"If the soft approach doesn't work, you resort to force, huh!"
Seeing these guards surrounding them, Nathan protected Ningguang behind him.
"Indeed, such graceless ruffians!"
Feeling Nathan's broad back, Ningguang continued to mock the noble lady.
At this time, Ningguang hadn't yet received her Vision, but that didn't stop her from looking down on such use of force.
In her view, fighting lacked elegance and could only be considered the last resort among last resorts.
Matters that could be resolved with Mora shouldn't require force.
Such thinking was actually a basic quality necessary for a successful merchant.
But obviously, the noble lady wasn't among this category, merely a madwoman relying on her family.
"Hehe, facing death and still so sharp-tongued!"
After being mocked by Ningguang, the noble lady's face turned increasingly iron-blue.
That kind of gritting hatred made it hard to imagine what unpleasant things she might do if she caught Ningguang.
However, no matter how anxious the noble lady became, it didn't affect the two nearby.
Ningguang rested her head on Nathan's back, speaking in a voice only they could hear.
"Nathan... when I count three, two, one, you run out from the side... go find Ganyu to handle the situation!"
"Hm?"
"Don't worry, their main target is me. As long as you escape and find Ganyu, the subsequent situation won't be affected!"
Ningguang's idea was to attract their attention so Nathan could have a chance to escape.
Then return to Liyue Harbor to find Ganyu, and all difficulties would be resolved.
"Wrong, it looks like... they hate me even more!"
Not following Ningguang's suggestion, judging from the guards' encirclement pattern, he was equally targeted.
After all, compared to the noble lady's mockery, Nathan's words had been even harsher.
"Don't worry... Ningguang, just watch from behind!"
Nathan reached his arm behind, patting her palm to reassure her.
"Don't think I'm just an ordinary traveling merchant, I know a billion tricks for self-defense!"
Nathan took up a fighting stance, all of which was seen by the noble lady.
"Haha.... you wild man, you're not thinking of resisting, are you? Be good and surrender along with that stinking woman!"
"Actually, I'm quite annoyed too. Don't blame me if I go hard on you!"
Nathan exhaled roughly. If they could have fought directly, who would have played house with this annoying noble lady?
No need to rack brains over bargaining and mind games, solving this early meant enjoying the smoothness of slacking off sooner.
"Attack... tie them up!"
The noble lady spoke no more, waving her hand to command the surrounding guards to act.
Little did she know that only because she hadn't ordered their deaths would she later save her own life from Nathan's hands.
"Ningguang, retreat to a safe place!"
Seeing over ten guards rushing up, Nathan left these words before vanishing into thin air before their eyes.
"What?"
"What?"
"What?"
Dozens of guards grabbed at empty air, looking incredulously at the scene before them.
Nathan had disappeared without a trace, not even leaving a hint of his presence.
"Fools, watch out behind you!"
Unlike the confused guards, the noble lady in the back could see more clearly what had happened.
Nathan had appeared behind the guards in a strange trajectory, as if teleporting instantly.
Transforming his palm into a sword, he chopped at the back of each person's neck.
It all happened too fast, in that flash of lightning.
Even though the noble lady made her warning, it was all too late.
Before her voice could fall, each guard's neck had been struck heavily.
"Crash!!"
An orderly sound of bodies hitting the ground came as these dozen-plus guards fell simultaneously.
Compared to Nathan standing in place, this added another layer of visual shock.
"You... who exactly are you?"
Seeing Nathan deal with over ten guards as easily as cutting vegetables, not even needing to catch his breath,
The noble lady couldn't stand steady anymore, emotionally demanding Nathan's identity.
"I told you earlier, just a passing traveling merchant!"
"You're lying, how could a traveling merchant have such power."
With such skills, yet still shamelessly telling lies.
"Is it that strong? Maybe your people are just too weak!"
To this, Nathan just shook his hand, speaking nonchalantly.
These guards were, after all, just ordinary people with stronger physical attributes.
Even with weapons, they were far inferior to the battle-experienced Millelith.
Nathan hadn't even used the Yunlai Sword technique, just using speed from his movement skills.
In that instant, he had knocked out all the guards.
"Too weak? Then let me show you something stronger... Old Ye!!!"
The noble lady was furious, feeling she had been played by Nathan from the start.
Since that was the case, she would also show him some real strength.
"Young Miss!!!"
With the noble lady's loud shout, the old man who had been following her earlier appeared silently opposite Nathan.
"Oh... so you still had an ace up your sleeve!"
Eyes sharp, Nathan cautiously watched the suddenly appearing old man.
Earlier he had used this old man to mock the noble lady, but now it seemed, the other party was also keeping his strength hidden.
"Nathan be careful, look at his waist!"
During their standoff, Ningguang's warning came from behind.
Looking where indicated, an earth-yellow light shone from the old man's waist.
Though well-hidden, Nathan recognized it at a glance - it was clearly the light of a Vision.
"So he's actually a Vision bearer, worthy of being from a Liyue noble family!"
Nathan calmly bent down, picking up a longsword from a fallen guard.
If earlier facing these ordinary guards, he could fight bare-handed.
But the upcoming opponent was a Vision user, he had to take it seriously.
Even though Nathan had now mastered the Yunlai Sword technique, he wasn't confident he could defeat the opponent.
Visions could control elemental power, that was unreasonably powerful.
The current danger level was no less than the previous subplot.
After all, without the trump card of the Eight Gates technique, Nathan was just an ordinary person who had mastered swordsmanship.
Compared to Vision bearers who could control elemental power, he was at too much of a disadvantage.
"How about that, let's see how long you can keep jumping around!"
Seeing Nathan's serious expression, the noble lady's face regained its color.
So what if Ningguang had such a partner? Her own partner was an elite carefully selected by her family.
Just having a Vision alone put them far ahead of her dead rival Ningguang.
A/N - 100 Powerstones and I will upload one extra chapter :) .......