Chapter 255: Buying Horse Bones with a Thousand Gold, Yang Li Surrenders
At dawn, Wu Shuang was on the first floor of the main building.

It’s supposed to be bedtime, but Li Hu has been sitting on the edge of the bed, looking towards the door from time to time, his face full of anxiety.

“They won’t do anything to Ah Zhong, right? Could it be that our identities have been exposed? No, no, even if they have been exposed, Ah Zhong and I have just stated that we will defect to Da Xia, so they have no reason to attack us…”

Before dawn, more than 1600 diggers from the Longshan and Zhaoyang families were all arranged to rest on the first floor of Wu Shuang’s main building. He was lucky as he was assigned to the same room with Yang Zhong.

But just now, someone from Daxia came and took Yang Zhong away.

No matter how he asked, the other party didn’t say anything and just told him not to worry. But now more than ten minutes had passed and Yang Zhong hadn’t come back. While Li Hu was worried about his brother’s safety, he couldn’t help but start to have wild thoughts in his mind.

Both he and Yang Zhong’s basic strength had not reached the limit of 30,000, so their strength was not that strong. After much thought, he felt that the only value they had to Daxia was probably their unique background.

But the problem is, the identity of an illegitimate child won’t have any effect, right?

Neither his father Li Xuantian nor Yang Zhong’s father Yang Fengping took them seriously at all. This was known to almost everyone in Longshan.

“Daxia is unaware of this situation and thinks that if they control us, they can use us to threaten Longshan. Could that be the case?”

The more Li Hu thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he became more and more worried about Yang Zhong.

But soon, his worries came to an abrupt end with the sound of footsteps.

The door was opened from the outside, and Yang Zhong, with a complicated expression, walked in carrying a heavy package, followed by two Daxia soldiers.

“Ah Zhong, how are you?”

Li Huteng stood up from the bed and subconsciously asked Yang Zhong what was going on. But before Yang Zhong could answer, two Daxia soldiers interrupted him.

“Don’t talk, Li Hu, follow me!”

Li Hu was stunned and found that Yang Zhong did not say anything, but just mouthed something to him with a complicated expression. He seemed to understand something, nodded slightly, and followed the two Daxia soldiers out of the room.

In the corridor of the main building, there was no one else except the Daxia soldiers who stood guard every five steps and every ten steps.

Li Hu followed the two silently and soon reached the top floor and came to the side room in the middle of the hall.

As he walked to the door, a strong aroma of meat entered his nose. Li Hu was stunned for a moment. After sniffing carefully, an expression of intoxication and curiosity suddenly appeared on his face.

“It smells like mid-level beast meat. Why is it so fragrant?”

Li Hu also led a hunting team in Longshan, so he immediately smelled that the smell came from intermediate beast meat, but this aroma also clearly carried a smell he had never smelled before, which immediately aroused his curiosity.

“You are in for a treat, come in!”

The two Daxia soldiers who led him here smelled the fragrance and took a few deep breaths. Then they urged him to go in with a hint of envy on their faces.

“Thank you both for leading the way!”

Li Hu bowed and slowly walked into the side room.

There were two people sitting in the side room, surrounding a small iron pot in the middle. The fragrance I just smelled was obviously coming from the iron pot.

“Li Hu, greetings to Lord Si Cheng, greetings to Lord Qiu Peng!”

Li Hu walked forward quickly and bowed to the two of them in turn.

He had seen both of these people. The young man in black on the left looked 70% similar to the leader Xia Hong he had met before. He should be the Lord Sicheng Xia Chuan called by the people of Da Xia; the one on the right was Qiu Peng, who had announced that he would let their two families leave when the condensed kerosene was distributed.

“You and your good brother Yang Zhong are both very smart.”

Xia Chuan did not hide the admiration on his face at all, because when Yang Zhong just came in, he bowed to him first and then to Qiu Peng.

“The names of these two people are very interesting!”

Having just learned the names of Li Hu and Yang Zhong, Xia Chuan also realized what Xia Hong meant by this sentence.

Three years ago, two men from Beishuo Town came to Hongmuling to bully others. One of them was named Li Hu, and the other also had the surname Yang, but his name was Yang Ning.

Thinking of Li Hu and Yang Ning, a hint of coldness appeared in Xia Chuan’s eyes. He had never forgotten these two people, especially the kick from Li Hu, which he still remembered clearly.

However, now is not the time to think about this.

Xia Chuan’s mind moved slightly, and he gave a look to Qiu Peng opposite him.

Qiu Peng nodded in understanding and extended his hand to invite him, “Li Hu, our ages should be not much different. Just make yourself comfortable. Come up and sit down. Let’s eat together!”

Li Hu looked a little nervous, but thinking of the lip movements Yang Zhong made to him just before he arrived, he pondered for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to sit next to Xia Chuan and Qiu Peng.

The two brothers have enough tacit understanding and are also good at dealing with each other. The words Yang Zhong just mouthed to himself were “be honest”. In that case, then he just needs to be honest.

Li Hu sat at the table, and without waiting for Xia Chuan and the others to speak, he directly grabbed a piece of cold beast meat and stuffed it into his mouth.

