Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1801: Chapter 575: Luo Yuan’s Intentions and the Bizarre Hostage Situation

The Bone-Eroding Path’s southern region was silent in the Snow Forest.

Three figures appeared, one large and two small, approaching slowly from the north side. In the center was a stunning adult woman, dressed in elegant white palace attire, with a longsword at her waist and an expressionless face as she led the way.

Following the woman were a boy and a girl, both appearing no older than ten, their features exceptionally beautiful. Upon closer inspection, they bore quite a resemblance to the stunning woman ahead, suggesting a mother-child relationship.

The mother and children weren’t strangers; they were Li Xuanling and her two children who had just bid farewell to Xia Hong and were heading south from Guangning Mountain, planning to return to Xia City.

Li Xuanling possessed Sky Control abilities, but since this return journey wasn’t urgent and there was minimal danger, and with Xia Yuyao and Xia Yusheng having recently broken through to the Cold Resistance Level, she intended to test her children. Besides, the two youngsters wanted to see more of the outside world, so they agreed to travel on foot back to the Southern Slope Territory.

However, the atmosphere among the mother and children was clearly tense!

More precisely, the mood of Li Xuanling at the forefront was notably off.

“Sis, is mom angry?”

Their mother, Li Xuanling, when they first departed from Guangning Mountain, used to take some time to describe the terrain along the way and teach them some survival skills in the Snow Forest, tying it with the surrounding environment.

After meeting with Director Luo, her mood immediately lowered, and she became silent and started walking faster, which made Xia Yusheng noticeably struggle to keep pace.

“Of course, Dad’s planning to marry again for an arranged marriage, getting another wife, so of course Mom’s upset! We’ll have a stepmother soon. Are you happy about that?”

Hearing his sister’s words, Xia Yusheng froze for a moment, then frowned: “Isn’t that quite normal? In Xia City, many men have multiple wives. Even Second Uncle has two, and Dad is a Lord, so he can marry multiple…”

Before Xia Yusheng finished his sentence, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, noticing his sister signaling him frantically as he sensed eyes fixed on him. Quickly catching on, he hurriedly corrected: “No matter how many wives Dad marries, Sheng’er only acknowledges Mother as the one, and no one else qualifies as my stepmother.”

“Such a young age and already talking slick, just like your father. Men truly aren’t good things, hmph!”

Though Li Xuanling still maintained a cold expression, her tone carried little anger.

Seeing this, Xia Yusheng let out a sigh of relief, casting a grateful glance at his sister, then rushed forward to hold his mother’s arm, whispering: “Mom, no need to be angry. Cai Qiu’s proposal for an arranged marriage is simply fear of Great Xia attacking them again, wanting to guarantee their contract. Dad agrees to marry for strategic reasons, to stabilize them for now. Once we’re stronger, Dad will surely send troops to eliminate Cai Qiu. This marriage is, at most, only twenty percent true and eighty percent false.”

Seeing her son uttering the last sentence with determination and solemnity, posing maturity beyond his years, Li Xuanling couldn’t help but internally chuckle, her pent-up frustration somewhat relieved. Then she teased softly: “You have some nerve to flaunt what your sister just said without any change, what’s there to be proud of?”

After bidding farewell to Luo Yuan, Xia Yuyao and Xia Yusheng had been whispering behind her. How could their conversation escape her ears?

Her son’s words were clearly from the elder daughter’s reasoning, without even altering them, just repeating verbatim.

Hearing this, Xia Yusheng’s face turned bright red instantly, awkwardly trying to defend himself: “Mom, I… also think this way, it just so happened to align with my sister’s thoughts, Mom…”

Ultimately, having a thin skin, after forcibly trying to argue and seeing his mother’s teasing gaze, Xia Yusheng couldn’t resist resorting to his own childish ways.

Li Xuanling knew her son’s capabilities all too well.

It’s not that Xia Yusheng was clueless, but her youngest is simply too pure, without guile, largely due to the sheltered environment she crafted. Occasionally, she regrets this, worrying that her son’s disposition might lead to difficulties when he grows up.

But then she considers, given Great Xia’s strength now, the formidable abilities of her husband Xia Hong, combined with her own, and acknowledges the triple layer of security ensuring their son’s innocence is hardly a concern.

Besides, with her son’s potential, as long as he matures steadily, his power will be more than capable of surpassing most schemes.

What’s more, with Xia Yuyao, his elder sister, ensuring his protection…

Li Xuanling turned to her eldest daughter, eyes full of pride and satisfaction.

It likely has to do with the Jade Dew Stone she was refining during pregnancy; Xia Yusheng inherited the Fire Element and is straightforward and fiery; whereas Xia Yuyao inherited the Water Walker traits, making her keenly insightful and astute.

Li Xuanling considers herself rather thoughtful, while her husband Xia Hong surpasses her in such matters, otherwise she wouldn’t have lost the Longyou battle years ago.

Occasionally, her eldest daughter Xia Yuyao would display wit and keenness surpassing both of them. The fact that she’s only just past ten is rather startling.

When Xia Yuyao was younger, Li Xuanling originally thought she had given birth to her replica, but as the daughter grew, she noticed her character aligns more with her husband’s, and sometimes her depth of thought surpasses even his.