The Old Residential District had a plaza of its own. Other than a basketball court and an open cement lot, there was nothing else. In peaceful times, it had been for children to play in and for aunties to dance in.
Now, it had been transformed into a small market where supernatural beings set up stalls and traded, while the basketball court had become a place for sparring.
Compared with the official trading venues established by the administrators, this place charged no stall fees, but it offered no security either. Everyone had their own preference.
This team of four clearly had quite a reputation in the residential district. Xu Zhi noticed that passing supernatural beings would more or less glance their way. Especially when they reached the basketball court and confirmed that no one was using it for the moment, even more people looked over.
Xu Zhi curiously looked around, then took the initiative to ask, "Are you taking turns, or are you all coming at once?"
Either way was fine with her.
She said it casually, with an easygoing tone that made the people about to fight her feel uncomfortable. She sounded as though beating them was as effortless as eating or drinking. Who could stand that?
Their original plan to take turns and, if Xu Zhi could not keep fighting, at least make her loss look less embarrassing instantly vanished.
"Fine. We'll come together."
Even a clay figure had some temper, let alone powerful supernatural beings.
When the team of four and Xu Zhi entered the basketball court together and took up positions on opposite sides, the onlookers outside immediately grew interested.
Amid the noisy chatter, Xu Zhi looked around but did not spot anyone familiar. Only then did she truly realize that there were indeed far more