Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Hearing the chill in Yang Zhong's voice, Yang Yue shivered slightly, stood in place with a face of uncertainty for a long time, and finally put away his large knife.

"We've harvested enough tonight, pack up the prey and prepare to return; the captain's injury should be more or less healed, go find him!"

Yang Zhong put away his iron rod, gave the order, and led the group back to the east side.

Yang Yue sneered as he waited for Xue Ping and the other three to carry the prey, then followed the four as they set out.

Yang Zhong turned his head to see Yang Yue's unyielding attitude, and his anger grew, but after pondering for a moment, he eventually held it in and sighed lightly.

The recent threat to Yang Yue was merely a moment of anger; if he dared to cripple Yang Yue, it wouldn't require Li Yuanqing and Yang Gan to act—the camp's rules alone would be enough to send him to spend the rest of his life in a dark, dayless mine.

Killing Yang Yue would be simpler, especially since they belonged to the same hunting team, regularly going into Long Mountain to hunt Cold Beasts—such opportunities were aplenty.

The problem is, they've done this kind of thing before.

Before Yang Yue, the one sent by Yang Gan and Li Yuanqing to surveil them was called Liu Ming; after Liu Ming was sidelined by him and Li Hu, they sent Yang Yue.

That's the crux of the matter, killing people doesn't solve anything; Li Yuanqing and Yang Gan clearly intend to keep someone watching him and Li Hu at all times.

Setting up to kill one's team member, once found out by the camp, would be a capital offense. Rather than take such a high risk, it's better to keep this fool.

That's why he and Li Hu tolerated Yang Yue staying in the hunting team.

This matter, he, Li Hu, Xue Ping, the other three team members, including Yang Yue himself, were all tacitly aware.

Previously Yang Yue was decent, never really crossing any boundaries.

Only recently, it seems Yang Yue is keeping a tighter watch on him and Li Hu, and his attitude has noticeably become less polite.

"Unexpectedly, it's probably because my and Li Hu's cultivation has grown too quickly, arousing their vigilance, which is why Yang Yue's watching us so closely!"

Walking ahead, Yang Zhong sensed Yang Yue's gaze behind him; his eyes flashed with seriousness as he continued to quicken his pace towards the east side.

Using the marks previously left on trees, Yang Zhong led the group outward about four or five kilometers, soon arriving near a conspicuous large tree.

"Here they are!"

A voice sounded from the tree, followed by a figure leaping down; if it wasn't their captain Li Hu, who else could it be.

Li Hu's right arm was wrapped with cloth strips, stained with quite a bit of blood.

"Captain, is your injury healed?"

Hearing Xue Ping's inquiry, Li Hu smiled and raised the large knife with his right hand; the movement only slightly altered, indicating his injury was more or less healed.

"It's nothing big now, let's head back!"

Li Hu gestured for everyone to continue their return journey, then exchanged a subtle glance with Yang Zhong. Seeing Yang Zhong curl his lips, he immediately shot a look at Yang Yue.

The two brothers had great tacit understanding; even without words, Li Hu knew Yang Zhong meant Yang Yue had caused trouble again.

However, he said nothing; his mouth barely curled into a cold smile, then walked up to Yang Zhong's side and patted his shoulder.

With his shoulder patted, Yang Zhong's pupils shrank rapidly, his body shook suddenly, then he looked up at Li Hu with disbelief in his eyes.

"Tonight we have two prey, pretty good haul, let's go!"

Li Hu signaled everyone to set out and immediately walked ahead with Yang Zhong.

The two walked side by side, distancing themselves over a hundred meters from those behind them, until Yang Zhong couldn't hold back his excitement, whispering: "Hu Zi, did you already break through?"

Li Hu's face was full of smiles, nodding invigoratedly, and whispered, "The Beast Spirit Pill given by the Minister is just too effective; it's been only 20 days since the tenth, and after consuming a total of ten pills, I've broken through, not only surpassing the Earth-digging Realm Limit, I've just started using Beast Blood to reshape my skin."

Not only surpassing the Earth-digging Realm Limit, but also starting to use Beast Blood!

Joy instantly filled Yang Zhong's face, not solely for Li Hu's breakthrough but also for himself, because tomorrow night during the hunt, it would be his turn to feign injury and stay behind to go to the old spot where they stash their supplies and take the Beast Spirit Pill for cultivation.

"My progress is similar to Hu Zi's, maybe I can break through tomorrow night!"

As Yang Zhong felt excited, he recalled Yang Yue behind him and couldn't help but whisper a reminder to Li Hu: "Yang Yue's been keeping an increasingly close watch lately; it's likely because our cultivation progress was noticed by the two at the camp."

Upon hearing Yang Zhong's reminder, Li Hu's expression froze momentarily, then turned back to glance at Yang Yue behind them, a glint of chill flashing in his eyes.

"No worries, I've already broken through, and you're close; maintaining this routine, breaking through to Cold Resistance Level is only a matter of time. Once breakthrough occurs, advancing to the Council Elders won't be an issue..."

Moreover, after advancing to the Council Elders, they can rightfully participate in Long Mountain affairs, further providing valuable intelligence for Great Xia.

Although Li Hu didn't finish speaking, the tacit understanding built over long-term collaboration was enough for Yang Zhong to grasp his deeper meaning.

Yang Zhong nodded and continued walking side by side with Li Hu.

Both were holding back their emotions, causing their strides to become heavier.

Ridiculous to say, the Beast Blood, Dan Medicine, and salt given by Xia Chuan earlier, they not only didn't dare to take back but feared even hiding at the camp; they had to hide them on the Long Mountain side to feel secure.

Depositing them was such, using them was even more troublesome; it was essential to wait until hunting outings, feign injury, separate from the team before consuming them secretly.