"Does it have to take this long? Can't we communicate with those in the imperial capital in advance? They've sent people to harass Miaomiao's friend. They must already know what we've discovered here. If we wait another week, I'm afraid all the evidence will be gone."
Wei Ziqi couldn't help but interrupt and ask. The other side was clearly destroying evidence. The fact that Liao Che had almost been killed was the best proof.
"Following the regulations, this is the only way. I understand what you mean, but everything has its rules. As long as they've committed a crime, they're bound to leave some clues. When we were at a complete loss before, didn't we still manage to find this out? If they take action, they'll surely show more flaws. Leave the rest of the matter to us for now. You two kids have been busy all day. You must be tired. Go home and have a good rest."
Uncle Lin sighed helplessly and urged Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi to go back.
The police station was in a complete mess because of this case, and no one had the time to take care of these two kids. After Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi left the police station, they didn't want to go home either. They walked aimlessly on the street, thinking about what to do next.
"Now they not only want to harm my dad but also Liao Che. They might come after you guys at any time. No, we have to solve this matter quickly. Little teacher, I'm going back to the imperial capital. I'm going to visit Liao Che's sect in person."
After much thought, Miaomiao couldn't hold back her eagerness. All of Uncle Lin's warnings were now thrown to the back of her mind. She was confident that she could get out of any situation safely. If it were those two who broke into Liao Che's house, she could handle however many came.
"Do you really have to go?" Although Wei Ziqi didn't quite agree with Miaomiao's impulsive decision, he wouldn't try to persuade or stop her.
Everyone lives their own life. Whatever choice one makes must be the one they truly want. If Miaomiao had really decided to act on her own, he would only offer his support and wouldn't pour cold water on her.
"Yes, I have to go. I've already made up my mind." Miaomiao nodded firmly.
"Okay, but you're a bit naive and easy to be deceived. If you confront them, you'll surely be at a disadvantage. Let me go with you, okay?"
"Sure! I'll book the plane tickets now!"
Miaomiao nodded repeatedly. Then she took out her phone and booked two tickets for the earliest flight back to the imperial capital, which was at 6:00 in the morning. It was already 5:00 a.m. now. They could still make it if they rushed there right away.
After booking the tickets, the two kids rushed to the airport without stopping. They took a short nap on the plane.
When the plane landed, Miaomiao directly dragged Wei Ziqi to the address Liao Che had sent.
She had even had her sword checked in this time. Fortunately, it was an antique with a certificate. Even though it was sharpened, it could still be taken on the plane with them.
The address Liao Che gave was a remote mansion on the outskirts of the imperial capital. The mansion was built in an antique style. Miaomiao thought it looked familiar, but she couldn't quite put her finger on where she had seen it before.
But none of that mattered. Saving her dad was the most important thing now.
The gate of the mansion was tightly closed. There was not a single sound coming from inside. It was hard to tell if there was anyone there.
Miaomiao raised her hand and knocked on the door impatiently. After a while, the door was opened.
"Coming, coming. Who are you? Who are you looking for?"
The person who opened the door was a young man who seemed to be about their age. He looked at Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi warily and blocked the door with his body, hiding their view.
"We're looking for the person in charge here." Wei Ziqi pulled Miaomiao behind him and smiled as he negotiated with the young man.
"Person in charge? You must have the wrong address. This is a private residence. There's no person in charge."
With that, the young man was about to close the door.
Without saying a word, Miaomiao drew her long sword and placed it on the young man's neck.
"We're not here to look for someone. We're here to challenge the gym."
The martial world has its own rules. If the address Liao Che gave was correct, this place should be considered a martial arts gym. To open the door of a martial arts gym that you can't get into, you just need to say that you're here to challenge the gym. But doing so would mean making an enemy.
"Challenge the gym?" Although the young man had a sword at his neck, he didn't look the least bit panicked. He sized up Miaomiao a few times and sneered, "Fine, come in."
The young man let them in and led Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi through a maze of turns. Finally, they entered a courtyard.
The buildings inside the mansion were also very antique. It was completely built in the style of an ancient manor.
"Wait here for a while. I'll go and call someone. You should know the rules of challenging the gym, right? You have to accept a series of battles until you defeat all of us here to be considered a success."
"I know. Go and call someone." Miaomiao lifted her head slightly and didn't even give this young man a look. She seemed very arrogant.
The young man rolled his eyes and turned around to leave the courtyard. After a while, a large group of people came from not far away. There were at least fifty or sixty of them.
"Ten of you come at me at once. Otherwise, it'll be too time - consuming to fight one by one. You can bring whatever weapons you like."
Miaomiao roughly sized up the people in front of her. Most of them were teenagers without any internal energy. They were no match for her at all. She wouldn't lose even if they were just competing with bare - handed martial arts, not to mention that she now had a sword in her hand.
"The little girl may be young, but she has a big mouth. Brothers, form groups of ten and meet her challenge."
"I'll go first!"
"Count me in!"
...
Soon, ten people were grouped together and stood in front of Miaomiao. Wei Ziqi was a bit worried at first. He wondered if Miaomiao could handle this series of battles with groups of ten. But when the fight actually started, he wasn't worried at all.
The ten people who had volunteered first rushed towards Miaomiao. Miaomiao calmly took a few steps back. As she drew her sword, the scabbard flew out. The scabbard flew straight towards the most crowded area of the ten people and knocked down three of them at once. These three people were hit in the throat by the scabbard and immediately fainted, losing their fighting ability.
It had only been less than ten seconds since the fight started, and three people were already lying on the ground. Both the onlookers and those in the fight changed their expressions.
Wei Ziqi observed the actions of everyone around. He saw the young man who had opened the door give a signal to someone beside him. That person then left the small courtyard in a hurry, probably to report the news or find more people.
But it didn't matter. The commotion they had caused was exactly what they wanted.
It would be best if they could get the biggest boss here to show up, so they wouldn't have to waste time looking for him.