[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades":3,"chapter-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-490":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Endless Winter: My Camp Infinitely Upgrades",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2266916,4425,"Chapter 490: The Great Battle Begins, Abduction Fails","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-490",490,"\u003Cp>A sound came from behind; everyone instinctively turned their heads, but they were too slow—they hadn’t even finished turning when three figures behind them had already passed through and blocked the way before Xia Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Lord Meng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Cheng and Lord Jiang are here too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s fighting to the west—look at the sky!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the third year of Great Xia, at the time of the birth of the two princes, Li Tiancheng, the first Director of the Prison Department who was still alive at the time, voluntarily requested to assign six guards to them; these six guards were Meng Ying, Cheng Guang, Jiang Ping, Sun Yan, Yue Qian, and Song Kang, originally among the Eight Golden Giants of Longshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine years have passed; their roles naturally no longer remain ordinary guards—they are now the exclusive covert guards under the Imperial Palace, under the command of Lady Li Xuanling, and hold official fourth-rank positions in Great Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it’s not hard to understand: the Eight Golden Giants of Longshan were originally loyal followers of Li Tianhua, the founder of Longshan; after Longshan’s fall, the only two surviving second-generation Li clan members, Li Xuanyan and Li Xuandu, left the southern foothills, Li Tiancheng defected to Great Xia, and Li Tianhua’s sole daughter, Li Xuanling, naturally became their object of loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During Great Xia’s conquest of Longshan, only one of the Eight Golden Giants, He Tu, died; the remaining seven defected to Great Xia. Zhou Yuan, with his considerable military talent, now serves in the Military Department; the other six have, since the third year of Great Xia, never left the shadows, constantly guarding the safety of the two princes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, very few in all of Great Xia know about these six covert guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Dragon Guard Corps is different—they are the Imperial Palace’s own guards, and most of their soldiers are elite youths from the top noble families of Great Xia, so most people are aware of the six covert guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six covert guards have now been split in two: Meng Ying, Jiang Ping, and Cheng Guang are assigned exclusively to protect the Second Prince, Xia Yu; Sun Yan, Yue Qian, and Song Kang are assigned exclusively to protect the First Prince, Xia Yuyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s return to the western side of Ruhu Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the outcry and seeing Meng Ying and the others appear, Tie Xinchuan, Yuan Bai, and the others immediately changed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other Dragon Guard soldiers, Tie Xinchuan and the ten men under Yuan Bai had no leisure to observe the battle in the northwest sky—they rushed forward at once to surround Xia Yu and Han Yue; Tie Xinchuan scooped up Xia Yu and swiftly retreated toward the rear carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you all standing around for? Form a circle around the carriage—return to the city!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Xinchuan roared; only then did the five hundred Dragon Guards snap to attention, rushing forward to encircle the carriage. Once Xia Yu and Han Yue boarded, the Dragon Guards pulling the carriage immediately strained forward with all their strength toward the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s only four or five kilometers—why not carry the Second Prince back to the city directly? That’d be faster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Pulling the carriage is so slow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Carry the Second Prince back to the city first! Once we’re inside, we’re safe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the carriage began moving, many Dragon Guards noticed its slow speed and immediately voiced objections, believing carrying Xia Yu directly back to the city would be faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you need to be jabbering here? All of you, follow orders!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Xinchuan, stationed at the rear of the carriage, roared and cut off their chatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head toward the west; above the northwest and southwest of Ruhu Forest, six beast kings, each over thirty zhang in length, were entangled with dozens of bright lights—those lights roughly split into two factions, one aiding the beast kings against the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those are the Lord’s twelve Frost Beast Poles—all deployed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just that—Lady Li, Director Yuan, Director Qiu, Director Xu, Director Xiang—all the Xianyang-levels from the city have come. How many did they bring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twenty. There are twenty of them. What are they trying to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All arrived by flight—all are Xianyang-level!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are they from the Three Northern Garrisons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—they’re the only ones who could do this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Three Garrisons don’t have this many Xianyang-levels; Chen Cang and Cai Qiu’s Xianyang-levels must have joined too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Their target is the Second Prince?