Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely Chapter 1292 - 424: Reaping What They Sow, Hezang’s Orphan, Sudden Upheaval and Hatred

"Cheng Ping truly hasn’t committed any serious offense. His firstborn son, Cheng Yang, whom I’ve encountered before, was deeply treasured by Cheng Ping since childhood. Without his memories being tampered with, he’d never even dream of plotting against the lord... Alas..."

As Cheng Ping departed the grand hall, Li Longkai observed him and released a faint sigh.

All of a sudden, a realization struck him, and he cupped his fists toward Lin Kai, declaring, "Lord, the final envoy dispatched to Beishuo returned just last night. Portraits of Chen Cang’s Chu Yan’er and her five companions, plus the deceased Chu Dongning, making seven in total, have now reached all Eight Towns..."

Here, Li Longkai halted, his expression turning grave as he went on, "Naturally, the official notices to the Eight Towns explicitly declared that these seven culprits, including the one who sparked the Nine Towns’ strife these past six months, originated from Cai Qiu Feudal Town."

"Excellent!"

Lin Kai nodded at once upon hearing this, letting out a chilling smirk while shaking his head, and remarked, "In Xia City, they went after kids younger than ten; to ignite feuds across the Nine Towns, they brazenly tampered with people’s memories. Judging by these eight individuals’ deeds, we can pretty much figure out Chen Cang’s superiors’ modus operandi. They chase their aims ruthlessly, heedless of lives lost, believing themselves supreme, viewing everyone else as worthless. Such a camp, even promoted to Feudal Town status, spells disaster. Since they love fanning the flames of discord, let them face the backlash."

Li Longkai gave a firm nod, clearly endorsing Lin Kai’s assessment wholeheartedly.

Reality proves it exactly!

That Chen Cang operative, aiming to provoke clashes among the Nine Towns, slaughtered close to two hundred innocents in six months, striking without mercy. Every influential figure in each Town became a target.

To take down Lin Kai, they mercilessly struck at an innocent youth like Cheng Ping’s son Cheng Yang, revealing the sheer brutality of Chen Cang’s agent.

Were it just that lone actor, it might pass as an anomaly in Chen Cang. Yet Chu Yan’er’s seven infiltrators sneaked into Xia City and plotted against Inner City children too, making the case ironclad.

From the part, glimpse the whole—the Ice Abyss camps operate under leadership’s shadow. These eight’s behavior shows Chen Cang’s top brass can’t be any less vile.

With this in mind, Li Longkai felt a wave of disgust toward Chen Cang, sneering coldly, "Cai Qiu has numerous spies lurking in the Nine Towns. As soon as these seven’s portraits spread far and wide, the Nine Towns’ turmoil will land firmly on Cai Qiu. Those spies will rush the news back home. Then, Chen Cang’s denials won’t hold water, and friction between the two Feudal Towns is inevitable..."

Lin Kai had already informed Li Longkai that framing Chen Cang’s actions on Cai Qiu stemmed from Xia Hong’s scheme, so as he spoke of it, admiration flashed first, followed by laughter, "The lord’s strategy is genius, hahaha!"

Lin Kai also burst into laughter, his features beaming with approval.

Xia Hong’s ploy was sheer brilliance!

Cai Qiu’s current spy-only approach suggests caution against alerting the Nine Towns too soon, avoiding premature exposure before the locals.

Great Xia’s bold gambit—calling a deer a horse—deliberately brands Chu Yan’er’s crew as Cai Qiu operatives, fully unmasking Cai Qiu while dumping the two hundred deaths from Chen Cang’s hand onto them.

Cai Qiu’s heads, upon reflection, will deduce: Chen Cang, hungry for expansion edge, resorted to murder and frame-ups, stoking Nine Towns’ distrust of Cai Qiu.

Explanations from Chen Cang will fall on deaf ears by then!

As the underdog, Great Xia supplied precise portraits of Chu Yan’er’s group, so no matter Cai Qiu’s cunning, they won’t peg Great Xia for the setup. With both eyeing southern growth, tensions simmer naturally. Motives and results alike scream Chen Cang’s plot.

"Lord, now that the Eight Towns are informed, shall we broadcast those seven’s portraits across all of Great Xia?"

"Absolutely! And not limited to those seven..."

Lin Kai responded swiftly, then hesitated briefly before adding, "After failing to ambush in Fengyang Village, Chen Cang’s folk likely know their memory trick failed here. They probably won’t try again, but to stay safe, let’s expose all their details fully and avoid repeats like Cheng Ping’s case."

Li Longkai nodded without delay. Back in October, post-Three Towns Chamber resolution, the Minister urged Eight Towns’ heads to keep the memory alteration secret to avoid alerting the culprit. Other Towns’ status remains murky, but Great Xia held back full disclosure.

Only higher-ranking officials and select soldiers were in the know till now.

Secrecy fuels the memory-altering method’s power, exploiting the undefended mind. Widespread awareness and readiness, coupled with Great Xia’s defenses, render it nearly useless henceforth.

Public exposure thus crushes any plans to keep fueling Nine Towns strife via this tactic.

"Proclaim it at first light. Plaster portraits of Chu Yan’er’s seven plus Chen Cang basics all over South City, and dispatch riders to Bashang for Lord Xu, syncing the announcements there."

"I’ll handle it immediately!"

......

While Lin Kai and Li Longkai finalized their plan inside the great hall.

South City, West District, Residence No. 172

The entrance swung open from without, admitting a grim-faced youth in his early twenties clad in black. He shut it swiftly with unease, then rushed toward the inner room.