Ye Lanyu and others were suspicious, how could there be someone in the world who was exactly like Ye Lang, truly amazing!
However, the words of the female warrior next made them feel that this young master was almost carved out of the same mold as Ye Lang!
"If he has any characteristics, I should say, he's a little absent-minded and often tends to be absent-minded."
"What's his name? What does he look like, is he this tall, or..."
Suddenly, Ye Lanyu and the others spoke up, their tone was very nervous and a little excited, but each person asked different things, so it created chaos, making it impossible for the female warrior to hear what they were saying.
"What's his name, I don't know yet, because he might still be on the run from home, afraid of his family finding out, so he never told us, and we've been calling him young master all this time!" the female warrior replied.
"You don't know? So, you are not his guard, and he is not your young master?" Princess Qi immediately asked, clarifying this was crucial to confirm the identity.
If the young master had such a guard, then he definitely wasn't Ye Lang. The people here didn't know who was with Ye Lang, they had never seen this female warrior before.
"No, I'm not a guard, I'm the leader of a mercenary squad! And the young master, we met him on the road, I promised to take him to Fire Dragon City, so no matter what it takes, I will make sure he gets there safely!" The female warrior said through gritted teeth, showing her determination to save someone.
The female warrior's words momentarily stunned everyone, deeply admiring her actions, risking herself to enter this "palace" to keep her promise.
Although this "palace" was small and didn't have many people, it was still dangerous for her as a mercenary.
She even didn't hesitate to offend Ye Chengtian and the others to save someone, which further showed how valuable her promise was!
However, at this moment, what Princess Qi cared about was not the female warrior's commitment, it was still the young master mentioned by the female warrior. She continued to ask, "Where did you meet him? And when was it?"
"It was more than twenty days ago, in Miwira City, at that time..." the female warrior said, and what she said seemed to match Ye Lang's situation. At that time, Ye Lang had met Mandy in Miwira City, and then went to Fire Dragon City with Mandy.
It seems that this place was also one of the routes from there to Fire Dragon City...
But logically, Ye Lang and Mandy should have been far behind, how could they have arrived earlier, and even more than a day before Ye Lanyu and the others.
Don't forget, the young master inside had already been gambling with King Gaofei two days ago, indicating that he had been here for at least two days, while Ye Lanyu and the others had only arrived yesterday.
So, no matter from what angle, it didn't seem like it could be Ye Lang and Mandy!
If it was them, then how many coincidences would it take to first have the route pass through here, then arrive early, and then coincidentally, have Ye Lang "caught" by King Gaofei.
But speaking of it, Ye Lang being caught didn't seem like a coincidence, because he often encountered such things!!
However, no matter who the young master in front of them was, Ye Lanyu and the others had no idea about the situation at the time, they didn't know that Ye Lang had lost his way and run in the opposite direction.
As a result, Princess Qi said somewhat disappointedly, "Miwira City is in the opposite direction, it shouldn't be him!"
"Maybe it is, Ye Lang is always absent-minded, maybe he ran to the wrong place!" Zhen Xiaoyan said, feeling that this young master was Ye Lang, forgetting that she was still being held hostage.
"It's possible, but the problem is, no matter how absent-minded he is, he shouldn't run in the opposite direction!" Ye Lanyu said, she still had confidence in Ye Lang, at least in this aspect.
"At most, he ran to the direction of Elar..."
"..."
It's not much different!
"So, you all think that the young master inside is likely our young master?" Princess Qi looked at the two and asked.
"Yes, yes!" Ye Lanyu and Zhen Xiaoyan nodded, but Zhen Xiaoyan was being held by the neck, and still dared to nod. Fortunately, the female warrior was skilled and didn't harm her.
"Now there is only one question, do you think our young master, does he have gambling skills?" Princess Qi asked.
"No! " Both shook their heads. Not only them, all the people present, as long as they were from the Empire of the Skies, knew that Ye Lang was not skilled at gambling at all, although he liked to gamble, it was only when he was recklessly spending money.
"In other words, from childhood to adulthood, he only throws money at games where he's sure to lose, to waste money, he has never gambled and absolutely has no gambling skills." Princess Qi said.
"This, to speak of, is not entirely wrong. But, where in the world can you find someone so similar, so fond of spending money, and so absent-minded..." Ye Lanyu murmured, then loudly said, "Enough! Let's just go in and drag the person out to see if he really is my brother. That way, we'll know for sure!!"
This sentence is crucial. Why make blind guesses when we can just reveal the answer right away?
Anyway, everyone needs to let the young man inside come out now, whether it's for the safety of Zhen Xiaoyan or to reveal the truth!
But...
"We can't open the door, there's no way!!"
The room inside cannot be opened from outside, unless forcibly invaded, but that seems a bit extreme. After all, the people inside are gamblers, and for them, being undisturbed is a top priority.
However, Zhen Xiaoyan's abduction is no small matter, so Ye Lanyu was the first to act.
Ye Lanyu's hand conjured an ice crystal, and a freezing arrow struck the door, causing a shocking sound that startled everyone, as no one expected her to be so straightforward.
"Miss Lanyu, it's useless. This room has been reinforced with several alchemical arrays. Your magic won't work here unless it's advanced..." Zhen Xiaoyan said, but her expression changed because she knew Ye Lanyu might...
"Don't! Lanyu, do you want to kill us?"
"Ye Lanyu..."
"Damn!"
The group exclaimed, as Ye Lanyu had indeed started to cast advanced magic, a power that could level the entire house.
In normal circumstances, Ye Lanyu would continue to use magic to blast the room open. She wanted to break open the room!
