章 299: Chapter 299

Meanwhile, Da Peng was far from the fire and away from Medora, always keeping watch from some vantage point or another; though the steppes were united, Helian Zheng's personal bodyguard clearly understood the dark currents flowing within Hu Zhuo, and Da Peng did not dare take security lightly.

Medora suddenly called to him, and when Da Peng turned it was to the astonishing sight of all the other guards sleeping around the bonfire. His astonishment was so great that for a moment his mind blanked, and he could not react as a force shoved him from behind, and his mind was a dizzy whirl as he fell from the tall stone he was perched on.

A different figure quietly leapt from the stone, casually standing on Da Peng's back as he smiled at the standing Medora: "It's good that you are clever, knowing to stop here. A little further ahead and the King's Army patrols would be too frequent for me to casually move."