495 Entering the Mountain (1/2)

Since the Dragon Army showed great strength in the second battle, Meng Mingshu changed his attitude immediately. Therefore, Shangguan Fei and Long Fanyun had a chance to escape.

They turned their residence into a larger one with two rooms. As a result, Long Fanyun did not have to listen to Shangguan Fei's chatter and the food obviously became more exquisite with fewer guards outside.

Shangguan Fei pursed his lips. ”The Dragon Army must be winning. Otherwise, Meng Er won't be this generous.”

Long Fanyun thought the same but was not sure how accurate it was. He did not feel relief until Meng Mingshu personally showed up. He was even more determined to flee and join the army.

Since the two messengers were under house arrest, it was the first time for Meng Mingshu to visit his nephew Shangguan Fei. He brought his nephew to the inner room and whispered for a while. Then, he left calmly as if he was just chatting.

Long Fanyun did not want to eavesdrop on their conversation, so he sat somewhere far from the wall. Meng Mingshu glanced at him as he walked. ”You're a swordsman from the Great Snowmountain? Dragon King sure is lucky.”

”No. We're the lucky ones.” Long Fanyun seriously corrected his mistake. Outsiders seemed to know the swordsmen from the Great Snowmountain very well, but few people knew the truth of killing among the five peaks so that they could not realize the changes that Dragon King brought.

After Meng Mingshu left, Shangguan Fei came out of the room with a strange smile on his face as if he had learned a big secret. ”One has infinite ambition...”

Long Fanyun stopped him immediately, knowing that Shangguan Fei was likely to chatter on for a long time. ”We must run away this evening.”

”Do you have a plan?”

”No.”

”How will we run away? Go out directly?”

”Yes.”

Shangguan Fei was just joking so this unexpected answer stunned him. He shook his head and said, ”It's impossible. Even though there are few guards outside, there are more hiding in the dark.”

”As long as I get a weapon, I will run to the depths of the palace to attract attention and then came back secretly. I still remember the way to come, so I won't get lost.”

Shangguan Fei was still shaking his head. ”It's too risky. Others also live in the palace except for Meng Er. If we run into other guards, they will kill us immediately. I won't do that.”

”You're like the others, aren't you? You want to decide who you'll be loyal to after for the war is concluded.” Long Fanyun glanced at him. He was indeed a little reckless but not stupid. He knew that Meng Mingshu respected Lady Meng and wouldn't send his nephew to the enemy no matter if Dragon King would win or fail, so it was a very safe place for Shangguan Fei. ”I will go alone and won't trouble you. Besides, you're also a burden for me.”

In the past year, Shangguan Fei was most comfortable under house arrest in these past few days. He really did not want to leave at once. However, Long Fanyun was a swordsman of the Great Snowmountain and nobody could change his mind, so he ground his teeth and said, ”Well, I'll go with you as your burden. But you should know that I would do this for you...”

Long Fanyun clenched his fist, frightening Shangguan Fei.

In fact, Shangguan Fei had a much more detailed plan. In recent days, he had been secretly observing the situation and had almost learned the shift time of the guards outside, so he planned to carry out his plan at that moment.

As a result, they did not meet the guards. They ran into Chu Nanping instead.

After Shangguan Fei said that Dragon King was tricked, Chu Nanping and Long Fanyun were all confused. ”Who tricked the Dragon King? What do you know? Is it Meng Mingshu's doing?”

Shangguan Fei glanced at Long Fanyun unhappily, envying his concern for Dragon King. He deliberately coughed and said, ”Maybe it has nothing to do with Meng Er, but he indeed told me that my third brother Shangguan Yun has secretly entered into the mountain before the war started. Dragon King happened to just arrive at the mountain at this time, so...”

”This is just a coincidence?” Long Fanyun did not believe that Dragon King would be easily tricked.

”Who knows? However, my third brother and Shangguan Jianyi have been secretly competing for the best performance. Now Shangguan Jianyi is taking charge of the army, he'll naturally take credit for defeating the Dragon Army. My third brother can only claim credit for getting Dragon King's head. I suppose he was eager to enter Wushan to set traps and wait for the Dragon King when he has nowhere to go.”

Shangguan Fei was speculating, but he had previously contacted Shangguan Yun and got a lot of information from Meng Mingshu. This assumption seemed reasonable.

Long Fanyun and Chu Nanping glanced at each other. They believed in Shangguan Fei's words.

”Head to Wushan immediately.” Long Fanyun was so anxious that he wanted to fly there with the wings. ”Little Chu, how long has it been since Dragon King entered the mountain?”

”I don't know. Maybe three or four days.” Chu Nanping was also a little worried as he did not want the Dragon King to be killed by someone. ”If we go after him now, maybe we can catch up with him.”

But Shangguan Fei was very calm. ”Don't worry. Even if Shangguan Yun sets a trap, the Dragon King isn't an ordinary man who will be easily tricked. Little Chu, you're looking for someone, right? Why are you here in the palace?”

”Right General Shang Liao might also be in the palace. Have you seen him before?”

Shangguan Fei and Long Fanyun had been under house arrest these days, so they had no chance to meet outsiders. After a while, Shangguan Fei realized that Shang Liao must be trying to persuade the royal family of the Kang Kingdom to give up. ”You needn't worry about this. As long as the Dragon Army wins, Shang Liao won't be killed. You're looking for him everywhere, but maybe he's enjoying delicacies and beauties.”

”I'm the captain of Dragon King's guards. Anyway, I will enter into Wushan immediately. What about you, Little Chu?” Long Fanyun asked Chu Nanping at first.

”I'll go with you,” Chu Nanping said without hesitation.

”You two sure are brave but lack strategies. You'll bring me trouble sooner or later.”