Fortunately, at this moment, Princess Qi called out, "Ye Lanyu, if you damage this house, the people inside will get hurt!!"
"I don't care if they get hurt... Oh, no, what if my brother is really in there? I might hurt him!" Ye Lanyu ceased her magic, and it dissipated from her surroundings.
Fortunately, she still had this weakness, otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to do anything with her!
"You know, that's enough. Don't do this next time!" everyone said with lingering fear.
"I didn't do anything wrong. So, tell me, what should we do now? How do we open this door?" Ye Lanyu said stubbornly.
"This..." Everyone hesitated, realizing they weren't familiar with alchemy. There was only one person here who knew about it...
All eyes turned to Zhen Xiaoyan!
"What do you want from me? You have no way, how would I know?" The female warrior seemed to have misunderstood, thinking everyone was looking to her for answers. She had forgotten that she was a skilled alchemist and had kidnapped Zhen Xiaoyan.
After thinking for a while, Zhen Xiaoyan said, "Wait."
"Wait?! So, we just wait here until they finish whatever they're doing inside?" Ye Lanyu asked.
Zhen Xiaoyan said slowly, "Yes, just wait. Aside from waiting, we have no other way. If Ye Lang were here, he could destroy the door in a short time without hurting the people inside, but we can't."
Ye Lanyu didn't ask any more questions. She understood Zhen Xiaoyan's meaning. She could destroy the door quickly, but it would hurt the people inside, so they had to give up on that plan.
And if it took a long time, the people inside would come out on their own, so there was no need to try opening the door.
But, how long would they have to wait?
One or two days were acceptable. If it took longer, they needed to find a way to open the door.
"Madam, can you release her and let her open the door? I can take her place as a hostage," Princess Qi said to the female warrior.
"No, with your abilities, I can't control you!" The female warrior understood Ye Lanyu and the others' strength and also knew Princess Qi well. She knew that if she captured Princess Qi, she would be hurt by her magic.
"I won't resist, and I know you won't harm us," Princess Qi looked at the female warrior, exuding confidence and speaking calmly.
"How do you know I won't harm you? When I'm pushed, I can do anything!" The female warrior spoke coldly.
"I don't doubt that, but we helped you, so you won't do that," Princess Qi said calmly.
The female warrior looked at Princess Qi without speaking, seemingly considering her words, pondering whether she should agree to Princess Qi's condition and temporarily exchange hostages.
Or, she could choose to trust Princess Qi and release Zhen Xiaoyan, believing that they would also help her find the young master!
And soon, something happened that made her not need to consider this issue...
The door suddenly opened!!
As everyone was still thinking about how long they would have to wait and brainstorming ways to open the door, the door opened at that moment!!
However, even though the door opened, no one came out. The unexpected situation caused everyone to be momentarily stunned and dazed.
After a moment of being stunned, Ye Lanyu was the first to run inside. When everyone wanted to follow her, a familiar voice came from inside...
"Why is it a girl again? How did I win again!!"
The voice didn't sound jubilant about winning; instead, it seemed displeased. Wasn't this voice the one of that noble's son? It could only be him as he would be unhappy about winning in this way!!
It was not only the noble's son of the female warrior but also the noble's son of Ye Lanyu and others, Ye Lang!!
Ye Lanyu and the others saw Ye Lang seated at a table, with a smile of victory on his face—yes, it was a forced smile!! On the other side of the table, a young man around thirty years old seemed to have despair on his face. It seemed that neither of them wanted this outcome!
What on earth was going on?
Yelanyu and others don't understand, no one understands, and everyone is eager to know the answer!
"Why is it like this? Why is it a woman? In my house, how could a woman appear?" The middle-aged man, also known as King Gaofei, muttered, seemingly unwilling to admit something.
"Exactly, it should be a man! Ah, such is life, anything is possible! Well, now that things have come to this, you can just organize yourself and leave, no need for further courtesies!" Yelang waved his hand, seemingly gesturing to send the guests away.
Strange, send the guests away? He himself is the guest, so why send the guests away?
If anyone should be sent away, it should be the King Gaofei across the street!
But right now no one pays attention to this because everyone is watching Yelang in a daze, until they confirm that the person in front of them is indeed Yelang, then they come back to their senses.
Yelang's appearance here has made them feel extremely surprised, almost unbelievably so!
What makes them a little angry is that Yelang seems to have not realized the presence of these people...
Yelanyu didn't say a word, and went directly to Yelang's side. Yelang, however, was looking at King Gaofei, with a troubled look on his face, and he seemed to have not noticed Yelanyu.
"You scoundrel!!" Yelanyu gritted her teeth and said fiercely.
Yelang casually replied, "What's the matter, I'm busy... Oh, sis, what are you doing here?"
As expected, he indeed did not notice these people!!
"You little scatterbrain, didn't you just see me? You actually ignored your sister, a youthful and beautiful young girl like me!!" Yelanyu grabbed Yelang's ear.
"Ow, it hurts, I just saw a woman earlier, I only considered whether it was a man or a woman, I didn't notice anything else..." Yelang said somewhat embarrassedly, but soon he fell silent.
Because as soon as Yelanyu pulled Yelang up, she tightly hugged him as if afraid of losing the most important thing if she let go.
"Brother..." After a long while, Yelang saw that Yelanyu still hadn't let go, so he whispered to remind her.
"What? I want to hug you, who gave you the right to disappear for so long!" Yelanyu understood what Yelang wanted to say, but still refused to let go.
"Little Rain, you shouldn't just think of yourself, you should let mom also hug you!" Long Anqi went over, pulled Yelang to her side, and then hugged him.
"..."