Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1578: Chapter 495: Yangqu Council, Defiance and the Alliance Hierarch’s Edict (Part 3)

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Cao Yuankang’s words directly sparked a resistance among the crowd.

The so-called century-old foundation of Yangqu was inherently tied to the interests of this core group inside the hall, making this wave of emotion the true thought of everyone present.

Seeing the fervent crowd in the hall, a hint of dimness flashed in Yan Yuchun’s eyes as she turned to look at her father Yan Chenzhou, noticing that he still had his eyes closed, saying nothing. She too chose silence.

At the top, Cao Qianyang’s expression finally turned satisfied.

“You are all right, the century-old foundation of Yangqu cannot be handed over…”

“By Alliance Leader Order! Lord of Yangqu, Cao Qianyang, come to receive the order!”

Just as Cao Qianyang began speaking, before he could finish, a tremendous voice suddenly echoed from above the Town Hall.

The voice came down from above the hall, and the speaker had evidently amplified it, ensuring that everyone in the city could hear it.

Upon hearing, the crowd inside the hall instantly turned angry.

“Hmph! Let’s go out and see.”

Especially Cao Qianyang, whose expression turned extremely unpleasant. He snorted coldly and then led the group outside the hall.

Predictably, as soon as they stepped out of the hall, Cao Qianyang and the others saw two figures standing high in the air, dozens of meters above the hall.

Both were clad in Profound Scale Silver Armor. The person on the left looked sharp and quite young, appearing no more than in his thirties, with a longsword at his waist and holding a roll of golden scroll; the one on the right was a middle-aged man, with a big saber at his waist, looking down at the Treasure Tower below.

Golden Sword Army General Xu An, Zhaolong Army General Zhu Shun.

In recent years, Great Xia has had repeated breakthroughs at the Xianyang Level, and although the Northern Five Towns weren’t fully aware, they recognized those within the Xia Army.

After recognizing the two, Cao Qianyang said in a low voice, “So it’s the Two Generals Xu and Zhu. May I ask the purpose of your visit to Yangqu Town?”

“Is Lord Cao so old that he’s gone deaf?”

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As Xu An spoke, Cao Qianyang’s cheeks visibly reddened with anger, and those behind him all clenched fists, glaring at the two in the sky with fury in their eyes.

In the Southern Slope Territory, those at the Xianyang Level are the top figures, and over at Yangqu there are only three Xianyang Level members. Besides them, those at the Cold Resistance Level naturally dare not respond.

Seeing Xu An, Cao Yuankang showed a faint hint of fear, and the reason was simple: last year, after Cao Yuankang broke through to the Xianyang Level, he had a confrontation with Xu An, resulting in a severe defeat, leaving him with a psychological shadow.

As the Lord, facing Xu An’s disdain directly, even if on the losing end, he was still forced to suppress his anger, merely glaring at Xu An, thinking of ways to regain control.

“Great Xia prides itself on being the land of etiquette, seems to be merely a name. General Xu, if you have the Alliance Leader Order, just deliver it. Why toy with wordplay here?”

Interestingly, the last to respond was the silent Yan Chenzhou, head of Yangqu’s military, who had remained quiet during the recent discussion in the hall.

Even more interesting, upon hearing Yan Chenzhou’s retort, Xu An merely smiled, didn’t continue the verbal spar, but instead looked at Cao Qianyang, coldly chuckled, and opened up the scroll in his hand, speaking loudly:

“Thus there is Yang Jian, colluding with Chen Cang and Cai Qiu’s two Foreign Fiefs, totaling 23 at the Xianyang Level, during the night of December 26 in the twelfth year of the Great Xia Calendar, infiltrated Milk Tiger Forest outside Xia City, attempting to assassinate Second Prince Xia Yusheng, heinously guilty, were slain 17 at the scene, yet the main conspirators and five culprits have yet to meet justice.

The South Slope Alliance comprising nine families should have been united, jointly resisting foreign enemies, yet Beishuo persistently colluded with Foreign Fiefs, defying the Alliance Leader, and now committed such an egregious crime, our Great Xia follows the mandate of heaven, embracing the human heart, and shall not tolerate these traitors.

Beishuo violated the alliance regulations, according to initial agreement terms, Alliance Leader orders Southern Slope towns to collectively attack them. Considering Yangqu’s weak strength, order Lord Cao to send 10,000 troops within two days to Pingkang and Tie Ling for deployment!”

Beishuo and the Feudal Towns sent 23 at the Xianyang Level to Xia City to assassinate Second Prince Xia Yusheng, with 17 slain on scene and 6 escaped?

Xu An revealed the assassination attempt on Xia Yusheng, leaving everyone present momentarily stunned.

They certainly weren’t concerned about Xia Yusheng; the focus was on the 23 at the Xianyang Level, with 17 killed on the spot, and according to Xu An, the assassination failed…

Combining all this information was akin to planting a landmine in their minds;

Meanwhile Cao Qianyang, after listening, his pupils suddenly contracted, his expression clearly carrying a trace of panic.

Coincidentally, the trace of panic across his face was captured by Xu An, who was watching him from the sky.

Xu An looking at Cao Qianyang below, his gaze briefly chilled, but quickly concealed it, tossing the scroll directly towards him.

“Lord Cao, by dawn on the 30th at the latest, 10,000 troops must be sent, either to Pingkang or Tie Ling, the choice is yours. If not accomplished, you know the consequences, hmph!”

Seeing him catch the scroll, Xu An finished these final words with a cold snort, then flew south with Zhu Shun.

Leaving only Cao Qianyang and Yangqu’s top officials standing there.