Billy and Stout entered the garden. Taking a look around, they saw three men restraining Violet Frazier on a bench inside a dilapidated pavilion. Her coats had been torn to shreds.
"Beasts!" Stout's brow furrowed, and he shot forward, simultaneously sending out a powerful gust of wind.
The three men, caught off guard in the midst of their excitement, were sent flying, crashing heavily onto the stone tiles outside the pavilion. They twitched a few times before falling still. Stout had always despised evil, and facing such scum, he wouldn't spare their lives.
"It's you!" Time seemed to freeze for a moment as Zelene Frazier screamed in shock. "How did you end up here in the courtyard?"
Billy paid her no mind, swiftly walking over to Violet Frazier's side and taking off his coat to drape it over her.
"May I ask who you are?" Violet Frazier, who had regained her composure from the initial shock, asked with a slightly puzzled expression.
"Wait a moment!" Billy responded before looking at Stout. "Finish her!"
With those words, Zelene Frazier's fate was sealed.
"Yes!" Stout nodded before heading towards Zelene Frazier.
"Don't come any closer! What are you planning to do?" Zelene Frazier quickly retreated, trembling all over. She never expected to encounter Billy in her own family's courtyard again, and panic welled up within her. The words Billy had said to her a few days ago still echoed in her ears. He had warned that if he ever caught her bullying others again, he would take her life.
Yet here she was, bringing three men to forcibly take Violet Frazier - a reckless move, to say the least.
Before she could finish her sentence, Stout raised his hand and struck down with a palm strike, causing her to collapse to the ground. Stout then grabbed her ankle and began dragging her out of the garden. He could have killed her right then and there, but it didn't feel right to do so in front of Violet Frazier.
"Boss, take your time talking. I'll go check on Azure Fang and the others!" As he reached the garden's gate, Stout shouted loudly.
"Are you... Are you Commander Gardner?" After Stout left, Violet Frazier turned to Billy and asked.
"Have they treated you like this in these years?" Billy inhaled deeply and asked.
The woman before him was nothing like the vibrant and youthful figure in his memories. Her complexion was pale, her skin lacked luster, her eyes were dull, and the youthful vitality she once had was gone. Moreover, Billy could sense that Violet Frazier's cultivation had been sealed. She was currently a powerless and weak woman.
"Are you really Commander Gardner?" Violet Frazier asked again, slightly stunned.
"Yes," Billy nodded.
"What? But why... why don't I recognize you?" Violet Frazier was once again surprised.
"We'll talk later. Let me check your condition first," Billy said.
"Commander Gardner, you don't have to bother with me anymore." Violet Frazier suddenly remembered something and continued weakly, "This is their stronghold, someone will be here soon. They won't give up easily. You should leave with your friend. You don't need to worry about me. I've gotten used to it over the years. You should leave now, before it's too late."
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