Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 355 No need to rush to break through, be gentle, this little guy has a strong will.
"The Xiongwu Army and the Beizhao Army are fine; we can even expand by one more army!"

Less than half an hour after Xia Yuyao was taken away, Xia Hong rushed back to Xia City.

Inside the council hall, Xia Hong heard Xia Chuan say that Xia Yuyao had ultimately helped him solve the problem of who should get the quota. Xia Hong shook his head and chuckled, not taking it seriously at all.

However, considering that the Great Xia already has eleven armies, and that the expansion speed will inevitably accelerate in the foreseeable future, Xia Hong thought to himself, "I need to remind Yuwen Tao that the Ministry of War needs to start designing other ways to increase troops."

The system of one thousand men per army was adopted when there was a shortage of people in the Digging Realm. However, with the increasing number of people in the Digging Realm, it is no longer appropriate to continue using this rigid system.

We're about to make contact with the Nine Towns, and we should also prepare several larger-scale army units. Large-scale corps operations and small-unit operations are completely different concepts. From soldiers to generals, everyone needs a lot of time to adapt and practice.

However, this matter falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, so it needs to be discussed with Yuwen Tao. Since they were going to Longshan in a couple of days, Xia Hong didn't rush to tell Xia Chuan. Instead, he solemnly brought up the matter of the Sumeru Ghost.

"The Sumeru Cave is mysterious, it can go up but not down, and all the cold beasts of the Arrow Bamboo Forest are there..."

Upon hearing Xia Hong's harrowing experience, Xia Chuan was naturally shocked and horrified. However, he quickly recovered and said in a deep voice, "We must immediately send someone to inform Lu Yang and the others that they can no longer descend directly from the mountainside; they can only use the secret passage. Also, the hunting team cannot go to the eastern end of the arrow bamboo forest casually. Even my elder brother was caught in the trap; if anyone else encounters it, they will surely die."

Xia Hong rushed back to say this, and seeing that Xia Chuan understood so quickly, a look of satisfaction naturally appeared on his face. Then, as if remembering something, he stared at Xia Chuan for a moment and smiled, "Twenty-seven manes, I remember you broke through to the late stage of the Cold Resistance Realm in early June, right? You've increased your strength by nearly three manes in just over three months, not bad!"

Upon hearing Xia Hong mention his cultivation level, Xia Chuan smiled at first, but quickly shook his head and said, "Brother, you're praising me too soon. I can feel it. After breaking through to the late stage of the Cold Resistance Realm, my cultivation speed is rapidly declining. Judging from my cultivation speed in the Martial Arts Pavilion in early September, it will take at least two years to break through to the peak of the Cold Resistance Realm."

It will probably take more than two years!
Xia Hong, being a predecessor, immediately shook his head upon hearing Xia Chuan's speculation.

In the later stages of mastering the Cold Resistance skill, the cultivation speed will become slower and slower, and the number of pills required will also increase. Compared to when he was in the later stages of mastering the Cold Resistance skill, Xia Chuan's current cultivation speed is already considered fast.

That's normal, though. Xia Chuan's battle physique started at the six-mane level, which is different from his, so his progress in cultivating the cold-resistant level is naturally faster.

"It's a pity that the lotus platform can't be used by others. If it were, Xuanling and Xiachuan's cultivation speed could be even faster."

Xia Hong shook his head, secretly thinking that he had been too greedy.

With the Martial Arts Pavilion's triple cultivation boost, it's already a game-changer for the other camps in Ice Abyss. If the Lotus Platform's five-fold boost could be freely used by others, that would be truly excessive.

Unlike the main building, the lotus platform clearly has a special connection with its host. Moreover, the resources consumed during its use can only be deducted from the system and cannot be obtained from physical resources. This is probably why it cannot be used by others.

Seeing Xia Chuan's furrowed brows, Xia Hong knew he was eager to improve his strength, so he immediately shook his head and said, "Don't rush, the slower you break through, the better!"

Is a slower breakthrough better?

Xia Chuan was stunned, his face full of confusion.

"After breaking through to the peak of the Cold Resistance Realm, there are still ways to further improve one's strength. I found out about it during my trip to Northern Shuo..."

Xia Hong told Zhu Yang all the information he had obtained from him.

The methods to further expand the meridians at the peak of cold resistance include three kinds of spiritual pills: Tiger Power, Dragon Carp, and Green Cod, as well as the Twelve Blood Scripture Techniques of Muyin Town...