Last night, they first attacked Hanqiong, and then encountered a monster. Not only him, but all the people from Longshan, Zhaoyang and Hanqiong had not eaten for more than 20 hours and were extremely hungry. It was not easy to get a bite to eat, and Qiu Peng took the initiative to invite them. Naturally, Li Hu would not be polite and started eating directly.

However, when Li Hu took the first bite of cold beast meat, he was stunned instantly!
An unprecedented taste exploded in his mouth, and his tongue and nasal cavity were instantly filled with that unique taste. It was an incomparably comfortable experience that made him feel as if all the pores on his body had opened up.

“How can it be so delicious? Could it be high-quality beast meat?”

In the end, Li Hu was too embarrassed to ask this question. He ate three large pieces of beast meat in one breath. Finally, when he looked up and saw Xia Chuan and Qiu Peng’s smiling eyes, he quickly wiped his mouth and showed an embarrassed expression.

“You’re welcome. Keep eating with chopsticks. If it’s not enough, there’s more…”

Qiu Peng smiled and handed him a pair of chopsticks, motioning him to continue eating. After thinking for a moment, he continued, “There are a total of nine people in Longshan who have expressed their desire to defect to Daxia. Seven of them are from Changning, Songyuan, and Yucheng. They have just joined Longshan, so it is understandable that they want to defect to other families. Only you and Yang Zhong have not only grown up in Longshan, but are also legitimate descendants. Li Hu, do you think Daxia will accept you and Yang Zhong?”

Snap……

After hearing the last question, Li Hu put down his chopsticks and said with a hint of anger: “Since you know everything, why do you have to use the four words ‘roots and seedlings’ to ridicule us?”

The identity of an illegitimate child has always been a pain in Li Hu’s heart.

He did not envy the Longshan Li family’s bloodline, he just hated this identity, which caused the death of his mother Li Yuning, and left him without a normal family and unable to grow up like other normal children.

The identity of an illegitimate child did not bring him any substantial benefits except pain and unbearableness. He never considered himself a member of the Longshan Li family. His surname has always been that of his mother, Li Yuning.

Now, Da Xia is unwilling to accept them because of their status as illegitimate children.

Li Hu’s face suddenly showed a trace of misery. After clenching his fists, he stood up and said, “Since Daxia is unwilling to accept us, Yang Zhong and I will leave before dark. My two adults…”

“No need to be so anxious!”

At this moment, Qiu Peng suddenly interrupted Li Hu and reached out to push him back into his seat.

Li Hu, who had not even reached the limit of 30,000 pounds, naturally could not resist. He just looked at Qiu Peng with resentment, and there was still anger in his eyes.

At this moment, Xia Chuan on the other side spoke.

“Zhu Rou’s father, Zhu Xing, is at the cold-resistant level. Her son, Li Wuqing, is only one year older than you, but he has already started using beast blood two years ago. Whether you return to Longshan or go somewhere else, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be forever impossible for you to avenge your mother…” Hearing this, Li Hu’s expression suddenly froze, and his face became even angrier. But before he could react, Xia Chuan continued.

“Not to mention Yang Zhong, his mother was forced to death by Li Xuanqiu, who was a cold-resistant level warrior. His father, Li Tiancheng, is the strongest man in Longshan at the moment. It will be even more difficult for him to avenge himself than it is for you!”

Not only themselves, but also Yang Zhong’s affairs, they had a thorough investigation.

The anger on Li Hu’s face gradually subsided. After he calmed down completely, he looked at Xia Chuan again. Instead, a glimmer of hope gradually rose in his eyes. He spoke directly:
“Please speak directly if you have anything to say, sir.”

Since they spent so much effort investigating me and Yang Zhong, it proved that Daxia did have some plans against us.

Looking at the delicious beast meat on the table that he had never enjoyed before, and Xia Chuan, whose status was second only to the leader Xia Hong, Li Hu already had some guesses in his mind.

Really smart!

Seeing Li Hu’s reaction, Xia Chuan couldn’t help but sigh again in his heart.

If Li Hu’s action of coming in and paying respects one by one just now only showed that he and Yang Zhong both had good eyesight, then Li Hu’s reaction at this moment was enough to prove that his alertness was far beyond that of ordinary people.

“Well, since you are a smart person, I won’t waste my words!”

Xia Chuan nodded to Qiu Peng, and Qiu Peng immediately took out a large package from behind him, then took out the things inside one by one and placed them on the table.

First, there was an iron can with a diameter of ten centimeters. The can was filled with a kind of white crystal. When Li Hu smelled the fragrance coming from the can, he immediately realized something and looked at the animal meat on the table.

“This is salt. The meat you just ate became so delicious because of it. Also, you should feel something in your body after eating it. It does more than just make the food delicious.”

Then there were two more wooden boxes. Xia Chuan opened the two boxes and found that they were filled with pills. There were fifteen emerald green pills on the left and only five golden pills on the right.

“The green one is the Beast Yuan Pill, which can increase your cultivation speed by 30% to 50%. The golden one is the Blood Sore Pill, which is a healing pill for the Cold Resistance Level. It is a life-saving holy item for you.”