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think you’re qualified to worry about this? Tighten the circle! Stay alert! Watch for anyone trying to exploit the weakness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the men still turning their heads to watch the battle above the west while marching, Tie Xinchuan’s face turned pitch black as he cut them off again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only glanced once at the battle above the west—he could grasp the gist: twenty Xianyang-levels total across both battlefields. Just that alone proved this abduction attempt against the Second Prince was no simple affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Meng Ying and the others not think of carrying the Second Prince back to the city quickly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Ying stood atop the carriage; Jiang Ping and Cheng Guang stood on either side. Seeing their warlike postures, Tie Xinchuan’s expression grew even heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meng, Jiang, and Cheng have all broken through to Xianyang-level—and even they are this cautious. The ones coming tonight aren’t just those twenty Xianyang-levels—there must be others. We aren’t afraid of them coming openly—we’re afraid of unseen, unpredictable tricks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Xinchuan had long understood Meng Ying’s intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their previous position was only four to five kilometers from Xia Cheng. Logically, with Meng Ying’s power, carrying Xia Yu directly back to the city would take less than ten breaths. The fact that Meng Ying and the others dared not do it proved they had no confidence in delivering Xia Yu safely within those ten breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Returning to the carriage is indeed the safest option. With the protection of the three Lords and our Dragon Guards, nothing should happen—we’ll reach the city in no more than a hundred breaths!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With dozens of Dragon Guards pulling together, the carriage moved swiftly; within forty breaths, Chiyan Zhu Hong had covered more than half the distance, leaving only two kilometers to Xia Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, Tie Xinchuan dared not relax—and not just him; Meng Ying and the other three, along with Yuan Bai and the many commanders surrounding the carriage, all wore grim expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more Dragon Guard soldiers realized the gravity of the situation, especially as the battle above the west grew louder. They understood they were racing against time, pressing tightly against the carriage and sprinting as fast as they could toward the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a cold wind blew down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Bingyuan’s environment, cold winds were normal enough—but unlike elsewhere, Xia Cheng leaned against the Twin Dragon Cliffs, housed millions of people, and had long benefited from the Sacred Cauldron’s warmth, making the surrounding air temperature and flow extremely stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wind blowing downward from the sky was not unheard of, but it was exceedingly rare. And now, with the Dragon Guards already on edge, sensing this wind targeted the carriage, their reaction was predictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shoot arrows!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom… boom… boom…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssssss…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Tie Xinchuan could order the Dragon Guards to fire, Meng Ying and the others had already reacted—each released their bone energy, their aura surging, drawing their waist blades in unison and slashing violently upward at the incoming cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three were Xianyang-level cultivators; with full power, their blades instantly dispersed the wind, and at the same moment, the Dragon Guards’ silver arrow rain sealed the space around the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, as soon as the battle began above Ruhu Forest’s west, the Dragon Guards scattered around had immediately converged—so now, though not yet at full strength, at least eight hundred Dragon Guards surrounded the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the strongest gale could withstand the blades of three Xianyang-levels and the arrow rain of eight hundred Dragon Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades and arrows struck together—the cold wind and all surrounding air currents vanished instantly, even the snow mist in midair was swept clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To the north—watch out…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet seeing this scene, Meng Ying atop the carriage showed no relief. Just as he was about to exhale, Cheng Guang, stationed on the north side of the carriage, suddenly shouted a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Ying turned toward the north—his pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him—Tie Xinchuan and all the Dragon Guards were jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the western sky of Ruhu Forest, Li Xuanling, clad in a white imperial gown, wielded the Black Tianhua Sword. Having been locked in combat with Yang Jian, she caught sight of an enemy trapped by a white bear illusion formed by a Frost Beast Pole—she immediately abandoned Yang Jian and shot toward the bear with blazing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1478,"2026-06-19T20:30:17.581Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c4c716b98048706f119b3173bc29436f57e48a8915e6104000df185ae243191d","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-491","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-489",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]