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuan's expression immediately became excited.

The Cold Resistance-level battle body is truly something that people both love and hate.

On one hand, it can increase your power ceiling, giving you strength far exceeding that of ordinary cold-resistant level; on the other hand, depending on the different levels of combat body, it also locks your power ceiling, ensuring that your combat strength will always lag behind those with combat body levels higher than yours.

Basic strength is not entirely equivalent to combat power, but it accounts for at least 60% of the factors.

For a power level like the Cold Resistance level, which is measured in manes, even a difference of one mane can represent a difference of 100,000 jin. The level of the battle body is even more crucial.

Today, the number of cold-weather gear in Daxia has exceeded five thousand.

Xia Hong explained the four levels of battle physiques—superior, intermediate, and inferior—including the power limits after each breakthrough in Xia Li's cultivation manual, so everyone clearly understands the importance of battle physique aptitude.

Those who break through to the Cold Resistance level and whose basic strength reaches three manes or above are considered to have a top-grade battle body. Currently, there are only four such people in the entire Great Xia Dynasty: Xia Hong, Li Xuanling, Yuwen Tao, and Xia Chuan himself.

Logically, Xia Chuan should be satisfied with his top-tier battle physique, but the problem is that he knows very well how high his older brother and sister-in-law's aptitude is.

One had nine manes, and the other had eight and a half manes; both were much taller than him.

Xia Hong's strength has been increasing at an increasingly rapid pace over the years, making him virtually unrivaled in the entire Great Xia Dynasty. Xia Chuan was already worried that his strength was falling too far behind, and that one day he would be unable to be of any use to Xia Hong.

If he had only been behind Xia Hong, it wouldn't have been so bad, but now he was two and a half steps behind his sister-in-law Li Xuanling, which made him somewhat anxious.

The difference between the two and a half manes at the breakthrough point will be twenty manes when you reach the peak of the Cold Resistance skill.

This is still the gap at the Cold-resistant level. What about when we reach the Sun-manifesting level?
He was already worried about this matter, and now that he heard from Xia Hong that after reaching the peak of the Cold Control Realm, there were still ways to further improve his strength, his excitement was beyond imagination.

Seeing Xia Chuan's excitement, Xia Hong waved his hand slightly: "Don't get excited yet. The Twelve Blood Scripture Technique of Muyin Town is a closely guarded secret of the Murong family, the lord family, so let's not think about it for now. The remaining three types of pills come from Jinshan, Jiangxia, and Bashang towns respectively. Such precious pills are definitely not sold casually by the three towns, so we probably won't be able to get them in a short time."

"You should focus on your cultivation and don't let the news get out. Now that we've resolved the Longshan silver mine issue, I'm going to Wuyuan to take a look. If we can make contact with Jiangxia Town soon, maybe we'll have a chance."

"I know, brother!"

Xia Chuan has become much calmer now. Knowing that such things should not be rushed, he immediately suppressed his excitement and nodded emphatically.

"Alright, you can continue with your work! I'll be heading to Longshan in a couple of days. I'll probably be staying there for a while. If anything happens in Xiacheng, just send someone to let me know."

Without waiting for Xia Chuan's response, Xia Hong got up, walked around the high platform, and headed towards the Star-Picking Hall behind it.

Stepping onto the suspended staircase connecting to the Star-Picking Hall, Xia Hong lowered his head, looking thoughtful.

"Zhu Yang, with his strength of 27 manes, was able to become the head of the Supervisory Council, which proves that those with strength of 20 manes or more can be considered a backbone force in Beishuo."

Xia Chuan has 27 bristles, Yuwen Tao has 25 bristles, and there seem to be not many people in the camp with a basic strength of more than 20 bristles. There are Yuan Cheng, Luo Yuan, Li Tiancheng, Hou Jing, Hong Guang, Hong Tian, ​​Hou Tong, Hou Quan, Meng Yi, and Zhou Yuan's seven, making a total of 16.
Qiu Peng, Yue Feng, Xu Ning, Lu Yang, Lin Kai, Zhu Shun, and the three Zhao brothers are all close to arriving; they should all be here by next year or later.

That makes sense. Without relying on elixirs, to raise one's basic strength to over 20 manes, and to break through to the Cold Resistance level, one's basic strength needs to be over 2.5 manes. In other words, one needs at least the aptitude of a superior battle body, and even then, one must be among the best of the superior battle bodies.

