Arriving at the gate of the Muddleheaded Hall, the gate has now been repaired, making it impossible to tell that a battle had taken place here. The architects of the Miracle District are very efficient, especially those in the Muddleheaded Hall, who completed the repairs in just a few hours.
"Hello, excuse me, have you seen three girls who look about my age here? They are with a dark-skinned, thin young man and an old man who is here for medical treatment!" Ye Zhiqin asked the guards at the door politely.
These guards are not Knights of Light; Knights of Light are not so cheap. These guards were temporarily selected from the new residents, not for defense, but to prevent patients seeking medical help from barging in and disturbing the doctors inside.
"You said..." The guard thought for a moment, then thought of Ye Lanyu and the others. Just as he was about to answer, he was interrupted.
"Miss, I know where those people you mentioned are?" came an unpleasant voice from behind.
"??" Ye Zhiqin turned her head, and the first thing that came into her view was a head with thinning hair. This head belonged to a middle-aged man, who was the Duke who had been defeated by Seventh Princess Ye Lanyu during the day.
Beside the Duke were several of his men, who seemed to have recovered. The physician inside had kindly healed them; after all, they were followers of the Holy Church.
Besides, having them lying here is obstructing traffic...
"!!" When Ye Zhiqin turned around, the Duke's pupils immediately dilated several times over; he was once again attracted by her beauty.
What a day it is today! I'm encountering such stunningly beautiful young women. I rarely see even one in a year, but I've already met three or four today.
Looks like I'm destined for a lucky day with romance!
Under the influence of beauty, the Duke seemed to have forgotten his previous lesson, and his lustful desires began to stir again...
The Duke's eyes darted around, as if he had an idea, and he said, "Beautiful lady, I know the people you're looking for. They fought with those bad guys inside for a long time today, and even the gate was damaged. Uh, how did you fix it?"
The Duke wanted to convince Ye Zhiqin of his words and wanted to provide evidence, but he discovered that the gate had already been repaired.
"During the daytime, the gate was indeed smashed by those two girls. One is ice and the other is fire; their strength is terrifying," the Duke said immediately.
Although the Duke and his entourage were sleeping on the streets at that time, someone told him about it afterward, and he also saw the smashed gate.
"Excuse me, is what he said true?" Ye Zhiqin ignored the Duke and asked the guard at the door.
Ye Zhiqin wouldn't have believed the Duke's words at first glance, because she could tell Duke was an untrustworthy person. Although she was a well-behaved girl, it didn't mean she was naive and easily deceived.
However, when she heard the Duke mention Ye Lanyu and the Seventh Princess's attributes, she felt that it might be true, but she still wouldn't confirm it with the Duke.
"Yes!" The guard thought for a moment, realizing the problem was indeed true, "However, this is a..."
"It's a misunderstanding, right? That's what all bad people say when they're being held accountable for doing something wrong!" the Duke immediately interrupted. "Go and teach these villains a lesson!!"
"Yes!" The group of shameless subordinates stepped forward again, knocked the guards unconscious, and threw them aside.
The guards at the Muddleheaded Hall were just ordinary people, while these shameless subordinates, though shameless, were still level seven or eight martial artists and mages, more than enough to deal with them.
"Beautiful lady, the person you are looking for is inside, but we should retreat first. The bad guys inside are very strong, with more than a dozen Earth Grade experts. We are no match for them!" the Duke said solemnly, and this was his purpose.
He wanted Ye Zhiqin to leave with him and absolutely did not want to rush inside. He dared not provoke the people here, no matter how bold they were!
He assumed that Ye Zhiqin would retreat temporarily once she knew how strong the people inside were, but to his surprise, Ye Zhiqin wasn't afraid at all.
"I know that if they can capture Lan Yu and the others, they must be very strong, and I definitely can't beat them! But I can't leave, I have to go inside to find them!" Ye Zhiqin walked inside.
"..." The Duke fell silent. He didn't understand what was going on with Ye Zhiqin, and why she dared to go in.
"Duke, what should we do?" the shameless swordsman and the others asked in hushed tones.
"Tie this girl up and get out of here!" Since the Duke's soft approach wasn't working, he had no choice but to use force. With Ye Zhiqin's strength, they could definitely take her down, as long as they didn't alert the people inside.
"Yes!"
The shameless experts responded and then split into several groups to quickly surround Ye Zhiqing. Of course, they would not attract Ye Zhiqin's attention, otherwise, it would be difficult for them to end the battle in a short time.
"??" Ye Zhiqin quickly realized something was wrong. These people seemed to have some ulterior motives. Without thinking, she drew her Dual Swords.
It has been said that when faced with danger, the first thing to do is to prepare, rather than to observe the situation carefully. Sometimes, by the time you have observed the situation, it will be too late.
This is also Ye Zhiqin's habit. The shadow of her childhood makes her distrust everyone. When someone approaches her for no reason, she will draw her sword and attack!
"..." The swordsmen and the others did not expect Ye Zhiqin to react so quickly, which caused their plan to take her down quickly to go astray, making it difficult to take her down in one fell swoop.
However, at this time, they felt that this difficulty was not a big problem and could still be overcome!
As Ye Zhiqin drew her sword, the swordsman also drew his own. As he ran forward, his swords flashed across the ground, leaving behind dazzling sparks, and carried a sharp sword Battle Qi as he charged towards Ye Zhiqin.
Ye Zhiqin realized at this moment that these people had ill intentions towards her. With a light flip, she avoided the swordsman's Battle Qi, her movements were very agile and graceful.
However, she only managed to dodge one person, while there were quite a few others present!
"Wind Binding Art!"
A wind spell was cast from the mage's hand and grabbed at Ye Zhiqin!
Wind Binding Art, as the name suggests, uses wind magic to create an airflow that binds a person within it. This is a relatively common spell, which generally only restricts a person's movement. It can only completely bind someone much weaker than oneself.
Clearly, Ye Zhiqin couldn't be restrained at this moment, but it would certainly hinder her movements! However, this also depends on the magic succeeding...