Xia Hong, upon seeing the white mist, was taken aback.
"This... why does the smoke feel so familiar?"
After pondering for a moment, Xia Hong’s eyes suddenly lit up.
"Isn’t this the toxin emitted when I spied on the Hive Main Building while cooking the Jade Bone? Yes, that’s it, the plague of White Dew Gu..."
Xia Hong sniffed the toxin and found that the two were indeed of the same origin. The flash of insight made him instantly recall the five drops of Cold Apple Jade Dew Hou Hu had given him.
"No wonder, no wonder I felt familiarity when I saw the fiery red substance around Wu Xiong. Cold Apple Jade Dew is composed of a large amount of this fiery red substance, and its temperature is extremely high, hence it can counteract the intense cold toxin contained within the Jade Bone. In other words..."
The White Dew Gu and Cold Apple Jade Dew are also of the same origin!
The Wood Puppet Monster sent Xia Chuan the Wooden Puppet inheritance: Black Blade, White Line;
The Jing Xian Monster, I got only the Yang Mirror, thus gaining the Eye of Truth, and that miraculous...
Recalling the great benefits obtained after exterminating two monsters before, Xia Hong’s eyes grew even more bright.
"This White Dew Gu, if dealt with properly, might become a grand opportunity for the Camp... no, a huge opportunity!"
If before returning to Xia City, Xia Hong felt full of anxiety, at this moment, realizing the connection between White Dew Gu and Cold Apple Jade Dew, he was filled with ecstatic joy.
"Stay calm, stay calm; this White Dew Gu is not simple. Not only can it transform into Cold Resistance Level, it can also spy on the original host’s memories, delude hearts, confuse perceptions, and is not easy to deal with. One must think of a comprehensive plan; otherwise, don’t speak of opportunities—it might cause a great disaster!"
Xia Hong stood in the great hall, contemplating strategies while staring at the Cold Ruins Tripod before him.
"Greetings leader, Zhu Ling requests an audience!"
On this expedition to Longyou, Xia Chuan had almost taken all the Cold Resistance Levels from the Camp, and only Zhu Ling was left guarding Xia City. Upon learning that the leader had returned, he naturally came to inquire about the situation in Longyou.
However, Xia Hong clearly had no desire to speak much with him. When he saw Zhu Ling walk in, he directly said, "Zhu Ling, make arrangements that from now on in Xia City, each household should self-supply heating. Those without residences can come to squeeze into the main building here. There should be some Solidified Fire Oil left at the station. During this period, minimize going out. Once the main force returns from Longyou, we’ll resume normal operations."
Self-supply heating, minimize going out...
Zhu Ling was about to inquire further but got interrupted by Xia Hong.
"There’s no need to ask so much. Speed up and execute this. The situation in Longyou is urgent; I’m about to leave soon."
"Yes, leader, I’ll handle it right away!"
Hearing Xia Hong speak and realizing the urgency in Longyou’s situation, Zhu Ling dared not procrastinate further and immediately bowed and exited.
"If Li Xuanling isn’t foolish, Hanqiong must have also engaged in combat by now. Wu Xiong’s plague is likely already spreading. I’m unsure of the situation at Yangyuan Peak back then, but judging from how Wu Xiong infected Wushuang in the morning and how they started showing reactions after dark, we can basically determine that ordinary people’s Dew outbreak time should be around four hours. Have to hurry and get there; otherwise, the more people die, the stronger the White Dew Gu will become!"
Xia Hong sensed the unrest starting among the Inner City crowds. Many people were gathering towards the main building, recognizing that Zhu Ling was organizing them. Despite feeling anxious, he remained seated on the main throne, patiently waiting.
"Young Master, holding the army here in a standoff with me only lets Great Xia take advantage for nothing. Why not withdraw now? How about we first discuss with each other how to drive Great Xia away?"
As Xia Hong anticipated, Li Xuanling in Hanqiong wasn’t foolish.
Failing to successfully encircle and kill, and after letting Xia Hong escape, she decisively led the Longyou army in an attack on the Inner Valley of Hanqiong.
"Rest assured, Great Xia won’t gain the advantage, neither will you Zhaoyang. On Longyou Land, the status of my Long Mountain is not something anyone can take away!"
Li Xuanling’s cool voice echoed from outside the valley entrance. With a loud boom, the iron gate of the Inner Valley was forcefully pierced open, creating a new hole by a silver-tipped iron pillar carried by hundreds.
The pointed iron pillar retreated, forming a continuous piece with the several holes before. Wu Xiong, Li Xuandu, Li Xuanyan, and five or six others, along with Li Xuanling, surged in, instantly tearing open a gap at the valley entrance.
"Brothers, follow me and charge!"
"Exterminate the rebels, leave no one!"
"Hanqiong is the traitor of Longyou, kill!"
"Kill, charge with me!"
The iron gate was punctured, and with seven or eight Cold Resistance Levels holding the front of the valley’s iron gate, the Longyou army in black armor, wielding spears, immediately poured in one after another.
If that weren’t enough, they instantly attacked the Hanqiong guards overseeing the iron gate’s chains, closely following several Cold Resistance Levels.
Throughout the entire process, no more than ten breaths passed as the chain zone was cleared out, with hundreds of Longyou soldiers collectively pulling on the chains, wrenching them open directly.
With a loud crash, the iron gate of the Inner Valley opened.
More Longyou soldiers, including the ordinary army of Long Mountain, instantly swarmed into the iron gate en masse. Their spirits soared, ferocious with weapons in hand, charging madly at the Hanqiong guards, evidently venting all the failed effort to kill Xia Hong on the Hanqiong guards.
"Do not panic, hold the line! Killing one breaks even, killing two earns a profit. Zhaoyang army, charge with me!"
Hou Tong, wielding an Eight-sided Giant Hammer, led fifteen hundred Zhaoyang guards straight toward the central Longyou army position at the iron gate.