The Great Xia currently has over five thousand people at the Cold-Resistant level, but according to the Logistics Department's statistics, there are only slightly over two hundred people at the Superior Combat level, accounting for less than five percent of the total number of people, which is outrageously low.

"However, with the blessing of the Holy Rune bloodline, the true combat power of these people can be increased by about 30%. Including the blessing of martial arts techniques and the four forms of Long Fist, there is still room for improvement in combat power. Compared with the Nine Towns, the only shortcoming is the pills that broaden the meridians. As long as this weakness is made up, the strength of the peak of the Cold Control Realm will definitely crush the Nine Towns at the same level. As for the Manifestation Yang Realm, although the number of them in the Great Xia is not good, their quality is still excellent!"

When the name Xianyang-level was mentioned, a rare hint of pride appeared in Xia Hong's eyes.

According to the information Lu Yang gathered, each family in the Nine Towns basically has two or more members at the Xianyang level. Compared to them, the Great Xia, which currently only has one Xianyang-level member, naturally appears somewhat weak and isolated.

While the quantity is lacking, the quality...

Xia Hong had a basic understanding of the situation after that brief exchange with Yang Fa.

He could see it clearly: Yang Fa was a Silver Bone Manifestation Yang level cultivator who had only broken through more than twenty years ago and now only had a strength of over four hundred bristles. From this, he could basically deduce that the Manifestation Yang level cultivators in the Nine Towns were not very strong.

"It's uncertain whether there are those stronger than me, but it's highly unlikely that anyone can have the strength of a thousand hairs or more at the beginning of their breakthrough."

Reaching this conclusion immediately put Xia Hong at ease.

According to the messages sent back by Lu Yang and Xu Ning, the expansion of Mo'ao Nine Towns has never stopped.

The three northern towns have a locational advantage and can expand northward;

Although the four towns in the middle were locked down, their exploration of the Mo'ao Mountains was among the best of the nine towns.
The remaining towns of Ba Shang and Jiangxia are rich in aquatic resources, and their exploration of the waters is obviously far superior to that of the other eight towns. Moreover, if it weren't for the obstruction of Dajue Temple, Jiangxia Town would probably have already entered Pingxi Plain along the north bank.

The purpose of aggressive expansion is to enhance strength. This shows that camps that can develop to the size of towns are not those who are content with mediocrity. Although the Great Xia has gained an advantage by using the East Ridge Secret Passage to obtain intelligence on the Nine Towns in advance, who can say for sure how things will unfold in the future?
With its own strength as a safety net, it can at least guarantee that Great Xia will remain invincible.

That was enough for Xia Hong.

As for a future head-on confrontation, we'll have to wait until then.

After Xia Hong climbed the suspended stairs, he quickly arrived at the main gate of the Star-Picking Hall. After sensing the surroundings briefly, he did not go to the rear living quarters, but instead went up to the Star-Picking Platform from the entrance at the back of the main hall.

On the Star-Picking Platform, Li Xuanling sat cross-legged on the Enlightenment Lotus with her eyes closed. She wore a snow-white white dress, which emitted a bewitching red light under the cold light, complementing the blood-red medicinal power surrounding her. Combined with her stunningly beautiful face, she truly possessed a breathtaking beauty.

As the medicinal power seeped into her body through her skin, the red light around her gradually weakened, and her aura slowly calmed down, indicating that she had absorbed most of the medicinal power.

After Li Xuanling finished her practice, she slowly opened her eyes. When she saw Xia Hong, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it and asked calmly:
"When did you come back?"

"You just got back, fifty-one hairs. You're only seventeen hairs away from breaking through. Your cultivation is getting slower and slower from here on out, isn't it?"

When Xia Hong was taking stock of the strength of everyone in Xia City, he didn't include his wife. At fifty-one, apart from himself, the strongest person in Xia City should be Li Xuanling in front of him.

Moreover, their strength is not just a little bit greater; they have created an absolute gap in strength with the second tier, which probably cannot be bridged even with elixirs.

"It's definitely getting slower and slower. In the first three months, I only improved by about one and a half manes. I estimate that it will take me three years to improve the remaining seventeen manes. I'm far behind you."

Upon hearing Li Xuanling's last words, Xia Hong chuckled twice.

