Qiu Peng looked excited and said, "Exactly! This way, as long as time passes, any spies from the Six Towns who sneaked into the town possessing Cold Resistance Level cultivation will reveal themselves. We just need to conduct regular screenings."
Xia Chuan nodded with a smile, his eyes revealing a hint of coldness.
"During these four months, through various channels, 218 people with Cold Resistance Level cultivation have joined Great Xia. These people are already under close watch, and once the six-month mark is reached, we will immediately find out whether they are human or ghosts!"
However, this screening method is not foolproof, for instance, those with Earth-digging Realm cultivation cannot be detected.
Of course, the four of them were aware of this point, but they tacitly did not mention it. The reason is simple: cultivation implies authority. Given Great Xia’s current strength, those with Earth-digging Realm cultivation are bound not to access many things. Even if the Eight Towns indeed send spies with Earth-digging Realm cultivation into the city, they would not be able to achieve anything. Moreover, considering Great Xia’s abundant resources, as long as these people are not foolish, they will inevitably switch allegiances over time, so there is no need for concern.
"If that’s the case, Yang Ning and Li Hu are definitely not spies sent by Beishuo Town, so why exactly have they e?"
Qiu Peng brought the topic back. Earlier, he already stated that if Beishuo Town wanted to probe Great Xia’s situation, they certainly wouldn’t choose Hongmen as the entry point, much less send someone incognito. Thus, it’s almost certain that Yang and Li were not specifically dispatched by Beishuo Town.
"The convoy from the Beishuo Chamber of merce arrived on August 27th, two days earlier than the Jinshan Chamber of merce. Since their arrival in the city till now, the two have made no contact with people from the Beishuo Chamber of merce, making it unlikely that it was prearranged."
Upon hearing Yuan Cheng’s words, Xia Chuan became even more confused.
Both of them are manders from the Beishuo Town Defense Army and have no relation with the Beishuo Chamber of merce, yet they’ve suddenly e all this way, which is utterly perplexing.
"These idiots who have e privately, could they be..."
Suddenly, Qiu Peng thought of something, his expression turned peculiar, and after speaking, he saw Xia Chuan looking at him, revealing a slight guess: "Since we remember the events of nine years ago, they probably remember them too. Over nine years, Great Xia has grown from a small camp to its current scale at an astounding rate. Anyone knowing this would start speculating wildly. Perhaps those two, upon hearing news about Great Xia, decided to e personally to verify something?"
Case solved!
Upon hearing Qiu Peng’s words, Xia Chuan initially froze, then his expression quickly became equally peculiar, soon nodding and laughing.
"It really is this way. These two probably think our Great Xia is similar to Dajue Temple, a deceitful monster-supported camp. Once they verify it, they will immediately return to inform Yang Zhun and Yang Fa, then plot against us."
Yuan Cheng also seemed to have figured it out and chimed in.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chuan could basically ascertain.
Qiu Peng’s guess is likely correct!
These two, relying on their decent backgrounds and more extensive knowledge, tend to act clever but stubbornly, as evidenced nine years ago at Redwood Ridge. For instance, they once tricked Luo Ming into leading a group of people from surrounding camps as bait to lure the Wood Puppet Monster; later, after Xia Chuan unexpectedly killed the deceitful monster, they wanted to kill him and also said they wanted to take him back to Beishuo, among other things...
Thinking these two came for this reason, Xia Chuan chuckled, shaking his head with a trace of helplessness.
"Minister, if it is indeed like this, all the better. Capture them first, then bring them back to Xia City for some good fun and torment..."
Yuan Cheng’s words hadn’t finished before Xia Chuan waved him off.
"No need for that, killing these two won’t achieve anything. Since they want to verify whether we are the Great Xia from nine years ago, let them confirm it well. Just as a chance to scare Yang Zhun and Yang Fa through these two dimwits."
Hearing Xia Chuan’s words, not only Yuan Cheng but also Qiu Peng and Xu Ning showed a slight surprise, all turning their faces towards him with a look of confusion.
Back then, Li Hu’s kick almost killed Xia Chuan; as for Yang Ning, his later words about taking him to Beishuo concealed some well-known intentions.
Seeing them again after nine years, Xia Chuan’s reaction was so calm, without even a hint of vengefulness, naturally puzzled the three of them.
"Don’t look at me like that. Were these two stronger, they would be simple to kill, but just 21 and 14, such strength doesn’t pique my interest at all. Our Great Xia now focuses on the border across Eight Towns, trivial grievances aren’t worth worrying about.
Just as well, as the Six Towns spies increase, many of Great Xia’s information cannot be hidden anymore. Exactly using these two as the mouthpiece to scare off the Six Towns’ petty thieves, preventing any further attempts!"
Vision determines mindset, which appropriately reflects Xia Chuan’s speech.
Nine years ago, Great Xia had only one or two hundred people, with Xia Chuan then possessing simply Logging Realm cultivation, together with his brother Xia Hong, worrying daily about how to eat one full meal, resist the cold, hunt Cold Beasts to obtain more Beast Meat for cultivation, and ensuring camp security...
But now, with this round of Bashang migration concluding, the total population will surge to over 2.5 million, integrating Bashang City and Jiuchu Camp, covering a territory of nearly 20,000 square kilometers. Just Cold Resistance Level includes over 7500 people, and Earth-digging Realm has more than 200,000, owning eleven armies, two of which are elite Cloud Jiao Long Wu... Overall, it cannot be pared with the past.
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