Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

”Father, it’s not your fault. Beishuo, Jin Mountain, Wuchuan, Chui Mountain, Bashang—it’s all the fault of those five towns with their shortsightedness, refusing to help. Otherwise, how could Jiangxia have fallen to this state.”

But their comfort was clearly of little effect.

Jiang Yinglong’s face retained much sorrow, but realizing he didn’t have much time left, he repressed his grief and turned to instruct them sternly, ”After the battle at Binjiang, Jiangxia will have no chance to contend with the Eight Towns. When news of my death spreads in the Eight Towns, your situation will become similar to that of Muyin Town. Zhang’er, I’ll keep it brief...”

Bang...

”Zhang’er, heed your master’s teachings!”

Upon hearing the master’s terms of address, Xiahou Zhang’s eyes instantly filled with tears, he knelt down before the bed with a bang, sobbing uncontrollably.

”Zhang’er” was the master’s term for him in youth; Jiang Yinglong had not used it in over seventy years, yet on his deathbed, he uttered it again—how could Zhang’er not be moved?

”The request to cede thirteen villages around Xuyang Camp shows Dajue Temple’s ambition; this withdrawal is but a temporary respite for Jiangxia. There will certainly be future troubles. To protect ourselves, simply allying with Yangqu and Dragon Valley towns is far from enough. Go to the Northern Three Towns and surrender!”

”Father, had it not been for the Three Towns’ failure to intervene, how could Jiangxia have fallen to this state? How can we surrender to the enemy...”

”Junior Brother, shut up and listen to the master!”

Hearing that his father wanted Jiangxia to surrender to the Three Towns, Jiang Xinfan became agitated immediately, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Xiahou Zhang. Looking up at his father Jiang Yinglong on the bed, his body shivered violently, and he directly bowed his head, saying nothing more.

”Trusted by my brother, he entrusted the camp and you both to me; yet in just forty years, I’ve led Jiangxia to such a declining state. After my death, I truly don’t know how I’ll face the former leader and my brother...”