely let you live a good life!"

As he spoke, he rose to arrange his grandfather’s body, both promising his two sisters and making a pledge to his departed grandfather.

"May I ask, two protectors, what level of strength does that gentleman in the main room roughly have?"

All of a sudden, this inexplicable question from Zhang Yuchuan left Zhang Yuzhu and her sister stunned. The two of them were instantly full of confusion, not knowing who their big brother was talking to.

"Much stronger than us, at least above 50 Manes, maybe even stronger!"

But soon, as a rough middle-aged voice sounded, the two girls understood who he had just been calling out to. Realizing the sound came from behind, they quickly turned their heads to look.

At a glance, the two of them were immediately frightened.

In front of the tightly closed door, two men in black clothes had appeared at some unknown time.

Both men were tall and burly, each with a Big Saber at their waist. The most eye-catching thing, though, was the crimson evil-ghost masks on their faces.

The masks were entirely scarlet, the eyes emitting a yellowish glow. From the forehead jutted two curved black horns, and the mouths were filled with two long sharp fangs. If one ignored their bodies and only saw their heads, they looked exactly like red-faced, fang-mouthed evil ghosts.

"Above 50 Manes..."

Hearing the reply from the middle-aged man on the left, Zhang Yuchuan’s brows furrowed sharply. Inwardly he thought, "Such strong power... then it might disrupt Little Dragon Head’s plan. No, I have to pay a visit..."

He pondered for a brief moment, then cupped his hands to the two men and said, "May I trouble you two protectors to first take my sisters to Windless Valley. I’ll stay hidden in the village for now and make contact with the branch station here first. At the latest, the night after tomorrow, I’ll bring people over to Windless Valley to collect the weapons."

"No need to be so polite. Little Dragon Head already instructed us: the uprising in Lu River Valley will be led by the Chiefs of each village. Since you’re the Chief, naturally we all listen to you!"

The two masked men were quite courteous. Seeing Zhang Qinggu lifeless on the chair and knowing that Zhang Yuchuan still had matters to attend to, they didn’t waste more words and prepared to leave with the two sisters.

"Yuzu, Yuhong, don’t be afraid. Follow the two protectors to Windless Valley and stay there for now. At the latest, by the second day of next month, big brother will bring you to Yanling County. Once we’ve settled down in the County City, everything will be fine!"

"But, that lord over there..."

The two sisters both looked hesitant, and Zhang Yuzhu directly turned her head toward the main room, voicing her concern.

"It’s fine. I’ll go explain to that lord right away. You go on ahead!"

Zhang Yuchuan signaled her to rest easy, then had the two men in black take the sisters away at once.

Seeing the four of them leave, Zhang Yuchuan slowly walked out of the room. He first looked up at the sky where the cold light was blazing, his expression shifting slightly.

It was not without reason that he chose to come back in broad daylight. There weren’t many people at the Cold Resistance Level in Qingwu Village; at this time almost everyone was immersed in sleep. With the strength of those two protectors, taking his two sisters away without anyone noticing posed no problem at all.

Of course, the main thing was that this time he had come back to lead the members of the Qingwu Village branch station in coordinating the uprising of the sixteen villages in Lu River Valley. His identity was rather sensitive, so he absolutely could not casually expose his movements.

"Dropped down from the sky... a Cold Resistance Level dropping from high altitude can also create the illusion of flying down. Grandfather’s strength wasn’t that great, so he either exaggerated or saw wrong. How could a dignified Xianyang Level possibly be hiding in such a tiny village..."

Zhang Yuchuan slowly walked to the front of the main room. Looking at the tightly closed door, thinking of his grandfather’s dying injunction, he drew in a slight breath. Without knocking, he directly knelt facing the house and gave three solid kowtows.

Bang... bang... bang...

"Junior Zhang Yuchuan, these three kowtows are both on behalf of my grandfather Zhang Qinggu and myself, to thank Senior for the grace shown to my two sisters. I heard from Yuzhu that Senior gave them some precious Beast Meat and Dan Medicine. I will return them to Senior on their behalf..."

At this point, he took off the bundle from his back and took out all the Advanced Beast Meat inside. Then, after a moment’s thought, he took out a bottle of Cold Extreme Pills and a bottle of Blood Sculpting Pills as well. Finally, he pulled out two silver ingots and placed everything at the door.

"These things should be enough to repay what Senior bestowed. There is also one more matter. This junior dares to ask a favor from Senior..."

The room remained silent for a long time. Zhang Yuchuan’s brows tightened slightly, but thinking of how strong the other party was, he still forced himself to be patient and continued, "I don’t know how long Senior plans to stay here. If you are discovered by the villagers, I must ask Senior not to reveal my whereabouts. I wonder if..."

"Enough, stop nagging. Take your stuff with you. I won’t expose your whereabouts, and you’d better not come bother me again."

There was finally a response, though the tone was clearly impatient.

Remembering how Zhang Qinggu had said that the other party had been in closed-door cultivation all this time, a look of sudden understanding flashed across Zhang Yuchuan’s face. If the man truly was focused on cultivation, then his own actions really were a disturbance.

"In that case, many thanks to Senior!"

Zhang Yuchuan was about to withdraw, but when he looked down at the items on the ground, a trace of reluctance slipped into his eyes. He stepped forward and picked them all back up.

First, the man inside had already told him to take them away. Second, if the other party really didn’t want these things and they ended up being discovered by the villagers, leading people to trace the clues back and expose his identity, that would be a huge loss.

Of course, there was another very important reason.

These things were really quite valuable!

With his grandfather’s corpse on his back, Zhang Yuchuan quickly slipped away, not lingering at home any longer.

And so, in the entire Zhang Family courtyard, the original family of three, plus Zhang Yuchuan who had just returned, were all gone. Only the guest, Xia Hong, remained in the main room, still in closed-door cultivation.

"He didn’t leave the village, so he plans to continue organizing within the village. Uprising at the end of the month, with just two Cold Resistance Levels at 38 Manes... I’ll see what kind of waves this Frost Ash Association can stir up..."