Chapter 226: Want to Give It a Try
Ying Jueran raised an eyebrow and shrugged. It was unclear if he agreed with the statement or was indifferent. However, having even met a prodigy like Li Yunxin, why would he be overly surprised by Yu Meng?
"Then, when I met him," Ying Jueran mused for a moment and said, "I was going to do something big that night, but he ran into me. He helped me out and taught a few people a lesson. Then he told me that I should move the people in my fort to Weicheng. Does Dragon Head Yu know about Chuyun Mountain?"
Yu Meng thought for a moment: "There's a secured escort route in Liang Province that passes by there. I heard there are bandits on the mountain, but they're not exactly bandits. They're tolerable and haven't done anything wicked."
"Chuyun Mountain is three hundred li outside Weicheng. The 'bandits' on the mountain that Dragon Head Yu heard about are the Heizhai Fort. I am the Fort Master. However, few people know this."
Yu Meng looked at Ying Jueran again: "Ah, yes. That's what I asked—who you are."
"I am not a mountain bandit. The people in the fort are just a group of people who couldn't find food. I gathered them together," Ying Jueran said solemnly. "Liang Province is very poor. But while the secured escort route of Liang Province is not the safest, it is not the most dangerous either. This is because the people in my fort don't feed on common folks; they feed on those true bandit strongholds."
"That Li Yunxin is very ambitious. He told me that if my fort wanted to survive, I needed to tell the people in the fort something different. I was dizzy-headed and thought it made a lot of sense... so I brought people to Weicheng." Ying Jueran said this, narrowed his eyes, and looked around.
Yu Meng followed his gaze.
The two had not fought, so it was hard to say whose martial arts were stronger. But they were both experts, either second-rate or even above, in the martial world, so keen senses were to be expected. Thus, they also saw human figures—hidden in the wild grass scattered throughout the ruined garden. A rough estimate put the number at over a dozen.