Since giving birth to two children in the third year of the Great Xia Dynasty, Li Xuanling has changed a lot. Her attitude towards her husband and the Great Xia Dynasty has changed significantly, and she has also begun to pay more attention to the affairs of the camp.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that pride in my heart.

For the first four years, whenever I went into seclusion, she would immediately go to the Martial Arts Pavilion to cultivate in seclusion, clearly trying to compete with me and catch up in terms of strength.

Now that Xia Hong has broken through to the Xianyang realm first, the gap between the two has not only not narrowed, but has widened considerably, which inevitably makes Li Xuanling feel somewhat frustrated.

"Don't be dissatisfied. Your cultivation speed can basically crush everyone in Xia City. Your talent is not as good as mine to begin with, so it's normal for you to be slower than me."

"Humph!"

Li Xuanling could naturally tell that Xia Hong was deliberately trying to provoke her, but she was proud by nature, and even knowing it, she was still angered. She snorted and said directly, "Don't be so smug. Once I break through, it's not certain who will be stronger."

Xia Hong laughed heartily, walked to her side, gently put his arm around her, and said with a smile:
"Then I'll wait for you to break through and see who's stronger then."

Li Xuanling instinctively twisted her body, but when Xia Hong exerted force, she stopped resisting, her ears turning slightly red as she gently nestled into his arms.

Recalling the illusion created by Sumeru Ghost, Xia Hong looked down at his wife, a tender look flashing in his eyes. He tightened his grip on her arm, enjoying this rare moment of tenderness.

Li Xuanling noticed Xia Hong's unusual behavior. Although her expression was somewhat strange, she didn't ask anything. She simply closed her eyes and lay quietly in his arms.

After a moment, Xia Hong seemed to remember something and asked in a low voice, "Do you think there's still room for your meridians to expand?"

After pondering for a moment, Li Xuanling replied, "There should be, but I don't think the upper limit is high. My meridian width is already different from ordinary people, and it can't be expanded much further."

Xia Hong nodded upon hearing this, and then recounted his trip to Beishuo.

After listening, Li Xuanling realized why he had asked that question earlier. A thoughtful look appeared in his eyes as he said, "The amount of power a human body can possess depends on four parts: skin, flesh, meridians, and bones. Battle physique aptitude is actually a combination of these four parts, and it is also related to the innate width of the meridians. Your and my aptitudes are already top-notch, and using pills to improve them probably won't improve them much further. The three types of pills you mentioned will have a negligible effect on us."

However, the Twelve Blood Scripture Technique of Muyin Town doesn't seem to be a technique for widening meridians; perhaps it could be of some use to us.

Hearing Li Xuanling's words, Xia Hong nodded slightly. After learning about those pills from Zhu Yang yesterday, his first thought was whether he could use them. His conclusion at the time was actually similar to Li Xuanling's.

Thinking about it, it's understandable. After breaking through to the Manifest Yang level, his strength increased more than tenfold. Moreover, this improvement was entirely due to his bones, and his meridians did not change at all. In other words, even if he used pills to widen his meridians, his improvement would probably only be in the single digits at most.

Let alone one mane, even if you add the power of nine manes now, it would be a drop in the ocean for him. It's better than nothing, and it doesn't really matter whether he has it or not.

"By the way, would you like to know what happens after breaking through to the Manifestation Sun level?"

"Of course, I wanted to ask you that the day you broke through." Li Xuanling's eyes showed a hint of anger when she mentioned the day Xia Hong broke through, clearly blaming him for flying away without saying goodbye on the day of his breakthrough.

Xia Hong smiled and explained the differences in bone structure and the increase in strength that came with breaking through to the Manifestation Yang level.

Li Xuanling was increasingly alarmed as she listened. She had a premonition that Xia Hong's strength was no longer on the same level as hers the day he broke through. However, upon hearing that Xia Hong now possessed strength above the Thousand Mane level, she couldn't help but tremble a few times.

Of course, after the initial shock, their eyes were filled with a deep sense of pride and honor.

After all, no matter how strong Xia Hong is, he is still her husband and the biological father of her two children.

After saying that, Xia Hong seemed to remember something and asked with a smile:
"What have those two kids done this time?"

He sensed it as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Star-Picking Hall; the two little ones were sitting obediently in the room reading and writing.

