However, after the fight, there was silence from the other side, broken only by painful cries.
Meng Jingwei waited a few seconds and, finding no further danger, slowly rose.
What met her eyes were several people lying on the ground, unable to move, and Li Yun'er, leaning against a tree trunk, sitting on the ground.
Three individuals were either unconscious or had breathed their last. The only man lying on the ground, seeing Meng Jingwei approach, weakly raised his gun to shoot her.
However, Meng Jingwei gave him no chance. A dart flew out swiftly, directly embedding itself in the man's neck, severing a major artery.
"Ugh..."
The injured man whimpered, blood gushing from his wound, filling his mouth with scarlet. He twitched a few times and collapsed, lifeless.
Witnessing this, Li Yun'er turned deathly pale, stunned for a long moment. She then remembered to aim her gun at Meng Jingwei, "Don't move, or I'll kill... Ah!"
Before she could finish, Meng Jingwei shot a dart with pinpoint accuracy towards Li Yun'er, which lodged directly in her shoulder. The pain made Li Yun'er scream, and her gun clattered to the ground.
"You truly overestimate yourself."
Meng Jingwei slowly walked over, bending down to pull the darts from the fallen individuals. She wiped the blood-stained darts clean on their bodies before tucking them back into the leather roll.
"Meng Jingwei, if you have the guts, don't use hidden weapons! You're spineless, is this all you're capable of?"
Li Yun'er knew Meng Jingwei was skilled, but she never expected her to easily take down four people. Inwardly, she complained about the uselessness of the men He Ka Yan had sent her.
Meng Jingwei straightened up, only then realizing her left arm had been injured at some point. She had been so tense and focused that she hadn't even noticed.
She pulled gauze from her pocket, bandaging her wound while coldly looking down at Li Yun'er, "You truly won't stop until you hit rock bottom. Li Yun'er, who gave you the confidence to repeatedly attack me?"
As she wrapped the gauze, the pain from her wound made Meng Jingwei frown. She finally lowered her head, biting the gauze with her mouth while tying a knot with her other hand.
After tending to her wound, she stood before Li Yun'er, her posture one of dominance, "I've given you too many chances, but you are truly ungrateful!"
"Hmph, I'm ungrateful? Do you know that in this world, I shouldn't exist if you do? Why? Why did none of you ask for my opinion? By what right does my existence need your definition!"
All of Li Yun'er's resentment erupted in an instant. "Since childhood, I've been proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I was the beloved woman of Lan Cheng, the talented woman and role model in the eyes of all socialites and nobles. But because... because of you, because of your appearance, I became a laughingstock, made Qing Mu Ye detest me, and he ruined my life!"
"Tell me, why shouldn't I hate you? I not only... not only hate you, but I also want to kill you. I dream of killing you every night."
Sitting on the ground, she awkwardly covered her injured shoulder, enduring the intense pain, roaring and screaming hysterically, like a final death throe.
Just then, Li Yun'er's gaze inadvertently flickered behind Meng Jingwei.
In an instant, she withdrew her gaze and struggled to rise from the ground.
"Hahaha... Hahaha... Meng Jingwei, today... we..." The simple act of standing up was incredibly difficult for Li Yun'er.
She bent and straightened, relying entirely on the support of the tree trunk behind her to rise arduously. Her face was pale, a fine sheen of sweat covered her forehead, and blood also seeped from the corner of her mouth.