The third item was a large bag of azure blue animal meat, but with some red lines in the meat, it was obvious that it was intermediate-grade animal meat.

“Five hundred kilograms of intermediate beast meat, your basic strength is twenty-eight thousand. With this batch of beast meat, plus the can of salt and the bottle of beast essence pill, I estimate that once you use up all of it, you will be able to break through to the thirty thousand kilogram limit.”

These three things alone made Li Hu’s breathing much heavier.

But Qiu Peng was not finished yet, he took out another leather bag.

Xia Chuan took the bag, opened it and placed it in front of Li Hu.

Li Hu leaned over, saw the bright red blood in the bag, and smelled the extremely familiar wild scent. His voice immediately became extremely excited.

“Is this… beast blood?”

“Yes, beast blood. Beast blood that can help you rebuild your skin membrane!”

Xia Chuan smiled, gently weighed the bag in his hand, and continued:
“This bag is only about 50 kilograms. You can’t use it now, but I can give it to you first. And in the future, if you need to break through the cold-resistant level, we will take care of it all…”

“Sir, you want me to return to Longshan and serve as Daxia’s internal supporter, right?”

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Li Hu, who had been looked down upon since childhood, understood this truth deeply. Although each of the four things in front of him was what he had always dreamed of, he quickly calmed down and told Xia Chuan his intention.

Apart from this, he really couldn’t understand why Da Xia would prepare so many good things for him.

Unfortunately, he guessed wrong.

“Ha ha ha ha…………”

When Xia Chuan heard his words, he was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. After a long while, he looked at Li Hu and asked:

“Li Hu, how useful do you think a Digging Realm spy can be to us? Moreover, do we need to offer such a high price to bribe a Digging Realm spy?”

After hearing these two questions, Li Hu suddenly came to his senses.

For a giant and powerful camp like Daxia and Longshan, a Digging Territory would not be of much use; and there is no need to offer such a high price to buy out a Digging Territory.

Then why should these things in front of you be given to yourself?
Li Hu looked at Xia Chuan and his expression became even more confused.

“You are a smart person, so I won’t beat around the bush with you. I will tell you the truth! Last night, when the strange man killed people in Hanqiong’s camp, you and Yang Zhong were able to maintain your brotherhood at the critical moment of life and death. Our leader saw it, and he thinks that both of you are talents worth cultivating.

We listened to the leader and investigated your and Yang Zhong’s information. We found that the leader was right. You both have good talents and your personalities are very much in line with Daxia’s appetite. The key is that you also want to switch to Daxia, so these, including the things that follow, are all tests for you by Daxia!”

test?

Li Hu frowned and thought for a long time. After he understood the meaning of this sentence, his expression suddenly changed and he looked up at Xia Chuan.

“Your Excellency means that I still have to go back to Longshan?”

“Yes, Daxia does need an insider, but the insider at the Digging Realm cannot reach the core layer of Longshan and cannot play a big role, so I need you to break through to the Cold Resistance Level. Before you break through to the Cold Resistance Level, Daxia will not ask you to do anything. If you need resources, you can report it at any time and we will send them to you. How about this treatment, isn’t it good?”

Daxia, you are so courageous!
The shock in Li Hu’s heart did not subside for a long time. Finally, he looked at Xia Chuan with a complicated expression on his face and was unable to speak.

Xia Chuan’s meaning is very clear. Since it is a test, there will be success and failure.

Success was that he relied on the resources provided by Daxia to break through the Cold Resistance Level, and then successfully became Daxia’s insider in Longshan to assist Daxia in doing things;

Even if he failed, he still relied on Daxia’s resources to break through to the cold-resistant level, but he did not act as Daxia’s internal support, which was considered a deception of Daxia, and continued to be a Longshan person.

The problem is, no matter how you look at it, neither he nor Yang Zhong lost out in this process.

Daxia was simply gambling with all its resources, betting on the character of him and Yang Zhong, betting that they had not made a mistake in choosing the right person.

Li Hu understood instantly why Yang Zhong had a complicated expression when he came back just now. He also understood what his “be honest” mouth shape meant.

Because they both had a grudge against their mothers for murdering them, there was no psychological pressure at all for him and Yang Zhong to rebel against Longshan.

If they can gain huge benefits by rebelling, they will not hesitate at all.

The main thing is that at this moment, the trust that Xiachuan, Qiu Peng, or Daxia, gave him was a feeling that Li Hu had never experienced in the past twenty years in Longshan.

Li Hu’s expression gradually became excited. He did not look at the things on the table. He just left his seat, then faced Xia Chuan and Qiu Peng, bowed directly, and said in an extremely solemn tone:
“Sir, from now on, Li Hu will be a member of Daxia regardless of life or death!”

It’s settled…

Xia Chuan nodded and chuckled, looking at Li Hu, his eyes becoming more and more satisfied.

Yang Zhong’s final reaction just now was exactly the same as his.

These two brothers are indeed the same kind of people.

Among the twenty-three people, it is estimated that only these two brothers can bring some surprises to Daxia!

(End of this chapter)