He claimed to be reading and writing, but Xia Yusheng was clearly dozing off;

Xia Yuyao pouted, her eyes still glistening with tears. The only person in the entire Great Xia Dynasty who could make her cry was Li Xuanling.

Upon hearing Xia Hong ask this, Li Xuanling was clearly annoyed and said angrily:

"These two children are getting more and more mischievous. In broad daylight, Sheng'er pretended to be asleep to fool Han Shuang, secretly made a rope out of her clothes, and, wearing a black feather cloak, went down the window of the Zhaixing Palace. She almost ran all the way to the ancestral temple."

While Han Yue and Han Shuang were searching for their younger brother, Yao'er secretly ran up the suspended staircase to the main building's council hall. If Xia Chuan hadn't sent a timely message, it would have taken quite a while to find her.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Xia Hongguang could imagine the chaos in the Star-Picking Palace just by hearing it, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Seeing Xia Hong laughing heartlessly, Li Xuanling immediately rolled her eyes at him.

Over the past four years, Xia Hong has focused his main energy on cultivation, but he has also spent a lot of time with his family, especially his two children. Perhaps because their mother, Li Xuanling, is too strict, they are a little afraid of her, so they often come to the Star-Picking Platform to bother him.

"I'm going to check on the two little ones..."

After Xia Hong finished speaking, he went straight to the back room.

"I have to be the good guy again, while I, as the mother, do all the bad things!"

Li Xuanling guessed what he was going to do and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. But from Xia Hong's impatient footsteps, she could feel his deep love for the two children, and a tender look flashed in her eyes as she slowly followed.

In the room directly behind the Zhaixing Hall, in Li Xuanling's room.

Xia Yuyao and Xia Yusheng, siblings, were sitting in chairs with a small, light gold wooden table in front of them. Each of them had a book on the table with the words "Xia Li" written on the cover.

Neither of them was paying attention to the book.

Xia Yusheng was fast asleep, drooling almost out of his mouth; Xia Yuyao, on the other hand, had her little mouth pouting high, her eyes watery, and she seemed to be thinking about something, pouting every now and then, as if she was about to cry.

"Meet the lord!"

Suddenly, Han Shuang's voice came from outside the door.

Hearing this, Xia Yuyao immediately raised her head. Then, as if remembering something, she quickly covered her eyes with her little fists and began to cry.

"Waaaaah..."

"What's wrong? Who made my Yao angry again? How dare you!"

Xia Hong had already dismissed Han Shuang and the others. He entered the room and saw Xia Yuyao covering her eyes and pretending to cry. He quickly went over and picked her up, cooperating with an angry expression, and asked who dared to bully her.

"Mother said I'm never allowed to leave my room again. Father, Yao'er doesn't want to be locked up here. Please go and talk to Mother and ask her not to lock Yao'er up, okay?"

"Dad, you're back!"

Xia Yusheng also woke up. He didn't have as many thoughts as Xia Yuyao. He rubbed his eyes and saw that his father had returned. He immediately exclaimed with joy and jumped off the chair like a little calf, rushing into Xia Hong's arms in one stride.

boom……

"Good heavens, it weighs over 8,000 jin (4,000 kg)."

Xia Hong took his youngest son, sighed slightly, and picked him up in his arms.

Being picked up, Xia Yusheng was stunned for a moment when he saw his sister winking at him. Then he quickly reacted and pleaded with Xia Hong as well:

"Yes, Dad, please talk to Mom and ask her not to lock us up. We promise we'll never run around again and will only play in the Star-Picking Hall and the Council Hall."

"You've done something really serious today, how could I possibly tell your mother?"

Faced with their request, Xia Hong immediately feigned reluctance, then lowered his head to think for a moment before looking up and saying seriously:

"Unless you all give your father a proper kiss, then your father can..."

Smack...

Without the slightest hesitation, the two of them planted a kiss on Xia Hong's cheek from both sides.

"Hahaha, good, good, I'll talk to your mother later and I promise she won't lock you up anymore."

This rare moment of family bliss made Xia Hong feel much more relaxed, and he readily agreed to their request.

The deal was done, and the two little ones were naturally overjoyed. They couldn't help but hug their father's neck and give him two more kisses.

"Alright, all of you, get down here. They've been acting all unruly ever since you came back!"

