Chapter 265: Congratulations on Entering the Game
Chapter 265: Congratulations on Entering the Game
The heavy rain poured down, and a faint sound was concealed beneath the patter of raindrops.
After Meng Qianqian broke through the courtyard gate, she didn't hesitate for a moment. With a powerful swing, she threw the Xiu Chun Dao in her hand, sending it flying.
A loud cracking sound of splintering wood echoed from within the courtyard, and some mechanism abruptly stopped.
Meng Qianqian's movements were as graceful as flowing water, and in one fluid motion, she completed her action. Bai Yuwei was caught off guard and didn't have time to react. She could only rely on her instincts and intuition, sensing a terrifying killing intent that had been suppressed halfway.
Meng Qianqian calmly entered the courtyard.
Bai Yuwei followed behind her and, when she looked up, she saw the Xiu Chun Dao embedded in the mechanism.
It was a crossbow hidden behind the wall, and five arrows had been fired halfway before the wall was destroyed, revealing the crossbow's true form.
It would take an ordinary person quite some time to find this mechanism within the courtyard.
But Bai Yuwei clearly remembered that after Meng Qianqian broke through the gate, she immediately launched an attack.
In other words, she had accurately deduced the exact hiding place of the mechanism based on the angle of the first arrow that was shot.
How did she do it?
Bai Yuwei recalled the time in the Princess's Manor when Meng Qianqian demonstrated her remarkable hearing and archery skills while blindfolded.
However, her grandfather had clearly stated that all masters in the world achieved their skills through countless hardships and rigorous training. If Meng Qianqian's hearing was a natural talent, then her archery skills must have been acquired through practice.
As she pondered this, she saw Meng Qianqian leap into the air, and almost simultaneously, a firework signal rose into the sky alongside her.
Meng Qianqian kicked the firework into a water jar in the courtyard.
In the next instant, Meng Qianqian casually pulled out the Xiu Chun Dao embedded in the wall.
"Snap out of it, or you might lose your life."
Meng Qianqian spoke to Bai Yuwei.
Bai Yuwei regained her senses.
This woman was strange.
She couldn't believe that a merchant's daughter could possess so many skills.
It wasn't that she looked down on merchant's daughters, but there were too many things about Meng Qianqian that didn't make sense.
Holding the Xiu Chun Dao, Meng Qianqian looked at the tightly shut windows of the side room and said calmly, "You brought me here, so you should show yourself. Will you come out, or should I go in and drag you out one by one?"
As soon as she finished speaking, more than ten dark shadows burst through the door, each holding a long sword that shimmered with a cold light. In an instant, the entire courtyard was filled with killing intent.
"Step back and stay out of the way."
"I don't need your protection!"
Bai Yuwei unfastened the whip at her waist and cracked it on the ground with a loud snap.
Meng Qianqian: "As you wish."
Without much conversation, both sides launched their attacks.
The dozen or so men in black divided into two groups. One group charged towards Meng Qianqian, while the other surrounded Bai Yuwei.
Bai Yuwei had only lost to Meng Qianqian, which didn't mean she was truly weak.
After all, there weren't many people in this world who could defeat Meng Qianqian.
However, Bai Yuwei had never killed anyone, and all her moves were aimed at defeating her opponents rather than killing them.
As a result, she easily fell into a passive position.
Meng Qianqian's attacks were swift and deadly, each strike aimed at the throat.
Bai Yuwei's whip was grabbed by one of the men in black, and as she tried to elbow another attacker behind her, she was seized by him.
Bai Yuwei was immobilized.
The man who had grabbed her whip was about to sever her hand with his sword.
Terrified, Bai Yuwei closed her eyes.
Whoosh!
Hot blood splattered onto her face, and she suddenly opened her eyes.
Her arm had been cut off at the shoulder and flew into the air.
Yet, she couldn't feel any pain.
"Ahh—"
A piercing scream came from the mouth of the man in black across from her.
Only then did she realize that the arm wasn't hers but the man in black's! The man behind her was also shocked by this scene.
Who could have expected that a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman's attack would be even more ruthless than theirs?
