Chapter 314 - 186: One Life for Three
"Something’s wrong."
"The big monkey has escaped."
"The big monkey broke through the cage and ran away!"
"Sir!"
The moment the White Ape escaped Dragon Capital, Liu Yun was just seated on the back of the Hunting Falcon, and news of the White Ape’s escape reached Zhenbei Prison.
"What?"
Han Dong was startled and rushed out in a hurry.
"Sister Dong."
Jiang Feng couldn’t pretend he hadn’t heard and quickly followed her out.
Moments later, he and Han Dong arrived at the place where the prison cart had been torn apart. The streets were in chaos, with a roof of a pavilion pressing several Demon Suppression Bureau comrades to the ground, and quite a few had already died.
"We’ve all been deceived by the big monkey."
Han Dong’s expression was grim.
The White Ape was trapped in the Water Prison, its life at stake. She was worried for the White Ape, but now that it had escaped, if the Second Prince pursued the matter, she was worried for Liu Yun.
"So cunning, to wait until it was out on the streets to escape."
Jiang Feng was indignant.
At the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Earlier, when he went to find the White Ape, he truly thought about dealing with it. But before he acted, he suddenly realized that the White Ape’s current plight was entirely caused by the Second Prince.
Nearly its entire tribe was annihilated and it was forced north after capture from the south. In the future, it would become the Second Prince’s Spirit Pet, its heart full of hatred imaginable.
No way it would help the Second Prince against its own kind.
Logically, they should be friends, not adversaries.
Thus, Jiang Feng dismissed the prison guards and demonstrated the power of the Ruyi Realm in front of the White Ape, his Domain covering it, causing the White Ape to be both shocked and fearful.
Jiang Feng knew it had awakened intelligence and could understand human speech. Hence, he made a pact, asking the White Ape to keep his secret in exchange for helping it escape, and also warned it that if the Second Prince someday pursued him over the matter of the Spiritual Liquid, he would personally return to the south and slaughter all the monkeys in the forest.
The White Ape had no choice, and since the real enemy was the Second Prince, it cooperated fully with Jiang Feng. Yet Jiang Feng never expected that the White Ape was a female, capable of pretending, forcing Liu Yun and the others to release its talisman seal.
In Jiang Feng’s plan.
He merely gave the Jade Dew Pill that Wu Weiwei gifted him entirely to the White Ape, hoping it would use it to attempt breaking the talisman seal on its body.
Unexpectedly, the White Ape was more skilled, able to have Liu Yun and Changqing Chuan assist in breaking the seal. During the process to prevent suspicion, Jiang Feng repeatedly intervened and reminded them, but due to the importance of the White Ape’s life, and the fear of unable to account to the Second Prince, coupled with the White Ape’s cleverness, Liu Yun and Changqing Chuan could only grit their teeth and help release the seal.
Later, it even used its bodily burden to force those from the Demon Suppression Bureau to unlock all its chains.
At that moment, Jiang Feng realized that the White Ape was about to escape alive.
Sure enough.
Shortly after the White Ape was sent off, someone from the Demon Suppression Bureau ran to Zhenbei Prison to report.
"It can’t get far."
Han Dong rode a horse to give chase.
"Sister Dong."
Jiang Feng shouted several times, but Han Dong ignored him. Helpless, Jiang Feng had to ride a subordinate’s horse, chasing behind Han Dong out of the city.
"Sister Dong, Master Chang seems to be up there."
At this moment, a Hunting Falcon flew into the city from outside.
The person on it was Changqing Chuan, heading back to the Demon Suppression Bureau.
"Master Chang is going back to gather reinforcements."
"Let’s go, Liu Yun must be ahead."
Han Dong observed the aerial signs, heading to the forest behind Tiger Fang Manor, but as night fell, finding the White Ape became quite difficult.
"The big monkey is an Innate Great Demon; even if we catch up, we can’t capture it."
Jiang Feng reminded from behind.
"This matter has nothing to do with you, return to Zhenbei Prison."
Han Dong pulled the reins to a stop.
"Sister Dong, think about it seriously, Liu Yun and Changqing Chuan are both Beast Masters, and even they couldn’t suppress the big monkey. What can you do?
Moreover, the big monkey ran away; even if the Second Prince blames us, he won’t truly do anything to Liu Yun and Changqing Chuan, will he? They’re esteemed Beast Masters, unlike us."
Jiang Feng worried Han Dong might be killed with a slap from the White Ape.
Han Dong thought for a moment and asked, "Did you know in the prison that the big monkey was pretending?"
"Huh?"
"If I knew, how could I let Liu Yun and the others break the seal? Although the big monkey escaped from their hands, if the Second Prince blames us, we might also face trouble."
Jiang Feng responded innocently.
"Sorry, I’ve encountered many things lately and I keep feeling suspicious."
Han Dong felt apologetic.
In fact, Jiang Feng’s answer hadn’t dispelled her doubts, even deepened them. She knew Jiang Feng was someone who disliked involving himself in disputes; if he knew the White Ape was up to something, given his personality, he’d just think of ways to delegate, handing the White Ape to the Demon Suppression Bureau would be ideal.
How could he take on the trouble himself?
Nevertheless, Han Dong didn’t blame Jiang Feng. Avoiding harm is a normal human instinct.
Who wouldn’t want to pass on a hot potato?
At the moment the White Ape was taken away by Liu Yun, Han Dong also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let’s go."
Han Dong turned back, the situation as it was, if the Second Prince pursued, she could only face it together with Liu Yun.
When the two returned to the city gates, dozens of Hunting Falcons and a large group from the Demon Suppression Bureau were rushing to Liu Yun’s location.
Han Dong watched from the side for a long time.
In the end, unable to bear it any longer, she chased after the team.
Meanwhile, she instructed Jiang Feng, "Return to the prison and stay there, don’t follow, this is my business."
Jiang Feng didn’t respond, instead he watched the flock of Hunting Falcons flash across the sky overhead, flying far away, disappearing into the night.