The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1282

Meanwhile, Nathaniel took Mango and Lilian, who was unconscious, along the secret passage. They had been walking for a long distance, and they thought that they needed to continue down the same path.

Just then, Mango discovered a bright light.

"There is light ahead, are we finally heading to the exit?"

There was also a hint of joy in Nathaniel's eyes when he heard this.

"We've been travelling for three days, so I think it's about time."

Nathaniel glanced at Lilian, who was still asleep and felt slightly relieved.

After all, they would probably be safer after they had gone out.

Thus, Mango was more relieved when she noticed the glimmer of hope. She looked at Lilian, who was currently knocked out, and asked in confusion, "I only beat her up lightly, but how has she been in a coma for three days? Thank God she's still breathing! I thought I had beaten her to death!" "Nah, that won't happen." Nathaniel shook his head and took a bottle from his waist. Then, he handed it to Mango and said, "Have some water."

After that, Mango took the bottle and drank a few mouthfuls of water before handing it over to Nathaniel.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel drank a few sips without hesitation.

When Mango saw that both of them had drunk from the same bottle, she felt pleased again.

"Then why hasn't she woken up?"

"Maverick must have given her something that caused her to fall into deep asleep. In this case, it will be too late for her to run back even if she's awake."

Mango was confused by Nathaniel's words.

"What do you mean?"

"Maverick asked me to bring her along. She was actually pregnant with Maverick's child, but she didn't know."

Then, Nathaniel told Mango about the relationship between Lilian and Maverick.

After listening to what he had said, Mango sighed and said, "Alas! Is love that difficult to obtain? I knew that we went through a lot of hardships in our relationship, but I didn't expect them to go through so much before they could be together. Is Maverick really in love with Lilian?"

"Well, maybe he is, but the relationship between them is not as simple as we saw. Maverick does have feelings for her, but it seems that they have gotten closer after going through the ups and downs together Lilian dedicated her entire life to Maverick, and she has no regrets. She still decided to stand by his side, even if she suffered a miscarriage and even if she could no longer have children in the future. Although their relationship is complicated, I promised Maverick to take good care of her."

Nathaniel didn't care about these petty relationship things in the past. However, he understood the couple well as he had faced many obstacles with Mango. Therefore, he decided to help them out. Mango nodded when she heard this.

After resting for a while, they continued to head forward with Lilian. However, no one noticed Lilian's silent tears.

However, they were still lost as they finally walked out of the tunnel,

Hence, they started to look left and right for clues.

They were was indeed in a mountain range, but it was hard to tell whether they were in Zelle Village or the mountains of Longford County. This was because the territory in front of them looked unfamiliar to them.

"Where is this place? Is it Zelle Village?"

Mango looked around and asked.

However, Nathaniel shook his head and said, "No, the distance between Zelle Village and the back hill is very close, but we have walked for three days. It's been days, but Augustus and his people are nowhere to be seen. This place looks very isolated, and there's no one around. So, this is definitely not the back hill of Zelle Village."

Well, Mango noticed this as well.

It was indeed a deserted and uninhabited place.

"Why do I feel like this is suspicious?"

"Follow me. Don't get lost. I also think that this place is a bit strange."

Nathaniel felt uneasy and could only let Mango follow him closely.

After that, Mango supported Lilian as they walked side by side.

There was no road, and there are overgrown weeds everywhere. Hence, had to support themselves and carry Lilian with them. However, they found themselves back to where they had started after walking for a long period.

Thus, Mango and Nathaniel looked a little upset.

"It seems that we have been walking in circles."

Mango explained what she had discovered.

Of course, Nathaniel also noticed it. Then, he whispered, "Should we try walking the opposite direction?" "Alright."

They walked for a while, but they still ended up back in square one. Hence, Mango felt uneasy.

"What's going on?"

"It's an array formation."

Lilian suddenly woke up and answered them.

She scanned around the place, and her expression were very calm.

Meanwhile, Mango was a little surprised. She wanted to ask Lilian something, but she didn't know what to say, so could only look at Nathaniel helplessly.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel frowned slightly, and his eyes widened as he glanced at Lilian.

"You woke up a long time ago, right?"

"Yeah, I woke up when we got out of the secret passage. But I didn't want to trouble you, so I pretended to be asleep. I didn't say anything just now because I wanted to confirm my speculation. After all, only a few people know about array formations."

After finishing her words, Lilian stood up and walked to Nathaniel's side while narrowing her eyes to look at something.

Then, Mango quickly came to Nathaniel's side and said softly, "I think that something is wrong with her."

"Let's wait and see."

Nathaniel said as a dark expression enshrouded his face.

An array formation?

This was a very ancient term.