What was even more terrifying was that her expression didn't change at all, as calm as an ancient well that hadn't changed for thousands of years.
In the blink of an eye, she reached Bai Yuwei's side, pulled the terrified and stiff Bai Yuwei into her embrace, and stabbed the man in black behind her.
"Step aside."
Meng Qianqian released her grip on the back of the woman's head.
"Yes, ma'am."
Bai Yuwei trembled as she stepped to the side.
Meng Qianqian said, "If you're scared, just close your eyes."
Bai Yuwei clutched the whip tightly, "I... I'm not afraid..."
This woman was always putting on an act! She killed without batting an eye, even more so than Lu Yuan! Meng Qianqian left only one survivor, "Where are the others?"
The last man in black lay on the ground, soaked in blood and mud, and he managed to glance at Bai Yuwei beside the water jar before saying, "Use her... to exchange... or else... you'll never see that child again..."
Meng Qianqian swiftly ended his life with a strike.
Bai Yuwei was stunned.
Meng Qianqian stood silently in the rain, holding the blood-drenched Xiu Chun Dao.
Bai Yuwei asked in a daze, "Why... why did you just..."
Meng Qianqian replied calmly, "The Shier Wei never yield to threats."
Bai Yuwei wanted to say something but stopped and turned away.
"Can the Tracking Toad still be used?"
Meng Qianqian asked.
Bai Yuwei picked up a porcelain bottle from the grass, "It's useless now. They must have discovered the poison dart frog on Bao Shu and discarded the bottle here."
Meng Qianqian surveyed the surroundings in the courtyard.
Bai Yuwei said, "Actually, you could have pretended to agree. Isn't there a saying in the Central Plains, 'Warfare knows no deceit'? I wouldn't have minded, and I could tell they were trying to drive a wedge between us. I'm not that easily fooled."
Meng Qianqian said, "What if, on the way, you were rescued by a hero, and he was severely injured or even lost half his life to save you?"
Bai Yuwei asked in confusion, "What?"
Meng Qianqian observed the plants and trees in the courtyard as she replied, "Let me tell you what would happen if I handed you over. You would endure inhumane torture, and when you couldn't bear it anymore, Xun Yu would step in and rescue you from a bunch of villains."
Bai Yuwei's eyes narrowed with suspicion, "Xun Yu... Is this related to him? Is it the Xiang Manor's doing?"
Meng Qianqian didn't answer, but Bai Yuwei already had the answer in her heart.
Aside from the Xiang Manor, who else would dare to target the Governor's Mansion?
Meng Qianqian stood in front of the water jar, "Not only would he confess that it was the Xiang Manor's plot, but he would also sever ties with his biological father in front of you. What would you do then?"
Bai Yuwei fell into deep thought.
She didn't want to believe it, but she had to admit that Meng Qianqian's words were likely true.
Not only because Meng Qianqian had never made a mistake, but also because she was the smartest woman Bai Yuwei had ever met.
"But there's one thing you guessed wrong."
"Oh?"
Meng Qianqian raised an eyebrow and lightly tapped the water jar with her fingertips.
Bai Yuwei's expression turned serious, "No matter how flawless Xun Yu's plan is, I will never take him back to the Governor's Mansion, nor will I trust or accept him. This is because my grandfather once said that there's not a single good person in the Xun family."
"Meng Qianqian, I admit you're smart, and you've figured out everyone's plan, but you've never been to Miaojiang, and you don't understand the status of the King of Miaojiang in our hearts. He's not just our king but also our faith."
"An unexpected answer." Meng Qianqian nodded, paused for a moment, and then struck the water jar with her palm, shattering it.
A piece of paper hidden inside the ceramic jar was washed out by the water.
Bai Yuwei was startled, "There's something in the water jar?"
It was inside the ceramic jar, not the water.
"How did you know?"
Meng Qianqian said, "I don't know, but I seem to have a talent for this kind of mechanism."
Bai Yuwei furrowed her brows, thinking, 'You're just showing off, aren't you?' Meng Qianqian unfolded the paper, "Congratulations on entering the game. At midnight, at the Ten Mile Pavilion."
(End of Chapter)
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