When Li Xuanling's stern voice came, the two little ones immediately scurried off Xia Hong's arms like mice seeing a cat. They then sat back down in their chairs, hands folded in front of their chests, their bodies ramrod straight. Their posture made Xia Hong think of the words "model student," and he couldn't help but laugh again.

However, seeing Li Xuanling's serious expression, Xia Hong put away his smile and said to the two of them in a serious tone, "You two were too bold today, daring to run outside in broad daylight. You really deserve to be punished. I ask you, will you dare to continue like this in the future?"

"Yao'er won't dare again!"

"Sheng'er will never dare to do it again."

The two little ones clearly realized something and quickly answered, but after answering, they couldn't help but turn their heads and steal a glance at Xia Hong.

Xia Yuyao even couldn't help but wink at Xia Hong, her lips curled into an barely suppressed smile.

How could Li Xuanling possibly miss the two children's little tricks?

That's why she just said Xia Hong is going to play the good guy again.

Every time the two children made a mistake, it was she who stepped in to punish them. Then Xia Hong would come back, comfort them first, and then plead for the children, making her, the bad guy, retract her decision. This had become a routine for the three of them.

“Xuanling, the child has already admitted his mistake, so I think we should let it go. Nothing serious has happened anyway. If we can’t even let him leave his room, he’ll be bored to death.”

Hearing Xia Hong begin to plead for them, the two little ones immediately perked up their ears and craned their necks, waiting for their mother's reply.

Li Xuanling shook his head helplessly. Seeing the two little ones' posture, he couldn't help but chuckle, but he still said sternly, "I hope you've truly admitted your mistake. I'll let it go this time, but I'm confiscating this black feather shield. From now on, you won't be allowed to run outside during the day."

"Thank you, Mother. Yao'er truly regrets her mistake and will never do it again."

"Sheng'er will also be fine; she won't run around anymore."

The two little ones were clearly very satisfied with this result and quickly expressed their sincere gratitude to their mother.

"Come on, what are you all looking at? Let Daddy teach you."

This matter is finally over. Xia Hong went forward and picked up the two of them again. Looking at Xia Li on the table, he led the two of them to read the document together.

He was the one who led the compilation of this summer ritual, so he knew its contents very well. He could answer whatever the two little ones asked. In just over ten minutes, he not only successfully piqued their interest but also earned two pairs of incredibly admiring eyes.

Li Xuanling sat quietly to the side, watching the father and his two sons with a satisfied and happy smile on her face.

Xia Hong suddenly thought of something and turned to ask Li Xuanling beside him.

"By the way, I'm going to Longshan the day after tomorrow. Would you like to go back and visit?"

Li Xuanling was taken aback when she heard this, but quickly nodded.

She had been in Daxia for almost five years, and she did miss Longshan a little.

Although Longshan is now part of the Great Xia territory, it is still more than 100 kilometers away, so Li Xuanling cannot go out casually with her two children.

If she has the chance to go back and visit, she naturally wants to go back.

Moreover, she knew that Xia Hong was here to resolve the silver mine issue, and that he would likely face the beast tide, so she could help him if she went.

"Mother, Ayao wants to go too."

“I remember Grandpa mentioned that Longshan is the hometown of both Mom and Grandpa, right? Sheng’er wants to go and see it too. Mom, can you take me with you?”

The two little ones suddenly interrupted, which startled Xia Hong and Li Xuanling. Without thinking, they immediately shook their heads.

They're only four years old, how could I possibly take them to such a far place?

Besides, this trip is to fight against the beast horde, not to play around.

But as soon as he shook his head, Xia Hong immediately received two rattles.

"No, I want to go, I want to go, I want to go."

"I want to go too. I want to go too."

The two little ones have started to act tough.

Moreover, he started acting arrogantly right in front of Li Xuanling.

"Do you want to be punished again?"

Hearing this, the two were clearly a little scared, but Xia Yuyao gave her younger brother a look, and the two actually mustered up their courage and continued to cry and make a fuss.

Li Xuanling was genuinely angry this time and stood up abruptly.

The two little ones immediately shrank back. Although they continued to cry, their eyes began to wander, glancing at their mother every now and then. Clearly, they were starting to plan to give in.

"You really want to get out like that?"

Seeing the two little ones so defiant for the first time piqued Xia Hong's interest. He first tugged at Li Xuanling, signaling her not to get angry, and then curiously asked the two of them.

　Sorry, it's a bit short. I'll add more later.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)