These words were only seen in TV shows or movies, but they had come out of Lilian's mouth.

Thus, Nathaniel was deeply shocked.

After all, Augustus was the one who had introduced Lilian to Maverick. As such, perhaps she was actually working for Augustus. However, Maverick believed in her, so Nathaniel kept his doubts to himself. But, Maverick probably didn't know that Lilian know about array formations.

How could a woman with such amazing ability allow herself to be given as a gift to Maverick?

Furthermore, she stayed with him for twelve years!

Wait, could Lilian be one of Augustus' subordinates?

This doubt flashed through Nathaniel's mind.

Meanwhile, Mango was naturally cautious as well. She stared fixedly at Lilian, only to see Lilian taking a few steps to the left. No one knew what she was trying to find, but she took another few steps to the right and continued her search. She fiddled with the formation in all four directions for a long time before saying with a pale face, "This formation can trap people here and so that they can't escape. If my guess is correct, there should be something important outside of this formation that the owner doesn't want anyone to discover. That's why we couldn't get out."

At this moment, Lilian looked exhausted. However, she also looked slightly different from when she was with Maverick.

Right now, she exuded a sense of coldness and alienation.

If it weren't for Maverick, Nathaniel really didn't want to take her with them.

"Who are you?"

Nathaniel looked at her cautiously as he asked this.

Then, Lilian glanced at them and said indifferently,

"Don't worry, I won't hurt Maverick."

"Some things are not as simple as they seem."

"I swear that I won't hurt him with my life."

As soon as Lilian said this, Mango tugged on Nathaniel's sleeve as she wanted him to stop questioning Lilian.

She could see that Lilian's feelings for Maverick were sincere. Of course, Lillian still had her owns secrets, but that was perfectly fine!

When Lilian saw that they had nothing to ask, she said, "Do you want to leave here?"

"Do you have a way to do so?"

"Yes, we can try to avoid the array formation and search for other paths. Alternatively, we can break the formation and enter the place behind it. But it will be very dangerous because I don't know if Augustus was the one who had set up this formation. If so, we will be walking right into the trap, and we will waste Maverick's efforts."

After all, Lilian hoped that Nathaniel and Mango could bypass the array formation and find an exit from other locations.

Meanwhile, Mango had the same thought.

"Nathan, let's find the exit again. Think about it. The exit of the secret passage is an array formation, so perhaps Augustus was the one who had set it up. We've just escaped from danger, and there are still many things we haven't done. Urgh! I can't imagine what will happen if we fall into the trap. Why don't we listen to her and escape through other routes? Well get back here to find out more about this formation once we've done some preparation in Longford County. What do you think?"

Mango was cautious.

After all, Augustus's target had always been Nathaniel.

She was afraid that Augustus was the one who had set up this trap!

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was actually very interested in the world behind the array, but he could only nod when he saw Mango's worried expression.

"Well, if you think it's okay, then well do as you say."

After hearing Nathaniel's words, Lilian began planning a way to break the formation.

Meanwhile, Mango and Nathaniel knew nothing about formations, but Mango was somehow intrigued.

"Nathan, I always feel like I'm dreaming. Both the Longford County and the array formation makes me feel like I'm travelling through time. After all, everything feels so surreal!"

"Me too. If I hadn't experienced it myself, I wouldn't have expected such a thing to happen. After all, I think that modern civilization developed so quickly, so many ancient artefacts have been lost." Lilian paused slightly after hearing what Nathaniel had said. Then, she said softly, "They're not lost, but they're hidden. After all, these things will bring us disaster. Well, my family was killed many years ago because they knew the formation."

When Lilian said this, Mango and Nathaniel couldn't see the expression on her face as she wasn't facing them. However, they could sense the sadness in her voice

Well, Nathaniel also got into trouble because he was the heir of Longford County. Naturally, he knew what Lilian meant.

"Anyway, let's get out of here first."

Lilian did not reply, and she was fully concentrated on something. Ten minutes later, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground with a pale face.

"Lilian, what happened?"

Mango rushed forward to help her up as she said.

"If you can't do it, you shouldn't force yourself. After all, we can always think about other solutions. Your body can't take this now!"

Just as Mango was helping Lilian up, Nathaniel suddenly growled.

"Mango, come back!"

"What is it?"

Mango hurriedly turned around and noticed that Nathaniel a force was grabbing Nathaniel. Then, with a whoosh, Nathaniel disappeared from their sight.

"No! Nathan! Nathaniel Ye!"

Mango was shocked beyond words at this sight. When she was about to go over and take a look, she suddenly felt as if an earthquake was happening beneath her feet.

"Lilian!"

Mango screamed as she grabbed Lilian quickly. However, she suddenly lost her balance and fell straight into the ground.